VOTE for the Top Mental Game Shore Conference Boys Lacrosse Player of the Week: April 28-May 4

Top Mental Game Shore Conference Boys Lacrosse Player of the Week

The poll is open to select the latest Shore Sports Insider Shore Conference boys lacrosse player of the week.

Read through each player’s accomplishments and cast your votes. You can vote once per hour. This week’s poll will close on Saturday at 10 p.m.

 

Player of the Week nominees (listed in alphabetical order).

April 28 to May 4

 

Jake Bickerton, So., Midfield, Red Bank Catholic

-Totaled 13 goals and three assists in three games, including a career-high seven points on five goals and two assists in a win over Jackson Memorial. Also had five goals in an 11-10 overtime win over Point Boro.

 

Tyler Bowden, Sr., Colts Neck

-Scored 11 goals and added five assists during a 3-0 week to reach 100 career points and help the Cougars run their winning streak to five games. He matched a career-high with six goals in a win over St. John Vianney, posted six points in a win over Brick and notched a hat trick in a win over Freehold Township.

 

Wyatt Capro, Jr., Attack, Wall

-Scored four goals and assisted on another when the Crimson Knights bested No. 9 Holmdel, 12-10, to snap a five-game slide.

 

Nicholas Caruso, Jr., Attack, Toms River East

-Continued his tremendous season with 16 points in two games as the Raiders pushed their winning streak to 10 games. Tallied five goals and two assists in a 17-5 win over Middletown North and posted seven goals and two assists in a 15-2 win over Donovan Catholic.

 

Austin Edwards, Sr., Attack, Brick Memorial

-Scored the game-winning goal when the Mustangs rallied for a 5-4 overtime win over Toms River South. Added a hat trick in an 18-0 win over Brick and finished the three-game week with seven points.

 

Tyler Gellis, Sr., Attack, Marlboro

-Scored a career-high eight goals with one assist in a 17-15 win over Union Catholic and added three points in a 15-1 win over Brick.

 

Brayden Gialanella, Jr., Attack, Lacey

-Racked up 15 points in two games as the Lions continued what is now a 10-game winning streak. He scored twice and assisted on six other goals in a 15-11 win over Brick Memorial, then delivered three goals and four assists in an 18-6 win over rival Central Regional.

 

Cooper Lachowicz, Sr., Midfield, Toms River North

-Won 6 of 7 face-offs, picked up 13 ground balls and assisted on a goal when the Mariners beat Central, 3-2, to clinch the Freedom Division championship. Added five goals and three assists while also going 19-for-24 on face-offs in wins over Neptune and Ocean.

 

Shea O’Donnell, So., Attack, Southern

-Had a breakout week for the No. 5 Rams with nine goals and seven assists. Led the team with four goals and one assist in a 6-5 overtime loss to No. 2 CBA, scored twice in a 13-6 win over No. 8 Red Bank, tallied a goal and four assists in a 9-1 win over No. 10 Middletown South, and registered two goals and two assists in a 7-5 non-conference win over Ocean City.

 

Jack Powers, Sr., FO, Holmdel

-Became the first player in New Jersey history to win 1,000 career face-offs with an 18-for-27 performance in the Hornets’ 12-11 overtime win over Manalapan. He then won 20 of 25 face-offs vs. Wall and went a perfect 15-for-15 in a 7-4 win over East Brunswick. Powers has a 77 percent win rate for the season and is up to 1,047 career face-off wins.

 

Hunter Reynolds, So., Midfield, Neptune

-Scored 14 goals and added two assists in three games, including a career-high eight goals in a 14-7 win over J.P. Stevens. The Scarlet Fliers are 6-7 for their most wins since 2018 and Reynolds has led the way with 39 goals and 125 ground balls.

 

Luke Tortorici, Sr., Midfield, Barnegat

-Became the first player in program history to record 200 career points with five goals and two assists in an 18-2 win over Ocean. He also reached 100 career goals and totaled 12 goals and seven assists in three games.

 

Nick Turturro, Sr., Midfield, Howell

-Scored a career-high five goals, including the game-winning goal in the fourth overtime period when the Rebels rallied for a dramatic 8-7 win over district rival Manalapan. He also scored twice in a 15-4 win over Point Boro for a Howell team in the midst of a 10-game winning streak.

 

Jack Varley, Jr., Attack, Ocean

-Scored the game-winning goal in double overtime to give the Spartans a 7-6 win over Toms River South. He totaled six goals and two assists in three games.

 

Danny Varone, Fr., Midfield, CBA

-Scored twice during the No. 2 Colts’ 6-5 overtime win over No. 5 Southern, then recorded a hat trick that included the game-winning goal in an 8-7 overtime win over No. 3 Shore.