LCHS LACROSSE 2011
HEAD COACH: PETER PAPPAGIANOPOULOS ASSISTANTS: KEVIN DRISCOLL ADAM SALTZMAN
(The Lacrosse Team is a composed of both Classical HS and English HS Students
LACROSSE TEAM 2011
| Cambridge 7, Lynn 5 At Cambridge, Lynn was in this one all the way with Cambridge finally taking the lead for good with three minutes remaining. Cambridge added an insurance tally late in the game. Neil Whittredge had two goals for Lynn (0-19) and Josh Delgado, Sean Gately and Anthony Atwood (his first ever) had one each to round out the scoring. Ryan MacDonald had an assist and Jeremy Vousboukis was solid in net. He stepped in for Riley McManus, who is out with a broken hand. |
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Southeastern 6, Lynn 5 At Southeastern, Lynn(0-13) rallied from a 6-3 deficit to make things interesting, but time ran out on the comeback attempt. Lynn had a couple of nice shots late in the game, hitting the post on one. Sean Gately had two goals and Neil Whittredge, Josh Delgado and Steve Riley, one each. Southeastern led 2-1 at the half. Goalie Riley McManus had an outstanding game in net for Lynn with approximately 20 saves, many of them from point-blank range. |
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10, Lynn 6 At Manning Field, Neil Whittridge, Josh Delgado and Sean Gately each had a pair of goals and Riley McManus had a solid game in net despite the loss. "We're progressing," Lynn coach Peter Pappagianopoulos said. "We're looking better. The kids showed some good hustle." |
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| 1-Apr | 5:00 PM | Lcle | Northeast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8-Apr | 5:00 PM | Lcle | Cambridge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12-Apr | 7:00 PM | Lcle | Southeast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 - Apr | 7:00PM | lcle | LYNN TECH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 20-Apr | 4:00 PM | Lcle | NReading | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2010 Varsity Lacrosse Team
St. Mary's boys lacrosse defeats Lynn
LYNN -- It had been a very long time in between wins for
the St. Mary's boys lacrosse squad. The Spartans entered Saturday's affair with
Lynn with just one victory, and had been 0-for-May. Yet St. Mary's received a
four-goal performance from midfielder Brian Griffin, and teammates Andrew
Markham and Matt Molloy each added a pair, as St. Mary's knocked off Lynn, 10-2,
at Manning Field.
"It's good to finally be back in the win column," stated Spartans coach Dan
Ritchie. "The guys know we're looking at the big picture, as we're a young team
and looking forward to the next couple of years."
Neither team could muster anything in the first few moments of the opening
quarter, as it was more of a feeling-out process for both squads. Griffin hit a
post midway through the period, yet Markham would give the Spartans a 1-0 edge
with just over a minute remaining in the quarter. He took a feed, and beat
goalie Riley McManus from inside the 30 for the
game's first score.
St. Mary's (2-14) broke the game open in the second. Griffin netted his first
score less then two minutes into the stanza with a 20-yard strike. Both teams
went scoreless for the next five minutes before Spartans attacker Steve Poliskey
increased the lead to 3-0. Teammate Aaron Reddick raced downfield through the
Lynn side of the field, and to the left side of Lynn's net. He hit Poliskey with
a short pass, and he fired the ball past McManus for the score. St. Mary's added
two scores late in the half, just over a minute apart, for the 5-0 halftime
edge.
"The first quarter was a feeling-out process for us, getting to know our
opponents," Ritchie said. "But we were able to turn it on in the second (with
the four goals)."
Lynn (2-12) came out the aggressor in the second half, storming the Spartans net
with several chances. Midfielder Ricky Bigwood was
robbed by goalie Chris Delvecchio from in front, and teammate
Ricky Duggan had an opportunity gloved by
Delvecchio moments later.
Griffin added his second score of the contest midway through the period with a
shot from just inside the 20. Duggan broke the shutout 34 seconds later, but
Molloy got that goal back near the end of the period by flinging the ball from
the 30 past McManus for a 7-1 lead. Griffin completed his hat trick with less
than a minute remaining in the stanza to give St. Mary's an 8-1 advantage
heading into the fourth period.
Goals by Griffin and Markham sandwiched a score by Lynn defenseman
Robbie Nelson in the final quarter to round out the
scoring.
"Robbie's been playing for three years, and scored his first-ever goal on his
first-ever shot," aid Lynn coach Peter Pappagianopoulas. "(Attacker)
Jared Chen and McManus played well for us."
Saugus 9, Lynn 4
At Manning Field, the Sachems (4-12) had four players with two
goals each: Dylan Hartigan, Nick Taylor (2 goals, 2 assists); Dan Sheehan (2
goals, 1 assist) and freshman Nick Benoit (2 goals, 2 assists). Mike Venizia (16
saves) took care of things in net.
Lynn Goes Wild over Malden, 12 -
10
At Malden, Demetrius Polk scored four
goals to lead Lynn (2-10). Josh Delgado, Paul
Strakas and Mike Duggan all scored a pair of goals.
Christian Cyr and Neil Whittridge scored
solo goals.
"It was just a great all-around effort from
everybody tonight," Lynn coach Peter
Pappagianopoulas said. "I'm very proud of the guys. Positives all
around."
Riley McManus had another very strong
effort with 13 saves.
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Swampscott boys lacrosse defeats Lynn
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| Swampscott's Richard Sullivan and Lynn's Neil Whittridge battle it out at Salem State College on Thursday evening. (ITEM PHOTO / REBA M. SALDANHA) |
SALEM -- Swampscott's boys lacrosse team put an end to a
four-game losing streak by handing Lynn a 12-2 defeat at Salem State on
Thursday.
"We were really trying to rush the play (during the four-game losing streak),"
Big Blue coach Josh Field said. "We needed to start playing our game and control
the pace of the game. We did it well today, but we need to continue that going
forward."
Sean Lannon led the Blue's (5-8) offensive attack with four goals and three
assists. Patrick Kennedy scored three goals. Colby Wollerscheid was a force
early on and netted a pair of goals. Aiden Lang, Tommy Ball and Richie Sullivan
each scored a goal apiece.
"When we play like this, opportunities will present themselves," said Field. "I
thought we did a good job (on the offensive side of the field) and moved the
ball around nicely."
Sullivan's goal may have been the most impressive on the day. He came up field
with the ball, spun around a defender to earn some open field and placed the
ball directly over the left shoulder of the goalie,
Riley McManus.
The real story of the game was the dominant play of Tim Bradley in net. The
sophomore, a first-year starter, made 13 saves and only allowed one of the goals
(he was pulled with a little more than four minutes remaining in the game).
"(Bradley) has gotten progressively better as the season has gone on," said
Field. "He is settling in nicely."
McManus also had a very strong performance. He turned away 12 shots.
Robbie Nelson and
Mark Ernsberger played well defensively
for Lynn. Rick Bigwood used his size to
create havoc in the offensive zone. However, players such as Tony Silva and
Tyler Faulkner still delivered strong performances to stall Lynn's attack.
"I think we're really starting to come around," Lynn coach
Peter Pappagianopoulas said. "We played
them even for a while and then had a lull period in the middle of the game. But
I'm happy with the effort that they put forth."
Christian Cyr and
Jared Chen scored the goals for Lynn. It
was Chen's first career goal.
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Danvers 12, Lynn 2
At Manning Field, hustle and solid play were not enough for Lynn to overcome a
strong Danvers squad. Scoring for Lynn (1-8) were Josh Delgado and Demetrius
Polk.
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Marblehead 15, Lynn 0
At Lynn, Pat Grady led the Magicians with five goals, while Jacob Naselek added
three. Ellery Smith, Ian Maag, Joe Aronhime, Brian Gellert, Alex Whitmore, Sam
Tenney and Garrett Callahan all chipped in with a goal.
Matt O'Neil made 11 saves.
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Swampscott boys lacrosse defeats Lynn
"We really got back into the flow of things," Big Blue coach Josh
Field said. "We took some good shots and they are starting to find the back
of the net."
Swampscott spread the scoring around its attackers. Senior Tom Ball and junior
Sean Lannon each chipped in with three goals. Dynamic sophomores Aiden Lang and
Patrick Kennedy each chipped in with a pair of goals. Senior captain Colby
Wollerscheid took the ball from midfield to the net and delivered a beautiful
goal.
Sophomore Adam Samborn may have delivered the most impressive goal of the game.
He looped around the net and leaped in the air, and fired the ball just over the
shoulder of goaltender Riley McManus.
"We were able to maintain possession," said Field. "That is
always our main part of our game plan. Now we need to keep working on face-offs
and we will be in a good place."
Tim Bradley picked up the shutout for the Big Blue, turning away eight shots.
McManus had a fine day for
"(McManus) was outstanding today,"
"I'm happy with the effort," said Pappagianopoulas. "But it has
been a nightmare losing all of the players that we have."

Loss to Saugus
4/12 - The Lacrosse Team vows to beat Saugus the next time they play. They lost 8-5 this time.
Lynn boys defeat Malden on road
Early in any sports season, a team can learn
about its character in a hurry. After winning Thursday's tilt against Malden,
7-4, the Lynn boys lacrosse team learned it can win on the road, throw punches
in a back and forth game, and do it without its full complement of starters.
In the first half, Lynn found itself in a dogfight,
trading goals with Malden. At halftime, Lynn trailed 3-2. Coming out for the
second half, Lynn's defense clamped down and the offense rattled off five goals
to grab the win.
Leading the scoring for Lynn was
Demetrius Polk
with three goals.
Junior Josh Delgado,
playing in his first varsity game, scored twice, while
Paul Strakus
and Jack
Carter
each scored once. Playing a very strong game at midfield was
Neal Whitridge.
Lynn (1-1) started this game without three of its normal
starters as a result of injury.
"I am very proud of my guys," said Lynn coach
Peter
Pappagianopoulas.
"We had lots of guys step up, and got big games out of them."
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| One of the players Lynn lacrosse coach Peter Pappagianopoulos is counting on is Jordan Morelli. (ITEM PHOTO / REBA SALDANHA) |
Lynn Lacrosse Coach Papp(agianopoulas) has reasons for optimism
Improved
numbers and depth should help the Lynn lacrosse team this
season, coach Peter
Pappagianopoulas
said.
"The numbers seem to be growing at both schools, which is
great to see," said Pappagianopoulas, whose team draws
students from both Classical and English. This is the third
year of the merger and the numbers look good with 50 players
splite between the varsity and junior varsity.
"Hopefully it's a resurgence of excitement in the game,"
Pappagianopoulas said. "A lot of football players seem to
have an interest. It helps our program quite a bit."
Pappagianopoulas said the numbers are the best he's seen.
"I coached Classical before the combination, and this year
by far blows away the numbers," he said. "Most years, we
were lucky if we had 35 combined."
The coach credited "a couple of young big guys" with adding
strength to the team, including newcomer
Ricky Bigwood
of Lynn Classical. He added
that Jared Dwyer,
who plays football for English, provides "a little bit of
strength to the field," while
Neil Whittredge,
who is junior class president at Classical, has brought more
speed.
Whittredge's speed will complement that of English junior
Bucky Surette,
a midfielder and faceoff specialist, and fellow Bulldog
Jordan Morelli,
who transferred from St. Mary's last year but did not play
lacrosse.
"We have a couple of strong returnees back,"
Pappagianopoulas said.
He said that Surette and Classical senior
Mike Duggan,
a midfielder and faceoff specialist, headline that list. He
also mentioned English player
Tyler Slepoy,
who played defense last year, and noted that
Jack Carter,
an honor student at English who took year's lacrosse season
off, is now back and has stepped up as a leader. All of them
are hockey players. So pleased is the coach with his tryouts
that he has delayed choosing captains until today.
"I had them show me what they were going to do in the first
two weeks," he said. "The captains would depend on what
comes out of it. With the work ethic this week, it's going
to be tough."
Next Saturday, on Easter eve, the team begins its regular
season at Salem. The game was initially scheduled for 7 p.m.
but was changed to 12:30 p.m.
Lynn will play 18 regular-season games in 2010. In addition
to its Northeastern Conference slate, the team will face St.
Mary's, Nashoba Tech, Malden, Medford and Georgetown.
"Going into every year, you hope it winds up as a tournament
season," Pappagianopoulas said. "We shall see." He also
listed as goals "just to support and continue to promote the
game in the city, improve on last year and draw more
students into the game."
Lynn struggled in 2009, going 3-13, and the team graduated
all three starting attackmen, all three starting defensemen
and the starting goalie. The coach cited inexperience as a
weakness this season.
However, he said, "The team this year seems a lot more
together. This year, it seems to be working hard in a
positive direction."
He also praised the academic work of his student-athletes,
including his new goalie,
Riley McManus
of Classical, who is also an Upward Bound student in the
City of Lynn.
"He's another great kid and a very good student,"
Pappagianopoulas said. "We have quite a few good students on
top of great kids in our program, which you like to see."
And in general, he said, "Grades are better this year. I put
a focus on grades as a teacher (he teaches biology and
anatomy at English). A student-athlete's not just an
athlete."
The coach said that team numbers are "fairly balanced"
between Classical and English, "slightly leaning towards
English, partly because I teach at English."
Pappagianopoulas himself is a Classical graduate who played
lacrosse for the Rams and then at Salem State College for a
couple of years. He coached JV lacrosse at Classical for
three years, then took over the Rams varsity and then the
combined Lynn team.
His assistants also have local ties.
Kevin Driscoll
is a former English coach and
Adam Saltzman
played at English for Driscoll and another former coach,
Bill Rafuse.
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Players Roster |
| Dan Andrews |
| James Thim |
| Thomas Meaney |
| Rob Nelson |
| Josh Dunham |
| Matt Ierardi |
| Brandon Dexter |
| David Medina |
| Josh Amirault |
| Will Marnik |
| Cynthia Ouelette |
| Alexa Lebro |
| Josh Delgado |
| Raynaldo Perez |
| AJ Lopreste |
| Steven Riley |
| Riley Mcmanus |
| Mark Ernsburger |
| Mike Duggin |
| Demetrius Polk |
| Nick Rogers |
BOY’S LACROSSE SCHEDULE SPRING 2010
Saturday 4/3 @ Salem (Bertram Field) varsity 11am jv 12:45pm shuttle bus 10am and 11:45pm
Thursday 4/8 @ Malden varsity only 4pm bus 3pm
Monday 4/12 @ Saugus (Stackpole Field) 4pm (no jv game) bus 3pm
Wedn 4/14 @ Nashoba Valley Tech 4:30pm bus 2:45pm
Thurs 4/15 @ Beverly v and jv (varsity BHS , jv Briscoe Middle) 4pm bus 2:45pm
Saturday 4/17 @ Medford (Hormel Stadium) v and jv varsity 10am jv 11:30am
Tuesday 4/20 SWAMPSCOTT (Varsity: Manning jv: Hood Park) 4pm school vacation
Friday 4/23 @ Gloucester (O’Malley Middle School) varsity 4pm jv 5:30pm school vacation
Thursday 4/29 @ Peabody High School varsity and jv 4pm
Monday 5/3 MARBLEHEAD (Varsity: Manning jv: Hood Park) varsity 7pm jv 4pm
Thursday 5/6 DANVERS (Varsity: Manning jv: Hood Park) varsity 7pm jv 4pm
Thursday 5/13 @ Swampscott (Phillips Park) varsity 4pm jv 5:30pm
Monday 5/17 MALDEN (Varsity only…Manning 7pm)
Thursday 5/20 SAUGUS (Varsity only…Manning 7pm)
Saturday 5/22 ST MARY’S (Varsity…Manning 5pm) possible jv venue
Monday 5/24 SALEM (Varsity Manning 5pm jv:Hood Park 4pm)
Tuesday 5/25 NASHOBA VALLEY TECH (Varsity Manning 5pm)
Wedn 5/26 @ Georgetown varsity and jv 4pm
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Lacrosse 2009 Season
Lynn 10, Saugus 9
(overtime)
At Saugus, Sean Crowley scored the
game-winning goal. On the day he had four goals and an assist.
Mike Lynch was Lynn's only other player
with multiple goals (2). Tim Shirley, Sean
Winchell, Bucky Surette and Jeff Gaudet each scored a goal.
Chris Dellazoppa and Zach Houghton added
an assist each.
reprinted courtesy of the Lynn Journal, 5/12/09
The 2009 season got off to a promising start for the Lynn Classical/Lynn
English lacrosse co-op, but has since fallen victim to the kind of frustrations
experienced in previous years. The team won two of its first three games, but is
still looking for that elusive third victory.
“The team is coming along – some good, some bad –but we’re still building,”
said head coach Peter Pappagianopoulas. “Confidence
is our biggest thing. Our guys have the ability and some very high skills, but
nobody wants to take over during the game. A little more confidence here or
there could put us over the top.”
The team suffered a 9-1 setback on Friday against North Reading. The loss was
particularly upsetting to the coach and his players as it came a day after a
game in which the team held its own against Swampscott, one of the top lacrosse
teams in the area this season.
Lynn played almost neck-and-neck with Swampscott throughout the first half of
Thursday’s game. The Lynn defense, led by senior co-captain
Dan Lucier, limited the Big Blue attackers and, in
general, allowed goals only in man-down situations. Lynn trailed 6-3 at halftime
and went on to lose 12-5. Sean Crowley finished
with three goals in the game, and Sean ? and
Matt Lunden added a goal apiece.
With four games remaining on the season, Coach Pappagianopoulas is hoping that
his team can return to the kind of play that made them successful in the first
week of the season. To do so, the offense must take advantage of the outstanding
performances it has been receiving regularly from Chris
Donofrio, who was credited by his head coach as being the backbone of the
team.
“He’s done an excellent job all season,” said Pappagianopoulas. “He hasn’t
waivered. He’s showed no frustration with the losing streak and has been putting
his work in every day.”
Another win or two in the final weeks of the season would go a long way towards
encouraging players to work even harder to get ready for next season. The team
has benefited from the emergence of Mike Duggan and Chris
Surette, who been dominant on face-offs and are both expected to return
in 2010. The major goal for the two middies in the coming months will be to find
ways to translate more of those face-off wins into scoring opportunities.
Lynn will host Salem High tonight at Manning Field, and will hit the road on
Thursday to play against Saugus High, whom they beat, 8-7, earlier this season.
Item Roundup
Salem 13, Lynn 4
At Manning Field, Lynn (2-11) had goals from
Sean Crowley (2), Sean Winchell and
Paul Strakus, who had his first varsity
goal. Chris D'Onofrio played well in net.
North Reading 9, Lynn 1
At Lynn, Lynn dropped to 2-10 on the year with a desultory effort. Lynn plays at
home against Salem on Tuesday.
Peabody 20, Lynn 1
At Peabody, the Tanners (6-3) dominated with Derek West (4 goals, 1 assist);
Marc Jesi (3 goals, assist); Derek Savage (goal, 3 assists); Mark Daddario (3
goals); Matt Rodgers (goal, 2 assists); Greg Shidler (2 goals, assist); Greg
Durant (2 goals) and Dan Jennings, Tony Cappella, Justin Provencher and D.J.
Henrick (1 goal each) doing the damage. Sean Winchell
was the lone scorer for Lynn.
At Manning Field, Lynn took on one of the powers of the league and came out
on the short end. Chris DellaZoppa, Bucky Surette and Mike
Lynch each had a goal and Tim Shirley had
two.
Marblehead 11, Lynn 3

Jeff Gaudet scored a goal for the Lynn lacrosse team against Marblehead on Tuesday. (ITEM PHOTO / OWEN O'ROURKE)
At Marblehead, Jeff
Gaudet, Chris Surrette and Sean Winchell were Lynn's goal-scorers. Max
Cohn outscored Lynn by himself, withfour goals. Jay King notched a hat trick.
Aaron Reny added a pair of his own. Matt O'Neil turned away five shots for the
Magicians.
St. Mary's Boys Lacrosse Trumps Lynn
After allowing the game to get within a goal in the fourth quarter, the St. Mary's boys lacrosse team exploded for three goals to defeat crosstown rival Lynn 6-3 at Manning Field on Saturday.Lynn Boys Lacrosse tops Danvers
The Lynn boys lacrosse team is composed of players from English and Classical, and three games into the 2009 season, it has already accomplished a feat unattained in the team's inaugural season. It has a winning record.
Lacrosse Team Squeaks out Win over Saugus
Item Roundup
It was a little too close for comfort,
but the Lynn lacrosse team was able to get its first win of the season Wednesday
thanks to an 8-7 decision over Saugus at Manning Field.
"It was a great effort," Lynn coach Peter Pappagianopoulos said.
"The defense played excellent."
Sean Winchell led the Lynn offense, recording a hat
trick and an assist. Sean Crowley scored twice
while Tim Shirley and Bucky Surette had a goal and
an assist each.
Joey Leblanc had the other Lynn goal with Jeff
Gaudet handing out four assists.
Medford 6, Lynn 5
At Manning Field, Sean Crowley scored twice
for the hosts but penalties proved to be Lynn's downfall in its opener.
"A couple of bad penalties really hurt us," Lynn coach Peter Pappagianopoulos
said.
Mike Lynch, Bucky Surette and Jeff Gaudet
also had goals for Lynn.
Lacrosse Team has New Coach
When the Classical/English boys lacrosse team opens its season today, there will be a new face on the sidelines.
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2008 Season
Saugus
9, Lynn 6
At Manning Field, Sean Winchell led Lynn (2-14) with two goals. Jeff Gaudet, Joe
LeBlanc, Titany Louep and Sean Crowley had a goal each.
Swampscott 12, Lynn 6
John
Poth had four goals and assisted on three more to help the Swampscott boys
lacrosse team defeat Lynn, 12-6, Thursday at Manning Field.
"The Lynn team played very aggressive," Swampscott coach Josh Fields
said. "We did a lot of good things against a good team. I though our
defense played great."
The Big Blue (8-8) also had scoring from A.J. Zarinsky (3 goals, 2 assists); Ben
Wollerscheid (2 goals) and Sam Phillips, Pat Flynn and Charlie Fischer, one goal
each. Matt Nutter (11 saves) was in net.
Sean Crowley was the big gun for Lynn with four goals. Mike Lynn and Tim Shirley
added the other two and Chris Donofrio (11 saves) was in net.
Peabody 16, Lynn 2
Daily Item Roundup
At Lynn, Peabody improved to 8-2 (7-0 in the NEC) on the season with a
runaway victory over Lynn.
Lynn's record dropped to 0-10 (0-8 NEC).
The Tanners jumped out to a 9-0 lead at halftime. Billy Daly led the Tanners
with four goals and two assists in the contest. Michael Pennachio, Rich Grillo,
Derek West, and Mark Jessi all scored two goals apiece for the Tanners. Justin
Famigletti was in goal for Peabody.
Kris Murphy and Sean Crowley each scored one goal for Lynn.
Swampscott
12, Lynn 5
At Swampscott, A.J. Zarinsky scored five goals to help
the Big Blue improve to 7-6. Ben Wollerscheid had three goals and Pat DeChillo,
Emerson Rukowski, Pat Flynn and Charlie Fisher chipped in one each. Matt Nutter
was in net.
Lynn (0-9) had three goals by Titeny Louep and one each from Liam Bransfield and
Mark Moise. Chris Donofrio was busy in net with 23 saves.
Salem
8, Lynn 7 4/18/08
At Manning Field, Lynn's Sean Crowley and Titany Louep each scored three goals,
but the Witches fought back from a 6-4 deficit after three quarters to send the
game to overtime, where they won it. Kris Murphy also had a goal for Lynn and
Chris Donofrio made 15 saves.
Marblehead Beats Classical
At Manning Field, Lynn (0-4) trailed only 5-3 at the half but penalties helped the visitors break the game open with 10 second-half goals.Marblehead's Will Beringer had
five goals and an assist with teammates Jay King and Tucker Cohen each
contributing two goals. Matt Williams, Nick Tobin, Jackson Barber, Ellery Smith,
Mike DiFilippo and Aaron Reny had single goals for the Magicians (2-2).
Saugus
10, Lynn 6
4/11/08
At Saugus, Anthony Howell and Gilson Fernandez each had
a pair of goals, and six other players, Mike Scuzzarella, Hudson Henriques,
Craig Copper, James Donovan, Corey Laderbush and James Sparks, added one each
for the Sachems, who are 2-0 under new coach William Robinson. Eric Knibbs (11
saves) got the job done in net.
Lynn (0-3) found itself down 8-1 at the half. Tatany Louep had two goals and an
assist; Sean Winchell (goal, 2 assists) and Mike Lynch, Kris Murphy and Sean
Crowley (single goals) also did well. Chris D'Onofrio (15 saves) was in net.
Lynn Lacrosse Loses Close Opening Game
The combined Classical/English boys lacrosse team came up short in its debut Thursday at Manning Field."The Lynn kids, they took
it to us," Fenwick coach Jay Richards said. "They came out like
they've played three or four games already."
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| Lynn captain Al Lewis, left, and junior Tim Shirley work out at practice Wednesday at Manning Field. (ITEM PHOTO / REBA M. SALDANHA) |
Classical, English Join Forces for Lynn Lacrosse Team
LYNN -- The imaginary line that separates East Lynn from West
Lynn blurred a little this winter with merger of the English and Classical
hockey teams, and it's even fuzzier this spring now that the rival schools have
also joined forces in lacrosse.
The Lynn lacrosse team (there is no team nickname) hit the Manning Field turf
running this week with 63 players (51 from Classical and 12 from English)
showing up for tryouts. Coach Chris Simbliaris has since trimmed the list to 54.
Simbliaris is excited about the team's prospects this season, despite the fact
neither Lynn team fared well last year. Classical finished 2-16, but Simbliaris
said he knew it would be a rebuilding year. The team lost 11 seniors from the
2006 squad that qualified for the state tournament for the first time in the
history of the program.
Simbliaris had many underclassmen playing last year, and he's hoping the year of
experience, combined with the influx of players from English, will translate
into some success this year.
"It's definitely going to be a good year for the program," he said,
"I think it's a win-win situation for both teams."
Simbliaris said many of the players already knew each other through other
sports, like hockey, baseball and soccer, so it hasn't been much of an
adjustment.
"The kids really don't care (about the team being merged). They just want
to play the game," he said.
Simbliaris is still sorting through the talent, but there are several players
from both teams who he expects will be key in the team's success. He has three
senior captains, defenseman Alex Lewis and midfielder Kris Murphy from
Classical, and junior defender Dan Lucier from English. Senior defender Chris
Voyiagis (Classical), attackman Tim Shirley (English) and goalie Chris D'Onofrio
have also stood out in the pack.
When the Classical and English hockey teams merged for the 2007-08 season, one
of the big questions involved team colors. Combining maroon and gray with green
and gold was a challenge, so the hockey team went with a neutral color scheme in
red, white and blue. The hockey team also went with a neutral nickname, the
Jets.
The lacrosse team will forgo a nickname, according to Simbliaris. The team will
wear green helmets and green gloves. The home jersey will be gray and the away
shirt will be black; the shorts will also be black.
The one semi-casualty of the merger is the Lynn tournament, which featured all
four teams (Classical, English, St. Mary's and Tech) last year. Tech coach Brad
Tilley has opted to not have his team play in the tournament, leaving only the
combined Lynn team and St. Mary's.
Simbliaris said the Lynn team will play the Spartans for the championship, and
next year, there will be two new teams in the tournament to bring the total back
to four. In addition to its Northeastern Conference schedule, the Lynn team will
play non-league games against Bishop Fenwick, North Reading, Wakefield,
Pentucket and St. Mary's. Lynn opens the season Thursday, April 3, at home
against Fenwick.
Joining Simbliaris on the bench will be Ed Brandt, a former Waltham High varsity
assistant coach. Peter Papagianopoulos, who teaches at Classical's 9th-grade
academy, will also help out. The team will tune up for opening day with
scrimmages against Manchester-Essex and Burlington.

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Simbliaris to Coach Combined Classical-English Lacrosse Team
Chris Simbliaris will coach the new
combined Classical-English lacrosse team this spring.
Simbliaris interviewed for the job Monday and was notified Wednesday that he had
been hired. Simbliaris has been the Classical head coach for the last six years.
English head coach Kevin Driscoll did not apply for the job.
The merger of the two lacrosse programs marks the second such Classical-English
collaboration. The hockey team merged under a new name, the Lynn Jets, and is
midway through its inaugural season. Like the hockey merger, the lacrosse
arrangement is for two years and will then come up for review.
Simbliaris said the details of the merger are still being worked out. Although
the hockey team adopted a neutral set of colors (red, white and blue) and a new
nickname (the Jets), Simbliaris wasn't sure how these issues would be handled
with lacrosse. He said he initially thought the team would still be called
Classical and the English athletes would be welcome to play, but now he's
hearing it will be called Lynn. He said at this point, the team will wear
Classical helmets and gloves, but he wasn't sure about the rest of the uniform.
"There isn't enough money in the budget to buy new uniforms and
equipment," he said.
Despite the uniform alterations, Simbliaris said, "The merger pretty much
doesn't change anything." He added that the only real difference is that
he'll have English players on the team.
Simbliaris said he hopes to be able to have more practices at Manning Field so
that English players wouldn't have to make the trek to Classical every day, but
that would depend on field availability. If the team doesn't practice at
Manning, it will use the field behind Classical, with the junior varsity games
being played at Hood Park.
The team will play the Classical schedule, although Simbliaris said he'll have
to pick up a couple more games to compensate for the English games.
Although the Classical-English hockey merger was prompted by low numbers at both
schools, particularly at Classical, the lacrosse numbers at Classical are still
good. Simbliaris said he's expecting around 40 returning players. The English
numbers had dropped off considerably last year. Simbliaris said he's expecting
around eight to 10 returning players from English.
Both programs were starting to feel the effects of a lack of a youth lacrosse
program in the city. The Lynn Youth Lacrosse league folded, and Lynn youngsters
who want to play lacrosse must go to Salem.
Driscoll said when lacrosse was first introduced at many area high schools, most
communities were in the same boat as far as getting players who had never played
the game before. That has changed. Youth lacrosse is thriving in many
neighboring communities, while it's nonexistent in Lynn.
"Numbers are definitely low in the city," Driscoll said. "With no
more youth program, it's tough to support two teams."
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