LaxLessons.com | August 13, 2013
Christian Fiordelisi is not yet a high school upperclassman. But he’s already learned that when it comes to lacrosse, change is often a good thing. “I was being recruited by a bunch of schools as an ‘X’ attackman, which is the position that I feel most comfortable at,” the Huntington High School (N.Y.) standout said. […]
LaxLessons.com | August 13, 2013
John Jay High School (N.Y.) has seen its recruiting class of 2014 double in size in just a few days. We told you earlier this week that defenseman Bob Giordano has decided on Stevens Tech. Now, another Indians rising senior is joining a group of rising senior commits that includes Graham Bocklet (Vermont, defense) and […]
LaxLessons.com | August 13, 2013
The Class of 2014 is closing in fast. Garden City had eight college-bound seniors on the team that won a second straight New York State Class B title this past spring. This year’s crop of rising seniors is now up to seven college commits. Today, we take a look at the latest — Brendan McLaughlin, […]
LaxLessons.com | August 13, 2013
We first reported here last week that UVa assistant John Walker will be joining the Princeton coaching staff as defensive coordinator. Now, Joe Lombardi is reporting that Princeton will be filling another assistant job. Matt Madalon will be leaving Stevens Tech for the Tigers. A former Darien High School (Conn.) standout, Madalon has been at […]
LaxLessons.com | August 13, 2013
Sachem North High School (N.Y.) is hit the Class of 2014 half-dozen mark. The Flaming Arrows now have six rising seniors who have committed to colleges. Before we get to the newest, made last night, let’s recap the previous five: Michael Aronow (Penn State, defense); Joe Caridi (Stony Brook, midfield); Mike Calvagna (Stony Brook, midfield); […]
LaxLessons.com | August 12, 2013
Towson University has established quite a pipeline to Nassau County (N.Y.) Class A champion Massapequa. The Tigers now have secured commitments from three current Chiefs. The latest also marks the Tigers’ second Class of 2016 tristate verbal. It comes from midfielder Casey Kimmel, a commitment first reported when it was made on Aug. 10 by […]
LaxLessons.com | August 12, 2013
It’s been a big day for the service academies as far as verbal commitments go. Joe Lombardi is reporting that Navy picked up its first verbal for a Class of 2015 standout from the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region early this afternoon. Air Force, meanwhile, then picked up […]
LaxLessons.com | August 12, 2013
After winning the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference championship in 2012, there was some uncertainty surrounding the New Canaan High School lacrosse program. That’s because the Rams were starting a new coaching era as former NCHS standout Chip Buzzeo took over for Alex Whitten. New Canaan went on to accomplish a rare feat in the […]
LaxLessons.com | August 12, 2013
We’ve been reporting on several commitments to the Stevens Institute of Technology the last few days here and on our “Lacrosse Insider” section. There’s a perk that comes with attending Stevens Tech that we have not yet explored until now. Namely, its location. “Hoboken is an awesome little place,” said Bob Giordano of John Jay […]
LaxLessons.com | August 11, 2013
Ben Duhoski stands out on the lacrosse field. Literally. The 2014 Millbrook School (N.Y.) defender is 6-foot-3. Big Ben is also skilled. The combination has provided the shutdown defenseman with a college future. It will come at Denison University. Duhoski, who played for the Prime Time 2014 travel team, verballed to the Big Red, a […]
LaxLessons.com | August 11, 2013
We’ve been reporting on quite a few verbal commitments from the Garden State the last few days. Now, here’s a newsflash. They will be more to come. Plenty more. OK. That’s not exactly earth-shattering news. After all, New Jersey is now one of the major recruiting targets for college lacrosse coaches. Now, let’s flip the […]
LaxLessons.com | August 11, 2013
Colin Burke first made a splash on the recruiting scene in 2012 when he was named Nassau co-MVP of the Long Island Showcase Nassau vs. Suffolk rising sophomore game. Now, Burke, a Class of 2015 standout from Cold Spring Harbor, knows the college where he will be headed. The attackman/midfielder has verballed to Fairfield University, […]
LaxLessons.com | August 10, 2013
Prior to this week, Towson University had no received a verbal commitment from a Class of 2016 tristate standout. That changed when left-handed attackman Ben Coakley of Hunterdon Central High School (N.J.) verbally committed to the Tigers earlier this week. Tonight, the Tigers have doubled their number of rising sophomore tristate commits. Towson’s latest 2016 […]
LaxLessons.com | August 10, 2013
After weighing a variety of offers, both at the Division I and Division III levels, New Canaan High School (Conn.) rising senior attackman Harry Stanton told Joe Lombardi today that he will continue his lacrosse career at Wesleyan University. Stanton was a first-team all-FCIAC and second-team all-state selection, finishing the season with 56 goals and […]
LaxLessons.com | August 10, 2013
It was a magical season for Ridge. The Red Devils won the New Jersey Tournament of Champions for the first time and ended the season with a 12-game win streak and 20-3 record. Yet prior to today, Ridge had just one Class of 2014 commit – University of Notre Dame-bound Owen Molloy, who, of course, […]
