>> PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Colin Heacock BOYS’ LATIN (MD.)
To be a three-year starter on a program >>FINAL BOYS’ TOP 10
1. Loyola Blakefield (Md.) ÚThe Dons (13-8) made the most improbable run to a championship of any team in recent memory. Loyola barely made the MIAA A playoffs and entered the tournament on a three-game losing streak. But led by Villanova commit Devin McNamara, Loyola finished the season on a three-game winning streak and toppled previously undefeated Boys’ Latin in the title game 10-9 to win the nation’s toughest conference.
2. Boys’ Latin (Md.), 19-1 ÚThe Lakers (19-1), ranked No. 1 nationally most of the season, saw it end in shock and heartbreak with a 10-9 loss to Loyola Blakefield in the MIAA final. The loss dropped the Lakers from national title consideration, but led by Mid-Atlantic Player of the Year Colin Heacock (Maryland). Boys’ Latin had eight wins over teams in the Nike/US Lacrosse National Top 25. With a junior class that includes Shack Stanwick (Johns Hopkins) and Tal Bruno, the Lakers are sure to be back in the hunt for No. 1 in 2014.
3. Gonzaga (D.C.) ÚThe Purple Eagles (19-2) won their fourth consecutive WCAC championship with a 13-11 win over Paul VI (Va.) in the final. Gonzaga has not lost to a conference foe since 2009. Alex Corboy led the team with four goals in the final and 45 on the season. Patrick Myers led the team with 24 assists, and goalie Timmy Farrell made 141 saves.
Virginia-bound goalie Matt Barrett was among seven first-team Inter-Ac honorees for No. 4 Malvern Prep.
4. Malvern Prep (Pa.) ÚThe Friars (16-2) boasted wins over eventual MIAA A champ Loyola Blakefield and two other national top-25 teams. Goalie Matt Barrett (Virginia), attackman Tom O’Connor (Bucknell) and defenseman Jared Horoski (Delaware) paced seven first-team Inter-Ac honorees.
5. La Salle (Pa.) ÚThe Explorers (23-2) beat Conestoga 13-4 to win their second PIAA title. La Salle finished on a 21-game winning streak. Seniors Jeff Cimbalista, Matt Rambo (Maryland) and Sean Coleman earned first-team All-Catholic League honors.
6. Haverford
School (Pa.) ÚThe Fords (15-7) won their last four games to clinch the Inter-Ac Invitational tournament title. They beat Malvern Prep 13-11 in the final. Freshman goalie Alex DeMarco made 12 saves and Grant Ament had four assists and two goals in the championship win — the fourth in five years for the Fords.
7. McDonogh (Md.) ÚIt looked as though the Eagles (14-4) could be the team to knock off Boys’ Latin before Loyola Blakefield bumped them from the MIAA playoffs. McDonogh posted four wins over teams ranked in the Nike/US Lacrosse National Top 25. Brinton Valis, Austin Frederick and Danny Sweeney earned All-MIAA honors.
8. Gilman (Md.) Ú A loss to McDonogh dropped the Greyhounds (12-4) to the No. 3 seed in the playoffs, setting up a first-round loss to Loyola Blakefield. Max Green and William McBride earned All-MIAA honors.
St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes
(pictured: Seth Miller) ended an up- and-down season with a torrid six- game, 10-day stretch that yielded its first IAC title. Catch up on a wild season in the Mid-Atlantic.
LaxMagazine.com/HSBMA A Publication of US Lacrosse
9. St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes (Va.) ÚThe Saints (18-6) finished on a six-game winning streak, got their first IAC championship with a 7-5 win over Landon (Md.), and added a VISAA title with a 6-5 win over Paul VI. Sam Beazell (Loyola) and Seth Miller (Hofstra) were Washington Post All-Met First Team honorees.
10. Salesianum (Del.) ÚThe Sals (17-2) became the first team to win three straight Delaware titles. All-American Jason Kelly scored five goals in the 18-4 win over Caesar Rodney. Sallies allowed just 75 goals and has won 39 straight in-state games.
that is consistently ranked among the nation’s best requires something special. Heacock had that at Boys’ Latin. The Maryland-bound attackman finished his career with the most prestigious award in the state when he was named the C. Markland Kelly winner, given to the best high school player in Maryland. “I’ve never been in a situation like that before when I started getting all those awards,” Heacock said. “I was honored to just be nominated and I was grateful for my teammates, because without them I would have never won any of those awards.” Heacock also was named an Under Armour All-American, earned Baltimore Sun All-Metro First Team honors, was the Baltimore Messenger’s Co-Player of the Year and earned first-team Towson Times and All-MIAA credentials.
With 48 goals and 24 assists, Heacock led the Lakers’ unbeaten run as the No. 1 team in the country for most of the season before a loss to Loyola Blakefield in the MIAA A final. Boys’ Latin was 8-1 against teams in the Nike/US Lacrosse National Top 25. Much of that was due to Heacock and fellow attackman Shack Stanwick, who combined for 84 of the team’s 268 goals this season.
In his three years as a varsity starter, Heacock (156 career points) was part of a squad that got progressively better and went 44-16 in his career. During his sophomore year, the Lakers went 11-8 then improved to 14-7 in 2012 before finishing 19-1 this season. “My game improved a lot with coach [Bob] Shriver. I also worked with my brother [Ryan Heacock] a lot, which helped, and my teammates made me a lot better player,” Heacock said. “This year was a lot of fun, playing with my best friends. Me and Shack got a lot of the credit for scoring goals, but it all started with the defense. Christian [Knight] started it all by making a lot of big time saves. All of our middies had a fabulous year. They set us up
nicely for goals all year.”
Now ready to play college ball at Maryland, Heacock said he would take one important lesson from Shriver. “Coach Shriver was always a big help, even when the game’s not going your way you have to keep your head up,” Heacock said. “As long as you stay positive, you can accomplish anything.”
August 2013 >> LACROSSE MAGAZINE 43
©KEVIN P. TUCKER (MB); ©JOHN STROHSACKER (CH, SM)
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68