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2009 All State Honors
1st Team
Rob Cordisco, M, Junior
Sean Ledwick, A, Senior
Mikey Scheufele, D, Senior
2nd Team
Josh Briskman, G, Senior
Morgan Faller, A, Junior
2009 All South West Conference
1st Team
Rob Cordisco, M, Junior
Tucker Drimal, LSM, Junior
Mikey Scheufele, D, Senior
2nd Team
Morgan Faller, A, Junior
Sean Ledwick, A, Senior
Honorable Mention
Josh Briskman, G, Senior
Kip McMahon, D, Sophomore
Willie Miller, D, Junior
2009 Team Awards
Varsity MVP
Josh Briskman
Varsity Coaches Award
Alex Peyreigne
Varsity Heart and Hustle Award
Jonathan Figliola
Junior Varsity MVP
Joey Falci
Junior Varsity Coaches Award
Carmine Magnoli
Jack Steinharter
Freshman MVP
Peter Robbins
Freshman Coaches Award
Jesse Laico
 
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posted 06/14/2009
The Weston U15 Blue team finished the highest ever for a Weston Lacrosse Club team in the CONNY tournament. Weston ends the season as the 5th ranked youth team in the State of Connecticut by virtue of winning the second division title. This is a wonderful accomplishment given the size of our community relative to others in the state. It is a tribute to the dedication and effort of all those players, parents, coaches and administrators involved. Our goal in youth lacrosse is to teach and support the game of lacrosse in an environment of safety, respect and Fun! We strive for excellence on the field at all times and expect a high standard of commitment to the game of lacrosse. Winning is the natural culmination from doing many of the little things right on and off the field.
Congratulations to Head Coach Jim Smith and all the players and assistant coaches for an outstanding season of youth lacrosse. Jim has coached in Weston lacrosse for 10 years and was instrumental in developing the players in the 2009 WHS senior class when they were 5-6 graders. These young men played with heart until the bitter end in a 12-11 loss in the CT CLass S State Title Game yesterday. It was a big day for Jim and many of the parents who had boys playing in both the youth and high school championships yesterday.
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posted 06/12/2009
Now that the Weston High School boys lacrosse team will play in the Connecticut state title game in Norwalk tomorrow, it seems like a good time to reflect upon the team's success. Regardless of the outcome of the state title game, we should be really proud of Weston Lacrosse. In particular, we should be proud of the players. Three straight seasons in the State Championship game is a credit to these lacrosse players especially as the quality of the sport in Connecticut continues to improve.
The senior class on this team is a special group of 11 kids They have grown up together playing a variety of sports from youth soccer, to little league to youth football and basketball. They have shared the classroom since kindergarten which is one of the unique benefits of living in a small town. They had play dates together when they were still eating with their first set of teeth and they have slept on each other's bedroom floors for years. More than teammates, they are friends. The fires of competitive high school lacrosse has strengthened the friendship bond. The underclassmen on the team are equally tight-knit. The beauty of this team is that it has so many diverse personalities that come together to pursue one mission -- excellence on the lacrosse field.
Several senior members of the team were original members of the first Weston lacrosse bantam team in 1999. They are Sean Ledwick, Josh Briskman, Mikey Scheufele and Ben Miller. Others who joined the program in its second year like Peter Smith, Alex Scher, Jonathan Figliola, and Ben O'Brien. Sam Crowell moved to Weston in 7th grade and started playing lax then. Tom McNally picked it up as a freshman in high school. And Stephen Mok picked it up his senior year. This last entry speaks well of the program and its players as Stephen was encouraged to "give it a shot" by his classmates and was supported all along the way by them. Overall, nearly 60 classmates of this senior class played lacrosse at one point in their lives, attracted to the teaching model of ample play. Although only 11 remain playing in Weston, several others have moved out of town and play at their current high school. Still others play other sports like tennis and golf in Weston, or have decided to concentrate on other sports on a more year-around basis. These former teammates in youth lacrosse have become some of the team's best fans. Most have fond memories of their experiences in youth lacrosse.
The Weston team's accomplishments are remarkable in the context of the size of our high school and the newness of the program. We have only been playing high school lacrosse in Weston for 7 years and we have the smallest boys enrollment of any of the top 20 teams in the state when combining Class L, M and S teams. When the youth program started, we thought that we could overcome the school enrollment deficiency by creating a youth program model that would attract a disproportionate amount of kids to the game. And, as anyone who has seen lacrosse knows, the excitement and action of the game is very attractive to today's youth culture.
We thought our biggest challenge would be that most dads in town did not play lacrosse when they were kids and hence had no desire to teach lacrosse to their kids. This was different than in local towns such as Darien, Wilton, New Canaan and Greenwich where many parents considered the quality of the town's lacrosse program as a factor in the decision to move to that town. While most Weston parents were not inclined to play lacrosse catch with the kids in the backyard on a Sunday afternoon, Wilton parents were fanatical about it.
The loss of "passing it forward" to the next generation was partly overcome by teaching sound fundamentals at an early age. We tried to instill the values of hard work and developing skills both lefty and righty. If you watch any starter on this WHS team, you would not see any drop in skill level when they go lefty or righty. Even the defensemen and goalie are fully proficient. They may favor one hand over the other, but they are equally capable. You can bet that a lot of backyard skill development has happened with this group of kids. However, it is still pretty easy to pick out the kids who play a lot of wall ball and catch in the backyard during the off season. There is absolutely no substitute for this backyard work.
We have recently tried to bridge the generation gap by establishing the Weston Champs Camp. This has been a great success and allows our young players to learn from past Weston players who were highly successful at the high school level and now play at the college level. Just another rung in the ladder. We are in our third year of Family Night when we invite all Weston families to a night lacrosse game with free admission. We gave away team photos and held an autograph session at the end of the game. All kids (high school and youth) loved it! We now see youth players at most home games and a few seek autographs from their favorite players. We hope that this will continue to create a bond between the generations that leads the younger kids to want to emulate the older ones. And this group of high school players is worth emulating. They are great kids who are good role models on and off the field.
As the Weston program specifically and the game of lacrosse generally advances, better players are spending much more time perfecting stick skills. Today's youth players will be challenged at a much high skill level than even today's high school team. Kids will not be able to get by on athleticism alone. This is not a call to concentrate specifically on lacrosse. Coaches at all levels of the game (College D1, D2 and D3, high school and youth) strongly urge kids to play multiple sports. Competing on a playing field in any sport during the summer, fall and winter will make you a better lacrosse player. Of the 27 Weston varsity lacrosse players, all but 5 play another sport. All of them played at least two sports during the youth phase of their lives. Rather, it is a call to encourage young players to play catch and wall ball consistently and methodically throughout the course of the year. By methodically, we mean "to play catch with a purpose." Practice to perfect proper throwing, catching, scooping, cradling and shooting technique both lefty and righty. Don't just play catch and ingrain bad form. Work to improve your form. Don't just stand still in front of the goal and take 20 righty shots for the middle of the goal from 15 yards out. Shoot 50 times lefty and righty. Shoot on the run. Shoot for all spots along the uprights and crossbar. Be methodical. Shoot 10 lower left, 10 hip-high left, 10 upper left, 10 under the crossbar, 10 upper right, etc. until you go all the way around the cage. Then do it again...and again...and again.
We hope that parent and youth players make it to the championship game at Brien McMahon HS in Norwalk on June 13 at 10:30 a.m. By doing so, you will help to honor the game of lacrosse and those who play it with passion and the pursuit of excellence. And you will be doing a great service to your young aspiring lacrosse child. You would be surprised by the impact watching your high school team in a state title game can have on kids. It makes them dream. And chasing dreams is one of life's great pleasures.
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posted 06/11/2009
The Weston High School boys lacrosse team has been in existence for only 7 years. Remarkably, it is returning to the Connecticut State Class S Championship Game for the 3rd consecutive season. Weston plays St. Joseph's High School (Trumbull) at 10:30 a.m. at Brien-McMahon High School in Norwalk on Saturday, June 13.
Brien-McMahon is the host site for all State of Connecticut Lacrosse Championship Games in 2009. Other games that day at Darien vs Wilton in the Class M title game, and Fairfield Prep vs Simbury in the Class L title game. Weston defeated Simbury, 7-6, in its season opener this year. After defeating Ledyard, 15-9, on Thursday, June 11, Weston earned another shot at the crown.
Three early goals by Brian Rogers and 1 by Peter Smith propelled Weston to a 4-2 first quarter lead. Weston exploded in the second quarter to take the lead into the half, 12-3. Ledyard, down by 9, stunningly went into a zone defense and did not pressure Weston's offense at all, allowing the Trojans to kill several minutes off the clock at each clip. Weston held a comfortable lead thereafter as the game wound down. Other scorers for Weston were Morgan Faller with 4 goals, Peter Smith with 2 goals, Sean Ledwick with 3 goals, Rob Cordisco with 2 goals and Alex Scher with a tally. Josh Briskman made several good saves and Rob Cordisco dominated the faceoffs. Many other players played well for Weston.
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posted 06/09/2009
The Weston HS Boys Lacrosse team defeated #1-seeded Granby, 12-4, on June 9 to advance to the State Class S semi-final game. Weston plays Ledyard HS (14-5 record) at West Haven High School on Thursday, June 11 at 7 p.m.
Weston goals were scored by Morgan Faller, Rob Cordisco, Brian Rogers, Peter Smith and Sean Ledwick. Josh Briskman played well in the goal for Weston.
Weston's defensive unit of Mikey Scheufele, Willie Miller, Kip McMahon, along with LSM Tucker Drimal and SSM's Alex Peyreigne and Jon Figliola, allowed 3 mandown goals and one transition goal. Otherwise, the unit completely shut down the Granby attack.
It would be fantastic if Weston youth players could attend the next game at West Haven. Watching the high school team succeed at the state level is great motivation for the younger players. Please try to attend the game.
Weston's record is 12-8 this season.
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posted 06/06/2009
Weston defeated Stonington in boys high school lacrosse in the first round of the Class S State Tournament, 19-6, at Stonington at 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 6. Weston advances to the quarterfinal round to play top-seeded Granby Memorial High School, at Granby, on Tuesday, June 9 at 5 p.m.
Weston's 19 goals is a record for the most goals scored in one game by the team. Weston scored 18 goals twice on 2007, defeating Barlow 18-12 and Brookfield, 18-8.
Morgan Faller scored 9 goals and added 1 assist for 10 points. Sean Ledwick scored 11 points with 4 goals and 7 assists. Peter Smith added 3 goals. Alex Scher scored 2 goals and had 2 assists. Sam Crowell scored 1 goal and 1 assist. Rob Cordisco and Alex Peyreigne each had 2 assists. Faller's nine goals in one game is the single-game record at Weston High School, eclipsing an 8 goal game by Gordie Zimmermann. Ledwick's 11 points is also a single-game record.
Josh Briskman made 6 saves in the goal. Rob Cordisco controlled the faceoff play.
Here are the results of the Class S Tournament through June 6:
| First Round |
Quarterfinal |
Semifinal |
Final |
1 Granby Memorial
Bye |
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Granby Memorial (15-1)
Weston (10-7)
@Granby Memorial |
6/9
5:00 |
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6/11
TBA |
@Brien McMahon |
6/13
TBA |
8 Stonington
9 Weston 19-6
@Stonington |
6/6 |
4 Morgan 14-5
13 St. Bernard
@Morgan |
6/6 |
Morgan (13-4)
Ledyard (12-4)
@Morgan |
6/9
5:00 |
5 Ledyard 16-6
12 Old Saybrook
@Ledyard |
6/6 |
2 Joel Barlow
Bye |
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Joel Barlow (12-3)
Somers (11-6)
@Joel Barlow |
6/9
5:00 |
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6/11
TBA |
7 Somers 18-2
10 Waterford
@Somers |
6/6 |
3 St. Joseph 14-1
14 Ellington
@St. Joseph |
6/6 |
St. Joseph (13-4)
Immaculate (10-5)
@St. Joseph |
6/9
5:00 |
6 Immaculate 6-4
11 Suffield
@Immaculate |
6/6 |
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posted 06/06/2009
Dear Weston Lacrosse Coaches, Parents, Players and Fans:
Here is a message that all youth programs in CT received from the President of the Connecticut-New York Youth Lacrosse Association (CONNY). The Weston Lacrosse Club Board of Directors wholeheartedly supports CONNY and its message to coaches. Our coaches are responsible for fan behavior. You, as parents, represent not only yourself and your children, but the Weston Lacrosse organization when attending youth games. Our coaches will get kicked out of games if our parents are harassing officials, players and coaches. And you or your child may be removed from the field or the game if you are cited for not following the Code of Conduct.
It has come to our attention that parents are sitting behind the team when watching youth games. Parents and fans violate CONNY rules when standing on the same side of the field as the team bench area. We do not want parents "coaching" their kids while on the field or lobbying for playing time for their kids during the game. This is not acceptable behavior. Parents should always go to the opposite side of the field as the bench area, unless there are mitigating circumstances.
If you are losing your cool, please stop and take 10 deep breaths and repeat, "its only a youth game." If you see a fellow Weston fan losing it, then please ask them them to "take 10 breaths." -- intervention device offered by the Positive Coaching Alliance.
Over our 11 years, the Weston Lacrosse Club has enjoyed a reputation as a model program in Connecticut and across the nation. Our club leaders helped to establish the "CONNY Sportsmanship Committee" referred to in the message below. However, last year the club was called in front of that same committee when one of our teams was cited for misconduct by officials at the CONNY tournament last year based on the sideline behavior of parents. Yelling at the ref or disparaging the opponents, is not acceptable. Our reputation matters and we (coaches, parents, players, fans) are part of creating and upholding that reputation.
Please read the notice below.
Thank you.
To ALL CONNY PROGRAMS and COACHES,
The season is wrapping up quickly, but over the last several weeks, across a whole spectrum of our member programs, we have had a rash of bad behavior from parents and coaches. To our kids’ credit they have been great and we all want to keep it that way! So I thought I’d better reinforce and clarify CONNY’s expectations for Parental and Coaching behavior.
Most of you have attended a Positive Coaching Alliance class and understand what we expect. Let me set the record straight, the CONNY 2009 Boys Rules of Play mandate “ZERO TOLERANCE” enforcement of NFHS Rule 5-9, Unsportsmanlike Conduct, and go on toughen penalties and clarify that “Head coaches are responsible for the conduct of their players, coaching staffs and other sideline personnel, and supporting spectators.” If you haven’t recently done so, read the rule and CONNY’s modifications to it; they are completely crystal clear. From the start of the season, we have encouraged officials to enforce the spirit and letter of this policy. It is never acceptable for coaches, let alone spectators, to attempt to debate calls with officials. If you have a serious issue with an opposing coach or official, document your complaint and send it to me after the game. I’ll make sure the CONNY Sportsmanship Committee, and in the case of officials, the appropriate assigning authority, investigates.
It’s time to live the CONNY Code of Conduct each of us has signed. Let’s remember that lax is just a game, and keep it in perspective. Our kids learn life lessons by watching how we handle situations, so let’s set an example we’ll be proud to have them emulate.
We are all looking forward to a successful end to the season and need to be on our best behavior. Please be extra diligent asking your coaches and parents to “do the right thing.” If they won’t or can’t, CONNY will unhesitatingly ban offenders from attending any remaining games, including CONNY Tournaments games.
Thanks for your continued support of CONNY and all the kids involved.
Best,
Bob Russell
CONNY PRESIDENT
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posted 06/02/2009
ENROLL IN THE 2009 CHAMPS CAMP AND BE ELIGIBLE TO WIN AN
OFFICIAL DUKE LACROSSE HELMET!
Each Camper Gets Free Autographed Lacrosse Ball and Free Camp Jersey!
Camp Dates: June 23-25, 1:30-4:30pm at WHS Stadium Field. Cost $150.
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posted 06/01/2009
| 2009 Division S Boys Lacrosse |
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| First Round |
Quarterfinal |
Semifinal |
Final |
1 Granby Memorial
Bye |
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Granby Memorial (15-1)
@Granby Memorial |
6/9
5:00 |
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6/11
TBA |
@Brien McMahon |
6/13
TBA |
8 Stonington (10-6)
9 Weston (9-7)
@Stonington |
6/6
3:00 |
4 Morgan (12-4)
13 St. Bernard (8-8)
@Morgan |
6/6
3:00 |
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6/9
5:00 |
5 Ledyard (11-4)
12 Old Saybrook (8-8)
@Ledyard |
6/6
3:00 |
2 Joel Barlow
Bye |
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Joel Barlow (12-3)
@Joel Barlow |
6/9
5:00 |
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6/11
TBA |
7 Somers (10-6)
10 Waterford (9-7)
@Somers |
6/6
3:00 |
3 St. Joseph (12-4)
14 Ellington (7-9)
@St. Joseph |
6/6
3:00 |
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6/9
5:00 |
6 Immaculate (9-5)
11 Suffield (8-7)
@Immaculate |
6/6
3:00 |
2009 Division S Boys Lacrosse Rankings
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posted 05/30/2009
The Weston High School boys lacrosse team was knocked out of the Southwest Conference tournament in the semi-final round by the favored tournament team, New Fairfield, in a high-scoring 15-13 game at Bunnell HS (Stratford) on Friday, May 29. However, in defeat, the team may have built a foundation from which to launch at run at the State Class S Title. The was the second straight solid game for Weston and the Trojans are building momentum.
Weston fell behind 3-0 early, but battled back to 3-3 on goals by Morgan Faller, Alex Peyreigne and Alex Scher. The ever-explosive New Fairfield Rebels triggered a 5-goal response and went into halftime up 9-4. Weston fell behind 13-5 until Rob Cordisco scored with 1 second to go in the 3rd quarter; and, opening the 4th quarter, Cordisco won the faceoff, passed it to Sean Ledwick at the point who transferred it to Faller on the lower right post who stuck it in the goal. Weston scored 2 goals in 7 seconds to narrow the gap, 13-7.
Weston manned up on defense and thwarted New Fairfield time and again while the offense, led by Faller's 6 goals and relentless effort, exploded for another 5 goals to NF's one, closing the score to 14-12 with 4 minutes remaining. NF got one back until Faller netted his final goal of the game, making it 15-13. Weston took the ball away from NF as the clock ran down but could not score again.
Weston's Morgan Faller scored 6 goals and was dominating in the Weston comeback rally. Sean Ledwick and Alex Scher notched two goals each. Lone other scorers were Brian Rogers, Alex Peyreigne and Rob Cordisco.
Stellar defensive efforts came from Kip McMahon who stripped the ball several times and led clearing to the offensive end. Willie Miller clamped down on one of the best crease men in the league. All other defensive players played tight. New Fairfield simply has a relentless offense that will take it far in the Class M state tournament.
Weston waits one week to commence the state tournament on Saturday, June 6.
Here are the CIAC Ranking Rules:
8.0 RANKING/SEEDING
8.1 Teams will be seeded by won / loss percentage. Seeding ties will be broken based on:
2) Head-to-head competition (2 teams only)
3) Record vs highest ranked common opponent
4) Most wins
5) By lot
8.2 Tournament Format
a. If MORE than sixteen (16) teams qualify, teams will play off in a qualifying round.
b. If LESS than sixteen (16) teams qualify, byes in the first round will be assigned starting with
the top seed on down.
16 @ 1 12 @ 5
15 @ 2 11 @ 6
14 @ 3 10 @ 7
13 @ 4 9 @ 8
8.3 Ranking and pairings information will be distributed via the CIAC web site -- casciac.org -- on
Monday, June 1, 2009.
1-Granby
2-Barlow
3-St. Josephs (tiebreaker over Morgan - better record vs common opponent - Trumbull)
4. Morgan
5. Ledyard
6. Immaculate
7. Somers (assuming they win today and finish 10-6, then tiebreaker over Stonington - better record vs common opponent - Old Lyme)
8. Stonington
9. Weston (tiebreaker over Watertown - By Lot)
10. Waterford
11. Suffield
12. Old Saybrook (tiebreaker over St. Bernard - better record vs common opponent - Waterford)
13. St Bernard
14. Ellington
15/16. no other team had .400 winning percentage
1v16 Granby has bye
8v9 Weston at Stonington
4v13 St Bernard at Morgan
5v12 Old Saybrook at Ledyard
2v15 Barlow has bye
7v10 Waterford at Somers
3v14 Ellington at St Josephs
6v11 Suffield at Immaculate
That is my take anyway, but we find out on Monday for sure.
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posted 05/28/2009
We understand the impact of the current economic environment on family finances. Through the help of the Weston Lacrosse Club - Paul Scheufele Endowment Fund, we have provided financial aid to several Weston families so that their children could fully participate in lacrosse this year. The WLC is committed to keeping access for all kids to our youth lacrosse programs. That is why we cut our program fees extensively this season. In addition, we are reaching outside of our community to provide financial assistance for inner city kids from Bridgeport to attend the Weston Champs Camp on June 23-25. All of this is made easier by the Endowment!
The Endowment started thanks to the vision and generosity of one Weston Lacrosse family that wanted to give back to the program for what it did for their son. The Endowment thrives thanks to the 173 contributors who have supported the Endowment with donations since its inception in 2006. In 2009, we hope to match last year's participation goal of 100 contributors.
Every contribution to the Endowment is cherished and honored, whether is be $25 or $25,000.
If you have any questions regarding the Endowment, please contact Jack Zimmermann at
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If the Weston Lacrosse program has also had a positive impact on your family, could you please make a donation by June 30, 2009? As little as $25 keeps our program of safety, respect and FUN going strong for future generations of lacrosse players. Please make your tax deductible donation payable to:
The Fairfield County Community Fund (Please write in the notes field:WLC Endowment Fund)
Send to the new address:
Fairfield County Community Foundation
383 Main Ave.
Norwalk, CT 06851-1543
Thank you.
The Weston Lacrosse Club Board of Directors
2007-2008 Contributors listed under the Endowment Section of the Website
http://leagueathletics.com/Page.asp?n=23987&snid=509561496&org=westonlax.com
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Weston defeats Barlow,5-4, to advance in SWCs on May 27
The WHS Boys Lacrosse team defeated Barlow (Redding), 5-4, in a defensive thriller at Barlow May 27. Weston advances to the semi-final round of the Southwest Conference Championship on Friday, May 29 at Bunnell HS in Stratford at 7pm when the will take on the top seed New Fairfield Rebels ( currently ranked 4th in the state and riding a 40-game winning streak).
In victory, Weston accomplished something only done in less than 2% of the games played in CT this season by winning a game when scoring 5 goals or less. Outstanding play by the defensive unit led the way for Weston. Josh Briskman was outstanding in the goal and the defensive unit of Mike Scheufele, Tucker Drimal, Willie Miller and Kip McMahon, along with defensive middies Jonathan Figliola, Charlie Smith, Alex Peyreigne and Tom McNally, held Barlow to 1 goal in the final three quarters of play.
After playing 10 of the first 12 minutes of the game on defense, Weston fell behind, 3-0. Sean Ledwick cracked Barlow's outstanding goalie in the second quarter to score Weston's first goal. Goals by the Trojan's other attackmen, Morgan Faller and Alex Scher tied the score at 3-3 in the third quarter, but a Barlow fastbreak goal earned them the lead, 4-3, entering the final quarter. Morgan Faller netted his 2nd goal to tie the game, 4-4, with 5 minutes remaining.
Peter Smith appeared to scored the game-leading goal by sweeping hard right and bouncing it into the goal. But a Weston player stepped on the goal crease before the ball entered the cage and the goal was waived off. A few minutes later Scher earned his second perfect assist hitting Faller with a pass as he popped off the crease and Faller scored the game winner. It was Faller's 3rd goal of the game.
Weston's once again tested its mandown defense following the next faceoff. But the unit held strong. After a save by Briskman, Scheufele cleared the ball to McMahon who moved it to Scher in the offensive end. Following a timeout, Robbie Cordisco and Faller iced the ball in the offensive zone to protect the victory.
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Weston defeated Bethel, 14-3, on Senior Night May 20 at home. Weston ends its regular season with a 9-7 record. Bethel's record is 4-12. Stephen Mok, in his first year of Weston lacrosse, scored his first goal in his first game on the Varsity team. Tom McNally also notched his first career goal. Other scorers for Weston were Sean Ledwick, Willie Miller, Morgan Faller, Jonathan Figliola and Alex Peyreigne.
A Senior Night ceremony honored seniors at their last home game.
Weston 11 members of the Senior Class of 2009 are:
- Josh Briskman
- Sam Crowell
- Jon Figliola
- Sean Ledwick
- Tom McNally
- Ben Miller
- Stephen Mok
- Ben O'Brien
- Alex Scher
- Mikey Scheufele
- Peter Smith
Please join us in congratulating these senior players on an outstanding career of Weston Lacrosse!
Josh Briskman: Tri- Captain and a Charter member of the Weston Lacrosse program, Josh started playing in 2nd grade. A three- year varsity player and a two- year starter at Goalie, Josh earned Honorable Mention SWC honors as a junior. His point blank stops in last year's Masuk game helped turn the 2008 season around and propelled the Trojans to their second straight appearance in the Class S Finals. He also excelled on the gridiron where he played center and lineman . His next stop will be at Bucknell University. Sam Crowell: Sam started at close defense as a junior on the State runner-up team and moved to O- middie this year as a senior. Sam started playing youth lacrosse in the middle school. Sam also captained the football team this past season where he garnered All SWC Conference Honors as a Junior and Senior and was named to the 2008 Class SS ALL STATE Team. He will be bringing his talents to Ithaca College, NY in the fall where he will play football.
Jon Figliola: John combines heart and hustle as a Face-off man and D-middie. He started to hone his lax skills in the 3rd grade as a member of the WYL program. His "take no prisoners" approach will be remembered as he was relentless in going after ground balls. He also started on the Football team this past season and will be taking his Lax game to Gwynedd-Mercy College , PA this coming Fall.
Sean Ledwick Tri-Captain and 2 year starter at Attack, he led the Class S runner-up team in assists as a junior and was the team's second leading scorer. He is also a charter member of the youth program starting in 1998 under the tutelage of Founder /Coach Paul Scheufele in the 2nd grade. Sean also earned two varsity letters in basketball and started at guard this past season. He will be attending Susquehanna University, PA in the fall and will play lacrosse.
Ben Miller: Also a charter member of the Weston Youth Program, Ben was known for his quickness and outstanding game sense. As a junior, Ben played a key role on the offensive side of the ball at O-Middie and was on the man-up offense until he suffered a season ending injury just before the play-offs. He started his senior season in high fashion with a high hard bounce shot that ignited the Weston comeback OT win against Simsbury in it s1st game of the year. Unfortunately, Ben's season ended after being diagnosed with stress fractures in his back from hits received during the Simsbury game. Be will be studying engineering at Villanova University next year.
Tom McNally: A two year varsity player, Tom showed versatility as he played SSM, LSM as well as close defense. Tom's work ethic and dedication to the sport propelled him to play with the CT Seminoles team that qualified for and played in Dick's Sporting Goods National Championship tournament this past January in Florida. He also captained the Varsity wresting team where he sported a gaudy 20-2 record until he suffered a season ending injury. Tom will be attending Bentley University where he will be playing lacrosse.
Stephen Mok.: New to the team this season Stephen exemplifies what Weston Lacrosse is all about. Having not played until his senior season, he played with the team in the fall and decided that it would a great experience to compete in the Creator's game. He will be attending University of Connecticut to continue his studies.
Ben O'Brien..Ben began playing lacrosse in the middle school and is a 2 year varsity player at close defense. His toughness and willingness to sacrifice for the team are qualities that have served the team well. Ben was a standout player at the varsity level in football as a linebacker and interior lineman.. He will be bringing his gridiron talents to Susquehanna University, PA in the Fall
Alex Scher: Alex will be forever remembered for his dramatic game winning goal in OT over then undefeated # 2 ranked Old Lyme in last year's State Tournament quarterfinal game. Starting in the middle school, Alex has honed his skills at Attack and last year earned a spot on the Norwalk Hour All Area Team. He has an innate sense to move to the open spot and has taken more than his share of hits while finding the back of the net. He also was a key player on the Varsity soccer team this past season. He will be heading south in the Fall and will be studying at the University of Miami.
Mikey Scheufele A Senior Tri -Captain , Mikey is a Charter member of Weston Lacrosse. As a freshman he started at LSM earning Honorable mention All SWC and was an All Conference and All State selection as a sophomore on the 2007 State Championship team. Before being sidelined his junior year with a knee injury, he was selected to play on the CT Hurricane Team. This Spring he has come back as the leader of the defense and his trademark tenacity is back in full force. He is also National Class Freestyle skier. A superb student he will be attending Northwestern University in the Fall.
Peter Smith: Senior first line midfielder and 2 year varsity player, Peter erupted this season with some monster offensive games including a six goal effort against the highly ranked New Milford Green Wave in a battle down to the wire. Peter started in the 3rd grade and has been a model of consistency through the years. Peter has shined on the man-up this year with sniper -like accuracy and his physicality and toughness have allowed him to get to the cage and score. Peter also was a key player on the Varsity football team at running back and defensive back. He will be a Boston College Eagle in the fall.
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posted 05/19/2009
The Weston Boys Lacrosse team dropped its 4th straight game game last night with a 9-7 loss at conference rival Joel Barlow last night as its record falls to 8-7 on the season. A win at Bethel on Wednesday, May 20, on Senior Night at 6 p.m. may give Weston some positive momentum entering the post-season conference tournament and State playoffs. Youth players are encouraged to attend this final regular season game and most likely the last home game of the season.
According to Laxpower.com, Weston is ranked 22 in the state (of 78 teams) and is the 3rd ranked Class S team based on its strength of schedule. All of Weston's losses have come against higher ranked opponents. In its 4 game losing stretch, Weston dropped games to New Fairfield (4th ranked in the State), Barlow (12th ranked), Brien McMahon (19th ranked) and Staples (20th ranked). The Trojans other losses were at the hands of Newtown (10th ranked), New Milford (13th ranked) and Guilford (14th ranked). Four of these games were lost by 2 goals or less. Weston's one win against higher ranked opponents was in its opening game of the season in an overtime win over Simsbury (9th ranked).
Weston entered the 4-game stretch with an 8-3 record. They opened the stretch with a loss to Brien-McMahon HS (Norwalk), 12-7 and followed with a loss to Staples (Westport), 9-8, a team that Weston was projected to defeat. The Trojans next travelled to New Fairfield HS who was riding a 36-game winning streak dating back to the last time Weston defeated them in the State Class S semi-finals in 2007. Weston held close through the first half then the wheels fell off and New Fairfield took a 17-7 lead into the early minutes of the 4th quarter. New Fairfield pulled its starting team and Weston climbed back to the final score of 17-11.
Last night, against Joel Barlow HS (Redding), Weston lost another close game, 9-7. To its credit, the team moved the ball well on offense and challenged Barlow on defense. Down by 4 goals in the 3rd quarter, 8-4, Weston had multiple extra man opportunities allowed Weston to climb within one goal until Barlow scored with 3 minutes remaining. Weston never relented at the end and good goalkeeping by Barlow was too much for the Trojans valiant effort.
Weston will likely get the 5th seed in the Southwest Conference tournament and draw a rematch with Barlow at Barlow on May 27. A win versus Barlow means Weston will likely face New Fairfield in a rematch at the semi-finals at Bunnell HS (Stratford) on May 29. The SWC finals will be played at Pomperaug HS (Southbury) on June 2.
Regarding the state tournament, any team in CT with a .400 winning percentage with at least a 10 game schedule against Varsity opponents qualifies for the tournament. A win against Bethel leaves Weston at 9-7 with a winning percentage of .5625. Based on results through May 18, Weston's likely seeding is the 9th to 14th spot which means it will play the entire tournament at away or neutral sites.
Weston has an excellent shot at going deep into the final rounds of the Class S tournament. Only Barlow and St. Joseph's (Trumbull) are ranked higher than Weston when teams are compared on a relative strength of schedule (laxpower.com). Weston is looking to make it to the finals of the State Class S tournament for the 3rd consecutive season.
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posted 05/16/2009
Gordie Zimmermann, a two-time all state player and team captain at Weston High School, is the leading scorer for the Wheaton College (Ill.) Thunder this season. Zimmermann has 41 points in 10 games, scoring 23 goals with 18 assists. Wheaton is a member of the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association, a national organization of non-NCAA college programs. There are 213 member college lacrosse teams in the MCLA. Wheaton is ranked 17th in the nation this season.
Gordie, the second leading point scorer in WHS Lacrosse history, will be a coach at the 2009 Champs Camp, a camp run by Weston players and coaches who are current and former college players.
To register for the Champs Camp, click here:
http://leagueathletics.com/Registration/Default.asp?snid=509561496&org=westonlax.com
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posted 05/16/2009
The Weston boys varsity lacrosse team lost to Staples of Westport, 9-8, on May 14. Weston's season record drops to 8-5. Morgan Faller scored 4 goals while Peter Smith scored 2 goals and Alex Scher scored 1 goal. Josh Briskman had 15 saves.
Weston plays New Fairfield today away at 11 a.m. New Fairfield is 12-0 this season and is riding a 35 game winning streak. New Fairfield last loss was to Weston in the State semi-final game in 2007.
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posted 05/11/2009
Both the Weston High School Varsity and JV teams lost to Brien-McMahon of Norwalk on Monday, May 11. The varsity team lost 12-7 and the JV team lost 4-3.
In Varsity action, Weston fell behind 8-4 at the half and gave up some early goals in the 3rd quarter. Weston, trailing by six most of the second half, sat in a zone defense as BM worked down the clock. Weston did not have many chances to get the ball on offense, and when it did, errant passing derailed the effort. Weston's seasonal record drops to 8-4. Weston travels to Staples of Westport to play Thursday, May 14.
Weston goals were scored by Sean Ledwick (4g), Rob Cordisco (1g), Alex Scher (1g) and Tucker Drimal (1g).
Weston's record is 1-4 against teams ranked in the top 20 in the state, allowing 11 goals per game against stronger opponents (Simsbury-6, Guilford-11, Newtown-11, New Milford-15 and McMahon-12). Weston has scored just 8.6 goals per game against ranked opponents. Weston's record is 7-0 against teams that are ranked lower than 25th in the state. Weston has outscored these lower ranked opponents 99-12, pumping up Weston's overall season statistics. Overall, the Trojans have scored 11.8 goals per game while allowing 5.6 goals against per game this season.
The next 3 games will all be challenging for Weston as they face Staples (24th in the state), New Fairfield (4th in the state) and Barlow of Redding (16th in the state).
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In JV action, BM had probably the most disciplined and quickest defenses of any team thus far. They slid to the ball well, had overall good stick work, and limited our opportunities throughout the first half. As a result BM took a 3-1 lead into halftime. A few minutes into the start of the second half they scored another insurance goal on a smart play in transition to go up 4-1. It didn't look great at that point, but Weston D locked in after that and didn't allow many other shots. Offense failed to take advantage of a man-down opportunity to start the 4th, but a few minutes later Jack Steinharter put a good shot on net that the BM goalie originally handled but then knocked in after failing to locate the rebound. This brought it to 4-2. Joey Falci scored on a strong move from X to make it 4-3 with about 3 minutes remaining. The final minutes ticked down with a few opportunities for both teams, but nothing materialized.
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posted 05/07/2009
The Weston Boys Varsity lacrosse team defeated Pomperaug HS of Southbury, 15-15, away on Wednesday, May 6. Weston improves its record to 7-3 and qualifies for the State tournament for the 5th consecutive season. Weston hosts Masuk of Monroe on Friday, May 8 at 6 p.m. on Family Night.
Weston goal scorers were Morgan Faller, Rob Cordisco, Sean Ledwick, Willie Miller and others. Faller scored 6 or 7 goals and Cordisco scored 5 goals. Alex Scher and Lyle Mitchell had assists. More accurate score reporting will come later.
Josh Briskman played well in the goal and the defensive unit of Mikey Scheufele, Kip McMahon, Andrew Baron, Willie Miller and Tucker Drimal stifled the Pomperaug attack.
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posted 05/04/2009
The Weston High boys lacross team earned its second shutout of the season, and the second in school history, with an 11-0 win over Brookfield at home on Thursday, April 30. Josh Briskman played outstanding in the goal for Weston. Weston's season record improved to 6-3. Weston travels to Pomperaug on Wednesday, May 6 and hosts Masuk of Monroe on Friday, May 8 in the annual Family Night event.
Weston goals were scored by Rob Cordisco, Morgan Faller, Brian Rogers, Alex Peyreigne and others. More details to come.
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posted 04/28/2009
A multitude of scorers contributed to the Weston High Boys Lacrosse victory over Stratford, 15-1, on Monday and Notre Dame, 16-1, on Wednesday. Weston's record is now 5-3.
Goal scorers in the games were Morgan Faller, Alex Scher, Sean Ledwick, Rob Cordisco, Peter Smith, Lyle Mitchell, Jack Scheufele, Brian Rogers, Evan Kleban, Alex Peyreigne and others to be named later.
Weston hosts Brookfield on Thurday, April 30 at 6 p.m.
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posted 04/26/2009
The Weston HS Boys lacrosse team dropped to a 3-3 record after recording its 3rd straight loss of the season, losing to New Milford, 15-14, on Saturday, April 25. Weston hosts Stratford High on Monday, April 27.
The game was a wild ride full of back and forth scoring streaks. New Milford jumped to an 8-3 lead midway through the second quarter, but Weston tied it at half time, 8-8. Weston surged ahead to an 11-8 lead midway through the 3rd quarter, but New Milford battled back to retake the lead, 12-11, with 4 quick goals late in the 3rd quarter. Weston took the lead, 14-13, with 2:50 remaining and held possession of the ball with 1:30 remaining. But Weston could not run the clock out and New Milford scored 2 goals in the final minute to send Weston home in bitter defeat.
The Trojans fought hard throughout the game with outstanding games from the 3 attackmen. Sean Ledwick led all scorers with 4 goals and 5 assists for 9 points. He was followed by Peter Smith with a game-high 6 goals. Morgan Faller notched 3 goals and 2 assists and Alex Scher had 5 assists. Rob Cordisco and Brian Rogers each scored a goal.
New Milford was led by Brandon Kuring with 5 goals and 3 assists. He was followed by #13 with 5 goals. Phil Dobson notched 3 goals and 4 assists while #24 saved the best for last, scoring the tying and winning goals in the final minute of the game.
Phil Dobson won 23 of 32 face offs and was instrumental toward New Milford's dominating play at the midfield. Of his 9 lost faceoffs, 6 were caused by illegal procedures.
Weston plays Stratford, Notre Dame and Brookfield this week.
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posted 04/20/2009
Weston took a 3-1 lead after the first quarter, but a 3-minute non-releasable illiegal stick violation opened the floodgate for Newtown who surged ahead and went on to win, 11-9, in Weston on Tuesday, April 21.
Weston's goals were scored by Alex Scher (3), Peter Smith (2), Sean Ledwick, Rob Cordisco, Will Miller and Morgan Faller (1 each). Alex Peyreigne had 2 assists.
Josh Briskman made several saves in the goal and the defensive unit of Mike Scheufele, Will Miller and Kip McMahon, along with LSM Tucker Drimal, did an effective job on defense.
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posted 04/18/2009
The Weston boys lacrosse team was outplayed by Guilford, 11-6, in Weston on Saturday, April 18. Weston's record drops to 3-1. Weston hosts Newtown, the preseason favorite to win the Southwest Conference, on Tuesday, April 21 at 6 p.m.
Weston took a 3-2 lead midway through the second quarter, but gave up 4 quick unsettled goals to go down at the half, 6-3. Weston narrowed the gap to 6-4 early in the 3rd quarter, but Guilford maintained a 3 goal lead, 8-5, heading into the final quarter. Three goals from the Guilford midfielders iced the game in the fourth quarter.
Weston goal scorers were Peter Smith with 3 goals, Morgan Faller with 2 goals and and Rob Cordisco with one goal.
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posted 04/15/2009
The Weston High boys lacrosse team recorded its first shutout in school history by defeating Bunnell High from Stratford, 16-0. Senior goalie Josh Briskman (tri-captain) and sophomore goalie Alex Peyreigne combined for the shutout.
Sean Ledwick (tri-captain) opened with his first of four goals which was what proved to be the winning goal with seconds elapsed in the game. Several other Weston players notched goals including two each from Morgan Faller and Evan Kleban, and solo goals from Jack Crowell, Robbie Cordisco, Jack Scheufele, Lyle Mitchell, Ben Miller, Tucker Drimal, Jon Figliola and Brian Rogers. Twelve Weston players factored in the scoring.
Weston record is 3-0 and the Trojans hosts Guilford High on Saturday night in what should be a closely contested game between two good teams. Game time is 6 p.m.
Player Goals Assists
Ledwick 4 2
Faller 2 3
Kleban 2 0
Cordisco 1 1
S. Crowell 0 2
J. Crowell 1 0
J. Scheufele 1 0
B. Miller 1 0
Drimal 1 0
Rogers 1 0
Figliola 1 0
Mitchell 1 0
Saves Goals Allowed
Briskman 1 0
Peyreigne 1 0
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Robbie Glascott and Jeff Ledwick, players at Lafayette and Colgate, surround their youth coach, mentor and (Jeff's) father, Tim Ledwick, at the April 11, 2009 contest between the two Division 1 Patriot League opponents. Colgate edged Lafeyette, 12-10. Colgate is ranked 15th in the nation.
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posted 04/14/2009
Boys Lacrosse has Highest Participation of any WHS Sports Program
62 boys are playing lacrosse at Weston High School which is the highest participation of any single-gender sport at the high school, according to Weston High School's budgeted enrollment figures for its 29 sports programs. The girls WHS lax program has over 40 players.
At the youth level, enrollment in the boys and girls program increased for the 11th consecutive year to record enrollment for both programs. The WLC was established 11 years ago. Boys enrollment is 168 players in grades 2-8 while the girls have 102 youth players this season for a total of 270 players.
That makes 372 active boys and girls lacrosse players in Weston this spring. Impressive!!
Thank you for participating in and supporting Weston Lacrosse!
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posted 04/11/2009
The Weston High Boys Lacrosse team improved its record to 2-0 by defeating Immaculate High of Danbury in the pouring rain on Saturday, April 11 at Weston. Weston won 12-3.
Morgan Faller led all scorers with 5 goals and 2 assists. He was followed by Alex Scher with 2 goals and one assist. Sean Ledwick notched 2 goals and 2 assists. Other goal scorers were Rob Cordisco, Sam Crowell, Peter Smith, Charlie Smith. Jack Crowell had one assist.
Josh Briskman and Alex Peyreigne shared the net minding duties and held Immaculate to just 3 goals.
Weston hosts Bunnell High of Stratford on Wednesday, April 15.
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posted 04/08/2009
Weston defeated Simsbury, 7-6, in a double-overtime game played at Weston High School on Wed, April 8. Peter Smith's second goal of the game sealed the victory. Weston's record is 1-0 on the season.
Smith, a senior, took a gorgeous set-up pass from Sean Ledwick during an extra-man situation and drilled it past the Simsbury goalie who played an outstanding game. Ledwick, a senior and tri-captain, scored two goals and two assists. Other goal scorers were junior middie Robbie Cordisco with one, senior middie Ben Miller with one and junior attackman Morgan Faller with one.
Josh Briskman was standout in the goal with many difficult saves.
Weston hosts Immaculate High School of Danbury on Saturday, April 11 at 1 p.m. at Weston High School.
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