McQuaid Jesuit
 March
18,2006 - McQuaid Jesuit tied for the GRALL title
in 2005 with a 5-1 record, having split games
with Aquinas. The Knights finished the season
at 8-10 under first year Head Coach Scott Bryson.
McQuaid Jesuit was seeded 7th in the
Class A Tournament, but an out bracket loss to
Thomas (8-7) left them in 10th.
GRALL sweet 16 honors went to
senior Tyler Rubino and junior Mark Hanna who were
named as attackmen, senior Scott Rubino was named
as a midfielder and junior Alex Caton was named in
defense. Coach Bryson was named “Coach of the
Year”.
The Knights lost eight players
to graduation including midfielder Scott and attackman
Tyler Rubino (Harfford), midfielders Kevin Dacey
(Saint Michael's) and Randy Mays (Pittsburgh) and
attackman Brendon Clar (Richmond).
Coach Bryson has quite a bit back
for the 2006 season including senior Marty Farchione
who will "anchor" the attack while "newcomers"
Mitch Ritchie and Jeff MacDonald,
both sophomores, will be looking to contribute. Senior
Mark "Sparky" Hanna returns to pick up
where he left off last season.
In the midfield senior Sean Conroy
will add an "offensive punch" while joining
with veterans senior Nick Cardillo and junior Evan
Gallina. Newcomers, junior Dan Odorczyk and sophomores
Nick Caton, Clint Masterson and Jay Haseley will
look for midfield runs.
Senior Alex Caton (last year's
team MVP) returns in defense with seniors Dan Blackburn,
Joe Micca and David Feor (LS). Sophomores Mitch Bailey
and Mike Micca fill out the defense in front of senior
goalie Pat Maguire.
The Knights should do well this
season, although they have some challenging out of
league games with Canisius and St. Francis from Section
6 (Buffalo) and with teams at the Cortland Tournament
early in the season. The offense will regroup without
the Rubino brothers but Farchione and Hanna will
add scoring power and ball control in the attack.
Alex Caton is an excellent defenseman and will handle
some key match ups for the Knights. Galina and Cardillo
have experience for the midfield and the newcomers
may add some much needed depth. Pat Maguire is capable
of making big saves.
Top Returners:
Mark Hanna - 12 – Att
Marty Farchione – 12 - Att
Alex Caton - 12 - Def
Dan Blackburn - 12 - Def
Evan Gallina – 11 - Mid
Nick Cardillo – 12 - Mid
Pat Maguire - 12 – Goal
Top New Players:
Mitch Ritchie - 10 – Att
Dan Odorczyk – 11 – Mid
Nick Caton – 10 – Mid
Clint Masterson – 10 - Mid
Jay Haseley - 10 – Mid
Mitch Bailey – 10 – Def
Mike Micca – 10 - Def
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