ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Nazareth seniors
Scott Castle and
Mitchel Frey represented the Golden Flyers as first-team selections on the Empire 8 Conference all-star team for men's lacrosse. The teams were chosen through voting by the league's nine head coaches.
Individual award winners -- Player of the Year, Goalkeeper of the Year, Rookie of the Year and Coach of the Year -- will be announced next week.
In addition to Castle and Frey, who were chosen at midfield and defense respectively, senior attackman
Joe Jacobs-Ferderbar and senior defenseman
Brian orr were selected to the second team. Senior attackman
Doug Milano-Johnson was Nazareth's representative as conference Sportman of the Year.
Castle, of Skaneateles, N.Y. and a graduate of Skaneateles High School, was named to the first team for the third year in a row after leading the Golden Flyers to a 10-5 overall record in 2011. He was the Golden Flyers' top-scoring midfielder in 2011 with 32 points on 22 goals and 10 assists.
Frey, of Terrace Park, Ohio and a graduate of Moeller High School, was a second-team all-conference pick in 2009 and an honorable mention chose in 2010. He started all 15 games for the Golden Flyers in 2011 and was the team leader in ground balls (52) and caused turnovers (29).
Jacobs-Ferderbar, of Orchard Park, N.Y. and a graduate of Orchard Park High School, leads the Golden Flyers in scoring with 44 points on 28 goals and 16 assists. He ranks sixth all-time at Nazareth in career scoring with 181 points, including 110 goals.
Orr, of Medford, Mass. and a graduate of Malden Catholic, also was a second-team all-conference selection in 2010. He started all 15 games in 2011 and picked up his first career goal. He also scooped up 32 ground balls and had 17 caused turnovers.
Milano-Johnson, of Pittsford, N.Y. and a graduate of Pittsford Sutherland, was named as Nazareth's representative on the 2011 Men's Lacrosse Sportsman of the Year Team. Empire 8 emphasizes that "Competing with Honor and Integrity" is an essential component of a student-athlete's experience in conjunction with an institution's educational mission. These honorees have distinguished themselves and consistently exhibit the critical traits as outstanding sportsmen.
First Team All-Conference
Attack
Kelso Davis Sr. RIT
Alex Hofrichter Jr. Stevens
Mitch Ritchie Jr. St. John Fisher
Midfield
Scott Castle Sr. Nazareth
Brandon Faubert Sr. Stevens
Chris Laurita Sr. Stevens
Jordan MacIntosh Sr. RIT
Long-Stick Midfield
MJ Kiekebelt Sr. RIT
Short-Stick Midfield
Erich Rassow Sr. St. John Fisher
Defense
Mitchel Frey Sr. Nazareth
Mick Krajacic Jr. Utica
Zach McHugh Sr. Stevens
Goalie
David Gal Sr. Ithaca
Second Team All-Conference
Attack
Joe Jacobs-Ferderbar Sr. Nazareth
Tom Mongelli Jr. Ithaca
Tyler Russell Jr. RIT
Midfield
Dave Aitchison Sr. Hartwick
Kyle Denhoff Jr. St. John Fisher
Ryan Schmidt Sr. St. John Fisher
Mike Silipo Sr. Ithaca
Long-Stick Midfield
Jacob Messimer Sr. Stevens
Short-Stick Midfield
Michael Steinhauser Jr. Stevens
Defense
Eric Horeth Jr. RIT Defense
Matt Marks Jr. Stevens Defense
Brian Orr Sr. Nazareth Defense
Alex Skvarch Sr. Hartwick Defense
Goalie
Bob Tonnessen Sr. RIT Goalie
Sportsman of the Year
Marc Zoyhofski Sr. Alfred
Rich Courto Sr. Elmira
Alex Skvarch Sr. Hartwick
Kevin Ferris Sr. Ithaca
Doug Milano-Johnson Sr. Nazareth
Chris Cherami Sr. RIT
Mike Cummins Sr. St. John Fisher
Ted Pfeifer Sr. Stevens
Kevin Conway Sr. Utica
Honorable Mention All-Conference
Attack
Connor Henderson St. John Fisher
Midfield
Jordan Collins-Hartwig RIT
Jay Lucas Ithaca
Short-Stick Midfield
Tyler Brooks-Lambert Alfred
Brian DiBetta Ithaca
Defense
Mitch Bailey St. John Fisher
Adam Wacenske Ithaca
