The Stony Brook School's J.J. Ramsay's scores 6 goals in PSAA boys lacrosse championship win

Let’s flash back to the 1990s: The Stony Brook School was a small-school boys lacrosse power in Section XI, peaking with back-to-back crowns in 1994 and 1995 as the ruler of Suffolk’s Class B.

But the 2000s hadn’t been kind. The program even disbanded, dormant from 2007 through 2016.

Second-year coach Andrew Miller has been trying to build it back up again to power status in the private ranks. The reconstruction project is going well.

Thirteen new players joined the cause this season, including several quality transfers. The talent infusion paid off with the program’s first PSAA title.

The top-seeded, undefeated Bears went out on their home turf Wednesday and beat No. 2 Long Island Lutheran, 8-2, claiming the championship plaque behind six goals from J.J. Ramsay and six assists from Nico Spallina.

“It means everything,” Ramsay said.

The Stony Brook School, which has gone from 5-8 last season to 16-0, is headed for the NYSAIS tournament.

“It’s hard to put into words right now,” Miller said, “where this program was in the ’90s, how good it was, and then the dip that it’s taken honestly for the last two decades.

“ . . . It’s very exciting what we’re doing this year (and) the future. But I’m so proud of these guys. We put a lot of work in to change this thing.”

Ramsay, a 6-4 middie, transferred from St. Dominic. The LIU-bound senior owns 46 goals.

“The kid can sling it,” LuHi coach Todd Higgins said.

Spallina played for the Miller Place varsity as an eighth grader. The freshman attackman leads Long Island with 98 points.

“Listen, you’re only as good as the guys you get off the bus with,” Miller said. “They make me and the rest of the staff look good.”

Ramsay showed his finishing ability with two goals off Spallina assists in the first half, which ended with the Bears up 3-1.

“The coaching is phenomenal,” Ramsay said. “Everything that happened today, we've worked through pretty much all year.”

The advantage grew to 6-2 after three. Spallina fed Ramsay for three of his four second-half goals, including both goals in the fourth.

“It’s kind of easy to find a 6-4 kid running down the left wing,” Spallina said.

Nick Polanco scored both goals for the 5-8 Crusaders. They have two NYSAIS regular-season games left.

“We have an opportunity to win two games to get into the playoffs,” Higgins said. “So that’s our goal.”