Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 3/14/23
Phoenixville Phantoms
League: Pioneer Athletic Conference
Head Coach: Brock Johnson (1st season at Phoenixville) Assistant Coaches: Craig Burnett & Shawn Dickey
2022 Record: 3-12
Opener date & opponent: March 21st vs Upper Moreland
Key returners: Will Linko (A), Pat Field (A), Adam Palone (M), Christian Rosone (FO), Braydn Strzelecki (FO), Eric Loftus (M), Dane Leopold (M), Dan Mackay (LSM), Owen Kelly (D), Kyle Reedy (D), Kevin Gilleland (D) and Jeff Cappelli (G)
Other Players to Watch: Chris Tinus (M), Ahmid Spivey (M), Finn Blanton (A), Brady O’Donnell (A), Declan Mccoy (M), Andrew Kirk (D), Cole Hathaway (M), Bennett Hathaway (M), Ryan Fosbenner (D), Lucas Beecher (SSDM), Nicholas Dabrowski (SSDM), Jackson Campbell (D) and Dan Aselton (D).
Coach’s Outlook for 2023: “I am excited to have the opportunity to coach this team. We have a great group of kids and many of our players saw significant playing time last year. Our team will lean on these key returners as we look to bounce back from last season. We hope to make this a season to remember for our seniors.”
Pottsgrove Falcon
League: PAC
Head Coach::Stan Rotay, 2nd year, 2 years. Assistants Brendan Wurtz, Tom Neeson
2022 Record: 3 – 13
Opener date & opponent: March 17th Daniel Boone
Key returners: Dylan Batche (Attack), Bryce Caffery (Attack) Jack Silvestri (Attack), Cooper Simon (LSM) Koleson Gale (Defense), Garrett Bartosiewicz (Defense) Dom Sithens (Goalie)
Key newcomers: Spencer Brice (Defense), Jackson Wescoat (Attack), Elijah Mohamed (Midfield)
Coach’s Outlook for 2023: “We are returning a lot of last years team with a healthy dose of young talent. We are playing in a very competitive league. With more kids this year we should be able to stay competitive in games that we simply ran out of steam in last year. This should be a really fun year.”
