Nike/US Lacrosse High School Wrap WEST REGION TOP 10 FINAL BOYS’
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1. FOOTHILL-SANTA ANA (CALIF.) The Knights (21-1) finished on a
16-game winning streak. Foothill will reload behind Nate Marano (Denver).
2. REGIS JESUIT (COLO.) The Raiders (18-1) won their
second Class 5A state championship. Aaron Horvat (Rockhurst) led the team with 68 points, followed by Chet Dunstan (Air Force) with 64.
3. BELLEVUE (WASH.) The Wolverines (20-2) shut out
Issaquah 8-0 to win its fourth state title in five years (11th overall). Eric Haehl (Richmond) got them to the final with a semifinal-clinching goal in the closing seconds.
Boys’ Player of the Year NATE MARANO Foothill-Santa Ana (Calif.) By Todd Karpovich
Nate Marano has the uncanny ability to come up with a big play in the most crucial situations, often leaving Foothill-Santa Ana coach Jon Fox simply shaking his head. “The best description of Nate is that he continually makes big plays, in big games, at big times,” Fox said. “And you think, ‘How did he just do that?” Marano, a rising senior attackman, finished with 87 goals and 24 assists, breaking the school’s single-season record for points previously held by Cameron Cole (105 in 2010) and its single-season record for goals previously held by breakout Denver star Eric Adamson (76 in 2011).
Marano, playing both midfield and attack, led the Knights to Orange County and CIF-Southern Section titles, scoring 35 more goals in 2014 than he did in 2013. “Nate was a huge force for us this year,” Fox said. “He likes to have the ball in pressure situations, and he finds a way to score at the biggest of moments when we need him most.”
Marano admitted he thrives under pressure.
“I feel like my teammates and coaches trust me, and that gives me confidence because I don’t want to let them down,” he said.
Foothill was 21-1, its only loss coming against another California power, Torrey Pines, a 14-13 setback March 22. The Knights then reeled off 16 straight wins. Marano will join Adamson at Denver in 2016 and is excited to play for head coach Bill Tierney and assistant coach Matt Brown. In the offseason, he plans to work on becoming “bigger, faster, and stronger” for his senior campaign. Marano wants to make another run at a CIF title next year at Foothill, but he also wants to prepare for college. “Coach Tierney is a lacrosse legend, and I really like the values he and Coach Brown promote. I can’t wait to be a part of that offense,” Marano said. “Being from California, I also really like the idea of being part of a western lacrosse program.” LM
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4. CHERRY CREEK (COLO.) The Bruins (15-4) fell short in their
bid for a 12th state title and loses star Matt Goettelman (Army).
5. LA COSTA CANYON (CALIF.) Led by Cameron Ziegler (Bryant),
the Mavericks (16-6) won the CIF San Diego Section title with one-goal wins over Torrey Pines and Cathedral Catholic.
6. ST. IGNATIUS (CALIF.) The WCAL champ Wildcats (15-5)
plated one of the toughest schedules in the region and will reload without All-American Joe Lang (Harvard).
7. ISSAQUAH (WASH.) Mikey Giannopulos (Georgetown)
led the Eagles (19-4) to the state final, where the offense stalled. Issaquah defeated Bellevue earlier in the season.
8. CATHEDRAL (CALIF.) Michael Kay (Drexel) was the CIF
City League Player of the Year for the San Diego finalist Dons (19-3).
9. EASTSIDE CATHOLIC (WASH.) The Crusaders (17-1) saw
a great season come to an end in the state semifinals, where they lost 8-7 to Bellevue. Colin MacIlvennie (Maryland) had three second-half goals to keep them within striking distance.
10. MARIN CATHOLIC (CALIF.) The Wildcats (16-7) upset
Acalanes 7-6 in overtime to win the Division II North Coast Section title. Austin Colvin (Army) won the Northern California Chapter’s Bob Scott Award.
— T.K. A Publication of US Lacrosse
©TWITTER (NM); ©CHARLES MAUZY (CM)
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