Bayport-Blue Point senior Traigh Tomassone defended Mt. Sinai’s Ryan Filippi with less than a minute remaining in the game as Filippi rushed forward and launched a shot on goal.

“I know I can trust my defense, and I have a stud in the net,” Tomassone said.

He isn’t wrong.

Senior Andrew Snyder snagged the shot with his stick for his 15th save and fifth of the quarter after Mount Sinai had scored three consecutive goals inside the game’s final eight minutes to launch a comeback effort. The save and subsequent clear by senior Connor Curran sealed a 7-6 win for No. 2 Bayport-Blue Point over No. 3 Mount Sinai in the Suffolk Class C boys lacrosse semifinal round.

“I stayed calm, I knew my defense would have my back and give me the best shot,” Snyder said.

Snyder made stop after stop, including a lovely kick-save as time expired in the third quarter and another on the doorstep to deny a Mount Sinai man-up opportunity in the second quarter. Bayport-Blue Point (14-3) advances to the county championship to face No. 1 Kings Park on Saturday at East Islip Middle School at 10 a.m.

Tomassone scored two goals and assisted another, with his first goal likely landing in the senior’s highlight reel after faking a spin to his right before rolling inside to hit the far pocket.

“I had to make something happen,” Tomassone said. “A couple shots kept going wide, and I just had to take it.”

Thomas Massaro won 14 of 17 faceoffs for Mount Sinai (12-5), adding a goal. William Glandorf III scored three goals, including two in the fourth quarter.

Curran (one goal, one assist) and Tomassone were crucial parts of the 2024 state championship run, but the new faces on this Bayport-Blue Point team made huge impacts Wednesday, with Snyder himself being a backup in 2024 to starter Brady Smith.

Jameson Hawkins scored two goals, including one to open the fourth quarter. Brayden Waldbauer got his pole in the way of a pass to force a crucial turnover inside the final four minutes. Both are freshman, not to mention the physical presence of sophomore defenseman Pat Ahern on the interior or the rabid nature of the Phantoms’ attackmen on the ride.

It’s a well-coached group, one that Tomassone described as “gritty.” It’s not hard to see why.

“We’ve been doubted a lot this year,” Tomassone said. “We got a great group of guys here, and I think we can get it done on Saturday.”