By Tom Peace
TopLaxRecruits.com, Posted 6/20/13
POTOMAC, Md. – Below are 10 players that shined in the WAVELAX Top 44 event Wednesday night at Bullis School.
The WAVELAX (Washington DC and Virginia Elite) teams (22 in each class, 2014, 2015 and 2016) chosen from this event will play the Maryland FREESTATE 22 teams chosen by the Maryland State Lacrosse Coaches Association (MSCLA).
WAVELAX teams will face off against the FREESTATE teams in the first annual contest between two lacrosse hotbeds on Thursday, June 27 at Anne Arundel Community College Stadium (games at 5 p.m., 6:30 and 8:00.).
Rosters will be released soon.
Click here for the FREESTATE team story.
Ten players that shined:
1. Joe Robertson, St. Anne’s-Belfield, Va., 2016, Attack, The rising sophomore attackman has great hands and moves the ball around well. Robertson is an under the radar talent, but with his ability to shoot the ball well on the run and get after the defender on the clear, he shows good lacrosse I.Q.
2. Paul Steel, Bullis School, Md., Defense, 2016, Steel is hard to miss on the field; he is doing what he needs to do to get the ball, and he is aggressive. The Bullis sophomore has quick feet to go along with an athletic frame which allows him to be everywhere on the defensive side of the field. Steel also clears well.
3. Brett Clark, Paul VI Catholic, Va., 2016, Midfield, Pretty crafty middie who moves well up and down the field. Some sweet dodges and Clark had a nice rip to get a score for his team. Good I.Q.
4. Josh Wedel, Osbourn Park, Va., 2014, Attack, Wedel isn’t a selfish attackman, which stood out right away. The rising senior has some size, which he uses to his advantage around the crease to get open looks for easy goals. Very smart with the ball and got better as the game went along. For a bigger player, Wedel hustles for loose balls and on clears.
5. Alexander Friedrich, South Lakes, Va., 2014, Goalie, Friedrich made some amazing saves, one of which was on a Joe Kenna (D, North Carolina) shot. The South Lakes rising senior has good hands and his head is always on a swivel. Plus he is a talkative goalie and does a good job directing his defense.
6. Luke Smith, Gonzaga, D.C., 2014, Attack, This kid has Division I talent. Smith has great stick skills and has a monster shot on goal. Smith should get a lot of looks this summer from college coaches.
7.James Howard, McLean, Va., 2014, Defense, Mclean has some nasty checks and delivers some vicious hits. The defenseman makes it look easy when he moves the ball up field; he doesn’t rush it. Has a tall and big frame for a defender. The rising senior moves his feet well on close D.
8. Matt Zecca, Flint Hill, Va., 2014, Midfield/FO, Zecca has good mechanics from the faceoff dot. The rising senior won a face and b lined for the cage for a sweet goal during the game. Zecca has quick hands and good I.Q.
9. Thomas Evans, Landon School, Md., 2015, Defense, Evans is a tall and strong defenseman that moves well around the crease. Gets good checks on his attackman and is quick to scoop groundballs. Has DI stuff.
10. Sullivan Warner, Loudon Valley, Va., 2015, Attack, Warner makes great plays and moves the ball well. Warner had a nice laser shot on goal in the 2015 game ,is quick and has a great I.Q. Should be someone to watch this summer on the recruiting circuit.
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