NEWINGTON HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ LACROSSE RECORDS 1980-PRESENT NEWINGTON HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ LACROSSE RECORDS TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE ONE – DEDICATION PAGE PAGES TWO – BRIEF HISTORY AND TIMELINE PAGE EIGHT – HEAD COACHES PAGE NINE - ASSISTANT AND VOLUNTEER COACHES PAGES TWELVE - CAPTAINS PAGES FIFTEEN - TEAM RECORDS PAGES EIGHTEEN- TEAM RECORDS FOR GOALS, ASSISTS AND POINTS SCORED PAGE TWENTY-FIVE – TEAM RECORDS FOR GOALIE SAVES PAGE TWENTY-SEVEN – ALL-STATE RECOGNITION PAGE TWENTY-EIGHT – ALL-C.C.C. RECOGNITION PAGE THIRTY – LEADERSHIP AWARD RECOGNITION PAGE THIRTY-ONE – SUPER JUNIOR RECOGNITION PAGE THIRTY-TWO - MAX PREPS PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD NEWINGTON HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ LACROSSE RECORDS DEDICATION THIS RECORD BOOK IS DEDICATED TO ALL THE PLAYERS, PARENTS, FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND COACHES WHO HAVE SUPPORTED NEWINGTON BOYS’ LACROSSE FOR THE PAST 33 YEARS. IN A SPECIAL AND UNIQUE WAY THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO MR. KEITH MERWIN WHO GAVE SO MUCH OF HIMSELF FOR THE BETTERMENT OF HIS PLAYERS AND THE GAME OF LACROSSE. FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A SINCERE “THANK YOU” TO EVERYONE WHO HAS MADE COACHING BOYS’ LACROSSE AT NEWINGTON HIGH SCHOOL A GREAT HONOR AND PRIVILEDGE. SINCERELY, JOHN P. CONCANNON AUGUST 15, 2009 1 NEWINGTON HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ LACROSSE RECORDS BRIEF HISTORY AND TIMELINE 1980 – NEWINGTON HIGH SCHOOL FIELDS ITS FIRST VARSITY BOYS’ LACROSSE TEAM. MR. KEITH MERWIN IS THE HEAD COACH AND WILL REMAIN SO FOR 23 YEARS. 1980-1984 – NEWINGTON IS A MEMBER OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY CONFERENCE (C.V.C.). IT IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE NORTHERN LACROSSE DIVISION OF PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS. 1985-PRESENT – NEWINGTON IS A MEMBER OF THE CENTRAL CONNECTICUT CONFERENCE (C.C.C.). 1988- NEWINGTON QUALIFIES FOR THE STATE PLAY-OFFS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SCHOOL’S HISTORY. 1991 – NEWINGTON QUALIFIES FOR THE STATE PLAY-OFFS FOR THE SECOND TIME IN SCHOOL’S HISTORY. 1995 – BOYS’ LACROSSE BECOMES A SANCTIONED SPORT BY THE CONNECTICUT INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (C.I.A.C.). 1995 – BOYS’ LACROSSE IS DIVIDED INTO TWO DIVISIONS – DIVISION ONE AND DIVISION TWO. 2 1995-1997 – NEWINGTON IS A MEMBER OF THE BOTH THE C.C.C. AND DIVISION-ONE LACROSSE. 1998 – JAMIE KARAMBAY BECOMES NEWINGTON’S FIRST ALL-STATE LACROSSE PLAYER. 1998 – 2000 – NEWINGTON SUCCESSFULLY APPEALS TO PLAY LACROSSE IN DIVISION TWO AND DOES SO FOR THREE YEARS. 1999 – NEWINGTON WINS ITS FIRST STATE PLAY-OFF GAME IN SCHOOL HISTORY. 2000 – NEWINGTON WINS ITS SECOND STATE PLAY-OFF GAME IN SCHOOL HISTORY. 2000 – TRAVIS AUTY, RYAN PERKOSKI AND NUNO RAMOS ARE SELECTED AS ALL-STATE LACROSSE PLAYERS. 2001 – NEWINGTON QUALIFIES FOR THE STATE PLAY-OFFS FOR THE FIFTH TIME. 2001 – BRIAN BASILE BECOMES THE FIFTH NEWINGTON LACROSSE PLAYER TO BE SELECTED AS ALL-STATE. 3 2001-2005 – NEWINGTON RETURNS TO DIVISION ONE. 2002 – MR. KEITH MERWIN RETIRES AS HEAD BOYS’ LACROSSE COACH. 2002- MR. KEITH MERWIN IS HONORED BY THE CONNECTICUT LACROSSE COACHES ASSOCIATION WITH ITS VERY PRESTIGIOUS “MAN OF THE YEAR” AWARD. 2003 – MR. JOHN CONCANNON IS APPOINTED AS THE SECOND HEAD BOYS’ LACROSSE COACH. 2003 – IN JUNE OF 2003 A COMMITTEE IS FORMED TO ESTABLISH A YOUTH LACROSSE PROGRAM FOR BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS. THE MEMBERS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER ARE: AGDISH, MARC CONCANNON, JOHN DIAMOND, RICK HASSON, DOUGLAS LATTANZI, DOMINIC SHIELDS, THOMAS SMOLA, JAMES STANLEY, BOB TOMPKINS, DAVID – OUR PRESIDENT WALLACH, PETER 2004 – THE BOYS AND GIRLS IN THE YOUTH PROGRAM PLAY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OUR TOWN’S HISTORY. 4 2004 – NEWINGTON QUALIFIES FOR THE STATE PLAY-OFFS FOR THE SIXTH TIME. 2006-2008 – BOYS’ LACROSSE IS SPLIT INTO THREE CLASSES BASED ON HIGH SCHOOL MALE POPULATION – CLASS L, CLASS M AND CLASS S. FOR THREE YEARS NEWINGTON IS IN CLASS L. 2009 – BECAUSE OF A DECREASE IN MALE POPULATION NEWINGTON IS PLACED IN CLASS M. 2009 – FOR MANY YEARS THE CENTRAL CONNECTICUT CONFERENCE (C.C.C.) HAS BEEN COMPRISED OF THE FOLLOWING NINE HIGH SCHOOLS. IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER THEY ARE: 1. CONARD – WEST HARTFORD 2. GLASTONBURY 3. HALL – WEST HARTFORD 4. NEWINGTON 5. ROCKVILLE 6. SIMSBURY 7. SOUTHINGTON 8. SOUTH WINDSOR 9. WINDSOR 2009 – THIS IS THE LAST YEAR THAT THE C.C.C. WILL BE MADE UP OF NINE TEAMS. NEXT YEAR THE C.C.C. WILL BE SPLIT INTO TWO DIVISIONS EACH WITH SEVEN TEAMS. 5 2010 – THE CENTRAL CONNECTICUT CONFERENCE (C.C.C.) IS DIVIDED INTO TWO SEVEN-TEAM DIVISIONS. IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER THEY ARE: C.C.C. – EAST C.C.C. - WEST 1. EAST CATHOLIC 1. CONARD 2. NEWINGTON 2. FARMINGTON 3. RHAM 3. GLASTONBURY 4. ROCKVILLE 4. HALL 5. SOUTH WINDSOR 5. NORTHWEST CATHOLIC 6. TOLLAND 6. SIMSBURY 7. WINDSOR 7. SOUTHINGTON 2010 - THE TWO DIVISIONS ARE CONFIGURED BASED ON COMPETITIVENESS. THE C.C.C. – WEST IS THE STRONGER DIVISION. 2010 – NEWINGTON RETURNS TO CLASS L BECAUSE OF AN INCREASE IN MALE POPULATION. 2010 - NEWINGTON QUALIFIES FOR THE STATE PLAY-OFFS FOR THE SEVENTH TIME. WE BEAT SOUTH WINDSOR IN OUR FIRST PLAY-OFF GAME BY THE SCORE OF 9-6. WE LOSE TO STAPLES BY THE SCORE OF 12-0 IN OUR SECOND GAME. 2012 – BERLIN AND ROCKY HILL BECOME MEMBERS OF THE C.C.C. – EAST. SOUTH WINDSOR SWITCHES WITH FARMINGTON AS SOUTH WINDSOR IS NOW IN THE C.C.C- WEST AND FARMINGTON IS NOW IN THE C.C.C. – EAST. 2012 – THE C.C.C. – EAST IS NOW COMPRISED OF NINE TEAMS AND THE C.C.C. – WEST IS MADE UP OF SEVEN TEAMS. 6 2012 – FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OUR SCHOOL HISTORY, NEWINGTON WINS A REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP. WE WIN THE C.C.C – EAST CHAMPIONSHIP. WE SHARE THE TITLE WITH FARMINGTON AND RHAM AS WE EACH FINISH WITH IDENTICAL 7-1 LEAGUE RECORDS. 2012 – NEWINGTON LOSES TO RHAM BY THE SCORE OF 8-7 IN THE C.C.C. – EAST TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. 2012 – NEWINGTON QUALIFIES FOR THE STATE PLAY- OFFS FOR THE EIGHTH TIME. WE LOSE TO RIDGEFIELD BY THE SCORE OF 20-3 IN OUR FIRST GAME. 7 NEWINGTON HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ LACROSSE RECORDS HEAD COACHES 1. KEITH MERWIN – (1980-2002) WHEN LACROSSE BECAME A VARSITY SPORT IN 1980, MR. KEITH MERWIN BECAME NEWINGTON’S FIRST BOYS’ LACROSSE COACH. MR. MERWIN WAS HEAD COACH FOR 23 YEARS. UNDER MR. MERWIN’S GUIDANCE, LACROSSE AT NEWINGTON HIGH SCHOOL BECAME ONE OF THE HIGH SCHOOL’S MOST POPULAR MALE SPORTS. MR. MERWIN HAD FIVE TEAMS QUALIFY FOR THE STATE PLAY-OFFS (1988, 1991, 1999, 2000 AND 2001). THIS WAS A REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT DUE TO THE FACT THAT NEWINGTON DID NOT HAVE A YOUTH LACROSSE PROGRAM WHEN MR. MERWIN WAS COACHING. 2. JOHN CONCANNON – (2003-2012) MR. CONCANNON WAS AN ASSISTANT LACROSSE COACH UNDER MR. MERWIN FOR 11 YEARS PRIOR TO SUCCEEDING HIM. MR. CONCANNON WAS A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE TO ESTABLISH YOUTH LACROSSE IN NEWINGTON. MR. CONCANNON’S 2004, 2010 AND 2012 LACROSSE TEAMS QUALIFIED FOR THE STATE PLAY-OFFS. COACH CONCANNON’S 2012 TEAM WINS THE SCHOOL’S FIRST REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP. 8 NEWINGTON HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT AND VOLUNTEER COACHES – IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER 1980-PRESENT AGDISH, MARC BAILEY, SCOTT BARAN, THOMAS BASILE, BRIAN BASILE, SCOTT BETHUNE, IAN CANE, ROBERT CARLISLE, JOSEPH CASASANTA, CHRISTOPHER CHEEKS, BRIAN CONCANNON, JOHN CONDON, WILLIAM CREAN, GERRY CREBASE, JAMES FRINK, DOUGLAS GANGLOFF, SCOTT 9 GIANNAKOPOULOS, THOMAS GILLIS, ANDREW HELBERG, CONOR HILLYER, CLAYTON HOULE, GREGORY JAMESON, WILLIAM JOSEPH, MICHAEL KENNEDY, JOHN LANGILLE, KENNETH MANZIONE, CHRISTOPHER MERWIN, JEFFREY RAMOS, NUNO RAZA, MURTAZA ROSSANO, PATRICK SANCHEZ, JORGE SCHALLER, SCOTT SHIELDS, COLIN SOPER, DANIEL (NAVY) 10 TANCREDI, JOHN ULLITSCH, JOSEPH VERNON, STERLING (SKIP) 11 NEWINGTON HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ LACROSSE RECORDS CAPTAINS 1980-PRESENT 1980 – MICHAEL BROWN AND STEVEN DECKER 1981 – ANTONIO (TONY) GUERRERA, STUART HASSON AND THOMAS MAGNOLI 1982 – JOHN CARBONE, DOUGLAS HASSON AND ANTHONY MILLER 1983 – DOUGLAS HASSON, WILLIAM STAMM AND MICHAEL WEBSTER 1984 – DOUGLAS FRINK AND CLARK McCAIN 1985 – DANIEL ACCARPIO AND JEFFREY ARON 1986 – CHRISTOPHER CASASANTA 1987 – BRIAN BALOCKI, JOHN DiCICCO AND ANTHONY MAINELLI 1988 – SEAN O’BRIEN, AARON REYNOLDS AND CHRISTOPHER STAWSKI 1989 – WILLIAM JAMESON, JAY PANDISCIA AND MARK REINO 1990 – STERLING (SKIP) VERNON 12 1991 – DANIEL HYNES, DENNIS JACKSON AND KEVIN PRESTAGE 1992 – GEORGE BENNETT, ALDO CARDUCCI, LOU DeLOURIERO AND MICHAEL GUGLIOTTI 1993 – THOMAS BARAN AND BRIAN GUZZO 1994 – JOSEPH LINSKEY, THOMAS MERKIEWICZ, BRIAN MULCAHY AND JASON SMOLA 1995 – MICHAEL McCORMICK, STEVEN PROVOST, MARIO RAMOS AND WILLIAM SEABORN 1996 – CHRISTOPHER BANACH AND JAMIE KARAMBAY 1997 – CHRISTOPHER BANACH, SCOTT BASILE AND JAMIE KARAMBAY 1998 – CHRISTOPHER BANACH, SCOTT BASILE, JAMIE KARAMBAY AND MATTHEW KOWALSKY 1999 – JEFFREY BLUM AND THOMAS GRECA 2000 – TRAVIS AUTY AND NUNO RAMOS 2001 – BRIAN BASILE, TIMOTHY McCOMB AND NICHOLAS PRIMO 2002 – STEPHEN MERWIN, BRIAN TOMPKINS AND JOHN WATERMAN 2003 – TIMOTHY HOLZHAUER AND JUSTIN PRANGE 2004 – BRETT AZEREDO, P.J. McCOMB AND ERIC TOMPKINS 13 2005 – NICHOLAS BOORMAN, JOHN JUTRAS, ZACHARY SMOLA AND BRETT STANLEY 2006 – MURTAZA RAZA 2007 – GREGORY KOZMA AND MATTHEW LANGILLE 2008 – GREGORY COCO AND ERIC WOMER 2009 – DALTON GALLAGHER AND NICHOLAS WILLIAMS 2010 – DANIEL CARSON AND TYLER FRESEN 2011 – MATTHEW COCO, PAUL GERMANO AND DREW WEYMAN 2012 – BRANDON CAIRES AND DOMINIC ESPOSITO 14 NEWINGTON HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ LACROSSE RECORDS TEAM RECORDS 1980-PRESENT *NOTE NEWINGTON HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ LACROSSE TEAM RECORDS PRIOR TO 1999 WERE VERY INCOMPLETE. THE INFORMATION I OBTAINED BEFORE 1999 CAME FROM MICROFILM OF THE HARTFORD COURANT AND NEWINGTON HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOKS FOR THE YEARS 1980-1998. 1980 – 5 WINS AND FOUR LOSSES 1981 – 0 WINS AND 7 LOSSES 1982 – 1 WIN AND 2 LOSSES 1983 – 0 WINS AND 2 LOSSES 1984 – 0 WINS AND 2 LOSSES 1985 – 0 WINS AND 4 LOSSES 1986 – 2 WINS AND 6 LOSSES 1987 – 6 WINS, 8 LOSSES AND 1 TIE 1988 – 8 WINS AND 7 LOSSES IN THE REGULAR SEASON.