Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 3/20/25
One of a series of scholastic previews for the 2025 season
Plymouth Whitemarsh
League: Suburban One American
Coaches: Ryan Bonanni (Head Coach-3rd Year), Brian Backenstose (Asst. Coach/Offensive Coordinator), Jake Reichard (Asst. Coach/Defensive Coordinator), MaryKate Keenan (Head JV Coach), James Bainbridge (Asst. Coach), & Vinny Martina (Asst. Coach)
2024 Record: 9-1 League, 12-7 overall
Key Returning Players:
Senior Defenseman/LSM – Isaiah Bainbridge – University of Oklahoma commit (2024 First Team All League/All Area)
Senior Mid – Luke LaViola (2024 All League)
Junior Mid – Jack Cooper – St. Joseph’s University commit (2024 All League)
Senior Mid – Hayden Domers – Stevenson commit
Others to Watch: Senior Defenseman – Jackson Budin, Senior Attack – Caiden Lesczcynski, Senior Attack/Mid – Scott Margulies, and Junior Goalie – Mason Best
Coach’s Outlook for 2025: “Our goal this season is to continue to take big steps forward in building the Plymouth Whitemarsh’s boys’ lacrosse program. The 2024 resulted in our first return to the playoffs in 8 years and our best league performance in over a decade. We are excited to work with and develop our program players to continue this success.”
Upper Dublin
League: Suburban One League American Division
Head Coach: Pat Lacon 7th Year / Assistants – Andrew Caldwell, Steve Young, Kurt Dick, Haldy Gifford, Willy Beury
2024 Record: 17-6
Key players: Ryan OSullivan, Reece Taylor, Kevin Etkin, Will Hoffmann, Logan Fitzmaurice, Cole Rosenthal, Parish Albright, Ryan Simons, Reilly McLaughlin, Dom Paone, Frankie Mastroni, Jack Williams, Matthew Miller, Ozan Eretkin, Jackson Xu
Coach’s Outlook for 2025: “We are very excited to see what the 2025 season has in store for us. We have a great mix of upperclassmen and younger players competing hard and gaining experience each day. Our mission is to be playing our best lacrosse come May.”
