Alex Fischetti, Joseph Trotta fuel Massapequa boys volleyball's 7th county title in 8 years
Massapequa boys volleyball celebrates its win over Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK in the Nassau Division I final on Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, at Farmingdale State College. Credit: James Escher
The Massapequa boys volleyball program has an expectation of excellence. The reigning state champions continued to show their excellence by capturing their third straight county title.
Top-seeded Massapequa defeated No. 3 Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK, 25-21, 25-17, 25-17, in the Nassau Division I final at Farmingdale State on Friday night. It was Massapequa’s seventh county title in the last eight years.
“It’s just our culture here,” senior captain Alex Fischetti said. “We work hard to be in this position, so we expect to win. It’s what we do.”
Massapequa (19-0) advances to the pool play round of the state tournament at 9 a.m. on Nov. 21 at Finger Lakes Community College in Canandaigua, outside of Rochester.
“It makes us work even more, because we know we always have a target on our backs,” junior middle Joseph Trotta said. “We wanted to get the chance to go back upstate. We know we’ll have to play even better up there.”
Fischetti’s block and kill during a 4-0 run helped Massapequa establish a 12-8 lead in the first set. Fischetti’s kill closed out the first.
“We came in here energetic. We’ve been practicing to our full extent,” Trotta said. “We went into today knowing we would do everything to come out with a victory.”
Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK (15-2) tied it at 7 in the second set on Chase Ruhling’s kill. Massapequa responded with a 5-1 run, including three kills from Trotta. Fischetti had back-to-back kills to close the set. Trotta finished the second with seven kills and two blocks.
“We wanted to come out hot and play a complete game,” Fischetti said. “That was our goal and we accomplished it.”
Massapequa went on a 7-1 run in the third to take a 14-8 lead, on Christopher Sultana’s three kills, Fischetti’s two and one from Liam St. George. Fischetti had the kill on match point, and he ended each set with a kill.
“We didn’t harp on trying to defend a state title, but we certainly know that while it takes a lot to win one, it’s even harder to repeat,” Massapequa coach Elissa DiSalvo said. “We take things one step at a time and that's what we've done the whole year. Every season is its own.”
Massapequa has won 39 consecutive matches dating back to the start of last season and hasn’t dropped a set this season.
“We may have different players each year, but the tradition of excellence continues,” DiSalvo said. “It’s not because I demand it from them. They demand it from themselves."
Christopher Matias covers high school sports for Newsday after spending time in Athletic Facilities and Operation at St. John’s and in Sports Information at CUNY York college.
