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Boys Staff & Coaches

Bill Keane- President and Director of Boys Program (Current 2027 Boys Head Coach)

Founder of Shamrocks Lacrosse Club.  Former Head Coach of Gloucester Catholic Mens Lacrosse- 2019,  2018 and 2017 SJ Times Team of the Year.  Over 15+ Years Coaching Experience.  Bill has served on the SJYLL Executive Board and various committees in South Jersey Youth Lacrosse League. Member of Positive Coaching Alliance and Double Goal Coach Certified.  Various Coaching positions from 3rd grade to Varsity Lacrosse in past 16 years.  Shamrocks Boys Recruiting Coordinator.  Over 150 players recruited to DI, DII and DIII college programs.
 

John Cipriani- 2024 Boys Head Coach and Co-Director

Director of Shore Programs. Over 20+ Years Coaching Experience. SJ Shamrocks Coach- White Team.  Assistant Coach West Deptford Boys Varsity Lacrosse. Olympic Conference National Division Champions: 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012 and 2013.    Selected All-Star Coach 2006; Garden State Challenge and New Jersey Jamboree Games. 2012 US Lacrosse Man of the Year.
Founder: Laxers4Life Charitable Organization

Sean Dunn- Coach

Current Head Coach- Newark Charter.  Former Head Coach at Kingsway Regional High School (13 years).  Former Head Coach at St. James High School.  Coach Dunn has over 20 years of coaching experience.  Olympic Conference Man of the Year.  Multiple state tournament appearances.  Has developed players that have gone on to play at NCAA D1, DII and DIII levels.  Former College Football Coach at Widener University.

Shane Flannery- Coach

Current Head Coach at Eastern Regional High School.  Prior to that, Coach Flannery was the Defensive Coordinator for Eastern Regional HS for the last 4 years and developed some top defenseman at Eastern.  Coach Flannery also coaches High School girls basketball and tennis.  Prior to coaching at Eastern, Coach Shane played his college lacrosse at NCAA Division I St. Joe's University.   Shane was a multi-sport athlete finding much success at basketball, football and lacrosse while in high school.

Nick Yurick- 2025/26 Defensive Coach

Coach Yurick is the current defensive coordinator for West Deptford High School Boys Lacrosse.  Nick was been coaching with his alma mater for the past 4 years.  During the day, Nick is a family law attorney at the Law Offices of Andrew Yurick.  Nick is actively involved in the lacrosse community and beyond, also volunteering his time as a Board Member for the Gloucester County YMCA.  Nick brings an unparalleled skill set that highlights athletic and academic excellence,  attention to detail and communication. 

Noah Morris- 2024 Boys Coach

Noah Morris is in his ninth season since joining the coaching staff at Stockton, his alma mater, in 2013. He works primarily with the defense and also handles substitutions during games. 

In his seven years on the staff, Morris has helped the Ospreys a 94-37 record (.717 winning percentage), one CSAC championship, NCAA Tournament berth and NCAA Tournament victory plus four ECAC tournament berths and one ECAC title.  

Morris played three seasons as a goalkeeper at Stockton from 2010-12, making 67 saves with a 9.48 career goals against average during his career. He transferred to Stockton after one year at Ocean County College. Morris also was a goalie for the Stockton men’s soccer team for two seasons in 2010-11.

Dave Gaylord-2025/26 Offensive Coach

Dave brings with him over 30 years of coaching experience, including 28 years with Geneva HS in Central NY. During that time, Geneva won 3 state, sectional titles and had 5 All-Americans. Dave has worked with over 200 athletes that have gone on to play or coach at the D1, D2, and D3 levels. In 2007 Dave was honored with the prestigious US Lacrosse Man of the Year Award for his dedication and commitment to the game of lacrosse.

Tim Fair- 2027 Boys Assistant Coach

Coach Tim returns this past season after taking a few years off to concentrate on his career in NYC.  Coach Tim returns with a wealth of coaching experience with our teams, clinics and camps.  Coach Tim succesfully coached our 2018 and 2021 teams in years past leading both to strong success.  Prior to coaching, Tim was an All- American at Stevens Tech University and led them to multiple top 20 finishes.   Coach Tim is employed as an Engineer when not on the field. 

Nick Reardon- 2028 Boys Head Coach

Nick Reardon is a current youth coach at West Deptford Youth Lacrosse.   Nick brings 7 years of coaching experience from team to training, camps and clinics.   Prior to West Deptford, Nick was a standout attackman for NCAA DIII Susquehanna University where he led his team to a conference semi-final in his senior year.  Nick finished his career with 100 points tallying 50 goals and 50 assists.   Prior to SU, Coach Reardon was a All-Conference attackman at West Deptford High School.  Nick is currently employed as a full time Financial Advisor and holds a CFA. 

Brian Friel- 2028 Boys Team Assistant Coach

Coach Friel is currently the Assistant Coach at Eastern Regional High School.  Coach Friel was worked with face-offs, transition, goalies, conditions and weight training since joining the staff in 2014.  Prior to coaching at the High School level, Coach Friel was a do it all player for Neumann University from (2005-2009).  Off the field, Coach Friel is a teacher at the Yale School. 

 

Matt Donnelly-2029 Boys Head Coach

Coach Matt may be young but he comes with a lot of coaching experience.  Coach started out as a positional coach 5 years ago and began to develop his passion for coaching the game.  In 2020, Coach took over the Head Coaching position for the 2029 Boys.   As a former Shamrocks player, Coach Matt holds the values and attention to detail that separate our coaches.  Coach Matt holds a distinguished playing career most notably as a 4 Year Member and Captain of Penn State University Men's Lacrosse.  During Matt's final year, Penn State held a # 1 ranking in for the majority of the year.  Prior to Penn State, Matt was an All- Conference, All-South Jersey, All- State, and All-American at Clearview Regional HS. 

Carmen Raroha- 2029 Assistant Coach

Coach Carmen re-joins the Shamrocks family after taking a small break to concentrate on earning his Master's degree.  Coach Carmen comes with a wealth of experience including stints as the Assistant Coach at Bishop Eustace Prep, Shamrocks 2023 team and Shamrocks 2024 team.  In addition, Coach has worked many camps, clinics and training sessions for the past 6 years.   Prior to coaching Coach Carmen was a standout middie at Susquehanna University. 

Kurt Loescher- 2030 Boys Head Coach

Frederick High School Team Captain 1996-1998

  • Western Maryland All Star 1997-1998
  • Western Maryland 2nd Team All-conference Defensemen 1998
  • NJIOLA Official 2006
  • US Philadelphia Box Lacrosse (Player) 2006-2008
  • Fann Cup Wingnuts Co-Champions (Player) 2010
  • Cherry Hill East High School (Coach) 2013, 2014
  • Cherry Hill Youth Lacrosse (Coach) 2007-2014
  • Haddonfield Youth (Coach) 2010 - 2022
  • SJ Shamrocks Youth (Coach) 2014 - Present
  • Archbishop Carroll High School (Coach) 2021-Present

Steve Picot- 2031 Head Coach

Former Head Coach and current Athletic Director at Eastern Regional High School.  Has over 15 years coaching experience.  Courier Post Coach of the Year.  Olympic Conference Coach of the Year.   Olympic Conference Champs in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009.  Multiple State Tournament Appearances.  Coach Picot has helped develop players that have gone on to attend NCAA D1, DII and DIII Programs.

Mike Filippone- 2031 Head Coach

Coach Mike joins the Shamrocks with an extensive background in lacrosse.  Coach, by way of Northport, Long Island,  will come on board this fall as one of the 2031-32 Boys team coaches.  Coach Mike started his playing career as a middie at Northport HS  leading his team to a NY State Championship his Junior year and as NY State Finalists his Senior Year.   Following High School, Coach Mike was recruited to take face offs for Drexel University.  He was named Captain twice, was the team MVP his sophomore year and was honored as a USILA North South All- Star game participant.   Coach Mike was 9th in the county in face offs and 11th in ground balls.  Drexel has honored him by naming him to their All- 2000's team.   Following Drexel, Coach Mike was drafted by the MLL Philadelphia Barrage.  We are excited to have Coach Mike on board to help develop our youngest laxers.

Carson Shultz- 2032/33 Head Coach

Graduated of Washington Township HS
  All Olympic Conference 
  All South Jersey
Stockton University Men's Lacrosse
Washington Township Varsity Lacrosse- Assistant Coach
Washington Township HS Football- Assistant Coach

Eric Gendron- 2032/33 Coach

Former Assistant Coach at Gloucester Catholic High School.  Coach Gendron has been coaching for the past 8 years.  During the day, Coach is a former High School Health and Physical Education teacher and currently is the lead trainer at Legion Transformation Center in West Berlin, NJ.    Prior to coaching, Coach Gendron was a standout middie for NCAA DII St. Leo University.  Prior to St. Leo, Coach Gendron was a All-Conference attackman at West Deptford High School.  

Marc Mancinelli- Goalie Coach

Coaching Resume
Foundation Goalie School
Goaltender coach
Bill Pilat’s The Goalie School
Goalie Coach
Sterling High School (girls): Somerdale, NJ (2006-2010)
Goaltender coach and varsity assistant coach
Paul VI High School (boys) Haddonfield, NJ (2003)
Boys and Girls program founder and boys varsity head coach
St. Joseph’s Prep School (boys): Philadelphia, PA (1998-2000)
Goaltender coach, JV head coach, and varsity assistant coach
Episcopal Academy (boys): Merion, PA (1997) Goaltender coach
Awards and Accolades
First Team All Catholic, 1996 (first in school history)
Second ranked goalie in southeast PA by save percentage (1996, 74% svp); PA state record most saves in a season (374)
Scholar-athlete award; SJNHS Hall of Fame 2015

Matt Wilson- Boys Coach

NCAA DIII- Stevenson University- '23
  Graduate Student
  Team Captain

Eastern Regional High School
  All- Conference
  All- South Jersey
  Defensive MVP

Ryan Stiefel

NCAA Division I- Robert Morris University

Paul VI High School- 
All- Conference- 3 Years
All- South Jersey- 1 Year
Team Captain

2021 Baltimore Summer Kickoff All Star

2021 Beast of the East All Star

2021 Trilogy Radar All Star

2021 Trilogy 24 All Star

2021 Iron 44 Combine All Star

2021 HS First Team All Conference

2020 Liberty Elite Fall Showcase ALL SHOWCASE TEAM

2020 South Jersey Boys Showcase ALL SHOWCASE TEAM

 

Aiden McCullough

NCAA Division 1- High Point University

Clearview High School

South Jersey Showcase All-Star (2020)

South Jersey Times Player of the Year (2021)

First Team All-Conference- 3 Years

Also played four years of varsity football where he recorded the most tackles in program history (223)

First Team West Jersey Football League (2019)

Liberty Division All-Star (2019)

Mini Maxwell Award recipient (2022)

NJFCA Super All-State Team (2022)

Patrick O'Neill- Boys Coach

NCAA D III- Gwynedd Mercy University

High School- All- Conference, Team Captain 

Gavin Gismondi- Boys Coach

NCAA Division III- Elizabethtown College

Named to 2nd Team All-Conference as a sophomore

Studying Neuroscience 

High School

 All- Conference, Team Captain