Brunswick School attackman Henry Caponiti sees a lot of himself in former NBA Defensive Player of the Year Draymond Green. Like Green of the Golden State Warriors, the senior is a “hustler and grinder” — and above all, he just wants to win. “He loves getting chippy and talking smack, which is what I … [Read more...]
Watch list: NE West standouts entering second half of season
Just like that, the New England prep school boys lacrosse season has passed its midpoint. Some teams — like undefeated Brunswick, which will bring a 10-0 record into Thursday's anticipated game against Darien (Conn.) High School — have separated themselves from the pack in New England West 1. But … [Read more...]
Massive clashes among prep heavyweights coming in NE West
Spring is in the air and that means one thing: We’re inching closer and closer to the return of New England prep school lacrosse. And the return of the heavyweights in New England West and the Founders League. Teams are returning to the pre-2020 schedule structure that’s making a return for 2022, … [Read more...]
Prep schools: Avon Old Farms heavy on nicknames, new faces
Avon Old Farms head coach Eric Fekete knows a thing or two about competing at the highest level of lacrosse. Spending 17 years on the Division 1 level at Quinnipiac, Fekete was on the sidelines for hundreds of college games before joining the Winged Beavers in 2020. And in his first season with the … [Read more...]
Prep schools: How retooled Taft is set to make more noise in ’22
In 2021, a storm was brewing in Watertown, Conn. The Taft School went 8-2 in a shortened regular season before heading to Washington, D.C., for GEICO Nationals on the last two days of May. Prior to the 2021 iteration of the four-team tournament, the Rhinos had never been to the event since its … [Read more...]
Prep schools: Is Brunswick the team to beat in New England?
Like most New England teams every spring, Brunswick School capped off its campaign with its last regular-season contest in late May ... without a postseason playoff. In 2022, though, the Bruins will get their first taste of postseason play through the first annual Prep Nationals, a four-team … [Read more...]
