Recruiting updates for Class of 2009
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Collin Parkhurst, an attackman who was Hen Hud’s second-leading scorer with 63 points this past season, will be headed to Siena College. Parkhurst made the U18 Hotbeds all-star team this summer. (File photo by Dave Kennedy/The Journal News)
It’s back, folks.
But this year, we are starting our “Recruiting updates” thread about two months earlier than we did last year.
So what does this mean? For starters, most members of the Class of ‘09 are still wide open. After all, the ESG team has not yet even been selected yet.
As the weeks progress, shoot me an e-mail at jlombard@lohud.com and let me know what schools you’ve heard from. And when you make a commitment, please be sure to follow up and let me know as soon as you do.
Before we get to this year, here’s a look back at our Recruiting updates for the Class of 2008.
And here’s a link to a Q&A we did on the recruiting process last year called Recruiting 101: Some questions and answers.
Now to the Class of 2009:
Michael Bonitatibus, Yorktown, goaltender
Being recruited by: Marist, Loyola (Md.), Albany
Committed to: Open
Tom Casey, Yorktown, attack/midfield
Recruited by: Western New England, Siena, Manhattanville, Binghamton, Marywood, Florida Southern, Mount St. Vincent
Committed to: Open
John Felix, Scarsdale, midfield
Being recruited by: St. Lawrence, Clarkson, Hamilton, Middlebury
Committed to: Open
John Fennessy, Yorktown, defense
Recruited by: Towson, Maryland, Delaware, Navy, Albany, Hofstra
Committed to: Towson
Ethan Fox, Yorktown, defense
Being recruited by: Navy, Army, Marist, Stony Brook, Hofstra, Siena
Committed to: Open
Jordan Fried, Horace Greeley, attack
Being recruited by: Manhattan, Fairfield, Marist, Sacred Heart, Hartford, Siena, Robert Morris
Committed to: Open
J.P. Garry, Rye Country Day, attack/midfield
Recruited by: Dartmouth, Dartmouth, Notre Dame, Lehigh, Navy, Hobart
Committed to: Dartmouth
Luke Haggerty, Clarkstown South, goaltender
Being recruited by: Albany, Marist, Sacred Heart
Committed to: Open
Ben Litwak, Horace Greeley, defense
Being recruited by: Hobart, Gettysburg, Franklin & Marshall, Dickinson, Trinity, Union, Robert Morris
Committed to: Open
Joe Marasco, Somers, attack/midfield
Recruited by: Ohio State, John Hopkins, Virginia, Syracuse, North Carolina
Committed to: Syracuse
(Note: Marasco orally committed to Ohio State in mid-November 2007 but had a change of heart after then-Ohio State coach Joe Breschi accepted the head-coaching job at North Carolina in mid-June. Marasco gave an oral commitment to Syracuse on July 13.)
Kieran McDonald, Westminster School (Rye resident), defense
Recruited by: North Carolina, Harvard, Georgetown, Brown, Dartmouth, Colgate, Notre Dame, Denver, Loyola (Md.), Ohio State
Committed to: North Carolina
Chris Moffa, Fordham Prep, goaltender
Being recruited by: St. Joseph’s (Pa.), Hobart, Siena, Scranton, Manhattanville
Committed to: Open
Patrick O’Callaghan, Rye, midfield
Being recruited by: Hamilton, Union, Trinity, Middlebury, Franklin & Marshall, Amherst
Committed to: Open
Collin Parkhurst, Hen Hud, attack/midfield
Recruited by: Siena, Bryant, C.W. Post, Limestone, Ursinus, Manhattan, Lafayette, Franklin & Marshall Committed to: Siena
Tyler Perrelle, Mahopac, attack
Recruited by: Binghamton, Drexel, UMass, Delaware, Springfield
Committed to: Binghamton
John Ranagan, Yorktown, midfield
Recruited by: John Hopkins, Syracuse, Colgate, Army, UMass, Hofstra
Committed to: Hopkins
Rob Santangelo, Rye, attack
Being recruited by: Bryant, Gettysburg, Union, Providence, St. Lawrence, Trinity
Committed to: Open
Geoff Stearns, John Jay, defense
Recruited by: Lafayette, Lehigh, Villanova, Loyola
Committed to: Lafayette
Will Stewart, John Jay, midfield
Recruited by: Williams, Middlebury, Dartmouth, Brown, Princeton, Binghamton, Georgetown, Ohio State, Lehigh, Bucknell
Committed to: Williams
Brendan Synan, Mahopac, defense
Being recruited by: Scranton, Springfield, Manhattanville, American International
Committed to: Open
Nick Trizano, Iona Prep, attack
Recruited by: Drexel, Army, Sacred Heart, Bucknell, Hobart
Committed to: Drexel
Garrett Virtue, Brunswick School (Rye resident), midfield
Being recruited by: Vermont, Middlebury, Hobart, St. Lawrence, Trinity, Connecticut College
Committed to: Open
Mack von Mehren, Bronxville, defense
Recruited by: Trinity, Middlebury, Yale, Denison, Hamilton, Colby
Committed to: Williams
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joe was the empire tryouts today and when is the final cut.
Yes.
Dont believe any cuts were made and that the final practice and then scrimmage (and cuts) will be wednesday at 5:15 at SUNY Purchase
There was a practice Sunday morning. The remaining 40 or so players will be having another practice at SUNY Purchase on Wednesday, followed by a Sound Shore League game at 7:15. That is the last scheduled event for those trying out before the team is cut down to 30 (including 10 alternates).
As soon as the final roster is made available to us, it will be posted here.
What do you mean by "heard from?.
Received an offer?
By "heard from," I mean have been contacted from and are considering attending — that comes well before an offer in most cases.
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Joe, do you know when they are going to publish the Journal News lacrosse all-star team?
The Westchester/Putnam all-star and Rockland all-county sections will publish on July 11 – both in print and online.
if marasco reopens his recruitment does that mean he could be open to go anywhere again and have no alliegence to ohio state?
G,
Yes, Marasco orally committed to OSU because he was only a junior. Players cannot sign a binding letter of intent until fall of thier senior year. Therefore, at any time Marasco can pull his commitment and look elsewhere.
John Fennessy has committed to Towson University.
Conrats John!
Way to go, Fen !
With Ranagan and you in Baltimore, the city won't be the same anymore.
Now, all we need to do is get Bonitatibus and Fox to Loyola, and we can show Maryland how Section 1 plays lacrosse!
Best of Luck, John. You earned this. You've done well young man! You have made your mom, dad, sister, brother, Section 1, YHS and Town all very proud of your accomplishments !
We have a new commitment to report, folks.
Rye resident Kieran McDonald orally committed to North Carolina yesterday.
McDonald, a 6-foot-3 defenseman who will be a senior at the Westminster School in Simsbury, Conn., was a member of last year's Hudson Valley ESG team. (The new age rules did not allow him to play again this year.) He was one of six players from the Founders League to earn all-America honors last season.
The list of schools that recruited McDonald is pretty impressive. Check it out above in the updates portion of this thread.
Any word on Perelle from Mahopac and where he is looking at? Id say after Marasco and Ranagan, Perelle is the next best offensive prospect in Sec. 1
Perelle is very good
Agreed..Perrelle doesn't have alot of size but he has amazing quickness and changes direction like knowbody else on the field..his natural ability is on another level. I believe he was HV's second leading scorer behind Jojo posting 2 goals in every game. He'll be the leader of what could be Section 1's best attack unit next spring with Perrelle, Brandofino, and Okie Bernarbo.
Darkhorse
agreed thatline will be something to watch
Darkhorse,
I know the Mahopac attack unit will be good next year.
However, I think Yorktown will have a strong unit as well with Interlicchio, Liberman and Casey.
It will be nice to watch these units perform next year.
Lax Fan,
The key to Yorktown's performance this upcoming season will be getting the right players on the field.
I do not think the team will be as talented nor as deep as it was last year so the burden will fall on the coaches to get the combinations correct.
If they did a decent job of this against Syosset, they would have moved onto the state finals. They were outcoached in that game.
As a coaching staff (and it is quite a large one), I believe they do a poor job of game management and a poor job of developing the talented players they are handed from their strong youth program.
Darkhorse,
Perelle had a solid Empire Games which is no surprise to me.
He gave Yorktown fits with his speed and ability to change direction.
Green Haze,
The Yorktown team had a nice run this season. Although the end result, a loss in the state semis, was the same, the team was far better this year than last.
I will admit that there were some decisions made by the coaching staff during the season that baffled me. Also, with the number of coaches working a game, it seemed confusing to me from the sidelines.
Why are you so disappointed with them (Yorktown coaches)?
Lax Fan,
My disappointment with the Yorktown coaches is that they had the horses this year to win a state title. The talent was there and was not coached and cultivated correctly.
The goaltending was excellent. Mike was phenomenal.
The attack unit was solid. The rotation of Lieberman/Casey was very effective and Kurpis and Interlicchio had great seasons.
The offensive middies were great. Bonitatibus, Froats and Ranagan had solid years. The only issue here is that they got caught in transition several times and were gassed at times. But being gassed was not their fault – that is a coaching issue.
The defensive middies were inconsistent. Farrell and Hanlon each had some great games and some poor games. There was quality depth (Aversano, Gunther and Tirelli) that should have been used more frequently. Again, a coaching issue.
The defense was suspect and bailed out by Mike Bonitatibus way too often. Fennessy was the top performer and deserves recognition for his play. Brunelle contributed a physical presence but was caught out of position too often and ball watched too much; his athleticism helped him recover at times. Cabrielle was raw; his lack of foot speed and poor stick were evident and he ball watched constantly. With two quality seniors on the team (Zimmel and Tarkin), it was difficult to watch Cabrielle play so much. The seniors had more speed, better sticks and neither ball watched liked he did. Also, what does it say about a coaching staff when their best defensemen hands down from the Fairfield tournament ends up buried on the bench for an underclassman with less ability.
At LSM, Fox was solid on clears and against the proper match-ups but picked up far too few gb's on face-offs and was gassed way too often. Fox should have been spelled more frequently. This should have been done on face-offs for gb's and physicality.
I hope this answers your question.
Green Haze,
Your reply was quite detailed and impressive. You seem to have watched a lot of games or at a minimum know a lot of the players from this Yorktown team.
Have a great summer.
Haze,
I do disagree with what you perceive as depth though. Town has never had depth, ever. One of the reasons why it is tough to beat the LI teams who run a few lines of middies. Town has never been able to do this. They are always top heavy with a great line, then players who are raw and ussually cant play at the highest level just yet. That is what you get in Yorktown as it is a small A school.
I think you overestimate the players and under the coaches who guide and help the kids get their each year. Do they make mistakes, sure but wathching them play each game do you see a cohesive team that moves the ball, communicates, etc. Each year they go out and compete with the best in the nation and coaching has to be some part. Good luck to all the rest of the offseason and I hope for another great year next year.
Laxfan
Ytown attack line is too slow.They are strong at middie,goalie and def. Ranagan is a bull,Ki is solid offensively.No other offense there.
too slow? All of the 3 starting guys were pretty fast from what i saw last season. How can you say no other offense either. Personally i believe their weakness is going to be their mids.
Lax16,
The Yorktown attack is not slow at all. It was not considered slow this year and the sole change will be Casey for Kurpis.
They are not slow.
STRONGISLAND,
I agree with you that the biggest question mark entering next season will be the middies.
They will need to find Ranagan some offensive help and have Hanlon and Tirelli can be their defensive middies.
felix,
The history for Yorktown has been a lack of depth. However, that should not have been the case this past season.
The reality is that this year was different. Quality could have been kept at a high level with smart substitutions.
Objectively, at middie, they could have run 4-5 d-middies this year but mostly ran 2-3, and at 0-middie could have run a 4th and even a 5th depending on the competition but mostly ran 3 or 4.
On attack, they did run 4 players.
On defense, including LSM, they could have run 6 but chose to run 4 for the tail-end of the season.
If you see the pattern here, the major brunt was on the defensive end of the field (d-middies, close d and LSM not being rotated enough).
Syosset patiently wore us down and never panicked (even when trailing 6-2).
Strongisland
Only KI can dodge to cageon attack Without Rocky,Froats and Kurpis that leaves Ranagan to score . Doubles on both Ki and Ranagan and what are you left with offensively.
Lax 16,
That leaves Casey and Lieberman wide open to finish.
If you run your defense that way, it is a big gamble to tie up 4 defenders on two players. That leaves 2 defenders on the remaining 4 players.
It could work if Ranagan gets little offensive support at middie.
Anyone hear anything about the likes of the Iona Prep trio?
Trizano and company?
Also, how did Connor Brown do at ESG? Did he improve his college visability? What about his classmate, Moffa? Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks folks. Great Blog.
Green Haze,
The word from some of the Yorktown players was that the LSM and close d was deeper than it had been in years.
I wonder if Coach Lodewick felt the same.
Connor Brown played solid in all the games in Binghamton. He scored a few goals off unsettled situations, hustled and was key role player. He can play!
Think I also remember him being really fast in transition.
Lax fan
Ihats what I mean Casey has to finish put a shorty on Lieberman and still the pressure is on Ranagan to score.What other middies can shoot? Can Lieberman dodge on a fast shorty? We shall see .
lieberman is fast and he took more of a feeding role last year. Casey will definitely be able to finish and im not worried about ranagan being able to score
lax 16,
Casey can finish and will go to the net. Leberman can shoot though in this offense is used more as a feeder.
Ranagan can score from midfield and additional offense can come from McCarthy and Pappas.
The midfield will not produce the offensive numbers as this past season and that is the concern.
Yorktown could consider moving Lieberman to middie to fill role performed by Froats last year – something he could do quite effectively and woould allow him to shoot more from up top. Freshman to be Gaitley could fill role as feeder. He would take a beating, unless he puts on some weight, but he breaks ankles and is a great feeder.
Leberman might help the team more by playing middie to fill the role that Froats did last year. He could do this well and would get more shots from up top – he has a cannon. The freshman to be Gaitly could fill the role of feeder on attack. He would get beat up unless he gains weight but he breads ankles and is a great feeder.
gaitley is in no way ready to play varsity lacrosse
also, u have ty schuldt and justin mabus who will be sophmores
I see Town's scoring being set up by it's defense next year.
The defense will be playing its' second full season together, and that should help to shut other teams down, and hopefully, kick-start fast breaks and unsettled situations. Your returning defense will be:
Mike B – Goal
Fennessey, Brunelle and Cabriele on close D
Fox – LSM
Hanlon -D-Middie
Additionally, if Ranagan can control face-offs as he did at the end of the 2008 season, Town should be able to generate scoring opportunities directly from the face-off.
I find it equally important for Town to find the groundball machine that John Froats was last season. If they lose the GB war, it could make games more interesting than they need to be.
Only 8-months left to find the right combinations !! The Town coaches will find the right mix !
metal and wooden shaft,
I think you keep the attack as it is and slot in o-middies from McCarthy, Pappas, McLee, Porcelli and newcomers.
The question will be the amount of offense they generate as well as the physical play lost from Rocky B. and John F. John was tremendous on face-offs.
I agree with Metal. Doubt any freshman will be ready this year – maybe Cooley on size but needs to get in different shape. There are a few sophomores that may be able to offer some options.
The strength of the team will obviously come from the upper-classmen. I only see several younger players even touching the field. With all the junior and senior middies there really would be no reason to move lieberman to midfield. The attack worked great together last year and i expect even better this year. Gaitley is a very good player but he isn't ready for varsity lacrosse just yet.
no reason to change anything up with the attack and middie lines. Gaitley isn't ready for varsity just yet and i doubt many sophomores will see a lot of time if any.
Laxxer,
Excellent point on Froats dominance on gb's. That will be difficult to replace and I do not see a player from last year's squad capable of filling that role.
I think the transition game will be stifled a bit this season. This is normally driven by fast middies and defensemen with solid sticks. I am struggling to see which middies and close defensemen will get this done.
Town's offense this season was predominantly generated in settled situations and capitalized off of won face-offs.
I did not see many coast-to-coast goals ignited off outlets to middies or poles.
how many assists did lieberman have last year as a feeder
Yorktown Huskers Spring 07-08
Boys Varsity Lacrosse
.............. Goals Asst Pts
Brendan Kurpis573895
Kevin Interlicchio552580
John Ranagan472673
Rocky Bonitatibus402060
John Froats.. 3216 48
Thomas Casey151732
Remy Lieberman101121
Liam McCarthy9110
I know this started as a recruiting thread, but someone got on topic of "freshmen to be", so…. now that the summer tournament season is over, any other thoughts on interesting/exciting potential new impact players hitting the Section 1 varsity program radar from the youth/modified/club scene? Folks, let's try and think expansively and get postings/contributions across the Section 1 programs, and not just from Yorktown and John Jay!
Leiberman could barely carry with pressure last year and was a weak dodger. Hopefully he was working on that over this summer because he has a good stick, decent vision and shot. He can have a major impact this year. Casey needs to pick his head up and learn to pass. Should finish well this coming season.
Dont sleep on Somers here folks. A bunch of Talent in Tusker-Ville!!
I dont get how you can say Yorktown's attack is better than Mahopac's. Pac has three proven starters in varsity and town has one great player and two guys who split time.
True lieberman wasn't a strong dodger last year but he could carry the ball very well and i don't recall many times where he got the ball taken from him when running. Casey will finish and i'm sure he will pass more. Last year he was probably trying to do a lot by himself because he was competing for a spot. Ytowns attack will be slightly better than pacs attack.
Strongisland
How can you say that when pac has 2 Empire attackmen.Break it down KI and Perrelle a wash. Brandofino vs Lieberman not even close JB could be All American candidate. Casey vs Bernabo speed vs slow
Ytowns attack will be once AGAIN the best in Sec 1….Hands down there is no stopping Kevin Interlicchio…As for Leiberman and Casey…2 studs in the making, they will be able to feed off Interlicchio's excitement and creativity…both are very talented and smart lacrosse players who will blend in and contribute nicely for the Ytown offense…
Synan on Pac shut him down. One goal which was on a draw and dump in the section semis
Dom fin, Roy Colsey, Brian Crockett were studs. Please, take a chill pill. These 2 kids are nowhere near becoming studs which is not a knock on them just reality. Don't put so much much pressure on those 2 kids. Solid players, but studs, come on know.
Pac's Attack will be far better…
Perrelle 2nd best attackmen in Sec 1 behind Marasco..yes.. better than TI and Doherty. Brandofino is as good if not better than TI and Bernarbo is amazingly quick and has excellent vision. Far more lethal i would take it any day over towns
This is getting funny. What is really funny is that Towns D is their strength so they will shut down Pac and their attack and Town will score a bunch vs Pac so this argument is not relevant. Towns D will be awesome and Pacs will be young and inexperienced. To debate lines like this does not bring team into play. What does each team ask their attack to to do. Pac will have to score a ton as their midfield is nonexistent where Town will score from mid and attack while gaining transition from their goalie through their defense.
TI still has eligibilty? sweet
J.P. Garry, an attackman/middie for RCDS who performed well at both ESG and Jake Reed, has committed to Dartmouth. Scroll up to see what other schools he was considering.
my thoughts exactly, Vin D'Andraia!! I guess the "T" and the "K" are relatively close on the keyboard….summer going well????
pacfan – can't wait for spring '09!!! Pac's attackman are very good lax players, but remember, don't promise what you can't deliver :o)
Felix is right on the money, i don't care what the other team's attack looks like yorktown is returning far and away the best defense in the section and they will hold any offense in check. All they need on offense is KI and Ranagan (although casey and lieberman are very good and i could see mccarthy being a sleeper).
Felix,
If you read the statements they only said that people believe Pac will have a stronger "Attack" knowone at all said Pac has a better team and will beat Yorktown. Yes, Yorktown overall has a better team from top to bottom. Don't worry knowone is saying Pac will take your precious Yorktown off their throne so dont get your jock strap in a twist
Wait, what promise did I make? It wasnt the KI one because that actually happened.
Pacs attack is better than Ytowns. So wht is the big deal. Ytown may be a better team.but the attack lines do not even come close.KI is the only strter still there. Kurpis was a huge loss and Lieberman is only there because he has inside help from the goalie coach. Casey is not as good as any of the Mahopac attackmen. So Town criers just admit that Mahopac has one line better than you.
town D-pac attack? please
rye has some good talent..to bad they loose it to prep schools. those two above and morrell from last yr.
Laxxx – You're right about quite a few Rye kids playing at prep schools. One note though. Kieran McDonald is a Rye resident, but technically, he lives in the Harrison school district. So had he decided not to go to private school, he would have played for Harrison — not Rye. In fact, his brother, Kyle, who graduated in June, played for the Huskies this past season.
perrele a bearcat?
yeh perrelle commited to binghamton
Congrats to Tyler!!
Man I remember when Binghamton was just a club team and when Albany was D-III. Perrelle must be a good student because Bingo is an excellent academic school. Congrats to him.
Relax drippinlax, lax168 and pacfan…..it's summer! I was teasing pacfan about the promises he made in the spring that pac would beat 'town, not about any negative comment you might have made about our KI.
remember, just one week ago our boys were TEAMMATES in Binghamton and did an awesome job! only 2 loses by one goal…
anyway, we in 'Town will not be "cryin" about anything, lax168, and our boys don't think think they are royalty, drippinlax. They will, however, be working hard all winter and they are looking forward to getting back out on the lax field – I am too!!!! I think it's great to give kudos to your own boys, but do you ALWAYS have to bash 'Town boys in the process??? Mahopac has the BEST attack line…happy? see you on the field… :o)
Oh yeah i remember that. I think that Ty is gonna rip it up in Binghamton regardless if he's a middie or attack.
Responding to this one :
Lax 16
July 29th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
Strongisland
Only KI can dodge to cage on attack. Without Rocky, Froats and Kurpis that leaves Ranagan to score . Doubles on both Ki and Ranagan and what are you left with offensively.
You are left with TWO PLAYERS WIDE OPEN. Yorktown will have a bunch of capable finishers (Casey, Lieberman, Porcelli, Pappas, McCarthy, Mabus, Schuldt, etc, etc).
Tom L
You didnt name anybody who can replace what they lost.
Joe,
Can you put up some other recruits on that list that have not made a college choice yet?
phlax –
We've put up a bunch of new ones the last few days. As I get more, I will add them. We've contacted quite a few players, most of whom were ESG players or those who made the final cuts, and we're still waiting to hear back from some. Some players have told us their prospective schools but have asked that they not be posted. In any case, keep checking each day for new additions. As you know, the recruiting process is very unpredictable, so each day there could and probably will be new developments involving many players from the LoHud region. Stay tuned.
Anyone who hasn't been contacted can be included too by e-mailing me at jlombard@lohud.com.
are those the only schools mike bonatatibus is getting recruited by
Goalies have a very difficult time as most schools only carry a few. Alot of the big programs have already got young goalies and I am sure he is running into problems because of this!
Like a lot of players, Bonatatibus might be recruited by schools he is not too proud of and has no intent of going to – and why advertise that?
Not in this case, Joe is right on the money.
Joe,
The schools listed for Ethan Fox and Mike Bonitatibus are somewhat of a surprise.
Both were 4-year varsity starters and should merit more consideration than the schools listed to date.
Husker Pride –
Are you looking at the same schools I am? Both guys have some excellent options there.
Lacrosse recruiting gets more and more competitive every year with the recruiting pool expanding and I don't think either can go wrong with the strong options they have.
In Michael's case, it's especially challenging as a goalie. Remember, teams recruit scores of attackmen, middies and defensemen but not many goalies. Some years, they don't recruit any.
And yes, as was pointed out, most players list the schools they are considering — not all the schools they get letters from or have been contacted by. I thought that was clear already, but in any case, now it is.
Joe,
Your point regarding which schools they list is relevant.
I just thought they would have more options at a prestigious level than currently displayed.
Husker Pride:
Thank you for your comments about our son. They are greatly appreciated, and hopefully reflect the thoughts of many Husker followers.
We, too, have been somewhat surprised that "bigger-named" schools have not shown more interest. It is our understanding that his stick skills, speed and knowledge of the game have received very high marks. However, the bigger schools are looking for more size than Ethan can offer.
We as a family believe that each of the schools that are still actively recruiting Ethan have much to offer—both academically and from a lacrosse perspective. When a final decision is made, it will be one that will allow Ethan to obtain an education that will benefit him for the remainder of his life, and allow him to continue playing lacrosse for at least four more years. Not a bad combination, and one that we would not have given much thought to when Ethan first picked up a lacrosse stick in the 3rd grade !
To all those players and families who are also going through the recruiting process in the Hudson Valley, we wish you the very best !
To those volunteer parents and high school coaches who have been a part of Ethan's lacrosse development for the past nine years, thank you for turning him onto a game that he truly loves.
Mr. Fox,
I would like to share a quick story about your son. My son is going into the 3rd grade and has been coached by Ethan thru Victory and the YAC for 2 years now.
He knows my son very well and my Chris considers him his freind!
Yorktown won the Sectionals up at John Jay. Your son came across the field after the victory and personally invited my son and several of his friends to join them on the hill and hang out with the Varsity Team. That a high school kid would think of doing that after such a big game, shows what a great upbringing he was given. I hope my son stays with Lacrosse and becomes a young adult like Ethan. You should be VERY PROUD OF HIM!!!
Husker Pride –
Not to belabor the point, but what school is more prestigious to attend than Army? Or Navy?
Since lacrosse still does not have a lucrative professional league, it seems to me that quality of education and academic reputation should be every bit as important — and probably more so — than a school's Top 20 ranking.
Now some schools combine both, but for those who do not have Princeton, Hopkins, etc., as options, it may make more sense to attend a prestigious D-III academic school than a D-I school whose academic reputation may not be at that level.
Terry Fox summarized beautifully what most, but not all, parents of athletes feel about the process of finding the right school for our sons (and daughters!) And do academics matter at the top of D III. Our son was just informed that one of the top Lib Arts colleges would help him thru the admissions process (D-speak for offering a spot) if he could bring ALL his SAT:s over the 700 mark. No wonder this particular schools was voted "best choice" by lacrosse mag!
Speaking of strong academic schools, we have a brand-new commitment to report.
Bronxville defenseman and ESG team member Mack von Mehren has decided on Williams College.
To see the other schools he was considered, scroll up to the main body of this thread.
Has #14 on Empires, O'Callahan, committed yet? Is it true this is his 2nd year playing lax? Incredible if true, D1 potential, and incredible future if he sticks with the sport. A solid d-mid from what I saw, rarely got beat and had a man down goal at the ESG's. Please post if anyone knows where he is going or is yet to commit.
Were is Haggerty getting looked at? He surprised alot people and played amazing at the games. He looked to be one of the better ones there. I think we had the 2 best goalies that were at the empires. We mights have 2 AA goalies next year..
Any word on where Jack Doherty may end up?
Mack Von Mehren
Congrats,
Lacrosse has helped you get into one of the best colleges in the country. Lacrosse is played at a high level at some of the finest institutions in the country, you will have a great experience in the most overall competitive lacrosse conference in college, welcome to the NESCAC, the competition is intense week in and week out inside this conference. You will have great opportunities in life with your Williams degree. Best of luck.
Here is a note on D1 and DIII recruiting. Based on my experience with three kids, if a D1 school, with the exception of the Ivy League says you are definitely in, then you are in. With the Ivy's, you are in if you get a "likely letter". If you are recruited to an Ivy but don't get a likely letter, then you have to sweat out ED until you actually get in. Your odds are probably good, but you don't really know for sure.
DIII is a crap shoot. Make sure the coach walks your son's info to admissions, and then ask the coach to have admissions call the college placement office at your sons high school and outline the circumstances. In my opinion, if there is no direct input from the admissions you are taking your chances, particularly with NESCAC schools. Some coaches will actively recruit kids that they hope will get in without official support or sponsorship from the Athletic Department. Good luck to all.
Husker Pride,
Both of those players are very good high school players and are being recruited by great schools, both academically and athletically. Just because a kid plays on a very good high school team and does well that does not mean they automatically will translate to level of Hopkins, Virginia, Cuse, or Duke. In the case of MB's college listings, Albany and Loyola play at a very high level although they may not have to name value of the aforementioned schools. Loyola has been to a final four and Albany is one of the more up and coming programs in the nation! And don't sleep on the MAAC. Although Marist is going through a transition period right now with coaching, the conference as a whole is a lot better than most people think. There is more talent in the MAAC than people give credit to. Good Luck to all the kids . Keep in mind they are student – athletes first and foremost NOT athlete – students. Academics are more of a consideration than name recognition of their schools lax team.
O'Callaghan committed to UNC??? If true that is extremely impressive; it is only his 2nd year EVER plaing Lax
Goalie 101 – Luke Haggerty is being recruited by two of the same schools as Michael Bonitatibus — Albany and Marist — as well as Sacred Heart. It will be interesting to see where the two ESG goalies end up.
Admiral and rye – Pat O'Callaghan has not committed. He is considering some of the elite Division III programs in the nation. Scroll to the main body of this thread to check them out.
how about some loving for the prep school kids on the poll question…keep synergizin'
Virch – That's why it's a write-in poll. You can add any player you want from wherever you want — Section 1 and privates. All the kids listed have been written in by readers like yourself.
Thanks Joe,
Must have come up after my post. He's the real deal with only 2 years under his belt! Santangello is a nice player as well. Nice to see the Rye program and players getting some air time. Wish them both well in the process and I think the could both flourish with the right coaching going forward – huge upside potential, especially O'Callahan.
Some D1 or top D3 program is gonna be lucky get a great LSD in Don Keough!!
Any recruiting news on the likes of Connor Brown and Chris Moffa from Fordham Prep?
Terry Fox,
Nice perspective regarding the recruiting realities and Ethan's possibilities within it.
The collegiate recruiting process is evolving and tremendously competitive – almost following the football triangle of size, speed and strength. With the number of capable boys playing lacrosse, this makes it that much more difficult for a player with less than all three attributes to get noticed by the "major" lacrosse programs. By "major", I mean great academic institutions with powerful lacrosse programs.
The evidence of this selectivity is that two of Ethan's classmates whop possess all three attributes are going to "major" schools (Fennessy and Ranagan). I am sure Ethan will end up at a great school which will be a perfect fit for him.
How much support does he receive from the coaching staff at Yorktown during the recruiting process? I am curious because it seems like some players out of lesser-known high schools seems to be generating more interest than Yorktown players.
wooden shaft and metal shaft
gaitly is too small for varsity and has a problem with crying (literally) when things don't go his way,. mabus is a work horse on middie and could spell the first string nicely, shultz has a great hard shot and knowledge of the game but often blasts over the cage. some notalbe juniors who saw limited action will suprise next year as well as drakeford, sullivan. jake thorpe, attack who was slowed up with a groin injury early on the season came on like gangbusters the second half and is a great feeder equally as stong lefty and righty, put some size on i was told this summer too. matt macintyer is another soph d-man, to consider. just because the names are not known dosen't mean anything really, look at casey this past year
you're right sometimes the lesser known players make a big impact. Casey was a very solid player this year and i believe should have been the starter all year due to his size and ability to draw a slide better than any other attackmen besides kurpis and KI. We will see
also add to that list, joe b. stong lpm who could be a good d-middie, burke small but excellent d-man again could spell at middie, joe p. limited time on varsity last year but pound for pound one tough cookie with speed, stubee attackman from jv, could also be converted to middie,
green,
from what i heard casey had a great summer season on west rock and should prove to be much improved from a very good second half of last season.
Also heard that Tom Casey as well as Collin Parhurst had very good offensive summers for Westrock.
no one,
Casey had a solid season last year and will have a great season this year. He is a big, strong kid with a great work ethic.
I am not totally in agreement with your impressions of the younger defensemen. As a unit, they will have less size and speed this coming season than last season. Fennessy will anchor this unit and Fox will contribute. The remainder of the defense is suspect (Brunelle needs to position himself better and improve his stick some and Cabrielle needs major work on his stick and has little speed if any). Actually, I am amazed Cabrielle played so much as a junior.
I think Casey will score between 40 – 50 goals this season.
He is also aggressive at riding the clear.
G haze,
the d-men juniors coming up do lack some size except for falomio(sp), but they were fast and had extremly strong stick skills and were rarely out of position. again they offer depth to give the starters some rest. derek k. is an excellent goalie and should be able to see some decent time this year as a backup. mclee and joe p should be 2 juniors that make a statement on off. as far as sophs go, mabus, shults and thorpe are strong, but for the most part mabus may be the only one to see some real playing time, and schultz and thorpe if they make varsity may sit for the better part of the season. can't replace what they lost, but these unknowns and sophs will prove to fill the roles left vacant and I don't see a drop in talent or production.
g-haze
the upcoming juniors on def. will be small in stature, but they have sick stick skills and rarely get out of position. they should at least provide a chance for the starters to get some rest during games. falomio(sp) is a big fast junior that might suprize. mclee and joe p. will add some depth to the middies and i believe will both have breakout years. casey is poised for a great year, ki and remmy l. will also prove their strengths. as far as sophs go, 3 notalbes are mabus, shultz and thorpe, if all three make varsity would suspect only mabus sees any real playing time, tough kid, hustles after everything and plays great d-mid. not a knock on the other 2 by any means, shultz is tough, fast and has a rocket shot but can and does miss the goal and takes ill advised shots at times, but certainly his shot is varsity level. thorpe is a great x man, no flash or show off with him gets the job done moves the ball well and under controll and scores mostly with his non dominant left hand, controlls well and feeds extremly well, again size will be the issue there. derek k. is a very good goalie coming up from jv and should see decent time backing up mike b.
g haze, sorry thought i lost the first reply don't mean to bore you all with the same info
They all seem pretty good, but i hear lacking size which could hurt them in the future, stick skills for most are good which helps. These lesser known players are going to have to step up on the offensive side for what they lost in rocky froats kurpis and farel.
no one,
I am not as familiar with the JV players as you seem to be. It seems like there could be some nice talent in that group.
One thing I can say is that the varsity does not go deep into their bench (3 attack, 3 defensemen, and 1-2 LSM). O-middies run 3-4 deep and d-middies 2-3 deep.
The goalie tends to play most of the time.
Thus, I do not see significant playing time for anyone not on the team from last year. The line-up projects to be:
G Mike B.
A Kevin I.
A Remy L.
A Tom C.
LSM Ethan F.
D John F.
D Brendan B.
D Brett C.
O-M John R.
O-M Glenn M.
O-M Matt P.
D-M Cody H.
D-M Ryan T.
So there seems to be room for maybe one combo D/LSM (Mike G., Greg S., Justin V.), one O-M (Eric M., Joey P.) and one D-M (TBD).
green,
agreed about the size, but that is the funny thing about teenagers they sometimes show back up to school after a few short months taller stonger faster. like i said earlier, everyone knows who are the established studs, it is the lesser known names and possibly those sophs that will blossom and provide the needed depth.
green haze,
that may be the right line up, but if the yhs staff wants to think about depth and prevent late game fatigue on their starters they may have to realize that there is a slew of capable and talented young men in the wings that could contribute effectively while spelling the starters. this lack of depth over the years is not due to lack of numbers or lack of talent, it appears to be a coaching issue, which seems flawed when going up against the bigger schools and which seems to cost them in those games. ie ward melville, darian, both teams seem to have the entire student body on the sidelines. for that matter jj always seems to have strong 2nd and 3rd middie lines which has benefited them in big games.
Certainly interesting postings on up-and-coming underclassmen prospects by (and among) the "green nation" out there … but is there anyone who can offer discussion about prospects in other programs?
Joe Lombardi (btw, great job w/Lax coverage/blog) – maybe start a new thread to try and jumpstart some more expansive contributions? I repeat my previous failed attempt:
fD1Laxer
July 30th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
I know this started as a recruiting thread, but someone got on topic of "freshmen to be", so…. now that the summer tournament season is over, any other thoughts on interesting/exciting potential new impact players hitting the Section 1 varsity program radar from the youth/modified/club scene? Folks, let's try and think expansively and get postings/contributions across the Section 1 programs, and not just from Yorktown and John Jay!
no one,
I agree that the team usually has depth but the coaches for some reason do not use it. The more successful teams tend to play more people against us which wears us down.
All you need to do is look at the state semis this year for proof of it. The varsity plays back-to-back games in the heat of early June and barely substitutes. A 6-2 lead is methodically erased a becomes a 7-6 loss. It didn't take a genius to see it unfolding from the stands at Hofstra.
Ethan Fox is being recruited by some good schools. Army and Navy, two of the best. Hofstra and Stony Brook are in the top twenty of d1 schools year in and year out. They both have good coaches. Marist is up and coming with Nelson.
fd1Laxer – That's a good idea for a thread. We did something similar prior to the start of the season on the top underclassmen in the area and got good response. It's interesting to now take a look back at check the names that were thrown out. Here's that link.
Joe
Looked at the link and Interlicchio and brandofino were named over and over with both in top 30 in Empires and both with 40 plus goal seasons. Good pickup by bloggers especially with Interlicchio.
Interlicchio has done things at Ytown that kids in this town dream about…...congrats Kev!!! now please bring home some hardware to go along with your impressive resume!!! we love you 22!!!
i no there are going to be a bunch of impact freshman this coming year, but does anyone no any d-poles or goalies that could make an impact this year
I know Anthony Grasso of Fox Lane.
We have another commitment, folks.
Hen Hud's Collin Parkhurst, an attackman/midfielder who made the U18 Hotbeds all-star team this summer and was Hen Hud’s second-leading scorer with 63 points this past season, will be headed to Siena College. For a look at other schools he also considered, check the main body of this thread.
Congratulations Collin, we are so happy for you!
Congratulations, Collin! Wishing you much success at Siena on and off the field. Proud of you.
Green Haze…..give it a rest on the Ytown defense. Your analysis of Cabrielle is wrong. Let it go. You repeatedly knock him in your posts. Either change up your alias or post your name.
pinata,
Tim Jones for Rye in goal.
Will Stewart, the lone John Jay player on the ESG team, has made his choice. The midfielder will attend Williams College, which should be a great fit academically and athletically for him. Will is the second ESG member to commit to Williams, joining Bronxville's Mack von Mehren. For a look at the other schools recruiting Will, scroll up to the main body of this thread.
The John Jay commitments continue to come in. Geoff Stearns, a 6-foot-3 defenseman for the Indians, has committed to Lafayette. Geoff certainly has the size and experience to step in at the D-I level. You can check the other schools he considered above.
The Williams Ephs are gonna be a strong team in NESCAC lacrosse in the coming years
OK this is kinda off the recruiting topic sort of but could someone please explain something… How did JJ have two top 10 college freshmen and three in the top 100, two DI defencemen and a DI goalie and a middie going to one of the top D3 programs and NOT win a state title let along beat Rye???
hey green haze you better watch out or vinny D is going to order a CODE RED on you!!!!!
Congrats Will. Great fit for a great athlete and student!!! Way to go!