high school sports

Highlights:
Half Hollow Hills West 2, Ward Melville 1: Nolan Gelman sent a throw-in to the foot of Justin Connor, who crossed it to the far post and Cody Acampora scored with 11:59 left in the game to lift No. 2 Half Hollow Hills West (17-2) to a 2-1 win in a Suffolk Class AA semifinal. Connor scored off an assist from Donovan Fraser with 38:32 left in the game to tie the score at 1 for Hills West, which has won 16 consecutive games. Mike Primiano made nine saves in the win. Hills West will play No. 5 Brentwood in the final on Thursday at the Dowling Sports Complex at 6:30 p.m. Will Casey scored in the first half for No. 3 Ward Melville (13-4-1).

Scoring:
Half Hollow Hills West -- Cody Acampora, 1 goals; Justin Connor, 1 goals/1 assists; Donovan Fraser, 1 assists.
Ward Melville -- Will Casey, 1 goals.

Goalies:
Half Hollow Hills West -- Mike Primiano, 9 saves/1 goals allowed.
Ward Melville -- Matt Kerman, 9 saves/2 goals allowed.

Highlights:
Ward Melville 2, Northport 1: Christian Marcel scored 12:00 into the second half to break a 1-1 tie and lead No. 3 Ward Melville (13-3-1) in a win over No. 6 Northport in the quarterfinals of the Suffolk AA playoffs. Ward Melville is set to take on the winner of No. 7 West Islip at No. 2 Half Hollow Hills West on Monday at 2 p.m. Chris McBride scored 10:00 into the second half to tie the score at 1 for Northport.

Scoring:
Ward Melville -- Christian Marcel, 2 goals; Jon Mackow, 1 assists; Will Casey, 1 assists.
Northport -- Chris McBride, 1 goals.

Goalies:
Ward Melville -- Matt Kerman, 7 saves/1 goals allowed.
Northport -- Chris Girolamo, 7 saves/2 goals allowed.

Highlights:
Ward Melville 3, Whitman 1: Will Casey scored the first of two goals off a feed from Chris DiFiore 13 minutes in to give No.3 Ward Melville (12-3-1) a 1-0 lead in a Suffolk Class AA first-round game. Jon Mackow scored on a direct kick from just outside the 18-yard box to give the winners a 2-1 lead with 20 minutes. Casey scored is second goal minutes later to provide the final margin. Ward Melville will host the winner of No.6 Northport vs. No.11 Hills East in a second-round on Friday at 2 p.m.

Scoring:
Ward Melville -- Will Casey, 2 goals; Jon Mackow, 1 goals/1 assists; Chris DiFiore, 1 assists.
Whitman -- Jose Uceda, 1 goals; Bryan Jiminez, 1 assists.

Goalies:
Ward Melville -- Matt Kerman, 5 saves.
Whitman -- Edwin Fuentes, 7 saves.

Highlights:
Commack 1, Ward Melville 0: Jack Miller scored with 16:57 left in the first half and Larry Helfant, making his first start of the season, made six saves for Commack (11-4, 10-2), which clinched the League I title. Matt Kerman made six saves for Ward Melville (11-3-1, 9-3).

Scoring:
Commack -- Jack Miller, 1 goals; Kyle Kilmetis, 1 assists.

Goalies:
Commack -- Larry Helfant , 6 saves.
Ward Melville -- Matt Kerman, 6 saves.

Highlights:
Ward Melville 1, Patchogue-Medford 0: Chris DiFiore scored with 32:00 left in the second half for Ward Melville (9-2 League I). Matt Kernan made four saves for the shutout.

Scoring:
Ward Melville -- Chris DiFiore, 1 goals.

Goalies:
Ward Melville -- Matt Kerman, 4 saves.
Patchogue-Medford -- Keith Orlando, 7 saves/1 goals allowed.

Highlights:
Ward Melville 5, Floyd 0: Will Casey scored two goals, Jon Mackow had one goal and one assist and Steven Nworjih and Dan Lerman each scored one goal. John Helmke had two assists while Joel Kleinberg and Chris DiFiore each had one assist for Ward Melville (8-2). Matt Kerman had two saves for Ward Melville and Christian Teran had eight saves for Floyd.

Scoring:
Ward Melville -- Will Casey, 2 goals; Jon Mackow, 1 goals/1 assists; Dan Lerman, 1 goals; Steven Nworjih, 1 goals; John Helmke, 2 assists; Joel Kleinberg, 1 assists; Chris DiFiore, 1 assists.

Goalies:
Ward Melville -- Matt Kerman, 2 saves.
Floyd -- Christian Teran, 8 saves.

Highlights:
Ward Melville 3, Longwood 0: Matt Kerman had five saves to lead Ward Melville (7-2) in League I.

Scoring:
Ward Melville -- Dan Lehrman, 1 goals; Will Casey, 1 goals; Chris DiFiore, 1 goals; Christian Marcel, 1 assists; Jon Mackow, 1 assists.

Goalies:
Ward Melville -- Matt Kerman, 5 saves.
Longwood -- David Flores, 8 saves.

Highlights:
Ward Melville 2, Brentwood 1: Will Casey scored off a cross from Jon Mackow with 4:07 left in the first half to give Ward Melville (6-2) a 2-1 lead in League I. Casey scored off an assist from Christian Marcel three minutes into the game to give Ward Melville a 1-0 lead. Ward Melville beat Brentwood for the second time this season. Brentwood is 5-3.

Scoring:
Ward Melville -- Will Casey, 2 goals; Christian Marcel, 1 assists; Jon Mackow, 1 assists.
Brentwood -- Hancell Guevara, 1 goals.

Goalies:
Ward Melville -- Matt Kerman, 7 saves/1 goals allowed.

Highlights:
Sachem East 2, Ward Melville 1: Ryan Murphy scored on a 20 yard shot to put Sachem East (3-4-1 League I) up 2-0 with 15:00 left in the second half. Nick Coffaro had two assists.

Scoring:
Sachem East -- Ryan Murphy, 1 goals; Nick Bejarano, 1 goals; Nick Coffaro, 2 assists.
Ward Melville -- Jon Mackow, 1 goals.

Goalies:
Sachem East -- Paul Sciortino, 9 saves/1 goals allowed.
Ward Melville -- Matt Kerman, 7 saves/2 goals allowed.

Highlights:
Ward Melville 1, Commack 0: Shane Dineen scored 2:00 into the second half on an assist fro Alfredo Sobalvarro to break a scoreless tie and lead Ward Melville (5-1 League I).

Scoring:
Ward Melville -- Shane Dineen, 1 goals; Alfredo Sobalvarro, 1 assists.

Goalies:
Ward Melville -- Matt Kerman, 6 saves.
Commack -- Dylan Bauver, 7 saves/1 goals allowed.

Highlights:
Ward Melville 3, Patchogue-Medford o: Will Casey had a goal and an assist and Jarod Sanders had two assists for Ward Melville (4-1 League I). Matt Kerman made two saves for the shutout.

Scoring:
Ward Melville -- Steven Nworjih, 1 goals; Will Casey, 1 goals/1 assists; Chris DiFiore, 1 goals; Jarod Sanders, 2 assists.

Goalies:
Ward Melville -- Matt Kerman, 2 saves.
Patchogue-Medford -- Lasandro Sanchez, 5 saves/3 goals allowed.

Highlights:
Ward Melville 6, Floyd 0: Senior Will Casey scored a career-high five points, with four goals and an assist, to lead Ward Melville (3-1) in League I. Chris DiFiore added a goal and an assist and Matt Kerman made three saves in the shutout.

Scoring:
Ward Melville -- Will Casey, 4 goals/1 assists; Dan Ayala, 1 goals; Chris DiFiore, 1 goals/1 assists; Christian Marcel, 1 assists; Jeremy Pachter, 1 assists.

Goalies:
Ward Melville -- Matt Kerman, 3 saves.
Floyd -- Dylan Gaches, 6 saves/6 goals allowed.

Highlights:
Longwood 3, Ward Melville 2: Alsix Garcia scored in the 6th minute of the first overtime period to give Longwood (3-2-1, 2-1-1) the win in League I. Ian Cook scored on a rebound in the 78th minute to tie the score at 2 and Soba Vincent finished a cross from Thomas Hatzinger in the 55th minute for Longwood, which trailed 2-0 at halftime. Billy Gibbs and Will Casey scored for Ward Melville (4-1-0, 2-1-0). David Flores recorded six saves for Longwood. Matt Kerman made 5 saves for Ward Melville.

Scoring:
Longwood -- Alsix Garcia, 1 goals; Ian Cook, 1 goals; Soba Vincent, 1 goals; Thomas Hatzinger, 1 assists.
Ward Melville -- Will Casey, 1 goals/1 assists; Billy Gibbs, 1 goals; Alfredo Sobalvarro, 1 assists.

Goalies:
Longwood -- David Flores, 6 saves.
Ward Melville -- Matt Kerman, 5 saves.

Highlights:
Ward Melville 1, Brentwood 0: Jon Mackow scored from 20-yards out 11:00 into the first half off an assist by Will Casey to give Ward Melville (4-0-1, 2-0 League I) a 1-0 lead it wouldn't lose. Matt Kerman had 10 saves for the shutout. Brentwood has now lost two consecutive games.

Scoring:
Ward Melville -- Jon Mackow, 1 goals; Will Casey, 1 assists.

Goalies:
Ward Melville -- Matt Kerman, 10 saves.
Brentwood -- Willie Arriaza, 6 saves/1 goals allowed.

Highlights:
Ward Melville 2, Sachem East 1: Alex Guadagno (two goals) put Ward Melville up 2-0 with 15 minutes left. Will Casey and Chris DiFiore each added one assist and Matt Kerman made 13 saves for Ward Melville (3-0-1, 1-0-0). Paul Sciortino made 10 saves for Sachem East.

Scoring:
Ward Melville -- Alex Guadagno, 2 goals; Will Casey, 1 assists; Chris DiFiore, 1 assists.
Sachem East -- Nick Bejarano, 1 goals.

Goalies:
Ward Melville -- Matt Kerman, 13 saves.
Sachem East -- Paul Sciortino, 10 saves.

Highlights:
Comsewogue 2, Ward Melville 2: Keith Vigorito's second goal of the game tied the score at 2 with 17:00 left in the second half for Comsewogue (0-1-1) in non-league. John Mackow had a goal and an assist for Ward Melville (2-0-1).

Scoring:
Ward Melville -- Shane Dineen, 1 goals; John Mackow, 1 goals/1 assists.
Comsewogue -- Keith Vigorito, 2 goals.

Goalies:
Ward Melville -- Matt Kerman, 10 saves/2 goals allowed.
Comsewogue -- Kyle Dougherty, 10 saves/2 goals allowed.

Highlights:
Ward Melville 1, West Islip 0: Will Casey scored on an assist by Alfredo Sobalvarro in the first half for Ward Melville (2-0) in non-league. Matt Kerman made six saves for the shutout.

Scoring:
Ward Melville -- Will Casey, 1 goals; Alfredo Sobalvarro, 1 assists.

Goalies:
Ward Melville -- Matt Kerman, 6 saves.
West Islip -- Kyle Carrick, 7 saves/1 goals allowed.

Scoring:
Ward Melville -- Will Casey, 1 goals; Chris DiFiore, 1 goals; Billy Gibbs, 1 assists; Alex Wolfe, 1 assists.

Goalies:
Ward Melville -- Matt Kerman, 8 saves.
Smithtown West -- Antonio Dalamakis, 8 saves/2 goals allowed.