By Jon Buzby
MaxPreps.com
The high school lacrosse season in Maryland officially gets underway this week. In 2007, the state boasted four top 20 boys’ teams in the country, according to Laxpower.com’s season-ending national rankings. Only New York (eight) had more teams on the list.
Maryland high schools in the top 20 were: Loyola-Blakefield (2), Boys Latin (4), Georgetown Prep (7) and St. Paul’s (20).
All four teams start the 2008 season ranked in the top 10 of the first Maryland poll, released by the Maryland State Lacrosse Coaches Association (MSLCS).
1. Loyola-Blakefield
2. Georgetown Prep
3. Landon
4. St. Mary's
5. Boys Latin
6. Calvert Hall
7. Gilman
8. St. Paul's
9. Severna Park
10. McDonogh
11. Severn
12. DeMatha
13. St. Mary’s-Ryken
14. Bullis
15. Dulaney
16. Spalding
17. Glenelg
18. Mt. St. Joe
19. Urbana
20. Catonsville
The MSLCA Pre-Season Boys' All-State First Team is:
Attack
Joe Cummings - Loyola
Steele Stanwick - Loyola
Mike Grossman - Landon
Cliff Larkin- St. Paul's
Midfield
Pat Cotter - Georgetown Prep
Josh Offit - Landon
Mike Roe - Severn
Mark Field - Boys Latin
Defense
Charlie McComas - Boys Latin
Chris Lightner- Calvert Hall
Mark Staines - Severn
Mike Flanagan - Georgetown Prep
Goalies
Tyler Fiorito - McDonogh
Joe Wascavage - St. Mary's Ryken
4A-3A Public School Defending State Champs
Severna Park’s boys' team will begin defense of its 2007 Maryland public school (4A-3A) state championship title at home against North County on March 25, prior to hosting the annual Severna Park Varsity Boys Lacrosse Tournament on March 28 and 29.
Severna Park won its second consecutive state championship in 2007 and its third in four years by defeating Wootton, 15-6. The game against North Country will be the first of the season for both schools.
The girls’ team from Severna Park is also the defending state champion, defeating Dulaney, 13-9, in the 2007 final. The Severna Park girls have also won three of the last four championships. They will participate in the Anne Arundel Community College High School Girls Lacrosse Tournament on March 22, and then open up at home against North County. It will be North County’s first official game of the season following scrimmages against Landsdowne, Queen Annes County and Glen Burnie.
Loyola, St. Anthony's (N.Y.) Open Season in Grand Style
No. 1-ranked Loyola-Blakefield will open the season against Northeast power St. Anthony’s (Long Island, N.Y.) on March 14 at the University of Pennsylvania. Loyola finished the season ranked No. 2 and St. Anthony’s No. 35 in Laxpower.com’s final 2007 rankings. Loyola boasts two of the state’s top players on attack, Joe Cummings and Steele Stanwick. St. Anthony’s will follow-up its opening night game against Loyola with a 9 a.m. contest vs Penn on Saturday at Drexel University.
Players to Watch
The Tewaaraton Award Foundation announced the fifth-annual Baltimore/Washington High School Watch List. Male and female players from the area were nominated to be a part of the Toyota Baltimore/Washington Regional High School All-Tewaaraton Team, which will be honored at its eighth-annual awards banquet on May 29.
2008 Girls' Watch List
Ancarrow, Casey; John Carroll
Austin, Kelly; St. Stephen's & St. Agnes
Bachur, Cathy; Towson
Behringer, Allison; Severna Park
Black, Kristy; Glenelg
Cahill, Dana; Mercy
Canning, Lauren; Langley
Carey, Allyson; John Carroll
Cochran, Caroline; Saint Mary's
deButts, Lindsey; Episcopal
Dunleavy, Megan; Robinson
Farrell, Sam; Severna Park
Fogarty, Bailey; Holton
Gardner, Julie; Severna Park
Gilbride, Mary Lacey; Georgetown Visitation
Goldberg, Kirsten; St. Paul's School for Girls
Griel, Brittany; Chantilly
Hardesty, Jen; Westminster
Hayes, Lucy; Holton Arms
Heneberry, Ana; Dulaney
Hughes, Kelsey; Severn School
Jackson, Dina; Bullis
Johnson, Karri Ellen; Broadneck
Katzenberger, Hayley; Holy Cross
Kimener, Ashley; Oakton
King, Blaire; Dulaney
Kirk, Courtney; Roland Park
Kirk, Katie; Archbishop Spalding
Kolarik, Kim; South River
Lankford, Hadley; St. Stephen's & St. Agnes
Laschinger, Erin; Notre Dame Prep
Matz, Sarah; Bryn Mawr
Napora, Carly; McDonogh
Nonn, Jessica; Catonsville
Oliviario, Katie; Georgetown Visitation
Owen, Josie; Severn School
Parks, Sarah; Centennial
Priddy, Alex; Severn School
Pyle, Cassie; St. Stephen's & St. Agnes
Rhea, Colby; McDonogh
Sanza, Iliana; St. Paul's School for Girls
Schrum, Megan; Saint Mary's
Schwarzmann, Katie; Century
Stillwell, Katie; Chantilly
Swarthout, Mary; Good Counsel
Taylor, Annie; St. Stephen's & St. Agnes
Teeters, Mary; Centennial
Vinall, Sarah; Woodson
Wills, Natalie; Saint Mary's
Zabel, Monica; Mt. Hebron
2008 Boys' Watch List
Baer, Brett; Westminster
Bonnani, Joe; St. Mary's
Briggs, Davis; St. Stephen's & St. Agnes
Burke, Jordan; Bullis
Casey, Brian; Georgetown Prep
Cotter, Pat; Georgetown Prep
Cummings, Joe; Loyola
Cybulski, AJ; Madison
Dalton, JP; St. Mary's
Doyle, Jack; Gilman School
Durkin, Patrick; Good Counsel
Field, Mark; Boys Latin
Fiorito, Tyler; McDonogh
Flanagan, Mike; Georgetown Prep
Goldman, Tom; Friends School
Gotschall, Chris; Glenelg
Grimm, Dylan; Oakton
Grossman, Michael; Landon
Holt, Caleb; Broadneck
Jutkowitz, Mark; Wootten
Keppeler, Eric; Dulaney
Kirkup, Steve; Severn
Kotowski, Ryan; DeMatha
Larkin, Cliff; St Pauls
Leighton-Armah,William; Landon
Leonard, MJ; Loyola
Lightner, Chris; Calvert Hall
Madigan, Eric; Broad Run
Maguire, Sean; Calvert Hall
McBride, Greg; Gilman
McComas, Charlie; Boys Latin
McFadden, Jason; Calvert Hall
McNulty, Daniel; Robinson
Miller, Matt; St Albans
Mull, Pat; Fallston
Nolan, Jake; Chantilly
Offit, Josh; Landon
Prevas, Harry; Gilman
Raab, Luke; Fallston
Roe, Michael; Severn
Rogers, Michael; DeMatha
Selfridge, Jon; Glenelg
Shaffron, Trevor; Langley
Smail, Michael; DeMatha
Staines, Mark; Severn
Stanwick, Steele; Loyola
Thomas, Matt; Urbana
Van Sickle, Guy; St. Albans
Van Wagenberg, Henry; Georgetown Prep
Will, Brian; Bullis
Jon Buzby covers Maryland for MaxPreps.com. He may be reached at 302-562-8773 or JonBuzby@hotmail.com.
