NXTsports Become Exclusive Operator of Boy’s Lacrosse Programming at United Sports Training Center in Downingtown, PA

NXTsports and United Sports are happy to announce a new partnership under which NXTsports shall become the exclusive operator of boys’ lacrosse programming & events at the United Sports Training Center. 

United Sports is comprised of a 127,000 square foot indoor training facility, as well a 60-acre outdoor sports complex featuring eleven professional grade athletic fields, all located right off of the Route 30 Bypass in Downingtown, PA, one of the regions fastest growing lacrosse markets.  NXTsports has established itself as one of the nation’s leaders in lacrosse educational and training programs, and in running first-rate lacrosse events. 

Under the partnership NXT will immediately launch its Cradle Lacrosse skill development program for 4-7 year olds, and its Trashcan Lacrosse skill development programs, clinics and camps for 7-14 year olds at United Sports.  NXT will also be offering a range of skill development clinics for high school age players. Finally, NXT will direct the new, elite Philly Summer Invitational at United Sports next summer, a weekend lacrosse tournament featuring some of the best high school age lacrosse clubs from all over North America.

Said Andy Hayes, President of NXTsports, “United Sports is an incredible sports complex located in a fast-growing lacrosse market.  We are incredibly excited to become the exclusive boy’s lacrosse operator there, and look forward to working with the United Sports team.” 

“When you combine NXTsports’ lacrosse-specific expertise with United Sports tremendous experience running and marketing events in many different sports, we believe there is amazing potential in this partnership.”

Said John Hatt, Vice President of Programming at United Sports, “Partnering with an established and professional lacrosse organization, such as NXTsports, has been our goal for a long time now.  NXTsports immediately provides boys lacrosse at United Sports with credibility, an existing successful program model, and an experienced lacrosse staff that is unmatched in this area.  United Sports is excited about the joint impact we can now have on the boy’s lacrosse community by partnering with NXTsports.”

The first marquee event launched under this partnership is the aforementioned NXT Summer Invitational taking place July 13-14, 2013 at United Sports.   This tournament is modeled after the NXT Fall Invitational which is part of NXT’s Philly Showcase weekend and has become one of the biggest draws during the November lacrosse recruiting season.  The Summer Invitational will be kept small and elite, with limited spots available in four different age divisions – rising seniors (2014s), rising juniors (2015s), rising sophomores (2016s), and rising ninth-graders (2017s).  Already some of the very best clubs in the nation have committed to attend, including Long Island Express, Laxachusetts, Top Gun Fighting Clams, Team Carolina, HEADstrong, Mesa Fresh, NH Tomahawks, NXT L.C., CT Chargers, and Team Long Island.

Added Andy Hayes, “the United Sports venue is absolutely ideal for an elite exposure lacrosse tournament and will allow us to run an event that exceeds expectations of all participants.    With ten fields at United Sports in a compact layout, great sightlines, and on-site parking, this tournament will be highly convenient for players, families, clubs and especially for college coaches, who will quickly and easily be able to move around and evaluate all of the great teams in action at the event.”

More information about the NXT Summer Invitational is available at ShowcaseLacrosse.com, and questions about the event can be directed to Brett Manney, NXT’s Director of Showcase Lacrosse, at brett@iamnxt.com.  Additional information about all NXT programming can be found at www.iamnxt.com.  Additional information about NXT programming at United Sports as well as all the other family-friendly sports programming options at United Sports can be found at www.UnitedSports.net.

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NXTsports PRESENTS SCHEDULE FOR PHILLY SHOWCASE CHARITY SHOWDOWN AT PPL PARK

Nation’s Preeminent Fall Showcase Event Will Open With Philly Charity Showdown – All Proceeds to Benefit HelpHOPELive in honor of Logan Schweiter

NXTsports is very proud to announce that the 2012 Philly Showcase weekend will begin with the Philly Charity Showdown on November 16 at PPL Park in Chester, PA.  The Philly Charity Showdown will feature a great lineup of elite high school and club teams in action at an amazing venue.  The Friday evening Philly Charity Showdown has become a Philly Showcase weekend tradition, and this year NXTsports will again raise money to benefit HelpHOPELive in honor of Logan Schweiter. 

This year’s Philly Charity Showdown will feature a tremendous lineup of club and high school lacrosse matchups, pitting some of Philadelphia’s finest high school and club programs against elite counterparts from across North America.  The Philly Charity Showdown session has proven highly popular with college coaches arriving in town Friday afternoon for Philly Showcase weekend.  Last year coaches from 150 NCAA lacrosse programs attended the Philly Showcase, and over 80 arrived in time to attend the 2011 Friday evening Charity Showdown.

This year’s Philly Charity Showdown to benefit HelpHOPELive will take place Friday, November 16 at PPL Park.  The start times and order of the games are still being finalized, but the lineup will consist of the following club and high school matchups:

Club Matchups

• HEADstrong (PA) vs. Leading Edge (NJ)
• Mesa Fresh (PA) vs. Laxachusetts (MA)
• NXT L.C. (PA) vs. Titanium (OH)

High School Matchups

• Haverford School (PA) vs. Hill Academy (ON)
• Episcopal Academy (PA) vs. Conestoga (PA)

Said Andy Hayes, President of NXTsports, “The Philly Showcase has become the biggest showcase event in the country, and one of the biggest events on the annual lacrosse calendar.  We want the Friday night Philly Charity Showdown to reflect the status of the overall event, so we decided to move Friday night to PPL Park.  PPL is a tremendous venue for lacrosse and playing there is an exciting opportunity for all the participating athletes.  We look forward to putting on a great show and raising a lot of money for HelpHOPELive.  Additionally we are extremely grateful to the Philadelphia Union and the management of PPL Park for their assistance in making this event a reality”

Nick Sakiewicz, the CEO and Operating Partner of Philadelphia Union, stated “The Philadelphia Union and PPL Park are pleased to host the Philly Charity Showdown.  PPL Park will provide a great showcase for high school lacrosse players to demonstrate their skills.  We look forward to hosting the Philly Charity Showdown for many years to come at PPL Park and wish the best of luck to all of the terrific high school athletes in action.”

Tickets for the Event (All Ticket Proceeds to Benefit HelpHOPELive)

The Philly Charity Showdown at PPL Park is open to the public.  General admission tickets are $20 for adults, and all kids 12 and under are welcome to attend for free.  NXTsports will also host a special VIP reception in the PPL Park Stadium Club featuring food, drinks and a silent auction with the proceeds going to HelpHOPELive.  All guests at the VIP reception will have a full view of the action on the field from either within the Stadium Club or from the adjoining outdoor deck overlooking the field.  There are 200 tax-deductible tickets available for the VIP Reception.  Both general admission and VIP Reception tickets will be available very soon, check ShowcaseLacrosse.com for ticketing details in the coming week.  To immediately put your name on the VIP Reception information list please email Kara Geiman (kara@iamnxt.com). 

NXTsports wishes to thank PPL Park/Global Spectrum and the Philadelphia Union for their efforts in making this event happen.  NXTsports also wishes to thank the coaches and club directors of the participating teams for their support of the Philly Charity Showdown: Brodie Merrill from Hill Academy, John Nostrant & Mark Petrone from Haverford School, Brian Samson from Conestoga, A.J. Auld from Titanium, Marc Moreau from Leading Edge, Pat Carney from Mesa Fresh, Brian Neary from HEADstrong, and Mike Connelly, Dan Chouinard & Sean Morris from Laxachusetts.

About HelpHOPELive

HelpHOPELive (formerly NTAF) is a nonprofit that empowers individuals and families to overcome financial barriers related to catastrophic injury through grass-roots fundraising.  HelpHOPELive provides the guidance, resources and support needed to raise funds to bridge the gap between what health insurance will pay and what is actually needed to heal, live and thrive.

Additional Ways to Assist Logan Schweiter and the Schweiter Family

For the second consecutive year the Philly Charity Showdown will raise money for HelpHOPELive in honor of Logan Schweiter.  Logan, a student at St. Katherine’s of Siena School in Wayne and an enthusiastic rising lacrosse player in the Conestoga Youth Lacrosse (CYLAX) program. nearly drowned when trapped before being rescued from floodwaters near his Wayne, PA home in July 2011.  Logan is fighting to recover from severe brain damage suffered as a result of the tragic incident.  HelpHOPELive has been instrumental in supporting Logan and the Schweiter family, as well other families who have suffered catastrophic injury.

Can’t attend, but would like to help Logan? Visit www.helphopelive and enter Logan Schweiter in the Find a Patient section of the homepage.

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2012 Registration and Player Nominations

Registration is open for the 2012 Philly Girls Showcase for high school players in the classes of 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.  You can REGISTER HERE.

High School and Club Coaches can fill out and submit the online player nomination form.

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The Girls Philly Showcase Camp ALL-STAR GAME will take place on WEDNESDAY, JULY 18th at Haverford College's Swan Stadium from 8:30-9:15pm.

Rosters for college coaches will be provided on site.  

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Showcase Lacrosse Announces that the 2012 Girls Phily Showcase Camp will be Co-Directed by Karin Brower Corbett, Head Women's Lacrosse Coach at University of Pennsylvania and Lauren Wray, Head Women's Lacrosse Coach at Haverford College.

The 2012 Showcase Camp will be held at the beautiful Haverford College in Haverford, PA. With 6 full fields including 2 turf field Haverford is the ideal location for an elite instructional camp.

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Showcase Lacrosse Announces that the 2012 Philly Boys Showcase Camp will be Co-Directed by Peter Lawrence, Head Men's Lacrosse Coach at University of Hartford and Taylor Wray, Head Men's Lacrosse Coach at St. Joseph's University.

Coach Peter Lawrence and Coach Taylor Wray will be accompanied by several other top notch college coaches.  The following coaches are confirmed, and we are awaiting final confirmation from many more!

• Ryan Curtis, Head Men's Lacrosse Coach, University of Vermont
• T.W. Johnson, Head Men's Lacrosse Coach, Hobart College
• Jim Morrissey, Head Men's Lacrosse Coach, Holy Cross University
• Shawn Nadalen, Head Men's Lacrosse Coach, Towson University
• Brendan Callahan, Assistant Men's Lacrosse Coach, Lehigh University
• Dan Chemotti, Assistant Men's Lacrosse Coach, Loyola University

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Rosters and Schedules for Saturday have been Posted!

2011 Boys Saturday Schedule:

8:30 1st Round & Skills Clinic I
• Field A – Team 9 v Team 10
• Field B – Skills Clinic Teams 17, 18
• Field C – Team 11 v Team 12
• Field D – Team 1 v Team 2
• Field E – Team 3 v Team 4
• Field F – Team 5 v Team 6
• Field G – Team 7 v Team 8
• Field H – Skills Clinic Teams 13, 14

9:00-9:25 Skills Clinic II
• Skills Clinic Field B – Teams 19, 20
• Skills Clinic Field H – Teams 15, 16

9:30 2nd Round
• Field A – Team 17 v Team 18
• Field C – Team 19 v Team 20
• Field D – Team 13 v Team 14
• Field E – Team 15 v Team 16
• Field F – Team 1 v Team 3
• Field G – Team 2 v Team 4

9:45-10:15 Skills Clinic III
• Skills Clinic Field B – Team 5, 7
• Skills Clinic Field H – Team 6, 8

10:30 3rd  Round Games
• Field A – Team 6 v Team 8
• Field C – Team 5 v Team 7
• Field D – Team 9 v Team 11
• Field E – Team 10 v Team 12
• Field F – Team 13 v Team 15
• Field G – Team 14 v Team 16

10:45-11:15      Skills Clinic IV
• Skills Clinic Field B – Team 3,4
• Skills Clinic Field H – Team 1,2

11:30 4th Round
• Field A – Team 1 v Team 4
• Field C – Team 2 v Team 3
• Field D – Team 5 v Team 8
• Field E – Team 6 v Team 7
• Field F – Team 17 v Team 19
• Field G – Team 18 v Team 20

11:45-12:15      Skills Clinic V
• Skills Clinic Field B – Team 11, 12
• Skills Clinic Field H – Team 9, 10

12:30 5th Round
• Field A – Team 13 v Team 16
• Field C– Team 14 v Team 15
• Field D  – Team 17 v Team 20
• Field E – Team 18 v Team 19
• Field F – Team 9 v Team 12
• Field G – Team 10 v Team 11

AFTERNOON
1:45 Showcase announcements Gait Fab 40 All Stars        Krossover Video information
2:00 2014 All-Star Game
3:00 2013 All-Star Game

2011 Philly Showcase
Alphabetical Player Index
Jersey # First Last Team #

1 Kyle Abdellatif 1
2 Dante Addona 17
3 Nicholas Albanese 2
4 Liam Anderson 2
5 Matthew Andrews 20
6 Barrett Anigian 7
7 Pierre Atkinson 20
8 Brett Baker 3
9 Cole Bardawill 17
10 Mark Barnes 17
11 Austin Barta 5
12 Christopher Baughan 15
13 Chandler Baylis 20
14 Tyler Behring 15
15 P.J. Bell 3
16 Andrew Benedict 2
17 Johnny Bennett 8
18 Stefan Bergman 3
19 Ted Bergman 14
20 Eric Berkelbach 9
21 Charlie Better 10
22 Joey Beyer 16
23 Connor Birchard 15
24 Benjamin Bjornson 11
25 Tyler Blaisdell 14
26 Ethan Blye 19
27 Peter Blynn 14
28 J. Sam Bonafede 2
29 Will Bonaparte 16
30 Blake Booker 20
31 Benny Borgognone 4
32 Brandon Bowman 20
33 Ricky Bozzelli 1
34 Grey Bradshaw-Mack 5
35 Matthew Brady 8
36 Liam Brennan 6
37 Caleb Brodie 9
38 Timmy Brooks 13
39 Casey Brown 13
40 Michael Brown 20
41 Dutch Buckley 16
42 Daniel Buckman 9
43 Stephen Burke 3
44 Tyler Butler 15
45 McCale Butto 11
46 Richard Buzza 7
47 Matthew Byrne 15
48 Jackson Cabot 7
49 Ryan Caley 6
50 Conner Campbell 19
51 Ian Caplan 12
52 A.J. Caputo 9
53 John (JT) Caputo 1
54 Tucker Carney 18
55 Jack Carrigan 20
56 James Case 18
57 Anthony Casselli 1
58 Ben Catt 6
59 Tyler Chambers 15
60 Jake Chandler 12
61 Patrick Charles 16
62 Morgan Cheek 17
63 Samuel Chen 6
64 Michael Cherry 13
65 Travis Chou 12
66 Jeff Cimbalista 1
67 Sean Clark 20
68 Kristopher Clarke 3
69 Will Clements 8
70 Nicholas Colangelo 2
71 Ben Collins 1
72 Griffin Connor 1
73 Jack Costello 20
74 Chase Cowan 19
75 Jake Cresta 19
76 Bryan Crim 18
77 Keison Cunningham 16
78 Connor D'Amelia 8
79 Brock D'Annunzio 20
80 David Dagessian 20
81 Chris Daly 1
82 Jimmy Danaher 12
83 Jake Dansey 20
84 Christian Davey 11
85 Max Davis 10
86 Andrew Del Brocco 3
87 Dan DeLaney 5
88 Sean Delaney 7
89 Jared Delouisa 5
90 Aaron Denesevich 4
91 Elliot Dennis 3
92 Ryan Dennis 3
93 Jack DePaul 6
94 Andrew DeSana 6
95 Joseph Diaco 1
96 Jonathan Diamond 6
97 Michael Diener 3
98 Patrick Dignan 5
99 Alexander DiPasquale 9
100 Dean DiSimone 9
101 Nick Dodd 9
102 Tucker Dodson 19
103 Bern Donahue 8
104 Peter Donato 9
105 Sean Dougherty 15
106 Brandon Dowd 3
107 Joseph Dunn 20
108 Niall Durkan 16
109 Jim Durkin 14
110 Joey Earley 16
111 Hunter Eaton 6
112 Henry Edson 17
113 George Ehlers 5
114 Andrew Eidenshink 20
115 Darion Einsig 19
116 Nathan Eldred 14
117 Steven Elf 5
118 Kyle Eliff 14
119 John Emmenecker 12
120 Thomas Engelken 17
121 Nick Eufrasio 12
122 Owen Evans 10
123 Michael Falzarano 11
124 Thomas Farag 14
125 James Farrell 10
126 Abraham Fatehi 15
127 Marc Feldman 15
128 Evan Fireman 10
129 Jack Fischer 5
130 Christopher Fitzgerald 4
131 David Fleming 10
132 Reid Foley 13
133 Will Fox 12
134 Scott Frankenthaler 3
135 Frederick Freibott 12
136 Will Friedman 10
137 Raphael Furey 14
138 Drew Gaffney 18
139 Austin Gaiss 1
140 Braedon Gait 10
141 Andrew Gallahue 19
142 Bradley Garcia 17
143 Jackson Gardner 15
144 Jake Gargiulo 6
145 Ryder Garnsey 18
146 Brendan Gates 2
147 Kevin Gayhardt 13
148 Storm Gehrke 18
149 Dalton George 17
150 James Gibson 4
151 Charles Giunta 1
152 Conor Glancy 19
153 Colin Goldstein 20
154 Tyler Golian 3
155 Luke Gomez 1
156 Ryan Goodall 9
157 Josh Gordon 3
158 Stephen Gottlieb 9
159 Andrew Grajewski 19
160 Chandler Grasela 6
161 Logan Greco 13
162 Evan Greene 2
163 Jacob Grimm 1
164 Samuel Groves 12
165 Ryan Gruett 13
166 Henry Guild 8
167 Jesse Gwozdz 17
168 Tyler Haab 12
169 Quinn Hager 18
170 Jake Haimson 7
171 Colby Hall 12
172 Matthew Hall 2
173 Jaryd Hartzell 8
174 Michael Heagerty 19
175 Matt Heim 20
176 Ahmad Hellstern 8
177 Tommy Hemcher 5
178 Mikey Herring 12
179 Kelton Heverly 13
180 Owen Hewes 10
181 Ryan Hieb 11
182 Thomas Higgins 3
183 Christopher Hilburn 18
184 Ryan Hilburn 18
185 Daniel Hodges 18
186 Tom Hogan 13
187 Raymond Horgan 14
188 Jared Horoski 17
189 Mick Horrocks 16
190 Nicholas Hreshko 18
191 Stephen Hudak 7
192 Josh Hughes 3
193 Reilly Hupfeldt 11
194 Sean Irvine 15
195 Rory Isdaner 11
196 Colin Jackson 13
197 Patrick Jackson 19
198 Erich Jakob 7
199 Andy Johnson 13
200 Zach Jones 7
201 Noah Joseph 18
202 Jake Kaiser 1
203 Billy Kane 9
204 Jack Kane 15
205 Tasso Karras 3
206 Kevin Kasprzak 19
207 Alex Keane 19
208 Tyler Keen 5
209 Jason Kelly 16
210 Liam Kelly 17
211 Ryan Kelly 6
212 Zachary Kelly 10
213 Timothy Kemner 20
214 Britton Kershner 12
215 James Kimmel 8
216 Matt King 12
217 Billy Kinnard 20
218 Sean Kirkpatrick 12
219 Jake Kitchenman 4
220 Brandon Klein 2
221 Jackson Kleintz 7
222 Benjamin Kocis 8
223 Riley Kratzke 14
224 Anthony Labetti 12
225 Jake Landman 7
226 Timothy Langerhans 5
227 Mike Lanham 4
228 Devin LaPorte 9
229 Jeremy Larkin 8
230 Christopher Lasprogata 1
231 Matt Laudadio 17
232 Christopher Laudenbach 4
233 Thomas Laupus 11
234 Kyle Lawlor 7
235 Jack Lee 12
236 Jordan Lefranc 17
237 Kevin Leyden 8
238 Grant Limone 19
239 Kevin Louie 19
240 Logan Lund 19
241 Colin MacDougall 16
242 Tyler MacDougall 1
243 J. Adam Maiale 9
244 Paul Major 17
245 William Manganiello 2
246 Craig Markman 4
247 Jake Marks 19
248 Nick Marrocco 13
249 Austin Marshall 11
250 Bailey Martin 6
251 Brad Martin 14
252 Tyler Martz 9
253 Mark Marx 10
254 Eric Marzocca 2
255 Anthony Massaroni 17
256 Luke Massengill 20
257 Tucker Mathers 1
258 Jake Matier 12
259 Travis Mauro 10
260 Tristen Mauro 10
261 Dan Maxwell 7
262 Matthew Mazzie 10
263 Mike Mazzola 10
264 Thomas McAndrew 16
265 Wil McAvoy 10
266 Pat McCormick 14
267 Connor McCullough 1
268 Brendan McDermott 11
269 Thomas McDermott 9
270 John McDonald 7
271 Billy McEnroe 8
272 Kevin McGeary 14
273 Brendan McGonigle 15
274 Parker McKee 17
275 Nathan McKenzie 16
276 Dan McMenamin 11
278 Brendan McNicholas 17
279 Charlie McPeters 10
280 Kevin Meakim Jr. 5
281 Trent Melsheimer 14
282 Brooks Melvin 17
283 Greg Merrill 3
284 Will Mette 2
285 Alex Mezey 5
286 Danny Michaelson 9
287 Eric Mihaly 9
288 Matt Milici 4
289 Billy Miller 19
290 Luke Miller 5
291 Scott Miller 4
292 Tim Miller 13
293 Sean Mingey 10
294 Ryan Monahan 5
295 Bennett Moore 8
296 Jimmy Murphy 15
297 Kevin Murphy 2
298 Drew Murray 17
299 Hunter Mycek 15
300 Tyler Nangle 14
301 Jon Nassif 7
302 Kyle Nawrocki 9
303 Quincy Nichols 7
304 Hayes Nolte 11
305 Nelson Norley 9
306 Benny Northrup 9
307 Timothy Nowak 6
308 Conor O'Brien 2
309 Andrew O'Connell 20
310 Jack O'Connell 11
311 Tommy O'Connor 10
312 Liam O'Donnell 16
313 Mike O'Malley 17
314 Sigi Ocker 13
315 Jeffrey Odiorne 13
316 Michael Orefice 5
317 Collin Orr 15
318 Trupert Ortlieb 8
319 Alex Osgood 7
320 Rich Palazzese 7
321 Chris Palladino 18
322 JT Palladino 1
323 Mark Palmarella 9
324 Tyler Pantalone 14
325 Tanner Peck 13
326 Greg Pelton 8
327 John Pennell 6
328 Riley Peters 7
329 Timothy Petraco 4
330 Mark Phillips 18
331 Ryan Pidgeon 1
332 Benjamin Piersiak 13
333 Robbie Pisano 20
334 Bryant Portwood 14
335 Nicholas Prestipino 4
336 Eric Prezioso 20
337 Cameron Price 12
338 Dylan Protesto 11
339 Dean Prouty 2
340 Matthew Quagliariello 15
341 Forrest Rall 6
342 Wynfield Rall 6
343 Anthony Ramaizel 7
344 Sean Reilly 11
345 James Reis 6
346 Dillon Richards 4
347 Carter Richardson 2
348 Patrick Richardson 18
349 Zach Richman 17
350 Connor Riedell 6
351 Ian Riehl 18
352 Shane Rinkus 18
353 Chris Rispo 8
354 Justin Risser 3
355 Alex Rivers 19
356 Patrick Roarty 13
357 Jack Robbins 13
358 Matt Robinson 6
359 Will Robinson 9
360 Chris Rocco 15
361 Gregory Roder 16
362 Kevin Rogers 7
363 Andrew Rose 20
364 Mitch Rose 4
365 Dean Roseman 16
366 Harry Rosenberg 9
367 Josh Rosenblum 8
368 Matthew Rucci 5
369 Drew Rudd 3
370 David Ruffini 5
371 Connor Russell 10
372 Dan Sacchetti 19
373 Bennett Samuel 10
374 Clint Sanders 4
375 Wesley Sanders 15
376 Nicholas Santorelli 12
377 Stephen Satterthwaite 6
378 Bill Savage 13
379 Patrick Sawyer 18
380 Adam Schaal 15
381 Scott Scheuerle 10
382 Kent Schietinger 12
383 Zack Schleicher 19
384 Connor Schultz 15
386 Carson Scott 1
387 Jake Scott 2
388 Brad Seem 18
389 Danny Seibel 14
390 Matthew Senft 14
391 John Sexton 1
392 Austin Shanks 15
393 Jake Shapiro 2
394 Shane Shapiro 7
395 Rory Shoemaker 5
396 AJ Simon 5
397 Alex Simpson 7
398 Matthew Smidt 7
399 Austin Smith 10
400 JB Smith 11
401 Riley Smith 2
402 Nate Smith-Ide 8
403 Daniel Smyth 18
404 Jake Snow 11
405 Thomas Soule 16
406 Thomas Stackpole 11
407 Michael Staples 16
408 Noah Starr 16
409 Harris Stolzenberg 3
410 Chris Stone 8
411 Ian Strain 5
412 Joe Stucky 16
413 Derek Stump 19
414 Nick Stutler 6
415 Liam Sugrue 14
416 Sam Talkow 4
417 Matt Taulane 11
418 Cameron Thomas 13
419 Shawn Tierney 4
420 Brian Todaro 6
421 Ryan Toomey 3
422 Nick Tordone 4
423 Nicholas Tost 12
424 Brett Tracy 18
425 Samuel Troper 5
426 George Uhrich 2
427 Michael Urquhart 18
428 Nick Valentino 12
429 Ray Vandegrift 2
430 Jonathan Vandenberg 13
431 Zachary Vehar 14
432 Dustin Vitagliano 4
433 Joseph Vogt 6
434 Garrett Walling 3
435 Patrick Walsh 15
436 Sam Walsh 13
437 Jordan Walter 11
438 Joey Ward 16
439 Adam Weaver 4
440 Gavin Weaver 5
441 Tyler Weeks 8
442 Robert Weingart 11
443 Sam Weiss 4
444 Brandon White 18
445 Renwick Wilson 16
446 Riley Wilson 8
447 Nick Wojdak 2
448 Maximilian Wolf 3
449 Bryce Womack 2
450 Michael Woo 16
451 Mark Yeakey 17
452 Kevin Yoggy 4
453 Alex Young 4
454 Bobby Young 11
455 Bryce Young 14
456 DJ Young 19
457 Liam Young 11
458 Brian Zappala 1
459 Christian Zawadzki 16
460 Austin Zehnder 8
461 Ryan Zurawski 17

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PHILLY SHOWCASE WEEKEND SET TO BEGIN NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT

Schedule Set for Philly Showcase Friday Night Session at St. Joseph’s University to Benefit the NTAF Mid-Atlantic Traumatic Brain Injury Fund in honor of Logan Schweiter

The 2011 Philly Boys Showcase will take place the weekend of November 18-20, 2011, and will begin Friday, November 18 with a special doubleheader of games at St. Joseph’s University. All proceeds from this night will be donated to the NTAF fund in honor of local youth lacrosse player Logan Schweiter to assist with some of Logan’s many uninsured injury-related expenses. Twelve-year-old Logan nearly drowned when trapped before being rescued from floodwaters near his Wayne, PA home last July. Logan attends St. Katherine’s of Siena School in Wayne and is an enthusiastic rising lacrosse player in the Conestoga Youth Lacrosse (CYLAX) program.

The schedule for next Friday, November 18 at St. Joseph’s Finnesey Field is:

• 6pm, Gates open at St. Joseph’s University
• 7pm, HEADstrong v. Mesa Fresh 2013, Finnesey Field
• 8pm, Dukes L.C. v. Leading Edge, Finnesey Field

Said Taylor Wray, Men’s Lacrosse Coach at St. Joseph’s University, “We are happy to partner with NXT sports to host this event.  Service and assisting those in need are core components of the University’s mission, and St. Joe’s is proud to assist in raising money for an important organization like NTAF and to support Philadelphia-area lacrosse.”

The Friday night event is open to all college coaches and to the public.  The requested admission donation of $5 goes in full towards the NTAF Mid-Atlantic Traumatic Brain Injury Fund in honor of Logan Schweiter.  There will also be a concessions stand with all proceeds going to NTAF.  Along with Taylor Wray, NXT Sports wishes to thank St. Joseph’s University and in particular St. Joseph’s Assistant Men’s Lacrosse Coach Dan Keating for working to make this event possible.

ABOUT THE PHILLY SHOWCASE

The Philly Showcase is the nation’s largest fall lacrosse recruiting event.  This year’s Philly Showcase will feature over 500 elite high school players from all over the country competing in Philadelphia next weekend.  Over 100 college programs have already registered to attend the Philly Showcase.  The remainder of the weekend schedule follows:

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19 – PHILLY BOYS SHOWCASE FOR SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS

On Saturday, November 19 the Philly Showcase continues with over 400 elite sophomores and juniors in competition at Episcopal Academy in Newtown Square, PA.   The players will be divided into rosters each coached by a prominent high school or club coach, coaches include:

• Justin Becker, Head Coach, James Bowie H.S. (TX)
• John Begier, Head Coach, Radnor H.S. (PA)
• Pat Brennan, Head Coach, Long Island Outlaws (NY)
• Todd Cliggett, Head Coach, Downingtown East H.S. (PA)
• Byron Collins, Head Coach, Detroit Country Day School (MI)
• Kevin Donnelly, Head Coach, Spring-Ford H.S. (PA)
• Mark Duncan, Head Coach, Shipley (PA)
• Tim Foote, Head Coach, McCallie School (TN)
• John Gabriele, Head Coach, Wissahickon H.S. (PA)
• Darren Geraci, Assistant Coach, S. Brunswick H.S. (NJ)
• Will Gibbs, Assistant Coach, Episcopal Academy (PA)
• John Hanlon, Head Coach, Neshaminy H.S. (PA)
• Tom Harris, Head Coach, Low Country L.C. (SC)
• Jamie Huber, Head Coach, Pennsbury H.S. (PA)
• Matt Rowley, Head Coach, NESLL (MA)
• Brian Samson, Head Coach, Conestoga H.S. (PA)
• Frank Urso, Head Coach, Garnet Valley H.S. (PA)
• David Waldman, Head Coach, Strath Haven H.S. (PA)

Each team will play three morning games in front of the college coaches between 8:30am and 1pm. The Philly Showcase will then announce the rosters for the afternoon Gait Lacrosse Fab Forty 2013 and 2014 all-star games.  The all-star games will begin around 1:30 pm and conclude around 3:45 pm.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20 – PHILLY BOYS SHOWCASE FOR UNCOMMITTED SENIORS & PHILLY INVITATIONAL CLUB TOURNAMENT

On Sunday, November 20, also at Episcopal Academy, the Philly Showcase will hold a special competition strictly for uncommitted seniors.  At the request of college coaches, who have a strong interest in taking a last look at uncommitted seniors, approximately 90 players from the class of 2012 will be divided into four teams and player a series of three games each in front of the attending college coaches. 

All the Philly Showcase games will be professionally filmed, and each participant will receive, completely free, an indexed set of their video clips from the Philly Showcase.  These video clips can be turned into a highlight reel and shared via an online platform.  This video service is provided courtesy of Philly Showcase partner Krossover Technology.

Additionally on Sunday, November 20th, the Philly Showcase has partnered with John Nostrant, lacrosse coach at the Haverford School, and Kevin Giblin, lacrosse coach at Georgetown Prep (DC), to host an elite high school and club team tournament also at Episcopal Academy.  The Philly Invitational will feature the following club and high school programs:

Club Teams:

• Dukes L.C.
• Edge Canada
• Edge USA
• Elev8 Calgary
• Greene Turtle 2013
• Greene Turtle 2014
• HEADstrong
• Laxachusetts 2013
• Laxachusetts 2014
• LB3
• Leading Edge
• Long Island Express
• MadLax 2013
• MadLax 2014
• NXT L.C.
• Top Gun Fighting Clams 2013
• Top Gun Fighting Clams 2013
• 2Knights Sentry
• 2Knights Templars

High Schools

• Chestnut Hill Academy
• Christian Brothers (NY)
• Georgetown Prep
• Downingtown East
• Downingtown West
• Episcopal Academy
• Gonzaga Prep
• Haverford School
• Malvern Prep
• St. Joe’s Prep
• St. Stephen’s/St. Agnes
• Wissahickon

NXT Sports would like to thank Gait Lacrosse, exclusive sponsor of Philly Showcase weekend, for their commitment to the Philly Showcase and to Philadelphia-area High School Lacrosse

Additional Ways to Assist Logan Schweiter and the Schweiter Family

How You Can Help:

• Make a Donation to the NTAF, www.ntafund.org, in honor of Logan Schweiter.  NTAF is the leader in fundraising assistance and support for patients of transplant and catastrophic injury. NTAF helps families address financial hardships arising from uninsured medical expenses related to transplantation (solid organ, bone marrow, stem cell or tissue) and catastrophic injury (spinal cord, traumatic brain). You can mail a check, payable to NTAF Mid-Atlantic Traumatic Brain Injury Fund, noting in the memo section 'In Honor of Logan Schweiter', NTAF, 150 N. Radnor Chester Road, Suite F-120, Radnor, PA 19087

About Showcase Lacrosse and the Philly Showcase
Showcase Lacrosse provides exposure for top high school lacrosse players, allowing them to showcase their talents in front of college coaches at professional, highly competitive, yet reasonably priced events.  
Showcase Lacrosse is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NXT Sports, LLC.

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