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Diamond Showcase - A Viewer’s Guide

November 25th, 2010 by admin

The Diamond Showcase is one of our favorite events of the year. A limited number of invited Sophomores and unsigned Juniors play their hearts out in front of nearly every college that redruits. I saw DI, DII, DIII and even the MCLA represented. We have put thirteen segments of the Junior action and 5 segments of the Sophomore action up on video here on E-Lacrosse. We tried to caption all the goals and saves but there are plenty of other great plays where you might want to know who the player is. Below are the rosters which give you the numbers of each player there.

My thoughts on this year’s competition.

I thought the sophomores were good this year but there was one kid who blew them all away. He is the best sophomore I may have ever seen in an All-Star scenario. His name is Barrett Anigian and he goes to Episcopal School of Dallas. He’s a middie that is lightning fast, has great ball control and can light up the net. His change of direction is better than most DI stars already. He takes face-offs effortlessly and could probably score on each if he wanted to be a ball hog. It must be tough for him not to. Check him out on the video. He is number 37 but you would have figured that out anyway.

Sophomores I also liked were middies Austin Butcher, Latane Harris, Dylan McDermott, attackers Anthony Ramaizel, Brendan Buckley, defender August Oberbeck, and goalkeeper Paul LaPointe II.

The Juniors were more balanced. There were quite a few players who stood out above the rest. I will name a few who impressed me but you will see plenty of others in the videos.

Attack: The best was Chad Brittnell of Glastonbury - He’s a pure feeder who is dangerous from behind as a shooter. He’s quick to get back and forth from the left side to the right and can feed either side very well.

Midfield: Michael Clemente is a scorer. He score every way possible. H’e’s great without the ball and god help you when he’s got the ball.

Dylan Conner from Regis Jesuit is for real. He’s a brilliant face off man with a hell of a shot. He’s fast and quick and will star on a college team somewhere.

John Everette from Cape Henry is all over the early Junior video segments. He’s also a face-off middie with a terrific shot and a wonderful first move.

Zachary Wood, from Matea Valley HS, while perhaps handling the ball too much is the best player in the field. He takes up face-ffs automatically. I saw him lose like 4 and win over 20. He has a rocket and he knows when to shoot. He’s the team leader and runs an offense from the midfield the way Brittnell does from behind.

Defense: John Jepson from Cape Henry was impressive along with Kyle Fraser from North Cross. Both can play position D but are quality takeaway artists who don’t make risky moves to hurt the team.

Goalie: All were good but I liked William Rego of St. Paul’s and Caleb Abney of Fallston. Abney is a big guy filling the cage and not letting much through. Rego’s outlet passes are fluid after a save. He gets the offense started quickly with a great pass to a breaking player.

Honorable Mention: I like the play of The Lovett School’s Tyler Cunningham, Patrick Henry’s Will Douthat, Chris Moulton of Eden Prairie, Max Luing from Ridgewood and Sam Lindsey of Jordan HS, Samuel Olson of Skyline, Cameron Moshyedi of Churchill, Joey Dishaw II from Salem, Nick Doyl of Westminster,

Schools that represented very well were:

North Cross - George Revercomb is a high quality attackmen who was accompanied by perhaps the best transition player at the event, Kyle Fraser an LSDM. Kyle is fast, does not miss ground balls and can stay on offense quite effectively. Paul Ross, another attacker, and defender Ben Batzel are pretty good too.

Malvern - Jake Glancy, an attacker, was very good and impressive. He was joined by middie Brad Elkin who got on the scoreboard a few times.

Cape Henry Collegiate - The Hampton Roads area school featured a good attackman Austin Curran, Defender John Jepson and a top middie John Everett.

St. Paul’s - Juniors Jordan Thompson and Austin Toland are quality middies. They were joined by goalkeeper William Rego who stops more balls than the green shooting wall at St. Paul’s. Sophs Austin Butcher and Raymond Schulmeyer are both good middies. Michael Myer was a stellar LSDM while Jake Carbone was a top defender in the class. Michael D’Amelio was a top face off man in the class.

The Sophomore rosters:


CLASS OF 2013
Saturday’s Teams
Black Team			Silver Team
Position	#	Player	Position	#	Player
Attack	1	Kevin Brown	Attack	7	Luke Happel
Attack	2	Brendan Buckley	Attack	8	Peter Laco
Attack	3	Patrick Charles	Attack	9	Nicholas Mariano
Attack	4	Austin Cunningham	Attack	10	Matt Mazzie
Attack	5	Andy DeMichiei	Attack	11	Ian McCague
Attack	6	Sam Gansler	Attack	13	Will Powers
Midfield	27	Matthew Emery	Midfield	29	Latane Harris
Midfield	28	Wendell Frank	Midfield	30	Matt Leonard
Midfield	37	Barrett Anigian	Midfield	39	Cole Fyock
Midfield	38	Michael D’Amelio	Midfield	40	Daniel Gould
LSDM	43	Matthew Isales	LSDM	44	Michael Mayer
Defense	50	Jake Carbone	Defense	49	Erik Cannon
Defense	51	Max Happel	Defense	54	August Oberbeck
Defense	52	Carson May	Defense	55	George Pratt
Defense	53	Josh Moorman	Defense	56	Bill Purdom, Jr.
Goalie	63	Tyler Behring	Goalie	65	Conor Cunningham
Goalie	64	Brandon Burke	Goalie	66	Justin Isaacs

CLASS OF 2013
Saturday’s Teams
Gold Team			Titanium Team
Position	#	Player	Position	#	Player
Attack	12	Jack McCormick	Attack	18	Brandon Whitt
Attack	14	Anthony Ramaizel	Attack	19	Chase Worley
Attack	15	Sam Bateman	Attack	20	Connor Dunleavy
Attack	16	Derek Sweet	Attack	21	Adam Bridges
Attack	17	Tanner Thompson	Attack	22	Anthony Zellers
Midfield	26	Austin Butcher	Midfield	25	Raymond Schulmeyer
Midfield	31	Nate Murphy	Midfield	34	Morgan Rhodes
Midfield	32	Devin O’Connor	Midfield	35	Paul Timmons
Midfield	33	Joseph Parrish	Midfield	36	Michael Waterfield
Midfield	41	Thomas Kokenge	Midfield	42	Dylan McDermott
LSDM	45	Philip Schwarting	Defense	46	Mason Quinn
Defense	48	Ryan Singer	Defense	47	John Rhudy
Defense	57	Nader Sharif-Emami	Defense	60	Wesley Wertz
Defense	58	Chad Slifer	Defense	61	Matthew Wilson
Defense	59	Connor Warren	Defense	62	Riley Wilson
Goalie	67	Paul LaPointe II	Goalie	69	Mikey McNeil
Goalie	68	Christopher Leavitt	Goalie	70	John Schisler


CLASS OF 2013
Sunday’s Teams
LIZARDS			SNAKES
Position	#	Player	Position	#	Player
Attack	1	Kevin Brown	Attack	3	Patrick Charles
Attack	2	Brendan Buckley	Attack	4	Austin Cunningham
Attack	7	Luke Happel	Attack	8	Peter Laco
Attack	12	Jack McCormick	Attack	15	Sam Bateman
Attack	14	Anthony Ramaizel	Attack	16	Derek Sweet
Attack	21	Adam Bridges	Attack	22	Anthony Zellers
Midfield	26	Austin Butcher	Midfield	25	Raymond Schulmeyer
Midfield	30	Matt Leonard	Midfield	27	Matthew Emery
Midfield	34	Morgan Rhodes	Midfield	31	Nate Murphy
Midfield	37	Barrett Anigian	Midfield	38	Michael D’Amelio
Defense	46	Mason Quinn	LSDM	45	Philip Schwarting
Defense	50	Jake Carbone	Defense	49	Erik Cannon
Defense	54	August Oberbeck	Defense	51	Max Happel
Defense	58	Chad Slifer	Defense	55	George Pratt
Defense	62	Riley Wilson	Defense	59	Connor Warren
Goalie	63	Tyler Behring	Goalie	64	Brandon Burke
Goalie	67	Paul LaPointe II	Goalie	68	Christopher Leavitt

CLASS OF 2013
Sunday’s Teams
TURTLES			FROGS
Position	#	Player	Position	#	Player
Attack	5	Andy DeMichiei	Attack	6	Sam Gansler
Attack	9	Nicholas Mariano	Attack	10	Matt Mazzie
Attack	11	Ian McCague	Attack	13	Will Powers
Attack	17	Tanner Thompson	Attack	19	Chase Worley
Attack	18	Brandon Whitt	Attack	20	Connor Dunleavy
Midfield	28	Wendell Frank	Midfield	29	Latane Harris
Midfield	32	Devin O’Connor	Midfield	33	Joseph Parrish
Midfield	35	Paul Timmons	Midfield	36	Michael Waterfield
Midfield	39	Cole Fyock	Midfield	40	Daniel Gould
Midfield	41	Thomas Kokenge	Midfield	42	Dylan McDermott
LSDM	44	Michael Mayer	LSDM	43	Matthew Isales
Defense	47	John Rhudy	Defense	48	Ryan Singer
Defense	52	Carson May	Defense	53	Josh Moorman
Defense	56	Bill Purdom, Jr.	Defense	57	Nader Sharif-Emami
Defense	60	Wesley Wertz	Defense	61	Matthew Wilson
Goalie	65	Conor Cunningham	Goalie	66	Justin Isaacs
Goalie	69	Mikey McNeil	Goalie	70	John Schisler

The Junior Rosters:


CLASS OF 2012
Saturday’s Teams
Blue Team			Red Team			Yellow Team
Position	#	Player	Position	#	Player	Position	#	Player
Attack	100	Chad Britnell	Attack	103	Patrick Finn	Attack	106	Sam Lindsey
Attack	101	Patrick Carotenuto	Attack	104	Jake Glancy	Attack	107	Max Luing
Attack	102	Austin Curran	Attack	105	Luke Lewis	Midfield	126	Chris Cornelius
Midfield	125	Michael Clemente	Midfield	128	Braeden DeWan	Midfield	146	Joey Dishaw III
Midfield	127	Tyler Cunningham	Midfield	129	Will Douthat	Midfield	133	Chase Leinberger
Midfield	142	Evan Anderson	Midfield	130	Brad Elkin	Midfield	148	Rufus Frost
Midfield	143	Daniel Butcher	Midfield	145	Connor Devane	Midfield	149	Andrew Gobble
Midfield	144	Dylan Conner	Midfield	147	John Everett	Midfield	150	Connor Janson
LSDM	165	Kyle Fraser	Defense	180	Zachary Burgess	Defense	183	Kyle Gleason
Defense	175	Nicolas Alcala	Defense	181	Liam Cardon	Defense	184	Mason Hoehn
Defense	176	Ben Batzel	Defense	182	Conor Duffy	Defense	185	John Jepson
Defense	178	Taylor Brown	Defense	195	Bryan Moritt	Goalie	204	Jack Kelly
Goalie	200	Caleb Abney	Goalie	202	Nick Doyle	Goalie	205	Brian Neff
Goalie	201	Michael D’Alessio	Goalie	203	Michael Hager

CLASS OF 2012
Saturday’s Teams
Green Team			White Team			Orange Team
Position	#	Player	Position	#	Player	Position	#	Player
Attack	109	Chris Moulton	Attack	112	Samuel Olson	Attack	115	Paul Ross
Attack	110	Cameron Murray	Attack	113	Geroge Revercomb	Attack	116	Cory Stavis
Attack	111	Mark Nordhausen	Attack	114	Kyle Robins	Attack	117	Jonah Hessels
Midfield	134	Cameron Moshyedi	Midfield	140	Connor Willis	Midfield	137	Jordan Thompson
Midfield	136	Connor Sofield	Midfield	141	Alex Carlson	Midfield	138	Austin Toland
Midfield	151	Baxter Knight	Midfield	157	Mitchell Tuveson	Midfield	139	Stewart Utter
Midfield	152	Baylor Koch	Midfield	158	Gregory Watson	Midfield	154	Justin Little
Midfield	153	Chris Leasher	Midfield	159	Zachary Wood	Midfield	155	Morgan Pritchett
LSDM	167	Curtis Townshend IV	LSDM	166	Sam Sunderland	Midfield	156	Spencer Ralph
Defense	186	William Newman	Defense	189	Robert Popdan	LSDM	168	Rufus Terry
Defense	187	Tom Nunez	Defense	190	Alexander Rock	Defense	192	Cameron Smyk
Defense	188	Edward O’Donnell	Defense	191	Garrett Selander	Defense	193	Jack Snyder
Goalie	206	William Rego	Goalie	208	Andrew Spivey	Defense	194	Jake Woodworth
Goalie	207	Monor Smith	Goalie	209	Artie Tildesley	Goalie	210	Hunt Bartram
						Goalie	211	Connor Wolfe


CLASS OF 2012
Sunday’s Teams
BEARS			GIRAFFES			LIONS
Position	#	Player	Position	#	Player	Position	#	Player
Attack	100	Chad Britnell	Attack	101	Patrick Carotenuto	Attack	102	Austin Curran
Attack	106	Sam Lindsey	Attack	107	Max Luing	Attack	114	Kyle Robins
Attack	112	Samuel Olson	Attack	113	George Revercomb	Midfield	127	Tyler Cunningham
Midfield	125	Michael Clemente	Midfield	126	Chris Cornelius	Midfield	133	Chase Leinberger
Midfield	138	Austin Toland	Midfield	139	Stewart Utter	Midfield	140	Connor Willis
Midfield	144	Dylan Conner	Midfield	145	Connor Devane	Midfield	146	Joey Dishaw III
Midfield	150	Connor Janson	Midfield	151	Baxter Knight	Midfield	152	Baylor Koch
Midfield	156	Spencer Ralph	Midfield	157	Mitchell Tuveson	Midfield	158	Gregory Watson
Defense	175	Nicolas Alcala	Defense	176	Ben Batzel	LSDM	165	Kyle Fraser
Defense	182	Conor Duffy	Defense	189	Robert Pobdan	Defense	177	Paul Bliudzius
Defense	188	Edward O’Donnell	Defense	192	Cameron Smyk	Defense	184	Mason Hoehn
Defense	194	Jake Woodworth	Defense	195	Bryan Moritt	Defense	190	Alexander Rock
Goalie	204	Jack Kelly	Goalie	205	Brian Neff	Goalie	200	Caleb Abney
Goalie	210	Hunt Bartram	Goalie	211	Connor Wolfe	Goalie	206	William Rego

CLASS OF 2012
Sunday’s Teams
PANTHERS			TIGERS			ZEBRAS
Position	#	Player	Position	#	Player	Position	#	Player
Attack	103	Patrick Finn	Attack	104	Jake Glancy	Attack	105	Luke Lewis
Attack	109	Chris Moulton	Attack	110	Cameron Murray	Attack	111	Mark Nordhausen
Attack	115	Paul Ross	Attack	116	Cory Stavis	Attack	117	Jonah Hessels
Midfield	128	Braeden DeWan	Midfield	129	Will Douthat	Midfield	130	Brad Elkin
Midfield	134	Cameron Moshyedi	Midfield	141	Alex Carlson	Midfield	137	Jordan Thompson
Midfield	147	John Everett	Midfield	142	Evan Anderson	Midfield	143	Daniel Butcher
Midfield	153	Chris Leasher	Midfield	148	Rufus Frost	Midfield	149	Andrew Gobble
Midfield	159	Zachary Wood	Midfield	154	Justin Little	Midfield	155	Morgan Pritchett
LSDM	166	Sam Sunderland	LSDM	167	Curtis Townshend IV	LSDM	168	Rufus Terry
Defense	178	Taylor Brown	Defense	180	Zachary Burgess	Defense	181	Liam Cardon
Defense	185	John Jepson	Defense	183	Kyle Gleason	Defense	187	Tom Nunez
Defense	191	Garrett Selander	Defense	186	William Newman	Defense	193	Jack Snyder
Goalie	201	Michael D’Alessio	Goalie	202	Nick Doyle	Goalie	203	Michael hager
Goalie	207	Minor Smith	Goalie	208	Andrew Spivey	Goalie	209	Artie Tildesley

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2 Responses to “Diamond Showcase - A Viewer’s Guide”

Laxcoach Says:
November 27th, 2010 at 12:22 am
Thanks for your summary, but with all due respect, I was wondering if you were watching the same Diamond Showcase as I was. Clearly Zach Wood was the best player out there, as you stated above. However, I think you may have missed the boat with several players, including goalie. I thought Manor Smith played an outstanding game. He was very tough to beat. I will not disparage any players publicly, but if you watch the tape again, you might see some things that may make you re-think your picks, IMHO. Thanks for filming.
admin Says:
November 27th, 2010 at 8:54 am
I am positive I missed something. That’s a given. This was just my impression. I thought all the goalies played pretty well, in fact. I just noted a couple I though impressed me in the games I watched which wasn’t even half the games. Feel free to comment on who you thought was impressive. That’s what this board is for. Thanks for watching!

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