The Suffolk Class B and C girls lacrosse semifinals were yesterday afternoon, and there were a couple of upsets, as No. 3 Mount Sinai defeated No. 2 Bayport-Blue Point in Class C, and No. 3 Sayville knocked off No. 2 Eastport-South Manor in Class B.
Mount Sinai's 13-12 win was less surprising to me for two reasons: 1. because they've been there before, and 2. because they have two stars (All-American Colleen McCaffrey and Erin Fitzgerald, an All-County player) who can carry a team in the playoffs.
Mount Sinai will face top-seeded Shoreham-Wading River in the Class C final for the second straight year. The Mustangs lost 23-14 in last year's final, and things should be no different this year against the defending state champs from SWR.
Yes, Mount Sinai came within a goal of SWR when the teams played on May 12, but Shoreham has too many weapons and I could see a blowout in the final.
That game will be played on June 3 at 5:30 p.m. at the Dowling Sports Complex. Earlier that same day, No. 1 Rocky Point will take on Sayville in the Class B final, and like SWR, Rocky Point will be an overwhelming favorite. When the teams matched up in the regular season on April 15, Rocky Point won 15-5.
Also, all four Suffolk Class A quarterfinal matchups are this afternoon at 4 p.m. They are as follows:
No. 8 Lindenhurst at No. 1 West Islip
No. 5 North Babylon at No. 4 West Babylon
No. 11 Ward Melville at No. 3 Bay Shore
No. 10 Floyd at No. 2 Northport
I'm going to go with all of the favorites, with one caveat—if Shannon Smith doesn't play for West Bab, I think North Bab will prevail. Smith, who missed the last 6 1/2 games with a sprained ankle, is a game-time decision.
It will also be interesting to see if rust is a factor for the top 5 seeds, all of which haven't played since May 20 (and North Bab only had a scrimmage).
We'll shall see.
Enjoy the games!