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MSG Varsity: Raiders' Kyle Arcuri Spotlight
A "five-foot" high Lacrosse player takes on the hard hits of the sport.
Patchogue-Medford Raiders' freshman varsity lacrosse player Kyle Arcuri was recently featured in a video produced by MSG Varsity for being an attackman that is not of the usual height standards of most lacrosse players.
"I'm probably about 4'11, 5 foot," Arcuri said. The report also said that he plays the hard-hitting sport weighing in at 90 pounds.
Despite this, Arcuri told MSG Varsity that he is able to use his size to his advantage on the field.
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"I sneak around people a lot...it's what I do," Arcuri said.
"He looks small but he's just a great player, he has the skill to do everything," said Matt Warnken, a Senior goalie on the team.
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Steve Mallot, head coach of the team, said that Arcuri was originally placed on the junior varsity team due to concerns regarding his size, but was moved up to the varsity team after seeing his skill in a few scrimmages.
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