Jack Petersen Wins Second James C. Metzger MVP Lacrosse Award

Following its win last year in the Long Island Lacrosse Championships, Manhasset High School again has taken home the trophy, defeating Shoreham-Wading River 11-6 in the Class C 2023 Long Island Boys Lacrosse Championships held at Stony Brook University on Saturday, June 3. Similar to last season, Manhasset’s Jack Peterson, now a senior midfielder committed to Harvard University, scored three goals to lead the Indians. He also captured the game's James C. Metzger MVP Award for the second consecutive championship game.

A 1970s Long Island lacrosse star and now a lacrosse benefactor, James C. Metzger received the 1977 Lt. Ray Enners Award as outstanding Suffolk County player and then was an All-American at Hofstra University. A member of the Hofstra Athletics Hall of Fame and the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame, he is founder, chairman and CEO of Whitmore – The Agency, a leading insurance services and estate planning company in the New York metropolitan area that is headquartered in Garden City.

The award was presented by James Pannell, a two-time All-American and career points leader at Smithtown West High School. He was an All-American at the University of Virginia and a Major League Lacrosse (MLL) All-Star.