The Warrior/US Lacrosse Players of the Month recognize the most outstanding individual performances in high school boys’ lacrosse in each of the five regions — Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, South, Midwest and West — outlined in our high school coverage.
NORTHEAST
Sal Miccio, Northport (N.Y.)
Miccio, a junior who is committed to Sacred Heart, had a monster April. He had four goals to help Northport earn a 7-5 upset win over Ward Melville (N.Y.), and he netted seven more with two assists in an April 11 win over Connetquot (N.Y.). Miccio also scored eight goals in a win over Half Hollow Hills East (N.Y.) on May 3. He now has 50 goals and 17 assists this season.
Also considered: Weston Carpenter, Ridgefield (Conn.); Justin Coppola, Garden City (N.Y.); Jake Bonomi, St. Anthony’s (N.Y.); Andy Demopolous, Darien (Conn.)
— Will Cleveland
MID-ATLANTIC
Luke Blanc, Seton Hall Prep (N.J.)
Blanc is enjoying the best season of his high school career at Seton Hall. The University of Massachusetts commit has 44 goals, 17 assists and 11 groundballs through the month of April. Blanc shined in a couple out-of-state games as the junior had two goals against Darien (Conn.) and two assists against Ward Melville (N.Y.).
Also considered: Dane Swanson, McDonogh (Md.); Zach Whittier, Georgetown Prep (D.C.)
— Tom Peace
SOUTH
Brock Gonzalez, St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.)
Raiders coach Terry Crowley can’t remember a single game in which Gonzalez hasn’t been face guarded this season, but that hasn’t kept the 6-foot-5, 240-pound athlete from scoring. Against Gulliver in the regional finals, Gonzalez exploded for three goals in the first eight minutes before the opposition adjusted its defense. The same thing happened against Saint Andrew’s in the regional semis, after he scored four goals in the first quarter and a half. A faceguard kept Gonzalez from scoring for the next couple of quarters, but he came back to score the game-winning goal with 12.6 seconds remaining.
Also considered: Stephen Avery, Montgomery Bell (Tenn.); James Shipley, Weddington (N.C.); Patrick Deans, Lambert (Ga.)
— Jonah Rosenblum