The Midwest Scholastic Lacrosse Coaches Association is pleased to announce the rankings, pairings, and schedule for the 2010 MSLCA tournament held at Western Reserve Academy on May 7 and 8, 2010.

Rankings

“A” Bracket
1. Brother Rice
2. Upper Arlington
3. Western Reserve Academy
4. Dublin Jerome

“B” Bracket
5. Worthington Kilbourne
6. St. Xavier
7. Thomas Worthington
8. Mt. Lebanon

9. Sewickley Academy
10. University Detroit Jesuit
11. Moeller
12. Birmingham
13. Shady Side Academy
14. Detroit Country Day
15. Franklin Regional
16. Dublin Scioto

Schedule

Field #1 is closest to Rt. 91, Field #2 is the middle field, Field #3 is the field closest to College Street and Field #4 is the stadium.

Friday, May 7th

3:30 pm

Field #1 Worthington Kilbourne vs. Mt. Lebanon
Field #2   St. Xavier vs. Thomas Worthington
Field #3   Franklin vs. Dublin Scioto
Field #4   Sewickley vs. Birm-Seaholm

Photos appear courtesy of Summitlax.com

BALTIMORE — US Lacrosse has announced the names of the players earning a spot on the 2009 Boys’ High School Academic All-America team.  In order to be considered, players must be in senior standing, must be nominated and must meet the minimum academic achievement requirements from their respective US Lacrosse region.  Specific academic criteria may vary from region to region.  Each pre-determined geographic region is allowed one Academic All-American selectee for every 10 varsity teams in the region.  Only varsity coaches that are members of US Lacrosse may vote in the selection of the nominees.

Michigan
Cenetilivre, Joe — (Detroit, MI/Detroit Jesuit, MI)
Gerow, Dan — Attack (Grosse Pointe Farms, MI/Grosse Point South, MI)
McClain, Matt — (Detroit, MI/Detroit Jesuit, MI)
Rodriguez, Nick — (Grand Rapids, MI/Forest Hills Central, MI)
Schesnuk, Nick — Attack/Midfield (Chesterfield, MI/De La Salle Collegiate, MI) — Detroit
Smith, Andrew — (Grand Rapids, MI/Forest Hills Central, MI)
St. Louis, Derek — (Harrison Township, MI/Lanse Creuse North, MI)
Woznicki, Joel — Attack (Shelby Township, MI/Utica Einsenhower, MI)

Ohio-Central
Abou-Arraj, Najee — Attack (Chagrin Falls, OH/Toledo St. Johns, OH)
Gross, Phil — Defense (Upper Arlington, OH/Upper Arlington, OH) — Yale
Horine, Joseph — Defense (Dublin, OH/Dublin Jerome, OH)

Western Pennsylvania has not yet released their selections.

Read original at Laxpower.com – http://www.laxpower.com/all-amer/aa-list-hs.php?SelYear=2009&SelGender=B&SelList=AAA

BALTIMORE – US Lacrosse is pleased to announce that more than 400 boys’ high school lacrosse players have been named US Lacrosse All-Americans and for the 2009 season.  The process is coordinated by the high school committee of the US Lacrosse Men’s Division Coaches Council.  Area chairpersons for geographic regions designated by the US Lacrosse high school committee coordinated the voting.  Each region is awarded a set number of slots for the team based on the number of high school lacrosse teams in their respective areas.

Ohio-Central
Carey, Kyle — Defense (Worthington, OH/Thomas Worthington, OH) — Syracuse
Drake, Alex — Attack (Upper Arlington, OH/Upper Arlington, OH) — Lehigh
Levelle, A.J. — Goalie (Dublin, OH/Dublin Scioto, OH) — Detroit Mercy
Riffee, Pat — Midfield (Worthington, OH/Worthington Kilbourne, OH) — Ohio State
Ruhl, Eric — Midfield (Dublin, OH/Dublin Jerome, OH) — (junior)
Wright, Austin — Attack/Midfield (Worthington, OH/Worthington Kilbourne, OH) — Hofstra

Ohio-South
Bauer, Cory — Attack (Morrow, OH/Archbishop Moeller, OH) — Wittenberg
McLaughlin, Joe — Attack (Cincinnati, OH/Sycamore, OH) — (senior)
Poplis, Patrick — Defense (Cincinnati, OH/St. Xavier, OH) — (senior)

Michigan
Brames, Ian — (Orchard Lake, MI/St. Mary’s, MI) — (junior)
Covert, Nick — (Grand Rapids, MI/Forest Hills Central, MI) — (senior)
Degenhardt, Steve — (Troy, MI/Detroit Jesuit, MI) — (junior)
Dirado, Nick — (Northville, MI/South Lyon, MI) — (senior)
Dolick, Nick — (Beverly Hills, MI/Brother Rice, MI) — (senior)
Glendening, Joe — (Grand Rapids, MI/East Grand Rapids, MI) — (senior)
Henneghan, Dan — (Beverly Hills, MI/Brother Rice, MI) — (senior)
Kransberger, Dan — (Grand Rapids, MI/Forest Hills Central, MI) — (junior)
Lubs, D.J. — (Rockford, MI/Rockford, MI) — (senior)
Marsalese, Jon — (Huntington Woods, MI/Detroit Jesuit, MI) — (senior)
Meyer, Nathan — Attack/Midfield (Ann Arbor, MI/Ann Arbor Pioneer, MI) — Detroit
Nemes, Chris — Midfield (Novi, MI/Catholic Central, MI) — Detroit
Nemes, Josh — Attack/Midfield (Farmington Hills, MI/Detroit Jesuit, MI) — Denison
VanDuesen, Pat — (Beverly Hills, MI/Brother Rice, MI) — (junior)
Wells, Adam — Goalie (Lake Orion, MI/Cranbrook, MI) — Michigan
Yost, T.J. — (Bloomfield, MI/Brother Rice, MI) — (senior)

Western PA has yet to be announced.

Read original at Laxpower – http://www.laxpower.com/all-amer/aa-list-hs.php?SelYear=2009&SelGender=B&SelList=AA

The upcoming August issue of Lacrosse Magazine includes LM’s annual season-end, top-25 high school boys’ and girls’ lacrosse rankings. Check back to laxmagazine.com over the next week as we count down to No. 1.

22. Worthington Kilbourne (Ohio)

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In addition to having never won the Ohio championship before, there was also something else that WK had never done in its 17-year history — beat state power Upper Arlington. Well the Wolves (21-2) exorcised two demons in 2009, claiming their first state title and also beating UA. Twice. The second came in the state final as WK rallied from a third quarter deficit to win 7-6.

Read Original at http://www.laxmagazine.com/high_school/boys/2008-09/news/071609_rankings_20_25

WRA "A" Bracket Champion

Friday, May 15, 2009

“A” Bracket
WRA 8  vs. UA 7
Brother Rice 8 vs. Kilbourne 9

“B” Bracket
Thomas Worthington 10 vs. UDJ 9
MtLebanon 5 vs. Sewickley 7

DCD 4 vs. Wooster 17
SSA 8 vs. Scioto 3
Franklin Regional 10 vs. St.Xavier 15
Moeller 10 vs. Birmingham 8

Saturday, May 16, 2009

“A” Bracket
Championship Game – WRA 12 – Kilbourne 9
Consolation Game –  UA 7 – Brother Rice  5

“B” Bracket
Championship Game –  Worthington 8 – Sewickley Academy 7
Consolation Game - UDJ 6 – MtLebanon 5

St. Xavier 10 – Wooster 6
DCD 5 – Moeller 11
Birmingham 5 – SSA 2
Scioto 11 – Franklin Regional 10

Western Reserve Academy won the “A” Bracket Championship today with a 12-9 win over Worthington Kilbourne.

Check back soon for updated results from the entire weekend as well as the 2009 MSLCA All-Tournament Teams.

Midwest Region Games of the Week, May 14-17

By Eric S. Smith

Postseason play is abundant in this week’s LaxPower high school lacrosse games of the week in the Midwest. Texas has reached its state semifinals, while Indiana is just getting their playoffs underway. Also, the Midwest Scholastic Lacrosse Coaches Association is having their annual championship tournament this weekend in Ohio, and it promises some great games between some of the best teams the Midwest has to offer. Also on tap are a few big late-season clashes in Illinois and Michigan.

May 15

Worthington Kilbourne Wolves, OH (State PR: 99.20 Rank: 1) vs. Brother Rice Warriors, MI (State PR: 99.00 Rank: 1)

The Midwest Scholastic Lacrosse Coaches Association tournament is set this weekend for Friday and Saturday on the campus on Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, OH. This game is one of the semifinal matchups in the “A” bracket and is a rematch of earlier in the season when the Warriors knocked off the Wolves, 13-10. Both offenses can score almost at will, while the defenses haven proven they can shut down opponents. But if the first meeting is any evidence this will be a high-scoring, back-and-forth affair. The Wolves are averaging 15 goals per game and are led by Austin Wright, Kevin Mack, Pat Riffee and Drew Roper. The defense has been strong and has given up double-digit goals only once. The bad news is that was their only loss and it came against Brother Rice.

The Warriors also possess a high-octane attack and register 13.4 goals per game. They are led by two All-Americans, attackman Nick Dolik and middie and face-off specialist Danny Henneghan. On the defensive end of the field Brother Rice will turn to All-American goalie T.J. Yost to try and stop Kilbourne’s onslaught. This should be an explosive and exciting matchup. The winner will advance to Saturday’s final.

Upper Arlington Golden Bears, OH (State PR: 98.71 Rank: 2) vs. Western Reserve Academy Pioneers, OH (State PR: 97.45 Rank: 4)

This Buckeye State clash is the other MSLCA semifinal. The winner will meet the winner of Worthington Kilbourne/Brother Rice for the championship. The Golden Bears are 3-1 in the last four meetings between these two squads. Upper Arlington has played tough defense all year, but comes into the tournament as the No. 4 seed. The Golden Bears are led by defender Phil Gross and goalie Ted Dugger on that end of the field. The offense is paced by Alex Drake and middie Kyler Cooper.

For the Pioneers’ offense, which has averaged 12.7 goals per game, it all starts with Cornell-bound attackman Jake Thompson. The offense will be crucial, as the defnse may have some trouble with Drake and crew. But the defensive unit has been solid for Western Reserve. Its goals-against average is a bit high at 8.3, but that number is slightly inflated because of the difficult schedule it plays. The best defender for the Pioneers is Jack Rogan and he will be a key if they are to uphold their top seed and take the title this weekend.

Read Original at http://www.laxpower.com/laxnews/news.php?story=15460

The Midwest Scholastic Lacrosse Coaches Association is pleased to announce the rankings, pairings, and schedule for the 2009 MSLCA tournament held at Western Reserve Academy on May 15th and 16th, 2009.

Rankings

“A” Bracket
1. Western Reserve Academy
2. Brother Rice
3. Kilbourne
4. Upper Arlington

“B” Bracket
5. Thomas Worthington
6. Mt. Lebanon
7. Sewickley Academy
8. U of Detroit Jesuit
9. St. Xavier
10. Franklin Regional
11. Shady Side Academy
12. Dublin Scioto
13. Birmingham
14. Moeller
15. Detroit Country Day
16. Wooster

Schedule
Friday, May 15th 3:30pm (First Team Listed is Home)
Field #1
WRA vs. UA
Field #2
BR vs. Kilbourne
Field #3
DCD vs. Wooster
Field #4
SSA vs. Scioto

Friday, May 15th 5:30pm (First Team Listed is Home)
Field #1
Worthington vs. UDJ
Field #2
Mt. Lebo vs. SA
Field #3
FR vs. St. Xavier
Field #4
Moeller vs. Birmingham

Saturday, May 16th 9:00am (First Team Listed is Home)
Field #1
St. Xavier vs. Wooster
Field #2
“B” Consolation Game
Field #3
DCD vs. Moeller

Saturday, May 16th 11:00am (First Team Listed is Home or Higher Seed)
Field #1
Birmingham vs. SSA
Field #2
“A” Consolation Game
Field #3
Scioto vs. FR
Field #4
“B” Championship Game

Saturday, May 16th 1:30pm (First Team Listed is Home or Higher Seed)
Field #4
“A” Championship Game

Fields 1,2,3 are grass fields. Field 4 is FieldTurf.

InsideLacrosse.com released their updated Regional and National Rankings.  The Top 5 teams in the Midwest Region are from the MSLCA.

Midwest
1. Western Reserve Academy (Ohio) (15-4)
2. Brother Rice (Mich.) (14-1)
3. Worthington Kilbourne (Ohio) (11-1)
4. Upper Arlington (Ohio) (11-1)
5. Thomas Worthington (Ohio) (12-1)
6. New Trier (Ill.) (11-1)
7. Glenbrook South (Ill.) (10-1)
8. Dublin Jerome (Ohio) (9-3)
9. Hudson (Ohio) (8-2)
10. Lake Forest (Ill.) (10-1)

Read Original article at InsideLacrosse.com – http://blogs.insidelacrosse.com/2009/05/07/inside-lacrosse-high-school-regional-rankings-may-7/