Yorktown rolls into East Semifinal with routine win over Cornwall
MIDDLETOWN – Yorktown is big on routine.
The early start did not alter the usual approach or change the expectations. Brady Sheriden got the Huskers going with a goal in the opening minutes of a methodical 18-5 win over Cornwall in a NYSPHSAA Class B regional final Saturday at Middletown High School and it was same old, same old from there.
“We always knew we were going to be here,” senior defender Nick D’Andria said. “It’s part of the journey. Everything is the same, honestly, it’s a little different in terms of getting up and getting on a bus but the mentality is the same. We were locked in, listening to the same music, the same speeches. We’re just keeping it going.”
Yorktown is coming back Thursday to play in the NYSPHSAA East Semifinal against Manhasset at 4 p.m.
It’s the second final four appearance in three years for some in this group. The Huskers fell to South Side in 2024 and have not celebrated a state playoff win over the Long Island champion since 2017 when they beat Garden City in a 5-4 overtime thriller.
There were some turnover issues early in this game before the goals began to find the back of the net.
“Yeah, we have to stay more composed,” senior midfielder Gianluca Marchini said. “We can’t get think too highly of ourselves. We have to play lacrosse just like we always do.”
Yorktown was strong on defense and Tommy Carney netted three goals before halftime, building a 9-2 lead at the break. J.T. Carney had four goals after the intermission, pushing the game toward running time.
Pregame hype for next week’s matchup between two if the marquee programs in New York with a state championship berth on the line will not be necessary.
“My sophomore year we were up big (against South Side) and lost the game,” Marchini added. “We had too many penalties. “That’s something we’ve really worked on, being more composed as a team so that if we do get into a situation where a team makes a run on us we’re able to come back from it.”
Box score
Yorktown (16-4): Brady Sheridan 1G, 1A; Aidan Concannon 1G; Danny Weissman 1A; Tommy Carney 4G, 1A; Frankie Ofrias 3G; Vinny Marchini 1G, 1A; Cooper Constantine 1A; Gianluca Marchini 2G, 1A; Jayden Tyndal 1G, 1A; J.T. Carney 4G, 2A; Ryan Fastiggi 1G; Tyler Caricati 1A, 17/27FO; Hunter Mezzatesta 13S; Dom DeBellis 2S.
Cornwall (15-3): Jayden Saraceno 2G, 1A; Brock Suby 1G; Kyle Rose 1G; Danny Sullivan 1A; Matt Argenio 1G; Slav Mishkovski 13S.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Yorktown rolls into state boys lacrosse semifinals
Reporting by Mike Dougherty, Rockland/Westchester Journal News / Rockland/Westchester Journal News
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