Meet Our Coaches

Our Coaching Staff at Team Huntington

Julian Watts

    • Entering 6th year as Huntington Varsity head coach

    • 2019,2021 Suffolk Class A Coach of the Year 

    • Major League Lacrosse 2007-2012 Long Island Lizard, Hamilton Nationals

    • Hofstra Men’s Lacrosse 2003- 2007, Captain, 2007 CAA All-Tournament Team

         Coach Julian Watts attended St. Anthony’s High School where he played and lettered in lacrosse, football and basketball. His senior year, he collected 42 ground balls and was also named an All-Conference Selection in lacrosse and an All-League selection in football. Watts chose to play lacrosse at the collegiate level after Hofstra University added him to their team in 2004.
         While at Hofstra, Watts played in 60 games as a defender from 2004-2007, was named team captain his senior year, as well as to the CAA All-Tournament Team.
         In 2007, after college, Julian was acquired by the New York Lizards and played in 20 games for them for five seasons. He scored three goals and collected 20 ground balls by the end of his career with the Lizards. After playing in MLL from 2007-2012. Watts entered the 2012 MLL Supplemental Draft and was drafted to Hamilton as the 13th round pick and 103rd Overall pick. He played in two games with the Nationals.
         Julian has taken his love for the game and his experience over to Huntington High School where has become the Varsity head coach. He also works in the districts High School as a Dean.
         “Huntington has such a well established lacrosse community and I want to continue it’s winning tradition. My goal is to develop young men that will represent this program by their good character and work ethic. At the same time, reminding them they’re playing for the people who support us in this town, their love for the lacrosse and their teammates.”
       

      Andy Gutierrez

      • Defensive Coordinator Boys Varsity Lacrosse Huntington H.S.

      • Recon Lacrosse Coach 2010-current

      • Head Varsity Coach at Roosevelt High School 2010-2017

      • SUNY Plattsburgh Lacrosse 2008-2009

      • Nassau Community College Lacrosse player 2006-2008

           After graduating from Plainview High School in 2005, he played goalie for Varsity all four of his years.  Andy continued to play lacrosse for Nassau Community College for two years. He then finished his college lacrosse career playing at Plattsburgh.  Andy helped to start the lacrosse program at Roosevelt, where the program eventually grew to be a Varsity program. “I coached those kids from 3rd grade all the way up through High School.” Andy was the Varsity Head coach for 6 years until coming over to Huntington.  Known as, "Coach Gootz," Andy’s committed to building the Huntington program alongside Coach Watts.
           “I’m honored to be apart of the Huntington program. Having available resources to put Huntington back on the map is exciting. Huntington is a great town with a great community and I am very proud to be a part of it all.”

      Pat Reilly


           Played at Huntington for four years and was a 2013 graduate. Played college lacrosse at Furman University for four years and was a communications major. Have a masters in physical education from Adelphi University.
            "I am excited to help grow and develop the program back into the lacrosse powerhouse Huntington use to be and hopefully give these guys a shot at the county championship like I had back when I was a blue devil." 

       

      Anthony Troffa

      • Coach Team Huntington: Beginning-Current

      • JV Head Coach, Huntington High School 2003-Current

      • SCLA JV Coach of the Year 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

      • Vikings Lacrosse Player 2000-2004

      • CW Post Lacrosse Player 1993-1994

      • Huntington Blue Devil Lacrosse player 1988-1993

        • League Champions 1992

        • All League Honorable Mention 1993

       

      Coach Troffa is a proud Blue Devil who bleeds blue on many levels. He was born and raised in Huntington and graduated from Huntington High School in 1993 as a four year player. He currently coaches the JV Lacrosse team and he is a teacher in the district. “It gives me a great sense of pride to have been part of and continue to be a part of a long tradition of excellent lacrosse in Huntington”. Coach Troffa enjoys coaching throughout the year and helping players and the program to continuously improve. Some of his finest moments as a coach were being a part of the 2005 and 2006 State Championship teams and witnessing how important it was to the players, parents and community as a whole. Most recently it was amazing to see our varsity team make it to the second round of playoffs during the 2022 season.

      Mike Corcoran

      • Junior Varsity Assistant Coach Team Huntington 2021-Present

      • Junior Varsity Assistant Coach Huntington HS 2022-Present

      • Junior Varsity Assistant Coach Smithtown HS East 2019

           Coach Mike Corcoran is a former close defensive player for Huntington High School (Class of '09). While on the team, he won the Fred Cambria Award for Sportsmanship in his senior year. Beyond high school, he played rec league lacrosse on campus at Coastal Carolina University. Through his playing journey, a passion for coaching started developing and came to fruition during his first year teaching at Smithtown HS East. Coming back and teaching at Huntington HS, Coach Corcoran sprung on the opportunity to continue his coaching as the JV assistant coach where he looks to build on the program for the Blue Devils.
       

       

           Garrett Moya

           Garrett is a former Huntington Blue Devil alumni and graduated in 2017. Garrett continued his academic and athletic career at Marquette University and graduated in 2021. He plans to receive his masters degree while working as a graduate assistant with the Marquette lacrosse team.

       

      Steven Queen
       

      • Played attack at Huntington for 4 years under coaches Watts, Goots, and Reilly 2018-2021

      • Currently plays midfield and attack going into his sophomore year at Utica University 2021- current

      • Huntington town team coach 2022-current 

      • Majoring in Marketing 

      “ I hope to make an impact on these kids as they continue their careers like my coaches did when I was a younger lacrosse player. To me being a coach and changing a players game for the better is one of the most enjoyable and selfless things you can do.”

       

      Joshua Long  aka "SCOOB"

               

      • Midfielder at Farmingdale State University  

      • Played football at SUNY Cortland

      Joshua Long was All-League his Senior Year at Huntington High School where he helped his team to the Suffolk County Championship Game. He was also an All-County Football Player at Huntington HS.