By Tyler Conrad ’17 THE ROUNDUP The lacrosse team hopes to approach this new season with a sense of modesty and work ethic to follow up last year’s defeat in the semi-finals. “Based on the result earlier in the year, some of us may have gotten a little too confident, so there’s always that unfortunate […]
Photo by Brendan Hinkle ’16 – Brophy lacrosse plays against Lawrenceville, March 18. Brophy lost the game, ending it with a score of 10-17, however Brophy remains undefeated in league games as of March 23. By Brendan Hinkle ’16 THE ROUNDUP The 2015 lacrosse season was at the midway point as of March 20, with […]
By Anthony Cardellini ’17 THE ROUNDUP Looking at the 2015 lacrosse team, young talent is particularly prevalent. This year is the first in recent years of Brophy lacrosse in which four freshman have been on the varsity team. “It’s a very different team than in years past—we’ve got a lot of young guys we expect […]
Team uses practice to focus on fundamentals, strategy By Tanner Nypen ’15 THE ROUNDUP During the lacrosse season the public usually only hears about the games. But there are many hours behind the scences that lead up to those games. During the lacrosse season, players and coaches meet for their daily practices for about two […]
LAX teams shut down for 1 week after reported incident By Julian De Ocampo ’13 & Jackson Santy ’13 THE ROUNDUP Following a string of incidents that resulted in the suspension of the lacrosse team in February, Principal Mr. Bob Ryan said that the lacrosse team is having a “do-over” this season. “There was an […]
The Brophy Lacrosse team holds the No. 1 ranking in the state as of April 18.
The Broncos started off the season with a couple of losses, but coach Mr. Beau Pich said he puts a positive spin on losing.
By Michael Moroney ’13
THE ROUNDUP
Pierce Bassett ’09 was a four-year varsity starting goalie for the Brophy lacrosse team and helped lead the team to two state championships in four appearances from 2006-2009.
After his four-year tenure as the Broncos’ goalie, Bassett accepted a scholarship to play lacrosse at Johns Hopkins University. He would join his former Brophy teammate Hunter Rodgers ’08.
Since its early years, Brophy players and coaches alike have taken pride in their sports department.
In fact, athletics play such a large role in the community that many consider them synonymous with Brophy.
By Ian C. Beck ’12
THE ROUNDUP
Last year, Robby Mayasich ’10, a senior lacrosse player, died several days after being struck by a car while competing in the Ragnar Relay Series, the largest overnight relay running series in the nation.
Dealing with the loss of a teammate, the Brophy lacrosse team rallied together in honor of Mayasich, many players wearing undershirts that bore Mayasich’s No. 8.
The team rode this motivation all the way to the state championship.
“The passing of Robby was a huge motivator for us last year,” said junior defenseman Mack Regan ’12. “His memory will always be with the lacrosse club as we will continue to wear the purple and pink RM stickers on the back of our helmets.”
By Erik T. Masingill ’12
THE ROUNDUP
At 6 feet 3 inches tall and 185 pounds, junior defenseman Charlie Hushek ’12 is a long stick midfielder on the varsity lacrosse team and has been on the varsity squad for three years now.
He verbally committed to play Division I lacrosse at Bryant University in Providence, R.I.
“I am really happy for Charlie and his commitment to Bryant. He is a great guy and works hard on and off the field,” said midfielder Brock Ghelfi ’12.