The spring season is off to a great start in Locust Valley, and two more Falcons were distinguished as top players on Long Island by Newsday.
Tessa Matozzo, a junior, was named one of the top 100 players on Long Island for the spring 2026 season. Matozzo led the team with 58 goals and 84 points last season, adding 44 draw controls and 30 ground balls. She is off to a great start again this year, with the team standing at 4-2, and is committed to D1 East Carolina University for fall 2027.
Fellow junior Morgan Sullivan was named one of Newsday’s top 50 flag football players on Long Island for the spring 2026 season. Sullivan, a quarterback and defensive back, amassed 725 rushing yards and over 400 passing yards to go along with 12 touchdowns last season. Sullivan has helped the team to a 5-2 start with playoffs in their sights.
During the winter season, freshman Grace McDonald was named one of Newsday’s Top 100 girls basketball players, coming off an eighth grade season where she led the team in scoring with 10.8 points per game, 3.3 rebounds per game and 3.8 steals per game. The girls basketball team made it to the playoffs yet again this year.
Boys basketball team guard Kyle Demosthene, made it onto Newsday’s Top 100 boys basketball players list as a second year starter who averaged 15.2 points per game, 4.8 assists per game and 2.9 steals per game.
Back in the fall season, senior Stefano Linardos was named one of Newsday’s Top 100 boys soccer players and went on to post 21 goals and nine assists, tying at the top of the county’s points leaderboards. Linardos and the Falcons put together an undefeated regular season.
Junior Marcus Houghtaling was named to the Newsday Top 100 football players list coming off a season where he amassed 87 tackles, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries, all while making way for the Falcons’ rushing attack as the starting full back. This season, he was a huge contributor again, helping the team to a playoff berth.