Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 3/18/11

This is one of a series of previews for the 2011 Philly lacrosse season

Team: Malvern Prep

Last Year’s Record: 13–8, 6-2 Inter Ac, Regular Season Co-champions

Coach: David Metzbower, 1st year

Key returnees:
Drew Kennedy, senior faceoff specialist/midfielder (signed with Johns Hopkins)
TJ Hanzsche, senior attackman (committed to Navy Prep)
Mike Dougherty, senior attackman (signed with St. Joseph’s)
Keith Dreyer, senior attackman (committed to Air Force)
Vince Travaglini, senior midfielder (signed with UMass)
Matt Neeson, senior midfielder (committed to Denison)
Mike Bernier, senior midfielder (committed to Scranton)
Wes Pancoast, senior defenseman (committed to Roanoke)
Jack Morgenthaler, senior defenseman (committed to Navy Prep)
Eddie Morris, junior defenseman (committed to Johns Hopkins)
Jack Sheridan, junior defenseman (committed to Notre Dame)
Kevin Samolsky, junior defenseman (committed to Navy Prep)
Russ Atkinson, junior midfielder (committed to Navy Prep)

Coach’s Outlook for 2011: “Our strengths should be facing off and defense. Our weakness should be adjusting to a new coaching staff for the second consecutive year.”

Team: Germantown Academy

Last Year’s Record: 9-8

Coach: Dave Martin, 27 years, 7 as head coach, 20 as assistant coach

Key returnees:
Beau Jones A, senior, signed with Delaware
Bobby Tait, D, senior, signed with Syracuse
Ryan Crane, D, senior, committed to Air Force
Reid Weber, junior, M
Connor Crump, junior, M
Billy Oppenheimer, junior, A
Jake Adoni, junior, G

Coach’s Outlook for 2011 season:
“It should be an exciting year. The Inter-Ac from top to bottom is strong.”

Tags: Germantown Academy, Malvern Prep