Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 3/26/18
This is one of a series of previews for the 2018 Philly lacrosse season
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy
League: Inter-Ac League
Coach: Brian Dougherty, first year
Last year’s record: 10-12 overall, 3-7 in the league
Key returnees:
Mac McLaughlin, 2018, attack
Jordan young, 2018, defense
C.J. Sweitzer, 2018, midfield
Christian Maienshein, 2018, att
Joe Fabiani, jr, 2018, attack
Bern Popky, 2019, goalie
Matt Bown, 2019, midfield
Matt Otillio, 2019, defense
Others to watch:
Ethan Gyllenhaal, 2020, att
Ryan Donagan, 2018, midfield
Conor Kilfeather, 2021, defense
Mason Clemons, 2021, defense
Rex Leininger, 2020, midfield
Jake Carpenter, 2020, defense
Coach’s outlook for 2018 season: “I am very excited to usher in a new era of Blue Devils lacrosse. I feel like we have assembled one of the top coaching staffs in the country and that we return some very talented players. We feel like we have challenged ourselves against one of the top schedules in the country and we will see how things shake out.”
Archbishop Ryan High School
League: Catholic League
Coach: Steve Pape, 6 years
Last year’s record: 7-10 last season, lost in the first round of the playoffs.
Key returners:
ATK – Nick Taylor (Sr)
Mid – Nick Metzger (Sr)
Def – Brendan Scanlon (Sr)
G – Brody Alloway (Sr)
Others to watch:
Mid – Jimmy Dolan (Sr)
F/O – Steve Nielson (Soph)
Coach’s outlook: “We have most of our starters returning from last season which gives us a lot of depth. This team is very competitive with a lot of leadership from the upperclassmen so we will be in the hunt for a PCL championship.”
