Massapequa vs Syosset

HIGHLIGHTS

Syosset 1 Massapequa 0: Reserve sophomore forward Greg Ancona blocked a clearing attempt by Massapequa, settled the ball, and quickly fired a rocket from 20 yards out inside the far left post in the 33rd minute. Syosset's "Super Sub" scored the game's lone goal as Syosset earned a 1-0 home win. Syosset (1-1-1) appeared to be the more aggressive team throughout most of the hard-fought, physical matchup of two of the top AA Nassau programs. Defending champ Massapequa (5) and Syosset have combined to win (or been co-champs) seven of the last 11 Nassau AA titles. The two programs met this past spring in a AA semifinal on April 23. (Massapequa came back from a one-goal deficit to earn a 2-1 OT thriller behind two goals from then-sophomore Ryan Leach.) Justin Cashman was especially active in the first half when he made six of his seven saves for Massapequa (1-1-0). Cole Nevins had two stops for Syosset. Massapequa's Christian Napolitano moved up top in the second half and had a few good scoring chances. However, Massapequa never found the equalizer. This season, all 15 Nassau Class AA programs are playing in one conference: Nassau Conference AA-I. Each team faces the other once and will play 14 conference games.