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. |
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 |
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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 | Midfield |
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 | Midfield |
2012 | Patrick Berkery | Garden City | Midfield |
2012 | Jake Froccaro | Port Washington | Midfield |
2011 | Chris Moriarty | Cold Spring Harbor | Midfield |
2010 | Drew Belinsky | Manhasset | Midfield |
2009 | Jeff Froccaro | Port Washington | Midfield |
2008 | Alex DelBaso | Cold Spring Harbor | Midfield |
2007 | Steven DeNapoli | Hewlett | Midfield |
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 |