All-Carroll County: Boys lacrosse

June 8, 2008

Player of the Year: Dan Mruk, Westminster

The senior showed he could do just about anything from his spot at midfield this season, and he could do it with both hands. A finalist for the C. Markland Kelly Award, which annually recognizes the top players in the state, Mruk finished with 35 goals and 45 assists and took the vast majority of Westminster's faceoffs, winning 74 percent.

Already a strong dodger with superior field vision, Mruk worked hard during the offseason on his shooting, and turned himself into a scorer. Now, he will face one of his toughest challenges, shipping off to Paris Island, S.C., later this month for Marine Corps boot camp as part of a program that will pay his way through college.

Coach of the Year: Jeff Doolan, Westminster

Few gave the Owls much of a chance in Carroll County this season after graduating their top three seniors from a year ago and inserting a freshman in goal. Doolan's team, however, emphatically proved its detractors wrong, winning Carroll County with a 6-0 mark, including narrow victories over South Carroll, North Carroll and Century.

Following a 2-3 start, Westminster reeled off nine wins in its next 10 games to advance to the Class 4A-3A North semifinals. Doolan was an All-Metro player at Westminster in the early '90s, before capturing four Howard County titles and a Class 2A-1A state championship as the head coach of Mount Hebron. He took over at Westminster in 2006.

The Team

Chris Ashcraft, South Carroll, Senior, Attack

Tyler Cockey, Century, Junior, Attack

Chris Sisk, South Carroll, Senior, Attackman

Ben Stewart, Westminster, Senior, Attack

Tom Collup, South Carroll, Junior, Midfield

Dan Mruk, Westminster, Senior, Midfield

Jake Serfas, North Carroll, Senior, Midfield

Cory Anderlik, Century, Junior, Defense

Brett Baer, Westminster, Junior, Defense

Kyle Fendlay, Winters Mill, Junior, Defense

Dalton Yohn, South Carroll, Junior, Defense

Eric Natale, Westminster, Freshman, Goalie

Note: Team selected by Rich Scherr after consultation with The Sun staff and area coaches.