Tennessean 2019 All-Midstate boys and girls lacrosse teams
Tom KreagerBOYS TEAM
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Stephen Avery
MBA, Jr.
Position: Attack
Why chosen: Avery was the Division I private school league offensive player of the year. He had 49 goals and 32 assists for the state champion Big Red and was named The Tennessean player of the year for the second straight year.
Nominees for player of the year
Peyton Brien
MBA, Sr.
Position: Defender
Why chosen: Brien had 34 ground balls and 14 takeaways for the Big Red.
John Flynn
Ravenwood, Sr.
Position: Defender
Why chosen: Flynn had 54 ground balls, 18 takeaways and eight interceptions to help the Raptors win the Division I public school state championship. He was the Division I public school defensive player of the year.
Matt Martin
Brentwood, Sr.
Position: Middie
Why chosen: Martin scored 19 goals and had 121 ground balls. He was nearly 75 percent on faceoffs.
Noah Mendoza
MBA, Jr.
Position: Defender
Why chosen: Mendoza had 41 ground balls and 17 takeaways for the Division I private school state champions, which gave up seven goals a game.
Joe Orem
USN, Sr.
Position: Middie
Why chosen: The Sewanee signee had 37 goals, 28 assists and 62 ground balls.
Ethan Pennell
Brentwood, Sr.
Position: Goalie
Why chosen: Pennell had 123 saves and a 57.2 save percentage. He also had 26 ground balls.
Christian Underhill
Pope John Paul II, Sr.
Position: Attack
Why chosen: Centre College signee scored 39 goals along with 26 assists and 38 ground balls.
Rest of team
Hayes Barnett
Page, Jr.
Position: Middie
Why chosen: Barnett scored 35 goals and had 14 assists to lead Page to the Division 2 public school semifinals.
Coleman Hargis
Brentwood, Jr.
Position: Middie
Why chosen: Hargis scored 37 goals and had nine assists and 62 ground balls.
Liam Hussey
Ravenwood, Jr.
Position: Attack
Why chosen: Hussey scored 50 goals with 13 assists and had 30 ground balls.
Steven Popovich
Oakland, Sr.
Position: Middie
Why chosen: Popovich, who played for the Murfreesboro Mayhem co-op, scored 43 goals and had 21 assists with 26 groundballs.
BOYS COACH OF THE YEAR
Matt Garvey
MBA
Why chosen: Garvey led the Big Red to the Division I private school state championship. MBA finished the season 12-2, beating Christian Brothers 9-8 in the championship game.
GIRLS TEAM
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Annabel Frist
Ensworth, So.
Position: Attack
Why chosen: Frist finished with 102 goals and 24 assists. She had 89 ground balls and caused 33 turnovers to lead Ensworth to the private school state championship.
Nominees for player of year
Stefanie Chiguluri
Harpeth Hall, Jr.
Position: Goalie
Why chosen: Chiguluri had 97 saves and had a 57 percent save percentage during the regular season for the private school state runner-up Lady Bears.
Leelee Denton
Harpeth Hall, Jr.
Position: Middie
Why chosen: The Navy commitment scored 61 goals and had 23 assists in the regular season with 29 ground balls for the private school state runner-up Lady Bears.
Caroline Frist
Ensworth, Sr.
Position: Attack
Why chosen: Frist had 74 goals with 13 assists, 50 ground balls and caused 17 turnovers for the private school state champions.
Margaret Gleason
Ravenwood, Sr.
Position: Middie
Why chosen: The Radford signee scored 55 goals and had 23 assists and 37 ground balls for the public school state champions.
Julianna Iovine
Ravenwood, Jr.
Position: Middie
Why chosen: Iovine scored 51 goals and had 36 assists and 40 ground balls for the public school state champions.
Walker McKnight
Harpeth Hall, Jr.
Position: Middie
Why chosen: McKnight scored 22 goals and had 14 assists, 34 ground balls, 15 caused turnovers and 76 draw controls in the regular season.
McLean Whitson
Ensworth, Sr.
Position: Defender
Why chosen: Whitson drew an opposing team's top offensive player. She had 22 ground balls and caused 16 turnovers.
Rest of team
Mattie Hargis
Brentwood, Jr.
Position: Middie
Why chosen: Hargis scored 64 goals and had 36 assists with 29 ground balls and 21 caused turnovers.
Margaret Morris
Harpeth Hall, Jr.
Position: Defender
Why chosen: Morris had 27 ground balls and 17 caused turnovers during the regular season.
Lillye Perez
Ravenwood, So.
Position: Defender
Why chosen: Perez had 38 ground balls and 16 takeaways for the public school state champions.
Annie Plotts
Page, Sr.
Position: Attack
Why chosen: Potts finished with 112 goals and had 16 assists with 83 ground balls.
GIRLS COACH OF THE YEAR
Bill Dryer
Ravenwood
Why chosen: Dryer led the Lady Raptors to the public school state championship. Ravenwood finished the season 16-1.