East Coast Elite Lacrosse Staff

2036 Coaches

Matt Golini

Frank Padolecchia

Nick Alverado

John Flannagan

2035 Coaches

Al Maione

• West Islip HS Lacrosse
• NYIT National Champions
• Molloy Men’s Lacrosse 2009-2010
• 2x All- American
• Team Captain
• Major League Lacrosse NY Lizards

Justin Arini

• Ward Melville HS Lacrosse
• Alfred State College Men’s Lacrosse
• 2x Starting Goalie
• Team Captain
• 2005 Team MVP, All- Region

Ryan Cocchi

• Towson University Men’s Lacrosse

Peter Burke

• Garden City HS Lacrosse
• 3 year starter in Goal
• All County 2001
• NYS Champs 2000
• Rutgers University Men’s Lacrosse

2034

Joey Morgan

• SUNY Cortland Men’s Lacrosse
• Captain – 2009
• First Team, All-American – 2009
•  Division III National Champion, 2006 and 2009
• SUNYAC Player of the Year, 2009
• ECAC Player of the year, 2009
• New York State Player of the Year, 2009
• First Team, All New York State – 2009
• First Team, All Conference – 2009
• Varsity Assist Coach Somers NY
• 7 Year travel coach experience 

COREY HARNED

• Major League Lacrosse 2004-09 (LI Lizards, NJ Pride)
• Johns Hopkins Men’s Lacrosse 2000-2004
• Team Captain
• All-American/LSM
• NCAA All-Tournament Team
• Sachem HS Lacrosse
• All-American, All County, All Division
• 230 Career Points
• Most Goals in Sachem History (161)
• 2X Empire State Games
• 3 Years Travel Coach Experience

Bryan Demeusy

• Founding Player of Sayville Lacrosse 1998
• Sayville Midfielder/Attack
• Played on Sayville’s 1st Playoff team
• Played on Sayville team that received  Suffolk Crosse Award 
• Villanova Club Lacrosse
• PAL Coach

2033

Matt Miller

• Sayville Varsity Assistant Coach
• 10 years Assistant Varsity Coach William Floyd
• 2019 Suffolk County Class A Assistant Coach of the Year
• 2007 Farmingdale Defensive Coordinator
• 2x National Champion at NYIT
• 3x All American
• 3x First Team All NYCAC
• 2006 NYCAC Scholar Athlete of the Year
• 2006 NYIT Student Athlete of the Year
• Team Captain
• Team MVP
• 2002 Ray Enners Award Recipient
• 3X All County
• 3X All Division 

Vin Funaro

• 4 year starter Dowling college Men’s Lacrosse
• 3X Captain
• 2 X  All- American
• Dowling college athlete of the year 2006
• Head coach Mercy high school 2007-2008
• Assistant coach Suffolk community college 2008-2010
• Assistant coach Commack high school 2010-2012

Chris Brink

• Sachem East HS Coach 2005-Present
• 2X Suffolk County JV Coach of the Year
• 7 Years Club Coach experience
• 8 Years PAL Lacrosse Coach

2032

Matt Miller

• Sayville Varsity Assistant Coach
• 10 years Assistant Varsity Coach William Floyd
• 2019 Suffolk County Class A Assistant Coach of the Year
• 2007 Farmingdale Defensive Coordinator
• 2x National Champion at NYIT
• 3x All American
• 3x First Team All NYCAC
• 2006 NYCAC Scholar Athlete of the Year
• 2006 NYIT Student Athlete of the Year
• Team Captain
• Team MVP
• 2002 Ray Enners Award Recipient
• 3X All County
• 3X All Division

Joey Morgan

• SUNY Cortland Men’s Lacrosse
• Captain – 2009
• First Team, All-American – 2009
•  Division III National Champion, 2006 and 2009
• SUNYAC Player of the Year, 2009
• ECAC Player of the year, 2009
• New York State Player of the Year, 2009
• First Team, All New York State – 2009
• First Team, All Conference – 2009
• Varsity Assist Coach Somers NY
• 7 Year travel coach experience

2031

Jim Lollo

• William Floyd Varsity Boys Assistant Coach 2018-present
• William Floyd JV Boys Head Coach 2012-2017
• 2X Suffolk County JV Coach of the Year
• 2004 Stony Brook Prep School Head Varsity Coach
• Coached Club teams in Manchester, England and Amsterdam, Netherlands (2002-2003)
• Quinnipiac University Class of 2002
  Starting Midfield / Attack
• 2001 MAAC Regular Season Champs
  Hofstra University 1999
  Attack / Midfield
• Ward Melville High School Class of 1998
  Starting Midfielder
• 1997 New York State State Champion
• 2X NYS Downstate Champs (’97 & ’98)
• 2X Long Island Champs (’97 & ’98)
• 2X Suffolk County Champs (’97 & ’98)

Eric Spallina

• 26 Year Elementary Teacher for Uniondale
• 91 Lacrosse Head Coach 17 years
• Islip Youth Lacrosse Coach 7 years
• Played D1 Lacrosse at Hofstra University

Seamus Burns

• Sayville JV Lacrosse Coach 2022-present
• SUNY Oswego Men’s Lacrosse 2017-2021
• 2X Team Captain
• 2X All- SUNYAC
• 2017 Suffolk All-Division, All-County

2030

Doug Meehan

• Head Varsity Lacrosse Coach at Bayport Blue Point
• 2019 Section XI head coach of the year at BBP
• 2018 Section XI assistant varsity coach of the year at BBP
• 2015 Section XI  JV coach of the year at Rocky Point
• Travel lacrosse coach for 10+ years
• SUNY Cortland-3x captain, all conference, led national champion runner up in ground balls
• Sayville lacrosse ’09-Captain, All-County Mid, Suffolk County champion (MVP of the game), Long Island champion (MVP of the game)
• Current Physical education and heath education teacher at BBP

Christian Doller

• Founder of Sayville Boy’s Lacrosse Program 1998
• Sayville Varsity Head Coach 2000-2015; 2018-Present
• Farmingdale State College Defensive Coordinator 2016-2018
• Farmingdale State Defense Ranked 2^nd Nationally in Caused Turnover
• 2x Suffolk County Championship
• 15X Super Six Champs
• Long Island Champion 2009
• 5x Suffolk County Coach of the Year
• 11x Super Six Champions
• U.S Lacrosse NILA Coach of the Year 2012
• 3x North/South Suffolk All-Star Coach
• 100+ College Lacrosse players produced
• 237 Varsity Wins
• Director/Founder of East Coast Elite

Andrew Miller

• 2X Hs All-American (Midfield) William Floyd HS
• 2005 Butch Dellecave Award Recipient (Best Suffolk Athlete-Lacrosse & Football)
• Johns Hopkins Men’s Lacrosse (2005-2009)
• 4 Year Starter (Top D Mid at JHU)
• 2007 D1 National Champions
• 2009, 2009 Team Captain
• JMU Men’s Lacrosse Unsung Hero Award (hardest worker on the team

2029

Doug Meehan

• Head Varsity Lacrosse Coach at Bayport Blue Point
• 2019 Section XI head coach of the year at BBP
• 2018 Section XI assistant varsity coach of the year at BBP
• 2015 Section XI  JV coach of the year at Rocky Point
• Travel lacrosse coach for 10+ years
• SUNY Cortland-3x captain, all conference, led national champion runner up in ground balls
• Sayville lacrosse ’09-Captain, All-County Mid, Suffolk County champion (MVP of the game), Long Island champion (MVP of the game)
• Current Physical education and heath education teacher at BBP

Christian Doller

• Founder of Sayville Boy’s Lacrosse Program 1998
• Sayville Varsity Head Coach 2000-2015; 2018-Present
• Farmingdale State College Defensive Coordinator 2016-2018
• Farmingdale State Defense Ranked 2^nd Nationally in Caused Turnover
• 2x Suffolk County Championship
• 15X Super Six Champs
• Long Island Champion 2009
• 5x Suffolk County Coach of the Year
• 11x Super Six Champions
• U.S Lacrosse NILA Coach of the Year 2012
• 3x North/South Suffolk All-Star Coach
• 100+ College Lacrosse players produced
• 208 Varsity Wins
• Director/Founder of East Coast Elite

Mike Scherz

• Patchogue Medford Varsity Goalie 99-01
• Dowling College goalie 2001 – 2005
• PAL Patchogue Medford Head Coach (2015 – Present) 2026 and 2029 Teams

2028

Corey Clifford

Austin Pinto

• Bayport JV Coach 2024
• Connetquot JV coach 2023
• 2015 All County & Defensive Player of the Year’
• 2016 NJCAA  All-American
• Adelphi Lacrosse 2017-2018

2027

Christian Doller

• Founder of Sayville Boy’s Lacrosse Program 1998
• Sayville Varsity Head Coach 2000-2015; 2018-Present
• Farmingdale State College Defensive Coordinator 2016-2018
• Farmingdale State Defense Ranked 2^nd Nationally in Caused Turnover
• 2x Suffolk County Championship
• Long Island Champion 2009
• 15X Super Six Champs
• 5x Suffolk County Coach of the Year
• 11x Super Six Champions
• U.S Lacrosse NILA Coach of the Year 2012
• 3x North/South Suffolk All-Star Coach
• 100+ College Lacrosse players produced
• 208 Varsity Wins
• Director/Founder of East Coast Elite

Mike Luce

• Bayport varsity Head coach 2006-2018
• Current Bayport assistant varsity coach 
• 3x Suffolk county coach of the year
• 2011 Bayport county, Long Island and down state champion
• 10+ years of coaching travel lacrosse
• 91 Wolfpack World Series champion coach
• 2000 graduate of downing lacrosse
• 2000 all American
• 1995 Graduate of Sachem Lacrosse
• 1995 sachem county, Long Island and down state champion 

Austin Pinto

• Bayport JV Coach 2024
• Connetquot JV coach 2023
• 2015 All County & Defensive Player of the Year’
• 2016 NJCAA  All-American
• Adelphi Lacrosse 2017-2018
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2026

John Greaney

• Babylon HS Head Coach 2011-2021
• 4x Suffolk County Champs
• 2X Long Island Champ
• St. Dominic Head Varsity Coach 2007-2009
• Catholic School AAA Champions
• University of Norte Dame Men’s Lacrosse 2003-2007
• Current Babylon MS Head Boys Coach

MIKE SOFIA

• 2023-Sachem North Head Coach
• Sachem North Lacrosse 2013-2015
• NYIT Men’s Lacrosse 2016-2019
• NYIT Men’s Lacrosse Captain 2018,2019
• 2X East Coast Conference Champions 

 

 

2025

Corey Clifford

• West Islip high school  Class of 2008
• Senior year all county and team captain
  2008 Suffolk county championship game MVP
• 3 time Suffolk Champion
• 2x Long Island and State Champ
• 1x National Champ
• Been coaching travel lacrosse 4 years.
• 2 years with fighting ducks
• 2 years Long Island rush
• Coached within west Islip since graduating

Rob Johnson

• Bayport-Blue Point Lacrosse 
• All-Division, All-County
• Senior Captain
• Manhattan Men’s Lacrosse Defense
• 4 year player (41 games)
• 89 GBs, 30 Caused Turnovers, 1 Goal, 2 assists 

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