ESPNHS Lacrosse: Around The Crease
ESPNHS continues its weekly feature, Around the Crease, which takes a look at players, teams and high school lacrosse news from around the country.
ESPNHS continues its weekly feature, Around the Crease, which takes a look at players, teams and high school lacrosse news from around the country.
News & Notes
Just in time for the launch of our 2012 Season Preview, the Denver Post has published a list of the all-time lacrosse champions for both boys and girls.
News & Notes
Just in time for the launch of our 2012 Season Preview, the Denver Post has published a list of the all-time lacrosse champions for both boys and girls.
ESPNHS continues its weekly feature, Around the Crease, which takes a look at players, teams and high school lacrosse news from around the country.
News And Notes
It is an exciting week for the growth of lacrosse. Not only is Florida adding 30-35 new teams that will begin play in less then two weeks, but districts in Pennsylvania and Illinois have approved the formation of new programs this week.
News And Notes
It is an exciting week for the growth of lacrosse. Not only is Florida adding 30-35 new teams that will begin play in less then two weeks, but districts in Pennsylvania and Illinois have approved the formation of new programs this week.
Courtesy Greg Speed/ESPNHSNick Ramsey from DeMatha (Md.) with his club team, SoCo.Look Who’s Playing
DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) could have one of the better-kept secrets in the nation waiting to get his shot in goal.
Sophomore goalie Nick Ramsey was a member of the Stags junior varsity team last season, but over the summer he participated in the Brine Shootout and put on a show for the college coaches in attendance.
“For a kid who just finished his freshman year and to go out there and play goalie, he had incredible poise and ability to position his defense,” Ramsey’s club coach Greg Speed said. “He didn’t care that he was a rising sophomore. He just took control.”
The 5-foot-10, 155-pound sophomore separates himself from other goalies in his class with his ability to read the opposing offense and put his teammates in the best possible position.
“He is a kid who could play at a high level,” Speed said. “I’ve already spoken to several college coaches about Nick.”
News & Notes
ESPNHS learned over the weekend that Kanatiio Adams from Salmon River (Fort Covington, N.Y.) passed away on Jan. 2.
Adams was ESPNHS's No. 14 long stick midfielder and had been accepted to play men’s lacrosse at Cornell.
Adams had transferred to Salisbury School (Salisbury, Conn.) for his senior year and was recently selected to play for the U19 Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse Team.
No details were given surrounding Adams passing.
What You Might Have Missed
Top Story: The Friday before Christmas, ESPNHS reported on the story of Tommy Mallon who broke his neck during his final high school lacrosse game and has used that event to help athletes recognize the signs of concussions and other head and neck injuries.
For the second-straight week the Mallon story has been the most popular story on the site.
The story and video can be seen here.
Top Girls’ Commit: New Trier (Winnetka, Ill.) junior attacker Kelsey Murray is the No. 19 player in the ESPNHS Top 50 Junior list and is the latest player to announce her verbal commitment to play women’s lacrosse for Stanford.
Top Boys’ Commit: Conor Whipple’s verbal commitment to Georgetown was announced over the weekend and picked up enough views to be our top boys story for the week.
The St. Andrew’s (Boca Raton, Fla.) junior has been a starter since his freshman year and has 134 career points.
On The Horizon
This week we continue our build up to the 2012 season with the release of the assist leaders who return this season. We started last week with goal leaders and launched 2012 Season Preview Central.
The 2012 US Lacrosse Convention is this weekend in Philadelphia, Pa. Billed as "the unofficial start to the lacrosse season," this event gathers the very best the sport has to offer, and provides the sport’s largest educational opportunity. ESPN analyst Herm Edwards will be the keynote speaker on Friday.
Scott Benson/ESPNHSMichael Radford from Charlotte Country Day (N.C.)Charlotte Country Day (Charlotte, N.C.) has won the last four NCISAA state championships and has a number of players that have moved on to Division I college programs.
Look Who’s Playing
The next player on that list could be junior midfielder Michael Radford.
Radford was the team’s leading faceoff midfielder last season as a sophomore and with the graduation of Thomas Passenant (Hofstra) will take on a larger role in 2012.
“He had a real good ability to control most of the draws,” Charlotte Country Day head coach Brad Touma said. “We knew we were going to lean on him heavily. A lot of our offense started with him either trying to find the right matchup or driving down the alley.”
“Michael has good body control and good reflexes,” Touma added when asked about Radford’s faceoff ability. “He’s big, strong with a low center of gravity and very quick wrists.”
The 6-foot-3, 190-pound junior is also a football recruit who started at quarterback and led the Buccaneers to the state championship game last month. Radford threw for 1417 yards and 16 touchdowns last season.
Touma expects Radford to get more focus from opposing defenses this season since the Buccaneers graduated both wingmen and a large part of the offense from last year’s team.
So far Radford has an offer from High Point and has heard from Georgetown, Jacksonville, Rutgers and Ohio State. Radford is going on an unofficial visit to Ohio State in January.
This week’s club section takes a slightly different angle – taking a look at a club team that is still filling its rosters.
Goin' Clubbing
The Lehigh Valley Steam was created by John Seitzinger who is also the girls’ head coach at Parkland (Allentown, Pa.).
The Steam is a boys’ and girls’ program located in Allentown, which is about 50 miles north of Philadelphia.
“We wanted to get more exposure for the kids from the Lehigh Valley for lacrosse,” Seitzinger said. “We want to prepare kids at the youth level for what high school coaches expect and to give high school players a better understanding of the game in regards to what college coaches expect them to know at that level.”
The program has already filled its U-11 team, placing 24 athletes on the team. Tryouts for U-13, U-15, JV and Varsity boys teams will occur on Sunday, Feb. 26. The teams will be made up of 20-22 kids per age group.
To learn more about this rising club team, visit them at Lvsteam.com.
Top Story: Last week's edition of Around the Crease in which we profiled sophomore goalie Tommy Heidt and the New York club team For the Love of the Game proved to be the most popular in the series thus far.
What You Might Have Missed
Around the Crease is our weekly notebook in which takes a look at players, teams and high school lacrosse news from around the country.
Top Boys’ Commitment: Lambert (Suwanee, Ga.) senior Grant Schuster's commitment to Navy was the top commitment on the site last week for the boys.
ESPNHS has confirmed six players from The Peach State that have committed to play Division I lacrosse in the class of 2012. To see the entire list, click here.
Top Girls’ Commitment: The Michigan's men's program has garnered a lot of headlines this fall, but last week the women's program stole the headlines. Madeline Dion, a junior midfielder from Annapolis (Annapolis Md.), verbally committed to play for the Lady Wolverines and marked the first player to confirm her commitment to the women's program in Ann Arbor.
The 2012 season is little more than two months away from beginning -- Florida starts just after Valentine’s day -- and ESPNHS is looking for high school coaches to help with our 2012 Season Preview.
News, Notes And What’s Going On
If you are a high school coach, please take 10 minutes and fill out our Season Preview form. All submisisons will be verifed as coming from the head coach before being included.
Mike Loveday/ESPNHSBrendan Francis from Ponte Vedra (Fla.) at the 2011 Battle of the Hotbeds.ESPNHS continues its weekly feature, Around the Crease, which takes a look at players, teams and high school lacrosse news from around the country.
Look Who’s Playing
Connor Cunningham has come into his own as the starting goalie for the 2011 Maryland Class 3A/4A state champion, Hereford (Parkton, Md.).
The junior netminder was recognized for his play by coaches around the state this past spring as Cunningham made the MSLCA Honorable mention team.
Cunningham plays club lacrosse for Maryland-based team the Roughriders. Roughriders head coach Booker Corrigan has high praise for Cunningham, who has his leadership skills on the defensive end.
“Connor is a solid goalie who finds ways to make the spectacular save,” Corrigan said.
Goin Clubbin
Club: Team Florida claims to be the best club team in the Sunshine State and they have developed numerous college recruits to prove it.In its sixth year, Team Florida travels up and down the east coast throughout the summer and fall displaying the top talent in Florida to college coaches at the top recruiting camps in the country.
Top Players You Probably Know: Brendan Francis, Sr., Ponte Vedra (Ponte Vedra, Fla.), Navy; Devon Lewis, Jr., Lake Highland Prep (Orlando, Fla.), Georgetown; Grant Mahler, Jr., St. Andrew’s (Boca Raton, Fla.), Cornell; Conor Peaks, Sr., Ponte Vedra, Delaware; Jacob Rooney, Sr., Timber Creek (Orlando, Fla.), Hofstra; Max Susskind, Sr., St. Andrew’s, Princeton.
Recent Travels and Performances: The U-19 team finished in third place at the Battle of the Hotbeds tournament at the University of Delaware this summer. The U-13 and U-15 teams both won the Futures Lacrosse Tournament held at Gettysburg this summer.
Team Information and Website: Team Florida is comprised of athletes from highs school’s from as far south as Miami up to the Jacksonville area. Any player in is eligible and to find more information about the team visit them at TeamFloridaLax.com.
What You Might Have Missed
Top Story: Based on the numbers, we saved the best for last. The ESPNHS Top 50 Junior list was the No. 1 story last week and was the most visited story in the girls ESPNHS player rankings. The list was highlighted by six players from the Top 10 who are already verbally committed to an Atlantic Coast Conference program.Top Boys’ Commitment: Michigan men’s lacrosse has exploded on the Division I recruiting scene and the Wolverines picked up a commitment from Paul VI (Fairfax, Va.) junior, Will Biagi. Biagi is a faceoff midfielder for Paul VI and won 200 of his 350 (57 percent) of his faceoffs last season.
Top Girls’ Commitment: In a first for Around The Crease the same player commitment reached the top spot this week. ESPNHS reported Stuart Humphrey’s commitment to Duke on Nov. 26. The junior midfielder from Summit (Summit, N.J.), commitment was the No. 1 girls’ commitment story in last week’s ATC as well.
News, Notes And What’s Going On
The ESPNHS player rankings have been completed for the year, but on Wednesday, Dec. 7 we will be releasing the ESPNHS Girls’ Watch List for the Class of 2013.
Already released for boys’ lacrosse, the Watch List is comprised of the elite high school lacrosse players who will be considered for the ESPNHS 100 in 2012. Requests for a player to be added must come from a high school or club coach and include, player name, high school, position and have information on what college’s have shown serious interest thus far.
The 2012 season is little more than two months away from beginning -- Florida starts just after Valentine’s day -- and ESPNHS is looking for high school coaches to help with our 2012 Season Preview.
If you are a high school coach, please take 10 minutes and fill out our Season Preview form. All submisisons will be verifed as coming from the head coach before being included.
E-mail lacrosse editor, Mike Loveday, at Email Michael.Loveday@espn.com with player submissions.
The Season Preview package will launch with a look at the returning leading scorers in January. To get an idea of what to expect, check out our 2011 Season Previews.
Jimmy Hurlburt/ESPNHSColin Heacock from Boys' Latin (Md.) at the 2011 Under Armour Underclassmen games.Look Who’s Playing
Posey Valis, a 2013 graduate
Courtesy Sampson Family/ESPNHSChandler Sampson from Orono (Minn.)Look Who’s Playing
Chandler Sampson from Orono (Long Lake, Minn.) is already gaining college interest from some of the top programs in the country and he is only a sophomore.
Around The Crease: Nov. 8, 2011
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Mike Loveday/ESPNHSSarah Curley from Radnor (Pa.) earned MVP honors during the 2014-2015 All-Star game at the 2011 Philly Lacrosse Showcase.ESPNHS continues its weekly feature, Around the Crease, which takes a look at players, teams and high school lacrosse news from around the country.
Look Who’s Playing
Sarah Curley, a sophomore attacker from Radnor (Radnor, Pa.) was named the MVP at the Philly Girls Lacrosse Showcase over the weekend and gave a glimpse of what opponents could expect this season.
Jimmy Hurlburt/ESPNHSMaggie Bill from St. Anthony's (South Huntington, N.Y.) at the 2011 Under Armour Underclassmen games.Look Who’s Playing
Maggie Bill from St. Anthony’s (South Huntington, N.Y.) high school career might have got off to a rocky start, but the junior had a stellar sophomore season and gave a verbal commitment in July to play both lacrosse and soccer for North Carolina.
Bill started as a freshman for the Friars, but suffered an ACL injury. Last season, as a sophomore and coming back from that injury last year, Bill earned ESPNHS All-American honors and was selected by coaches as midfielder of year at St. Anthony’s.
The junior midfielder represented Long Island at the 2011 Under Armour Underclassmen games over the summer.
“She’s an incredible athlete. Speed-wise, footwork-wise she can keep up with anyone. As a freshman she didn’t’ look like a freshman player -- she came in and set the tone,” St. Anthony’s head coach Corinne Lomangino said. “I’ve never seen another midfielder play better midfield defense then Maggie does. She can come in and shut down anybody. She has the ability to slow kids down.”
Going Clubbin’
Team: The Shamrocks Lacrosse club is located New Jersey. The program has seven teams that range from the youth level to high school.
Total Players Committed To College: The Shamrocks report that last year 90 percent of players in the program played college lacrosse on some level. The team expects a large majority of this year’s players to also play college lacrosse.
Top Players You Probably Know: Zack Micciche, Eastern Regional (Voorhees, N.J.), Bryant; Sam Kotler, Cherry Hill East (Cherry Hill, N.J.), St. Joseph's; Alex Haubrich, Eastern Regional (Voorhees, N.J.); Stevens; Joe Donnian, Clearview (Sewell, N.J.), St. Leo University.
Most Recent Travels: The high school teams participated in tournaments such as MVP, Tri-State National, Battle of the Hotbeds and Summer Sizzle.(
Team Tryout Information and website: The program recently completed the tryouts for the year. For more information visit the team at www.sjshamrocks.com
The New HotnessTop Story: It should not come as a surprise that our No. 1 story last week was the Top 25 girls’ defenders, which was led by our No. 1 selection: Ally Heavens from Garnet Valley (Glen Mills, Pa.).
Top Commitments: Possibly the biggest commitment last week was Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie, Minn.) junior midfielder Jake Woodring’s verbal to play men's lacrosse for Denver. Woodring, a 2013 graduate, was ranked No. 44 in the ESPNHS Top 50 Juniors list.
For the girls, Berkshire School (Sheffield, Mass.) goalie Brittany Brown’s verbal commitment to play women’s lacrosse for the University of Virginia garnered the most views of the week.
What’s Happening
November is a busy month for lacrosse players. With fall ball starting and recruiting events starting this week there is sure to be a flurry of activity.
Starting Saturday, Nov. 5 ESPNHS will be at the Philly Lacrosse Showcase at Westtown School (West Chester, Pa.). A full preview of the girls’ event will be posted on Thursday, but the event will showcase 200 girls from 11 states and will have two All-Star games to end the event.
Around The Crease: Oct. 25, 2011
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Jimmy Hurlburt/ESPNHSColin Heacock from Boys' Latin (Md.) at the 2011 Under Armour Underclassmen games.
Jimmy Hurlburt/ESPNHSAround the Crease is a new weekly series from ESPNHS.Look Who’s Playing
If Boys’ Latin (Baltimore, Md.) sophomore Shack Stanwick repeats his freshman season then he will be a hot commodity for the Lakers in 2012 and beyond.
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