The Roughriders 5/6th grade team squared off against Wantagh Sat afternoon, Feb. 9, beating them 9 to 4. Midway through the season the team remains undefeated at 4 and 0.

There was strong midfield play from Daniel Bockelman (2 goals), Ryan Hauser (1 assist), Thomas Reynolds (1 assist), Louis Pillari (1 goal / 2 assists), Ryan Curran (1 goal), Mike Castrogiovanni, Dylan Mavros, and Jack Daly. The middies utilized their speed to move the ball into the offensive zone the entire day. The entire midfield squad also forced numerous offensive opportunities by causing many ground ball opportunities with well placed stick checks.

A tough defense was played by Nicholas Orlowski, Nathaniel Atherholt, Dylan Bodo, and Alex Carrion (1 assist) who made Wantagh earn every goal. Eamonn Conway, and Alex Carrion split the duty in the cage coming up with some great saves. Both Alex and Eamonn had a number of long clears that resulted in fast breaks that put two points on the board.

Attackmen Christian Pappas, Jack Puccio (1 goal), Tyler Reynolds (2 goals), Sean Twist (1 goal), Eamonn Conway (1 goal), and Connor Merritt, had a total 14 shots on goal, and rode Wantagh as they tried to transition to offense.