Dylan Faison, A, Pine Crest freshman: Finished with a team-leading 74 goals, 21 assists, and 44 ground balls for the Panthers who fell to eventual Class 1A state champion St. Andrew’s; interested in Notre Dame, UNC, UVA, Duke, and Michigan.
Jordan Faison, M, Pine Crest senior: Team captain is two-time All-American and player of the year at his school; scored 60 goals, 30 assists; 55 ground balls; Sentinel All County football selection also dropped 10 points, including 9 goals, against Benjamin early in the season; headed to Notre Dame to play both sports.
Andrew Klis, D, American Heritage senior: The long stickman and three-year captain helped lead the school to the first regional games in program history the past two years; the Dartmouth commit scored eight goals, 12 assists, 59 ground balls; switched to shorty last year to help the team.
Vincent Layne, D, St. Thomas Aquinas senior: Team captain and four-year varsity member had offers from various colleges but plans on playing club lacrosse at FSU; most proud of beating rival and three-time defending Class 1A state champion St. Andrew’s the past two years during the season; career highlight was winning the state title last year.
Jon Santana, A, Calvary Christian Academy sophomore: Team captain set school record holder for most points in a season; finished year with 73 goals, 38 assists, 58 ground balls (old record 89); led Eagles to first regional quarterfinal appearance in school history; also holds a black belt in taekwondo.
Ethan Schlam, A, University School senior: Two-time team MVP and team captain set the state record with 112 goals; added 31 assists, 119 ground balls; named All-American, All-Region, and All-District; Haverford College commit said career highlight was scoring seven goals to defeat rival Belen Jesuit; played golf at school.
Ethan Streiner, G, St. Thomas Aquinas senior: Team captain helped Raiders to state title appearance; Iona University commit made 135 saves, with 58.2 save average; had 21-save game; USA Lacrosse Magazine player of the week for South Region.
Jacob Tannenbaum, North Broward Prep junior: Two-year team captain broke four school records (points and goals in a season and career; tied goals in a gamer (10); scored 58 goals, 15 assists; said school records and first winning season “in a while” was season highlight.
Chris Testa, M, St. Thomas Aquinas senior: Team captain and all-state performer was a standout on faceoffs (71%); scored 12 goals and 9 assists; said season highlight was beating brother Nick at St. Andrew’s; had game-winning faceoff that led Raiders to state title last year.
Nigel Vital, A, Pine Crest senior: Contributed 35 goals, 16 assists, and 41 ground balls for the Panthers; most proud of playing a full year of lacrosse after patellar tendon tears in both knees; plans on attending University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business and walk-on at the school.
Gabriel Cairns, M, Archbishop McCarthy senior
Ian Carvajal, G, Calvary Christian Academy senior
Carter Combs, M, Calvary Christian Academy senior
Darren Edenbaum, A, Stoneman Douglas junior
Anders Kerkeide, M, American Heritage senior
Ben Kupstas, A, St. Thomas Aquinas senior
Andrew Lewis, M, Cypress Bay sophomore
Dean Rothschild, M, Western, senior
Nicholas Snyder, D, Pine Crest sophomore
Justin Tedim, M, Western, senior
American Heritage: Austin Arias, Nick Diadema, Jacob Rosenberg, Alex Thomas; Archbishop McCarthy: Max Bennett, Bobby Diaz, Lucas Vega; Calvary Christian Academy: Tyler Asbate, Carlos Montoya, Nathan Rodriguez; Cardinal Gibbons: Brady Cone; Cypress Bay: Blake Farnsworth, Shane Sullivan, Jasper Tessel; North Broward Prep: Nolan Corcoran, Daniel Katz; Pine Crest: Matt Amunetegui, Nash Jarolem, Patrick Schwartz; St. Thomas Aquinas: Kyan East, Izaiah Ortiz, Bob Windersheim; Stoneman Douglas: Shane Figas, Preston Gerena, Michael Nason, Jerry Thomas; University School: Ryan Borzillo, Padraig Judge, Nick Wallace: West Broward: Hunter Brown, Santiago Figueroa, Marshall Jones; Western: Preston Appelblatt, Michael Previti, Nelson Walker; Westminster Academy: Michael Fox, Sean Harms.
Terry Crowley, St. Thomas Aquinas: Guided the Raiders (17-4) to a state championship appearance where they fell to top-ranked Lake Mary (24-0) in the final, 13-5. We had a lot of opportunities in the first half that we weren’t able to finish. Their goalie was exceptional.”
