GO BIG RED
By BRANDON GOULD • NJ ADVANCE MEDIA
STICKING TO WHAT WORKS
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The nationally ranked boys’ lacrosse team is thriving again under new head coach Jon Posner.
he standard at Lawrenceville has been high the last few decades, but with a new coaching staff in this past spring, the School is ready to take that bar to a new level with the expectation of being one of the elite boys’ lacrosse programs in the country. That became abundantly clear once the 2021 season started on April 3. Jon Posner was hired to take over Big Red in May 2020, coming to Lawrenceville after building a national power at Culver Academy in Indiana, where he went 280-55. His teams finished inside the Top 10 in the Under Armour/Inside Lacrosse National High School Power Rankings six times in the last seven years. His 2019 squad finished No. 1 in the country. The veteran coach inherited a good team at Lawrenceville, but the wealth of talent has become even deeper with a handful of top players following Posner from Culver. Those additions give Big Red a roster that is packed with Division I commits and it’s been tough
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fundamentals and skills development. Big Red battled powerful Malvern Prep in the GEICO High School Lacrosse Showcase, televised nationally on ESPNU, in April.
