Player’s perspective: Cuccinello hopes his senior season at Mountain Lakes (NJ) is a memorable one
Mountain Lakes ended the 2013 season in a familiar place — with a New Jersey Group I title. The Lakers, who finished 15-6, ended the season with an 11-8 loss to Rutgers Prep in the opening round of the New Jersey Tournament of Champions. For a look at the 2014 Lakers, we turn to Christian […]
Lacrosse Insider: St. Anthony’s (NY) hits double digits in 2014 commits; Pair of NJ standouts make choices
The Class of 2014 is closing in. National power St. Anthony’s (NY) has 15 members of its Class of 2013 now on college lacrosse rosters. Today, the Friars’ Class of 2014 saw its 10th member declare his intentions to play at the next level. A pair of New Jersey standouts, meanwhile, have also given verbals. […]
Mountain Lakes (NJ) sophomore Smith decides on Duke
Brad Smith fits the mold of a major Division I midfielder perfectly. The sophomore at New Jersey power Mountain Lakes has good size, athleticism, field vision, dodging ability and a high lacrosse IQ. Those attributes made him a target of many of the nation’s top programs. Late last month, as first reported at Twitter.com/joe_lombardi, Smith […]
Player’s perspective: Christian Cuccinello, Mountain Lakes (NJ) attackman
Any discussion of the upper echelon teams in the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region, must include Mountain Lakes. The Garden State powerhouse is eager to win a Tournament of Champions title in 2013 for what would be the first time since 2008. As you will hear more about, […]
Mountain Lakes’ Alec Orazietti will follow brother’s path to UMass
It should come as no surprise that Alec Orazietti feels very comfortable with the coaching staff, the campus and the players at his future college destination. But when the attackman for New Jersey power Mountain Lakes and one of the top sophomores in the tristate region, verbally committed to UMass last week, he had another […]
Mountain Lakes’ Whitney will make transition to college at BU
Court Whitney looks at a save as more than preventing a goal from being scored. The senior goaltender at New Jerse powerhouse Mountain Lakes is always looking to turn a save into a transition opportunity. Whitney’s strong play inside and outside of the cage put him on the radar of many college programs. Ultimately, the […]
Mountain Lakes’ Cuccinello will be feeding, finishing at Villanova
One of the top players in New Jersey, Christian Cuccinello, has decided on his college destination. The rising junior attackman from Mountain Lakes is equally dangerous as a feeder and finisher. At 6-foot, 198 pounds, Cuccinello, who also plays midfield, has good size. The righty is also strong with either hand and has a high […]
