Farmingdale junior Adam Vitulano buried the winning goal in double overtime on Sunday, lifting his team past Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK, 2-1, in the Nassau Class AAA semifinal at Farmingdale State College — just one day after his father died of liver cancer. The goal came with 10:39 left in the second overtime period and sent Farmingdale into Saturday's county final against top-seeded Oceanside.
The emotional weight of the moment was not lost on anyone at the field. According to Newsday, Vitulano said he was thinking about his father when he scored, and that he believed his father would be proud of him. Farmingdale coach Brian Weber added that Vitulano had 26 teammates and two coaches who loved and supported him through the loss, according to the same report.
A Back-and-Forth Battle Settled Late
Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK struck first, with Andrew Melville putting his team ahead 1-0 in the 21st minute, per Newsday's account of the match. Farmingdale answered in the 51st minute when Anthony Princi converted off a corner kick from Christian Graziano, tying the score and setting up the extra sessions that would follow. The station's report notes that Farmingdale controlled possession for most of the second half and both overtime periods before Vitulano's breakthrough.
Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK goalkeeper Jacob Glass made seven saves in the loss, part of a Hawks squad that entered the postseason with eight seniors on its roster, per the same account. Coach Christine Ho said team chemistry had been the biggest factor behind Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK's successful season, Newsday reported. The loss ends the run for a team that came in as the No. 2 seed in Nassau County with a 12-2-3 record, while No. 3 Farmingdale improved to 12-3-3.
Next Up: A Shot at History Against Unbeaten Oceanside
Farmingdale now turns to Saturday's 2 p.m. kickoff at SUNY Farmingdale, where it will face top-seeded Oceanside with a chance at the program's first outright county title, according to Newsday. Oceanside enters the final unbeaten and seeking its own piece of history — the Sailors are chasing their first county title since 2000, as Newsday reported following their semifinal win.
Oceanside punched its ticket to the final by beating No. 4 Syosset, 5-3, in a high-scoring semifinal also held at SUNY Farmingdale, improving to 13-0-3 on the season. Sean Brosokas scored twice in that game, both headers off corner kicks from Dylan Langevin, while Jackson Langevin added two goals of his own, including a 46th-minute penalty kick and a strike in the 75th minute. Thomas Ryglewicz scored twice for Syosset, which finished its season at 9-5-3.
Jackson Langevin has been Oceanside's offensive engine all fall, finishing the regular season with 15 goals and 12 assists, according to Herald Community Newspapers. Brady Castoro was the team's second-leading scorer with five goals and three assists, the outlet reported. But Oceanside's calling card has been its defense: center backs Conor Schmid and Mike Molite anchored a unit that posted eight clean sheets in the regular season and held opponents to a goal or fewer in 12 of 15 matches, per the Herald's coverage. The Sailors preserved their unbeaten run with a nine-save effort in a 2-2 draw against Hempstead on Oct. 6, and they rolled into the postseason as Conference AAA's top seed after a 2-0 win over Westbury on Oct. 13.
Looking Ahead to States
Whoever wins Saturday's final will carry momentum into the state tournament, with the 2026 Class AAA Long Island Championship set for Nov. 4 at Patchogue-Medford High School at 7 p.m. For now, though, the attention stays fixed on SUNY Farmingdale, where two programs chasing long-awaited county titles — and one team carrying an extraordinary personal story into the final — will decide who moves on.
