Few players were as talked about as Joey Spallina, the son of Stony Brook women's lacrosse coach and former New York Lizards coach Joe Spallina. 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. The son of another Syracuse legend, Ryan Colsey of Ridgefield (Conn.) committed to Virginia. Brendan Staub did an amazing job on him. McCaffrey was a key cog in the Comsewogue defensive unit that allowed 10 goals in a game only once this season. Make sure to SUBSCRIBE . Lockwood said the number has become a symbol of lacrosse. The spotlight on women and their amazing accomplishments shines brighter this March, which is a great thing. They were the ones playing off of me and cutting hard. Its not just him, but the whole offense just runs through Joey, Farron said. People close to Spallina think he can be the next face of lacrosse. Ryan Maher tiedit at 4, but Laforge untied it again. About Us | Tattoo or body piercing parlors? Send us a letter to the editor instead. Reprints & permissions | 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. The Mustangs were No. But both admitted their excitement that when they head south, theyll do so with someone who will always have their back. Nope. But, his goal isnt a personal one: its to win four straight national championships, when SU hasnt competed for one in 10 years. The deal also incorporates a product collaboration with Gait and Spallina on his own branded goods. Spallinas arrival couldnt come at a more pivotal time for the Orange, who are coming off. 22 for the man who wore it best Gary Gait. Now that you are logged in, it's time for you to select your favorites! You dont get nervous if youre prepared and you trust that your skills will get you through it.. As of this writing, there were 344 commits in the database. Years later, Spallina was doing the same thing, this time in real games, becoming the hottest name in high school lacrosse. Spallina always wanted to be SUs 22, and wanted to play in the JMA Wireless Dome because lacrosse is king here, he said. 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. Hell be playing at Marist. I hope they only saw the second half, said the star attraction, Mount Sinais Joey Spallina, the countrys top recruit in the Class of 2022. 1 recruit and now Syracuse 2022 commit. He had 32 goals and 23 assists this season and helped lead the Wildcats to a 13-2 record. Desktop notifications are on | Turn off. I didnt want Dom to make a decision on where he wanted to go just because of me, Nick Pietramala said, and I didnt want to make a decision on where I wanted to go just because of him.. Desktop notifications are on | Turn off. California Privacy Rights | For the better part of his high school career, Joey Spallina has been front and center. The hardest part was calling the coaches of other finalists, like Penn States Jeff Tambroni and Denvers Bill Tierney, whom Dom and Nick Pietramala have known since they were kids. I just stay here. Asked if there was "any doubt" that Daniel Jones will be the Giants quarterback in 2023, general manager Joe Schoen replied with one word. 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. Advertise with Newsday | And then, of course, there was Spallina, who is committed to Syracuse, as are his junior brothers, Brett and Jake Spallina. The Mount Sinai senior won 19 of 23 faceoffs and collected nine ground balls. 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. 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. 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:. The best part is it was the first game in my high school career I didnt score a goal. Riley Reese, a defenseman at Glenelg Country (Md. Then-head coach John Desko had called him at midnight via his mothers phone to tell him he could wear No. Spallinas well-documented work ethic separated him from the pack. Ive never met a more dialed-in, focused kid on what it takes to be excellent, what it takes to be great, Joe said. Hell be playing at North Carolina next year. 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. Nobody but them understands what those guys have had to go through, Klausner said. An astounding high school career, with still one year left to compete at Mt. Giving credit all to him, he stole that moment from me.. Its been awesome, Gait said of working with Spallina. Joey is much like me. Get the best and latest from USLaxMagazine.com delivered weekly straight to your inbox. Theres no question about that., Copyright USA Lacrosse Magazine Sitemap | 22 scored from a sharp left angle with 6:07 remaining before adding an exclamation point with 53.9 seconds left. 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. Spallina joins a list of elite womens and mens lacrosse athletes as well as fifteen college lacrosse programs in the Gait Family. Raised in East Meadow, the Long Island native has won both Writer and Sportswriter of the Year from the New York State Press Association. Spallinas drive, playmaking ability and experience playing beyond his years etched his name into the high school record books. 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. Your Favorites will also appear in your custom dropdown. 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. What makes Joey's scoring record even more remarkable is that he lost a season due to the pandemic in 2020. I really cant wait to play for coach Desko. 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. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. Spallina became the first eighth grader to start for Mount Sinais varsity team in decades. Share Tweet Share Email. He was the Lyle Thompson of high school lacrosse, Daquino said. The things that he did were remarkable, Reh said. Hes not the strongest or most physical, but he knows how to use his 5-foot-10, 180-pound frame to bully defenders. He broke the record in four years, not five, you know, and we didnt go really deep in the playoffs a couple of those years and every single team does whatever they can do to try to stop him and he still has eight, nine, ten points a game and all the kids on the team thrive off him. Yes Not now. The nations top recruit, someone who can help Syracuse return to its proper spot atop college lacrosse, says hes up for the task. 22, especially at Syracuse, Lockwood said, because everything is magnified. Spallina scored three goals from six shots to go with five assists. Gait Lacrosse, a collaboration between lacrosse legends and brothers, Gary and Paul Gait, launched in the fall of 2019 with only womens lacrosse gear and a small assortment of mens equipment. Select your favorites. A versatile scorer, Alexander had 32 goals and 15 assists. 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. Your ad choices | At first, the coaches decided it wouldnt be the right move socially. We really were just playing together and having fun and scoring easy goals. An intense drive combined with a successful coach for a father means Spallina is all lacrosse, all the time. And like past SU No. 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. California Privacy Rights | His career is at the beginning of his future in lacrosse, just as ours is in the development of our mens line. Kids all over the country want to wear it, and people associate it with a high-level player. Powell believes No. Daquino said Spallina even enjoyed it. [CDATA[ You might be using private browsing or have notifications blocked. Copyright 2023 Newsday. Advertise with Newsday | Looking to comment on this article? Or as Mustangs coach Harold Drumm put it: I think it shows that Class C, its a great class of lacrosse on Long Island and in the country Sometimes theyre overlooked because theyre small schools.. Spallina was quick and to the point in reading his prepared statement. Dave Pietramala shared a similar sentiment with his sons after both committed to UNC. Other times, when defenders were all over Spallina, hed be relaxed, jogging, with no panic in his eyes, Drumm said. I cannot see myself anywhere else.. Like their dad, Nick plays on the defensive end. SUBSCRIBE TO ALLSYRACUSE.COM NOW TO GET ACCESS TO EXCLUSIVE INSIDER CONTENT! Dom Pietramala also leaned on an unlikely source: Joey Spallina. Lucas Laforge delivered three goals, Brayden Wilcken made eight saves overall, and Mount Sinai claimed an 8-5 win Friday in the GEICO High School Lacrosse Showcase. Hes just proved on every aspect to be the best high school lacrosse player Ive ever watched or coached, Mount Sinai coach Harold Drumm said. He often found himself with the ball in his stick in the most pivotal moments for Nassau Class A champion Syosset. Bottom row:Jack Cascadden ofGarden City,Jake Deacy ofComsewogue,Jake Demert ofBay Shore. Throughout the last 17 years, Dom and Nick Pietramala have not needed to answer the most persistent question twins usually encounter. Im usually the one telling him hes not doing something today, instead of telling him to go do it. - Joe Spallina on his son, Joey. Subscription terms | Kids asked for autographs after games that year, recalled Scott Reh, Mount Sinais athletic director. Less than a minute later, Laforge put in a rebound. 22, many fans heckled Spallina. SWRs only two losses this year have come to Mount Sinai, including a 12-7 defeat May 15. Help. They did it the right way., Youre not going to disappoint them, Dave Pietramala reassured his sons. 22. I wanted to separate myself and create a name for myself as Dominic Pietramala, not just Pietramalas son, he said. No portion of this site may be reproduced or duplicated without the express written permission of Syracuse University. He wants to be the best. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. Terms of service | It was a dream while growing up to play for Syracuse and wear No. Get breaking news alerts from Newsday. Hes committed to Cornell. 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. He had double-digit saves in both regular-season matchups against St. Anthonys. His game is more feeding than getting a goal, so he uses the slide to his advantage and his whole team works around him. Thats when Mulholland led the Manhasset boys lacrosse team to the Nassau Class C title, lighting up scoreboards along the way. But Spallina countered. Please enable notifications or using normal browsing mode. The Mustangs will defend their Long Island title against Manhasset or South Side Saturday at Hofstra University. The Newsday Crossword is a syndicated crossword that is published across different apps and websites each day. He notched 131 points, earning All-American honors. While sitting on a table after a preseason practice at Ensley Athletic Center, cradling his Gait Torq stick in his hands, Spallina shared his ambition: To win a national championship every single year., Published on February 2, 2023 at 12:04 am, Contact Connor: [emailprotected] | @csmith17_. 22s, Spallina still remembers how he found out the jersey would be his. 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. Following a two-game, 10-goal weekend for Syracuse's Joey Spallina, the No. His highlights from that year have more than 85,000 views on YouTube. The Brown commit received national recognition and also was acknowledged by the coaches who had to game plan around him each game as the top defender in Suffolk Division I. McAdorey has been at the top of recruiting lists for years and showed why with his performance this season. Nick stands at about 6-foot-4. They cut backdoor and theyre really good at it and they just got the better of us today at it.. Dom has heard it all. Inside Lacrosse is the most trusted and largest source of lacrosse coverage, score and stats data, recruiting data and participation events in the sport. Theres no unfamiliarity with anything.. If Spallina seems like a player who has been groomed to succeed at the next level, thats because he has been. 2 Shoreham-Wading Rivcr, 16-5, in the Suffolk County Class C final. 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. Chapel Hill felt intimate, despite being a big ACC school. Obviously, not many of them worked. Long Island sports, long island basketball, long island football, long island lacrosse, long island high school prep sports, long island baseball I think hes an amazing goalie.. An all-around athlete, his skills were on display as he led Syosset to the top-seed and the Nassau Class A championship. He also showed off his goal-scoring prowess, finding the back of the net 37 times. Dave Pietramala emphasized to the boys to block out the noise when deciding on their next step. They grew up with these coaches, Farrell said. Their interests diverge off the field, too. He thanked his family, friends, coaches and all those who reached out during recruitment. . A lethal goal scorer, Caddigan followed up his breakout sophomore season in which he led Suffolk I with 52 goals this spring. He's garnered increased media attention after committing to Syracuse, where he will wear No. Thanks for signing up! 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 Mustangs will defend their Long Island title against Manhasset or South Side Saturday at Hofstra University. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Oh, youre only good because youre Pietramalas son., Oh, its just because of your last name that youre starting.. 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. Girls basketball: Wildcats are county champs! Joey Spallina is not waiting until his college lacrosse career begins to start making his money. Excellence is what we strive for, but youre never going to be perfect with everything. 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. But at the top of both their lists was another criterion. You cant get a wrong impression when you have two impressions, Dom Pietramala said. He is also a three-time All County and All Division Player. Spallina and Gait talk every day about making plays and beating defenders. His six goals, including the game-winner in the final minute, helped Mt. 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