Long Island's top high school performers of the week
Sachem North’s Brooke Leach had an inside-the-park homer on Wednesday, May, 17, 2023. Credit: George A Faella
The high school playoffs are underway across Long Island. And the best of the best players continue to rise in the big moments. Here’s a look at this week's top performers.
BOYS LACROSSE
Mike Howard, Sachem North, G, Jr.: He stopped 11 shots in an 18-8 Suffolk Class A playoff win over Sachem East on Wednesday.
Jack Miller, Long Beach, A/M, Sr.: He scored four goals with six assists in a 16-4 win over New Hyde Park on Tuesday.
Kian McCoy, Island Trees, A, Jr.: He scored seven goals in a 16-8 win over Mineola on Monday.
Alessandro Walaitis, Mepham, A, Soph.: He scored four goals with five assists in a 17-2 win over Sewanhaka on Tuesday.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Sabrina Boyle, Our Lady of Mercy, M, Soph: She had seven goals and an assist in a 15-7 victory over Archbishop Molloy in the CHSAA Class A final on Tuesday. It was her third straight game with at least seven goals and Boyle has 69 goals and 16 assists on the year.
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Our Lady of Mercy’s Sabrina Boyle had seven goals and an assist against Archbishop Molloy on Tuesday, May 15, 2023. Credit: Bob Sorensen
Sara Curley, Lynbrook, A, Sr.: She had four goals and five assists in a 19-11 victory over Mineola in the first round of the Nassau Class C playoffs on Thursday.
Elizabeth Kenney, Mineola, A, Jr.: She had seven goals and an assist in a 19-11 loss against Lynbrook in the first round of the Nassau Class C playoffs on Thursday.
Jenna Soto, Smithtown East, A, Jr.: She played through a quad injury to score nine goals and lift the Bulls to a 12-9 win over Commack in a Class A quarterfinal playoff on Friday.
Ella Suglia, Mattituck, A, Sr.: She had five goals and two assists in a 15-12 victory over Mattituck in the Suffolk Class D semifinals on Thursday.
SOFTBALL
Katie Fix, West Islip, 3B, Sr.: She hit a walk-off RBI double in the ninth inning of No. 3 West Islip’s 3-2 win over No. 14 Ward Melville in the first round of the Suffolk Class AA playoffs on Wednesday.
Brooke Leach, Sachem North, C, Jr.: She hit an inside-the-park home run and had three RBIs in No. 5 Sachem North’s 9-3 win over No. 12 Connetquot in the first round of the Suffolk AA playoffs on Wednesday.
Erin McMahon, Bayport-Blue Point, P, Sr.: McMahon struck out 10 in a one-hit shutout and went 2-for-3 with an RBI as No. 8 Bayport-Blue Point defeated No. 9 Westhampton, 11-0, in the first round of the Suffolk Class A playoffs on Tuesday.
BASEBALL
Kyle Brindisi, Bethpage, P, Sr.: He struck out nine in five innings to help snap Division’s 22-game win streak, 3-2, in a Class A playoff game Friday.
Jack Costello, Patchogue-Medford, P, Sr.: The lefty pitched a six-hitter to lead the Raiders in a 3-2 win over top-seeded Connetquot in a Class AA playoff on Wednesday.
Michael D’Ambrosio, Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK, P, Jr.: He pitched a five-hitter and struck out 10 in a 6-1 win over East Meadow. He also went 3-for-3 with a home run, double and two RBIs on Tuesday.
PJ Kakalos, Calhoun, P, Sr.: He fired a three-hitter and struck out eight in a 1-0 win over Wantagh in a Class A playoff game on Tuesday.
Liam Stemmler, Bayport-Blue Point, P, Sr.: He pitched a three-hitter and struck out eight in a 6-1 win over Miller Place in a Class A playoff game Friday.
FLAG FOOTBALL
Alexis Bulson-Cuozzo, Patchogue-Medford, QB, Jr.: She completed 20 of 29 passes for 186 yards and four touchdowns in a 26-13 win over North Babylon in a quarterfinal game on Friday.
Tyla Vuotto, Lynbrook, WR, Sr.: She hauled in 10 catches, including two for touchdowns, in a 20-0 win over Plainedge. She also had an interception and four flag pulls.
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