Phillylacrosse.com celebrates the holiday season by re-posting its All-Phillylacrosse Players and Coaches of the Year and Teams for 2019
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 8/28/18, Re-Posted 1/1/20
Honoring the All-Phillylacrosse First-Team Boys’ Squad for 2019:
Attack
Jackson Birtwistle, Radnor, Jr. – US Lacrosse All-American, All-EPLCA, First Team Central League … Helped Raiders reach PIAA semifinals … Had 77 goals, 40 assists … Committed to Syracuse.
Jeb Brenfleck, Academy of the New Church, Jr. – US Lacrosse All-American, All-EPLCA, First Team Friends Schools League … Helped Lions reach National Prep semifinals and win Friends Schools League championship … Had 60 goals, 46 assists … Committed to Penn State.
Jacob Greiner, West Chester East, Sr. – US Lacrosse All-American, All-EPLCA, First Team Ches-Mont League … Helped Vikings win Ches-Mont League title … Had 53 goals, 36 assists … Signed with Jacksonville.
Jake Morin, Garnet Valley, Jr. – US Lacrosse All-American, All-EPLCA, First Team Central League … Helped Jaguars reach District 1 AAA final and PIAA semifinals … Had 52 goals, 41 assists … Committed to Penn State.
Midfield
Mac Costin, Haverford School, Sr. – US Lacrosse All-American, All-EPLCA, First Team Inter-Ac League … Helped Fords reach Inter-Ac final and gain national ranking … Had 38 goals … Signed with Utah.
Peter Garno, Haverford School, Sr. – US Lacrosse All-American, All-EPLCA, First Team Inter-Ac League … Helped lead Fords to Inter-Ac final and national ranking … Had 56 goals … Signed with Virginia.
Gabe Goforth, Bishop Shanahan, Jr. – US Lacrosse All-American, All-EPLCA, First-Team All-Ches-Mont League … Helped lead Eagles to District 1 and PIAA AA championships … Had 53 goals, 23 assists … Committed to Maryland.
Jack Spence, Springfield-Delco, Sr. – US Lacrosse All-American,Al-EPLCA, First Team Central League, Central League MVP … Helped lead Cougars to PIAA Class AAA quarterfinals and District 1 semifinals … Had 52 goals, 26 assists … Signed with Lehigh.
Short Stick Midfield
Gavin Burke, Haverford School, Sr. – First Team Inter-Ac League … Helped lead Fords to Inter-Ac final and national ranking … Had 16 goals … Signed with Villanova.
Utility
Hunter Jaronski, Academy of the New Church, Sr. – Phillylacrosse.com Co-Player of the Year, US Lacrosse All-American, All-EPLCA, First Team Friends Schools League … Helped lead Lions to Friends Schools championship and berth in the National Prep semifinals … Played LSM and close defense, took faceoffs and had 30 goals, 16 assists as a short-stick on attack … Signed with Johns Hopkins.
Defense
Pat Clemens, Springfield-Delco, Sr. – US Lacrosse All-American, All-EPLCA, First-Team Central League … Helped lead Cougars to PIAA Class AAA quarterfinals and District 1 semifinals … Committed to St. Joseph’s.
Zach Lee, Downingtown East, Sr. – US Lacrosse All-American, First-Team Ches-Mont League … Helped lead Cougars to berth in PIAA Class AAA championships … Signed with Syracuse.
Brett Mallee, La Salle, Sr. – US Lacrosse All-American, Academic All-American, All-EPLCA, First-Team Catholic League … Helped lead Explorers to PIAA Class AAA, District 12 and Catholic League championships … Committed to Yale.
Scott Smith, Conestoga, Jr. – US Lacrosse All-American, All-EPLCA, First-Team Central League … Helped lead Pioneers to Central league and District 1 Class AAA championships, berth in PIAA final … Had 12 goals … Committed to Johns Hopkins..
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LSM
James Chastain, Avon Grove, Jr. – US Lacrosse All-American, All-EPLCA, First-Team Central League … Helped lead Red Devils to PIAA Class AAA playoffs … Committed to Air Force.
Connor Whalen, Bishop Shanahan, Sr. – All-EPLCA, First-Team Ches-Mont League … Helped lead Eagles to District 1 and PIAA AA championships…Signed with Maryland.
Face Off/Midfield
Gavin Tygh, Penn Charter, Sr. – Phillylacrosse.com Co-Player of the Year, US Lacrosse All-American, All-EPLCA, First-Team Inter-Ac League … Won 76 percent of faceoffs (285 of 374) had 210 groundballs and set national record (1,297) for career FO wins … Had 36 goals … Signed with Virginia.
Luke Wierman, Henderson, Sr. – US Lacrosse All-American, All-EPLCA, First-Team Inter-Ac League … Won 76 percent (202 of 267) of faceoffs … Had 28 goals, 20 assists… Signed with Maryland.
Goalie
Carson Marano, Penn Charter, Sr. – US Lacrosse Academic All-American, All-EPLCA, First-Team Inter-Ac League … Helped lead Quakers to Inter-Ac semifinals … Had 298 saves and .70 save percentage … Committed to Amherst.
Will Pettit, Malvern Prep, Sr. – Phillylacrosse.com Co-Player of the Year, US Lacrosse All-American, All-EPLCA, First-Team Inter-Ac League, Inter-Ac Most Important Player … Helped lead Friars to Inter-Ac championship and national rankings… Yielded less than 6 goals per game with a .570 save percentage … Signed with North Carolina.