Annual Awards

Nassau County has a long history or recognizing the best players and coaches for each year. Below you can see the latest recipients and links to lists of the annual awards. You can also see reports by team. Return to report list

John Driscoll Award
Midfielder of the Year

The John Driscoll Award is given annually to the most outstanding midfielder in Nassau County as voted by the NCLCA.

The award was originally named after Jim Brown, the NFL Hall of Fame running back for the Cleveland Browns, who is also considered by many to be one of the finest lacrosse players in the history of the sport. Brown, who played lacrosse for Manhasset High School and Syracuse University, was elected to the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1983.

The award was renamed in 2004 in memory of the late John Driscoll, who, like Brown, was an outstanding midfielder from Manhasset High School.

Driscoll won two Nassau County championships in 1975 and 1976, earning the Most Valuable Player Award in the championship game both years. He was the only player in the pre-classification era (1961-1985) to win MVP honors twice. Driscoll was an All-American at Manhasset in 1976, and was a two-time All-American at the University of Virginia in 1979 and 1980. He was a club all-star for many years, played professionally for the New York Saints, and was a member of US World Teams.

He was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1998

YEAR	AWARD WINNER	TEAM	POSITION
2024	Jake Martini	Wantagh	Midfield
2023	Stevie Finnell	Garden City	Midfield
2023	Jack Peterson	Manhasset	Midfield
2022	Luca Accardo	Syosset	Midfield
2022	Joey Terenzi	Manhasset	Midfield
2021	Joey Terenzi	Manhasset	Midfield
2019	Garrett Gibbons	Massapequa	Midfield
2018	Alex Vadaro	Hewlett	Attack
2017	Steven Schneider	Manhasset	Midfield
2017	Taylor Strough	Cold Spring Harbor	Midfield
2016	Lucas Cotler	Syosset	Midfield
2016	Riley Cox	Cold Spring Harbor	Midfield
2015	Joey Froccaro	Port Washington	Midfield
2014	Craig Berge	Massapequa	Midfield
2013	Craig Berge	Massapequa	Midfield
2013	Dan Grabher	North Shore	M/A
2012	Patric Berkery	Garden City	Midfield
2012	Jake Froccaro	Port Washington	Midfield
2011	Chris Moriarity	Cold Spring Harbor	Midfield
2010	Drew Belinsky	Manhasset	Midfield
2009	Jeff Froccaro	Port Washington	Midfield
2008	Alex Del Baso	Cold Spring Harbor	Midfield
2007	Steven DeNapoli	Hewlett	A/M
2006	Bobby Hayes	South Side	Midfield
2005	Bob McAuley	Hicksville	Midfield
2004	Nick Tintle	MacArthur	Midfield
2003	John Adamo	Garden City	Midfield
2002	Greg Peyser	Cold Spring Harbor	Midfield
2002	Matt Zash	Massapequa	Midfield
2001	Greg Peyser	Cold Spring Harbor	Midfield
2000	Matt Astarita	Bethpage	Midfield
1999	Michael Smith	Baldwin	Midfield
1998	Bryan Walker	Hicksville	Midfield
1997	Joe Barile	Plainview JFK	Midfield
1996	A.J. Haugen	Bethpage	Midfield
1995	Brett Kohart	Garden City	Midfield
1994	Andrew Godfrey	Manhasset	Midfield
1993	Andrew Godfrey	Manhasset	Midfield
1992	Brian Bacso	Farmingdale	Midfield
1991	Peter Jacobs	Manhasset	Midfield
1990	Brian Tomeo	Port Washington	Midfield
1989	Tom Marro	Port Washington	Midfield
1988	Fred Amaya	Hicksville	Midfield
1987	Jay McMahon	Garden City	Midfield
1986	Andy Kraus	Garden City	Midfield
1985	Andy Kraus	Garden City	Midfield
1984	Joe Rzempoluch	Farmingdale	Midfield
1983	Todd Lawson	Bethpage	Midfield
1982	Guy Riccardi	Cold Spring Harbor	Midfield
1981	John Scorcia	Sewanhaka	Midfield