Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 3/21/19
This is one of a series of Philly boys’ lacrosse previews for 2019.
High School: La Salle College High School
League: Catholic League
Head Coach: Bill Leahy (27 years, 492-106 overall record, 22 Catholic League title, four state titles)
Last year’s record: 20-5, Catholic League, District 12 champions, PIAA Class AAA finalist
Attack – Dan Malle Jr.; Zack Coar Sr Drexel; Shane Osborne Sr, Denver
Midfield – Chris Mockaitis Sr., UMass; Grant Pinto Sr; Robbie Foster Sr, Tampa; Will Vandergrift Jr
SSMF – Shane Osborne Sr, Moravian
FO – John Giuliani Sr
Connor Helm Sr, FandM
Defense – Brett Malle Sr., Yale; Ben Rivera Sr, Fairfield; Kurt Wessner Sr, Marist; Chase Rondeau Sr, Ursinus
Goalie- Christian Suter, Sr
Coach’s outlook for 2019 season: “As always we hope to return to the Catholic League championship and have another strong year. We look forward to our young guys growing by May.”
High School: Lansdale Catholic
League: PCL
Coach: Christian Blair, 2nd year Head Coach
Rob Moran
Last year’s record: 8-8, PCL Semi Final, finished 4th in PCL playoff
Key returnees:
Ryan Flanegan (senior, attack)
Jesse Brown (senior, Defense/Midfield)
Max Norton (Senior, Defense)
Connor Flanegan (sophomore, goalie)
Ryan Corbett (Senior, Mid)
Colin McKeever (Senior, LSM)
Others to watch:
Bryce U’Selis (Junior, Defense)
Evan Hannings (Junior, Mid)
Kevin Gianoni (Junior, Attack)
Connor Mann (Freshman, Attack)
Coach’s outlook for 2019 season: “The 2019 Lansdale Catholic team should be an exciting and tough defensive unit, as they boast 5 returning key defensive players in their starting close defense, LSM, and Goalie. Senior Attack Ryan Flanegan looks to continue to cement his legacy at LC as one of the greatest offensive products in program history. LC expects to be extremely competitive within the district 12 and PCL playoff picture.”
