2023 Varsity Boys Lacrosse Preseason Preview

The 2023 Boys Varsity team will have its work cut out given our schedule https://www.maxpreps.com/fl/vero-beach/st-edwards-pirates/lacrosse/schedule/ which is very good; gladly this group brings back excellent athleticism and strong skills.

We feature:

1. A strong group of seniors that are physically strong and capable, and with much understanding of working in highly competitive situations, 

Eli Barin, Ricky Savage, Ford Norris, Sam Thomas, Dylan Redmon, Josh Langsam, Cooper Naughtin

2. A seasoned junior class that will have a breakout year, featuring many impact players who had an excellent sophomore season last year, and a new athletic addition to our roster that helps us immediately and in the playoffs.

Will Russell, Luke Herrman, Harrison Hardin, Reed Sternberg, Stone Colgan, Kieran Colgan, Wesley Nobile, Chris Porter

3. A sophomore class that rose to the occasion during the development phase of our 2022 campaign and played extremely well in our playoffs,

Beckley Waldrop, Ethan Ball, Marlon Dato-Slattery, Augie Barreirinhas, Patrick McMullan, Dylan Orzechowski

4. A freshman group that has a couple of players ready to have an immediate impact, and some who are developing and will be working for specific roles/spot duties while they are developing the skills for the varsity field on a consistent basis in practices.

 Connor O'Brien, Mark Moore, Amare McCoy, Max Pohl, Brandon Cochrane, Matt Vatland, Alex Thiney, Seamus Moylan, Bruno Barreirinhas, Rex Herrman

Our Saint Edward's Preseason Jamboree will be on Saturday, Feb 11 here at Michael J. Mersky Field.

10 am:  Holy Trinity vs Saint Edward's

11 am:  Holy Trinity vs American Heritage-Plantation

12N:      American Heritage-Plantation vs Saint Edward's

Many of our current lacrosse players play Winter sports for the school including soccer and basketball which makes our Preseason really more about developing great fundamentals and learning proper spacing while learning basic strategies for effective play.  So in the past few years with the success of both our soccer and basketball programs going deep in their own playoffs, we have tried to find teams with that same dilemma.  This year that features the teams currently included in the Jamboree.

Some neat headliners for this up and coming season:

*New faces on our varsity staff including Jamie Hanford (Asst Coach, Defensive Coordinator for the PLL's Chaos) and Tony Nugent (FO Coach and former FO specialist for UVA).

*Former W&L attackman, Andrew Barnett and Babson College midfielder, Jeff O'Brien.

*Bill Keating retires as an assistant coach but stays on as our "proof final" statistician as well as someone who reviews and coordinates clips from game film tape for players, both for review and upcoming games.  

*Sandy Wolcott returns as our Assistant Coach in Player Investment, and the returns on his ability to connect with our players pay superb dividends!

*Away games at Viera, Jupiter, Ponte Vedra, Benjamin, Pinecrest, Gulliver Prep, Saint Andrew's, Montverde Academy, and Jensen Beach which we must travel and learn to win those tough road games.

*Home games with Martin County, Vero Beach, Saint Thomas Aquinas, IMG Academy, Lake Highland Prep, and Holy Trinity Episcopal.

Our values:

1. We are deep, and we are committed to continuing to develop our entire roster/depth at each position.

2. Grow throughout the season, find out what works best, learn to adjust in-game time situations, and pursue excellence for the playoff run.