High School Zone: New Jersey
LaxLessons.com | September 18, 2013
If you hear a description of Griffin Thompson’s skills as a lacrosse player, you might think he’s a midfielder. After all, the sophomore at the Lawrenceville School (N.J.) has tremendous athletic ability and strong hands, which allow him to explode toward the ball. But Thompson is not a midfielder. He’s a goalie. A goalie who […]
LaxLessons.com | September 15, 2013
Brendan Kenny had a great deal of familiarity with Villanova University even before the recruiting process began. That’s because the Delbarton School (N.J.) junior midfielder’s brother, Kieran, is a sophomore midfielder for the Wildcats. Brendan will be following his brother’s path, having verbally committed to Villanova. In addition, Kenny’s Delbarton teammate, T.J. Comizio, verballed to […]
LaxLessons.com | September 10, 2013
To say T.J. Comizio’s potential as a lacrosse player started when he was born is not an understatement. After all, both his parents played the sport. Now a junior at national power Delbarton (N.J.), the attackman/midfielder has a college career ahead of him. He decided where that will be, verballing to Villanova, a commitment first […]
LaxLessons.com | September 9, 2013
Reader “Just sayin” asked the question. Now, Joe Lombardi has the answer. Just sayin” wanted to know who Joe thinks the top football-playing tristate lacrosse standouts are. Here’s Joe’s response: I talk all the time about the football/lacrosse connection and the synergy between the sports. We now have more football/lacrosse standouts than ever. And in […]
LaxLessons.com | August 26, 2013
Another Class of 2015 standout from the Garden State has decided on Holy Cross. Oratory Prep two-way midfielder Jack McKenna is the latest New Jersey rising junior headed to Worcester, Mass. McKenna verballed to the Crusaders last week as first reported by Joe Lombardi on LaxLessons.com’s Lacrosse Insider special coverage section. The 6-foot-1, 170-pound lefty, […]
LaxLessons.com | August 24, 2013
With the huge increase in the number of players participating in lacrosse, finding an opportunity to attend a school that is as strong academically as it is athletically is more challenging than ever. One of the top 2014 defenders in New Jersey has been able to find a college that meets that description. Eric Rogers […]
LaxLessons.com | August 21, 2013
The Cross River, N.Y.-based Prime Time travel program has a big — and growing — connection with the Stevens Institute of Technology. For starters, Prime Time Director Nick Daniello played for the Ducks. And now, two Prime Time 2014 players will follow his path. We told you about John Jay defenseman Bob Giordano’s decision. Now, […]
LaxLessons.com | August 20, 2013
The College of Holy Cross’ first Class of 2015 commit comes from New Jersey. Bernardsville, N.J., resident and Seton Hall Prep defenseman Matt Farrell has decided on the Crusaders, a verbal first reported when it was made by Joe Lombardi on LaxLessons.com’s Lacrosse Insider special coverage section. The 5-foot-10, 170-pound Farrell is a lefty whose […]
LaxLessons.com | August 19, 2013
Kyle Karsian hopes to start the 2014 varsity season the way he ended the 2013 campaign. The rising senior attackman at Ramapo High School (N.J.) had five goals and three assists in a 14-5 playoff win over River Dell in the Raiders’ second-to-the-last game. Karsian finished the varsity season with 20 goals and 20 assists. […]
LaxLessons.com | August 18, 2013
Cornell has its first Class of 2016 commit and it comes from the Garden State. Cooper Telesco, a rising sophomore midfielder at Ridgewood High School (N.J.), committed to the admissions pricess at Cornell on Aug. 15, a verbal first reported when it was made by Joe Lombardi on LaxLessons.com’s Lacrosse Insider special coverage section. Telesco […]
LaxLessons.com | August 17, 2013
Andrew Helmer will be going from Summit to Syracuse. The Class of 2015 standout, one of the top defensemen in New Jersey, verballed committed to the Orange. The 6-foot-2, 175-pound Helmer, who is also a football standout, earned a starting job for Summit’s lax team this past spring, earning all-county second-team honors, and finishing the […]
LaxLessons.com | August 15, 2013
If you’ve been following along on LaxLessons.com’s Lacrosse Insider section, you know already that the Stevens Institute of Technology has been on a roll when it comes to landing commitments from tristate standouts. The latest came earlier this week when Somerville High School (N.J.) Class of 2014 attackman Bryan Rogers decided on the Ducks. The […]
LaxLessons.com | August 9, 2013
Ben Coakley of Hunterdon Central High School in Flemington, N.J., provided Towson University’s men’s lacrosse program with a first. The agile and athletic left-handed attackman decided on the Tigers, marking Towson’s first Class of 2016 tristate verbal. Coakley’s commitment was reported when it was made on Aug. 5 by Joe Lombardi on LaxLessons.com’s “Lacrosse Insider” […]
LaxLessons.com | August 4, 2013
Lafayette College has been making major recruiting strides among tristate standouts. We’ll be spotlighting two Lafayette-bound Class of 2014 standouts – one from New York (Chaminade attackman James Roberts) and one from New Jersey (Delbarton midfielder Will McCarthy). We begin with McCarthy, whose verbal was first reported when it was made on Aug. 2 by […]
LaxLessons.com | August 1, 2013
Duke has become a family affair for the Shaffers. John Shaffer is a sophomore midfielder for the Blue Devils’ men’s team. Hayler Shaffer will be a freshman on the Blue Devils’ women’s team. And Reed Shaffer, a Class of 2015 midfielder for national power Delbarton (N.J.), is up next. Shaffer committed to Duke earlier this […]
