Suffolk playoffs: Late goals and shutouts drive weekend winners

A goal in the 84th minute decided the Suffolk Class A girls soccer quarterfinal between Mount Sinai and Islip on Monday night. Alexa Cergol redirected a corner kick from Chloe Xerri in the 35th minute to give the third-seeded hosts a 1-0 lead. That lead lasted less than 10 minutes of the second half. Emmitt Wallace found the back of the net in the 76th minute to pull the sixth-seeded Islanders even. The score remained 1-1 until Cergol struck again with just six minutes left on the clock. Sophia Albertina provided the assist for the winner. Mount Sinai, which improved to 13-2-1, will travel to No. 2 Sayville for a semifinal match at 6 p.m. Thursday. Charlotte Laraque stopped 11 shots in the victory.

Shoreham-Wading River secured a spot in the semifinals by shutting out Bayport-Blue Point in the Suffolk Class A girls soccer quarterfinals. Shealyn Varbero recorded a goal and an assist for the fifth-seeded Wildcats, who improved to 11-4. Stamatia Almiroudis and Jojo Albert also scored for Shoreham-Wading River. Mikaella Dubato made five saves to preserve the clean sheet. Alex Kaler made eight saves for the fourth-seeded Blue Point team, which fell to 11-5-1. The Wildcats will face No. 1 Harborfields at 4 p.m. Thursday.

In field hockey, No. 1 Sachem East advanced in the Suffolk Class A semifinals by defeating Ward Melville 2-1. Audrey McCarville and Lucy DiSipio scored for Sachem East, which is 13-2-1. Jada Leonard was the only scorer for the fourth-seeded Ward Melville team, which stands at 12-3-1. Sachem East will play No. 2 Connetquot in the championship match at West Islip High School at 7 p.m. Thursday. The team also advanced in the Suffolk Class A field hockey semifinals, beating Smithtown East 4-2. Kacey Berger scored twice, with Julia Voss and Alexis Donohue adding goals for Sachem East. Melissa Beach scored twice for Smithtown East, which is 15-3. Sachem East will face No. 1 Northport in the finals at Eastport-South Manor High School at 6 p.m. Thursday.

Northport defeated Ward Melville 3-1 in the Suffolk Class A field hockey semifinals. Megan Heffernan scored two goals and Julianna Tietjen added a goal and an assist for the top-seeded team. Amelia Moscati made six saves. Lily Tamburo scored for Ward Melville, which is 14-4. Northport improved to 17-1.

Brentwood defeated Floyd 1-0 in the Suffolk Class AAA boys soccer quarterfinals. Lenny Lemus scored a first-half goal off an assist from Axel Osorto for the top-seeded team. Daniel Gonzalez made four saves for Brentwood, which is 15-1-1. Brandon Quijada made five saves and Matt Sfoglia added three for Floyd, which is 9-7-2. Brentwood will host No. 5 Lindenhurst at 2:30 p.m. Thursday.

Commack defeated Sachem North 7-1 in the Suffolk Class AAA boys soccer quarterfinals. Ryan Curcio scored three goals for the second-seeded team. Isaiah Medrano Diaz scored a penalty kick for Sachem North, which is 10-6-2. Commack, which is 14-1-2, will host No. 3 Whitman at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Huntington defeated Half Hollow Hills East 3-1 in the Suffolk Class AA boys soccer quarterfinals. Robbie Campbell, Noah Garcia, and Ian Mitchell Paul scored second-half goals for the top-seeded team. Javier Mancia scored a goal for Hills East, which is 6-9-3. Huntington, which is 13-3, will host No. 4 West Babylon at 6 p.m. Thursday.

West Islip defeated Northport 1-0 in the Suffolk Class AA boys soccer quarterfinals. Charlie Basini scored the go-ahead goal off an assist from Ben Boily in the 62nd minute. Michael Tumminello made three saves for West Islip, which is 10-4-1. Teddy Hopkins made four saves for Northport, which is 7-5-3. West Islip will visit No. 2 Smithtown West on Thursday.

Locust Valley defeated Mineola 2-1 in the Nassau Class A boys soccer semifinals. Jacob Sabow scored the tiebreaking goal in the 50th minute. Lucas Mejia scored the tying goal in the first half. Oliver Dostalek made eight saves for Locust Valley, which is 13-2. Leonardo Cuello scored and Kenneth Villatoro made 10 saves for Mineola, which is 12-5. Locust Valley will face No. 4 Plainedge in the finals at Farmingdale State College at 4:30 p.m. Saturday.

Port Washington defeated East Meadow 2-0 in the Nassau Class A field hockey semifinals. Lily Longaro and Lyla Grosso scored for the second-seeded team. Arianna Rosa made 12 saves for East Meadow, which is 8-4-2. Port Washington, which is 8-7-1, will face No. 1 Massapequa in the finals at Cold Spring Harbor High School at 2 p.m. Friday.