North Salem Soccer Set for State Semifinal

NORTH SALEM, N.Y. - North Salem’s boys soccer team is one step away.

Riding a season-long wave of momentum, the Tigers picked up a pair of big victories in the regional round and are now one win away from returning to the state championship game.

North Salem previously captured the state title in 1993 and 2016. 

North Salem 2, Rhinebeck 0
Wednesday, Nov. 6

After capturing the section championship in dominant fashion the previous week, the Tigers kept things rolling in the first round of the Class C regionals. 

North Salem squared off against Section 1 champions Rhinebeck at Franklin D. Roosevelt High School, and showed no signs of taking their foot off the gas. 

Providing the heroics with a pair of goals was sophomore Juben Lazri, who had previously netted a hat trick against Haldane in the sectional semi-finals and scored another in the 6-0 rout of Tuckahoe in the finals. 

Justin Major and Aidan Santis added assists and George Naber had 4 saves in the 2-0 win. 

North Salem 6, Greenport 0
Saturday, Nov. 9

Onto the regional final, the Tigers stuck to the playbook of a balanced and relentless offensive attack at Diamond in the Pines in Brookhaven. 

Junior Max Cotrone led the charge with a hat trick, while Nick Naber (1 goal, 2 assists), Sean Randall (1 goal), Rolando Cortez (1 goal), Ryan Vorfi (2 assists), Isaac Rouse (1 assist), and Nicolas Maya (1 assist) all got in on the action.

The win propelled North Salem to the state semifinals, where they are set to square off against Loudonville Christian School on Friday, Nov. 15 at 5:15 p.m. at Middletown High School.