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From Lake Placid Summit Press Release and Staff Report

Midfielder Avery Myers (Gonzaga, D.C., 2016 Michigan commit) scored three goals and Christian Ford (Bishops School, 2016 Michigan commit) had the game-winner as FCA National toppled Sweet Lax National, 7-6, Wednesday in the High School 2016-17 Gold (top division) championship at the 26th annual Lake Placid Summit Lacrosse Classic.

“You always hear about FCA versus SweetLax in Placid and it’s just been THE game for four or five years,” said Myers, who will attend and play lacrosse at Michigan after graduating from high school.

“FCA has built up such a tradition of winning, losing only one game in the last five years. I think it’s huge for us to come out there and be down early in the first half and come back and win it. We talked about adversity, and we talked about how our team could come together, and work together for a win.”

Forry Smith (Haverford School-PA, 2016 Johns Hopkins commit) had a goal and three assists for FCA and goalies Alex deMarco (Haverford School, 2016, Penn) and Jack Pezzula (Boys’ Latin-MD, 2016. UNC) were strong in the goal.

Smith and DeMarco as well as Haverford midfielder Luke Desperito (Virginia) represented half of an impressive Philly contingent that included Radnor midfielder Jack Wilson (Maryland), Salesianum School LSM Patrick Lyons (North Carolina) and Bishop Shanahan LSM Ryan McNulty (Loyola).

“It was awesome; me, Luke, Alex, Ryan and Patrick all played together on Mesa and we had Jack Wilson (NXT) so to be able to play with those guys in a setting like Lake Placid is a dream come true,” said Smith. “And to come out victorious is the perfect ending.

“Throughout the weekend we spent a lot of time together as a team hanging out and getting to know everybody. By the end of the game today it seemed like we had been playing together for years. It was awesome to hang out with guys I’ve already played with and meet some new guys.”

2016-17 Silver Division

SweetLax’s 2017 National team got the best of the FCA Super Sophomore Squad with a 6-3 win. Lucas Quinn, a rising junior midfielder from Niskayuna, N.Y., who is committed to Syracuse, scored two goals in the victory.

Quinn after the game said he took pride in playing alongside some of the best players from Upstate New York and beyond on the SweetLax squad.

“It’s awesome,” Quinn said of the experience. “A lot of the Rochester guys I know from the past summers. Now there’s a couple Long Island guys and couple Syracuse guys. It’s a great mix. Just a bunch of good dudes.”

Boys’ 2016-17 Bronze

The Boys 2016-2017 Bronze Division crown was taken by the Western Royals U16 squad, a Rochester, N.Y.-based program and first time title winner at the Summit Classic. Midfielder Tim Santiago had one goal and one assist to earn MVP honors from his coaches.

Boys’ 2018-19 Gold

SweetLax took another title, winning the Boys 2018-2019 Gold championship 10-2 over the Long Island Express. Joe Neuman, a rising sophomore face-off midfielder from Walt Whitman High School and a Johns Hopkins commit, earned MVP honors from his after a dominating run through the week.

Boys’ 2018-19 Silver

The Boys 2018-2019 Silver championship went to the Flyers, a Rochester-based team playing to honor the memory of the late Tyler Kopp, who passed away in 2011 following an injury suffered playing lacrosse. The Flyers dominated the Albany Power Silver team 16-1 to claim the division.

Girls’ 2016-18

Baby Blues, a team of girls committed to play at North Carolina, cruised to the Girls 2016-2018 Gold championship, rolling past Western New York-based Lady Roc 2017 Yellow 10-5. Goaltender Taylor Moreno (Huntington, N.Y.) recorded nine saves in the victory for the Pennsylvania-based squad and earned the MVP recognition from her coaches.

Moreno said she and her future teammates enjoyed not only their time together as players on the field, but also getting to know one another off the field as they pursued the division title.
“It was great to get a chance to come up here again and to get to work with everybody and get that chemistry before we get to school. The tournament was so much fun, so laid back. It was a great experience for all of us.”

2016-18 Silver

The Lady Eagles, a program made up of girls from the Rocky Point area on Long Island, won the Girls 2016-2018 Silver title, edging the Salt City Snipers out of Syracuse 10-9. Brianna Carrasquillo, a rising freshman, scored five goals to lead the team.

Girls’ 2018-20

Common Goal 2019 Orange, another girls program out of the Rochester region, claimed the Girls 2018-2020 championship with an 8-6 victory over M&D 2020 Black, a team made up of players from Maryland and Washington, D.C. Rising freshman Erin Coykendall (Spencerport, N.Y.) led Common Goal with two goals and two assists.

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