Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 3/27/25
One of a series of scholastic previews for the 2025 season
Harriton High School
League: Central League
Head Coach: Brooke Fritz 4th season Assistants Morgan Whiteside, Bill Henderson and Moira Ward
2024 record: 2-16
Key returners: Sadye Timmons, Leah Kolton, Bliss Odiorne, & Makenna Williams
Newcomers: Caroline D’Arcangelo
Outlook: “Excited to watch the girls grow as a team and improve on our previous record.”
Pottsgrove
League: PAC
Head Coach: Brandy Scherer (2nd year at Pottsgrove, spent 18 years at Pottstown), Kirstin Urie (13 years at Pottsgrove) Hailey Jacobs
2024 Record: 3-15
2024 Team Honors: CeCe Hires 1st team midfield Frontier division
Key returners: Cece Hires-Senior, Vivian Kyler -sophomore, Josie Wyatt – sophomore, Gianna Rytel- sophomore, Melanie Kehl – sophomore
Key newcomers: many newcomers
Coach’s Outlook for 2025: “We have one of the largest squads we have had in quite a while. With just one lone senior, we are extremely young but have athleticism. There will be growing pains as we figure out our identity but will be competitive as many of our players are multi sport athletes that have contributed to their other teams this year.”
Pleasant Valley
League: Eastern Penn Conference- District XI
Head Coach: Toni Bush- 11th season overall- 10th with a Varsity program, Overall Program/Coach Record — 112 Wins and 47 Losses
Assistants:
Hanna Doerner
Savannah Bauman
Alyssa Grieco
2024 Record: 24-1 Overall
2024 Team Honors: EPC Champions, District XI Champions & Advanced to State Quarterfinals
Key Returners:
Devon Bush- 1st Team All-Conference
Alivia Rath- 1st Team All-Conference
Rylee Rath- 1st Team All-Conference
Olivia Iandoli- 2nd Team All-Conference
Briana Palmieri- 2nd Team All-Conference
Sysali Banks
Abygail Borger
Morgan Ryals
Gabby Kutzler
Sam Miller
Key Newcomers:
Sara Lesnik and Samantha Ecker
Outlook: “If everyone stays healthy and focused, we’re looking forward to a good season. Having the majority of our Varsity line up back with us this year is a bonus, and they’ll serve as mentors to our younger players. We worked hard playing against some good team in the off season, trying to keep our competitive edge. This is our 10th Anniversary as a Varsity program, so we’re hoping to give our community something to celebrate. (Ninth actual season of play since 2020 was canceled- but our first varsity season was in 2016).”
