Eight Generals Headline All-Conference Lacrosse Honors

HERKIMER, NY -- Sophomore Khyler Johnson (Akwesasne, NY) and men's lacrosse head coach Bob Leary were named Mountain Valley Conference Player of the Year and Mountain Valley Conference Coach of the Year respectively. Additionally, six players earned Mountain Valley Conference All-Conference honors.

Johnson, a second-year sophomore, scored a conference-high 47 goals in 11 games this season. He tied a career-high with eight goals in an Apr. 18 win at Monroe CC, leading the team to its first win against the Tribunes in 14 years.

Leary, in his second season as the Generals lacrosse coach, led the program to six wins, the most of any Mountain Valley Conference team, and the most by a Herkimer team since 2015. 

Freshman Attacker Kennedy Opie (Natick, MA), freshmen midfielders Zakery Heiman (Argos, IN), John Goebel (Albany, NY), sophomore defenders Cody Ellis (LaFayette, NY), Jarrod Brant (Port Colborne, ON), and freshman Camrin King-Gorman (Hogansburg, NY) received Mountain Valley All-Conference honors.

Opie joined Johnson as the only two players in the conference with at least 40 goals this season. 

Heiman and Goebel combined for 29 points in their first seasons in the midfield for the Generals. 

Ellis and Brant provided sophomore leadership in the backline. Ellis recorded 40 groundballs while King-Gorman added 39.

"The 2023 Herkimer Lacrosse team grew more over the 22-23 season than any team I can remember," said Leary. "We started the year with no experience at midfield and only one returning attackman. To have the kind of growth where every attackman is honored, 5 midfield players, and 3 on the defensive side is a testament to the hard work of all of the players and coaches."

Player Of the Year

Khyler Johnson- Herkimer

Coach of the Year

Bob Leary- Herkimer

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