Ed Phillips, John Dell'Olio and Bill Fuller were honored by the Garden City Lacrosse Alumni Association for their contributions to the program. Photo by Newsphoto.com As they head into the playoffs, the Garden City boys varsity lacrosse team finishes a very successful regular season with a 12-4 overall record and an 8-2 Conference B-1 record. Impressive non league wins came over Manhasset at the Woodstick Classic, Syosset, who is the defending Class A champion, Smithtown West and nationally ranked Georgetown Prep of Maryland. Finishing 3rd in their conference the Trojans have drawn a first round playoff bye and will play in the Quarterfinals at Hofstra on Wednesday, May 28th. Most recently the Trojans are coming off wins over Hewlett and Mepham and a loss to the Lynbrook Owls.

During the first half of the Lynbrook game on May 14th the Trojans seemed unstoppable, scoring four goals to Lynbrook's one. The Owls entered the second half with a renewed energy and scored four goals in the third quarter and one more in the fourth. GC only added one additional goal in the fourth quarter and eventually lost 6-5. Scoring for Garden City were: Francis McDonough (2); Kevin Rose (1), Vin Chiodo (1 goal, 1 assist), and Will Fuller (1). Dan Savage also had two assists. Brian McCullough made 10 saves.

Bill Fuller and his grandson Will. Photo by Newsphoto.com The victory over Hewlett on May 17th came during the Men's Association's Annual Sports Fair. Various teams from the Middle School and High School play before the featured varsity baseball and varsity lacrosse games. This year the baseball team faced Manhasset in a one game playoff that the Trojans won 13-8. At the same time, the lacrosse team was on the turf battling Hewlett. Kevin Rose led the scoring for GC with three goals on the way to the 10-4 win. Other scoring for the Trojans included: Dan Savage ( 2), Jon Muscarella (1), Francis McDonough (1), Will Fuller (1), Vin Chiodo (1), and Hayden Fries (1). Brian McCullough made nine saves in three quarters. Brendan Engelke was in goal for the 4th quarter and made one save.

Waves of water made it almost impossible to find the ball during the game against Mepham. Photo by Newsphoto.com During halftime, the Garden City Lacrosse Alumni Association honored three men who have made contributions to the program through their time and efforts. Honored were: Ed Phillips, John Dell'Olio and Bill Fuller. Fuller graduated with the class of '46 and went on to become a three time All American at Syracuse University and was elected to the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame. He is the grandfather of Will Fuller, a junior who currently starts for the Trojans. Ed Best, the captain of the 1941 team at GC was also on hand to watch the game.

In a torrential rain on May 20th, GC traveled to Mepham for the last regular game of the season. Despite a field that seemed to be turning into a swamp with each passing minute, the Trojans put together a 10-0 shutout. Jon Muscarella scored a game-high three goals with one assist and Brian McCullough made 10 saves in goal. Brendan Carroll, recently back from an injury that kept him out for most of the season, scored two goals. Adding to the scoring were: Ryan Lynch (1), Dan Losardo (1), Will Fuller (1), Mark Fischer (1), and John Betts (1).

Ed Best acknowledges the crowd. Photo by Newsphoto.com To view more than 1200 photos from these games and many more photos from other Garden City JV and Varsity boys lacrosse games this season, visit www.Newsphoto.com

Dan Savage slides through the mud and rain during game action against Mepham. Photo by Newsphoto.com Kevin Rose scores one of his three goals against Hewlett. photo by Newsphoto.com Will Manning gets tangled up with Lynbrook's Connor DeVoe. photo by Newsphoto.com Francis McDonough scores against Hewlett. Photo by Newsphoto.com Tom Gordon in action against Lynbrook. Photo by Newsphoto.com This attempt by Lynbrook's Brian White was no good as Brian McCullough deflected it. Photo by Newsphoto.com In this two photo sequence, Brain McCullough went one on one against Lynbrook's Alex Maini. Maini tried to score by going up and over McCullough but McCullough fought him off, knocked him down and there was no goal. Photo by Newsphoto.com In this two photo sequence, Brain McCullough went one on one against Lynbrook's Alex Maini. Maini tried to score by going up and over McCullough but McCullough fought him off, knocked him down and there was no goal. Photo by Newsphoto.com