Boys Lacrosse Staff - HGR Lacrosse

Boys Lacrosse Administration

Bryan Brazill—HGR Founder, President and Coach

Coach Brazill is the current head coach of Andover High school.
Bryan was the offensive coordinator at his Alma Mater, Merrimack College for the 2006 and 2012 – 2019 seasons.
Under his guidance Merrimack attended 5 straight final fours (’15-’19) 3 straight national championships (’16-’19) and won back to back national championships in 2018 and 2019.
He was names 2018 IMLCA Outstanding Assistant Coach of the Year.
Brazill played his high school lacrosse at Ridgefield High School, CT.
He played his college ball at Merrimack College and was the captain of the ’05 team.
Bryan started Home Grown Lacrosse in December of ’05 running elite teams, camps, and other outdoor programs
He opened the doors to the indoor facility on January 5th, 2007
Coach Brazill was the Haverhill High School Boy’s Lacrosse Head Coach for four years ’08-’11. In ’09 he was named MVC coach of the year leading Haverhill to their highest state ranking in program history
Coach Brazill was drafted by the Boston Cannons as midfielder in 2009

Peter Smyth—The Vice President and Coach

Currently the Head Coach at Austin Prep.
In 2018, led Austin Prep to victory in the State Division 3 North Championship.
Played his high school lacrosse for Austin Prep where he was a two-year captain and still holds the career points record
He then went on to play College lacrosse at Nichols College where he was a four-year starter and two-year captain
He reached 100 collegiate goals in his senior year
2009-2010 Haverhill High School assistant coach
2011 – 2014 – head coach of his alma mater Austin Prep and was the CCL coach of the year
Coach Smyth played professionally in the NALL for the Road Island King Fish during the ’12 / ’13 season
Assistant coach at North Andover High School 2015 – 2016
Vice President of HGR lacrosse

HGR Lacrosse Coaches

Max Allen

Assistant Coach at St. Johns Prep – 2022 MIAA Div 1 State Champs
3 year starter at Merrimack 2x all American 2x all conference and all New England.
Preseason attackman of the year 2017.
National runner up 2017 3x final four appearances.
Total 181 pts on the career senior captain 2017.
4th year HGR coach.
Former Merrimack Women’s Assistant Coach – 2019 NE-10 Champs

Geoff Beckett

Head coach of Swampscott High School
2017-2019 head coach of Triton Regional High School
2015 assistant coach at North Andover High School
2016 defensive coordinator at Hamilton Wenham High School
Defensive coordinator at Merrimack College for the ’09 – ’11 seasons.
Prior to MC, Coach Beckett was the head coach of Pentucket High School.

Sean Black

2X Division II National Champion – Merrimack College
Two-time USILA All-American
Two-time NEILA All-New England First Team pick
2021 All-NEC First Team selection
Two-time NE10 All-Conference selection (first team/second team)
NE10 Rookie of the Year (2018)
The all-time assists leader (173) and owns the top-two seasons for total assists in school history

Ken Blaszka

Head coach of Timberlane Regional High School
St. John’s Prep Midfielder 89′-93′ North All Star 93′
Union College Midfielder 93′-97′
Malden Catholic Assistant Coach 2001-2003
Woburn High School Head Coach 2004-2013
Middlesex League Coach of the Year 2011, 2012<
Timberlane Regional High School Head Coach 2015-Present
Hampstead Youth Coach 2013-Present
Raptors/HGR 2007-Present
BayState North Coach 2006, 2007
New Hampshire Division 2 Coach of the Year 2022, 2015
Eagle Tribune Coach of the Year 2018
Greatest husband in the world 1998-present

Devin Calkins

Current head coach at Bow High School, NH
SNHU attack/midfielder 2015-2018
2018 senior captain at SNHU

HGR Coach Chuck Campobasso

Charles Campobasso

Head Coach North Reading High School
Played his high school lacrosse Medford High School in Medford, MA, Captain his senior year
He went on to play at Salem State and was a 4 year starter and a 3 time captain
He received his Bachelors in History with a minor in Secondary Education and has since earned a Masters of Education
2002- Present, Head Coach of North Reading High School
2x Cape Ann League Coach of the Year (2011, 2013)
2x Eagle Tribune Coach of the year (2005, 2011)
1x Boston Globe Boys Lacrosse Division III Coach of the Year (2011)
1x BostonLax.net Division III Boys Coach of the year (2012)
Selected to Coach the Agganis High School Lacrosse All-Star Classic (2013)

Scott Corcoran

Current defensive coordinator for Andover High School
2020 MLL Champion with Boston Cannons
2019 Traded from New York Lizards to Boston Cannons
2017-2019 Scott played for the New York Lizards.
2016 1st team All-American
2016 DII player-of-the-year nominee
2015 2nd team All-American
Two time captain at Merrimack
2013-2016 Long Stick Midfielder at Merrimack College
Went to Austin Preparatory School (2008-2012), Two Year Captain
Three-time Catholic Conference All-Star, CCL MVP in 2012
Two Time Boston Globe High School All-Scholastic (2011,2012)
7th Year Coaching at HGR

Ryan Doherty

Defensive Coordinator at Burlington High since 2016
Burlington Youth Lacrosse Boys Select Director since 2018
Burlington Youth Lacrosse select head coach since 2018
2021 MBYLL 7/8 Select Champions
2x MBYLL All Star Coach
Founder of Burlington’s “Lil Devs” week long summer lacrosse camp
Salem State University ‘18
2x scholastic athlete award winner at Salem State
Burlington High School ‘14
Team captain ‘14
Team MVP ‘14
Burlington youth lacrosse scholarship recipient ‘14

Scott Einarson

2016 – Present Assistant coach for Billerica High School
2012 – Present President Billerica Youth Lacrosse
2010 – Present Coach Billerica Youth Lacrosse
2013 Assistant Billerica High School
2011 – 2012 Coach Raptors Lacrosse
1987 – 1990 Assistant Burlington High School
1985 Played at Bridgton Academy, led the team in scoring and captained team
1980 – 1984 Played at Burlington High School, Brine Eastern Mass All-Star many moons

Mike Forgione

Central Catholic High School Head Coach (2022-present)
Tewksbury Youth Lacrosse, board of directors (2021-present)
Lexington High School Assistant Coach (Offensive Coordinator 2021 , Defensive Coordinator 2012-2020, Faceoff Coach 2015-2020, Goalie Coach 2013-2021)
Mount Ida College Assistant Coach (Defensive Coordinator, Goalie Coach, and Faceoff Coach 2013-2014)
Watertown High School Assistant Coach (Defensive Coordinator and Goalie Coach 2009-2012)
Lexington Youth Lacrosse Program Director (2015)
Federation Lacrosse Goalie Coach (2011-2013)
Played goalie at Bryant and UMass-Lowell
Played goalie at Saint John’s High School
Catholic Conference and T&G All Star

Jeff LoPresti

Head Coach Bedford High School 2009-2019
Head Coach Cambridge Rindge and Latin HS 2008
Assistant Coach Lexington High School 2005-2006
Current Coach, North Andover Youth Lacrosse
4 years HGR Coach
Math Teacher Bedford Public Schools 2008-Present
Fordham University Club Lacrosse player/captain 1998-2002
Lexington High School Lacrosse player/captain 1995-1998

Greg Melaugh

2013 All-American attackman at Merrimack College entering his 3rd year as an HGR coach
2-time All-American and captain at Billerica Memorial High School
2-time captain at Merrimack College
Lead Division II in points per game and goals per game in 2012.
March 9th, 2015 Greg was acquired by the MLL Chesapeake Bayhawks
Greg scored 22 goals and recorded 2 assists in his 18-game career with the Denver Outlaws, Boston Cannons, Atlanta Blaze, Florida Launch and Ohio Machine. He began playing during the 2015 season and last took the field during the 2018 campaign.

Mike Nadler

Defensive Coordinator Austin Prep School
Played defense at Bates College 2008-2010 and Army 2007
After college played in the NALL for the Rhode Island Kingfish

Ryan Nickerson

Ryan Nickerson
Head Lacrosse Coach Billerica Memorial High School (2020-Current)
Assistant Coach Billerica Lacrosse (2014-2019)
3 Sport Varsity Captain at Billerica (2010) Graduate
MVC All League in lacrosse, basketball & soccer 2009 & 2010
Westfield State Soccer (2010-2014), MASCAC Champion & NCAA Tournament (2013), Captain (2014)
Assistant Coach WPI Men’s Soccer (2018-2020) Lowest Goals Against Average in DIII (2019 Season) & NCAA Tournament (2019)
Masters in Sport Coaching Leadership (Drexel 2019)
MVC 1 Boy’s Lacrosse Coach of the Year 2022
Boston Globe Division II Coach of the Year 2022
Coached BMHS lacrosse to a State Championship appearance 2022

Anthony Pontes

Current head coach for Tewksbury Memorial High School
At the time of his varsity hiring, Anthony was the youngest varsity coach in Massachusetts for any sport
Defensive coordinator/JV coach for Tewksbury Memorial High School in 2019-2020
Played defense for Billerica Memorial High School 2011-2014
Teaches special education in Chelmsford

John Pynchon

Head coach of Saint John’s Prep School
Massachusetts State Champions 2021 & 2022
Previous head coach at Beverly High School from 2008 – 2016
Played college lacrosse at Providence College
Assistant coach at Providence College for two seasons (2006, 2007)
Won one conference championship as a player (2003) and two as a coach (2006, 2007) while with the Friars
Enjoys reading

Jeff Wasson

Haverhill High School Head Coach
Prior coaching: HC Chaparral High School (AZ), DC Arizona State University, OC Curry College
Clark University 14′, x2 All-Conference & Conference Leading Goal Scorer
Ontario Jr. Box Lacrosse, Peterborough Lakers & Whitby Warriors
Holderness School 10′, All-Lakes Region

Grant Whiteway

Current defensive coordinator of Billerica High School
One of the three original founders of Raptors Lacrosse and Team Coach “Raptors Elite” Since 2004
Founding Member – MBYLL & Billerica Youth Lacrosse
Billerica Athletic Hall of Fame (1983)
Four (4) year member of the University of Lowell Men’s Lacrosse Team and U-Lowell – Capt- Team MVP (1987)
12 Season Athlete; 3 Season Varsity Captain; 1983 Graduate Billerica Memorial High School