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PHILLY SHOWCASE WEEKEND SET TO BEGIN NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT

Schedule Set for Philly Showcase Friday Night Session at St. Joseph’s University to Benefit the NTAF Mid-Atlantic Traumatic Brain Injury Fund in honor of Logan Schweiter

The 2011 Philly Boys Showcase will take place the weekend of November 18-20, 2011, and will begin Friday, November 18 with a special doubleheader of games at St. Joseph’s University. All proceeds from this night will be donated to the NTAF fund in honor of local youth lacrosse player Logan Schweiter to assist with some of Logan’s many uninsured injury-related expenses. Twelve-year-old Logan nearly drowned when trapped before being rescued from floodwaters near his Wayne, PA home last July. Logan attends St. Katherine’s of Siena School in Wayne and is an enthusiastic rising lacrosse player in the Conestoga Youth Lacrosse (CYLAX) program.

The schedule for next Friday, November 18 at St. Joseph’s Finnesey Field is:

• 6pm, Gates open at St. Joseph’s University
• 7pm, HEADstrong v. Mesa Fresh 2013, Finnesey Field
• 8pm, Dukes L.C. v. Leading Edge, Finnesey Field

Said Taylor Wray, Men’s Lacrosse Coach at St. Joseph’s University, “We are happy to partner with NXT sports to host this event.  Service and assisting those in need are core components of the University’s mission, and St. Joe’s is proud to assist in raising money for an important organization like NTAF and to support Philadelphia-area lacrosse.”

The Friday night event is open to all college coaches and to the public.  The requested admission donation of $5 goes in full towards the NTAF Mid-Atlantic Traumatic Brain Injury Fund in honor of Logan Schweiter.  There will also be a concessions stand with all proceeds going to NTAF.  Along with Taylor Wray, NXT Sports wishes to thank St. Joseph’s University and in particular St. Joseph’s Assistant Men’s Lacrosse Coach Dan Keating for working to make this event possible.

ABOUT THE PHILLY SHOWCASE

The Philly Showcase is the nation’s largest fall lacrosse recruiting event.  This year’s Philly Showcase will feature over 500 elite high school players from all over the country competing in Philadelphia next weekend.  Over 100 college programs have already registered to attend the Philly Showcase.  The remainder of the weekend schedule follows:

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19 – PHILLY BOYS SHOWCASE FOR SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS

On Saturday, November 19 the Philly Showcase continues with over 400 elite sophomores and juniors in competition at Episcopal Academy in Newtown Square, PA.   The players will be divided into rosters each coached by a prominent high school or club coach, coaches include:

• Justin Becker, Head Coach, James Bowie H.S. (TX)
• John Begier, Head Coach, Radnor H.S. (PA)
• Pat Brennan, Head Coach, Long Island Outlaws (NY)
• Todd Cliggett, Head Coach, Downingtown East H.S. (PA)
• Byron Collins, Head Coach, Detroit Country Day School (MI)
• Kevin Donnelly, Head Coach, Spring-Ford H.S. (PA)
• Mark Duncan, Head Coach, Shipley (PA)
• Tim Foote, Head Coach, McCallie School (TN)
• John Gabriele, Head Coach, Wissahickon H.S. (PA)
• Darren Geraci, Assistant Coach, S. Brunswick H.S. (NJ)
• Will Gibbs, Assistant Coach, Episcopal Academy (PA)
• John Hanlon, Head Coach, Neshaminy H.S. (PA)
• Tom Harris, Head Coach, Low Country L.C. (SC)
• Jamie Huber, Head Coach, Pennsbury H.S. (PA)
• Matt Rowley, Head Coach, NESLL (MA)
• Brian Samson, Head Coach, Conestoga H.S. (PA)
• Frank Urso, Head Coach, Garnet Valley H.S. (PA)
• David Waldman, Head Coach, Strath Haven H.S. (PA)

Each team will play three morning games in front of the college coaches between 8:30am and 1pm. The Philly Showcase will then announce the rosters for the afternoon Gait Lacrosse Fab Forty 2013 and 2014 all-star games.  The all-star games will begin around 1:30 pm and conclude around 3:45 pm.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20 – PHILLY BOYS SHOWCASE FOR UNCOMMITTED SENIORS & PHILLY INVITATIONAL CLUB TOURNAMENT

On Sunday, November 20, also at Episcopal Academy, the Philly Showcase will hold a special competition strictly for uncommitted seniors.  At the request of college coaches, who have a strong interest in taking a last look at uncommitted seniors, approximately 90 players from the class of 2012 will be divided into four teams and player a series of three games each in front of the attending college coaches. 

All the Philly Showcase games will be professionally filmed, and each participant will receive, completely free, an indexed set of their video clips from the Philly Showcase.  These video clips can be turned into a highlight reel and shared via an online platform.  This video service is provided courtesy of Philly Showcase partner Krossover Technology.

Additionally on Sunday, November 20th, the Philly Showcase has partnered with John Nostrant, lacrosse coach at the Haverford School, and Kevin Giblin, lacrosse coach at Georgetown Prep (DC), to host an elite high school and club team tournament also at Episcopal Academy.  The Philly Invitational will feature the following club and high school programs:

Club Teams:

• Dukes L.C.
• Edge Canada
• Edge USA
• Elev8 Calgary
• Greene Turtle 2013
• Greene Turtle 2014
• HEADstrong
• Laxachusetts 2013
• Laxachusetts 2014
• LB3
• Leading Edge
• Long Island Express
• MadLax 2013
• MadLax 2014
• NXT L.C.
• Top Gun Fighting Clams 2013
• Top Gun Fighting Clams 2013
• 2Knights Sentry
• 2Knights Templars

High Schools

• Chestnut Hill Academy
• Christian Brothers (NY)
• Georgetown Prep
• Downingtown East
• Downingtown West
• Episcopal Academy
• Gonzaga Prep
• Haverford School
• Malvern Prep
• St. Joe’s Prep
• St. Stephen’s/St. Agnes
• Wissahickon

NXT Sports would like to thank Gait Lacrosse, exclusive sponsor of Philly Showcase weekend, for their commitment to the Philly Showcase and to Philadelphia-area High School Lacrosse

 

Additional Ways to Assist Logan Schweiter and the Schweiter Family

How You Can Help:

• Make a Donation to the NTAF, www.ntafund.org, in honor of Logan Schweiter.  NTAF is the leader in fundraising assistance and support for patients of transplant and catastrophic injury. NTAF helps families address financial hardships arising from uninsured medical expenses related to transplantation (solid organ, bone marrow, stem cell or tissue) and catastrophic injury (spinal cord, traumatic brain). You can mail a check, payable to NTAF Mid-Atlantic Traumatic Brain Injury Fund, noting in the memo section 'In Honor of Logan Schweiter', NTAF, 150 N. Radnor Chester Road, Suite F-120, Radnor, PA 19087

 

About Showcase Lacrosse and the Philly Showcase
Showcase Lacrosse provides exposure for top high school lacrosse players, allowing them to showcase their talents in front of college coaches at professional, highly competitive, yet reasonably priced events.  
Showcase Lacrosse is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NXT Sports, LLC.