Long Island wins Under Armour championship
BY MARCUS HENRY
Long Island, always considered the hotbed of lacrosse, kept its reputation intact over the weekend, going 4-0 and capturing the Under Armour underclassmen All-American championship in Maryland.
Hauppauge's Zack Losco and Will Himler of Chaminade had two goals each in Long Island's 8-5 win over Upstate New York in the championship game. Massapequa's Eric Schneider had six saves and Long Beach's Eddie Collins added three saves.
Long Island showed its dominance in the other games with a 12-4 win over Washington D.C., a 16-3 beating of New Jersey and a 9-5 win over the Midwest.
Coach Chris Rogles lauded the team's defensive effort. Starters Matt Kunkel (Ward Melville), Steven Jahelka (Garden City) and Austin Cohen of Glenn led a defense that limited its opponents to just four second half goals.
"The defense was outstanding," Rogles said.
Rogles also noted the play of Plainedge's Dylan Levings, who won 7 of 10 faceoffs in the championship game and 18 of 22 faceoffs in Long Island's win over New Jersey.
Other notables were Lynbrook's Tom DeNapoli, who had two goals and an assist in a win over Washington D.C. and St. Anthony's standout Ryan Munnelly, who had three goals in Long Island's win over New Jersey.

