2019 Pirate Stats, Awards, and Honors (Updated June 20, 2019)

Pirates ended the 2019 campaign with 14-5 record http://steds.lacrosseshift.com/stats#/team-schedule?team_id=45729

and at this writing ranked #12 in the FHSAA MaxPreps Rankings.  The Pirates went 5-0 through District play, then beat Pine School, 12 to 5 in the semi-finals, and competed against Martin County in the finals ending with the Pirates earning a 16-6 victory.  The Pirates made this District 23 Championship our third in a row, and essentially each Pirate Championship has been a totally different team.  

This year's group of players is young, and talented.  However, we struck out against #2 ranked Jupiter Warriors in the State Regional First Round, but all season long we showed glimpses of what this team can do next year with a year's maturity added to their growth and development.  Our depth for the 2020 season takes on new meaning, with at least 6 midfielders who are both offensive threats and well-schooled defensive players too.  Our attack (Ryan Bird, Josh Pusser and Oscar Lindenthal) will only become more dangerous as finalizers and creators (Jack Kincus, Rising Junior is starting to make a move to enter this group and Marshall Heim should enter this group with continued development and growth), and our defensive corps depth is amazing with the interchangeable parts that are a luxury with Sam Cardosi, Sam Toomey, Drew Eidemueller, Brennan Wolfe, and Ian Horvit (with our depth here, we can also use the versatility of Reid Bartosch here at times if needed for match-up or face-off wing needs).

We have created depth at the Face-Off X, with Riker Pratt leading the way as a Rising Soph, Ashton Noe developed incredibly,  Rising Freshman Eli Barin should provide another excellent option, and Ian Horvit should be a factor in us countering at times with LP change up after a short season in 2019with an ankle injury.

Then we having a Rising Freshman class that features some excellent talent, that includes Ford Norris, Eli Barin, Ricky Savage, Dylan Redmon, Sam Thomas, and Cooper Naughtin.)

The future is bright in 2020, and our resolve to enter the top tier of Florida High School Lacrosse is our calling card for everything will work on from now through our 2020 season.

Back to the recap:  Will Sternberg is/was our only senior, but his play was instrumental in helping guide this young team to our third District 23 championship in that many years; Will participated on each of those unique championship teams.  We wish Will good luck with his FACA Player of the Year nomination.

Will Sternberg has been named as a finalist for  the FACA District 19 Player of the Year, for both the Soccer and Lacrosse, of the Treasure Coast Sports Commission Scholar Athlete Awards Night on 

Our team had much success, but we also had our fails.  We did not accomplish our goal to defeat some most competitive squads in Florida ) losing to #5 Oxbridge Academy, #8 American Plantation, the unique IMG squad, and District 8 Champion Lake Mary, as well as the District 24 Champion and #2 ranked Jupiter Warriors, but we did compete; but those losses are the next step in our development considering that the District 24 Champions for the past three years has made it to the Finals of the State Championship for the last three years.  

Below is where we are to date on awards for the 2019 season:

2019 US Lacrosse Florida Southern Region (District 23-26) Awards:  

US Lacrosse All America:    NA

US Lacrosse All America Candidate (Districts 23-26) (Voting Round):                   NA                                          

US Lacrosse All America Nominees (Nominated by District 23 & 24 Coaches):   Luke Jayne

US Lacrosse All America Nominees (Nominated by District 23 Coaches):            Luke Jayne

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2018 US Lacrosse Florida Southern Region (District 23 & 24) Awards:

1st Team:    Luke Jayne (Midfield), Sam Cardosi (Defense)

2nd Team:   Reid Bartosch (Midfield), Ryan Bird (Attack), Sam Toomey (LSM)

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2019 TCPalm Player of the Year Awards:

Player of the Year:   Luke Jayne  (Saint Edward's midfield)  

Go to 9:33 Timestamp of the video link below to see Luke being selected as TCPalm Player of the Year.

https://www.tcpalm.com/videos/sports/2019/06/07/high-school-sports-announcing-2018-2019-best-prepzone-awards/1362803001/

First team: Reid Bartosch (St. Edward’s midfield), Ryan Bird (St. Edward’s attack), Sam Cardosi (St. Edward’s defense), Josh Pusser (St. Edward’s attack), Drew Sternberg (St. Edward’s midfield)

Honorable mention:Oscar Lindenthal (St. Edward’s attack), Will Sternberg (St. Edward’s defense), Sam Toomey (St. Edward’s defender)

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2019 District 23 Awards as voted by the District 23 Head Coaches

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Our 2019 Pirate Lacrosse Awards as voted by the players and coaches:

MVP- Offense 2019    

Senior:          NA

Junior:           Luke Jayne

Sophomore:  Drew Sternberg

Freshman:    Oscar Lindenthal

MVP- Defense 2019 

Senior:         Will Sternberg

Junior:          Sam Cardosi

Sophomore: Sam Toomey

Freshman:    Liam Murphy

Most Improved- Offense 2019

Senior:        NA

Junior:         Ryan Bird & Josh Pusser

Sophomore: Drew Sternberg & Danny Richmond

Freshman:   Oscar Lindenthal

Most Improved- Defense 2019

Senior:         NA

Junior:          Drew Eidemueller

Sophomore: Ashton Noe

Freshman:   Riker Pratt

3D Award:  Desire, Determination and Dedication  (work ethic, leadership & dependability as a teammate.)  

Senior:          Will Sternberg

Junior:           Luke Jayne

Sophomore:  Sam Toomey

Freshman:     Riker Pratt

Pirate's Stats for the 2019 season are as follows: