Brian Hickey scored on an assist from Matt McCuen with 18:40 remaining in the game to give Centereach a 1-0 win over Longwood in the first round of the Brookhaven Cup tournament. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 13 Sep 1996:
Anthony Vento scored on an assist from freshman Steve Coleman 12 minutes into the second half to lift Connetquot to a 1-0 win over Longwood. Mike Behonick made 12 saves to earn his third consecutive shutout. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 21 Sep 1996:
Dominic Ruggiero scored on a header from the six-yard box on a cross from Chris Anastasiou 12 minutes into the second half to give Smithtown (1-2) a 1-0 lead in its 3-0 win over Longwood (1-2). Jim Mandler scored with nine minutes to play off an assist from Keith Pardini, who had a goal of his own with four minutes left . Sept. 25
LEAGUE I: Danny Brienza scored 30 seconds into the game and Matt Walker scored the first of his two goals with five minutes left in the first half to give Sachem (3-0) a 2-0 lead in its 3-1 win over Longwood (1-3). Glenn Koelbl made three saves, including one off a penalty kick by Stephen Bosshard 15 minutes into the first half that preserved Sachem’s 1-0 lead. Andrew Grant cut the Flaming Arrows’ lead to 2-1 with a goal midway through the second half, but Walker added an insurance goal with 12 minutes left to seal the win. Sept. 27
Mike Benedetto headed home Brian Williams’ direct kick with 25 seconds left to lift Floyd (3-3) to a 4-3 win over Longwood (1-5). Koelbl 6. Floyd 1 3 4 Longwood 3 0 3 Goals – F: Cortina, Keskin, Ganci, Benedetto; L: Basthard, Poloskey, Lake. Saves – F: Esposito 5, Kumiga 5; L: Hamilton 7. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 04 Oct 1996:
Matt Kelley scored with 12:20 left to lift Patchogue-Medford (2-3-2) to a 1-1 tie with Longwood. Brian Glibowski had given the Lions (1-5-1) a 1-0 lead 18 minutes into the first half. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 08 Oct 1996:
Dean Emma and Dom Ruggiero each scored in the first half as Smithtown took a 2-0 lead in its 5-0 win over Longwood (1-7-1). Chris Anastasiou had two assists for the Bulls (6-3). Oct. 12
Carlos Puerta touched in a loose ball with nine minutes to play to give Brentwood a 2-1 win over Longwood. Alvaro Phan’s penalty kick gave Brentwood (6-4) a 1-0 halftime lead, but Andrew Grant tied it for Longwood (1-9-1) on a header with 16 minutes left in the game. Oct. 18