2011-12 Signee Profiles
Clay Adams, Midfield
Nashville, Tenn. (Montgomery Bell Academy)
Ranked 38th among defensemen in the Class of 2011 by Inside Lacrosse … Led Montgomery Bell Academy to a 12-5 record as a senior and an appearance in the state final ... Recorded 32 goals, 12 assists, and 55 ground balls in his final scholastic season … Totaled 127 goals, 38 assists, and 171 ground balls in his high school career … Two-time U.S. Lacrosse All-American ... Three-time all-state selection … Team MVP and captain as a senior … Named the Big Reds’ offensive MVP in 2009 and 2010.
James Cathers, Attack
Syracuse, N.Y. (Corcoran HS)
Rated 15th overall and fifth among attackmen in the Class of 2010 by Inside Lacrosse ... Recorded 101 points (54, 63a) as a senior and finished his career as Corcoran’s all-time leading scorer with 370 points (180g, 190a) … 2010 Under Armour All-American … Two-time U.S. Lacrosse All-American … Named to The Post-Standard All-Central New York (CNY) First Team twice ... Corcoran team captain … Also starred in football and hockey.
Luke Cometti, Midfield
Syracuse, N.Y. (West Genesee HS/Albany)
Played in 21 games in two seasons at Albany … Totaled 11 goals and six assists … Named to the 2009 America East Conference All-Rookie Team … 2008 U.S. Lacrosse High School All-American for the West Genesee Wildcats ... Named the Central New York (CNY) co-Player of the Year by The Post-Standard … Scored 51 goals and 36 assists to lead West Genesee to the 2008 New York Class A state championship ... Also had 56 ground balls for the Wildcats, who finished with a 21-3 record ... 161 career points (101g, 60a) ... Senior captain ... Two-time All-CNY Third Team selection … Three-time all-league performer … Also excelled in football … Linebacker and kicker on West Genesee’s 2008 Class AA state championship football team.
Ralph D’Agostino, Defense
Tewksbury, N.J. (Immaculata HS)
Named to the United States U-19 National Lacrosse Team that will compete at the 2012 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championship in Turku, Finland … Rated the 52nd overall prospect and the 16th-best defenseman in the Class of 2011 by Inside Lacrosse … Led the Immaculata Spartans to a 19-2 record as a senior and the NJSIAA Non-Public B Championship … The Spartans were 60-20 in D’Agostino’s four seasons ... Scored 25 goals, 11 assists, and collected 217 ground balls as a senior … Finished his high school career with 66 goals, 43 assists, and 587 ground balls … Named the 2011 Courier News and Star-Ledger Player of the Year … Competed in the 2011 Champion All-American Showcase and the 2011 New Jersey All-Star Game ... Two-time U.S. Lacrosse All-American … Three-time all-state, all-conference and all-division performer … 2008 Courier News Rookie of the Year … Two-time captain and team MVP … Also played football and wrestled … Received football all-area honors as a cornerback and running back.
Brenny Daly, Midfield
Owings Mills, Md. (McDonogh School)
Four-year starter for McDonogh ... Rated the 20th-best midfielder and the 76th overall l prospect in the Class of 2011 by Inside Lacrosse … Earned 2011 honorable mention all-state honors from the Maryland Lacrosse Coaches Association (MLCA) … Tallied 30 goals, 10 assists and 25 ground balls as a senior captain ... Finished his high school career with 81 goals and 24 assists ... Also ran cross country for two seasons.
Eric DeJohn, Attack
Syracuse, N.Y. (Jamesville-DeWitt HS/Trinity-Pawling School)
Ranked the No. 2 post-graduate prospect by Inside Lacrosse after spending the 2011 season at the Trinity-Pawling School (N.Y.) … U.S. Lacrosse and ESPN Rise All-American at Jamesville-DeWitt … 2010 Post-Standard Central New York (CNY) Player of the Year … Two-time All-CNY First Team selection … Three-time all-league selection … Amassed 195 goals and 62 assists in three seasons at Jamesville-DeWitt … DeJohn’s 257 points are second in school history and his 195 career goals is a Jamesville-DeWitt record … Scored 78 goals, passed out 22 assists, and collected 80 ground balls as a senior to lead the Red Rams to a 22-0 season and the New York Class B state championship … Under Armour Underclassmen Games participant.
Tom Grimm, Attack
Black River, N.Y. (Carthage HS)
Ranked 15th overall and seventh among attackmen in the Class of 2011 by Inside Lacrosse … 2011 Under Armour and U.S. Lacrosse All-American … Selected to compete in the 2011 Champion All-American Showcase … Led the Carthage Comets to a 15-3 record during his senior year, recording 47 goals, 68 assists, and 103 ground balls ... Finished his high school career with 245 goals, 245 assists, and 488 ground balls ... Helped the Comets to an appearance in the state final as a freshman in 2008 … Two-time Empire State Games and Under Armour Underclassmen Games participant ... Earned All-Central New York (CNY) First Team and All-Frontier League honors four times ... Two-time All-North MVP … Carthage team captain as a junior and senior … Also played football and basketball.
Alex Hatem, Midfield
Syracuse, N.Y. (Jamesville-DeWitt HS)
Midfielder for three seasons at Jamesville-DeWitt … Helped the Red Rams to consecutive state championships and a 44-0 overall record in 2010 and 2011 … Tallied 39 goals and 11 assists as a senior … Two-time all-league selection … Named to the 2011 All-Central New York (CNY) First Team … Received honorable mention All-CNY honors in 2010 … Competed at the 2010 Empire State Games and the 2010 Under Armour Underclassmen Games ... Jamesville DeWitt team captain as a senior ... Won a total of 11 letters in football, hockey and lacrosse.
Dominic Lamolinara, Goalie
Arnold, Md. (St. Mary’s HS/Maryland)
Played a total of 6:15 in three games as a freshman at Maryland in 2011 … Recorded three saves, while allowing one goal … Made his college debut on March 18 in the Terps’ 15-6 win against UMBC and registered one save … Ranked the No. 10 goalie in the Class of 2010 by Inside Lacrosse and the 80th overall prospect in the nation coming out of St. Mary’s High School … Earned All-MIAA honors ... Washington Post All-Met First Team selection and Capital Gazette All-County honoree … Made 253 saves and posted a 6.50 goals-against average as a senior ... 2010 Anne Arundel County Senior Game MVP … Team MVP and captain.
Mike Messina, Midfield
Webster, N.Y. (Aquinas Institute)
Rated the 99th overall prospect and 28th among midfielders in the Class of 2011 by Inside Lacrosse … U.S. Lacrosse All-American … Recorded 27 goals, 10 assists, and 125 ground balls during his senior year ... Tallied 99 goals, 26 assists, and 521 ground balls in his scholastic career ... Member of the Western team that competed in the Empire State Games … Under Armour Underclassmen Games participant ... Lacrosse team captain as a senior … Also excelled as a running back for the football team … Named the New York State Class A co-Player of the Year after leading the Lil’ Irish to the 2010 state football championship … Named to the Upstate squad that competed at the New York State High School Football Classic in the Carrier Dome … Rochester Radio and Press Club Male Athlete of the Year.
Brandon Mullins, Defense
Coppell, Texas (Coppell HS)
Ranked No. 10 among defensemen and 38th overall in the class of 2011 by Inside Lacrosse … 2011 Under Armour and U.S. Lacrosse All-American … Led the Coppell Cowboys to three state championships, including a 16-4 record and the Division I state title as a senior … Recorded one goal, 12 assists, and 66 ground balls in his senior season ... Two-time all-state and all-district selection … Defensive MVP of the 2009 state championship game … Three-time Coppell team captain and defensive MVP … Also competed in football and track … As an outside linebacker for the football team, Mullins was named the 2010 Associated Press 5A State Defensive Player of the Year and earned second-team All-America honors … First-team all-state selection in football … Also a two-time all-district and all-area honoree … Selected to play in the annual Oil Bowl, an all-star game between Texas and Oklahoma high school football standouts.
Matt Pratt, Midfield
Binghamton, N.Y. (Chenango Forks HS/Onondaga Community College)
Midfielder for two seasons (2010-11) at Onondaga Community College (OCC) … Led the Lazers to consecutive NJCAA national championships, two NJCAA Region III titles and back-to-back Mid-State Conference championships … Totaled 36 goals and 35 assists in 2011, propelling OCC to a perfect 19-0 record … Notched 55 points (30g, 25a) in 2010 … Two-time NJCAA All-American and national all-tournament team selection ... Team captain … U.S. Lacrosse All-American at Chenango Forks High School …Led the Blue Devils to two Section IV championships … Team captain.
Kevin Rice, Attack
Skaneateles, N.Y. (Skaneateles HS)
Rated the 16th-best attackman and the No. 48 prospect overall in the Class of 2011 by Inside Lacrosse … 2011 Under Armour and U.S. Lacrosse All-American … Selected to play in the 2011 Champion All-American Showcase … Led all of Central New York in scoring with 136 points (70g, 66a) as a senior to propel Skaneateles to a 17-2 record … Helped the Lakers win three league championships and the 2010 Section III title … Finished his high school career with 184 goals and 117 assists in three seasons … 2011 Auburn Citizen Player of the Year … Two-time all-league and All-Central New York (CNY) First Team selection … Team captain and offensive MVP … Also a member of the Skaneateles boys’ soccer and basketball teams … Helped the Lakers to a 22-0 record and the 2010 Class B state soccer championship.
Ben Romagnoli, Goalie
Cazenovia, N.Y. (Cazenovia HS)
Recorded 243 saves, a .641 save percentage, and a 6.10 goals-against average to lead Cazenovia to a 22-1 record and the 2011 Class C state lacrosse championship ... Named to the 2011 All-Central New York (CNY) Third Team … First-team all-league selection … Cazenovia team defensive MVP … Defensive MVP in the Lakers’ 14-6 state championship win versus Bayport-Blue Point … Team captain … Also a member of Cazenovia’s football and basketball teams … Helped the Lakers win the 2010 Section III football championship.
Bobby Tait, Defense
Buckingham, Pa. (Germantown Academy)
Ranked 62nd overall and 21st among defensemen in the Class of 2011 by Inside Lacrosse …2011 U.S. Lacrosse All-American …Member of the Under Armour Underclassmen Philly Team … Two-time All-ESPLA and All-Inter-Ac selection ... Also played hockey for four seasons and led Germantown Academy to two IHL titles … Lacrosse and hockey team MVP … Captain of the hockey team his senior season.
Matt Walters, Midfield
Villanova, Pa. (Haverford School)
Ranked seventh among midfielders and 32nd overall in the Class of 2011 by Inside Lacrosse … As a senior in 2011, Walters captained the Haverford School Fords to a 23-0 record, the Inter-Ac regular-season and tournament titles, and a No. 1 national ranking … Under Armour and U.S. Lacrosse All-American … Also competed in the Under Armour Underclassmen Games as a sophomore and junior … Totaled 79 goals and 43 assists in his high school career, including 31 goals and 14 assists as a senior … All-state, All-Inter-Ac and All-Delco selection … Two-time STX Inter-Ac Tournament MVP … Also played football and basketball at Haverford.
Bobby Wardwell, Goalie
Clifton Park, N.Y. (Shenendehowa HS)
Five-year starter in goal for Shenendehowa … Rated the No. 2 goalie and 18th overall prospect in the Class of 2011 by Inside Lacrosse … Two-time U.S. Lacrosse All-American … 2011 Under Armour All-America selection … Named MVP of the 2011 Under Armour All-America Game after making 13 second-half saves to lead the South to an 11-9 victory over the North … Shenendehowa’s all-time saves leader (1,046) … Posted a 5.49 career goals-against average and a .660 career save percentage … Totaled 208 saves, a 3.71 goals-against average, and a .730 save percentage as a senior … 2011 Troy Record and Albany Times-Union Player of the Year … Earned Troy Record co-Player of the Year honors in 2010 after leading Shenendehowa to the Suburban Council championship … Four-time Suburban Council All-Star, earning first-team honors in 2010 and 2011 … Three-year captain and two-time team MVP … Four-time NYPHSAA Scholar-Athlete honoree … Member of the Adirondack team that competed at the 2008 and 2010 Empire State Games.
