2005 National Senior Showcase Returns to St. Louis,
Four Regional Teams Named

BALTIMORE — Ninety-two of the nation’s top high school boys’ lacrosse players have been selected to participate in the US Lacrosse National Senior Showcase. The event, presented by Lax World, will be held on June 25 at the Anheuser-Busch Sports Center in Fenton, Mo.

The 92 players will represent four regions of the country—East, North, South and West—and participate in a championship format. Semifinal games will be played at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 25. The consolation game will be played later that day at 1 p.m., followed by the championship game at 3:15 p.m. There is a $5 parking fee per car at the event.

Players representing high schools from 30 states will be competing in this year’s NSS. The East team will be coached by Doc Dougherty (Garden City, NY) and Tim Weir (Lakeland Panas, NY). The North team will be coached by Jim Pistello (Jamesville-Dewitt, NY) and Darren Premo (Concord, NH). The South team will be coached by John Cooper (Parkville, MD) and Ted Garber (Avon Old Farms, CT). The West team will be coached by Tom Graesser (Kent Denver, CO) and Derek Thomson (Highland Park, TX).

This marks the second consecutive year that the event will be held in St. Louis. The South held off a late rally from the North team to win last year’s championship game 9-8.

Complete rosters follow:

EAST TEAM

Positions	Name	Hometown/High School	College (If Known)
A	A.J. Alessi	Brandford, CT/Branford	Quinnipiac
A	Kevin Connolly	Simsbury, CT/Simsbury	Williams
A	Tommy Duerr	Manasquan, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy	Johns Hopkins
A	Mike Ortiz	Middletown, NY/Valley Central	Morrisville
A	Peter Smith	Wilton, CT/Wilton Deerfield Academy
A	Austin Walker	Dix Hills, NY/Half Hollow Hills West	Johns Hopkins
M	Ned Crotty	New Vernon, NJ/Delbarton	Duke
M	Tom Davis	Levittown, NY/Levittown Division	Princeton
M	Paddy Dowling	Darien, CT/St. Luke's	Holy Cross
M	Jake Lecky	Summit, NJ/Summit	Ohio State
M	Billy McCutcheon	Chatham, NJ/Chatham	Johns Hopkins
M	Pat Perritt	Holtsville, NY/Sachem East	Syracuse
M	Max Pomper	Huntington, NY/St. Anthony's	Virginia
M	Rich Sgalardi	Garden City, NY/Chaminade	Princeton
D	Mike Colosanto	Port Jefferson Stat., NY/Comsewogue	NYIT
D	Chris Cortina	Pennington, NJ/Lawrenceville	North Carolina
D	Jeff Eggeling	Barrington, RI/Providence Country Day	Lynchburg
D	Brad Kamedulski	Wilton, CT/Wilton	Salisbury School
D	Matt Moyer	Chadds Ford, PA/Tower Hill (DE)	Cornell
D	Nick Ryder	Newburg, NY/Valley Central	Cortland
D	Dan Theodoridis	Norwalk, CT/Norwalk	Duke
G	Scott Rodgers	Wantagh, NY/Mac Arthur	Notre Dame
G	Ted Yates	Rye, NY/Rye	Country Day

 Coaches: Doc Dougherty (Garden City, NY), Tim Weir (Lakeland Panas, NY)

NORTH TEAM

Positions	Name	Hometown/High School	College (If Known)
A	Tim Balise	Wilbrahan, MA/Minnechaug	Massachusetts
A	Peter Christman	Simsbury, CT/Westminster	Notre Dame
A	Jim Connolly	N. Andover, MA/North Andover	Massachusetts
A	Brendan Moses	Medfield, MA/St. Sebastians	Connecticut College
A	Kenney Nims	Watertown, NY/Watertown	Syracuse
A	Brian Welch	Ithaca, NY/Ithaca	Le Moyne
M	Matt Abbott	Syracuse, NY/Nottingham	Syracuse
M	Dan Hardy	Tully, NY/Tully	Syracuse
M	Jordan Kolb	Lancaster, PA/Hempfield	Penn State
M	Kevin Mac Neill	Vestal, NY/Vestal	Air Force
M	Jimmy Mullen	Pittsburgh, PA/Mt. Lebanon	Dartmouth
M	Matt Smalley	Cumberland, RI/Avon Old Farms	Hobart
M	Lee Thomas	Hogansburg, NY/Cornwall
M	Mike Thon	Penfield, NY/Penfield	Bucknell
M	Jeff Wannop	Woodstock, VT/Woodstock Union	Harvard
M	Jon Paul	Wionek Beverly, MA/Beverly	Binghamton
D	Matt Aronson	Medfield, MA/Medfield	Yale
D	Sam Burrell	Cumberland, ME/Greely	Springfield
D	Marc Cizenski	Syracuse, NY/West Genesee	Le Moyne
D	Chris Hurley	Amherst, NY/Amherst	Hobart
D	Mike Smith	South Hadley, MA/South Hadley	Endicott
D	Stephen Toomy	Northborough, MA/Algonquin	Western New England
G	Alex Bubier	Yarmouth, ME/Yarmouth	Dickinson
G	Brandon Freeman	Londonderry, NH/Londonderry	Bridgton Academy

 Coaches: Jim Pistello (Jamesville-Dewitt, NY), Darren Premo (Concord, NH)

SOUTH TEAM

Positions	Name	Hometown/High School	College (If Known)
A	Kevin Coombs	Kirkwood, MO/MICDS	Williams
A	Tim Fanning	Marietta, GA/Lassiter	Auburn
A	Garvey Heiderman	Ocean City, MD/Worcester Prep	Penn
A	Ryan Hoff	Baldwin, MD/Dulaney	Notre Dame
A	Brian Lipscomb	Hilton Head, SC/Hilton Head
A	Caz Rubacky	Germantown, MD/Seneca Valley	Stony Brook
A	Teddy Schwab	Charlotte, NC/Charlotte Latin	Hampden-Sydney
M	Brett Bauer	Charlotte, NC/Charlotte Catholic	Delaware
M	Chris Becken	Charlottesville, VA/St. Anne's Belfield	Denison
M	Benin Bembry	Ellicott City, MD/Wilde Lake	UMBC
M	Ed Dalton	Charlotte, NC/Charlotte Latin	Washington and Lee
M	Corey Noonan	Oviedo, FL/Oviedo	Florida State
M	Sean Walsh	Baltimore, MD/Eastern Tech	Howard CC
M	Billy Wellman	Durham, NC/Durham Academy	North Carolina
M	Ryan West	Berlin, MD/Stephen Decatur	Drexel
D	Gates Benson	Chapel Hill, NC/East Chapel Hill	Guilford
D	Ryan Chandler	Charlotte, NC/Charlotte Latin	Hampden-Sydney
D	Murray Forbes	Durham, NC/Durham Riverside	Queens
D	Matt Hastings	Greensboro, NC/Western	Robert Morris
D	Peter Lytle	Earlysville, VA/Albemarle	Mary Washington
D	Hatton Taylor	Richmond, VA/Collegiate	Dickinson
G	Alex Heaton	Atlanta, GA/Lovett	Washington and Lee
G	Mike Robinson	Alexandria, VA/Thomas Edison	Cortland

 Coaches: John Cooper (Parkville, MD), Ted Garber (Avon Old Farms, CT)

WEST TEAM

Positions	Name	Hometown/High School	College (If Known)
A	Ben Bukari	Bloomfield Hills, MI/Detroit Country Day	Michigan State
A	Dave Castignola	Dublin, OH/Dublin Scioto	Fairfield
A	Colllin Fackler	Louisville, KY/Trinity High	Kentucky
A	Dan Gibson	Germantown, TN/Memphis University	Notre Dame
A	Josh Hester	Littleton, CO/Heritage
A	Walker Hewlett	Salt Lake City, UT/Skyline	Ohio Wesleyan
M	Joe Dewey	Columbus, OH/Upper Arlington	Virginia
M	Michael Farinelli	Carlsbad, CA/La Costa Canyon	Chapman
M	Matthew Fritts	Dallas, TX/Highland Park	Villanova
M	Matt Henderson	Aliso Niguel, CA/Aliso Niguel
M	Charley Henneghan	Beverly Hills, MI/Brother Rice	Penn State
M	Danny Kerch	Chesterfield, MO/DeSmet	Robert Morris
M	Drew Lassiter	Dallas, TX/St. Mark's	Penn
M	Chris Taylor	Mercer Island, WA /Mercer Island	Georgetown
M	Marc Walsh	Carmel, IN/Cathedral	Bellarmine
D	Matt Berg	Troy, MI/Troy Athens	Army
D	Grant Damas	Olathe, KS/St. Thomas Aquinas	Kansas State
D	Jordan Hendry	Englewood, CO/Cherry Creek	Massachusetts
D	Philip Keebler	Carmel, CA/Carmel	Sonoma State
D	Matt Kelly	Kenilworth, IL/New Trier	Virginia
D	Tim MacLean	Troy, MI/U of Detroit Jesuit	Le Moyne
D	Andrew Schroeder	Wildwood, MO/Lafayette	Lindenwood
G	Paul Collera	Cincinnati, OH/St. Xavier	Gettysburg
G	Austin Konkel	Aurora, CO/Regis Jesuit	Denver

 Coaches: Tom Graesser (Kent Denver, CO), Derek Thomson (Highland Park, TX)

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