5 Players to Watch
Joel Tinney Culver Military Academy (Ind.) The youngest player on Canada’s U19 men’s national
team, Tinney scored 43 goals as a freshman at Culver. Eagles coach Jon Posner said he’s never seen a player compete harder than Tinney, a midfielder committed to Johns Hopkins.
Tyler Zickel Hudson (Ohio) The 2011 OHSLA Goalie of the Year made 240 saves as a sophomore, including 13 in the state championship game. He has excellent field vision and quick hands.
Zack Powers Upper Arlington (Ohio) Also a captain and two-way player on the Upper
Arlington football team, the North Carolina-bound star was named the 2011 OHSLA Defensive Player of the Year. One opposing coach called Powers “an absolute stud.”
Joe Bano Dublin Jerome (Ohio) The 2011 OHSLA Midfielder of the Year, Bano scored 33 goals last season. Dublin Jerome coach AJ Auld said Bano (Denver) is the glue for the Celtics’ midfield.
James Dahlheimer Medina (Ohio)
Dahlheimer returns to Medina, where he played his freshman and sophomore years before transferring to Western Reserve Academy last year. The Virginia recruit creates matchup problems because of his speed.
Joel Tinney Spotlight On…
Culver Military Academy (Ind.) Ranked No. 1 in the Midwest and No. 25 in the nation in 2011, Culver is again the
team to beat. Coach Jon Posner said 14 players have Division I scholarship offers and eight have committed. “If we don’t win, it’s all coaching,” he joked. Culver’s strength comes from the midfield with six potential Division I players. Senior
Kyle Trolley (Notre Dame) and sophomore Joel Tinney (Johns Hopkins) are on the Canadian U19 team. Running two lines deep at midfield “really seems to give opposing teams a fit,” Posner said. The Eagles will turn to sophomore Michael Calvello to replace All-American goalie Coltan Armitage. With games against Boys’ Latin (Md.) and St Mary’s (Md.), Culver also will get a chance to see where it stacks up nationally.
Boys’ Preseason Top 10
1. Culver Military Academy (Ind.) [See Spotlight.]
2. Dublin Jerome (Ohio)
After winning back-to-back Ohio Division II state championships, Dublin Jerome (19-1 in 2011) will move up to Division I, but coach A.J. Auld said the change won’t affect his team. Jerome has seven players committed to Division I colleges, including three returning starters on defense.
3. Upper Arlington (Ohio) The Golden Bears’ streak of 19 straight state final fours
was snapped last year, and though Upper Arlington (16-2) loses a strong senior class led by Luke Treece (Ohio State), coach Ted Wolford said the next group of players is excited for the opportunity to step into bigger roles.
4. Worthington Kilbourne (Ohio) The Wolves lose just six seniors from
last year’s team that fell 14-8 in the state championship game to Hudson. Kilbourne (17-6) returns its leading scorers from last season, attackers Charlie Bassani (Robert Morris), James Meager and Ryan Pritchett, all of whom scored at least 31 goals.
5. Brother Rice (Mich.)
The Warriors have won nine straight state championships and have not lost a game to an in-state opponent in as many years. But Brother Rice (18-4) plays an ambitious schedule that includes Culver Academy, New Trier, Loyola and Archbishop Moeller.
A Publication of US Lacrosse 6. Archbishop Moeller (Ohio)
The Crusaders (15-7) got hot late last year and made a run to the state semifinals before losing to Kilbourne. With three senior leaders returning and junior attackman Quinn Collison (Bucknell) and sophomore midfielder Sam Hubbard (Notre Dame) in the mix as well, coach Nate Reed said this is Moeller’s most talented team in his five-year tenure.
7. Loyola Academy (Ill.)
The Ramblers (17-5) split their two meetings with local foe New Trier last year, winning in the regular season but losing in the state championship game, but rival coaches see Loyola as this year’s favorite. Loyola will lean heavily on All-American defenseman Dylan Harris.
8. Hudson (Ohio) Hudson (21-1) loses OHSLA Player of the Year Robby
Lynott (UMass), but returns Goalkeeper of the Year Tyler Zickel from last year’s Division I state championship team. Coach David Blue said he is looking forward to seeing how his team defends a state title for the first time in school history.
9. New Trier (Ill.) Though the Trevians (18-6) have won seven straight Illinois
state titles, they have to replace 15 seniors, including top scorer Mick Parks (Virginia) and Chad Sawyer, the school’s career record holder for points and goals. New Trier will rely on goalie Jack Connelly (Providence) to guide its defense.
10. Medina (Ohio) Jack Connelly
The return of midfielder James Dahlheimer makes the graduation of Alex Schell, last year’s OHSLA Attackman of the Year, a little easier for the Bees (13-5). Dahlheimer’s adjustment to Medina after spending a year at Western Reserve Academy may decide the team’s direction.
March 2012 >> LACROSSE MAGAZINE 57
©BETSY CAROTHERS (JC); ©JOHN STROHSACKER (JT); ©HUDSON (TZ)
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