John Tillman is known as a master recruiter. Well he has landed 2 of the top players in Long Island with the the addition of Charlie Raffa (pictured in the middle above) and Joseph Locasio. Locasio is the nephew of perhaps the greatest goalie in the history of the game, Sal Locasio. Here is a piece on Raffa from the Dix Hills Paper:
“It was already a big week for senior Charlie Raffa. The quarterback will lead the Friars in a CHSFL Class AAA semifinal game on Friday at 7 p.m. against unbeaten Fordham Prep. The game will air live on MSG Varsity.Yet for all the talent and determination Raffa has displayed on the football field, the Muttontown teen is an even better midfielder in lacrosse. While he committed to the University of Maryland in July, he made it official on Wednesday, signing the document and then mailing it off. It was a life-altering decision crammed into one momentus week+.
Congrats to the Maryland Lacrosse staff for these 2 additions!!! Welcome Charlie and Joe!!!!
Zack
Great to see Raffa signing. Apparently one of the better FO men, and LoCascio too.
Another big NLI signer was IL’s #4 senior David Solomon, who had to leave SSSA in NoVa at the end of the spring, but seems be doing well enough at Salisbury in Conn.
NLI signees:
John Barney, M, Delbarton (N.J.)
Kyle Bernlohr, G, Western Reserve (Oh.) – #37 Young Gun senior
Jay Carlson, A, St. Paul’s (Md.) – #25 Young Gun senior
Brian Cole, M, Hill Academy (Ont.)
Kevin Forster, A, LaSalle (Pa.) – #13 Young Gun senior
Joe LoCascio, M, St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) – #23 Young Gun senior
Kellen Miller, LSM/D, Landon (Md.)
Goran Murray, LSM/D, Haverford (Pa.) – #29 Young Gun senior
Eric Parnon, D, Darien (Conn.)
Charlie Raffa, F/O, St. Anthony’s (N.Y.)
David Solomon, A/M, Salisbury (Conn.) – #4 Young Gun senior
Zach Wholley, M, Southington (Conn.)
Raffa might be looked at as Tillman’s first big addition, as most of the rest of these players were brought in by Cottle.
· 11/12/2019