Meet the top 10 boys lacrosse goalies on Long Island
Carey goalie Richie Metzger makes the save against Long Beach. Credit: Peter Frutkoff
Listed in alphabetical order.
Brendan Carroll, Smithtown East, Sr.
Carroll made 211 saves as a junior, stopping shots about 65% of the time. The Drexel commit made double-digit saves in three of the first four games this season.
“He sees everything,” coach Kevin Huff said. “He’s a great athlete. He used to be an attackman. He’s got a great stick.”
Devin Dubendorf, Bay Shore, Sr.
Dubendorf made 153 saves and had an 8.11 GAA last season, his first as a starter. He opened this season with 11 saves in a 9-4 win over Babylon and had 25 stops in an 11-8 loss to Connetquot.
Coach Mark Spruyt feels the Florida Southern commit’s “quick reflexes and strong presence in the crease make him a formidable force for any opponent.”
Max Eynon, Port Washington, Soph.
Eynon was impressive as a freshman. The same goes for this year.
He made 18 saves in a 6-5 win over Sayville, including two in overtime, stopped 13 of 14 shots in a 6-1 win over Carey, had 10 saves in a 9-6 win over Islip and seven in a 5-4 win over Harborfields, including one on the closing seconds. Coach Glenn Lavey called him a “difference maker.”
Michael Jannotte, Massapequa, Sr.
East Islip is the only team to slip double-digit goals past Jannotte, with the Stevens Tech commit having made double-digit saves in seven of the first eight games.That includes 22 in a 10-7 win over Wantagh, 19 in a 14-8 win against South Side and 14 in a 7-6 loss to Cold Spring Harbor.
“He’s been the leader of our team all year, leads the defense, makes big plays …” coach Kevin Catalano said. “A tremendous talent for us.”
(Clockwise from top left) Devin Dubendorf of Bay Shore, Sal Santoro of Half Hollow Hills, Brendan Carroll of Smithtown East, Michael Jannotte of Massapequa, Josh Weisenfeld of Syosset, Drew Walendowski of Syosset and Matt Kammer of Cold Spring Harbor.
Matt Kammer, Cold Spring Harbor, Soph.
Kammer, who was the MVP of the 2024 Class D Long Island championship game, helped the Seahawks win their third straight state title as a freshman. This season, he made 12 saves in both of Cold Spring Harbor’s one-goal wins over Massapequa and Manhasset.
Coach Dennis Bonn described him as a “technical goalie” who is “an excellent communicator with outlets.”
Ethan Levy, Glenn, Sr.
Levy made 187 saves last season, stopping about 60% of the shots he faced. He posted double-digit saves in each of this season’s first five games.
Coach Jaron Batts lauded the Geneseo commit and fourth-year starter’s “resiliency, confidence and adaptability,” and called him “a true leader of [the] defense and a great ball stopper.”
Richie Metzger, Carey, Sr.
Metzger boasted double-digit saves in all but one of his first eight starts this season.
The Marist commit and fourth-year starter made 20 saves to keep Carey alive in an 8-6 loss to Massapequa and added 10 saves in a 10-5 win over Farmingdale. His 103 saves ranked among Long Island’s leaders. Coach Thomas Aiello called Metzger “extremely quick for his size.”
Sal Santoro, Half Hollow Hills, Sr.
Santoro made 74 saves through eight games, and eight wins, by a Hills team that had allowed more than seven goals just once.
Coach Connor Hagans noted the Pace commit’s “great vision in the clearing game,” which makes for a dynamic transition attack with Hills’ talent.
Drew Walendowski, East Islip, Jr.
There’s no easier way to describe Walendowski’s value to the defending Suffolk Class B champions than the number on his back. The Villanova commit’s teammates chose him to wear No. 16, a memorial number to honor Christian Koehler, a 9-year-old East Islip youth lacrosse player who passed away because of a brain tumor in May 2009.
Walendowski, who made 215 saves and had a 6.63 GAA last season, owned 78 saves through seven games this year. That included 14, against four goals allowed, in a victory over Bayport-Blue Point and 13, against six goals allowed, in a victory over Massapequa.
Josh Weisenfeld, Syosset, Jr.
Weisenfeld made 162 saves and came up with one at a rate of about 58% as a sophomore.
In February, coach John Calabria felt the LIU commit was ready to have a breakout season. Weisenfeld then stopped 13 shots in a season-opening 6-5 win over Smithtown East. He also made 14 saves in an 11-7 victory over Bethpage and 11 in a 9-7 decision over Kellenberg.
*Note: Rocky Point junior DJ Xavier, a Newsday Top 100 selection and a Cornell commit, was sidelined due to an injury after playing in the first two games of the season and hadn’t returned through nine games.
