Phillylacrosse.com, posted 9/3/09
Malvern Prep goalie Wills Curley heads the list of recruits this fall for coach Lars Tiffany at Brown University, which is coming off an NCAA Tournament bid.
This year’s talented group will look to crack the lineup of a Brown team that posted a 12-4 record in 2009 that included a tough overtime loss to Johns Hopkins in the first round of the NCAA Championship.
“Thank you to Errol Wilson, Jon Thompson and David Evans for their extensive work with gathering such an athletic class of young men,” said Tiffany. “Our staff’s third recruiting class appears to bring to Providence greater speed, along with talent.
“We are eager to throw these men into the fray this fall and to teach them right away the style and intensity that is Brown Lacrosse. This class will ultimately be defined by the efforts not of each man individually, but instead collectively, as they commit to the advancement of Brown Lacrosse.”
Here is a recap of the recruits:
Wills Curley #11
Goalie
5-9, 155
Berwyn, PA
Malvern Prep
High School Coach: John McEvoy
Lacrosse- Earned three Varsity Letters. Team Headstrong, Team Philly. Part of the Inter-Ac Championship team 2007, 2008 and 2009. Member of the National Art Honor Society and National Science Honor Society. Career Honors Award recipient.
Clay Del Prince #48
Defense
5-10, 180
Hamburg, NY
Frontier High School
High School Coach: Chris Stack
Lacrosse: 2009 All-American, First Team All Western New York, First Team Buffalo All-Metro Team, First Team All-Erie County Interscholastic Conference, Buffalo FAN Awards Lacrosse Player of the Year, Team Captain. 2008: First Team All Western New York, First Team All Erie County Interscholastic Conference, Team Captain. Empire State Games Western Region Starter. 2007: Second Team All Western New York, First Team All Erie County Interscholastic Conference. Four-Year Varsity Starter.
Johnny DePeters #12
Attack/Midfield
6-4, 205
Woodbury CT
Taft School
High School Coach: Casey D’Annolfo
Went to the Gunnery freshman year. Taft School Honors: 4 years on varsity, 4 year starter. Junior Year: Founders League All-Star, Senior year: Founders League All-Star, All-Western New England D1 team and All-American senior year. New England Senior East West game, US Lacrosse. National Senior Showcase selection, runner up for Stu Lindsay Award annually to best attackman in Western New England, Odden Award Winner (Taft’s lacrosse award)
Team: Lead Lacrosse team from 4-10 2008 season to 10-5 2009 season (2nd in Founders League). Soccer: 4 year varsity, 4 year starter.
Roger Ferguson #3
Defense
5-9, 170
Washington D.C.
St. Albans
High School Coach: Malcolm Lester
Lacrosse Honors — 4 Varsity Letters, started every game in high school career, Holds groundball record for a single season (233) and career (576) at St. Albans
2009: Captain, Selected to the All-IAC team (2008,2009), All-District team (2008,2009), and First Team All-Metro (2008,2009), scored 6 goals and had 18 assists senior year, Under Armour All-American, US Senior Showcase Selection, Team won 2007 IAC Tournament and were named League Co-Champions in 2007. Also earned Varsity letters in Football (2), Soccer (1), Hockey (2), Wrestling (1), and Track (1). Class President (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior), Head Prefect Senior Year.
Sam Ford #1
Defense
6-4, 195
Reisterstown, MD
McDonogh School
High School Coach: Andy Hilgartner
Lacrosse Honors: Captain senior year, All-MIAA, 1st Team All County as a Senior, Digital Sports All Metro, participated in the MSLCA Senior All-Star game, preseason second team All-State, Tewaarton watch list, 2x in the Underarmour underclassmen games. Lettered 3 times in football, basketball, and lacrosse. Named to laxpower’s All Mid-Atlantic/South region HM team.
Academic Honor Roll all four years.
David Hawley #6
Midfield
6-3, 215
New Canaan, CT
New Canaan High School
Williams College
High School Coach: Howard Benedict
HS Lacrosse: 3 Varsity Letters, 2007 Captain, First-Team All-County, First-Team All-State, Led team in goals scored. Battle of the Hotbeds All-Star Team
HS Soccer: Played 1 year during senior year of high school on varsity. Scored 4 goals in state tournament and won State Championship.
Hockey: 2 Varsity Letters
Williams Lacrosse: 2 Varsity Letters, First Team All-NESCAC, NESCAC Rookie of the Year, First Team All-NEILA, NEILA Rookie of the Year, First Team All-ECAC, All-ECAC Rookie of the Year, D-III Pre Season Third Team All-American, Led team in points both years. Won Little Three Title and NESCAC Title.
Alex Jones #14
Midfield
6-4, 190
Annapolis, MD
Severn School
High School Coach: Brian Wood
Lacrosse: 3 Years on Varsity. Captain 2009 season. Player’s Award 2009. All County. Bilderback and MSCLA Senior All Star. Freestates 2008
Football: 3 Years on Varsity. Captain 2009. All County, All Conference 2009. Baltimore Touchdown Club Senior All Star Team. Basketball:1 Year on Varsity.
Shane McHugh #16
Midfield
5-11, 175
Delray Beach, FL
St. Andrew’s School
High School Coach: Jeff Goldberg
Lacrosse: 4-time state champions, Academic all-American. Football: All-district defensive back, 3-time all-state, School record for td receptions in a season, School record for interceptions in a career. Academic honor roll 4 years. Brother, Zach, plays at Stevens.
Julian Musikant #5
Midfield
6-0, 180
New York, NY
Riverdale Country Day School
High School Coach: TJ Barnett
Lacrosse 4 year Letterman and starter in 2009 Captain, Team MVP, 1st team all Ivy, All-American. 2008 1st Team All-Ivy. 2007 2nd Team All-Ivy. Member of NYC empire team 2006, 07, 08, 2008 Captain. Football: 4-year Letterman and starter, 2008 Captain, Team MVP.
George Sherman #4
Attack
6-2, 170
Greenwich CT
The Hotchkiss School
High School Coach: Chris Burchfield
Individual: 2009- Injured for half of season- Captain, All Founders League, New England All Star (Played in the East-West All Star Game, Team MVP and Nelson Lacrosse Prize. 2008- Led the team with points, All Western New England. 2007- Scott Lacrosse Award and Team MIP. Academic: Senior Class President. Centennial Prize. Lacrosse 3 Letters, Hockey 1 Letter. Team: Undefeated Founders League Champion Senior Year, Founders League Champions Sophomore and Junior Year.
Marc White #24
Attack
5-9, 150
Marblehead, MA
Governor’s Academy
High School Coach: Peter Bidstrup
Lacrosse: 5 year letter winner, lead the team in assists the past 4 years, finished this year as the leading scorer with 24 goals, 27 assists. All ISL junior year, Senior Year: All ISL. Team has won or tied for league champions past 3 years. 2-time ISL co-champs, 1-time outright ISL champs. Soccer: 3-year letterwinner, team MVP and leading scorer senior year.
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