Published in the July 18, 2019 edition.
WAKEFIELD — When the Middlesex League boys’ lacrosse coaches met to vote on All-Stars, the Warriors were represented by leaders.
Anthony Forziati, Thomas Harrington and Cam Souza, all Wakefield captains this season, each earned a spot on the All-Star team.
The captains stepped up when the Warriors needed them most. When head coach Andrew Lavalle stepped down and JV coach Tim Johnson took over, Forziati, Harrington and Souza led the charge along with many other upperclassmen and immediately bought in. Wakefield turned a 2-6 start around with a five-game winning streak, made the playoffs and won their first round game against Danvers before falling to the eventual state champion, Winchester.
Forziati led the attack in scoring before he went down with an injury late in the season. He found the form from his dominant sophomore season after missing his junior year and was the key in turning Wakefield’s attack into one of the league’s best. He will be playing lacrosse at Boston University next season.
Harrington was the team’s best defensive midfielder. He was asked to play more offense after Forziati’s injury and responded by playing big, productive minutes on both sides of the field. He will be attending Quinnipiac University in the fall and studying film/tv and media in the communication program.
Souza, a junior, led the defense all season. He scooped up 72 ground balls and caused 34 turnovers consistently disrupting the rhythm of the offense while also helping some of Wakefield’s talented underclassmen defenders improve. Souza will have one more season at Wakefield High before moving on to the lacrosse team at the University of Hartford.
Melrose had the most All-Stars selected in the Freedom Division with six selections, followed by five from Burlington, three from Wakefield, two from Watertown and one from Wilmington and Stoneham.
Winchester led the balloting in the Liberty with seven All-Stars. Reading was next with four, followed by three from Lexington, two from Arlington and one from Belmont and Woburn.
2019
MIDDLESEX
LEAGUE
BOYS’
LACROSSE
ALL-STARS
Freedom
Division
Name School
Matt Rocha Melrose
Chris Cusolito Melrose
Brendan Maher Melrose
Ryan Maher Melrose
Andrew Calvert Melrose
Brendan Fennell Melrose
Mitch Maida Burlington
Patrick Hays Burlington
Colin Browne Burlington
Conor Quinlan Burlington
Jake Doherty Burlington
Anthony
Forziati Wakefield
Thomas
Harrington Wakefield
Cam
Souza Wakefield
Luke Murphy Watertown
Joe Biagotti Watertown
Ben Wright Wilmington
Ty Foley Stoneham
Liberty Division
Name School
Hayden Bean Winchester
Jake Mabardy Winchester
Matt Suffredini Winchester
Charlie Ward Winchester
Andrew Murray Winchester
Grant Murray Winchester
Luke Mix Winchester
Mike Tobin Reading
Drew Daley Reading
Colin Comerford Reading
Charlie Miele Reading
Nate Sidel Lexington
Johnny Cowdrick Lexington
Billy Cincotta Lexington
Jonathan Cayer Arlington
JJ Kapilian Arlington
Kilian O’Connell Belmont
Stephen Kolodko Woburn
