The William Floyd boys’ varsity lacrosse team fought out a tough game against South Fork this past week. The Colonials perseverance led them to pull out a 12-8 win to also top off a special celebration of senior night.
The first quarter of this match started out in overdrive as the Colonials scored two quick goals. South Fork answered back with a few shots that reached the back of the net as well. The score was 4-3 at the end of the first quarter with the Colonials on top.
The Colonials defense was on top of their game in the second quarter and certainly made the difference. They held the South Fork attack to only one goal while Floyd’s offense continued to do their job. The second half of the game was dominated by the Colonial attack as a barrage of goals were scored by multiple different players in green and white.
The Colonials offense was led by Marc Pluchino who had a game-high totals of four goals and three assists. PJ Gilhauley followed behind his teammate with two goals and one assist. Matt Taiani, Ryan Murtha, Matt Filosa, Jack Meyer and Brett Pitkanen all added at least one goal and assist to the board. The Colonials goalkeeper, Matt Shaw, had an impressive 20 stops in the win.
Floyd improved their overall record to 6-4 and their Division I record to 4-4. They continue to seek out a spot in the playoffs this week at they’ll play at Huntington in another Division one battle.
Best of luck to Coach Desmond Megna and the Colonials!
