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Lost in all of the hype that comes with seeing Joey Spallina score goals – he scores a lot of ’em, and they’re usually pretty flashy – is the fact that Spallina is also an incredible passer.
Two years ago, the Team 91 2022 Smash attackman put up a balanced 65-goal, 66-assist season as a freshman for Mount Sinai, and it’s a rarity to see a player with so many points with such a down-the-middle point breakdown.
Tuesday, the Syracuse commit, ranked No. 1 in the country for the 2022 class by both NLFRankings.com and Inside Lacrosse, showed off his passing acumen once more. He dished out a whopping 13 assists, including 12 in the first half, as the Mustangs ran past Hauppauge, 16-3. Those 13 helpers broke the Suffolk County single-game assists record, a number that could easily have piled up higher had Spallina played in the fourth quarter.
“I just have to give credit first to my teammates because obviously without them, that can’t happen,” Spallina told Newsday’s Brian Heyman. “The way that they were playing off the ball just made it easier for me to find them, and they would score and finish it off. We were playing together today.”
“He played the most selfless lacrosse game I’ve seen him play in his career,” Mount Sinai coach Harold Drumm said of Spallina’s performance.
’24 Wolfpack Lucas LaForge finished off a lot of those Spallina feeds, finishing with a season and career high five goals. ’22 Austin Oppenheim (Fairfield) tallied once and was a dominant 10-for-12 at the faceoff X, while ’23 Warriors Cole Marsala chipped in an assist. ’23 Bandits Jake Spallina was 10-for-11 at the stripe.
Bayport-Blue Point 9, Sayville 8
’23 Bandits JJ Aiello struck in overtime for the Phantoms, pocketing the game-winning goal as BBP grabbed its fourth straight win. ’22 Smash Jameson Smith (Johns Hopkins) had his fifth multi-assist game of the year with three helpers to go with two goals. ’24 Wolfpack Ben Morris tallied once to go with an assist, ’22 Smash Gavin LoCascio (UMass) scored once and ’23 Bandits Eric Grahn stopped three shots in split duty.
’23 Warriors Ronan Fitzpatrick did everything he could to keep Sayville in it, burying four goals in the loss.
St. Anthony’s 20, St. John The Baptist 8
’21 Andrew McAdorey (Duke) and ’23 Bandits Owen Duffy posted matching one-goal, three-assist days for the Friars, while ’23 Bandits Jack Ponzio dished out a career-best three assists as St. Anthony’s cruised.
’21 Blaze Ryan Baudo (Western Connecticut) pocketed a pair of goals in the win and ’22 Smash Kevin Barrett (Boston U) made four saves in split duty. ’21 Blaze Kyle O’Donoghue paced St. John The Baptist with a pair of goals.
Chaminade 15, Kellenberg 3
’21 Ambush Trey Berry (RPI) and ’21 Blaze Mac Rodriguez (Yale) each scored once for the Flyers, who also got an assist from ’22 Smash Jack Flaherty (Navy) in a balanced rout.
Shoreham-Wading River 22, Eastport-South Manor 6
’21 Blaze Johnny Schwarz (North Carolina) guided the Wildcats’ explosive offense with four goals and two assists, ’21 Blaze Robbie Troyano stuffed 10 shots and ’21 Blaze defenseman Jake Wilson (Duke) scored for the third time in four games as SWR romped.
’23 Warriors Patrick Murphy chipped in an assist for ESM.
Harborfields 17, Half Hollow Hills West 8
’21 Ambush Wes Ralph denied seven shots sent his way to help Harborfields roll. ’21 Ambush Danny Zabbia (Pace) ripped home a pair of goals for Hills West.
Niskayuna 10, Shaker 4
’22 Smash Brock Behrman (Notre Dame) set up three goals and added one himself for Nisky.
Comsewogue 12, East Islip 6
’21 Blaze Mason Oak (Quinnipiac) collected the win for Comsewogue by stopping five shots.
Massapequa 12, Carey 9
’22 Smash Anthony Mollica (Hofstra) paired a goal with an assist to lead the Chiefs.
Huntington 7, Sachem North 6
’21 Blaze Matt Keegan (Binghamton) scored twice and added an assist and ’22 Smash Alex Pfeiffer (Albany) flipped that stat line for Sachem North.
Farmingdale 8, South Side 4
’22 Smash Brady West (Loyola) had a pair of goals for the Cyclones.
Calhoun 11, Oceanside 10
’23 Warriors Nick Cairo tallied once for Oceanside.