Saturday, June 01, 2013

High School: 2013 Bay Area US Lacrosse All-Americans named


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
May 31, 2013 
Northern California Chapter of US Lacrosse Names Boy’s High School All Americans 

SAN FRANCISCO – After a rigorous evaluation process, fifteen Bay Area high school lacrosse players have been named as US Lacrosse High School All-Americans. Players, who are nominated by their coaches and supported by their respective leagues, were voted on by a committee of Northern California lacrosse coaches and league representatives that included one representative from each League in the North Coast and Central Coast CIF sections and the Northern California Junior Lacrosse Association. 
The following local players were named to the team (players listed in alphabetical order): 
ALL-AMERICANS
Chad Bell, Senior, Midfield, St. Ignatius College Prep
Cameron Bowlby, Senior, Goaltender, San Ramon Valley High School
Matt Emery, Senior, Midfield, St. Ignatius College Prep
Will Ernst, Senior, Goaltender, San Francisco University High School
Charlie Ford, Senior, LSM, St. Ignatius College Prep
Wesley Greason, Senior, Attack, Acalanes High School
Joe Lang, Junior, Attack, St. Ignatius College Prep
Alex Lopez, Senior, Midfield, Woodside High School
Jack McCormick, Senior, Attack, De La Salle High School 
Jack McGovern, Senior, Defense, St. Ignatius College Prep
Joe Reid, Junior, Midfield, Casa Grande Lacrosse
Aran Roberts, Junior, Defense, San Ramon Valley High School
Joe Rodrigues, Junior, Attack, Bellarmine College Prep
Cyrus Scott, Junior, Goaltender, St. Ignatius College Prep
Doug Strazza, Junior, LSM, De La Salle High School

"This years’ selection process was incredibly competitive and we are extremely proud of our 2013 All Americans," said Carlos Trujillo, Nor-Cal All-American Committee Chairman for US Lacrosse Secondary School Division. “All of our candidates this year are outstanding young men on and off the lacrosse field and represent the best of Bay Area lacrosse. Their talents on the field further display the continued growth of the sport of lacrosse in our region. These young men earned the respect of their teammates, opponents and coaches. Many of these players have Division I college commitments from schools like Virginia, Denver, Dartmouth and Princeton and we wish them well in their college careers. We are equally proud of our Academic All American's who represent both outstanding lacrosse and the best and brightest in their respective classrooms." 
Also receiving awards were the following players and coaches:

ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS
Jacob Arentzoff, Senior, Midfield, Monte Vista
Jonathan Glazier, Attack, Palo Alto High School
Teddy Heafey, Senior, Defense, Piedmont High School
Sam Korol, Midfield, Marin Academy
Max McKone, Senior, Midfield, Novato High School
Jack Moe, Senior, Attack, Piedmont High School
Austin Shore, Senior, Attack, Oakland Tech

COACH OF THE YEAR 
Marty Jayne, Novato High School

ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR 
Michael Abou-Jaoude, St. Ignatius College Prep

MAN OF THE YEAR
Todd French, San Ramon Valley High School
US Lacrosse will make their official announcement in Mid-June.

1 comment:

Jeff May said...

Hi Bill,

There's a great NorCal/SoCal story that I am not sure you know. Bryan Cooper, the La Costa Canyon senior goalie, played in Pleasanton Lacrosse program through the seventh grade. I saw a note from his dad, Dave Cooper, today that Bryan was named All American (not sure which one), First Team San Diego area CIF, All League, and MVP of LCC (who finished 22-1). Dave was a big contributor to PLC as a coach. In their last year at PLC before relocating Dave/Bryan's team won the NCJLA U13A championship. That's an incredible string of youth goalies from PLC with Ben Krebs, Patrick Shevelson, and Bryan Cooper back to back to back. You may have seen Bryan in Vail years ago, but I am not sure. Hope all is well with you. Congrats to JW's freshman season!

Jeff