[Ed Note: As we celebrate 100 Years, we will be looking at players and coaches throughout the time period. Today, lets look at some special players (from the 1970's through 2020's.)]

The first National Interscholastic Lacrosse Association All-Americans in Section V were awarded in 1971 when Andrew Gallina* from Irondequoit and Jim Darcangelo from Corning East were the recipients.  Gallina led the league is points his senior year and continued his career at Brown. Darcangelo went on to play at Towson, where he was a three-time All-American, two-time “Player of the Year” and was inducted into the National Hall of Fame in 1990.

As of this writing, there have been 208 All-American awards from 1971 to 2021. The formula for the number of awards has changed over the fifty years and the one constant in the process is that the coaches in the section have selected the winners.

Fifteen players have had the great distinction of being selected in both their junior and senior years. Full Story