Senior Lacrosse Boys Clear the Field

The George W. Hewlett High School Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse Team had very high hopes for the 2020 season. After a great season in 2019, losing in the county quarterfinals by a last minute goal, the Bulldogs were poised to return with another deep playoff run. With a senior class that included seven players with three years of experience on Varsity, the team had the talent to get back to where they were last year, or potentially even further. Here are the thoughts from some members of the senior class who are at risk of losing their final season in a Bulldog uniform.

“I have been looking forward to my final season in Hewlett High School as a senior with my friends who all started lacrosse with me in second grade. I have always thought about my final season playing my favorite game, wondering what it would be like to never get a chance to play the game again. Wondering what it would be like to run out onto the field one last time, score my last goal or win my last game with the boys. Unfortunately, my friends and I will not have the opportunity to make these last memories.” - Aidan Arad

“Everybody knows the Hewlett High School Boys' Varsity Lacrosse Team for our profound skill, diligent coaches and hard working athletes. Being able to compete in the toughest public school conference in the world with my childhood friends was a privilege and an experience like no other. Some of my greatest high school memories have come from being a part of this brotherhood where we grind, eat and bond together every season. I was looking forward to my last season this year as one of the elite defensive poles on the team. This year was our last opportunity to accomplish something great as Bulldogs. Unfortunately, that opportunity was quickly [taken away] and instead most of us seniors have to say goodbye to our lacrosse careers.” - Dean Elefante

“Losing this season would hurt me very badly. It has been three years of me getting moved up on Varsity and being the backup goalie, with the thought [that this was helping] me get much better so I have the time to shine in my senior year, which I have been waiting for forever. When football ended I was heartbroken and I would do anything in this world to suit up one more time and get on the field, and the same goes for lacrosse. Lacrosse is my last sport I will ever play if I do not play a sport in college and it kills me to think that I will never get the chance to play it. We have been working hard all off-season and we deserve to get on the field and get after it.” - Louis Esposito

“I was hoping to get on the field one last time, to go out and fight for the win with the same group I have been playing every sport with since middle school. Unfortunately, none of us get to have our last celebrations or goodbyes.” - Avi Fayer

“Losing my senior season is heartbreaking. I will never be able to play alongside my friends one last time after playing together for the last nine years. Knowing we will never celebrate a win, have an early Saturday morning practice, [have] another team dinner [or have] the opportunity to walk off the field one last time on Senior Day is a sad feeling.” - Ryan May

“It stings knowing that there is a real possibility that I will never have the chance to put on the Hewlett jersey one last time. There is something really special about being a part of this program, and the brotherhood we share is something that most people are unable to understand. I have been looking forward to my senior season for as long as I can remember. It was one last chance to play with my best friends, who have been with me for the last 10 years. I can only hope that I have one more chance to walk out on the field with my teammates who have become my brothers. Having one more chance to put on that jersey and go out there and take the field with my brothers would mean the world to me.” - Jonny Miller

“This season was supposed to be more than just another season of lacrosse for me. It was going to be the last time I ever took the field with my best friends and the last time for so many more memorable moments I have experienced over the years. Coming into the season, aware of what the circumstances were, I set a goal for myself to appreciate every single second I had out on that field because I truly did not know which second would be that last second. This season means everything to me and I hope I will one day be able to step out onto that field with my brothers beside me.” - Mitchell Silverman