Sayville boys lacrosse's youth proves ready in winning Suffolk Class C title over Mount Sinai
Sayville wins Suffolk Class C boys lacrosse title at Stony Brook University on Saturday, May 30, 2026. Credit: Peter Frutkoff
The Sayville players posed for the customary championship team photo, some sitting, some standing on the LaValle Stadium turf. A lot of happy faces. Make that a lot of young and happy faces.
The third-seeded Golden Flashes beat No. 1 Mount Sinai, 18-4, Saturday at Stony Brook to claim the Suffolk Class C boys lacrosse title, the first county crown for the program since 2012.
“Junior- and sophomore-laden team,” Sayville coach Christian Doller said. “… We’re all a bunch of different pieces, and it works. And they’ve gotten to a level of IQ with the game itself now, other than just skill, that’s actually benefiting them.”
Only two seniors play regularly, captains Tristan Vitale and Sean Casey. Vitale scored four times.
“It means so much,” Vitale said. “This is a great group of kids. And I feel like the opportunity that I got to lead them to this moment is something really, really special. I’m just happy to bring it back to Sayville. But we’re not done yet. We’ve got another one to go win.”
The 11-7 Golden Flashes will go for a Long Island championship at LaValle at 12:30 Saturday against the winner of Monday night’s Nassau Class C title game between Wantagh and South Side.
“We’re very confident,” sophomore goalie Troy Kauter said. “We think we can get the job done.”
Javen Taff and Connor Batterberry contributed three goals and one assist apiece. Brady O’Donoghue delivered two goals and four assists.
Casey dominated at the faceoff X and scored a goal. Kauter also excelled, making eight saves.
“We got the faceoffs done with Sean,” Kauter said. “The offense controlled possessions. And we just did our job on defense.”
Taff scored twice in the first 3:40. It was 4-0 after a quarter.
“We’ve all been playing together since second grade, maybe even earlier,” Taff said. “We all know each other in and out and how we play and what we want to do.”
Mount Sinai (12-6), which got three goals from Jake Delaney, trailed 9-2 at halftime and 14-3 after three.
“It’s better to be in the dance than to sit on the side and watch,” coach Harold Drumm said.
The Mustangs took a hit when Tommy Massaro, their standout faceoff man and midfielder, injured a knee early in the second quarter. He didn’t play after halftime.
“Sayville did a great job,” Drumm said. “… Even with Tommy playing, it would’ve been really hard."
