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Cox named NAC-VI boys lacrosse player of the year




4-A Northern Athletic Conference player of the year Dean Cox, left, celebrates a goal with NAC-VI offensive player of the year Jacob Bass, right, during Heritage’s win over Millbrook on April 26. Nicholas Schnittker | Wake Weekly file photo

Heritage High sophomore Dean Cox was named as the 4-A Northern Athletic Conference’s boys lacrosse player of the year.

Cox led the conference in points with 101, scoring 58 goals while assisting 43 more and helping the Huskies to an undefeated conference season and second straight NAC-VI title.

Heritage junior Jacob Bass took home the offensive player of year, while Millbrook senior Aidan Hoey was named defensive player of the year.

Coach of the year honors went to Millbrook’s Jackson Hunt and Bryce Shipman. Wake Forest’s Frank Pierson was named assistant coach of the year.

All-Conference First Team

Attack

Dean Cox (Heritage).

Ethan Kraske (Wakefield).

Nick Van Kula (Millbrook).

Midfield

Jacob Bass (Heritage).

Hunter Falzon (Heritage).

Liam Crawford (Wake Forest).

Defense

Kade Sizer (Wakefield).

Jack Harding (Heritage).

Austin Mounts (Heritage).

LSM

Aiden Hoey (Millbrook).

FOGO

Palmer Campbell (Heritage).

Tyson Blaylock (Millbrook).

SSM

Jacob Lambert (Heritage).

Goalie

Brady Cuthbertson (Wakefield).

All-Conference Second Team

Attack

Luke Schreiner (Heritage).

Sawyer King (Wake Forest).

Sebastian McWilson (Millbrook).

Midfield

Owen McDaniel (Wakefield).

Owen Wood (Heritage).

Ty Broughton (Millbrook).

Defense

Daniel Leary (Wake Forest).

Timmy Coveney (Heritage).

Moses Oke-Bello (Rolesville).

LSM

Carter Bestafka (Wake Forest).

FOGO

Jacob Fields (Wake Forest).

SSM

Taylor King (Wake Forest).

Goalie

Brandon Howard (Wake Forest).

All-Conference Honorable Mention

Attack

Jack Callahan (Heritage).

Cade Horstmann (Rolesville).

Tegan Davis (Wakefield).

Griffin Brown (Fike).

Kenan Collins (Hunt).

Jay Misback (Hunt).

Connor Daily (Wake Forest).

Zach Pechmann (Wake Forest).

Midfield

Hudson White (Heritage).

Dillon Thomason (Rolesville).

Colin Cruickshank (Rolesville).

Ryan Roseberry (Wakefield).

Brayton Applegate (Wakefield).

Chase Domonique (Wake Forest).

Defense

CJ Rizzo (Rolesville).

Garrett Schweiner (Wake Forest).

All-Conference Honorable Mention

LSM

Marcelo Bouse (Heritage).

Josh Monden (Heritage).

Cooper Fuller (Hunt)

FOGO

Reece Campbell (Heritage).

Spencer Gaddis (Wakefield).

SSM

Evan Nichols (Wakefield).

Jon Douveia (Millbrook).

Goalie

Luke Slavik (Heritage).

Jack Altman (Wakefield).

Christian Alabaster (Fike).

Johnson Thorne (Hunt).

Jo Srother (Millbrook).