SAN FRANCISCO NORTHWEST REGIONAL TEAM ANNOUNCED

The top 25 players were selected by a committee of California high school coaches after a three hour evaluation process on May 31 at Bentley School in San Francisco, California that included individual position drills, time-testing for speed and a series of scrimmages.  Registration for the on-field evaluation was open to all high school underclassmen players entering grades 10,11 and 12.

The adidas National Lacrosse Classic features the top high school underclassmen lacrosse players in the country.  Sixteen regional teams, including San Francisco, will compete for a National Championship, July 18-20, 2008 at the Maryland Soccerplex in Germantown, Maryland to determine the best region of high school lacrosse players in the United States.

The winner of the adidas National Lacrosse Classic will play against Canada for the Brogden Cup in Orlando, Florida December 5-8, 2008 to determine the best region of high school lacrosse players in North America.

Head Lacrosse coach of St. Ignatius, Greg Angilly and Head Lacrosse coach of Bellarmine Prep, Brad Lipscomb have been named to coach the Northwest Region San Francisco team in this summer’s adidas National High School Lacrosse Classic.

Greg Angilly recently commented on his selection as coach of the adidas San Francisco team. “”As a New Jersey native, it’s an honor to have the opportunity to bring a team based of west coast players to the inaugural adidas event.  This is a great opportunity for all the players involved and in particular, the west coast boys, as they will have a fantastic opportunity to show the country that lacrosse is a national sport, not just an east coast sport.”

When asked how the adidas event will benefit the high school underclassmen lacrosse player, Coach Angilly says, “”This event has the opportunity to expose underclassmen to the best of the best. It’s my goal to present unique challenges and opportunities to compete and this national event is set to be the ultimate competition.  In addition to playing in front of and against elite high school lacrosse players, the boys will also have a chance to play in front of college coaches which is not common west of the Mississippi.”

Coach Brad Lipscomb echoes Coach Angilly’s comments about the adidas National Lacrosse Classic , "I am very excited to coach the Northern California Adidas regional team and represent such a strong team of players.  This event venue gives us a tremendous national stage to showcase our high school talent."

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JERSEY	L.NAME	F.NAME	GRAD YR	POS	SCHOOL	COACH
474	Alimam	Nick	2010	Midfield	St. Ignatius	Greg Angilly
455	Bertotti	Bryan	2009	Goalie	Oak Ridge	Jim Neimi
462	Bodine	Jack	2011	Attack	St. Ignatius	Greg Angilly
464	Chee	Jon	2009	Midfield	Berkeley High	Mike Costanzo
452	chiappari	Devin	2009	Attack	St. Vincents HS	Doug Carl
461	Gray	Bobby	2012	Attack	St. Ignatius	Angilly
449	Hayes	Travis	2009	Attack	Dublin	Joe Viviani
450	Jefferis	Jon	2010	LSM	Amadorh	Rory Manley
451	Lieber	Ryan	2010	Attack	Monte Vista	Mike Emerson
300	Maxwell	Mason	2009	Defense	Oak Ridge	Brad Speno
454	McCarron	J. Ryan	2010	Midfield	San Marin	Marty Jayne
463	Mead	Carson	2011	Defense	Miramonte	Bill Abriel
466	Mistele	Barrett	2011	Midfield	San Francisco University HS	Matt Mesa
459	Naughton	William	2010	Midfield	St. Ignatius	Angilly
475	Roman	Nick		Midfield	st. ignatius	Greg Angilly
460	Rosen	Spencer	2010	Midfield	St. Ignatius College Prep	Greg Angilly
301	Sanders	Grant	2009	Attack	Oak Ridge	Jim Niemi
471	Sangiacomo	Giancarlo	2010	Midfield	St. Ignatius	Bowe
453	Theobald	Grant	2010	Midfield	California High	John Britton
465	Torrey	James	2010	Attack	California High School	John Britton
470	Wolf	Trevor	2010	Attack	Berkeley High School	Mike Costanzo