Juniors Tyler Barton, Patrick Smith, Harley Yancey have been selected to Team Georgia, an elite team in the sport of lacrosse representing the best players in the state. Sponsored by
Bagataway Lacrosse, which was founded in 2002 for the promotion and growth of girls and boys lacrosse in the Atlanta area and throughout the Southeast, Team Georgia is made up of players who are willing to dedicate themselves to playing lacrosse at the highest level.
These players are given the opportunity, through camps and tournaments, to compete with the best players in the state and against the best players from across the country. This year, Team Georgia is expanding to give its players the opportunity to compete in multiple tournaments. Team Georgia will travel to different tournaments across the country and give high school players the opportunity to be seen and recruited by college coaches.
Team Georgia High School Boys coaches include Bagataway Directors Lou Corsetti and Mike Hannon as well as instructor Tom Tamberrino. Corsetti has spent 14 years coaching, is president of Atlanta Youth Lacrosse, and was named Man of the Year in Georgia Lacrosse for 2003. Hannon is director of the Gwinnett Youth Lacrosse program and head coach of the Gwinnett Blackhawks NGLL Club Team. Tamberrino is a former scholarship athlete and four-year letter winner at Georgetown University, member of the Hoyas NCAA Final Four team (1999), member of two Hoyas ECAC Championship teams (2000, 2001), USILA Academic All-American (2001), USILA/STX North-South All-Star (2001).
