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t-;enned\' and Tee! \X.estht>lle. whilt' Comfort 1\lustau ;lllchored the defense . St. Pauls (1710) Guy \\'hlltt'n ·:- \\'dton W:trriors \\ouldn 't Brooklandville, Md . & \\' ithn IS <1 horrible lle:tdl1ne (JChln)!l\· allner<tll\'e) , hut It .~Uill" up the :-~::.~:-.on for Ward Melvile 12210) No. 7 Wilton Cl8 3J. out of Wilton. Conn . Setauket, N.Y. Two of their three los~es were to No . 8 3. Boy's latin I18/2) Darien (] H'3) m the regul:tr sea. on and the Baltimore, Md . Fairfield County championship. hut they ~· :.~shed over the Blue Wave. l(l -6, for the 4. Farmingdale 11811) state title led by ~oalie Joe K.irmser, defender Farmingdale, N.Y. Ross Thomson . <tncl middie!> Ben .lohn;.on and Man Wilson . Darien , under state coach 5. Yorktown 121 I 1) of the ye:.tr Jeff 13rameier, should he credited Yorktown Heights, N.Y. for <1 guuy , 8- FC title win over Wilton in 6. Montclair I17 12) triple overt1me. A speedy midfield :.tnd a Montclair, N.J. high-scoring attack, anchored by Mike Mazzeo and Brian Merrin. were key, as was 7. Wilton (18/3) the defensive play of Ted Thoma. Wilton, Ct. No. 9 Baldwinsville (19/ 4) of Bald8. Darien (18/3) winsville, 1'\.Y., has been playing !aero se for 35 years, but they've had the misforrun of Darien, Ct. spending much of rhar Lime in West Genn. ·s 9. Baldwinsville 119I 4) long shadow .. ;ot this year. The Bees S[Ung Baldwinsville, N.Y. the seven-time state champs 9-8 in oven1me ro caprure the ection 3 title and advance. 10 lawrenceville School ultimately, 10 their first Class A final. They 11413) Lawrenceville, N.J. lost. despite strong face-off work from Joe 11. Corning East (201 4) Kline. Jim Gonnella, Dan ·n Dave Brostek Corning, N.Y. and Matt Coleman figured prominemly in rhe team's overall success. 12. Broadneck (1612) Marshall Chambers clearly left No . 1 0 Annapolis, Md. Lawrenceville School (14 / 3) of Lawrenceville, · .J in capable hands. The Larries 13. Ridgewood (1813) won their second straight Prep A ride under Ridgewood, N.J. coach Rusry Hlavacek. defeating Pingry. /-3. 14. New Canaan (12/4) New ,lames Heavey. Bill Granville Cborl1 headed to Canaan, Ct. Duke) and Beckett \'l:lolff were the big guns. The team needs another nickname, though. 15. Sachem (16I2)Loke The "Lawrenceville Arabians?" iah .. . Ronkonkoma, N.Y. Trojans? That one's already taken hy , 16. Severn (12/6) among others , Bob Streeten ' s No. 11 Severn, Md. Corning East (2014) of Coming. r.Y .. who surely ger this year's prize for endurance. 17. lynbrook (16/4) They outlasted Irondequoit. 8-7, through four Lynbrook, N.Y. ovenimes in the state semifinals to ad,·ance to their th1rd final in four years . Alas , 18. Garden City (1611) Yorktown bested them, desptte the effons of Gorden City, N.Y. yracuse-bound goalie Brad LeBaron as well 19. Springfield (24/0) as Tony Caruso and Andy Snow. Spri ngfield, Po. The Maryland class 4A/3A Lille game was tied four times, including --5 heading 1nt0 20. Moeller (1812) the final quaner. bur No. 1 2 Broadneck Cincinnati, Oh. 06/2) of Annapolis scored f1ve more ro bear preseason ·o. 2 Dulaney, 10-7. Clay White's ream was led b) Greg Jackson. and got a strong showing from Alex lrmler. Mike Strohman. Sam Peterson and Steve Bruso for their first stare Litle since 1987.
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t-.tre.tkl' h:tve !(l end .~nmetime Cnlumhi~< ended No. 1 3 Ridgewood ( l R '3 l of R1dgt'\\ oocl. l'\..J. ~ ++-g:JnW ,,.1n :-treah and .\ lontcla1r ,,.:.t the f1N team lC• ~core m douhil' ftgUrt'!': ..tg.unst them tn 'i6 game~ . denying ~tt'v e .l<Jcoh,.,on ·, tc:am a :-;econd str:nght statt' lltk: Attackman Joe Turco keved Rid~ewood · ~ offens·=. while Dennis Sullivan n:tiled down rhe defense. Although they're :1 ~· mtng team , How ·trd Bened1ct":- No . 14 New Canaan (] 2 /'J ) of ·ew ·C:tnaan . Conn ., m:1de 1t 10 tile . t:11e semifinals hefme f;.~lling to L·v~.:ntu:tl champion \X 'ilton. 7-6. in overtime . Adam Uu11erwnnh :tnd Tyler Hardy helped keep it close. But for W:-trd Melville·. tw1ce avenging l:.lst ye:tr's oven1me los~. No. 1 5 Sachem 06/2) of L:.tke 1{onkonkoma, N.Y. was perfect for coach Rick /vlercurio. Chris Mach. Chri. Panos and Vinny Hannigan were a formidable arrack and got them ro the Suffolk County championship, but no furrher. A simjlar obstacle <rwo of rhem , actually : St. Paul's and B.L ) stood in rhe way of No. 16 Severn (12/6) of Severn , Md. Still. Rob White's team-led by .Milford Marcham. Ben Andrew (who are joming Yorktown 's David Marr at Hopkms this year) and Jason Wade-showed a lot of hean. We mention Hopkin because their coach. Tony Seaman, hails from Lynbrook. '.Y .. as does. not surprisingly, No. 17 lynbrook 06/ 4) , coached by Larry Glenz. . The Owl< , led by goalie Jon Marcus (Marr's roommate this fall) , Gary Correa and Rob Grella , made ir ro the state emis where. surprise. they smacked into Yorkrown. They did caprure rhe Section title (no "crazy" joke .. please ) with an R-6 win over No . 1 8 Garden City (16/ 1), whiCh until that pomr had been cruising comfortably atop the Class B poll. O-man Paul Murphy ,,·as a strong anchor for Doc Dougherty's crew . No . 1 9 Springfield C24 / 0) of Springfield. Pa .. capped a perfect ea. on for fourrh-year coach John Heisman with a 10-9 win over defending Pa . Scholastic champion and presea . on ·o. 20 Episcopal before 5.000 fans . They were ranked No. 1 in eastern Pa . 10 hegm rhe season and Greg Campbell , Dave O 'Donnell and Tom late never Jer them give it up. Five vears ago . the p rog ram at No . 20 Moeller 08/ 2) of Cincinnati, Oh. drew 80 players and a former Svracuse standout to its first tryout. Today. coach Tom Kennedy has the top program m the Midwest. and one mar could probabh· give many programs back East f1ts . Goalte Dan Thiel. Kevm Jwanusa , Joe Leever and Kennedy 's son . .hm , anchored ll1e ream. A bn ,,f adv1ce. coach: if Notre Dame calls you abour a coaching position hang up d1e phone . . . ~
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Look at it this way. Moeller's Crusaders are rated second in the state of Ohio. And not in football, baseball or basketball. How can that be, you ask? E~sy, they're No.2 in lacrosse. a varsity spOrt played by exactly one Greater Cincinnati high school, Moeller; Coached by Tom Kennedy, who lettered in lacrosse four years at Syracuse University, the Crusaders own an impressive 11-2 record that in~~des a 7-1ledger against Buckeye opponents. . . '~I'd say this is the best team we've had here,'' ~d JWnnec:t.y, who took over Ute program five y~·ago and has led the club to two straight No. 2 ratirigs in Ohio with 9-6 and 8-4 records in 1991 :pmf1990, respectively. · ·. , ' ~HTbiS is a veteran club witb better overall sti$.handling," he remarked. ·,i'And it's mQre "'·~eiil toO"" .. ·~~~" •. r~l':· ~Z~\. .~~t;~.
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Moeller is more than respectable. It's 16-2 entering the Ohio high school lacrosse tournament that begins Friday in Columbus. The Crusaders . have been runner-up in the state finals the past two years, losing both times to Worthington. The development in Moeller's lacrosse program isn't in the number of players. Kennedy said his team has attracted about 60 students every year. Where the Crusaders have improved is in their skill level.
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Three attack players, seniors Joe Leever and Joe Hammons and junior Kevin Iwanusa, have rolled up 87 goals between them for Moeller. Leever is tops with 36 goals and 28 assists for 64 points, followed by Iwanusa with 26 goals and 20 assists for 46 points and Hammons with · 25 · goals and four assists for 129 points. \ Starting midfielders are junior Jim Kennedy, the coach's son, junior Rance Stilphen and senior Tad George. Kennedy has scored 22 goals, George 11 and Stilphen 10. Rounding out the first team are defensemen Todd Trowbridge, a senior, and juniors Ben DeBow and Shawn Mihal, along with senior goalie Dan Thiel. Thiel, George, Leever and Hammons are co-captains. Backing up the starters are midfielders Paul Borchelt, Greg Remmy and Dan Bissmeyer, along with defensemen Jeff Bumiller and Dale Nugent. Ranked third in the Midwest Lacrosse Association that blankets Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania, Moeller earned that high rating by defeating three of four Michigan foes it met earlier this year. After losing to Worthington, 13-8, last week, the Crusaders rebounded with victories over Dublin, 16-6, and Wellington, 16-1. Next up will be games with two Pittsburgh teams, Shadyside and Sewickley Highs, Friday and ·Saturday in Columbus that will end the regular season. "We'll play in the Midwest Tournament May 15-16 at Hudson, Ohio," Kennedy said, "and then we'll compete in the state quarterfinals May 19, possibly at our home Galbreath Field near . Kings Island." Semifinals of the state tourney are scheduled May 22 and finals May 23, both at Worthington High School in Columbus. Assisting Kennedy in coaching are Ken Iwanusa, Stu Newman, Scott Mortensen and Peter 'Worstell, while another of his : sons, Tom Kennedy, has coached the Crusader reserve lacrosse 1 club to its best-ever 9-1 :t:ecord.
Moeller capture§_ -~!~lf lacrosse title THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER WORTHINGTON, Oho _ Joe Leever Kevin Iwanusa Rance Stilphan ~nd John Ha~mons each scored two goals Saturday and Moeller won the state lacrosse championship with a 10-5 victory over Worthington. "We knew that the kids had worked hard in the past and this could be a good year," said Moe!-
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