I wanted to separate myself and create a name for myself as Dominic Pietramala, not just Pietramalas son, he said. The agreement will provide Spallina with Gait Lacrosse hard goods for the remainder of his high school career at Mount Sinai High School in Mt. Sinai, New York through his junior season at Syracuse, where he made waves signing his letter of intent in the fall of 2020. The great No. He also boxes four days a week. Select your favorites. Advertise with Newsday | But it was little Joey Spallina who stole the show and earned a spot at No. 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. 9 nationally in the Inside Lacrosse rankings, but they were behind at halftime. Joe Spallina (left) has supported his son, Joey, through his experience as a No. Gavin Takacs contributed two goals and an assist, Christopher Colantonio had a goal and an assist and James Carretta also scored. who verbally committed to Syracuse. Print Share . Kids asked for autographs after games that year, recalled Scott Reh, Mount Sinais athletic director. Theres no question about that., Copyright USA Lacrosse Magazine Lead feature. Daquino said Spallina even enjoyed it. Decorated NCAA and PLL official Matt Palumb was a three-time NCAA champion goalie for the Orange, but his son, Jackson, plays attack and committed to Albany. "Hes phenomenal. Dom opted for a piece of loose leaf. Joey is much like me. I think hes an amazing goalie.. But it was a foregone conclusion. Im usually the one telling him hes not doing something today, instead of telling him to go do it.. 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. Dom and Nick Pietramala can agree on at least one other one topic: They dont want to room together in Chapel Hill. Hiltz sees Spallina as someone who fits well with the offense, bringing power to a unit that lost its top four scorers from last season. We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. Height 5'11" Weight 190 Current Team Team 91 LI Rating: NLF October 2020 Super 60 Rankings Ranked No. You thought you knew what he was going to do, and then youre like, wow, look at this and he did something that you never thought he could doHe is the best high school lacrosse player Ive ever seen.. Playing for Syracuse and wearing 22 was all a dream come true, Spallina said. ESPN, what else do you want?. So, Daquino told Spallina he couldnt let defenses lock him, needing to break out and still get the ball. Sinai coach Harold Drumm said after the game. 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. When Spallina moved to the Mount Sinai district the following year, coaches debated if he should play on the varsity team or not. If you ever want to change your favorites, you can manage them using your custom dropdown! 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. When Mount Sinais head coach Harold Drumm first saw Spallinas outstanding skill set with his Team 91 Crush travel team as a sixth grader. On weekends, Nick will get up before dawn to go fishing by himself. In January, the three Powell brothers met with Gait and Lockwood at LaxCon in Baltimore. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. Credit: Bob Sorensen. Im a leader and captain. Altamont, N.Y. (January 12, 2022) Gait Lacrosse is excited to announce a 4-year partnership with mens lacrosse star Joey Spallina making him the first high school lacrosse athlete signed to a hard goods brand. Get breaking news alerts from Newsday. He had 32 goals and 23 assists this season and helped lead the Wildcats to a 13-2 record. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. After one of Syracuses first spring practices, he reflected on his approach to handling pressure. No portion of this site may be reproduced or duplicated without the express written permission of Syracuse University. He often found himself with the ball in his stick in the most pivotal moments for Nassau Class A champion Syosset. Syracuse lacrosse commit and the number one player in the 2022 recruiting class Joey Spallina had quite the performance on Tuesday. It was an awesome experience. To be able to get that opportunity, its hard to say no, he said. Long Island; Sports; Things to do; News; Feed Me; Opinion; Business; Events; All; TODAY'S PAPER 76 8/12/2022 Good Evening. Spallina will have one more year to move up the all-time Long Island scoring list before he heads off to Syracuse. But got to give credit to my teammates. If youre worried, that means you havent done enough to prepare yourself, Spallina said. California Privacy Rights | Other NCAA championship-winning womens coaches now navigating their sons through the process are Virginias Julie Myers (Timmy Myers) and North Carolinas Jenny Levy (Alec Levy). Both write with their right hand, but Dom is a natural lefty in lacrosse. I really was in favor to pushing it to July 1 so we could see kids play with our own eyes, Julie Myers said. Despite the way Syracuses 2021 season ended, with a loss to Georgetown in the NCAA Tournament, Spallina is still bullish on the Oranges future. Continue with Recommended Cookies. 10 on ESPNs SportsCenter that night. Spallina dished out 13 assists, including 12 in the first half, despite not playing the fourth quarter as he led Mount Sinai to a 16-3 win over Hauppauge. Powell believes No. 1 recruit and now Syracuse 2022 commit. Billy Dwan, the son of Bill Dwan, Pietramalas long-time assistant at Hopkins, is a five-star defenseman at Loyola Blakefield (Md.) 22s had been together in two decades. . That gave him 76 goals and 88 assists this season, tops in Suffolk, per Newsday. 22.COMMITMENT STORY https://t.co/i1W6z5Mhrs pic.twitter.com/mP1tWaVsuW. Joey Spallina is not waiting until his college lacrosse career begins to start making his money. pic.twitter.com/R81mSypGpG. Box 1500 Your Favorites will also appear in your custom dropdown. - Joey Spallina . 22 was always on his back as he became the nations best recruit. In an article published Oct. 13, Inside Lacrosse noted that there were 264 players in its recruiting database who had committed to a Division I program since Sept. 1. NLF October 2020 Super 60 Rankings Spallina and Gait talk every day about making plays and beating defenders. In ninth grade, Spallina became Mount Sinais go-to playmaker. Dom hovers closer to 6 feet. Both goalies, SWRs Jaden Galfano (seven saves) and Mount Sinais Brayden Wilcken (11 saves), played well. It felt great, Laforge said. At first, the coaches decided it wouldnt be the right move socially. A lethal goal scorer, Caddigan followed up his breakout sophomore season in which he led Suffolk I with 52 goals this spring. Team 91 LIs Parker McDonald Earns 2025 Five-Star Honors, Leading Edge Playmaking LSM Will Pedicano Earns Five-Star Honors. Asked if there was "any doubt" that Daniel Jones will be the Giants quarterback in 2023, general manager Joe Schoen replied with one word. It was probably, Spallina said, our best half of lacrosse weve played in a while., Privacy Policy |Terms of service |Subscription terms |Your ad choices |Cookie Settings |California Privacy Rights |About Us |Contact Newsday |Reprints & permissions |Advertise with Newsday |Help. Spallina said he doesnt think about pressure or high expectations. Donating today will help ensure that the paper stays run by its student staff. Joeys biggest strength is he can really beat you when youre playing perfect defense, Daquino said. Several high-profile coaches and former players alike entered Sept. 1 the first day that college coaches can contact prospective players with both their parenting hat and recruiting clipboard. Home Joey Spallina. Spallina, a wide-eyed kid with a smile from ear-to-ear, began the set with a series of elaborate trick shots some of which the pros might have even struggled to execute. While Spallina wasnt the fastest player, Daquino said he used his hips and shoulders to make defenders think hes going one way before moving the other. So the defending Long Island Class C champ is 11-0 and has now beaten the defending Class B champ (Garden City) and the defending Class A champ (Northport). And starting at six years old, Spallina traveled for tournaments, playing kids up to two years older than him, forcing him to develop his game quickly. Spallinas well-documented work ethic separated him from the pack. The things that he did were remarkable, Reh said. Kids all over the country want to wear it, and people associate it with a high-level player. At the first day of Boys Latin varsity tryouts in February 2019, Farrell said it was immediately clear he had the talent plus the lacrosse IQ to make an impact in the MIAA. 1 overall, No. I dont know what else he could possibly prove. Mount Sinais coaches realized they couldnt run a true offense with one player locked, but also knowing that Spallina couldnt come out of the game. But, his goal isnt a personal one: its to win four straight national championships, when SU hasnt competed for one in 10 years. 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. Ive never met a more dialed-in, focused kid on what it takes to be excellent, what it takes to be great, Joe said. They trailed No. It was a sense of family, Dom Pietramala said. 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. The adjustment to playing at Syracuse as a freshman wont be difficult since Spallina played so many older, top players on the travel circuit, said Luke Daquino, an assistant at Spallinas Mount Sinai High School. 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. Brendan Staub did an amazing job on him. Sinai defeat Manhasset, 14-13, in the Long Island class C title game earlier this month. Video Platform powered by CBS Sports Digital. By Joe Dziemianowicz Special to Newsday March 1, 2023 5:00 am. After being the first freshman to be named to the Newsday All-Long Island team in 2019, it shouldnt surprise anyone that Mt. They cut backdoor and theyre really good at it and they just got the better of us today at it.. But Reh said the pressure made Spallina better. Few players were as talked about as Joey Spallina, the son of Stony Brook womens lacrosse coach and former New York Lizards coach Joe Spallina. Spallina recognizes Gait as one of the best lacrosse minds ever, constantly picking his brain. Copyright var currentYear = new Date().getFullYear();document.write(currentYear); Newsday. When Mount Sinai needed a goal late, they gave him the ball, and Spallina thrived under pressure, Drumm said. He was unguardable.. His career is at the beginning of his future in lacrosse, just as ours is in the development of our mens line. Your ad choices | Spallina broke former Syracuse midfielder Nicky Galassos Long Island points record despite missing his sophomore season because of COVID-19 and being face-guarded every game over his last three high school seasons. SEARCH . In response, Gait has told Spallina not to change his style, though he had to earn his spot on the field. Sinai and Manhasseton June 19 at East Islip. oey Spallina has always wanted to play lacrosse at Syracuse, and hes always wanted to wear No. 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. Spallina, by any measure, has to be considered one of the greatest high school lacrosse players Long Island has produced. That number, IL reported, was about four times higher than it was for the class of 2021. Thousands of eager lacrosse enthusiasts checked into Instagram Live broadcasts and waited for word from the No. Thanks for signing up! 22. Help. Spallina (225 goals, 276 assists for his career) surpassed West Islips Nick Galasso, who set the previous standard at 500 points in 2010, according to Newsday. Chapel Hill felt intimate, despite being a big ACC school. Rating: 100, A post shared by Team 91 Lacrosse (@91lacrosse), Congratulations to Team 91 22 Smash and Mount Sinai attackman Joey Spallina on his commitment to @CuseMLAX! Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and halt to in-person recruiting, the IWLCA actually wanted to move back the contact date for the class of 2022 from Sept. 1, 2020, to July 1, 2021. 1 overall, No. Sitemap | They grew up with these coaches, Farrell said. oey Spallina has always wanted to play lacrosse at Syracuse, and he's always wanted to wear No. 22s, Spallina still remembers how he found out the jersey would be his. Thats saying a lot. Obviously, not many of them worked. 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. 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. All rights reserved. Gregorek-Ali finished the season with 60 goals and 23 assists while Kershis ended up with 42 goals and 35 assists. Reprints & permissions | Subscription terms | 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_. Plus, it was beautiful. Joey Spallina #22 of Mt. Alexander scored nine goals in Syossets three playoff games and also had three game-winners in the final minutes of games earlier in the season. 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. 2022 Times Review Media Group All Rights Reserved, Proposal for family-friendly downtown would ban tattoo parlors, smoke shops and rehab facilities, Peconic Bay Medical Center clinicians reflect on recent medical mission to El Salvador, Election 2023: Stark, Kent to face off for county legislature seat, Wrestling: Shoreham-Wading River 8th grader places second in state championships. So crazy. Hell be playing at Marist. Now that you are logged in, it's time for you to select your favorites! His reign at the top of the Inside Lacrosse and NLF class of 2022 rankings, was expanded to a top 60 beginning September 2020. 1 recruit in the nation earned Atlantic Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors. The public-address announcement followed that Spallina had scored the 501st point of his career, a Long Island record. Spallina spun inside and finally brought Mount Sinai even at 3. 2 Shoreham-Wading Rivcr, 16-5, in the Suffolk County Class C final. Dom, more of free spirit, respects that decision, but knows the military is not for him. He narrowed his list to five schools Syracuse, Loyola, North Carolina, Maryland and Virginia and chose Syracuse both because of that childhood dream and the teams commitment to letting him play his style of lacrosse. Get the best and latest from USLaxMagazine.com delivered weekly straight to your inbox. His game is more feeding than getting a goal, so he uses the slide to his advantage and his whole team works around him. He wants to be the best. Aidan Mulholland of Manhasset wants to hear some more from the crowd after his goal during the Wood Stick Classicboys lacrosse game onMay 15in Garden City. The Mustangs will defend their Long Island title against Manhasset or South Side Saturday at Hofstra University. Then the Syracuse-bound attackman erupted for four goals and an assist. Out. The biggest thing for me was to find a product and a company that was about growth and vision and Gait Lacrosse is that. Hes unbelievable. If you went up to either of us and you didnt know us, you wouldnt think we were twins, Nick Pietramala said. But, his goal isnt a personal one: its to win four straight national championships, when SU hasnt competed for one in 10 years. College Men. Dom, adamantly not a morning person, would rather sleep in, then hang out with friends and watch the Ravens or play Madden. Nick, described by his dad as a stickler for the rules, has wanted to serve his country since he was little. The top player in the 2022 class dished out an insane number of assists. Top Stories Nassau Suffolk Education Crime Politics Towns Investigations Data and . Mt. SUBSCRIBE TO ALLSYRACUSE.COM NOW TO GET ACCESS TO EXCLUSIVE INSIDER CONTENT! What makes Joey's scoring record even more remarkable is that he lost a season due to the pandemic in 2020. Copyright at Laxallstars.com Grow the Game. Hes committed to Cornell. Dont let other peoples opinions and other peoples voices affect your decision., That included each other. 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. Sinai. Sinai, Spallina is a two-time Suffolk County Attackman of the Year,two-time Newsday first-team All Long Island, and was the first freshman to be named All Long Island, named Newsday player of the year, Long Island Championship MVP, and is a Suffolk County and Long Island Champion. We knew at the end it was just give it to Joey and let him make something happen.". Dom Pietramala also leaned on an unlikely source: Joey Spallina. They did it the right way., Youre not going to disappoint them, Dave Pietramala reassured his sons. Hes my best friend, Dom said about Nick. I will tell you that going on the visits with him to all those places, I saw a different look in his eye when we were at Syracuse, Joe said. Recruit of the Week: Joey Spallina (2022) Sport: Lacrosse Position: Attack Height/Weight: 5-9, 180 lbs School: Mount Sinai (Mount Sinai, N.Y.) Recruiting Status: Committed to Syracuse Other . Lizards star Stephen Berger, known around the league as one of the most fun-loving athletes, wanted to include Spallina in his performance. Spallina always wanted to be SUs 22, and wanted to play in the JMA Wireless Dome because lacrosse is king here, he said. He finished with what he called Bergers Shot, a diving backhand flick in front of the crease. 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. 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. He learned how to play off-ball since he was always playing older and bigger players, Joe said. Gait Lacrosse, a collaboration between lacrosse legends and brothers, Gary and Paul Gait, launched in the fall of 2019 with only women's lacrosse gear and a small assortment of men's equipment. 22 scored from a sharp left angle with 6:07 remaining before adding an exclamation point with 53.9 seconds left. Lacrosse fans got to see these C guys excel on TV. You cant hold down 22 and the gang for 48 minutes, Garden City coach Steve Finnell said. 2 A whos who of leading environmental advocates joined elected officials in Riverhead last week to discuss and Long Island-wide A publication of Times Review Media Group, 7555 Main Road An astounding high school career, with still one year left to compete at Mt. Privacy Policy | The Shoreham-Wading River girls hoops squad soared to their first Suffolk County title in school history, defeating No. Mt Sinai's Joey Spallina celebrates a goal in the third quarter during the Long Island Class C boys lacrosse final between Mt. That pressure wont go away over the next four seasons at Syracuse, he said. 1 recruit in the Class of 2022 according to Inside Lacrosse. Years ago, when Powell played for the Major League Lacrosses Long Island Lizards, with Joe at head coach, he watched Spallina the teams ball boy put on a show for fans at halftime with his stick work and showmanship. Mount Sinai had to do everything possible to get Spallina the ball and he notched 122 points as a junior. I just stay here. Throughout the last 17 years, Dom and Nick Pietramala have not needed to answer the most persistent question twins usually encounter. On Wednesday, Terry Foy of Inside Lacrosse reported that Spallina, the Syracuse Orange commit. We really were just playing together and having fun and scoring easy goals. As of this writing, there were 344 commits in the database. Credit: Dawn McCormick. Start with their positions. Its just going to show that we are battle-tested and that we are ready to go for crunch time, which is coming up, Spallina said. Its where you want to be.. His social media following has boomed while highlights of his play on the field have made the rounds. He helped Comsewogue win the Suffolk Class B title and helped the team hold Garden City to only five goals in the Long Island final. During the regular season, only two of Manhasset's games were decided by less than double digits, in large part thanks to Mulhollands play on attack and in the midfield. [CDATA[ . Im excited to represent Gait Lacrosse on and off the field.. You cant get a wrong impression when you have two impressions, Dom Pietramala said. His lacrosse IQ is off the charts.. My dad (Stony Brook womens lacrosse head coach Joe Spallina) always told me assists are worth two points, goals worth one.. The Mount Sinai senior won 19 of 23 faceoffs and collected nine ground balls. They were the ones playing off of me and cutting hard. 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 really cant wait to play for coach Desko. His father, Hall of Famer Roy Colsey, is his coach at Ridgefield High School and a middle-school physical education teacher in the district. I hold him to such a high standard at everything. 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. Spallina, a junior at Mount Sinai, is a physical, crafty attackman who thrives while backing down defenders and creating offense. Spallina is the number one ranked Inside Lacrosse and NLF 2022 class high school mens lacrosse recruit and is signed to play at Syracuse University. The Mustangs were No. Deacy was an equal-opportunity scorer and distributor, picking up 35 goals and 35 assists this season. The setting was postcard perfect at St. Anthonys blue sky, warm air, sun-splashed turf. The hard work molded Spallina into the most coveted recruit in his class. Spallina became the first eighth grader to start for Mount Sinais varsity team in decades. So for me to have that many assisted goals is huge for our team moving forward and us being a complete offense. Newsday Cars Newsday Homes Newsday Jobs Newsday Connect Hometown Shopper News Long Island Sports Opinion Politics News Business Towns High school sports More Funbook Obituaries Crosswords Things to Do Entertainment Restaurants Family Travel. Position Attack Year 2022 High School Mount Sinai, N.Y. After the narrow victory over the Catamounts and . You might be using private browsing or have notifications blocked. He sat with his dad and the rest of his family in front of Mount Sinai (N.Y.) High School on the eve of Sept. 15, ready to announce his verbal college commitment. He's garnered increased media attention after committing to Syracuse, where he will wear No. 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:. He had 21 goals and 27 assists and was the MVP of the Friars' 12-11 win over Chaminade to capture the CHSAA Class AAA championship. Committed to: Syracuse. Absolutely not, Dave Pietramala said when asked if he could have foreseen his sons both picking the same destination. 22. The Mustangs will defend their Long Island title against Manhasset or South Side Saturday at Hofstra University. Based on our proprietary formula and summer club events, we provide the most precise team rankings. SWR long-stick midfielder Ryan Farron said Galfano, a sophomore transfer from Eastport-South Manor, was given a pretty hard task, you know, a lot of shots on the crease, a lot of shots from Joey, you know, not an easy task. Another in a long line of talented Chaminade goalies, Zepf made 81 saves this season, many of them in critical moments. Some days, he and his siblings head to Port Jeffersons Pirates Cove, where they run large, rolling sand dunes. 22 at Syracuse. 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