The high school boys’ lacrosse season is barely a week old, and some patterns are already starting to develop.
Cumberland Valley and Carlisle are unbeaten and sit atop the Mid-Penn Commonwealth. One of those teams is always on top of the division at the end of the season.
The same goes in the Mid-Penn Keystone, but the team is Hershey.
There is a group of unbeaten teams in the Lancaster-Lebanon League, but with 13 teams playing for one title, that is to be expected this early in the season.
Here is a quick look at each of the divisions in PennLive’s coverage area, with links to each school’s team page.
Mid-Penn Commonwealth
Projected order of finish (as determined by division coaches): Cumberland Valley, Carlisle, State College, Trinity, Northern York, Mechanicsburg,Chambersburg
Connor Ball and Clayton Miller lead Cumberland Valley’s offense with five goals and three assists apiece. The Eagles have a win over Mechanicsburg in hand and are 3-0 overall and ranked second in central Pennsylvania by Laxpower.com's computer rating.
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The defending division champs are protected in goal by Nicolas Brown, who has 12 saves.
Carlisle has won or tied for six of the last seven division titles, and is poised for another run. The Thundering Herd is off to a 3-0 start against teams outside their division.
George Faller and Ryan Godfrey are among the division scoring leaders with 10 goals each, and Titus Clark has dished out four assists.
Jake Chronister keeps Carlisle’s opponents off the board by registering 34 saves so far this season.
Trinity and State College aren’t out of the mix with one loss each.
Offensively, Trinity gets its firepower from Danny Tare, Bryce Amos and Christian Thropp, who have combined for 22 goals. Jesse Altmeyer leads the division with 23 assists and 28 points. Josh Miller also has the Shamrocks atop the defensive stats with his 41 saves in goal.
Will Harvey leads State College with six goals scored. Dylan Horne has five goals and Jon Seighman has four for the Little Lions. Noah Schwab leads the defense with 30 saves.
Tyler Dickson, coach Aaron Blanding and Kenny Sheckard, Central Dauphin East Lacrosse.(Mark Pynes | mpynes@pennlive.com)
Mid-Penn Keystone
Projected order of finish (as determined by division coaches): Hershey, Central Dauphin, Lower Dauphin,Bishop McDevitt, Palmyra, CD East
Hershey has established itself as the annual favorite in the division. If the season ends the way it started, that won’t change this year.
The Trojans are the top team in central Pennsylvania by Laxpower.com’s computer rating and fifth in the state overall.
Hershey is off to a 3-0 start behind nine goals from Karl Van Blargen and six goals and eight assists from Warren Zeiders. Jake Fahnestock has been holding down the goal to the tune of 20 saves.
Bishop McDevitt and Central Dauphin are giving chase with .500 records in nondivision play.
Central Dauphin’s Damien Koussis leads the division in points with 16 on 11 assists and five goals. Ian Harper and Jason Wenrich lead the team in goals scored with seven each. Harper also has four assists.
Noah Johnson is second in the division with 31 saves to help the Rams secure a 2-2 record.
Griffin Hanes scored seven goals and Nick Lokitis has five to lead Bishop McDevitt to a 1-1 start. Hanes also has three assists to give him 10 points. Tommy Sweeneyholds down the goal with 21 saves.
Lower Dauphin’s Garrett Schug leads the division in scoring with 10 goals.
Lancaster-Lebanon
Projected order of finish (as determined by division coaches): Manheim Twp.,Hempfield, Lampeter-Strasburg, Warwick, Cedar Crest, Ephrata, Elizabethtown,Penn Manor, Cocalico, Garden Spot, Conestoga Valley, Lancaster Country Day,Lancaster Mennonite
Lampeter-Strasburg has the highest computer rating among the division teams because of its 4-0 record, but defending champion Manheim Twp. is right behind at 3-0.
The Pioneers are off to their hot start partly because of the offense of Alex Knarrand Nate Patterson. Knarr leads the division with 16 goals and Patterson leads the division in points with 12 goals and 13 assists.
Strasburg’s Tyler Zameroski and Teddy Mazheri are also among the stat leaders with eight and six assists, respectively.
Manheim Twp. is keeping pace behind the offense of Dylan Speitel and Sean Curcio and defense of Jack Braswell and Caton Johnson, who combined for 11 saves. Speitel has 12 goals and Curcio has 11 goals and eight assists.
Warwick is making its presence felt with a 3-0 overall start — 1-0 in the division.
Allen Wenger is the top scorer for the Warriors with seven goals and Ben Loose has four assists. Steven Lipko has been keeping the opposition off of the scoreboard with 20 saves.
Cocalico’s Benjamin Puodziunas leads all goalkeepers with 54 saves.
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