Smithtown West defeated Massapequa in the LI Division I boys volleyball championship on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. 

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Smithtown West teammates celebrate with their championship plaque after their 3-1 victory over top-seeded Northport in the Suffolk County boys volleyball Division I final at Longwood High School on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021.

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Smithtown West teammates celebrate with their championship plaque after their 3-1 victory over top-seeded Northport in the Suffolk County boys volleyball Division I final at Longwood High School on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021.

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Dan Shanley #4 of Smithtown West, left, looks to spike during the Suffolk boys volleyball Division I final against Northport at Longwood High School on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021.

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Ryan Downing #17 of Smithtown West, right (face visible), and teammates celebrate after 3-1 win over Massapequa in the Division I boys volleyball Long Island Championship at Longwood High School on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021.

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Dan Shanley #4 of Smithtown West, left, celebrates with teammates after making a kill in the Division I boys volleyball Long Island Championship against Massapequa at Longwood High School on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021.

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Ryan Downing #17 of Smithtown West, right (face visible), and teammates celebrate after 3-1 win over Massapequa in the Division I boys volleyball Long Island Championship at Longwood High School on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021.

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Ryan Downing #17 of Smithtown West, right (face visible), and teammates celebrate after 3-1 win over Massapequa in the Division I boys volleyball Long Island Championship at Longwood High School on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021.

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Ryan Downing #17 of Smithtown West serves during the Division I boys volleyball Long Island Championship against Massapequa at Longwood High School on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021.

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Tristan Rezza #14 of Massapequa, right, defends against a spike attempt by Dan Shanley #4 of Smithtown West during the Division I boys volleyball Long Island Championship at Longwood High School on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021.

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Aaron Mangino #16 of Smithtown West makes a dig during the Division I boys volleyball Long Island Championship against Massapequa at Longwood High School on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021.

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James Reilly #9 of Massapequa, left, defends against a spike attempt by Dan Shanley #4 of Smithtown West during the Division I boys volleyball Long Island Championship at Longwood High School on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021.

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Jack Schiffl #10 of Massapequa, right, attempts to spike during the Division I boys volleyball Long Island Championship against Smithtown West at Longwood High School on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021.

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Patrick Radomski of Massapequa celebrating a point in the Division I boys volleyball Long Island Championship against Smithtown West at Longwood High School on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021.

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Smithtown West teammates, from left, Dan Shanley #4, Parker McKee #8, Joseph Mitchell #2 and Ryan Downing #17 mug for pictures to celebrate their 3-1 win over Massapequa in the Division I boys volleyball Long Island Championship at Longwood High School on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021.

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Massapequa teammates celebrate after a successful spike by James Reilly #9, second from right, gave the Chiefs a win in the first set of the Division I boys volleyball Long Island Championship against Smithtown West at Longwood High School on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021.

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Aaron Mangino of Smithtown West reacts as his team closes in on a second-set victory in the Division I boys volleyball Long Island Championship against Massapequa at Longwood High School on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021.

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