Dylan Reilly scores six goals in Cold Spring Harbor boys lacrosse's 5th straight Long Island title
Cold Spring Harbor players celebrate after winning the Long Island Class D boys lacrosse final against Bayport-Blue Point on Saturday, June 6, 2026, in Stony Brook. Credit: Kelvin Loarca
Cold Spring Harbor’s Dylan Reilly started behind the cage and darted to his right off a screen from teammate Roy Testa. Reilly beat his defender and curved slightly toward goal as he ripped a shot into the top-left corner by the narrowest of margins with less than 10 seconds left in the second quarter.
He barely looked back as he ran following his shot, only turning to briefly celebrate before going back to work. And just like Reilly, Cold Spring Harbor’s boys lacrosse team kept scoring and never looked back Saturday at Stony Brook's LaValle Stadium.
Cold Spring Harbor marched to a 17-12 victory over Bayport-Blue Point in the Long Island Class D championship game. Reilly scored five first-half goals, finishing with six, to help the Seahawks lift their fifth consecutive Long Island title.
“It’s amazing,” Reilly said. “These are the guys I grew up with. This is what we dreamed of ever since we were little.”
Cold Spring Harbor (16-3) will face Section I's Bronxville in the state semifinals at Middletown High School at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
Cold Spring Harbor scored seven first-quarter goals and took an 11-2 lead into halftime. Defensemen Brady Meyer, Andrew Bauer and Jeep Pace headlined the team’s close defense.
Reilly, Testa, Rex O’Connor, Daniel Tuohy, Andrew Ioannou and Colby Koenigsberger all finished with at least four points.
“My guys played great,” Cold Spring Harbor coach Dennis Bonn said. “We shared the sugar, and that’s what it’s all about. If we move the ball, you can’t focus on one person. And that was really telling in that first half.”
Bonn also praised offensive coordinator Christian Lynch, noting how his players wanted to do a quick walkthrough before they even took the bus to Stony Brook.
Bonn: “That’s telling me they’re ready.”
Cold Spring Harbor led 14-5 entering the fourth quarter. O’Connor, a senior, called this Long Island title “the most meaningful one by far.”
“We are willing to do the little things,” said O’Connor, who had two goals and four assists. “Work hard and come out on top in gritty games.”
Alex Vitale won 10 of 15 faceoffs in the first half, with an assist, and finished 18-for-29. Bonn called Vitale's performance “outstanding,” with how he handled five different Phantoms at the faceoff X.
Bayport-Blue Point (11-8) will return all but nine of its players. Coach Doug Meehan said those nine seniors, including Colin Clark (three goals), helped establish the winning culture Bayport-Blue Point has become accustomed to in recent years.
“Some of these guys were with us during the [2024] state championship run,” Meehan said. “Those young guys did well, and they did well because of senior leadership. The seniors will absolutely be missed; we leaned on them. But I’d be naive to say I don’t think our future is bright.”
Michael Sicoli covers high school sports for Newsday. He graduated from Quinnipiac in 2022 and left with a master’s degree in sports journalism in 2023.
