Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 3/16/22
This is one of a series of previews for the 2022 scholastic lacrosse season
Germantown Academy
League: Inter-Ac
Coaches: Head coach Billy McKinney (6th year), Dave Martin, Kevin Vandegrift
2021 Record: 8-8
Key Returners: Josh Lee, A Sr. (2021 All League, LIU commit), Walker Schwartz, LSM Jr. (2021 All League, Cornell commit), Brendan Donnelly, G Sr. (Drexel commit), Jack Luviano, A Sr. (F&M commit), Joey Delello- M Sr. (Tampa commit), Jack Liss, A Sr., Brian Allen, M Sr. (LIU commit), Luke Topley, D Jr., Dean Shacklett, M Jr. and Declan Connaughton, D Jr.
Others to Watch: Josh Gibbs, A/M Jr., Rocco Ippoldo, M Jr., Anthony Lara, M So., Matt McGettigan, M Jr., Seamus Knox, D So., Mac Jordan, M Jr, and Ryan Barrett, M Jr.
Coach’s Outlook for 2022: “We have a lot of guys coming back that have played a ton of meaningful minutes for us during the last few seasons. We also have some guys that are eager to step up and make an impact. I am excited to see how this group develops during our non-league portion of the season and how they handle the rigors associated with playing our league schedule.”
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy
League: Inter-Ac
Head coach: Brian Dougherty (5th year 20 wins 27 losses), assistants Blaze Riorden, Ken Mcewan, Jay Pearcy
Key players
Attack – Brendan Dundas, Alec Tulio, Cole Carberry, Bryce Coletta, Griffy Whitman
Midfield – Drew Bown, Stevie Pileggi, will Freeman, Neil Hutchinson, Alex Pilling, Jake Olin
FO – Ross Prince
SSDM- Luke Sonnet, Tom Shellinsky, Robbie Brzezinski
Def – Caden McNichol, Caleb Zucker, Hunter Rexford, Danny Reagan, Jake Laigaie
Goalie – Hayes Schreiner, Charlie Erdos
Coach’s comment: “SCH is excited about the 2022 lacrosse season. We have a very young team and hope to improve on last year’s record. We continue to play one of the toughest schedules in the country and hope to build the foundation for the future of the lacrosse program.”
