The roster for the Hudson Valley team that will be competing in the Empire State Cup July 26-29 in Syracuse was finalized today.

It includes a mix of recent high school graduates as well as returning varsity players.

Here’s the roster:

Attack:

Brian Prunty, Lakeland/Panas

Chris Santangelo, Rye

Joe Buzzetti, Clarkstown South

Kevin McDermott, Hen Hud

David Rubenstein, Somers

Zach Mermelstein, Pelham

Midfield:

Brian Prestreau, Yorktown

Alex Corpolongo, Somers

Jake Kaiser, Byram Hills

Danny Manning, Yorktown

John Yozzo-Scapperotta, Dobbs Ferry

Tom Sharp, Suffern

Andrew Davis, Rye

Luke Palmadesso, Yorktown

Defense:

Michael Benincasa, Rye

Dan Campbell, Somers

Harley Valencia-McNally, Suffern

Alex Bronzo, Putnam Valley

Joseph Fahy, Don Bosco

Jack Phelan, Yorktown

Matt Landis, Pelham

Goal:

Michael Zingaro, Lakeland/Panas

Jimmy Danaher, Don Bosco

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11 Responses to “Empire State Cup Hudson Valley roster finalized”

  1. Green and Gold says:

    Considering who tried out. A pretty good team.
    Very, Very Good on face-offs. Big strong defense. execellent goalies. Middies are both offensive and defensive. Attack is a bit Raw!! They will also be well coached.Interesting to see how they stack up. Good Luck to this group and hope this cup thing is succesful!!

    • Laxit says:

      Good to see the graduating seniors want to be a part of representing the region.

      • NYC Grew to Include LI? says:

        when did NYC include Long Island? Would like to know what connection the boys from St. Anthony’s and Chaminade have to NYC? Do they live in NYC?

        I guess NYC is tired of getting trounced.

        • slacrosse says:

          Believe any kid from NY can try out for either team. Looks like could be a lot better team then all previous NYC teams that played in the Empire Games and were the door mat for the rest.

          • NYC Grew to Include LI? says:

            Thats seems to be the case as the FAQ’s indicates that anyone can tryout for any region so long as their schedules don’t conflict.LOL-Should be good competition now!

  2. Question says:

    Are the Don Bosco kids from Rockland?

  3. Sir laxalot says:

    Looks like a strong team howwever Not sure if they match up well with L.I.

    How come you never see W.I play C.C.?

    • Lax Novice says:

      Because the Suffolk A league requires 14 games out of a total of 16. Their out of league games are against Chaminade and Ridgewood, NJ. Of course for NYS purposes they are Class A and Garden City is Class B, assuming you meant GC there.

      It seems there are quite a few HS graduates on the roster listed above. It’s fun to play summer tournaments, but wasn’t this supposed to be a recruiting showcase to replace the late Empire State Games?

  4. sir laxalot says:

    Thanks Yes I did mean G.C.

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