Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 3/19/24
One of a series of scholastic previews for the 2024 season
Freedom
League: East Penn Conference
Head coach: Tony Fabrizio 8th season (80-53) at Freedom. Assistants: Jerry Clavens, Anthony DePoala, Eric Tompkins, Josh Benak, Rob Wagner, Jason Bevan
2023 record: 17-5
2023 honors: District 11 3A Champions
Opener: 3/19 at Nazareth
Returning players:
Attack: Alex Greenberg (Sr), Nick Moniz (Sr), Antonio Solivan (Sr)
Midfield: Jared Karabinus (Sr) 1st Team All EPC, EPC MVP, USA Lacrosse All American; Simon Hume (Jr), Caden Dudek (Sr), Julian Muniz (Jr)
Defense: Jonah Ortwien (Sr) 1st Team All EPC, USA Lacrosse Academic All American, Jacob Cochran (SR), Ryan Ellis (JR), Sam Nueffer (Sr), Alex Salim (Sr)
Goalie: Gabe Scotto (Sr)
Newcomers to look out for: TJ Ray (Soph), Brady James (Soph), Liam Sipel (Fr), Chase Sipel (Fr), Miles Andreas (Fr)
Coach’s Outlook: “We have the deepest team in my 9-year tenure at Freedom. We lost very good players to graduation last year, but have numerous new players looking to step up and make an impact on the team. We have a very talented freshmen class, who can have an immediate impact for us. We will look to continue to grow and develop every game, which will hopefully land us back into the league and district finals.”
Parkland
League: East Penn Conference
Head Coach: Vince Arezzi – starting 2nd year as head coach – 18-5. Asst. Coaches: Cory Andrews, Tim Smith
2023 Record: 18-5
2023 Team Honors: Made it to PIAA State Quarterfinals
Opener: March 19th vs. Easton
Key returners: Jake Parker, Jake Beidleman, Andrew Matulevicius, Parker Kusko, James Scott, Tyler Smith, Erik Matulevicius, Blake Finnegan
Key newcomers: Drew Shaffer, Colin Winfield, Ethan Leaks, Matt Kelley, Danny Tapia, John Gerancher
