Sachem North (NY) midfielder Will Russo will grow his game at newly upgraded UMass Lowell’s D-I program

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William Russo continues to grow and develop as a player, according to his coach at Sachem North High School in Suffolk County (NY), Jason Mauro. “He’s just starting to come into his own and we look forward to watching him continue to improve,” said Mauro. That makes Russo, a Class of 2015 midfielder, a perfect […]

Defenseman La Francesca gives Sachem North (NY) eight 2014 commits

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Sachem North has seen its number of senior college committed players reach eight. The Flaming Arrows’ latest 2014 verbal was made by defender Paul La Francesca, who has committed to the admissions process at SUNY Maritime, a decision first reported when it was made on Nov. 1 by Joe Lombardi on LaxLessons.com’s Lacrosse Insider premium […]

2016 attackman Haun becomes Sachem North’s fourth Stony Brook-bound commit

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After learning that yet another one of his players has decided on Stony Brook University, Sachem North coach Jay Mauro took a moment to reflect. “It’s kind of crazy how it’s working out,” Mauro said. Indeed, four current Flaming Arrows have now verballed to the Seawolves. And three former Sachem North players are current on […]

Lacrosse Insider: Stony Brook’s first 2016 verbal comes from familiar place; Syracuse lands 2015 CT standout; Summit (NJ) junior picks Providence; Staples (CT) 2015 standout selects UMass

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The Sachem North High School to Stony Brook University pipeline is thriving, and as a result, the Seawolves now have their first Class of 2016 commit. Syracuse University has picked up its second tristate verbal in as many days and one of the leading players on New Jersey power Summit has made his college choice. […]

Sachem North (NY) 2016 Jacob Giacalone, who first played goalie two years ago, is now headed to Johns Hopkins

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Considering how far he’s come in such a short amount of time, it’s no wonder Sachem North High School (N.Y.) coach Jason Mauro says “the sky’s the limit” for Jacob Giacalone. After all, just two years after first playing the goaltending position, the sophomore has verballed to Johns Hopkins, a commitment first reported by Joe […]

Lacrosse Insider: LI 2016 goalie new to his position verbals to Hopkins; Greenwich (CT) gets its sixth senior commit; New varsity coach at Nyack HS (NY) is LI native from Fordham Prep (NY)

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Johns Hopkins has just picked up a brand-new member of its Class of 2016 recruiting class from the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region. Before we get to the latest commitment, here’s a quick recap of the previous Blue Jays tristate sophomore verbals: Owen Colwell, Westfield (N.J.), defense; Matt Hubler, […]

Lacrosse Insider: Army gets its sixth Class of 2014 tristate commit

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Army has now received six commitments from rising seniors in the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region. Before we get to the latest Black Knight verbal, here’s a rundown of the five commits: * Tommy Marino (Smithtown East, NY), attack * Kieran Mullins (Islip, NY), attack * Andrew Nadjari […]

Ross is third 2014 Sachem North (NY) standout to select Stony Brook

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It takes just over five minutes to travel from Sachem North High School to Stony Brook University. It’s a short trip for sure, but for many Flaming Arrows’ players, it has become the final destination on the long road to Division I lacrosse. Most recently, Anthony Ross. The rising senior defender’s commitment was first reported […]

Player’s perspective: Mike Calvagna, Sachem North (NY) midfielder

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The race for the top spot in Suffolk County Class A is attracting a lot of discussion — and votes in our latest poll. One team that is always in the hunt but has lacked some preseason buzz in 2013 is Sachem North. For more on the Flaming Arrows, we turn to Mike Calvagna. The […]

Caridi commitment keeps Sachem North’s Stony Brook connection in full force

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It’s become quite a pipeline. Stony Brook University has found a high school pipeline for talent and that school is Sachem North. All told, five Flaming Arrow players are either current or future Seawolves. The latest to join that group is junior midfielder Joe Caridi, who verballed to SBU earlier this week. He joins current […]

Sachem North’s Aronow becomes latest sophomore commit; Check the regional rundown

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Thirteen sophomores from the region have already made college commitments. (You can check the rundown below.) Two of those commitments have come in the last 24 hours. As we told you yesterday here and today on InsideLacrosse.com, Liam Blohm, a longstick midfielder from Syosset, opted for Ohio State. As we reported earlier today on Twitter, […]

Florida Southern-bound Novak gives Sachem North its 10th senior commit

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If you checked our “Updated recruiting review and commitment rundown” yesterday, you learned Sachem North now has 10 seniors who have committed to play in college. The latest verbal for coach Jay Mauro’s Flaming Arrows came from Tyler Novak, who will attend Florida Southern, an up-and-coming Division II program whose roster now includes eight Long […]

Andreassi hopes to outhustle, outmuscle foes at UMass, too

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Photo by Bob Sorensen/Sachem Patch There are plenty of factors to weigh when considering a college during the recruiting process. For Tyler Andreassi, one was tough to overlook. His brother, Michael Andreassi, a former teammate of his at Sachem North, just completed his freshman season at UMass. After considering several D-I programs, Tyler Andreassi, in […]