Charlotte has moved from the wing to right full-back after an injury affected Sea’s defensive line. The change has given Ferraiuolo an attacking-minded player in a deeper role, while Frankie continues to bring mobility to midfield and attack.
“They're both good, strong athletes,” Ferraiuolo says. “They both give 110% in everything they do.”
That adaptability could prove crucial with four regular-season matches remaining before the Archdiocesan play-offs. Another Tier 1 crown would send the Vikings back into the Catholic state play-offs, raising the stakes of every remaining fixture.
The Lauro sisters are also balancing football with competitive cheerleading. At least three times each week, the 17-year-olds leave football training for sessions at Evolution Cheer in Tottenville, often working from 20:00 until 22:00.
Both compete on Level 5 and Level 6 teams as tumblers and side bases. Ferraiuolo has seen them complete 80-minute matches before heading directly to practice.
“I'll ask them, ‘do you have to go to cheer practice?’ And they'll be like, ‘yes, we've gotta go’,” the coach says.
Frankie views football as the greater mental challenge because the game demands invention rather than execution of a fixed routine.
“In football, you have to be a little more creative,” she explains.
Both sisters began playing football at about six and have progressed through Blessed Sacrament and travel football. Their long-term path may lead through cheerleading, but their immediate focus remains Sea’s title defence.
The next four matches will test the Vikings’ depth, and Charlotte and Frankie’s ability to keep influencing games in different ways could define the run-in.