HS LACROSSE: Top players set to battle in NEPA Lacrosse all-star doubleheader – Scranton Times-Tribune

Standout lacrosse players will showcase their talents at the second annual NEPA Lacrosse High School Boys and Girls All-Star Games.

This year’s doubleheader will be held at the Abington Heights High School Athletic Complex on Thursday. The girls game will start at 6 p.m. The boys play at 7:30 p.m., NEPA Lacrosse founder and owner Ben Magnotta announced.

The event features 61 players. Graduated players from District 2, District 1, District 4 and District 11 will compete in the games.

Twenty-two players committed to continue their athletic and academic careers at the next level. Four all-stars will play NCAA Division I lacrosse, including Scranton Prep’s Will McPartland (Fairfield), Penncrest’s Aaron Goldstein (Drexel), Abington Heights’ Allie Rothenberger (Rider) and Bethlehem Liberty’s Ellis Corr (Gardner-Webb).

“We’re excited to continue building this event and bring the NEPA Lacrosse Senior All-Star Game back for a second year,” Magnotta said in a media release. “The goal is to give senior athletes one final opportunity to compete, represent their schools and celebrate the growth of lacrosse in our area. Even with the challenges that come this time of year, we’ve had a great response and are thankful to everyone helping make it happen. I’d like to thank the Abington Heights School District for hosting us, along with our coaches, sponsors, officials, athletic trainers and volunteers for their support.”

In the girls game, Team Caporuscio (Red), which is coached by Crestwood girls assistant coach Aaron Caporuscio, will face Team Yankow (Blue), coached by 2024 Abington Heights graduate Caly Yankow.

Members of Team Caporuscio include Corr and Liberty teammates Erika Broesicke, who is headed to York College of Pennsylvania; Abigail Mayes, who is committed to Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Dallas’ Lyla Wydra, Sarah Snowdon, Maria-Lucia Priore and Leah Ricardo, a team captain who is headed to Susquehanna University; Crestwood’s Ally George; and Jordan Andrews, a team captain; and Wilkes-Barre Area’s Gianna Gustinucci, Helen McGinley Mirin, Olivia Kowalski and Lizzy Pachucki, who is going to Misericordia.

Abington Heights, the District 2 Class 2A champion, has six players and a graduate leading Team Yankow. Rothenberger, a team captain, and Rylee Yankow, also a team captain, headline the group of Lady Comets.

Brielle Crowell and Kiera Crowell, who are both headed to York College; Grace Keris, Harper Pallman and 2025 graduate goalie Sophia Santasiero, who plays at Keuka College, will also represent Abington Heights.

Team Yankow also includes Selinsgrove’s Maddy Benner, who is going to Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Emily Aument, who is going to Millersville; Wyoming Seminary’s Emma Butcher and Sophia Medico; and Lake-Lehman’s Olivia Oliver, a team captain, and Liv Corcoran.

In the boys game, Team Zabroski (White), coached by Crestwood’s Brian Zabroski, faces Team Toolan (Blue), coached by Scranton Prep’s Keith Toolan, the Wyoming Valley Conference coach of the year.

Delaware Valley, the District 2 Class 3A champion, has seven players on the Team Zabroski roster. The Warriors group includes Justin Estevez, a team captain; Shaun Cannalley; Colin McGarvey; Chris Devaney, who is headed to Marywood; Mike Iuzzolino, goalie Riley Smith and Noah Delo.

Other members of Team Zabroski are Abington Heights’ Gavin Anders, a team captain; Gavin Lindsay, who is going to West Connecticut State, Logan Bohn, who is going to Lebanon Valley, and Rocco Sarafinko; Dallas’ Ben Winters and Mass Winters, who is going to St. Thomas University in Florida; Wilkes-Barre Area’s Crescenzo Reedy and Ryan Taylor; Tunkhannock’s Austin Werkheiser; Penncrest’s Logan Bruette; and Crestwood’s Josh DeMarzo, a team captain.

Scranton Prep, which won the District 2 Class 2A championship, has six players on Team Toolan. McPartland and Donato Rinaldi will be team captains. Other Cavaliers are Sean McCormack, Mackey Lynett, who is going to the University of Scranton, Jaxsen Silfee, who is going to the University of St. Joseph in Connecticut, and Andrew Dempsey.

Penncrest, which defeated Abington Heights in the PIAA Class 2A quarterfinals, has two players on the roster, including Goldstein and Luke Young, who is going to Arcadia.

Other members of Team Toolan include Wyoming Seminary’s Will Sordoni, who is going to Eastern University; Aaron Kutney; Owen Stretanski, a team captain; and John Redington; North Pocono’s Jake Motichka and Erick Maldonado, who is going to King’s College; Dallas’ Sam Kelley; and Wilkes-Barre Area’s Xavier Little and Jason Lewis.