Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 3/26/18
This is one of a series of previews for the 2018 Philly lacrosse season
North Penn High School
League: Suburban One
Head Coach: Rick Smith, 8th season
Last year’s record: 13-5
Key players:
Eric Diamond- Midfield- Senior
Sam Dardzinski- Defense- Senior
Stephen Rinck- Midfield- Junior
Danny Payne- Midfield- Junior
Matt Dickson- Midfield- Junior
Nic Conroy- Attack- Junior
Lucas Yannal- Attack- Junior
Ryan Schoppe- Defense- Junior
Jake Nelson- Defense- Junior
Coach’s outlook: “I am excited to watch how this team develops during the course of the season. We lost a few key all-league players last year due to graduation, but we return seniors with leadership ability and a large core of juniors who have been contributing varsity players since their freshman year. Our league is competitive so have to remain healthy and I hope we peak at the right time.”
Hempfield High School
Coach: Matt McAlpine
League: Lancaster Lebanon League
Coach: Matt McAlpine, 1st year Head Coach
Last year’s record: 12-7 (LL League Runner Up)
Key returnees: Jake Skundrich D 18′, Mark Himmelsbach M 18′, Matt Heuston M 19′, Bryce Witmer M 19′, Bobby Griffith M 19′, Cam Aksu A 19′, Kohl Wesner A 19′
Others to watch: C. Kaiser 18′, Grayson Dague 20′, D. Sears 21′, Grayson Haski D 19′, Dylan Kostelich F/O 19′, Patrick Schmidt D 20′, Owen Nicodemus M 20′.
Coach’s outlook for 2018 season: “We are a new team with a new motivation for this upcoming season. We have a couple strong senior leaders and a talented younger core that will look to carry this team. We will strive to improve as individuals, on both sides of the both and as a team throughout the season to make an impact within our league, districts and beyond.”
