Player of the Year

Connor Cook

St. Mary’s Ryken senior attack

Résumé: Cook was the 2011 Washington Catholic Athletic Conference Player of the Year; did a little bit of everything for the high-powered Knights offense; scored 54 goals and totaled 54 assists; finished with 108 points; St. Mary’s Ryken male Athlete of the Year; voted team Most Valuable Player; will play in Maryland State senior All-Star game in early June; Kelly Award finalist for the best lacrosse player in the state; three time All-Conference; three-time All-County; attending West Point next year

Coach of the Year

John Sothoron

St. Mary’s Ryken (23rd season)

Résumé: Led Ryken to a 15-4 overall record, 6-2 in WCAC play, tied for second overall; WCAC semifinalist; 10 wins versus teams with winning records; Worcester Prep Tournament champions; Greg Carroll Invitational Lacrosse Tournament champions; won 12 consecutive games through the season; ranked as No. 10 in the state and No. 36 in the country, finished at No. 41, according to Sothoron and MaxPreps

First team

Attack

Cook

Dean Holzbeirlein, Chopticon senior

Led the Braves in goals (43), assists (38); finished with 81 points and 60 groundballs

Matt Yates, St. Mary’s Ryken sophomore

The third-leading scorer for the Knights hit the net 46 times; finished with 19 assists and 65 points

Midfield

Daniel Batong, St. Mary’s Ryken senior

Unanimously named to the All-WCAC first team; finished with 318 career groundballs; will play in state senior All-Star game; will play at Drexel University

Nick Landavazo, Chopticon senior

Scooped up 92 groundballs this season; finished with 29 goals and 11 assists

Brian Oechsel, Leonardtown senior

48 groundballs this season; 18 goals, 8 assists

Defense

Brennan Tarleton, St. Mary’s Ryken senior

Voted as Ryken’s top defender; named to All-WCAC first team; led defense in scoring

Connor Duffy, Leonardtown junior

Duffy led the Raiders with 37 takeaways; finished with 32 groundballs, second among the defense; 4 goals, 1 assist

Troy Mendenhall, St. Mary’s Ryken junior

Played both long-stick midfield and close defense; All-WCAC honorable mention; voted 2012 team captain

Goalie

Joe Capstaff, St. Mary’s Ryken senior

Finished with a 63 percent save percentage; 191 total saves; gave up an average of 5 goals per game; will play for University of South Florida next season

Second team

Attack

Philip Lindsay, Great Mills junior

Nathan Blondino, St. Mary’s Ryken sophomore

Nick Stailey, Leonardtown junior

Midfield

Jared Baranowski, St. Mary’s Ryken senior

Matt Boutin, St. Mary’s Ryken senior

Matt Hileman, Chopticon junior

Defense

John Connor, Leonardtown senior

Hunter Wilson, St. Mary’s Ryken junior

Matt Bowes, Leonardtown senior

Goalkeeper

Doug Harbold, Chopticon senior

Honorable mentions

Michael Gregory, Chopticon junior midfielder; Tim Connor, Leonardtown sophomore attack; Connor Daly, Leonardtown junior midfielder; Austin Spaulding, St. Mary’s Ryken midfielder