Tennessean All-Midstate boys and girls high school lacrosse teams for 2021
Tom KreagerBoys
The first six athletes on The Tennessean All-Midstate boys lacrosse team are nominees for the Middle Tennessee Male Lacrosse Player Year. The winner will be announced on June 28 at the sixth annual Middle Tennessee High School Sports Awards presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans.
Austin English
MBA, Jr.
Position: Attacker
Why chosen: English scored 47 goals and had 17 assists. He was named the Private School Division I Offensive Player of the Year.
Connor Jensen
Ravenwood, Jr.
Position: Attacker
Why chosen: Jensen was named the Public School Division I Offensive Player of the Year. He scored 48 goals and had 28 assists.
Harry Noel
Ravenwood, Jr.
Position: Defender
Why chosen: Noel was the Public School Division I Defensive Player of the Year. He had 29 groundballs, an interception and 14 takeaways.
Gavin Reid
Franklin, Jr.
Position: Attacker
Why chosen: Reid scored 57 goals and had 34 assists. He also had 65 groundballs.
Max Speers
MBA, Sr.
Position: Midfielder
Why chosen: Speers, a Centre College signee, scored 40 goals with 11 assists.
James Thompson
Hillsboro, Sr.
Position: Goalie
Why chosen: Thompson was the Public School Division 2 Defensive Player of the Year. He gave up 4.6 goals a game. He gave up two goals and had 14 saves in the state championship win.
Rest of team
Devin Bester
Hillsboro, Jr.
Position: Defender
Why chosen: Bester had 34 groundballs and 28 takeaways for the Public School Division 2 state champions.
Nick Gaca
Franklin, Jr.
Position: Midfielder
Why chosen: Gaca scored 25 goals and had 24 assists. He also had 85 groundballs.
Hayden Latham
Pope John Paul II, Sr.
Position: Midfielder
Why chosen: Latham had 32 goals and four assists. He also had 77 groundballs.
Luke Mryncza
MBA Sr.
Position: Midfielder
Why chosen: The Virginia Military Institute signee scored 33 goals and had 29 assists for the state champion Big Red.
Hayde Nichol
Ravenwood, Jr.
Position: Defender
Why chosen: Nichol helped anchor the Raptors defense that allowed just four goals a game. He had 35 groundballs, four interceptions and 15 takeaways.
Jim Williams
Franklin, Jr.
Position: Midfielder
Why chosen: Williams had 162 groundballs and won a state-leading 258 faceoffs.
Coach of the Year
Alan Garner
Ravenwood
Why chosen: Ravenwood won the Public School Division I state championship, beating Houston 13-2 in the title game. Ravenwood finished the season 14-1.
Girls
The first six athletes on The Tennessean All-Midstate girls lacrosse team are nominees for the Middle Tennessee Female Lacrosse Player of the Year. The winner will be announced on June 28 at the sixth annual Middle Tennessee High School Sports Awards presented by Farm Bureau Health Plans.
Chloe Garrett
Ravenwood, Jr.
Position: Midfielder
Why chosen: The Army commitment and all-state player scored 50 goals and had 15 assists. She also had 22 groundballs and caused 14 turnovers.
Adelaide Mason
Ensworth, Jr.
Position: Attacker
Why chosen: Mason, an all-state player, scored 80 goals and had 45 assists. She also caused 15 turnovers.
Charlotte Myers
Harpeth Hall, Fr.
Position: Midfielder
Why chosen: Myers, an all-state player, scored 44 goals and had 17 assists. She also caused 18 turnovers.
Erin Nicholson
Brentwood, Jr.
Position: Midfielder
Why chosen: The Louisville commitment and all-state player scored 37 goals and had seven assists. She also caused seven turnovers and had 29 ground balls.
Aliya Polisky
Franklin, So.
Position: Attacker
Why chosen: Polisky, an all-state player, scored 80 goals and had 42 assists. She had 28 caused turnovers.
Josie Ward
Franklin, Sr.
Position: Midfielder
Why chosen: The Vanderbilt signee and all-state player scored 110 goals and had 52 assists. She had 17 caused turnovers.
Rest of team
Regi Hammond
Franklin, Sr.
Position: Defender
Why chosen: Hammond was all-state for the state champions. She had 26 caused turnovers and 33 draw controls with 40 groundballs.
Grace Hasselbeck
Ensworth, Fr.
Position: Midfielder
Why chosen: Hasselbeck, an all-state player, scored 62 goals and had 21 assists. She also had 14 caused turnovers.
Andie McConnell
Ravenwood, Sr.
Position: Midfielder
Why chosen: The Lindenwood signee and all-state player scored 40 goals and had 15 assists. She also caused 19 turnovers.
Caroline McKnight
Harpeth Hall, Jr.
Position: Defender
Why chosen: McKnight, an all-state defender, had 34 groundballs and caused 14 turnovers for the private school state runner-up.
Lyllie Perez
Ravenwood, Sr.
Position: Defender
Why chosen: Perez was all-state for the Lady Raptors. She caused 26 turnovers and had 30 groundballs.
Ava Ventimiglia
Ravenwood, Sr.
Position: Goalie
Why chosen: Ventimiglia was all-state and led the Lady Raptors to the public school state championship game.
Coach of the year
Carly Normandeau
Franklin
Why chosen: Franklin wrapped up an undefeated season, going 18-0 and winning the public school state championship, beating Ravenwood 14-12.
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