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Madison boys' lacrosse program garners post-season honors
Final state rankings and all-district, all-region and all-state honors announced
Under first year head coach Aaron Solomon, the Warhawks finished the season at 20-2 to earn the school's first Boys Lacrosse State Championship. A team that was built around consistency, discipline and trust, the entire roster inspired one another and led to the overall success of the boys' lacrosse program during the memorable and historic 2019 season. Here are some of the post-season accolades earned by the team and some recognition received by some of the players and the head coach.
Team (Click Here for Full Roster):
VHSL Class 6 State Champions (Washington Post semi-finals; Post and InsideNova finals articles)
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Class 6 Region D Champions (InsideNova article and photos)
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#1 State Ranking for Class 6 schools by laxnumbers.com (#3 overall in state public schools)
Post Season Recognition:
Coach Aaron Solomon: District, Region and State Coach of the Year, NOVA44 All-Star Coach, US Lacrosse 6A North Coach of the Year
Kevin Lyons, Sr., Defense: 1st Team All-District; 1st Team All-Region; 1st Team All-State; NOVA44 All-Star; Honorable Mention, Washington Post All-Met
John Hollingsworth, Sr. Midfield: 1st Team All-District; 1st Team All-Region; 1st Team All-State; NOVA44 All-Star
Patrick Ruffolo, Jr., Attack: 1st Team All-District; 1st Team All-Region, 1st Team All-State
Michael Leone, Jr., Attack: 1st Team All-District; 1st Team All-Region, 2nd Team All-State
Joey Jorgenson, Jr., Defense: 1st Team All-District; 2nd Team All-Region
David Hibbs, Sr., LSM: 1st Team All-District
Brendan Wyka, So., LSM: 1st Team All-District
Brett Hanton, Sr., Defense: 2nd Team All-District; NOVA44 All-Star
Zach Hanzlik, Jr., Midfield: 2nd Team All-District
Josh Rhodes, Jr., Midfield: 2nd Team All-District
Cole DeFreitas, So., LSM: 2nd Team All-District *
Sam Nunez, So., Defense: 2nd Team All-District
Ethan Doptis, Sr., Attack: Honorable Mention, All-District
Bard Sullenger, Sr., Midfield: Honorable Mention All-District; NOVA44 All-Star
Charlie Hassett, So., Goalie: Honorable Mention All-District
Arjun Sahni, So., Midfield: Honorable Mention All-District
* DeFreitas serves as Madison's face-off specialist; the Concorde District does not recognize face-off specialist as an official position when determining post season honors
The NOVA44 All-Star Game features some of the top seniors in the area from both public and private school programs