New Hyde Park Wildcats
Boys U7 Intramurals
BOBCATS (Coach Chris Bernic): In the final game of the season, the Bobcats faced off against the Fighting Tigers. In the first half, Aidan Bernic and Samuel Hu created some great opportunities. Caleb Yu and Neel Khurana patrolled the midfield and Hamza Ghani did a fine job in goal. Austin Lee showed good skill and made several key plays on defense, but the first half ended with the Bobcats trailing 3-0. In the second half, the Bobcats started to claw their way back. After scoring an early goal, Jonah Beniquez was able to score a second on a beautiful throw-in from Kaleb Dyasi, making the score 3-2. Michael Farrauto made tremendous saves to keep the deficit at one goal until Albert Kuo buried a shot in the back of the net, tying the score at 3 just before the final whistle. The boys showed amazing determination which enabled them to finish the season in a spectacular fashion. They made coach and all the parents very proud. Go Bobcats!
PANTHERS (Coaches Rob Honovic and Boris Ribaric): In their final match of the season, the Panthers lost to a tough Cougar team by a score of 4-0. The goaltending duties were split by Matthew Ribaric, Christopher Notine and Vincent Sparacello. They all made key saves throughout the game and showed their skill on the field by making great play after great play. Lukas Rinaldi, Sherwin Fernandes and Liam Dempsey controlled the midfield with great ball handling skills. Defensively, Thomas Honovic, Arnav Kohli and Clayton Wong all played well, making key stops and defensive reads. Rocco Lipari and Alexander Cheung both created great plays on both sides of the field and showed their determined play throughout. The Panthers were missing Jackson Bigeni and James Maggio, who both had a great season. The team played well throughout the season and is looking to regroup in the spring. Go Panthers!!
LIONS (Coaches Mike Avallone and Phil Muzikant): The Lions tied their last game of the year against the Jaguars. The Lions had a great fall and are looking forward to the spring season. Congratulations to all the players. It was a great year of performances by Adrian Abraham, Charlie Avallone, Joseph Calandra, Daniel Cho, Gavin Dugger, Eli Jacob, Michael Mamo, Aidan McNeely, Robert Profeta, Tristan Ranallo and Matthew Muzikant.
COUGARS (Coaches Scott Liewehr and Juan Diaz): The Cougars ended their season on a high note, beating the Bobcats by a score of 4-0. Joey Teetz scored the first goal of the game within the first minute and it was followed later in the first half by a goal from Nico Liewehr. Second half scoring included two goals by Chris Rodgers, the first of which came off a beautifully placed penalty kick. Forwards Alex Stoyer, Simon Thomas, and Ewan Zehnter applied pressure all game with speed and ball control. Ben Youfsan, Leo Tching and Ethan Moy helped maintain possession with solid passing. Darsh Mirchandani and Dantez Diaz each provided excellent midfield support. Christian Reger shut down the Bobcats with great keeper play in the first half and Alex Stoyer fended off the Bobcats from scoring in the second half. Corey Sinkler and Nico Liewehr both played superbly on defense, rarely allowing the Bobcats past midfield. The Cougars were 3-0-1 in the second half of the season and ended with a 4-2-2 record. They boys can’t wait for the indoor winter league to pick up where they left off. Go Cougars!!
NHP Wildcats TOP Soccer
Parents vs. Players Weekend
Seniors: Wildcats 4, Parents 3. The New Hyde Park TOP soccer final game of the season was much closer than the athletes anticipated. Charlie Hinz scored for the Seniors and David Glass added his first goal. The athletes were leading by a score of 2-0, thanks to Frank LaPinta stopping shot after shot in goal and frustrating the Parents. Finally, Frank’s Dad scored against his son, but maybe Frank felt sorry for him since the Parents were losing. Coach Mike Horan followed and was able to sneak past the goalie to tie the game up at 2-2. Joe Barbella and Sebastian Garcia and Tristan Yang dug in their heels and wouldn’t let the parents get close to the net. Mary Glass and Sammy Duggan provided excellent midfield support for their teammates. The Wildcats added another goal, but the ref couldn’t tell who scored so it was counted as a group effort by Billy Russo, Joe Caban and Sammy Duggan. The athletes were up 3-2 but Coach Mike Horan was determined that the parents have a chance at a shootout so he tied the game at 3-3. Sebastian Gonzalez, David Glass and Billy Russo took shot after shot and the ref finally called a delay of game against the Parent goalie Coach Rich Bletsch and gave him a yellow card. Coach Rich was so distracted by the card that he gave the ball away to the athletes and David Glass put the winning goal in the back corner of the net, and it was a beauty!
Juniors and Intermediates: Wildcats 9, Parents 5. The game started with the Wildcats dominating the field, leading 3-0 with goals from Stephen DiBiasi (2) and Sophocles Gianakis (1). Petros D’Amico was dynamite as keeper, stopping the Parents’ efforts to get on the scoreboard. Bridget Lin’s dad finally added a goal as well as Stephen’s mom. The game was now 3-2, but the players went on a roll with David Cheung putting one past the Parent goalie and Petros D’Amico scoring on a penalty kick. Desmond O’Callaghan, Luke Schwartz, Matthew Armstrong and Alex Laroia, playing both offensive and defensive midfield, stole the ball from the Parents and sent it down field. John Bertuccio had shot after shot at his Dad and finally connected to add another goal to the athletes’ tally. Kyle Hanratty was strong in goal with Josh Hom as his center back. Then came another penalty shot taken by Bridget, which she converted. The athletes led 7-2 and it seemed as if the parents didn’t have a chance before Kyle’s mom put in a goal. Josh Hom stole the ball from Bridget’s dad and scored against John Bertuccio’s dad. The score was 8-3. Two more parents scored and they hoped there was enough time since the score was 8-5 but Nick Krieger scored on a penalty shot. Time ran out with the final score of 9-5.
TOP soccer will have indoor practices at the Manor Oaks School after the holidays. If you have participated in the fall season, you are already signed up for the year. Any parents interested in signing up their child up, please contact Mary Jo at mjsbursig@aol.com.
