Boys lacrosse: The bay area buzz — March 7

Player of the week — Feb. 21-26

Dylan Causey, Sr., Jesuit

Position: Goalkeeper

Season stats: 42 saves, .591 save percentage, 7.3 goals against average

The lowdown: Causey had an impressive performance two weeks ago, recording a combined 16 saves and finishing with more than a .500 save percentage in two games. Fans took notice. Causey won the player of the week poll with 344 votes.  

Player of the week — Feb. 14-19

Maxwell Christopher, Jr., Sunlake

Position: Goalkeeper

Season stats: 41 saves, .650 save percentage, 6.3 goals against average

The lowdown: Christopher made a combined 19 saves and had a .791 save percentage in leading the Seahawks to wins over Lakeland and Wesley Chapel. Fans were impressed. Christopher had 38 percent of the votes (529) in the player of the week poll to beat Palm Harbor University’s Swayam Patel, who had 32 percent (453 votes).  

Top 10 rankings

Rank/teamRecord
1. Jesuit4-1
2. Mitchell5-1
3. Newsome6-1
4. Plant6-1
5. East Lake6-1
6. Steinbrenner5-2
7. Berkeley Prep3-4
8. Alonso7-1
9. Calvary Christian3-3
10. Northside Christian4-1

Team of the week

Mitchell

The Mustangs were dominant, handing No. 5 East Lake its first loss and cruising to a win over Ocala Forest. Defense played a big role in Mitchell outscoring both foes by a combined 31-7. Colson Williams had a combined 10 goals, Noah Radle added nine and Jameson Clark had a combined 21 saves.

Weekend rewind

Friday — March 4

Scoreboard

Fort Myers Canterbury 16, Berkeley Prep 3

Steinbrenner 21, Freedom 0

Osceola 20, St. Petersburg 2

East Lake 13, Wharton 8

Sarasota 16, Tampa Prep 6

Alonso 11, Bradenton Manatee 5

Durant 12, Winter Haven 11

Sunlake 16, Land O’ Lakes 8

Sarasota Cardinal Mooney 7, Newsome 6 (2 OT)

Cypress Creek 14, Wiregrass Ranch 11

Jesuit 18, Wesley Chapel 1

Mitchell 16, Ocala Forest 4

Area stat leaders

Goals

28 Luke Haley, Sr., Newsome

26 Shaun Blackburn, Sr., Newsome

25 Ashton Kitchiner, Sr., Newsome

24 Sammy Hage, Sr., East Lake

23 Garrett Schwartz, Jr., Wiregrass Ranch

23 Jeremiah Loo, Sr., Wiregrass Ranch

23 Colson Willians, Sr., Mitchell

23 Chris Ferrini, Jr., Mitchell

23 Cooper Hersey, Jr., Alonso

22 Reid Mazzuco, Sr., Berkeley Prep

21 Tyler Anderson, Sr., Sunlake

21 Noah Radle, Jr., Mitchell

20 Nicholas Vreeland, Sr., Cypress Creek

20 Palmer Wood, Sr., East Lake

18 Josh Weber, So., Newsome

Assists

19 Palmer Wood, Sr., East Lake

18 Garrett Schwartz, Jr., Wiregrass Ranch

17 Chris Ferrini, Jr., Mitchell

17 Peyton Kassay, Jr., Alonso

16 Jalen Seals, Jr., Sunlake

16 Luke Haley, Sr., Newsome

14 Shaun Blackburn, Sr., Newsome

14 Colin Blocker, Sr., Alonso

12 Andrew Rintoul, Fr., Newsome

11 Nicholas Vreeland, Sr., Cypress Creek

11 Jeremiah Loo, Jr., Wiregrass Ranch

11 Owen Morini, Jr., East Lake

11 Ezra Gamson, So., Alonso

10 Colson Williams, Sr., Mitchell

9 Caden Wyatt, So., Steinbrenner

Points

44 Luke Haley, Sr., Newsome

41 Garrett Schwartz, Jr., Wiregrass Ranch

41 Peyton Kassay, Jr., Alonso

40 Chris Ferrini, Jr., Mitchell

40 Shaun Blackburn, Sr., Newsome

39 Palmer Wood, Sr., East Lake

34 Jeremiah Loo, Sr., Wiregrass Ranch

33 Colson Williams, Sr., Mitchell

33 Ashton Kitchiner, Sr., Newsome

31 Nicholas Vreeland, Sr., Cypress Creek

31 Cooper Hersey, Jr., Alonso

30 Jalen Seals, Sr., Sunlake

29 Noah Radle, Jr., Mitchell

27 Tyler Anderson, Sr., Sunlake

27 Palmer Wood, Sr., East Lake

Ground balls

101 Chase Edwards, Sr., Alonso

55 Shale Saeger, So., Steinbrenner

55 Anthony Iserino, S0., Wesley Chapel

54 Jalen Seals, Sr., Sunlake

46 Finn Hudson, Fr., Mitchell

45 Scott Moore, Jr., Jesuit

45 Palmer Wood, Sr., East Lake

41 Nicholas Vreeland, Sr., Cypress Creek

40 Tyler Anderson, Sr., Sunlake

36 Rudy Cruz, Fr., Newsome

35 Charlie Fisher, Jr., Mitchell 

34 Luke Haley, Sr., Newsome

33 Jack Tyler Bono, Sr., Berkeley Prep

32 Garrett Schwartz, Jr., Wiregrass Ranch

32 Cole Hancock, Sr., Newsome

Takeaways

25 Cole Hancock, Sr., Newsome

14 Parker Fowler, So., Northeast

13 Avery Kamuf, Jr., Steinbrenner

12 Mitch Hammond, Sr., Sunlake

10 Grayson Cornwell,sR., East Lake

10 Pietro Ancona, So., Sunlake

9 Jacob Schein, So., Steinbrenner

9 Patrick McKeown, So., Alonso

9 Mac Tragakis, So., Newsome

7 Shaun Blackburn, Sr., Newsome

7 Nico Norton, Sr., Jesuit 

7 Tyler McMorrow, Sr., Newsome

7 Josh Weber, So., Newsome

6 Joshua Dewese, Sr., Palm Harbor University

6 Jalen Seals, Sr., Sunlake

6 Chris Maclas, Sr., Sunlake

6 Jacob Fulk, Sr., Steinbrenner

Goals against average

0.3 Jay Turner, Sr., Newsome

1.3 Dillon Secor, Sr., Osceola

2.2 Michael Lang, So., East Lake

2.6 Dominic Goodarzi, Sr., Newsome

6.0 Cole Stapleton, Jr., Palm Harbor University

6.3 Zachary Stowe, Sr., Steinbrenner

6.3 Maxwell Christopher, Jr., Sunlake

6.3 Nolan McIntyre, Sr., Northside Christian

6.4 Sam Johnson, Jr., Sunlake

6.5 Erik Laflamme, Sr., Cypress Creek

7.1 Austin Hoelke, Sr., East Lake

7.3 Dylan Causey, Sr., Jesuit

7.7 Ben Klaus, Fr., Alonso

8.4 Ryan Costello, Jr., Wiregrass Ranch 

8.8 Jameson Clark, Jr., Mitchell

12.9 Josiah Park, Sr., Wesley Chapel

17 Jackson Smith, So., Durant

Save percentage

.839 Dillon Secor, Sr., Osceola

.833 Jay Turner, Sr., Newsome

.676 Dominic Goodzarzi, Sr., Newsome

.667 Michael Lang, So., East Lake

.663 Nolan McIntyre, Sr., Northside Christian

.651 Maxwell Christopher, Jr., Sunlake

.615 Cole Stapleton, Jr., Palm Harbor University

.614 Ben Klaus, Fr., Alonso

.592 Dylan Causey, Sr., Jesuit

.583 Jameson Clark, Jr., Mitchell

.500 Ryan Costello, Jr., Wiregrass Ranch

.492 Austin Hoelke, Jr., East Lake

.490 Erik Laflamme, Sr., Cypress Creek

.488 Zachary Stowe, Sr., Steinbrenner

.437 Jackson Smith, So., Durant

.401 Josiah Park, Sr., Wesley Chapel

.360 Sam Johnson, Jr., Steinbrenner

Faceoff percentage

.897 Kaeden Tucker, Sr., Wiregrass Ranch

.894 Chase Edwards, Sr., Alonso

.879 Jack McKay, Jr., Osceola

.877 Alexander Spitzer, Sr., Newsome

.841 Rudy Cruz, Fr., Newsome

.793 Scott Moore, Jr., Jesuit

.720 Cole Cicco, Sr., Osceola

.707 Bradley Beaudoin, Jr., Wiregrass Ranch

.699 Shale Saeger, So., Steinbrenner

.697 Finn Doherty, Fr., Northside Christian

.681 Finn Hudson, Fr., Mitchell

.673 Nick Rhoades, Sr., Newsome

.641 Connor Horn, Sr., Cypress Creek

.625 Chris Granados, Sr., Palm Harbor University

.615 Dillon LaTulippe, Fr., East Lake

.565 Jalen Seals, Sr., Sunlake

.523 Anthony Iserino, So., Wesley Chapel

.462 Keith Norton, Jr., Sunlake

.440 Ethan Adair, Sr., Robinson

.253 Isaiah Isles, Jr., Wesley Chapel

Monday’s area schedule – March 7

Bloomingdale at St. Petersburg Catholic, 5

Plant at Jupiter, 5:30

Bradenton Saint Stephen’s at Osceola, 7

Northeast at Boca Ciega, 7

East Lake at St. Petersburg, 7

Bartow at Cypress Creek, 7

Wesley Chapel at Land O’ Lakes, 7

Clearwater at Northside Christian, 7