All rights reserved. He had 32 goals and 23 assists this season and helped lead the Wildcats to a 13-2 record. The jersey the most famous one in the sport hangs in his bedroom in Mount Sinai, and the No. But 12 in the first half was crazy. pic.twitter.com/R81mSypGpG. Thats saying a lot. 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. By Spallinas junior year, he could score several ways going left, backing into defenders, going behind the back or turning the corner and firing, giving them a workout, Reh said. How do you tell the difference between you two? Desktop notifications are on | Turn off. Dom and Nick Pietramala can agree on at least one other one topic: They dont want to room together in Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill felt intimate, despite being a big ACC school. Subscription terms | Share Tweet Share Email. But got to give credit to my teammates. 1 attackman Rating: 100. 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. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. Spallinas arrival couldnt come at a more pivotal time for the Orange, who are coming off. His six goals, including the game-winner in the final minute, helped Mt. They did it the right way., Youre not going to disappoint them, Dave Pietramala reassured his sons. named Newsday player of the year, Long Island Championship MVP, and is a Suffolk County and Long Island Champion. Terms of service | While growing up a Pietramala had its obvious advantages, including playing Xbox with the Blue Jays, the twins have also received their share of undue scrutiny from the doubters and challengers. . The other noticeable trend was the volume of commitments despite the dead period the NCAA Division I Council has extended through the end of 2020. Sinai, center, gets congratulated by teammates after scoringin the third quarter against Garden City at St. Anthony's High School on Friday, April 22, 2022. The great No. Select your favorites. Powell believes No. . But his most impressive game of the season came under the brightest light. On Wednesday, Terry Foy of Inside Lacrosse reported that Spallina, the Syracuse Orange commit. SEARCH . Your ad choices | They were the ones playing off of me and cutting hard. Now I know what Ive been recruiting against for the last 20 years, he quipped. And like past SU No. Spallina first made waves back in 2011 as an 8-year-old at the MLL All-Star Game Freestyle Competition. And there was never any doubt who was going to get the ball with the Mustangs' season on the line. Spallina improved on his first collegiate game against Vermont, in which he scored just one goal on a team-high 15 shots. While kids supported him at games by wearing his Mount Sinai jersey or Syracuses No. His game is more feeding than getting a goal, so he uses the slide to his advantage and his whole team works around him. Paul Rabil, who jumped over the hood of a car, would take home the top prize. Terms of service | Spallina will have one more year to move up the all-time Long Island scoring list before he heads off to Syracuse. Former U.S. Indoor and NLL star Roy Colsey has mentored his son and Virginia commit, Ryan. An astounding high school career, with still one year left to compete at Mt. The Mount Sinai senior won 19 of 23 faceoffs and collected nine ground balls. It was an awesome experience. Bottom row:Jack Cascadden ofGarden City,Jake Deacy ofComsewogue,Jake Demert ofBay Shore. National Lacrosse Federation is your national rankings lacrosse website. oey Spallina has always wanted to play lacrosse at Syracuse, and he's always wanted to wear No. Start with their positions. Editorial The Ukraine test Newsday Reporter Saturday 25 February 2023 US president Joe Biden walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his surprise visit to in Kyiv. Dom hovers closer to 6 feet. Another in a long line of talented Chaminade goalies, Zepf made 81 saves this season, many of them in critical moments. Copyright at Laxallstars.com Grow the Game. 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. 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. College Men. SEARCH . Credit: Dawn McCormick. 22s, Spallina still remembers how he found out the jersey would be his. And thats saying something. Dom Pietramala also leaned on an unlikely source: Joey Spallina. Sinai and Manhasseton June 19 at East Islip. This is your process, he told them. It was probably, Spallina said, our best half of lacrosse weve played in a while., 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. He showed off his penchant for setting up teammates when he broke the Suffolk record for assists in a game with 13 against Hauppauge earlier this season. Lacrosse fans got to see these C guys excel on TV. I really cant wait to play for coach Desko. 22, many fans heckled Spallina. To be able to get that opportunity, its hard to say no, he said. He worked with Daquino to become better at X, improving his patience and ability to finish through contact at the goal. Eighty-seven percent of college womens lacrosse coaches were in favor of the postponement, but the NCAA rejected it and Timmy Myers, for one, was relieved. Mike McAllister is a go-to source for Syracuse Orange content. "Excellence is what we strive for, but youre never going to be perfect with everything. 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. Years later, Spallina was doing the same thing, this time in real games, becoming the hottest name in high school lacrosse. Alexander scored nine goals in Syossets three playoff games and also had three game-winners in the final minutes of games earlier in the season. Nick stands at about 6-foot-4. 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. The deal also incorporates a product collaboration with Gait and Spallina on his own branded goods. In January, the three Powell brothers met with Gait and Lockwood at LaxCon in Baltimore. That gave him 76 goals and 88 assists this season, tops in Suffolk, per Newsday. A lethal goal scorer, Caddigan followed up his breakout sophomore season in which he led Suffolk I with 52 goals this spring. No one has to tell that to SWR coach Michael Taylor. Reprints & permissions | Recruiting content, player profiles, college commitments, top players, evaluations, game play highlights, high school schedules and scores, and more in the Inside Lacrosse Recruiting Database (RDB). So for me to have that many assisted goals is huge for our team moving forward and us being a complete offense. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. Mt Sinai's Joey Spallina celebrates a goal in the third quarter during the Long Island Class C boys lacrosse final between Mt. Other times, when defenders were all over Spallina, hed be relaxed, jogging, with no panic in his eyes, Drumm said. Log in ACCOUNT. 22 on your back, you better be prepared, he said. Top Stories Nassau Suffolk Education Crime Politics Towns Investigations Data and . When you put the No. At first, the coaches decided it wouldnt be the right move socially. Sitemap | He punctuated many with a flick of the wrist ala Steph Curry after draining a deep three. The Mustangs were No. The Mount Sinai senior attackman surely made his mark in more ways than one Tuesday evening, becoming Long Islands all-time career points leader as the top-seeded Mustangs romped over No. Theres no question about that., Copyright USA Lacrosse Magazine Cant wait to get there, do everything I can to help get Syracuse back into the Final Four.. Hes got to be one of those historical players, Taylor said. Tue Dec 8 2020 | Nelson Rice and Kenny DeJohn | High School He earned a journalism degree from Stony Brook University in 2010. His fellow attackmen, Lucas Laforge (six goals, one assist) and Cole Marsala (three goals, one assist), did their parts in making life difficult for SWR. Gait Lacrosse, a collaboration between lacrosse legends and brothers, Gary and Paul Gait, launched in the fall of 2019 with only women's lacrosse gear and a small assortment of men's equipment. No portion of this site may be reproduced or duplicated without the express written permission of Syracuse University. Years ago, when Powell played for the Major League Lacrosses Long Island Lizards, with Joe at head coach, he watched Spallina the teams ball boy put on a show for fans at halftime with his stick work and showmanship. Jay Ottomanelli followed with his second for Garden City (6-2). It was a dream while growing up to play for Syracuse and wear No. Im excited to represent Gait Lacrosse on and off the field.. For the season, Joey has 76 goals and 88 assists, tops in Suffolk, per Newsday. It was the first time the five former No. 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. He was flawless, Berger said. Of course, they wanted to go to a school where theyd contend for NCAA championships. 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. I thought he played a great game, though, you know. 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. 1 overall, No. . Your homepage will customize based on your selections. He also showed off his goal-scoring prowess, finding the back of the net 37 times. 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. Lockwood said the number has become a symbol of lacrosse. 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. All rights reserved. The accolades extend into Spallinas club level performances. P.O. When Gary Gait told Spallina hed be the next SU head coach, they talked briefly about the No. Being given the chance to wear 22 and play in the Dome was something that Ive been dreaming about since I was a kid.. Spallina continued to improve. Hes just an exceptional, exceptional lacrosse player.. 2 Shoreham-Wading Rivcr, 16-5, in the Suffolk County Class C final. Throughout the last 17 years, Dom and Nick Pietramala have not needed to answer the most persistent question twins usually encounter. Theres no unfamiliarity with anything.. Spallina recognizes Gait as one of the best lacrosse minds ever, constantly picking his brain. You can edit your favorites by selecting "Manage my favorites" in your custom dropdown. Your Favorites will also appear in your custom dropdown. But at the top of both their lists was another criterion. Advertise with Newsday | It is one of the "easier" crosswords to work on compared to some of the heavy . All rights reserved. They cut backdoor and theyre really good at it and they just got the better of us today at it.. 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. 22 for the man who wore it best Gary Gait. 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. Sinai's Joey Spallina took another step forward as a junior. At environmental forum, officials discuss host of issues including waste management, housing needs. 22 Joey Spallina. The Newsday Crossword is a syndicated crossword that is published across different apps and websites each day. Weve both been around the game so long that you know the ins and outs and what a team is looking for. Looking to comment on this article? Bell improved his elite playmaking skills this season, tallying 57 assists. Im a leader and captain. I always felt really comfortable with the coaching staff and that was something that was very important to me.. 22 was always on his back as he became the nations best recruit. About Us | Gregorek-Ali finished the season with 60 goals and 23 assists while Kershis ended up with 42 goals and 35 assists. It was Mount Sinais second straight county championship. The buzz was palpable. From the moment he stepped out onto the turf, Dom Pietramala wasted little time announcing his presence. . After the narrow victory over the Catamounts and . California Privacy Rights | Joey Spallina, the No. My dad (Stony Brook womens lacrosse head coach Joe Spallina) always told me assists are worth two points, goals worth one.. But after dominating that season and growing his body, there was no debate for his eighth grade year. Ryan Maher tiedit at 4, but Laforge untied it again. Print Share . Spallina said he doesnt think about pressure or high expectations. He led all players on Long Island with 122 points, which included 45 goals and 77 assists. He often found himself with the ball in his stick in the most pivotal moments for Nassau Class A champion Syosset. Based on our proprietary formula and summer club events, we provide the most precise team rankings. oey Spallina has always wanted to play lacrosse at Syracuse, and hes always wanted to wear No. I dont know what else he could possibly prove. Spallina dished out 13 assists, including 12 in the first half, despite not playing the fourth quarter as he led Mount Sinai to a 16-3 win over Hauppauge. Long Island; Sports; Things to do; News; Feed Me; Opinion; Business; Events; All; TODAY'S PAPER 76 8/12/2022 Good Evening. 22 scored from a sharp left angle with 6:07 remaining before adding an exclamation point with 53.9 seconds left. The setting was postcard perfect at St. Anthonys blue sky, warm air, sun-splashed turf. Home Joey Spallina. If you ever want to change your favorites, you can manage them using your custom dropdown! I really was in favor to pushing it to July 1 so we could see kids play with our own eyes, Julie Myers said. Some days, he and his siblings head to Port Jeffersons Pirates Cove, where they run large, rolling sand dunes. Spallina dished out 13 assists, including 12 in the first half, despite not playing the fourth quarter as he led Mount Sinai to a 16-3 win over Hauppauge. Gavin Takacs contributed two goals and an assist, Christopher Colantonio had a goal and an assist and James Carretta also scored. He learned how to play off-ball since he was always playing older and bigger players, Joe said. Dom opted for a piece of loose leaf. Spallina sometimes conquers the sprints with a weighted vest. Their interests diverge off the field, too. If youre worried, that means you havent done enough to prepare yourself, Spallina said. Its where you want to be.. You thought you knew what he was going to do, and then youre like, wow, look at this and he did something that you never thought he could doHe is the best high school lacrosse player Ive ever seen.. On weekends, Nick will get up before dawn to go fishing by himself. Decorated NCAA and PLL official Matt Palumb was a three-time NCAA champion goalie for the Orange, but his son, Jackson, plays attack and committed to Albany. 1 recruit and now Syracuse 2022 commit. In response, Gait has told Spallina not to change his style, though he had to earn his spot on the field. He is also a three-time All County and All Division Player. Berger emerged seconds later and finished the performance with his own jumping, under-the-legs goal. And Spallina, always yearning to wear the same jersey, wants his name to be remembered in the same sentence as the Powells and the Gaits, Daquino said. Hes unbelievable. But both admitted their excitement that when they head south, theyll do so with someone who will always have their back. Mount Sinais coaches realized they couldnt run a true offense with one player locked, but also knowing that Spallina couldnt come out of the game. Its good to have another person to talk to and compare our experiences, Dom Pietramala said. I just stay here. He was the Lyle Thompson of high school lacrosse, Daquino said. 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. 1 and No. 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. In ninth grade, Spallina became Mount Sinais go-to playmaker. SUBSCRIBE TO ALLSYRACUSE.COM NOW TO GET ACCESS TO EXCLUSIVE INSIDER CONTENT! For the better part of his high school career, Joey Spallina has been front and center. His career is at the beginning of his future in lacrosse, just as ours is in the development of our mens line. I wanted to separate myself and create a name for myself as Dominic Pietramala, not just Pietramalas son, he said. Growing up, that was my dream school. Tattoo or body piercing parlors? Get breaking news alerts from Newsday. Position Attack Year 2022 High School Mount Sinai, N.Y. 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. He eventually played up on the famed Team 91 2020 Crush team featuring Brennan ONeill, but never let the spotlight or fanfare get to him. The top player in the 2022 class dished out an insane number of assists. That added another layer to their decisions. Dom, the No. The Mustangs will defend their Long Island title against Manhasset or South Side Saturday at Hofstra University. Honestly I didnt think it was even possible. Dom, more of free spirit, respects that decision, but knows the military is not for him. That decision was a surprise, perhaps most of all to their dad. About Us | 2 in their class, theres no rivalry or ill will. Following a two-game, 10-goal weekend for Syracuse's Joey Spallina, the No. Please enable notifications or using normal browsing mode. 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. "Hes just a generational player," Mt. "Hes phenomenal. Manage Settings Go inside the helmet with the #1 2022 recruit, Joey Spallina, as they take on the Juiced Cherries at the Inside Lacrosse Elite Eight. When Spallina first picked up a stick at a young age, he already knew how to handle it. 1 recruit in the Class of 2022 according to Inside Lacrosse. Wilson will play at Duke. Copyright 2023 Newsday. So crazy. 1 recruit in the nation earned Atlantic Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors. Joey joining our brand while we begin the growth of our mens product is a nice addition to the Gait team. 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. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Contact Newsday | All rights reserved. Height 5'11" Weight 190 Current Team Team 91 LI Rating: NLF October 2020 Super 60 Rankings Ranked No. SWRs only two losses this year have come to Mount Sinai, including a 12-7 defeat May 15. 22 was always on his back as he became the nation's best recruit. The Daily Orange is Syracuse Universitys independent student news organization. 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. Credit: Bob Sorensen. Perhaps a bit obscured in the shadow of greatness that surrounds Joey Spallina is the understanding that the Mount Sinai boys lacrosse team is a lot more than Joey Spallina. The Mustangs will defend their Long Island title against Manhasset or South Side Saturday at Hofstra University. Syracuse lacrosse commit and the number one player in the 2022 recruiting class Joey Spallina had quite the performance on Tuesday. He had 21 goals and 27 assists and was the MVP of the Friars' 12-11 win over Chaminade to capture the CHSAA Class AAA championship. Hes committed to Cornell. 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! 21 Garden City by two and didnt own a goal, and Brendan Staub was blanketing Spallina. 22 jersey and what it means to the program. Schwarz is an elite offensive midfielder who can control a game. The team we played ran a zone and I just picked it apart, Spallina said. Spallina was quick and to the point in reading his prepared statement. Hiltz sees Spallina as someone who fits well with the offense, bringing power to a unit that lost its top four scorers from last season. 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. Spallina, a wide-eyed kid with a smile from ear-to-ear, began the set with a series of elaborate trick shots some of which the pros might have even struggled to execute. People close to Spallina think he can be the next face of lacrosse. 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. The nations top recruit, someone who can help Syracuse return to its proper spot atop college lacrosse, says hes up for the task. An intense drive combined with a successful coach for a father means Spallina is all lacrosse, all the time. Mount Sinai had to do everything possible to get Spallina the ball and he notched 122 points as a junior. They grew up with these coaches, Farrell said. Both write with their right hand, but Dom is a natural lefty in lacrosse. By Joe Dziemianowicz Special to Newsday March 1, 2023 5:00 am. The shift in perspective for Pietramala happened this summer and fall while he helped his sons Dom and Nick, fraternal twins and juniors at Boys Latin (Md. And his ceiling is still unknown. Spallina, a junior at Mount Sinai, is a physical, crafty attackman who thrives while backing down defenders and creating offense. 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. Sinai. The brand is set to release a full mens line in early 2022. The things that he did were remarkable, Reh said. NLF October 2020 Super 60 Rankings document.write(new Date().getFullYear()); Spallina has already impressed Gait, one of the games best players ever, and Owen Hiltz, who led Syracuse in goals in 2021. As the final schools the Pietramalas were looking at became harder to separate, Nick created a Google Doc to clarify his priorities and help organize his thoughts. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. It wasnt easy, but they took it very seriously. 22. Joey Spallina #22 of Mt. Girls basketball: Wildcats are county champs! AP PHOTO - THE MILESTONE of one year passing since Russia's invasion of Ukraine has not been accompanied by any commensurate sense of progress when it comes to measures to alleviate that war's disruptive effects. Raised in East Meadow, the Long Island native has won both Writer and Sportswriter of the Year from the New York State Press Association. Deacy was an equal-opportunity scorer and distributor, picking up 35 goals and 35 assists this season. I was talking to [UNC attackman] Nicky Solomon, and he told me, I dont even go home in the summers anymore, Dom Pietramala said. 22s like Casey Powell and Charlie Lockwood, and former Syracuse players told him that he could be the guy who brings the program back, Joe said. While hes an unselfish attackman, Spallina also has never met a shot or angle he doesnt like. Laforge scored 27 seconds into the third, cutting it to 2-1. Committed to: 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. He notched 131 points, earning All-American honors. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Spallina is considered the best player in the 2022 cycle and committed to Syracuse back in September over Loyola, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia and others. Joe Spallina (left) has supported his son, Joey, through his experience as a No. As of this writing, there were 344 commits in the database. Nope. 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.. Turn on notifications? Lead feature. They definitely are their own person, Boys Latin coach Brian Farrell said. I always loved Syracuse growing up, Spallina told AllSyracuse.comafter he committed. 22. His social media following has boomed while highlights of his play on the field have made the rounds. Welcome to Gait Lacrosse @SpallinaJoey! Spallina spun inside and finally brought Mount Sinai even at 3. The adjustment to playing at Syracuse as a freshman wont be difficult since Spallina played so many older, top players on the travel circuit, said Luke Daquino, an assistant at Spallinas Mount Sinai High School. Israel Lacrosse Names Mens Sixes Coaching staff. Subscribe; Home; Long Island. He is a two-time Nassau Suffolk game MVP, a Gold Medalist at the New York State Empire Games, four-time Under Armour All-American, and named three-times Under Armour All-Tournament Team. 2-ranked recruit in the Class of 2022 according to Inside Lacrosse, is an attackman whose flair is paralleled only by his unselfishness. We are thrilled to have him.. The spotlight on women and their amazing accomplishments shines brighter this March, which is a great thing. 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