Player’s perspective: Janik, Mahopac (NY) eye return to postseason glory
The ‘Pac wants to get back to championship form in 2014. Mahopac High School (N.Y.), that is. The Indians won the 2011 Section 1 Class A title, beating the defending sectoinal champion Lakeland/Panas 7-5 in the final. Then, in 2012, Mahopac’s bid at a second straight title ended with a 9-8 loss to Mamaroneck, which […]
Mahopac (NY) attackman Janik will take his speed, stick skills down south
Glenn Janik is heading south. The senior attackman at perennial Section 1 (N.Y.) power Mahopac is used to lacrosse season starting amid frigid temperatures, and sometimes, even snowy or icy conditions. Not after next spring, though. Janik verbally committed to Division II St. Leo University in Florida. The 6-foot-1, 165-pound righty is a strong dodger, […]
Player’s perspective: Ross Thompson, Mahopac (NY) attackman/midfielder
The ‘Pac wants to get the title back. Mahopac was denied a second straight Class A championship in Section 1 (N.Y.) last year when the Indians were upset 9-8 by Mamaroneck. How do the 2013 Indians look entering what looks to be a wide-open race? For more, we turn to Ross Thompson, who just wrapped […]
Mahopac’s Thompson finds the right fit in Connecticut College
Ross Thompson is no stranger to looking beyond just lacrosse in selecting a college to play the sport. After all, Thompson’s brother, Chase, is a junior midfielder at Franklin & Marshall. The Mahopac (N.Y.) senior attackman/midfielder’s decision to attend Connecticut College had every bit to do with academics as it did athletics as you will […]
Player’s perspective: Berardis hopes to help Mahopac enjoy an encore
Can Mahopac pull an encore? The Indians enjoyed plenty of memorable moments during their run to the Section 1 Class A championship last year. Among the biggest was a 12-11 double-overtime win over Yorktown. The hero of that game was Anthony Berardis, who scored the game-winning goal (which you can watch here). Berardis, a dodging […]
Fetzer, from defending sectional champ Mahopac, set for next level
The days between Christmas and New Year’s Day are usually slower paced than most others during the year. Not when it comes to lax recruiting commitments. If you were with us today on Twitter, you learned of commitments for defensemen on two of the most successful teams from this past season. Fordham Prep’s Logan Williamson, […]
Former Mahopac, Cornell standout Kyle Georgalas named assistant at Army
A familiar name to lacrosse fans in New York State has joined Army’s coaching staff. Former Mahopac and Cornell University standout Kyle Georgalas (shown at right next to Cornell head coach Ben DeLuca in above photo), who also served as an assistant coach at Cornell, has been named an assistant coach at Army by […]
Mahopac's Berardis reflects on his selection of Stony Brook
If you checked out our “Updated recruiting review and commitment rundown” post at this time yesterday, you learned of the commitment of one of the leading players in the Hudson Valley. Rising senior star Anthony Berardis of defending Section 1 Class A champion Mahopac, a member of the 2010 HV Empire State Games team, gave […]
Player's perspective: Mahopac's Vincent Parrillo, senior defenseman
Mahopac last advanced to the Section 1 Class A championship game in 2005, losing to Yorktown 10-9. Could the ‘Pac make it back this coming season? The fact that Yorktown, as we’ve been discussing since last fall, will be competing in Class B should help the chances. Though defending champion Lakeland/Panas is the favorite, the […]
Switch back to lax pays off for Mahopac's Verde
If you checked our “Updated recruiting review and commitment rundown” yesterday, you learned that one of the leading players on Section 1 Class A title contender Mahopac is set for the next level. Senior defenseman Frankie Verde has decided on Springfield College. As a youngster, the 6-foot, 185-pound Verde quit lacrosse to play baseball, but […]
Mahopac's Bota finds the right fit in Western New England
While much of the focus here the last few weeks has been looking toward the start of the upcoming high school season, there’s also been some recruiting news to pass along as well. If you checked out our “Updated recruiting review and commitment rundown” yesterday, you learned of several commitments. Mamaroneck junior goaltender Jake Danehy […]
Player’s perspective: Mahopac’s TJ Foley, senior midfielder
How does Mahopac look entering the season? We’ll be keeping the perspectives of a couple of ‘Pac players. First up is Drexel-bound midfielder TJ Foley. An athletic, two-way midfielder who was also a standout on the Indians’ sectional finalist football team and is currently a member of the varsity basketball team, the 6-foot-1, 190-pound Foley […]
Mahopac’s Parrillo picks D-III power Nazareth
If you checked our “Updated recruiting review and commitment rundown” this weekend, you’ve been getting the latest on the decisions by members of the classes of 2011, 2012, and now, 2013 high school classes. Among the new additions: midfielders John Brainard (New Canaan, Class of 2012/UMass) and Alan Henderson (Eastport-South Manor, Class of 2011/Lehigh) and […]
Mahopac’s Foley decides on Drexel
Fall has arrived, and when it comes to lacrosse recruiting, that means there’s no busier time for commitments. If you check our “Updated recruiting review and commitment rundown” each day, you know this. Over the weeknight, we had a couple of major verbals. First, I learned yesterday that attackman/midfielder Jake Froccaro from Paul Schreiber Senior […]
Mahopac gets signature win by beating Somers 11-9
John Brandofino had three goals and two assists as he picked up his first win over Somers during his four-year varsity career. (File photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com) The Mahopac Indians picked up the kind of signature win that they have been eagerly pursuing for more than three seasons tonight with an 11-9 win against defending […]
Player’s perspective: Mahopac’s Johnny McGuigan, senior goaltender
It’s been a busy few days for Johnny McGuigan. He’s been spending the last few weeks preparing for his senior season as starting goaltender at Mahopac. And this past weekend, he committed to Division II power New York Tech, where he will join teammate John Brandofino. Last week, Brandofino shared his thoughts on the upcoming […]
Player’s perspective: Mahopac’s John Brandofino, senior attackman
Mahopac enters the season minus all-America attackman Tyler Perrelle, but the ‘Pac does have a strong nucleus of returning players that includes one of the region’s top offensive players, John Brandofino, a senior bound for Division II power New York Tech. * Player’s perspective archive
Recruit spotlight extra: Mahopac's Thompson finds the right fit in F&M
You can view our archive of more than 100 player spotlights by clicking here. On Tuesday night, yet another one of those players spotlighted, Mahopac 6-foot-1, 175-pound senior midfield standout Chase Thompson (pictured above), committed to Division III power Franklin & Marshall. Now, you can find out more by reading the latest installment of our […]
Mahopac's Bernabo decides on D-II national champion C.W. Post
Mahopac’s Okie Bernabo ended a busy summer of lacrosse by deciding on a college. (File photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com) Rising senior Okie Bernabo of Mahopac has made his college choice. The versatile midfielder has decided to join C.W. Post, which won the Division II title this past season.
Mahopac's Brandofino decides on New York Tech
John Brandofino of Mahopac is the latest rising senior from the region to commit to a college. (File photo by Jim Stout/MaxPreps.com) Mahopac’s John Brandofino, one of the region’s top attackmen, has given a verbal commitment to attend Division II national power New York Institute of Technology.
Georgalas to join Army as assistant coach
Ted Georgalas, who founded Mahopac’s varsity program and is one of the men most instrumental in the growth of Section 1 lacrosse, has joined Army’s program as an assistant coach.
Manhasset tops Chaminade; White Plains pulls off another stunner
Anybody laughing now? Reading the comments in this week’s LaxLessons Top 25 regional rankings thread, it became fairly clear that a lot of people weren’t too sure about our selection of Manhasset as the area’s No. 1 team. Nor did it feel like, despite its big win over Putnam Valley on Saturday, many of you […]
Tuesday's Top 5/Predictions/Score updates
Tomorrow, Long Island will take center stage with some colossal confrontations on tap. But today, Section 1 is in the spotlight. Let’s call it Super Tuesday.
