Solid trio of senior captains will give Canton's opponents headaches

BY ED WRIGHT
April 6, 2010, 11:55 p.m.

  For the most part, Canton's lacrosse team is young and largely inexperienced.

  But the portion of the roster that is experienced and savvy will make the Chiefs anything but a push-over this spring.

  The experienced core of returners is led by its trio of top-notch captains: seniors Ryan Dunleavy, Sean Walsh and Jake Underwood.

  "We're very young with a lot of sophomores and juniors," said Canton coach Kevin Riley. "But we have some returning guys who can really play, including two returning All-Staters in Jake Underwood and Matt Rodgers. Jake has a 90-miles-per-hour shot, so he can really bring it."
 
  "Sean Walsh is very solid in goal and Ryan Dunleavy is one of our best defensemen."

  Riley also spoke highly of senior mid-fielder Riley Hoernschemeyer, a three-sport standout; junior Jordan Smith, who was won of Canton's top-scoring hockey players this past winter; and sophomore Brandon Schlieger, a dependable defender.

  In addition to the three captains and Hoernschemeyer, the Chiefs' small senior class includes defenders Sean Murphy and Alec Gilo; and mid-fielder Jon Rocheleau.

  Led by Smith and Rodgers, the junior class is deep with mid-fielders Parker Pakula, Ben Popp and Chris White; and attack Trevor Moore and Connor Dean.

  Mid-fielder Lucas Carpenter is the only other sophomore besides Schlieger, while four freshmen cracked the varsity roster: Timmy Popp, Christian Munch, Craig Allard and Dillon Schlampp.

  Ed Wright can be reached at (734) 453-1980 or info@plymouthcantonsports.com.