PENNSYLVANIA STATE CHAMPIONS AND ALL-AMERICANS

Pennsylvania State Champions (1965-2010)

Avery Blake Memorial Trophy Winners

Through 2001, the winner of the Avery F. Blake Memorial Trophy was considered to be the de facto Pennsylvania state champion. Before 1969, the Pennsylvania boys lacrosse state champion was selected by the coaches. It was not until 1969 that the PSLA (the Eastern Pennsylvania Scholastic Lacrosse Association’s predecessor) organized and implemented playoffs to determine the state champion.

In 2001 and following the formation of the Central Pennsylvania Scholastic Lacrosse Association (CPSLA), the three high school boys lacrosse associations in Pennsylvania — the EPSLA, CPSLA and WPSLA (Western PA) — organized and implemented a new system to determine the Pennsylvania state champion. Under the new system, the CPSLA Champion plays the WPSLA Champion to determine which team will challenge the EPSLA Champion for the state championship title. That title — the Keystone Cup — is determined annually at the end of each season in Hershey. Through 2006, no challenger from the central or western part of the state has beaten the EPSLA Champion to win the Keystone Cup. Those teams, however, are increasingly competitive as lacrosse continues to grow.

1965 – Hill School
1966 – Lower Merion
1967 – Lower Merion
1968 – Haverford School
1969 – Lower Merion (beat Haverfod School, 5-4)
1970 – Harriton
1971 – Harriton
1972 – Harriton
1973 – Henderson (beat Hill School, 12-6)
1974 – Penn Charter (beat Harriton, 4-3)
1975 – Penn Charter (beat Harriton, 11-10)
1976 – Penn Charter (beat Abington, 11-10)
1977 – Lower Merion (beat Abington 5-4, OT)
1978 – Springfield (beat Lower Merion, 12-9)
1979 – Lower Merion (beat Abington, 12-4)
1980 – Haverford School
1981 – Abington (beat Haverford School)
1982 – Springfield (beat Henderson, 11-4)
1983 – Penn Charter (beat Episcopal Academy, 4-2)
1984 – Lower Merion (beat Hill School 9-5)
1985 – Haverford School
1986 – Hill School (beat Haverford School, 9-7)
1987 – Episcopal Academy (beat Germantown Academy, 19-12)
1988 – West Chester East (beat Ridley, 8-7)
1989 – Penn Charter (beat Episcopal Academy, 7-6)
1990 – Germantown Academy (beat Episcopal Academy, 6-5)
1991 – Episcopal Academy (beat Penn Charter, 9-8)
1992 – Springfield (beat Episcopal Academy)
1993 – Germantown Academy
1994 – Ridley (beat Springfield, 7-6)
1995 – Episcopal Academy (beat Ridley, 5-2)
1996 – Episcopal Academy (beat Springfield, 9-3)
1997 – Ridley (beat Springfield, 10-8)
1998 – Ridley (beat Haverford School, 6-5 3OT)
1999 – Lower Merion (beat Ridley, 11-4)
2000 – Haverford School
2001 – Ridley (beat Germantown Academy, 8-7)
2002 – Ridley (beat Malvern, 8-6)
2003 – Ridley (beat Radnor, 11-4)
2004 – LaSalle (beat Malvern, 14-3)
2005 – Haverford School
2006 – Malvern (beat Haverford School, 6-5 OT; Malvern went on the beat Manheim Township, 15-5, to win the Keystone Cup in Hershey)
2007 – Downingtown East (beat LaSalle 8-4 in the EPSLA Final; beat Mount Lebanon 5-3 in the Keystone Cup at Marple Newtown HS)
2008 – LaSalle (beat Malvern 4-3 in the EPSLA Championship Game at Garnet Valley High School; see LaSalle Stops Malvern’s Mojo, 4-3; 2008 Keystone Cup Game (at Hershey) – LaSalle 7, Manheim 5)
2009 – LaSalle (beat Conestoga 7-4 in the PIAA State Championship Game in Hershey)
2010 – Conestoga (beat LaSalle 10-6 in the PIAA State Championship Game in Hershey, see Conestoga surges past La Salle, 10-6, to win first state title)

2018

Central	Frank Cox	2018	Goalie	Wilson
Central	Brenan Ryan	2018	Midfield	Danville
Central	Kollin Vaught	2019	Midfield	Central York
Central	Caton Johnson	2018	Goalie	Manheim Township
Central	Clayton Miller	2018	Attack	Cumberland Valley
Central	Ethan Pickett	2018	Attack	Dallastown
Central	Zach Diamond	2018	Midfield	Manheim Township
Central	Matthew Lane	2018	LSM	Lancaster Country Day
Central	Joshua Miller	2018	Goalie	Trinity
Central	Tate Wasson	2019	Defense	Palmyra
Eastern	Joseph Burnham	2018	Defense	LaSalle College
Eastern	Patrick Clemens	2018	Defense	Springfield
Eastern	Michael Clibanoff	2018	Goalie	LaSalle College
Eastern	David Closterman III	2018	Midfield	New Church
Eastern	Jeffrey Conner	2018	Midfield	Strath Haven
Eastern	Bryce DeMuth	2018	Defense	Avon Grove
Eastern	Nate Hammond	2018	Midfield	Avon Grove
Eastern	Daniel Jordon	2018	LSM	LaSalle College
Eastern	Zachary Lee	2019	Defense	Downingtown East
Eastern	Kyle Long	2018	Attack	Springfield
Eastern	TJ Malone	2018	Attack	Haverford School
Eastern	Brandon Meagher	2018	Midfield	LaSalle College
Eastern	Luke O’Grady	2018	Attack	Haverford School
Eastern	Michael Ott	2018	Midfield	Central Bucks East
Eastern	Michael Prestipino	2020	Defense	Conestoga
Eastern	James Reilly	2018	Midfield	Conestoga
Eastern	Joseph Rockovich	2018	Attack	Central Bucks West
Eastern	Jack Traynor	2018	Midfield	Malvern Prep
Eastern	Gavin Tygh	2018	Midfield	William Penn Charter
Eastern	Scott (Scooter) Whiteside	2018	Midfield	Avon Grove
Eastern	Scott White	2018	Attack	Malvern Prep
Western	Anthony Grieco	2018	Attack	Mars
Western	Ben Delaney	2018	Attack	Peters Township
Western	Danny Bacchiochi	2018	Attack	Peters Township
Western	Dane Dowiak	2020	Attack	Pine-Richland
Western	Dawson Goltz	2018	Midfield	Pine-Richland
Western	Grant Evans	2018	Midfield	Upper St. Clair
Western	Jake Freedlander	2018	Midfield	Pine-Richland
Western	Nicki Phelps	2018	LSM	Peters Township