Meet the 2023 All-Mohawk Valley Boys Lacrosse Team
The All-Mohawk Valley Boys Lacrosse Team was selected by coaches with input from Observer Dispatch and Times Telegram sportswriters.
Player of the Year
Dan Friedel
Year: Senior
Parents: Jim and Jen Friedel
Position: Attack
Key accomplishment: 86 points.
Future plans: I plan on attending Muhlenberg College where I will major in accounting and play lacrosse.
Logan Banek
Year: Junior
Parents: John and Heather Banek
Position: Faceoff specialist
Key accomplishments: Led Section III in faceoff percentage and ground balls.
Future plans: Prepare for my senior year of football and lacrosse at NH as well as lacrosse at Siena College.
Jimmy Deangelo
Year: Junior
Parents: Jim and Lillian Deangelo
Position: Goalie
Key accomplishment: 66% save percentage.
Future plans: Complete my senior year of high school.
Nick Deforrest
Year: Senior
Parents: Susan Scott
Position: Long pole
Key accomplishment: 68 ground balls.
Future plans: Going to Utica University, studying construction management and also playing lacrosse and football.
Sawyer Kramer
Year: Junior
Parents: David and Erika Kramer
Position: Attack
Key accomplishment: I have 131 career points.
Future plans: I plan to attend a four year college and study physical education and coaching. I hope to play lacrosse at the collegiate level.
Jack Lafayette
Year: Senior
Parents: Jay and Stacey Lafayette
Position: Attack
Key accomplishment: 31 goals in 9 games.
Future plans: Utica University to play lacrosse and study nursing.
Carmen Orton
Year: Junior
Parents: Tarilyn and Christopher Orton
Position: Attack
Key accomplishments: 55 goals, 36 assists, 91 points.
Future plans: Undecided.
Ethan Pope
Year: Senior
Parents: Daniel and Stephanie Pope
Position: Defense
Key accomplishment: New Hartford getting the No. 2 seed for the Class C tournament (first time in over a decade).
Future plans: Playing lacrosse at Christopher Newport University and Studying Accounting.
Mateo Ripa
Year: Senior
Parents: Ric and Amber Ripa
Position: Attack
Key accomplishment: 69 points.
Future plans: Study political science at the Naval Academy.
Jarrett Sherman
Year: Senior
Parents: Sandy and Joe Sherman
Position: Offense, Midfield
Key accomplishment: Being honored to all-time stat list.
Future plans: Attend Utica University in the fall and play D3 lacrosse, Majoring in Business Management.
Connor Wiggins
Year: Sophomore
Parents: Candace and Eric Wiggins
Position: Attack
Key accomplishments: 52 goals, 24 assists, 76 points.
Future plans: Undecided.
Dylan Zayachek
Year: Senior
Parents: Joel Zayachek and Eileen Morgan-Zayachek
Position: Midfield
Key accomplishment: 59 ground balls.
Future plans: I am going to take a post-grad year at Trinity-Pawling.
Coach of the Year
Dan Pope
Profession: Teacher
Varsity coaching experience: NH varsity soccer 1992-1999, NH varsity wrestling 1992-1997, NH varsity lacrosse 1993-Present.
Family: Stephanie Pope - Wife, Ethan Pope - Son, Ashley Pope - Daughter.
This article originally appeared on Observer-Dispatch: All-Mohawk Valley Boys Lacrosse Team and Player of Year for 2023
