Lynbrook ousts South Side

Lynbrook goaltender Andrew Siconolfi couldn’t help but enjoy the view throughout the second half of Monday’s Nassau Class B boys' lacrosse quarterfinal game when his teammates could do little wrong in rallying for a 10-8 victory against No. 4 South Side at Hofstra.

Siconolfi, who made seven of his 10 saves in the opening half, watched Jordan Zides control the face-off circle, Luke Spitzer act like a magnet on ground balls, and Tom DeNapoli find the net twice in the fourth quarter as the fifth-seeded Owls avenged a regular-season loss to the Cyclones for the second time in as many years.

“We’ve got the underdog spirit,” said Siconolfi, who allowed only one goal over the final 23 minutes. 

Spitzer, DeNapoli, Alex Maini, Ryan Clark and Kevin Alonge had two goals apiece to lead Lynbrook, which dropped a 10-6 home decision to South Side on April 23. Alex Doerflein led the Cyclones with three goals, one assist and 15 face-off wins.

The Owls advanced to meet top-seeded Wantagh in a semifinal game on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at Hofstra.