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No. 11 Ranked East Islip Redmen Team Preview
Coming in at number 11 in the LILJ top 24 preseason rankings are the Redmen of East Islip. Since Head Coach Thomas Zummo took over the program two seasons ago, they’ve made the playoffs in consecutive seasons and last year as a four seed they went all the way to the Suffolk Class B County
No. 11 Ranked Rocky Point Eagles Team Preview
Continuing to climb the ladder in the LILJ top 24 preseason rankings, we get to number 11 which is the Rocky Point Eagles. This Suffolk Class C contender enters the season under new leadership as Kaitlyn Montalbano takes over as the new head coach of what is a very talented program. Last season they won
No. 12 Ranked Wantagh Warriors Team Preview
At number 12 in the LILJ top 24 preseason rankings is one of Nassau’s Power Conference teams the Wantagh Warriors of Class C. As one of the teams that can say they’ve been knocking on the door of winning a county championship, this looks to be Wantagh’s best opportunity to do that with the current
No. 12 Ranked West Islip Lions Team Preview
The defending Class B Suffolk County Champion West Islip Lions come in at number 12 in the LILJ top 24 preseason rankings. The Lions, led by Head Coach Joe Nicolosi made their 2023 season one to remember with a remarkable turn around after having missed the playoffs the year before, and now the opportunity to
No. 13 Ranked West Islip Lions Team Preview
The West Islip Lions come into the preseason at number 13 in the LILJ top 24 rankings. They are the defending Suffolk Class B County Champions in what was a season to remember in 2023. Coming into the new season they’ll look much different with a high number of graduates in the 2023 class, but
No. 13 Ranked Smithtown West Bulls Team Preview
At number 13 in the LILJ top 24 preseason rankings, we head to Suffolk Class B and the Smithtown West Bulls. This team is poised to make some serious noise this year after they went on a deep playoff run last season, appearing in the county finals where they were just a couple goals short
No. 14 Ranked Cold Spring Harbor Seahawks Team Preview
As we now get to number 14 in the LILJ top 24 preseason rankings it’s the back-to-back reigning Class D State Champion Cold Spring Harbor Seahawks. One of Long Island’s most storied lacrosse programs, the Seahawks are led by longtime Head Coach Dennis Bonn who has brought this program a total of six state championships
No. 14 Ranked Wantagh Warriors Team Preview
At number 14 in the top 24 preseason rankings are the Wantagh Warriors of Nassau Class C. The Warriors are one of the teams that has been on the doorstep the last few years of bringing home a county championship, and last season they were one of the final four teams in Class C but
No. 15 Ranked Smithtown East Bulls Team Preview
Entering the top 15 of the LILJ top 24 preseason rankings are the Smithtown East Bulls. Last season they had a great run, going 10-6 in the regular season and winning two road playoff games each by a goal to get back to the county finals for the second consecutive season where their playoff run
No. 15 Ranked Shoreham Wading River Wildcats Team Preview
Getting to number 15 in the LILJ Top 24 preseason rankings, it’s the Wildcats of Shoreham Wading River. One of the many competitive teams in Suffolk Class C, Shoreham went 10-6 during the regular season last year and won a playoff game against Rocky Point before being defeated by Bayport in the semifinals. Led by
