Hes got talent and hes working harder than anybody else, so Im looking forward to seeing what he does on the field.. But Spallina countered. The nations top recruit, someone who can help Syracuse return to its proper spot atop college lacrosse, says hes up for the task. Spallina said he did that in the fall. His game is more feeding than getting a goal, so he uses the slide to his advantage and his whole team works around him. Francisco Cortes, Shoreham-Wading River, M, Jr. Jameson Smith, Bayport-Blue Point, M, Jr. Gene Morris joined Newsday's sports department in September 2012 and covers high school sports. They want whats best for you.. ESPN, what else do you want?. It was a sense of family, Dom Pietramala said. Spallina became the first eighth grader to start for Mount Sinais varsity team in decades. All rights reserved. He wants to help bring Syracuse back to the top, said Spallinas father, Joe. Advertise with Newsday | I was talking to [UNC attackman] Nicky Solomon, and he told me, I dont even go home in the summers anymore, Dom Pietramala said. Walking around the University of North Carolina campus in September with his lacrosse-famous father and twin brother, Dom Pietramala could see himself spending four years there even if he didnt play sports. All rights reserved. Cant wait to get there, do everything I can to help get Syracuse back into the Final Four.. The SWR goals came from Francisco Cortes, Liam Kershis, Max Barone, Owen Taylor and Alec Gregorek-Ali. Pictured, top row from left:AJ Alexander of Syosset,Ryan Bell of Smithtown West,Danny Caddigan of Smithtown West. His six goals, including the game-winner in the final minute, helped Mt. Lacrosse fans got to see these C guys excel on TV. The Newsday Crossword is a syndicated crossword that is published across different apps and websites each day. His father, Hall of Famer Roy Colsey, is his coach at Ridgefield High School and a middle-school physical education teacher in the district. Dom Pietramala is not exactly sure why he started playing attack, but from a young age, he has wanted to be different. 22. About Us | And two of the best high school boys lacrosse teams around were squaring off, with a national TV audience along for the ride on ESPNU, too. Ranked No. My dad (Stony Brook womens lacrosse head coach Joe Spallina) always told me assists are worth two points, goals worth one.. Reprints & permissions | To be able to get that opportunity, its hard to say no, he said. Other times, when defenders were all over Spallina, hed be relaxed, jogging, with no panic in his eyes, Drumm said. A lethal goal scorer, Caddigan followed up his breakout sophomore season in which he led Suffolk I with 52 goals this spring. Sinai, Spallina is a two-time Suffolk County Attackman of the Year,two-time Newsday first-team All Long Island, and was the first freshman to be named All Long Island, named Newsday player of the year, Long Island Championship MVP, and is a Suffolk County and Long Island Champion. Share Tweet Share Email. And his ceiling is still unknown. But 12 in the first half was crazy. But after dominating that season and growing his body, there was no debate for his eighth grade year. Although Dave Pietramala emphasized to his sons it was a privilege to get to choose where theyd attend college, he had not realized how much pressure the recruiting landscape and accompanying social media frenzy weighed on those in it. The spotlight on women and their amazing accomplishments shines brighter this March, which is a great thing. But, his goal isnt a personal one: its to win four straight national championships, when SU hasnt competed for one in 10 years. Spallina will have one more year to move up the all-time Long Island scoring list before he heads off to Syracuse. He notched 131 points, earning All-American honors. I thought he played a great game, though, you know. California Privacy Rights | Dom, adamantly not a morning person, would rather sleep in, then hang out with friends and watch the Ravens or play Madden. Nick, described by his dad as a stickler for the rules, has wanted to serve his country since he was little. oey Spallina has always wanted to play lacrosse at Syracuse, and he's always wanted to wear No. Get breaking news alerts from Newsday. 1 attackman Rating: 100. Weve both been around the game so long that you know the ins and outs and what a team is looking for. 22s had been together in two decades. Sinai, center, gets congratulated by teammates after scoring in the third quarter against Garden City at St. Anthony's High School on Friday, April 22, 2022. Credit:. Privacy Policy |Terms of service |Subscription terms |Your ad choices |Cookie Settings |California Privacy Rights |About Us |Contact Newsday |Reprints & permissions |Advertise with Newsday |Help. Credit: Dawn McCormick. Think there are some really bright days ahead for Syracuse, Spallina said. An astounding high school career, with still one year left to compete at Mt. Its good to have another person to talk to and compare our experiences, Dom Pietramala said. Rating: 100, A post shared by Team 91 Lacrosse (@91lacrosse), Congratulations to Team 91 22 Smash and Mount Sinai attackman Joey Spallina on his commitment to @CuseMLAX! CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE FREE ALL SYRACUSE NEWSLETTER TO GET THE LATEST ORANGE UPDATES SENT TO YOUR INBOX! It may have been the most impressive performance of his high school career to date, and yet was the first game in which he did not score a single goal. Spallina has gotten to know former No. An all-around athlete, his skills were on display as he led Syosset to the top-seed and the Nassau Class A championship. Spallinas drive, playmaking ability and experience playing beyond his years etched his name into the high school record books. Help. He thanked his family, friends, coaches and all those who reached out during recruitment. Dom Pietramala also leaned on an unlikely source: Joey Spallina. He also showed off his goal-scoring prowess, finding the back of the net 37 times. And starting at six years old, Spallina traveled for tournaments, playing kids up to two years older than him, forcing him to develop his game quickly. After recovering from the turf, Spallina ran into a circle of MLL All-Stars. Another in a long line of talented Chaminade goalies, Zepf made 81 saves this season, many of them in critical moments. Lead feature. Thats saying a lot. The visits that the Pietramalas made on their own were eye-opening for Dave Pietramala, too. Talented friends. While kids supported him at games by wearing his Mount Sinai jersey or Syracuses No. NLF October 2020 Super 60 Rankings So for me to have that many assisted goals is huge for our team moving forward and us being a complete offense. I really was in favor to pushing it to July 1 so we could see kids play with our own eyes, Julie Myers said. Spallina broke former Syracuse midfielder Nicky Galassos Long Island points record despite missing his sophomore season because of COVID-19 and being face-guarded every game over his last three high school seasons. Its not just him, but the whole offense just runs through Joey, Farron said. Its harder to work through scoring droughts or losing streaks when youre a No. Your ad choices | document.write(new Date().getFullYear()); 1 recruit and now Syracuse 2022 commit. And once that was done, Spallina shot for an hour, grabbing his dads key card for the practice facility at Stony Brook, where Joe coaches the womens team. One of the top faceoff specialists in the country, Cascadden was a key cog for the Long Island Class B champions that used an opportunistic offense and grinding defense to win the title. Northport started the season 2-3 but won 13 games in a row after that, culminating in an 11-10 win over Syosset to capture the Long Island Class A championship. Girls basketball: Wildcats are county champs! Send us a letter to the editor instead. A big difference-maker was Austin Oppenheims faceoff work. Home Joey Spallina. Wilson will play at Duke. 22 scored from a sharp left angle with 6:07 remaining before adding an exclamation point with 53.9 seconds left. Being very familiar with their history, fast-forwarding to the impact that they have made in the womens game, I am beyond thrilled to be at the jumping-off point of what is to come on the mens field while under Coach Gaits leadership at Syracuse. Ive never met a more dialed-in, focused kid on what it takes to be excellent, what it takes to be great, Joe said. I will tell you that going on the visits with him to all those places, I saw a different look in his eye when we were at Syracuse, Joe said. While Spallina wasnt the fastest player, Daquino said he used his hips and shoulders to make defenders think hes going one way before moving the other. His career is at the beginning of his future in lacrosse, just as ours is in the development of our mens line. After more than 30 offers, he had . An intense drive combined with a successful coach for a father means Spallina is all lacrosse, all the time. Ron Klausner, godfather to the Pietramalas and the director of operations for Koopers Lacrosse Club, remembered the time he had to pull Dom Pietramala off the field during a game at Beach Lax Festival in Ocean City because a parent from the opposing team was verbally accosting him. So the defending Long Island Class C champ is 11-0 and has now beaten the defending Class B champ (Garden City) and the defending Class A champ (Northport). Hell be playing at Marist. I dont know what else he could possibly prove. While hes an unselfish attackman, Spallina also has never met a shot or angle he doesnt like. We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. Then the Syracuse-bound attackman erupted for four goals and an assist. That decision was a surprise, perhaps most of all to their dad. Other NCAA championship-winning womens coaches now navigating their sons through the process are Virginias Julie Myers (Timmy Myers) and North Carolinas Jenny Levy (Alec Levy). His lacrosse IQ is off the charts.. At first, the coaches decided it wouldnt be the right move socially. Despite the way Syracuses 2021 season ended, with a loss to Georgetown in the NCAA Tournament, Spallina is still bullish on the Oranges future. Asked about his teams approach to handling Joey Spallina, Taylor said: We had several things we tried. Still, going through the recruiting process side-by-side offered a helpful perspective. He punctuated many with a flick of the wrist ala Steph Curry after draining a deep three. Plus, it was beautiful. I wanted to separate myself and create a name for myself as Dominic Pietramala, not just Pietramalas son, he said. Top Stories Nassau Suffolk Education Crime Politics Towns Investigations Data and . The Pietramalas felt the relationships Tar Heels coach Joe Breschi, along with his assistants Dave Metzbower and Kevin Unterstein, built with their teams were similar to what they saw their dad create at Homewood. Laforge scored 27 seconds into the third, cutting it to 2-1. In January, the three Powell brothers met with Gait and Lockwood at LaxCon in Baltimore. Long Island; Sports; Things to do; News; Feed Me; Opinion; Business; Events; All; TODAY'S PAPER 76 8/12/2022 Good Evening. Altamont, N.Y. (January 12, 2022) Gait Lacrosse is excited to announce a 4-year partnership with mens lacrosse star Joey Spallina making him the first high school lacrosse athlete signed to a hard goods brand. He narrowed his list to five schools Syracuse, Loyola, North Carolina, Maryland and Virginia and chose Syracuse both because of that childhood dream and the teams commitment to letting him play his style of lacrosse. The kid who grew up idolizing Casey Powell and the famed No. Help. The great No. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. Mt Sinai's Joey Spallina celebrates a goal in the third quarter during the Long Island Class C boys lacrosse final between Mt. Nine years after Joey Spallina first garnered national attention for a flurry of trick shots at the MLL All-Star Game festivities in 2011, he found himself again at the center of the lacrosse world. Now that you are logged in, it's time for you to select your favorites! He learned how to play off-ball since he was always playing older and bigger players, Joe said. Spallina joins a list of elite womens and mens lacrosse athletes as well as fifteen college lacrosse programs in the Gait Family. Sinai coach Harold Drumm said after the game. In the second game he started his freshman year on varsity after Hopkins recruit Brendan Grimes suffered a low lumbar stress fracture, Pietramala had seven goals and two assists. Of course, they wanted to go to a school where theyd contend for NCAA championships. Thats when Mulholland led the Manhasset boys lacrosse team to the Nassau Class C title, lighting up scoreboards along the way. The setting was postcard perfect at St. Anthonys blue sky, warm air, sun-splashed turf. Following a two-game, 10-goal weekend for Syracuse's Joey Spallina, the No. Connecting the worldwide lacrosse community with authentic storytelling, news coverage, reviews, broadcasts and original video content by players, for players. Continue with Recommended Cookies. Few players were as talked about as Joey Spallina, the son of Stony Brook womens lacrosse coach and former New York Lizards coach Joe Spallina. In an article published Oct. 13, Inside Lacrosse noted that there were 264 players in its recruiting database who had committed to a Division I program since Sept. 1. Team 91 LIs Parker McDonald Earns 2025 Five-Star Honors, Leading Edge Playmaking LSM Will Pedicano Earns Five-Star Honors. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. Spallina sometimes conquers the sprints with a weighted vest. Their conversations were about more than lacrosse. When Spallina moved to the Mount Sinai district the following year, coaches debated if he should play on the varsity team or not. So crazy. Spallina said he doesnt think about pressure or high expectations. He got up before 5 a.m. for workouts, using shooting drills and hours of film on footwork and defenses to improve. And like past SU No. Copyright var currentYear = new Date().getFullYear();document.write(currentYear); Newsday. Mount Sinai (18-0), the Division II regular-season champion, took charge from the start and never allowed SWR (16-2) to pick up any momentum, building leads of 6-1, 10-2 and 14-4 by the end of the first three quarters. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. He spent most of the season on the right wing as a shooter and dodger, earning all-country and rookie of the year honors with 39 goals and 45 assists. Joey joining our brand while we begin the growth of our mens product is a nice addition to the Gait team. People close to Spallina think he can be the next face of lacrosse. 22, many fans heckled Spallina. Spallina (225 goals, 276 assists for his career) surpassed West Islip's Nick Galasso, who set the previous standard at 500 points in 2010, according to Newsday. Spallina is a two-time US Lacrosse All-American and the first freshman in the history of Long Island Lacrosse to be named as such. Spallina scored three goals from six shots to go with five assists. Nine years after Joey Spallina first garnered national attention for a flurry of trick shots at the MLL All-Star Game festivities in 2011, he found himself again at the center of the lacrosse world. Newsday Player of the Year: Joey Spallina, Mt. Im a leader and captain. Height 5'11" Weight 190 Current Team Team 91 LI Rating: NLF October 2020 Super 60 Rankings Ranked No. Dom, the No. Dom opted for a piece of loose leaf. Box 1500 Gavin Takacs contributed two goals and an assist, Christopher Colantonio had a goal and an assist and James Carretta also scored. Surrounded by one of the most talented groups of players in the nation, Mulholland scored 57 goals and assisted on 20 more. Its just going to show that we are battle-tested and that we are ready to go for crunch time, which is coming up, Spallina said. Subscription terms | Spallina always wanted to be SUs 22, and wanted to play in the JMA Wireless Dome because lacrosse is king here, he said. The jersey the most famous one in the sport hangs in his bedroom in Mount Sinai, and the No. Kids all over the country want to wear it, and people associate it with a high-level player. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. Smoke shops? 22 jersey and what it means to the program. He worked with Daquino to become better at X, improving his patience and ability to finish through contact at the goal. You dont get nervous if youre prepared and you trust that your skills will get you through it.. Spallina worked his way from around the back of the cage, dodging a defender before putting in the games final goal with 2 minutes, 37 seconds remaining. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. The Daily Orange is Syracuse Universitys independent student news organization. His reign at the top of the Inside Lacrosse and NLF class of 2022 rankings, was expanded to a top 60 beginning September 2020. Joey Spallina, the No. "Excellence is what we strive for, but youre never going to be perfect with everything. Years later, Spallina was doing the same thing, this time in real games, becoming the hottest name in high school lacrosse. Bottom row:Jack Cascadden ofGarden City,Jake Deacy ofComsewogue,Jake Demert ofBay Shore. The nations top recruit, someone who can help Syracuse return to its proper spot atop college lacrosse, says hes up for the task. Joey Spallina #22 of Mt. The agreement will provide Spallina with Gait Lacrosse hard goods for the remainder of his high school career at Mount Sinai High School in Mt. . Thanks for signing up! With Spallinas success came increased pressure as he attracted attention around Long Island. Your homepage will customize based on your selections. You cant get a wrong impression when you have two impressions, Dom Pietramala said. If you ever want to change your favorites, you can manage them using your custom dropdown! Chapel Hill felt intimate, despite being a big ACC school. 1 commit in the Class of 2022 by Inside Lacrosse, announced at a ceremony in front of Mount Sinai High School (N.Y.) that he has committed to Syracuse. Copyright 2023 Newsday. Video Platform powered by CBS Sports Digital. He earned a journalism degree from Stony Brook University in 2010. What makes Joey's scoring record even more remarkable is that he lost a season due to the pandemic in 2020. Full disclosure, I could be better at times, Joe Spallina said about balancing the relationship between being Joeys father and coach. He got a feel for how to move people, using his eyes and body language to move defenders and waiting an extra second for the lane to open up. SWR long-stick midfielder Ryan Farron said Galfano, a sophomore transfer from Eastport-South Manor, was given a pretty hard task, you know, a lot of shots on the crease, a lot of shots from Joey, you know, not an easy task. 1 recruit in the Class of 2022 according to Inside Lacrosse. The kid has a lot of heart, transferred here knowing hed be a standout goalie, and I think he proved it this season and I think he proved it this game. They trailed No. Daquino said Spallina even enjoyed it. // . 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