Lt. Ray Enners Award
The Lt. Ray Enners Award is an annual award given to the outstanding high school lacrosse player in Suffolk County, New York. It is presented by the Suffolk County Boys Lacrosse Coaches Association to the player who best exemplifies courage, teamwork, skill and leadership. The award is named after Raymond Enners who was a United States military hero and champion high school lacrosse player. The initial award was presented in 1970, one season after his death.
This award in one of three that have been named after Lt. Enners. The others are the Lt. Raymond Enners Award which is awarded to the NCAA National Player of the Year in men's lacrosse, and The Lt. Enners-Chris Pettit Award which is given to the Army Offensive MVP each season.[1]
Ray Enners played high school lacrosse at Half Hollow Hills High School which is in Suffolk County. He was voted into the 1963 All-Long Island lacrosse team and was inducted into the Suffolk County Hall of Fame in 2004.[2] Enners continued to excel at lacrosse at the United States Military Academy until he graduated in 1967. In his senior year he was an NCAA All-American.[3]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Position | HS All-American | School | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Mike McCormick | Attackman | Ward Melville | Joe Cuozzo | |
| 1971 | Richard Meister | Defense | Yes | Deer Park | Warren Deutch |
| 1972 | Frank Urso | Middie | Yes | Brentwood | Bob Hoppey |
| 1973 | Bob McGuire | Attackman | Yes | Huntington | Aaron Littman |
| 1974 | Bill Carpluk | Middie | Yes | Central Islip | George O Leary |
| 1975 | Bill Brown | Attackman | Yes | Ward Melville | Joe Cuozzo |
| 1976 | Peter Predun | Middie | Yes | Harborfields | Mike Liese |
| 1977 | James Metzger | Attackman - Middie | Yes | Half Hollow Hills | Lou DiBlasi |
| 1978 | Albert Ray | Middie | Yes | Copiaque | Walter Reese |
| 1979 | Robert MacAneney | Attackman | Brentwood Ross | Peter Murray | |
| 1980 | Glen Mohrman | Middie | Yes | Half Hollow Hills | Stan Kowalski |
| 1981 | James M. Smith | Middie | Yes | Comsewogue | Ken Reese |
| 1982 | Tom Gunderson | Middie | Yes | Smithtown East | Lou Antonetti Sr. |
| 1983 | Chris Walker | Defense | Yes | Ward Melville | Joe Cuozzo |
| 1984 | Chris Garvey | Middie | Yes | Half Hollow Hills | Doug Mayer |
| 1985 | Scott Reh | Middie | Yes | Rocky Point | Mike Bowler |
| 1986 | Jonathan Reese | Middie | Yes | West Babylon | Rich Burns |
| 1987 | Steven Randby | Goalie | Yes | Half Hollow Hills | Doug Mayer |
| 1988 | Joe Matassa | Middie | Yes | Ward Melville | Joe Cuozzo |
| 1989 | John Banks | Goalie | Yes | Ward Melville | Joe Cuozzo |
| 1990 | Joe Romeo | Goalie | Comsewogue | Bob Woods | |
| 1991 | Chris Theofield | Attackman - Middie | Northport | Bob Macaluso | |
| 1992 | Mike LaRocco | Goalie | Yes | Smithtown West | Ralph Pepe |
| 1993 | Greg Cattrano | Goalie | Yes | Ward Melville | Joe Cuozzo |
| 1994 | Al Hernandez | Defense | Yes | Whitman | Bob Howell |
| 1995 | Jay Negus | Attackman - Middie | Yes | Ward Melville | Joe Cuozzo |
| 1996 | Will Campbell | Attackman - Middie | Yes | Sachem | Rick Mercurio |
| 1997 | Justin O'Connell | Defenseman | Yes | Sachem | Rick Mercurio |
| 1998 | Nick Russo | Attackman - Middie | Yes | Comsewogue | Pete Mitchell |
| 1999 | Kevin Cassese | Middie & Face-Off Specialist | Yes | Comsewogue | Pete Mitchell |
| 2000 | Pete Vlahakis | Middie | Shoreham-Wading River | Tim Rotanz | |
| 2001 | Nick Miaritis | Attackman - Middie | Yes | Ward Melville | Joe Cuozzo |
| 2002 | Matt Miller | Middie | Yes | William Floyd | Victor Guadagnino |
| 2003 | Larry Cerasi | Attackman | Middle Country | Ken Budd | |
| 2004 | Jeff Strittmatter | Attackman - Middie | Yes | Rocky Point | Mike Bowler |
| 2005 | Pat Perritt | Attackman | Yes | Sachem East | Rick Mercurio |
| 2006 | Chris Ritchie | Attackman | Yes | Mount Sinai | Jason Sanders |
| 2007 | Justin Turri | Attackman | Yes | West Islip | Scott Craig |
| 2008 | Dwayne Stewart | Attackman | Copiaque | Jim Konen | |
| 2009 | Kevin Sabo | Attackman - Middie | Westhampton Beach | Ralph Pepe | |
| 2010 | Nicky Galasso | Attackman | Yes | West Islip | Scott Craig |
| 2011 | Luke Miller | Middie | William Floyd | Desmond Magna | |
| 2012 | Sam Llinares | Attackman - Middie | Yes | Hauppauge | Jim Konen |
| 2013 | Tim Rotanz | Attackman | Yes | Shoreham-Wading River | Tom Rotanz |
| 2014 | Kieran Mullins | Attackman - Middie | Yes | Islip High School | Keith Scheidel |
| 2015 | John Daniggelis | Attackman - Middie | Yes | Smithtown East | Jason Lambert |
| 2016 | Gerard Arceri | Faceoff specialist/Middie | Yes | Smithtown East | Jason Lambert |
References
- ↑ http://www.laxmagazine.com/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/052106aaa.html
- ↑ "Lacrosse Positional Awards: Who they're named for". InsideLacrosse.com. 2009-05-17. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- ↑ Lt. Raymond Enners Award