Montagne (left) and Carberry made Lake Forest the only Midwest team with two players ranked in ESPN’s top 50 in 2012.
the ball up the field like Taylor Thornton, the All-American for Northwestern. If Montagne is a relative newcomer to the game, Carberry has it in her blood. Her father played for Notre Dame and made sure lacrosse was a part of the family legacy.
“There are pictures of me and my siblings in the backyard in our diapers holding plastic lacrosse sticks,” Carberry said.
When coach Julie Levy arrived at Lake Forest just weeks before the 2012 season, she was fortunate to know several of the players, including Carberry, from her years at Lacrosse America, a Chicago area player development company. While Carberry was somewhat of a known commodity, Levy nonetheless was impressed by her progress late in her high school career. “To see Brenna come that far is amazing, and she is a phenomenal lacrosse player like Izzy across the board,” Levy said. “Just their stick skills, their confidence, their leadership, their speed, and their athleticism — they are both very, very good players. Top in Illinois, both of them.”
The senior
Levy had a devastating mix of old and new. “Izzy, by far, is the best
midfielder can help the Warriors topple Culver in the Midwest before moving on to Notre Dame.
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player in Illinois,” Levy said. “Izzy blew me away. She’s probably one of the best players I’ve seen in a really long time.” When their final year with the Scouts
is complete, Carberry and Montagne will head in vastly different directions. Montagne committed to Duke after her sophomore year, joining a top-flight college program. Carberry, meanwhile, is preparing for a life without lacrosse, as she considers studying broadcast journalism at Indiana or Missouri. “Last summer, I decided that I wasn’t going to play lacrosse or any sport in college,” Carberry said. “Recruiting lacrosse was just really tough. Especially from the Midwest, you don’t get as
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The Scouts split their first eight games against a daunting schedule that included a trip to Maryland but rebounded to win 14 of their last 16, including a 9-6 victory at New Trier. They’ll need more offense with goalie Ethan Ulmer now at Syracuse.
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You can forgive Carmel’s one loss at Culver. Against everyone else, the Greyhounds were very good, including wins over New Trier and Louisville St. Xavier (Ky.). They’re a sleeper. — J.R.
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The Wolves jumped out to a 7-0 start, including an impressive win over Calverton (Md.) and a gritty low-scoring win over New Trier. They’re still strong defensively with Ryan Maloney and goalies James Gundling and Kyle Johnson.
The Lightning avenged their only loss, an overtime defeat at Lakeville North, with a decisive 9-5 win in playoffs, and then beat Eden Prairie for the title. They will be hard pressed to replace Jacob Heppner and goalie Andrew Koenen.
The Eagles return their top four goal-scorers — including Denver-bound Jake Woodring (31 goals) and Brooks Armitage (28 goals) — from a team that fell short in the state final against Eastview.
The Ramblers rebounded from blowout losses to Culver and Brother Rice to beat Lake Forest for the Illinois crown. Their five losses came to teams from Canada, New York, Indiana and Ohio. They must replace goalie Kevin Steger.
While strong in state, a 15-3 loss to Loyola-Blakefield (Md.) and an 11-6 loss to Culver demonstrated Upper Arlington still must establish itself nationally. The Golden Bears have a chance to do so with winnable games in Pennsylvania.
Dublin Jerome and Upper Arlington are neck-in-neck in Ohio. They played three times in five weeks in 2012 — all one-goal games. Dublin Jerome won two of them, part of an impressive stretch in which it won six of seven on the road.
The Warriors’ lone two losses came by a combined four goals. Brother Rice went undefeated against Michigan foes for its 10th straight state title. Look for more production from Notre Dame-bound Sergio Perkovic.
After splitting four games on a grueling East Coast trip and losing to Brother Rice, Culver went on a 12-game tear and avenged its loss to the Warriors. Zach Currier (Princeton) and Joel Tinney (Johns Hopkins) starred for Canada’s U19 team.
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