“The we is more than the me.”

That’s the mantra of Commack boys soccer and something coach Dave Moran says when standing in the middle of a team huddle. Senior captain Luke McDonough then breaks it down with the traditional “Family” chant.

So it was all the more fitting that senior Ryan Schalk, whose white tape on his wrists don the name of a group chat with his close friends, as well as the initials of his grandparents, mother, father and sister, and for his aunt who passed away two years ago, was the one who played the most crucial role in sending Commack upstate.

“They’re the most supportive group, including my dog, Rusty,” Schalk said. “Having all my extended family come out to watch me play, it’s just so surreal. I never thought I’d be in this position today, and I’m just so gratef

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