The men’s lacrosse team at Hart High School in Newhall, CA is a promising team looking to turn heads in Division 3 of the CIF Southern Section. With a big defense, quick face off, and intimidating shooters the Indians of Hart High School are looking better than last season where they went 13-7 that was ultimately halted in the second round of playoffs after taking a tough loss 15-3 to the Mission Viejo Diablos. Led by captains Ethan Jordan, Mike Granillo, and Tate Fuller the lacrosse team is looking forward to playing stifling defense, and a patient yet potent offense that is sure to confuse defenses and puzzle the goalie.
Hart High Lacrosse Defense
The Intimidating Size of the Defense
Led by captain Mike Granillo, and supported by Justin Chavez, Ashton Young, Peyton McClain, and Adrian Zamora the defense is looking forward to blending their size, strength, and speed to build a better defense than the team last year which allowed 7.45 goals per game according to Maxpreps. Goalie Beau Vought has been looking very promising in the cage for the year, saving shots all practice. Defensive midfielders like Nolan Byrd, Gavin Bos, and Talen d’Autremont have been looking stout and strong in aiding the defense.
The Patient Yet Potent Offense
Captains Ethan Jordan, Ethan Capalad, and Tate Fuller round out the offensive half of the field by running a unique offense that I will not give away. Supporting cast Peyton McClain, Ben Gomez, Blake Osoria, Zach Saldivar, and Wylie Thompson are looking to create the best opportunities for themselves by bringing a unique style and flow to the offense they are running. They move the ball well, play off ball well, and shoot well too. All in all the team does everything well and they excel at some other things too. Only the season will tell what this team can do.
Hart High Lacrosse Schedule
Hart starts off the season playing top Division 2 team Saugus, which CIF ranks in the top 10 in the Southern Section. Saugus will be a tough yet revealing matchup that Hart will play twice because they are in the same league, as well as West Ranch which is also rated as a top 20 team in the Southern Section. Hart is rated as a top 8 team in Division 3, which puts them in the top 50 of all teams in the Southern Section, yet this team is poised to reach greater heights. Valuable games within Division 3 include Thacher, Millikan, Dos Pueblos, and Canyon of Anaheim.
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Hart High Lacrosse Coaches
Coach Daniel Kim played on the inaugural team at Hart High School and later went on to play lacrosse at Cal State Fullerton. He works as the Head Coach and is looking forward to coaching arguably the best team the program has ever seen.
Coach Ty Clanton played lacrosse for 8 years, and won the CIF Division 3 Championship in 2022 with the Vista Murrieta Broncos. Currently, he attends The Master’s University, a small private Christian university in Santa Clarita, where he studies Sports Management and chose to run cross country and track rather than attend another school and play lacrosse.
Author – Ty is a student-athlete at The Master’s University who runs cross country and track, and is majoring in Sports Management. That would be awesome!
