Head Coach: Willy Odenthal – Head Coach 3rd year
Assistant Coaches:
Alex Albertson – Assistant Varsity/Defensive Coordinator
Andrew Albertson – Assistant Varsity/Face-Off Coach
Sam Shimer – JV Head Coach
Will Filipovits – Assistant Varsity
Brian Farrell – Assistant Varsity
Sport: Lacrosse (B)
Team Name: Allentown Central Catholic Vikings
League: EPC
2024 Record: 13-8 (including playoffs)(District 11 2A Champion, State Quarterfinalist)
Key Players Lost:
Luke Schimko – Attack
Jack Foley – Defense
John Peters – Defense
Nathan Schultz – SSDM
Dylan Lysted – Defense/LSM
Key Returning Players:
Michael Restino (Captain) – Senior, Midfield, 50 Goals and 19 Assists (2024)
Michael was a captain in 2024. He is a midfielder who is fast and can shoot on the run and distribute with both hands.
James McCarthy (Captain) – Senior, Attack, 36 Goals and 43 Assists (2024)
James is a shifty X Attackman who is well balanced at both passing and dodging. He will anchor our attack unit.
Chris Burke (Captain) – Senior, Goalie, 194 Saves (2024)
Chris is an outstanding goalie who is good at both stopping the ball and clearing. He is a vocal leader on defense.
Jose Santiago (Captain) – Senior, Defense, amongst team defensive leaders in Caused Turnovers and Ground Balls
Jose is a multi-year starter that is one of the leaders on what will be a young defensive unit.
Jack Restino – Junior, Midfielder, 31 Goals 12 Assists (2024)
Jack is a fast midfielder who excels both offensively and defensively. Jack is committed to play Division I Lacrosse at Stoneybrook.
Tate Shoemaker – Junior, Midfielder, 35 Goals and 21 Assists (2024)
Tate is a strong two-way midfielder and a balanced scorer. He is one of our anchors at midfield.
Key Newcomers:
Connor Lawler – Sophomore, Defense
Dylan Cort – Freshman, Midfield
Alex Karetsos – Freshman, Attack
Nate Young, – Freshman, LSM
2025 Outlook: We feel that our offense will be a key strength for 2025. We have an experienced attack unit, anchored by James McCarthy, which also consists of Junior Liam Farrell (20 Goals and 7 Assists in 2024) and Sophomore Quinn Driscoll (15 Goals and 11 Assists in 2024).
They are joined by Freshman Alex Karetsos, who will slide into the role vacated by Luke Schimko’s graduation. We have a very athletic midfield, which is lead by the Restino brothers and Tate Shoemaker.
In addition, returning varsity players, Sophomore Tommy McGorry and Junior Luke Walters are expected to be key contributors along with Freshman Dylan Cort. Lastly, we have two outstanding goalies who will anchor our defense, Senior Chris Burke, and Sophomore Keegan Lamont.
On Defense, we return starters Senior Jose Santiago and Junior Carter Young. They will be joined by a rotation of underclassman who have been performing well in practices and our scrimmages.
