First Flight Lacrosse

Nighthawks

We are a high school boys lacrosse team dedicated to honoring the game by competing with relentless effort and integrity.

First Flight lacrosse player, Cam Van Lunen, playing defense.
First Flight lacrosse player, Cam Van Lunen, playing defense.
First Flight lacrosse player, Nathan Tsonev, with the ball.
First Flight lacrosse player, Nathan Tsonev, with the ball.

Accomplishments

First Flight lacrosse seniors, 2024.
First Flight lacrosse seniors, 2024.
  • State playoffs 9 consecutive years and counting.

  • Winning record 9 consecutive years and counting.

  • State Semi-Finalist, 2025

  • State Runner Up, 2022

  • Eastern Region Champs, 2022

  • Conference Champs or Co-champs, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021

  • Won the Conference 2 Sportsmanship Award in 2015 and 2017

  • Reid Cerino, Academic All-American, Honorable Mention All-Region Attack, 2025

  • Emerson Mann, Class Valedictorian, 2025

  • Danny Gardill, 1st Team All-Region, 2nd Team All-State Attack, Conference Player-of-the-Year, 2025. 2nd Team All-Region, 3rd Team All-State Attack, 2024

  • Nate Tsonev, 2nd Team All-Region Midfield, 3rd Team All-State Midfield, 2025.

  • Jake Devanney, 3rd Team All-Region Defense, Honorable Mention All-State Defense, 2025.

  • Joshua Peters, Honorable Mention All-Region Defense, 2025

  • Dresden Jackson, Honorable Mention All-Region Face-Off, 2025. Honorable Mention All-Region and All-State, Face-off Specialist, 2024.

  • Nolan Rollins, Honorable Mention All-Region Goalie, 2025.

  • Cooper Kresicki, 3rd Team All-Region and All-State Longstick Midfielder, 2024.

  • Joshua Peters, 3rd Team All-Region Defense, 2024.

  • Jameson Summerton, Honorable Mention All-Region Attack, 2024.

  • Joseph Wagner, Honorable Mention All-Region Midfield, 2024. Honorable Mention All-Region Midfield, 2023.

  • Luke Rubino, 3rd Team All-State and All-Region Face-Off, 2023.

  • Nick Gardill, 2nd Team All-State and All-Region Midfield, 2022. 1st Team All-Region, 2nd Team All-State, Midfield, 2021.

  • Dylan Byard, 1st Team All-State, 1st Team All-Region, LSM, 2022. 2nd Team All-Region, 3rd Team All-State, Defense, 2021.

  • Cam Van Lunen, 2nd Team All-State, 2nd Team All-Region, Defense, 2022.

  • Jacob Gray, Third Team All-Region, Third Team All-State, Face-off, 2021

  • Parker Sylvia, Class Valedictorian, 2019

  • Parker Sylvia, Academic All-American, 2019

  • Zac Blankenship, All-State, Face-off, 2018

  • Jennings Baker, All-State, Face-off, 2017

  • Parker Sylvia, All-State, Attack, 2017

  • Multiple All-Conference position awards.

  • John Van Lunen, Conference 2 Coach of the Year in 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2018.

2025 Semi-finalist lacrosse trophy.
2025 Semi-finalist lacrosse trophy.
First Flight lacrosse players in locker room, 2017.
First Flight lacrosse players in locker room, 2017.
2022 Regional Champion lacrosse trophy.
2022 Regional Champion lacrosse trophy.