2015 Review Spring

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Varsity Boys’ Lacrosse
Coach Steve Lachut
MVP: Sean Tolton
MIP: James McElroy
Coaches’ Award: Bobby Novak
Junior Varsity Boys’ Lacrosse Award Winners
MVP: James Carden
MIP: John Metchie
Coaches’ Award: Ben Herrera
The boy’s varsity lacrosse
team may not have ended
with a record, or the
rewards that were set out
for in the beginning, but
as we often find in life, the
journey is more important
than the destination. This
year, the Saints finished
with a 6-11 record overall,
2-4 in the MAC regular
season, and a perfect 2-1 in
the IPSL.
Although there were not
as many wins to highlight
as we would hope, a few
were special. A season
opening victory against
cross-town and IPSL foe,
St. Maria Goretti proved to
be quite the contest. On
what started off as a normal
early spring day, the Saints
found themselves in a
see-saw battle with the
Gaels. As the gamed closed
in on the end of the third
quarter, the Saints took the
lead 11-10 on a fastbreak
goal by attackman Bobby
Novak (sixth form), which
was assisted by long stick
midfielder, Parker Tribble
(third form). Immediately
following the goal, the
game was postponed for
an hour due to weather.
When play resumed, the
Saints rattled off transition
goal, after transition goal
to secure a 16 - 11 victory.
Another highlight was
a defensive battle with
Mercersburg Academy, in
which the Saints held on
despite several fouls, and
near costly mistakes in the
waning minutes to defeat
the Blue Storm 6-5.
The season was not
without individual
highlights: 15 different
Saints registered points this
season. Of those 15, 8 were
able to score in the double
digits. Those included
sixth formers: Sean Tolton
(24g, 13a), Grant Tribble
(11g, 10a), Bobby Novak
(17g, 4a), Noah Cisse (14g,
4a), Ryker Dutton (8g,
3a), and James Marshall
(6g, 4a). Although the
number of sixth formers
scoring may appear
daunting, many younger
players also contributed.
Fifth former Levi Schindel
had 17 goals and 6 assists
to finish third on the team
in scoring. Fourth formers
Jaret Mahoney (14g, 11a)
and Cole Menas (11g,
11a) were also forces to be
reckoned with this season.
On the defensive half
of the field, contributions
came in (and from) many
forms. In goal, Tucker
Almany (fourth form)
had a commendable
season, ending with a save
percentage of 56 percent in
his first season as a starter.
On close defense, James
McElroy (sixth form,
17 groundballs) Luke
Thompson (fifth form,
41 groundballs, 15 caused
turnovers and 3 assists),
and Teddy Batson (fourth
form, 74 groundballs, 38
caused turnovers, and 6
assists) all returned with
at least some starting time
from the prior year. Two
sixth formers changed
positions from 2014.
Henry Meehan moved
from goalie to close
defense, and Cam Watson
moved from midfield to
long-stick midfield. Both
players deserve recognition
for their team-first
attitude, as well as their
play. Rounding out the
defense was third form
faceoff man and long-stick
midfielder, Parker Tribble.
Parker was a jack-of-alltrades,
taking face-offs,
covering the opposing
team’s top midfielder, and
playing some short-stick
defense in man down
situations.
Although there is a lot
to be missed next year with
the graduating sixth form,
the future is still bright.
The Saints will return six
players who were full time
starters, and have several
returning players ready to
make in impact.
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