Following Baltimore's Top Lacrosse Players

By Alec White

Previous Update: April 30 

Tyler Fiorito


Steele Stanwick


Harry Prevas


Chris Lightner


Jason Gonos


Marcus Holman


Chris Boland
High School:
Boys' Latin
College: Johns Hopkins
Year: Sixth-year senior
Position: Attack
Notes: Boland and the Blue Jays toppled Army, 13-6, May 5. Boland notched three goals and two assists during the game, as well as a ground ball.
Up Next: The Blue Jays secured home-field advantage in the NCAA tournament with the No. 2 seed, and will host the America East champion, Stony Brook, May 13.

Joe Cummings
High School: Loyola Blakefield
College: Maryland
Year: Senior
Position: Midfield/attack
Notes: The Terps dropped their final game of the regular season to Colgate, 13-11, May 5. Cummings had a goal and two ground balls.
Up Next: The Terps will travel to Bethlehem, Pa., to face seventh-seeded Lehigh May 13 during the first round of the NCAA tournament.

Tyler Fiorito
High School: McDonogh
College: Princeton
Year: Senior
Position: Goalie
Notes: Fiorito led Princeton into the Ivy League tournament semifinals and silenced Brown with a 9-6 victory. Fiorito had 12 saves during the game. Although the Tigers captured the regular-season Ivy League title, they lost the Ivy League final to Yale, 15-7. Fiorito had trouble stopping Yale's Brandon Mangan and Matt Gibson. Fiorito had three ground balls and four saves.
Up Next: The Tigers will travel to Charlottesville, Va., to face No. 5 seed Virginia May 13 during the first round of the NCAA tournament.

Steele Stanwick
High School:
Loyola Blakefield
College: Virginia
Year: Senior
Position: Attack
Notes: Though Virginia had no games last week, Stanwick was named Virginia's Male Athlete of the Year for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Up Next: The No. 5 seed Cavaliers will host Ivy League regular-season champion Princeton May 13 during the first round of the NCAA tournament.

J.P. Dalton
High School:
St. Mary's
College: Loyola
Year: Senior
Position: Midfield/faceoff specialist
Notes: The Greyhounds recovered well from their first loss of the season, outlasting Denver, 14-13, in overtime during the Eastern College Athletic Conference semifinals. Dalton went 14-for-30 on faceoffs, an improvement from his 1-for-11 performance during the regular-season matchup with the Pioneers, and also had two ground balls. Against Fairfield during the championship, Loyola beat the Stags, 14-7, to claim an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Dalton had a goal, three ground balls and went 11-for-21 on faceoffs during the game.
Up Next: The Greyhounds secured the No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament and will host Canisius May 12.

Chris Lightner
High School:
Calvert Hall
College: Johns Hopkins
Year: Junior
Position: Defense
Notes: Lightner had a ground ball and a caused turnover during the Blue Jays' 13-6 victory against Army May 5.
Up Next: The Blue Jays secured home-field advantage in the NCAA tournament with the No. 2 seed, and will host the America East champion, Stony Brook, May 13.

Marcus Holman
High School:
Gilman
College: North Carolina
Year: Junior
Position: Attack
Notes: The Tar Heels finished off the regular season by trampling Michigan, 19-5. Holman had six goals and four assists for a career-high 10 total points during the game.
Up Next: The No. 8 seed Tar Heels will host Denver May 12 during the first round of the NCAA tournament.

MIAA Talent On NCAA Tournament Teams
**Italics denote a player previously featured in "Following Baltimore's Top Lacrosse Players" during the 2012 season**

No. 1 Loyola: Jeff Chase, midfield, freshman, Boys' Latin; J.P. Dalton, midfield/faceoff, senior, St. Mary's; Brendan Donovan, faceoff specialist, sophomore, Loyola Blakefield; Patrick Fanshaw, attack, junior, Calvert Hall; Kevin Moriarty, long-stick midfield, senior, Boys' Latin/Salisbury School; Eric Tillman, goalie, senior, Boys' Latin

No. 2 Johns Hopkins: Chris Boland, attack, redshirt senior, Boys' Latin; Phil Castronova, midfield, sophomore, Calvert Hall; Brady Faby, attack, freshman, McDonogh; Mike Faby, midfield/faceoff, sophomore, St. Paul's; John Kaestner, attack, junior, Saints Peter and Paul; Chris Lightner, defense, junior, Calvert Hall; Scott Matthews, defense, senior, St. Paul's; Wells Stanwick, attack, freshman, Boys' Latin

No. 3 Duke: Justin George, midfield, freshman, Gilman; Christian Walsh, attack, sophomore, Boys' Latin/Deerfield Academy

No. 4 Notre Dame: Logan Connolly, attack, freshman, St. Mary's; Conor Doyle, attack, freshman, Gilman; Tyler Kimball, midfield, junior, Gilman

No. 5 Virginia: Chris Clements, long-stick midfield, redshirt senior, St. Paul's; Conor McGee, goalie, junior, Gilman/Michigan (transfer); Taylor Michel, attack, freshman, St. Paul's; Harry Prevas, defense, junior, Gilman; Steele Stanwick, attack, senior, Loyola Blakefield; Ryan Tucker, midfield, freshman, Gilman

No. 7 Lehigh: Dana Frye, midfield, senior, St. Mary's; Brian Hess, midfield, junior, McDonogh/Deerfield Academy; Adam Johnston, attack, senior, St. Paul's

No. 8 North Carolina: Marcus Holman, attack, junior, Gilman; Greg McBride, midfield, redshirt sophomore, Gilman; Davey Emala, attack, junior, Gilman/Georgetown (transfer); Mark Staines, defense, senior, Severn; Frankie Kelly, midfield, sophomore, Calvert Hall; Stevie Kirkup, attack, redshirt sophomore, Severn; R.G. Keenan, midfield/faceoff, sophomore, Boys' Latin; Duncan Hutchins, midfield, sophomore, Gilman; Pat Foster, midfield, sophomore, Boys' Latin; Mark McNeill, midfield, sophomore, St. Mary's; Charlie McComas, defense, senior, Boys' Latin; Matt Holman, goalie, senior, Gilman

Denver: Paul Danko, attack, sophomore, Gilman

Maryland: Tyler Adelsberger, midfield, sophomore, Calvert Hall; Emmett Cahill, defense, sophomore, Loyola Blakefield; Jay Carlson, attack, freshman, St. Paul's; Brian Cooper, defense, sophomore, Archbishop Spalding; Kevin Cooper, midfield, junior, Archbishop Spalding; Joe Cummings, midfield/attack, senior, Loyola Blakefield; Thomas Guarino, goalie, freshman, Boys' Latin; Riley Hansen, defense, junior, St. Mary's; Curtis Holmes, midfield, junior, McDonogh; M.J. Leonard, goalie, senior, Loyola Blakefield; Mike Poiter, attack, junior, Archbishop Spalding; Mike Scheeler, defense, junior, Calvert Hall

Colgate: Tim Cashman, defense, sophomore, Loyola Blakefield

Princeton: Mark Feild, midfield, senior, Boys' Latin; Tyler Fiorito, goalie, senior, McDonogh; Cliff Larkin, attack, senior, St. Paul's; Peter Smyth, midfield, senior, St. Paul's

Syracuse: Brenny Daly, midfield, freshman, McDonogh; Dominic Lamolinara, goalie, sophomore, St. Mary's; Pat Powderly, attack, sophomore, St. Paul's

PHOTO CREDITS: Tyler Fiorito and Steele Stanwick: Sabina Moran/PressBox; Marcus Holman: Jeffrey A. Camarati, UNC Athletic Communications; Jason Gonos: Gil Talbot; Harry Prevas: Jim Daves; Chris Lightner: Johns Hopkins Athletics.

Posted May 7, 2012




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