Moschetti accepts boys soccer job

At the Shoreham-Wading River girls basketball game today I ran into coach Andrew Moschetti, who confirmed he accepted the job as the boys soccer head coach. A replacement is still being sought for the girls team.

Moschetti replaces Louis Manoussos, who was unceremoniously let go during the season last year. Baseball coach Sal Mignano filled in as the interim coach and led the team into the postseason.

Moschetti guided the girls team to the postseason in each of his three seasons at the helm. In his first year the team reached the county finals before losing to top-seeded Islip. The Wildcats won two league titles under Moschetti and this year finished just shy of Harborfields before losing in the playoffs to John Glenn.

Moschetti expressed interest in the boys job several years back under former athletic director Jim Cranmer, but did not get the job. Before Manoussos the team was coached by Matt Foster. Both coaches did not leave on good terms, although Foster was not fired. Moschetti expects to be around much longer than the two previous coaches.

Although his job as the girls coach didn't allow him many opportunities to watch the boys team, Moschetti expects to have a decent nucleus returning. He said he'll coach the summer team to give himself a chance to get acclimated to the players.