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2004 All-Long Island Boys Lacrosse team

BY CHRIS ANTONACCI | STAFF WRITER

Front row, from left: Kevin Unterstein (Shoreham-Wading River), Jeff Strittmatter (Rocky Point), Joe Zucchero (Farmingdale), Kent Lucas (South Side), Kevin Colleluori (Bethpage), Dan Galasso (West Islip), Brian Connors (Manhasset), Nassau coach of the year Joe Baccarella (South Side).

Back row, from left: Suffolk coach of the year Scott Craig (West Islip), Andrew Miller (Floyd), John Mecionis (Comsewogue), Dan D'Agnes (Chaminade), Nick Filippone (Northport), Brian Burke (St. Anthony's), Charlie Paar (Huntington).

Not pictured: Bob McAuley (Hicksville), Stephen Peyser (Cold Spring Harbor). (Photo by Joseph D. Sullivan / June 9, 2004)

BRIAN BURKE
St. Anthony's, Defender, Senior
Burke returned from a separated shoulder injury in time to help St. Anthony's repeat as the CHSAA champ. He suffered the injury in the regular-season finale against Chaminade on May 13. Then, Burke displayed solid positioning for second-seeded St. Anthony's in its 12-10 win over No. 1 Chaminade in the CHSAA final. He is headed to North Carolina.

KEVIN COLLELUORI
Bethpage, Attack, Junior
Bethpage coach Erwin Dill realized in hindsight he should have promoted Colleluori from the junior varsity before he did so late in 2002. The junior had 62 goals and 34 assists to lead Bethpage to the top seed in Class B and its first Nassau final appearance since 2000. Colleluori scored four goals in both the Nassau semifinals and final. "He has really grown," Dill said.

BRIAN CONNORS
Manhasset, Midfielder, Senior
Only Manhasset's best player can wear No. 32, which Connors did. The Manhasset staff selected Connors to wear the number worn by 1976 graduate John Driscoll, whom coach Alan Lowe considered his best player in his 30 seasons. It was a number Connors' older brother, Mike, displayed last season. "I have a lot of kids who are pretty equal, but he has been on top all season," Lowe said. The North Carolina recruit had 31 goals as Manhasset repeated as the Class C Long Island champ.

DAN D'AGNES
Chaminade, Midfielder, Senior
The CHSAA regular-season title and bragging rights over an archrival rested at the X. D'Agnes, a two-year starter, then won the faceoff, drove through two defenders and finished to give Chaminade a two-goal lead with two minutes left en route to a regular-season finale decision over St. Anthony's. D'Agnes opened eight games with goals off faceoff wins. "He has a tremendous competitive spirit," Chaminade coach Jack Moran said. The two-year starter had 42 goals, 24 assists and an 80 percent faceoff success rate. He is bound for Georgetown.

NICK FILIPPONE
Northport, Midfielder, Senior
Not one individual from the 2002 team that barely missed a state-title repeat returned for Northport this season. But Filippone continued the Northport tradition in leading the third-seeded Tigers to their third Suffolk Class A final appearance in the past four years. Filippone scored three goals in a 12-10 loss to West Islip in the title game to increase his season total to 31. One of Suffolk's top faceoff specialists is bound for Rutgers.