Mangio is one of the top shortstick defensive midfielders on Long Island. He stepped up when the lights were bright and had incredible outings against Massapequa and Half Hollow Hills to help the Dalers repeat as champs. Mangio is extremely physical and athletic. He’s stronger than he looks, as there were moments where he essentially threw the player he was defending to the perimeter. He takes away topside and also throws some incredible crowbar checks. But outside of his 1-on-1 defense, Mangio impacted the game in so many ways. He was great on the wings and cleared the ball efficiently, running by defenders with ease. In transition, Mangio was a threat to shoot or he’d make the right pass to give his team a transition goal. Mangio registered 25 caused turnovers on the season and was named Nassau County Championship defensive MVP all as a shortstick. 

So many guys made so many little plays for Farmingdale, and Mangio was one of those players who did a little bit of everything. His first impact play came on defense, playing some amazing defense and forcing a turnover down low. This led to an incredible sequence of poles moving the ball upfield and Farmingdale scoring an electrifying goal in transition to go up 3-1. Mangio then showed his goal-scoring ability with two goals on the day. Right after that big goal, Mangio caught the ball at midfield and realized the unsettled situation in front of him. It was a 3v3 situation where he went hard down the alley and connected on a high bouncer that went top shelf. Mangio had some good wing play in this game as well. After a face-off win, he got the ball and the defense didn’t pick him up. Mangio fired another bounce shot past the Hills netminder to give the Dalers an 8-4 lead.