{"id":917,"date":"2018-04-24T11:59:07","date_gmt":"2018-04-24T15:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/riverhillcurrent.com\/?p=917"},"modified":"2018-04-24T11:59:07","modified_gmt":"2018-04-24T15:59:07","slug":"boys-lacrosse-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/riverhillcurrent.com\/boys-lacrosse-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Boy’s Lacrosse Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"
by Megan Kinner, sports editor<\/p>\n
It has been 4 years since the River Hill boys\u2019 lacrosse team played in the State Championship and fell to Kent Island, so they are hungry to get back and finish it this time.<\/p>\n
The team comes into this season knowing what they will need to do to get back to that State Championship game. The team looks to perfect their strengths, and improve their weaknesses.<\/p>\n
Coach Gonsouland looks to senior Brendan McKenna to lead the team, saying that \u201cone of our best players is Brendan Mckenna.\u201d Brenden is coming off two impressive sports seasons, as both River Hill\u2019s football and basketball team were County Champions this year, and Brenden wants to build on that success. With 35 goals with 16 assists, Brenden made 1st team all-county, along with Junior Max Friedman who had 30 goals and 10 assists last season.<\/p>\n
This year, senior Shane DeLore believes that \u201cthe team\u2019s biggest strength this year is our athleticism.\u201d Neal, another senior, added on to that saying \u201cour chemistry is our biggest strength. Everyone on the team hangs out, and is always willing to help each other out.\u201d<\/p>\n
Senior Dasharn Hebron mentioned that \u201cthe team\u2019s biggest weakness is [our] inexperience.\u201d Coach Gonsouland agrees that their defense will need to make the most improvements. He said, \u201cthe biggest factor that will determine our success will be how well we play defense and limit our opponent\u2019s opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n
Coach Gonsouland confidently says that \u201cour offense will be very strong\u201d but he thinks that their defense will need a couple of games to get in the swing of things. It is important to note that their first few games, will not be easy ones. Gonsouland recognizes that saying \u201cwe will have a tough early stretch against Howard and Mt. Hebron to begin the season.\u201d McKenna agrees with his coach, saying that their \u201ctoughest opponent will probably be Mt. Hebron\u201d but he believes that they will be ready for them. However, their opponents will not get easier as the season goes on. <\/p>\n
According to Gonsouland <\/p>\n
\u201call of our games will be tough this season.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Hawks will have to play without a key face-off player, Derek Isaac, who Coach Gonsouland says \u201cwill be very tough to replace,\u201d so someone will have to step up. But still, the Hawks are returning 9 impactful players, including midfielders Brett Shaw, Josh Weingrad, and Shane Delore, defensemen Brett Schwab, Dasharn Hebron, Lance Mercy, Christian Bond, and Jack Sheppard, and junior goalie Kevin Hickey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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