TopLaxRecruits.com, Posted 7/20/21
USA Lacrosse has announced the boys’ and girls’ Regional Coaches of The Year honored through its high school recognition program.
The recognition program includes Coach of the Year awards and for players, All-America, All-Academic and the Bob Scott Award.
USA Lacrosse oversees the selection of the awards, which are administered locally by Area Chairs. Selections are based on voting by coaches within each geographical area.
Note: Some local areas have not yet reported their selections and are not included in the All-America or All-Academic listings. Entries will be added as the selections are received. Updates/corrections can be sent to gamesadministration@usalacrosse.com
Coach of the Year – Boys
Area Name High School
California – Greater Los Angeles James Borell Loyola
California – Orange County Jon Fox Foothill HS
California – San Diego Mike Mathai San Marcos HS
Connecticut – Fairchester (FAA) Scott Bartush Hopkins School
Connecticut – Public Graham Niemi Fairfield Prep
Delaware Tim Lucky Sanford School
District of Columbia – Potomac (DC, MD, VA) Wes Speaks St. John’s College High School
Florida – Central (Orlando) Ryan Healey Winter Park High School
Florida – Gulf Coast Trent Carter Canterbury School
Florida – North Jason Alford Creekside High School
Florida – South Tony Seaman St. Andrew’s School
Florida – South Atlantic Alan Belando Belen Jesuit
Georgia Grady Stevens Pace Academy
Illinois Don Canfield York Community High School
Indiana Tim Clark Castle High School
Louisiana/Mississippi Zach Pall Jesuit High School of New Orleans
Maryland – Baltimore County K.R. Schultz Catonsville
Maryland – Harford County Steve McElroy Joppatowne High School
Maryland – Howard County Ken Senisi Centennial
Maryland – Western (Frederick & Washington) Gavin Donahue Urbana High School
Massachusetts – Central Matthew Biggs Nashoba Regional High School
Massachusetts – Western Dannie Grysko West Springfield High School
Michigan James Carl Brighton
Missouri – Heartland (KS/MO) Sam Gibson Northland
New England – Eastern Tucker Prudden Pomfret School
New Jersey – Central Carl Schubauer Allentown
New Jersey – South Joe LaTorre Ocean City High School
New York – Section 1 (Husdon Valley) James Synowiez Scarsdale High School
New York – Section 3 (central) Doug Madden Fayetteville Manlius
New York – Section 8 (Nassau County) Steven Finnell Garden City
New York – Section 9 (Mid-Hudson) Alexander Danon Wallkill High School
North Carolina – Eastern Public Bradley Wheeler Fuquay-Varina
North Carolina – Private Marc Winbush Forsyth Country Day School
North Carolina – Western Kevin Mack Marvin Ridge
Ohio – Central Chris Sauter Bishop Watterson
Pennsylvania – Central Ryan Muller Central York
Pennsylvania – Northeastern Dan Dolphin Allentown Central Catholic High School
Rhode Island Steven O’Donnell LaSalle Academy
Texas – Central Josh Blumenthal St. Andrew’s
Texas – North Nick Blumer Allen High School
Virginia – 6A North Greg Beer Yorktown High School
Virginia – Central Public Eric Hall Cosby High School
Virginia – Loudoun County Nick Worek Riverside
Virginia – Lynchburg (West Central) Eddie Ranuska E.C. Glass High School
Virginia – Private Chris Pollock North Cross School
West Virginia Jeremy Kortright Spring Mills High School
Girls’ Coach of the Year
Area Name High School
Alabama Hunter Faulcnor Mountain Brook High School
California – Greater Los Angeles Michelle Yarger Newbury Park
California – North Coast/Sac-Joaquin Adam Lins Concord High School
California – Orange County Katie Jasien Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Connecticut Lori Connelly North Branford High School
Delaware Ruth Hiller Tatnall School
District of Columbia – Potomac (DC, MD, VA) Kristin Coleman-McDaniel Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
Florida – Central (Orlando) Katie Palasz Trinity Preparatory School
Florida – South Atlantic Kristina Stein Marjory Stoneman Douglas
Georgia Angela Brunner Lassiter High School
Idaho Darren Dean Middleton High School
Indiana Josh Miller Carmel High School
Iowa/Nebraska Kevin Sanchez Papillion La-Vista South High School / Papillion Lady Knights Lacrosse Club
Kentucky – Lexington Brad Luebbert Elizabethtown High School
Kentucky – Louisville Patrick McAnulty Kentucky Country Day School
Michigan DESIREE MESSINA EISENHOWER HIGH SCHOOL
Missouri – St. Louis Melissa Menchella Eureka High School
New Hampshire Christine Hodgdon Bedford High School
New York – Greater Rochester Niki Frunzi Victor
New York – Section 1 (Husdon Valley) Jessica McDonogh John Jay Cross River High Scool
New York – Western Bill Schmidtke Lewiston Porter High School
Pennsylvania – Central Jess Stetler Red Land High School
Pennsylvania – Eastern David Schlesinger Owen J. Roberts High School
Pennsylvania – Western Monica Ewansik Mars Area
South Carolina Thomas Riley Riverside High School
Tennessee John Bartholomew St. Mary’s Episcopal School
Texas – North Maddie Nayfa Bridge Lacrosse
Utah Angie Brescia Mountain Ridge High School
Virginia – Tidewater Lee Murphy Bishop Sullivan Catholic High
West Virginia Jon Cain Fairmont Senior High School
Wisconsin Samantha Adey University School of Milwaukee