PAGE A12 • TIMES OF SMITHTOWN • OCTOBER 20, 2016
SportS
Newfield continues to be Achilles heel for West Bulls Game 1
Game 2
Smithtown West 4 West Islip 1
Newfield 2 Smithtown West 1
By Desirée Keegan Desiree@tBrnewspapers.com
In the second matchup between the two teams Oct. 14, sophomore midfielder and forward Nicholas Gomez scored his second of two goals off a long throw-in by senior forward Mike DiDominico just over six minutes into the first overtime to put Newfield (11-1-1 in league play) in the lead. Smithtown West senior forward Brandon Erny tied the score at 1-1 10 minutes into the second half, and the two teams continued to battle aggressively until the final minutes. Smithtown West junior midfielder and forward Andrew McDonnell finished with two goals and an assist in the win over West Islip. Erny added a goal and junior midfielder Robert Pirrera added the other. The Wolverines now lead the conference by one point over Smithtown
Prior to outscoring West Islip 4-1 Oct. 17, the Smithtown West boys’ soccer team was booted from the top spot in League III by new leader Newfield.
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West (11-2 in league play), with one game left to play. Smithtown West traveled to Centereach Oct. 19, but results were not available by press time. Newfield traveled to Smithtown East Oct. 19 for the battle to remain atop the League III leaderboard.
photos by Desirée Keegan
across from far left, aaron siegel sends the ball into play; Kevin Burkert heads the ball; and andrew mcDonnell chases for the loose ball.