Holland Sentinel names All-Area Boys Lacrosse Team
West Ottawa
GRADE: Senior
POSITION: Defense
ON THE FIELD: Honorable mention all-state
COACH’S VIEW: "Great stick skills and fast in the clearing game. Great on-ball defender," - Rick Becker
West Ottawa
GRADE: Junior
POSITION: Long stick midfielder
ON THE FIELD: First-team all-conference, honorable mention all-state
COACH’S VIEW: "Tremendous speed and strength to go along with magical stick skills. Shoots over 100 mph," - Rick Becker
Holland Christian
GRADE: Junior
POSITION: Attack
ON THE FIELD: Honorable mention all-conference, honorable mention all-state
COACH’S VIEW: "Andrew is an incredibly tough player to defend one on one. He is constantly drawing extra attention from the defense and creating extra opportunities for our offense," - Michal Kool
Zeeland
GRADE: Senior
POSITION: Defense
ON THE FIELD: All-conference, team captain
COACH’S VIEW: "Jack used his athleticism, stick skills and lacrosse IQ to lead our defense. He is moving on to Lourdes University in Ohio to continue his academic and lacrosse career as a student-athlete." - Todd Kamstra
Holland Christian
GRADE: Junior
POSITION: Long stick midfield
ON THE FIELD: All-conference, third team all-state
COACH’S VIEW: "Jackson was a huge aspect of our defense this season. He lead the team in ground balls and was always a threat in transition. He is very vocal on defense and a great leader on that side of the ball.." - Micha Kool
Zeeland
GRADE: Junior
POSITION: Attack
ON THE FIELD: 34 goals on the season
COACH’S VIEW: "Brayden is an intelligent and extremely deceptive attackman. Brayden has the capacity to create opportunities for himself and teammates. He is exceptional around the crease and is equally comfortable above or below GLE." - Todd Kamstra
West Ottawa
GRADE: Senior
POSITION: Defense
ON THE FIELD: First team all-conference
COACH’S VIEW: "Vocal leader with great athleticism and endless enthusiasm for the game and his teammates," - Rick Becker
Zeeland
GRADE: Junior
POSITION: Attack
ON THE FIELD: 30 Goals, 10 Assists
COACH’S VIEW: " Kyle is a dynamic, crafty attackman who gives opposing defenses all kinds of trouble. Kyle sees the field well on and off-ball and is an exceptional passer and oftentimes overlooked skill within the game of lacrosse," - Todd Kamstra
Zeeland
GRADE: Senior
POSITION: Defense
ON THE FIELD: Honorable mention all-conference, team captain
COACH’S VIEW: "Toby's progression as a lacrosse player is second to none. A calm skillful close defender, Toby was able to consistently be in a strong athletic position to make things very, very difficult for opposing attackmen. Toby received the prestigious ZWHS Scholar-Athlete Award," - Todd Kamstra
Holland Christian
GRADE: Junior
POSITION: Midfield
ON THE FIELD: All-conference
COACH’S VIEW: "Harris is an extremely hard worker and sets the tone for our team in so many ways. He is a very versatile player on offense and has become a very complete player over the last year," - Micha Kool
Holland Christian
GRADE: Freshman
POSITION: Defense
ON THE FIELD: Honorable mention all-state
COACH’S VIEW: "Nick is an incredibly consistent on-ball defender. He is able to take one of the opponent's best offensive players and completely shut them down over the course of the game. He was a great player on the clear all season and only continued to get better as the year went on," - Micha Kool
Zeeland
GRADE: Senior
POSITION: Midfield
ON THE FIELD: All-conference, team captain
COACH’S VIEW: "Matthew was the heart of our team, rugged, hardworking and determined to do the little things to see that his teammates were successful. Matthew's energy as a lacrosse player and as a person is contagious," - Todd Kamstra
—Contact Assistant Sports Editor Will Kennedy at Will.Kennedy@hollandsentinel.com. Follow him on Twitter @ByWillKennedy and Facebook @Holland Sentinel Sports.
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