{"id":120140,"date":"2024-05-01T16:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T20:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com\/?p=120140"},"modified":"2024-05-02T08:26:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T12:26:23","slug":"boys-lacrosse-blue-waves-on-pace-for-best-record-in-lax-program-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com\/2024\/05\/120140\/boys-lacrosse-blue-waves-on-pace-for-best-record-in-lax-program-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Boys lacrosse: Blue Waves on pace for best record in lax program history"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Before the season started, Riverhead head coach Vic Guadagnino circled a few games on the schedule that he felt the Blue Waves needed to win to end up in playoff contention for the first time since 2019. Games against Patchogue-Medford, South Fork and William Floyd were always tight in recent years but ultimately ended in losses. This season, those games have been wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On April 12, Riverhead defeated Patchogue-Medford, 8-7, on an overtime game-winner by Sean Michael Payton. On the 18th, Riverhead prevailed over South Fork, 9-8, holding onto a slim margin in the fourth quarter to gut it out. On the 24th, William Floyd got picked off, 8-5, thanks to three Jackson Redmond goals, one of which broke a 5-5 tie with 7:10 remaining in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been the years of these guys playing together that finally made things click,\u201d Guadagnino said. \u201cThey\u2019ve been laser-focused this year. They want to achieve. They\u2019ve been through a lot, taking the losses the last three seasons. It\u2019s been rough on them. In 2019 we hung a banner, finished seventh in our division and then we had the budget fail, and kids left. 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Bill Landon photo<\/span>\n\t  \t\t<span slideKey=\"1\">Riverhead goalie Dillon Zaleski with the save for the Blue Waves in a home game against Copiague. Bill Landon photo<\/span>\n\t  \t\t<span slideKey=\"2\">Nathan Nentwich fires at the cage for the Blue Waves. Bill Landon photo<\/span>\n\t  \t\t<span slideKey=\"3\">Zachary Timpone scores again for the Blue Waves. Bill Landon photo<\/span>\n\t  \t\t<span slideKey=\"4\">Zachary Timpone splits the pipes for the Blue Waves. Bill Landon photo<\/span>\n\t  \t\t<span slideKey=\"5\">Logan Dempsey drives towards the crease for the Blue Waves. Bill Landon photo<\/span>\n\t  \t\t<span slideKey=\"6\">Jackson Redmond sees a cutter. Bill Landon photo<\/span>\n\t  \t<\/div>\n\t\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Fifth place in the division is the highest a Riverhead lacrosse team has ever placed this deep into a season. Eleven teams make the playoffs and the top eight seeds will get a home game in the first round. Seventh place in 2019 was the Blue Waves best finish in program history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team has three games remaining on the schedule: Sachem North (3-9), Walt Whitman (3-9) and North Babylon (2-10).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s so much moving around in the standings as one team knocks off another, and the power points, of course, play a part in that,\u201d Guadagnino said. \u201cWe need to take care of Thursday against Sachem East. It\u2019s not going to be an easy game. If we take care of things the rest of the season we should secure a home game in Round 1.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sumwalt, who scored two goals and added three assists against Copiague, leads Riverhead with 55 points this season including 35 goals and 20 assists. Fellow senior attacker Zach Timpone has scored 29 goals after netting three on Tuesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t want to go four years on varsity without a winning record and without making it to the playoffs,\u201d Timpone said. \u201cIt\u2019s basically come down to our work ethic this season. We\u2019ve been practicing as hard as we can to get better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As strong as Riverhead has been on the attack, the success this season has been keyed by a defense that has allowed on average only seven goals per game. Danny Healy, Liam Lennon, Brendan Wallace and Michael Gabriel have been a solid back three for the Blue Waves and have consistently kept opposing attackers out of scoring range. Defensive midfielders Ruairi McElhinney and Kevin Qualey have been a major part of that effort.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI remember during the COVID shut down we were out here trying to get better,\u201d Healy said. \u201cWe\u2019ve been really working at this since freshman year. We finally grew up. We\u2019re finally beating those teams that gave us hell in the last few years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sophomore goaltender Dillon Zaleski recorded his 100th save this season against Copiague and Guadagnino said adding him to the mix has been a major contribution.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s only his first season on varsity and he\u2019s made a major impact,\u201d the coach said. \u201cHe\u2019s made great saves for us and communicates at a high level.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The biggest reason the Blue Waves have been on a tear this season is that it\u2019s not just one player doing it all. It\u2019s truly a team effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve gotta say it\u2019s been different guys stepping up in different games,\u201d Guadagnino said. \u201cIt\u2019s been super cool. Sometimes it\u2019s the middies like Sean Payton and Jackson Redmond and other days it\u2019s the attack with Timpone, [Logan] Dempsey or Sumwalt. Our defense has forced turnovers and come up big when we needed them to. Our goals against have significantly dropped since last year.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before the season started, Riverhead head coach Vic Guadagnino circled a few games on the schedule that he felt the Blue Waves needed to win to end up in playoff contention for the first time since 2019. 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