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Rhamel Bratton. Shamel Bratton. Zach Howell. Scott Kocis.
Huntington has sure turned out more than its share of collegiate standouts of late.
And more are on the way.
Among them, rising senior attackman Jack Castelli.
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There was quite a long list of renowned collegiate programs that would have been very pleased to have gotten a verbal commitment from either Jimmy Morris (No. 20, picture at top) and Brendan Morris (pictured below).
But Gettysburg has to be especially happy right now.
That’s because both of the twin brothers have committed to attend the Division III power.
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Seth Tierney plans on hanging around Hofstra for a while.
The former associate head coach at Hopkins signed a contract extension to remain as head coach of the Pride through 2014. Tierney took over as Hofstra coach in August 2006 after former Pride coach John Danowski left to take over the Duke program.
One of Tierney’s main priorities with the Pride has been to keep Long Island players close to home.
Manhasset regularly churns out as many college-bound players as any program in the country.
One of the reasons for this is not only the Indians’ proud tradition of success, but its tradition of family ties.
Case in point, rising senior John Maimone-Medwick, a defenseman headed to Division III power Williams.
Maimone-Medwick’s brother, James, was a goaltender at Johns Hopkins. Their uncle, Bob Maimone, ranks third in Hopkins history in the following faceoff categories: career faceoffs won, attempted and faceoff winning percentage.
We’ve told you about an NCAA proposal that would prevent colleges from making athletically related scholarship offers to recruits prior to July 1 of the recruits’ senior year.
There’s another proposal being made by the Division I Recruiting and Athletics Personnel Issues Cabinet that will be considered in January 2011 by the NCAA Legislative Council, representing all 31 Division I conferences.
This one involves when — and how often — colleges may contact recruits.
Darien attackman Case Matheis is the No. 2-ranked rising junior in the nation, according to Inside Lacrosse.
It’s always interesting to get Inside Lacrosse’s take on who the top high school and incoming collegiate players in the country are.
And that’s precisely what we got this week.
As you would expect, the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region, the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lax, was well represented.
Back in late June, we told you about an NCAA proposal that could mean the end of early verbal commitments.
The proposal, which would ban Division I recruits from verbally committing to a college prior to July 1 before their senior year, picked up support earlier this year after a 13-year-old middle-school student verbally committed to play football at USC.
College coaches would also have to obtain a recruit’s grades over five semesters or seven quarters to make sure he or she is on course to be eligible.
Here’s a quick update on where the proposal stands right now.
Rye midfielder Matt McReddie, who has committed to Bates College, also considered Division I Lafayette as well as Wesleyan, Colby, St. Lawrence and Union. (Photo courtesy McReddie family)
It pays to be a good student — and a good student of the game.
Rye rising senior Matt McReddie parlayed both those attributes into an opportunity to play lacrosse at the next level.
The 6-foot, 188-pound midfielder will be playing at Bates College in Maine after considering several other prestigious programs.
McReddie, a two-sport captain at Rye, was a member of the Hudson Valley’s Empire State Games team this summer.
As an attackman at Yorktown High School, Jake Thorp is part of one of the most established varsity lacrosse programs in the nation.
At the next level, Thorp will get to experience an interesting change. He will be helping the College of Saint Rose in Albany build its program from the very start.
It may be the dog days of August, but the recruiting commitments continue to come in from throughout the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region. You can learn about them as they’re made by checking out the “Updated recruiting review and commitment rundown” thread each day.
One of them was just made by a player who is busy preparing for the football season. Somers rising senior Anthony Lombardo, who is expected to be the Tuskers’ quarterback this fall, has finalized his collegiate future. He has accepted a scholarship offer from Binghamton.
Last year, the Ridgefield Tigers had a talent-filled roster that included four Division I recruits as they won the FCIAC championship for the first time in school history.
The Tigers’ hopes of repeating as champions ended with an 8-5 loss to Greenwich in the FCIAC quarterfinals.
But next season, Ridgefield will once again have a large core of D-I rising senior talent in North Carolina-bound defenseman Matt Shannon, University of Denver-bound attackman Aidan Scott and University of Vermont-bound midfielder Andrew Buckanavage.
It was a breakout year for Jake Weil. After emerging as one of the key players on a John Jay team that won a sectional title for the fifth time in six years, the 6-foot midfielder enjoyed a noteworthy summer for the Prime Time travel team, which ended with his earning a spot in the rising senior all-star game at the Battle of the Hotbeds Camp at the University of Delaware.
With August now upon us, it’s time for our recruiting focus to shift from the Class of 2010 to the Class of 2011. And soon — very soon — the Class of 2012 as well.
As we prepare for the launch of a new recruiting thread devoted exclusively to the commitments of rising seniors and rising juniors, here’s a recap of those commitments by incoming freshmen from the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region.
With the Empire State Games ending this past Sunday, and the Battle of the Hotbeds ending today, the next few weeks should be very busy as far as player commitments are concerned.
Last night, Rye’s Michael Collins, a rising senior defenseman who was a member of the Hudson Valley Empire State Games team, verbally committed to accept a scholarship offer from Binghamton University.
It marks the unofficial end of the July Division I evaluation period. It’s the Battle of the Hotbeds at the University of Delaware, and action is heating up in the event, which started yesterday and ends on Wednesday.
Yorktown’s first two Division I commitments for the Class of 2011 came about just the last few days.
And the two players who made those college choices, Ty Schuldt and Justin Mabus, are very familiar with each other, having played football, lacrosse and basketball together since childhood.
But after one more year with the Huskers, they’ll be going their separate ways.
It was an upset heard ’round the lacrosse world.
The West Islip Lions, who entered and ended this past season ranked No. 1 in the nation, started the season with a stunning 13-12 overtime loss to Sachem North.
But when you consider the Flaming Arrows had eight players who were committed to play in college, it may not have been the colossal upset everyone thought.
The Empire State Games get under way tonight with opening ceremonies at 7 p.m. at the University at Buffalo Stadium.
Just as that 32nd annual event ends on Sunday, another extravaganza will be starting. It marks the end of the July evaluation period for Division I college programs.
It’s the Battle of the Hotbeds at the University of Delaware, and it ends on Wednesday.
Ty Schuldt became the first Yorktown Husker in the Class of 2011 to commit to a college last week when he gave a verbal commitment to accept a scholarship offer from the University of Hartford.
Those of you who check our “Recruiting review and commitment rundown” each day got the news as it happened. Today, we conducted a Q&A with Ty on his college choice.
Next week, the most tradition-rich summer lacrosse recruiting showcase, the Empire State Games, gets under way in Buffalo.
But there are some other big events beforehand.
Yale and Hofstra are both hosting major tournaments on Saturday and Sunday.
It’s mid-July and the recruiting scene is reaching its peak throughout the nation — and the Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region.
One of the nation’s premier recruiting events, the third annual Maverik Showtime Lacrosse National Recruiting Spotlight, gets under way today right here in our region, at Western Connecticut State University’s Westside Campus in Danbury.
The Hudson Valley/Long Island/Connecticut region is well-represented at the Mid-Summer Classic at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.
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