ISSUE 4: Boys’ Lacrosse Team Remain Positive Through a Tough Season
Knights maintain a positive mindset while bettering their skill as the season comes to a close.
Photo Ashlyn Miller
Leyton Perky (’24) makes his way across the field with the ball as he pushes past another player.
April 21, 2023
After a rough season, the boys’ lacrosse players are still trudging toward the end on a positive note despite their losses.
Currently being 0-14 isn’t the best position to be in, but captains, Christian Noriega (‘24), Dominic DeMicco (‘24) and Liam Doyle (‘23) are very persistent and maintain a positive mindset whilst being in this position this season.
“I think our team is playing well despite our 0-12 record,” Doyle said. “We have shown tremendous growth since the beginning of the season that will translate to a much better record next season.”
To help them better their skill for the rest of the season and the future, they do drills that help them better their skills overall. A leadership favorite is the ground ball to shooting which DeMicco believes helps for an overall better game. This drill consists of picking up a ground ball on the run with a shot to finish. This helps improve both your speed and stick skills and your shot placement in a game-like scenario.
“A team favorite drill would have to be one-on-one ground ball battles,” DeMicco said. “This is kind of lacrosse’s version of an Oklahoma drill, and it truly allows us to compete against each other, play physical yet still drill fundamentals.”
Chemistry with teammates is very important for a good game and losing 21 seniors while having a 25-man roster, in the span of two years may cause some difficulty with that. Most of the team is either new to the sport, a freshman or sophomore.
“Collaboration is still not perfect, but we have good overall team chemistry,” DeMicco said.“Once we iron out some kinks and get these new guys more experience, we’ll be a completely different team.”
While staying hopeful the boys understand there’s a lot of work to be done to perfect their game and believe they can end this season off on a win as both their defense and offense have improved.
“As a whole, we aren’t perfect, we definitely have to improve on collaboration and skill,” Noriega said. “But we’ve improved significantly since we’ve started, especially the offense.”
