All-metro Boys Lacrosse

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Jack Doyle

Gilman, midfielder

The Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference champion Greyhounds had an abundance of senior-laden talent, and the starting point - and often the ending point - was Doyle.

Highly competitive with skills, smarts and athleticism to match, the Harvard-bound senior led No. 1 Gilman to a 15-1 season.

"Jack continued to push himself to get better. Everyone knew he was going to be a real focal point for us, but he worked very hard to prepare himself for that. He's very competitive, very skilled and very talented," Gilman coach Brooks Matthews said.

Along with scoring 31 goals and adding 13 assists, Doyle was a key on draws and ground balls, thriving on the task of providing something positive when the team needed it most.

He finished with three goals and two assists in the Greyhounds' 13-7 win over Calvert Hall in the MIAA A Conference title game. Also a first-team All-Metro selection last year, he closed out his three-year varsity career with 91 goals and 42 assists.

"Jack has a lot of dimensions that make him a difficult guy to stop. He's a guy who would stop a run if a team is trying to make one, and he's a guy who sort of maintains runs for us when we were on one," Matthews said.

COACH OF THE YEAR

Paul Noone

South River

With stubborn defense, a versatile attack and a determined senior-laden group, the Seahawks (18-1) came away with the program's first Class 4A state championship.

In his second year as coach after leading the junior varsity for three years, Noone was constantly able to keep his team focused on the task at hand, as it limited opponents to four goals per game while 26 players recorded a goal or an assist.

"It was a total, total unselfish team, and they only come around once in a blue moon. Not only were they teammates, but they were all great friends. We probably didn't have the best talent, but we had the best chemistry," said Noone, a South River alumnus who is 29-6 in two seasons.

One of the Seahawks' defining games this season was a 7-6 win over Severna Park to take the Anne Arundel County championship, their first victory over their county rivals after 17 straight losses. The Seahawks defeated the Falcons a second time to win the East regional on their way to an 11-6 win over Urbana for the state crown.

"That win itself emotionally meant more than the win at UMBC," said Noone, referring to the first victory over Severna Park. "It was gigantic. It had been seven years since we had beaten that team. I was really concerned for the second game against them that we would have a major letdown, but the kids played even harder than the first game."

FIRST TEAM

Patrick Fanshaw

Calvert Hall

Dynamic, creative and equally dangerous with or without the ball, the repeat first-team All-Metro senior attack combined skill and hustle to provide steady offense for the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference runner-up Cardinals. Despite often being marked by the opposing teams' top defender, Fanshaw was rarely denied, whether he was scoring on his own or setting up teammates. He finished the season with 54 goals and 22 assists. "You look at him and he's not a very big kid. But pound for pound, you look at him and he's one of the best players I've ever coached," Calvert Hall coach Bryan Kelly said. The three-year varsity player, who scored 51 goals as a junior, will play at Loyola College next year.

Rob Fitzpatrick

Loyola

After losing its entire starting attack from last season's MIAA A Conference title team, Loyola was counting on Fitzpatrick to take on the lead role. He did just that and excelled. The intense, versatile senior scored 35 goals and added 21 assists in leading the No. 4 Dons to the semifinals. "Rob does all the things you look for on attack. He's not afraid to force the issue, and he runs with power, through people and not just by people," Loyola coach Jack Crawford said. Fitzpatrick, who missed the majority of last season with a broken foot, enjoyed a three-goal, two-assist performance in the Dons' 10-7 win over Boys' Latin in the conference quarterfinal round. He is set to play at Pennsylvania next year.

Jason Gonos

St. Mary's

Combining skills, smarts, athleticism, toughness and leadership, the senior was the starting point of one of the finest defenses in the MIAA A Conference as the No. 3 Saints limited opponents to less than seven goals a game in their 15-2 season. A three-year starter, Gonos always brought the same high level of defense in containing the league's top scoring threats. "He's a tough kid and very, very smart. His understanding of angles and what we were always trying to do as a defense was big. [For opposing attackmen], he was extremely tough mentally to play against," St. Mary's coach Matt Hogan said. Gonos, also a member of the Saints' B Conference champion football team, will play lacrosse at Harvard next year.

Marcus Holman

Gilman