Phillylacrosse.com is pleased to honor the accomplishments of the top players from 2018 re-posting its annual All-Phillylacrosse.com series
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 8/8/18, Re-Posted 11/17/18
We honor the 2018 All-Phillylacrosse Boys’ Team for South Jersey:
Player of the Year: Lenape senior face-off specialist Zach Cole, who helped lead the Indians to the SJ Group 4 finals, winning 91 percent of his faceoffs and collecting 280 groundballs.
Coach of the Year: Mainland Regional’s Clayton Smith, who led the Mustangs to their first Cape-Atlantic League championship, a 17-2 record and a berth in the South Jersey Group 3 semifinals.
Attackmen
Drew Bregman, Lenape, Sr. – Helped lead Indians to South Jersey Group 4 championship … Had 36 goals, 24 assists … Committed to Army.
Ben Cantwell, Moorestown, Jr. – Helped lead Quakers to South Jersey Group 3 championship … Had 38 goals, 31 assists … Committed to UMass.
Jake Munz, Bishop Eustace, Sr. – Helped lead Eustace to 15-3 record and berth in Non-Public Group B semifinals … Had 57 goals, 31 assists.
Bailey Pringle, Shawnee, Sr. – Helped lead Quakers to South Jersey Group 3 finals … Had 48 goals, 23 … Helped lead Renegades to South Jersey Group 3 finals … Signed with Rollins.
Eric Sherman, Cherry Hill East, Sr. – Had 42 goals, 47 assists … A New Jersey Institute of Technology commit.
Midfielders
Marty Cattie, Ocean City, Jr. – US Lacrosse All-American … Had 32 goals, 22 assists … Helped lead OC to 16-5 record.
Ian Gray, Seneca, Sr. – US Lacrosse All-American … Had 47 goals, 23 assists … Signed with Monmouth.
Vincent Giunta, Mainland, Sr. – US Lacrosse All-American … Had 49 goals, 39 assists … Helped lead Mustangs to Cape-Atlantic championship and 17-2 record … Signed with Georgian Court.
Shane Knobloch, Moorestown, Soph. – Helped lead Quakers to South Jersey Group 3 championship … Had 37 goals, 13 assists.
Chris Lyons, Shawnee, Soph. – Helped lead Renegades to South Jersey Group 3 finals … Had 40 goals and 28 assists … Committed to Yale (admissions).
LSM
Evan Malgier, St. Augustine Prep, Sr. – Helped lead Hermits to Non-Public Group A semifinals … Had 58 groundballs … Signed with Maryland.
Faceoff Specialists
Billy Kroeger, Ocean City, Jr. – US Lacrosse Academic All-American … Helped lead OC to 16-5 record … Won 76 percent of his faceoffs (251 wins) … Committed to NJIT.
Zach Cole, Lenape, Sr. – Helped lead Indians to SJ Group 4 finals …. Won 91 percent of his faceoffs and scooped 280 groundballs… Had 12 goals, 13 assists … Signed with St. Joseph’s.
Mitchell Rothstein, Haddonfield, Sr. – US Lacrosse All-American and Academic All-American … Won 76 percent of his faceoffs (276 of 334) and added 8 goals … Committed to Cornell.
Defensemen
John Dias, Shawnee, Sr. – Helped lead Renegades to South Jersey Group 3 finals … Committed to Roanoke.
Brandon Gibson, St. Augustine Prep, Jr. – US Lacrosse All-American … Helped lead Hermits to Non-Public Group A semifinals … Had 54 groundballs and 34 caused turnovers … Committed to Army.
Dante Venuto, Lenape, Sr. – Helped lead Indians to South Jersey Group 4 championship … Had 55 groundballs … Committed to Scranton.
Goalie
Gene Martin, Moorestown, Jr. – Had .670 save percentage … Helped lead Quakers to South Jersey Group 3 championship.
