East Islip vs Half Hollow Hills West

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Hills West 3, East Islip 2: Francesco Posillico scored a golden goal on a free kick from about 20 yards out with 3:05 left in the first overtime as the host Colts defeated scrappy East Islip, 3-2, in a Suffolk III boys soccer match on Monday Posillico, one of Suffolk's top goal scorers (5) this season, has scored three times on free kicks. (He also remembered scoring a free-kick goal last season from nearly the identical spot as he did on Monday.) It almost wasn't a win for Hills West (2-2, 2-0). East Islip, which had a strong wind at its back in the first half, saw senior forward Joe Raso open the scoring in the 28th minute. But Antonio Pipitone scored the equalizer from in close in the 63rd minute on an assist from Spencer Bernak. Later, Pipitone converted a free kick with 5:08 left that gave Hills West a short-lived lead. East Islip -- which played tough and aggressively throughout -- found the equalizer as defender John Walsh scored with 1:40 remaining to force overtime. Goalkeeper Nick Shields made 12 saves for East Islip (0-2, 0-1). It was the third overtime contest in Hills West's first four games (it has won twice in OT).