Thats saying a lot. They were the ones playing off of me and cutting hard. If you went up to either of us and you didnt know us, you wouldnt think we were twins, Nick Pietramala said. Smoke shops? Former U.S. Indoor and NLL star Roy Colsey has mentored his son and Virginia commit, Ryan. Pictored: Jayson Singer of Syosset, Jake Wilson of Shoreham-Wading River. Long Island; Sports; Things to do; News; Feed Me; Opinion; Business; Events; All; TODAY'S PAPER 76 8/12/2022 Good Evening. Hes not the strongest or most physical, but he knows how to use his 5-foot-10, 180-pound frame to bully defenders. All rights reserved. It was a sense of family, Dom Pietramala said. Your ad choices | "Hes just a generational player," Mt. 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. 21 Garden City by two and didnt own a goal, and Brendan Staub was blanketing Spallina. Think there are some really bright days ahead for Syracuse, Spallina said. He thanked his family, friends, coaches and all those who reached out during recruitment. Raised in East Meadow, the Long Island native has won both Writer and Sportswriter of the Year from the New York State Press Association. 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. 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). An astounding high school career, with still one year left to compete at Mt. Desktop notifications are on | Turn off. When Mount Sinais head coach Harold Drumm first saw Spallinas outstanding skill set with his Team 91 Crush travel team as a sixth grader. . They definitely are their own person, Boys Latin coach Brian Farrell said. His lacrosse IQ is off the charts.. So, Daquino told Spallina he couldnt let defenses lock him, needing to break out and still get the ball. 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. 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. His career is at the beginning of his future in lacrosse, just as ours is in the development of our mens line. Lizards star Stephen Berger, known around the league as one of the most fun-loving athletes, wanted to include Spallina in his performance. He got a feel for how to move people, using his eyes and body language to move defenders and waiting an extra second for the lane to open up. But, his goal isnt a personal one: its to win four straight national championships, when SU hasnt competed for one in 10 years. Absolutely not, Dave Pietramala said when asked if he could have foreseen his sons both picking the same destination. Then again, it's . He got up before 5 a.m. for workouts, using shooting drills and hours of film on footwork and defenses to improve. Kids all over the country want to wear it, and people associate it with a high-level player. 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. Mattituck, NY 11952, Site made in collaboration with CMYK We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. ), will follow in his father Brian Reeses All-American footsteps to Maryland, where his mother Cathy Reese happens to be one of the most decorated coaches in NCAA womens lacrosse history. Subscription terms | And Spallina, always yearning to wear the same jersey, wants his name to be remembered in the same sentence as the Powells and the Gaits, Daquino said. I think we have the same mindset, Powell said. SUBSCRIBE TO ALLSYRACUSE.COM NOW TO GET ACCESS TO EXCLUSIVE INSIDER CONTENT! It was always a dream of mine to play in the Dome, play for Cuse and wear 22. He learned how to play off-ball since he was always playing older and bigger players, Joe said. Dom Pietramala also leaned on an unlikely source: Joey Spallina. If Spallina seems like a player who has been groomed to succeed at the next level, thats because he has been. Bring them back to Memorial Day weekend.. I was talking to [UNC attackman] Nicky Solomon, and he told me, I dont even go home in the summers anymore, Dom Pietramala said. Spallinas drive, playmaking ability and experience playing beyond his years etched his name into the high school record books. Credit: Bob Sorensen. // . If youre worried, that means you havent done enough to prepare yourself, Spallina said. To be able to get that opportunity, its hard to say no, he said. Its not just him, but the whole offense just runs through Joey, Farron said. Reh said Spallina could be one of the best college players of all time. 1 recruit and now Syracuse 2022 commit. His social media following has boomed while highlights of his play on the field have made the rounds. California Privacy Rights | That added another layer to their decisions. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. While the attackmen are No. The deal also incorporates a product collaboration with Gait and Spallina on his own branded goods. You might be using private browsing or have notifications blocked. Northport started the season 2-3 but won 13 games in a row after that, culminating in an 11-10 win over Syosset to capture the Long Island Class A championship. I was honored when [Syracuse] called me, Spallina said a few days later. Please enable notifications or using normal browsing mode. The kid who grew up idolizing Casey Powell and the famed No. Few players were as talked about as Joey Spallina, the son of Stony Brook women's lacrosse coach and former New York Lizards coach Joe Spallina. Spallina was quick and to the point in reading his prepared statement. Spallina has already impressed Gait, one of the games best players ever, and Owen Hiltz, who led Syracuse in goals in 2021. I hope they only saw the second half, said the star attraction, Mount Sinais Joey Spallina, the countrys top recruit in the Class of 2022. Powell believes No. If you ever want to change your favorites, you can manage them using your custom dropdown! His father, Hall of Famer Roy Colsey, is his coach at Ridgefield High School and a middle-school physical education teacher in the district. For the season, Joey has 76 goals and 88 assists, tops in Suffolk, per Newsday. Honestly I didnt think it was even possible. This is awesome, honestly, said Spallina, who would be in his fifth varsity season had the pandemic not claimed the 2020 campaign. One of the top faceoff specialists in the country, Cascadden was a key cog for the Long Island Class B champions that used an opportunistic offense and grinding defense to win the title. He wants to help bring Syracuse back to the top, said Spallinas father, Joe. Yes Not now. Of course, they wanted to go to a school where theyd contend for NCAA championships. Theres no question about that., Copyright USA Lacrosse Magazine 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. 22 on your back, you better be prepared, he said. Spallina has always impressed against older competition. Nope. 22. Make sure to SUBSCRIBE . The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. No one has to tell that to SWR coach Michael Taylor. named Newsday player of the year, Long Island Championship MVP, and is a Suffolk County and Long Island Champion. We really were just playing together and having fun and scoring easy goals. Though the Hall of Fame player and two-time NCAA championship-winning coach faced the likes of Penn State, Duke and North Carolina more times than he could count, his view was mostly limited to the hotel, locker room and field. 22.COMMITMENT STORY https://t.co/i1W6z5Mhrs pic.twitter.com/mP1tWaVsuW. 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. He had double-digit saves in both regular-season matchups against St. Anthonys. oey Spallina has always wanted to play lacrosse at Syracuse, and hes always wanted to wear No. 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. 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. Sinai defeat Manhasset, 14-13, in the Long Island class C title game earlier this month. Spallina scored three goals from six shots to go with five assists. But both admitted their excitement that when they head south, theyll do so with someone who will always have their back. Send us a letter to the editor instead. Spallina first made waves back in 2011 as an 8-year-old at the MLL All-Star Game Freestyle Competition. 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.. Daquino said Spallina even enjoyed it. 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 On Wednesday, Terry Foy of Inside Lacrosse reported that Spallina, the Syracuse Orange commit. I thought he played a great game, though, you know. I think hes an amazing goalie.. But his most impressive game of the season came under the brightest light. Sinai. If you do not want to select your favorites now, you can continue to Cuse.com and select your favorites later. So crazy. 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. Obviously, not many of them worked. The visits that the Pietramalas made on their own were eye-opening for Dave Pietramala, too. Kids asked for autographs after games that year, recalled Scott Reh, Mount Sinais athletic director. He was in the background saying, Mom, I want it to start Sept. 1.. Giving credit all to him, he stole that moment from me.. I cannot see myself anywhere else.. Help. The son of another Syracuse legend, Ryan Colsey of Ridgefield (Conn.) committed to Virginia. Team 91 LIs Parker McDonald Earns 2025 Five-Star Honors, Leading Edge Playmaking LSM Will Pedicano Earns Five-Star Honors. Weve both been around the game so long that you know the ins and outs and what a team is looking for. Oh, youre only good because youre Pietramalas son., Oh, its just because of your last name that youre starting.. I dont know what else he could possibly prove. The idea of a time machine was born. 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. His fellow attackmen, Lucas Laforge (six goals, one assist) and Cole Marsala (three goals, one assist), did their parts in making life difficult for SWR. You dont get nervous if youre prepared and you trust that your skills will get you through it.. - Joey Spallina . The Daily Orange is Syracuse Universitys independent student news organization. He led all players on Long Island with 122 points, which included 45 goals and 77 assists. 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. Both write with their right hand, but Dom is a natural lefty in lacrosse. Thanks for signing up! My dad (Stony Brook womens lacrosse head coach Joe Spallina) always told me assists are worth two points, goals worth one.. Their interests diverge off the field, too. Desktop notifications are on | Turn off. Welcome to Gait Lacrosse @SpallinaJoey! Other times, when defenders were all over Spallina, hed be relaxed, jogging, with no panic in his eyes, Drumm said. Box 1500 Excellence is what we strive for, but youre never going to be perfect with everything. When you put the No. Connecting the worldwide lacrosse community with authentic storytelling, news coverage, reviews, broadcasts and original video content by players, for players. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. Nick stands at about 6-foot-4. Personal: Full name Joey Tyler Spallina son of Mary Beth and Joe father is the head coach of the Stony Brook University women's lacrosse team . 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! 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. Go inside the helmet with the #1 2022 recruit, Joey Spallina, as they take on the Juiced Cherries at the Inside Lacrosse Elite Eight. 22 was always on his back as he became the nations best recruit. Terms of service | 22s had been together in two decades. In January, the three Powell brothers met with Gait and Lockwood at LaxCon in Baltimore. Joey Spallina is not waiting until his college lacrosse career begins to start making his money. Plus, it was beautiful. Privacy Policy | NLF October 2020 Super 60 Rankings In response, Gait has told Spallina not to change his style, though he had to earn his spot on the field. The hard work molded Spallina into the most coveted recruit in his class. Ranked No. But, his goal isnt a personal one: its to win four straight national championships, when SU hasnt competed for one in 10 years. "Excellence is what we strive for, but youre never going to be perfect with everything. Dom, more of free spirit, respects that decision, but knows the military is not for him. Contact Newsday | Years later, Spallina was doing the same thing, this time in real games, becoming the hottest name in high school lacrosse. 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. Being given the chance to wear 22 and play in the Dome was something that Ive been dreaming about since I was a kid.. Video Platform powered by CBS Sports Digital. And once that was done, Spallina shot for an hour, grabbing his dads key card for the practice facility at Stony Brook, where Joe coaches the womens team. Copyright 2023 Newsday. They cut backdoor and theyre really good at it and they just got the better of us today at it.. All rights reserved. Playing for Syracuse and wearing 22 was all a dream come true, Spallina said. Your Favorites will also appear in your custom dropdown. The SWR goals came from Francisco Cortes, Liam Kershis, Max Barone, Owen Taylor and Alec Gregorek-Ali. Help. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. And thats saying something. By Spallinas junior year, he could score several ways going left, backing into defenders, going behind the back or turning the corner and firing, giving them a workout, Reh said. Looking to comment on this article? Inside Lacrosse is the most trusted and largest source of lacrosse coverage, score and stats data, recruiting data and participation events in the sport. . Bell improved his elite playmaking skills this season, tallying 57 assists. Hes committed to Cornell. Top Stories Nassau Suffolk Education Crime Politics Towns Investigations Data and . His game is more feeding than getting a goal, so he uses the slide to his advantage and his whole team works around him. 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 . We are thrilled to have him.. And Spallina has a lot of friends. Joey Spallina #22 of Mt. Manage Settings Gavin Takacs contributed two goals and an assist, Christopher Colantonio had a goal and an assist and James Carretta also scored. . From the moment he stepped out onto the turf, Dom Pietramala wasted little time announcing his presence. When Gary Gait told Spallina hed be the next SU head coach, they talked briefly about the No. Now I know what Ive been recruiting against for the last 20 years, he quipped. Their conversations were about more than lacrosse. Youve worked your whole life for this. 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. He notched 131 points, earning All-American honors. He is also a three-time All County and All Division Player. Despite the way Syracuses 2021 season ended, with a loss to Georgetown in the NCAA Tournament, Spallina is still bullish on the Oranges future. The Shoreham-Wading River girls hoops squad soared to their first Suffolk County title in school history, defeating No. He's garnered increased media attention after committing to Syracuse, where he will wear No. Terms of service | Hes unbelievable. It was a dream while growing up to play for Syracuse and wear No. Then-head coach John Desko had called him at midnight via his mothers phone to tell him he could wear No. The setting was postcard perfect at St. Anthonys blue sky, warm air, sun-splashed turf. Daquino also worked with Spallina to improve his left hand. 22, especially at Syracuse, Lockwood said, because everything is magnified. Im usually the one telling him hes not doing something today, instead of telling him to go do it.. Pictured,from left: Andrew McAdorey of St. Anthony's, Aiden McCaffrey of Comsewogue, Johnny Schwarz of Shoreham-Wading River. The Mustangs were No. With Spallinas success came increased pressure as he attracted attention around Long Island. 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. You might be using private browsing or have notifications blocked. 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