Meet The Ledger's 2023 All-County Boys Lacrosse Team
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Yohance Love
All Saints, Senior
Midfielder
Love this year racked up 53 goals, 56 ground balls, 10 assists, 63 points and won 58% of his faceoffs en route to helping All Saints go to the district finals. Four of the five categories he improved in. But more importantly, Love was a utility player for All Saints, playing man-up, man-down, offense and defense. He also took faceoffs and excelled in it. Overall, he is an exceptional leader, student and person.
COACH OF THE YEAR
Corbett Day
Lake Wales
Day guided the Highlanders to a 13-5 record and advanced to the district finals for the first times. Other firsts are beating All Saints and having the best record in school history. Under Day, the program also accomplished the most goals, assists, best saving percentage by a goalie and was ranked No. 1 nationally for ground balls. Lake Wales also had the most players make all-conference.
FIRST TEAM
Banks Rafool
All Saints, Sophomore
Goalie
Banks put up 123 saves as a goalie.
Dane Garner
Bartow, Senior
Defender
He had 26 takeaways and 50 ground balls.
(not pictured)
Donald Moyer
Bartow, Senior
Defender
He had 90 ground balls and 41 takeaways.
Omari Mixon
Lakeland, Junior
Defender
He had 51 ground balls and nine takeaways.
Ben Madden
Lakeland, Junior
Midfielder
He had 38 goals, 24 assists, 37 ground balls and 62 points overall.
AJ Bennett
Lake Wales, Senior
Midfielder
He had 41 goals, 21 assists, 145 ground balls, 25 takeaways and 63 points.
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Luke Mowrer
Lakeland, Junior
Attack
He had 47 goals, 30 assists, 77 points and 47 ground balls.
Yasiel Sihombing
Bartow, Junior
Attack
He had 29 goals, 14 assists, 43 assists, 42 ground balls and 12 takeaways.
Colton Turner
Lake Wales, Senior
Attack
He had 40 goals, 20 assists, 60 points, 100 ground balls and 10 takeaways.
Jed Watts
Lake Wales, Junior
Long stick middle
He had 122 ground balls, 76 takeaways and eight assists.
Larnell Michel
Bartow, Junior
Midfielder
He had 101 ground balls.
SECOND TEAM
Grady Turner
Lake Wales, Sophomore
Goalie
Ian Hobson
Lakeland, Sophomore
Defender
Jeremiah Owusu
All Saints, Junior
Defender
Zachary Sherman
All Saints, Senior
Defender
Andrew Dorman
Bartow, Senior
Midfielder
Jamarion Thompson
Bartow, Senior
Midfielder
Collis Rhodes
Lakeland, Sophomore
Midfielder
Logan Leal
Bartow, Junior
Attack
Aiden Harris
Lakeland, Senior
Attack
Kade Rabern
Winter Haven, Senior
Attack
Zachary Smith
Winter Haven, Sophomore
Long stick Middle
Kolby Broxton
Lakeland Christian, Junior
Midfielder
HONORABLE MENTION:
Bartow: Ismael Rosillo, Sophomore (Goalie); Sebastian Brock, Sophomore (Midfielder); Braiden Carmack, Senior (Midfielder); Chase Hswthorne, junior (Midfielder)
Winter Haven: Parker Boss, Sophomore (Attack); Anthony Primavera, Senior (Midfielder); Noah Coffin, Senior (Defender)
All Saints: Nate Yoder, Senior (Midfielder), Aidan Barfield, Junior (Midfielder); Easton Floe, Sophomore (Defender)
Lakeland Chrisitan: JR Cerdan, Sophomore (Goalie); Will Strickland, Junior (Attack); Tate Horne, Junior (Midfielder)
Lake Wales: Colton Johnson, Senior (Attacker); Luke Alvarez, Senior (Midfielder); Carson Pike, Senior (Midfielder); Brandon Reyes, Senior (Defender)
Lakeland: Josh Smith, Junior (Defender); Eli Peck, Junior (Goalie); Connor Walsh, Senior (Midfielder); Sam Blackwell, Junior (Midfielder)
This article originally appeared on The Ledger: Meet The Ledger's 2023 All-County Boys Lacrosse Team
