Kirby's career-high 7 goals put 'Pequa in final
Massapequa High School's Ian Kirby, center, gets congratulated by teammates Paul Bentz, left, and Brandon Savona after scoring a goal in the second period of a Nassau County varsity boys lacrosse Class A semi-final vs. Port Washington at Hofstra University. Kirby scored a game-high seven goals in Massapequa's 14-5 win. (May 22, 2012) Credit: James Escher
Ian Kirby was a one-man firing squad Tuesday, unloading 12 shots at the net varying from point-blank to midrange lasers.
"I kept shooting," the Massapequa sophomore said. "I didn't even look."
Kirby scored a career-high seven goals and Paul Bentz had three goals and two assists as No. 1 Massapequa beat No. 5 Port Washington, 14-5, in a Nassau Class A boys lacrosse semifinal at Hofstra's Shuart Stadium.
The score was not indicative of how the game was played as the Chiefs led a possession-dominated game 7-4 after three quarters. Kirby scored four of his goals in a 7-1 fourth quarter for Massapequa.
"We needed to keep the pedal on," Kirby said. "We didn't stop. We wanted to keep going. We would have gone till 20. We weren't stopping."
Massapequa's Joe Catalonotti face-guarded Froccaro and his strong play combined with Port Washington's inability to get Froccaro the ball was all the Chiefs needed on defense.
Eighth-grader Nicky Ferrero made 13 saves in what may have been the best performance of his young career. Joe Danaher (10 saves) had a strong day between the pipes for Massapequa.
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