Stick Stars: Top Long Island boys and girls lacrosse performances this week
West Islip's Ava Obloj gets ready to fire a shot during a Suffolk girls lacrosse game on April 24, 2025, at West Islip High School. Credit: Bob Sorensen
BOYS LACROSSE
ETHAN FAMULARO and RILEY HICKAM, Oceanside
Tied a 7 against Seaford, Famularo scored the decider with 14 seconds left. Hickam saved 14 shots and saved another 11 in a 11-4 win against Locust Valley.
NOAH GREGOREK, Shoreham-Wading River
One of Suffolk’s final undefeated teams is no longer so, after Gregorek’s five goals and three assists led SWR to a 13-5 win over Harborfields (6-1).
LOUIS MONTELESSE, Ward Melville
The Patriots have quietly jumped to a 4-1 start, headlined by an impressive 12-10 win over Lindenhurst where Montelesse scored five goals and assisted another. He also had three goals and three assists against Commack.
GABRIEL NATHAN, Holy Trinity
Nathan scored four goals and assisted another to lift Holy Trinity to an overtime win over Hicksville in the Seawane Cup.
ALEC NOTARO, South Side
There are few things as sweet as going 18-for-18 at the faceoff X, but Notaro also had 18 ground balls against Carey.
DEVIN PACCIONE, Wantagh
Paccione, one of the best on Long Island, dominated this week with a combined eight goals and 10 assists in wins over Sachem North and North Shore.
Devin Paccione of Wantagh moves toward the net during a boys lacrosse game against host Garden City on March 26, 2026. Credit: Dawn McCormick
DAVID QUESADA, Clarke
He scored three goals and supplied the winning assist to Ryan Salveson in Clarke’s 8-7 win over East Meadow.
JAVEN TAFF, Sayville
He had three goals and three assists in a triple-overtime thriller, including the goal to force OT with 45 seconds left, and the winning goal off an assist from Jamison Holt.
NICK VICINANZA, Kings Park
It may have come in a 9-8 loss to Sayville, but Vicinanza kept his team alive with a remarkable 27-save performance through triple overtime.
GIRLS LACROSSE
ASHLEY BATTISTA, Floral Park
Battista scored five goals against Mepham, helping the Knights improve their record to 5-1.
COLBIE BURKE, Rocky Point
A 12-10 win over Babylon wouldn’t have been possible without Burke’s four goals and three assists.
ALYSSA CUEVAS, North Babylon
Her six goals and one assist against Copiague lifted North Babylon to its second win of the season.
KAYLEIGH HUGGARD, MacArthur
At MacArthur’s inaugural Trevor Huggard Memorial Lacrosse Day, it’s only fitting that Kayleigh dominated on a day dedicated to her older brother’s passing. She scored four goals and two assists to lift MacArthur to a win over East Meadow.
PAGE KELLERSHON, Mattituck
She delivered eight goals and three assists against Glenn. It’s Kellershon’s second game this season with at least eight points.
GRACE MILLER, Bethpage
It’s impossible to ignore Miller’s astounding 12-goal game, not to mention seven draw controls, in a 16-13 win against Glenn. Bethpage has won six straight.
TESSA MATOZZO, Locust Valley
Matozzo scored her fifth goal of the game with 10 seconds remaining to force overtime against North Shore before Natalie Smith’s golden goal in an 11-10 win.
NEVAEH MOTES, Division
Division rolled to its fifth win of the year off the back of Motes, who scored six goals and assisted two more against Mineola.
AVA OBLOJ, West Islip
In a battle between undefeated West Islip and undefeated Harborfields, Obloj scored four goals and had three assists to ensure the Lions remained unbeaten.
Michael Sicoli covers high school sports for Newsday. He graduated from Quinnipiac in 2022 and left with a master’s degree in sports journalism in 2023.
