Vote for The State’s Midlands high school boys and girls lacrosse players of the year

It’s time to vote for The State’s Midlands girls and boys lacrosse players of the year. Voting ends at noon Wednesday (May 17), and you can vote as many times as you like.

The winner will be announced on Lou Bezjak’s Twitter page. The State newspaper’s all-area lacrosse team will also be released next week.

The nominees are listed below. Please note that these polls are not scientific and are meant to be just for fun:

Girls Player of Year nominees. Cast your vote below bios

Emersin Clamp, Lexington: Sophomore was Class 5A Lower State Goalie and Player of the Year as well as first-team all-state selection. Clamp had 115 saves, a 54.5 save percentage and allowed just 5.4 goals a game.

Ava Claire-Collins, Chapin: Junior was first-team all-state selection and had 91 goals and 16 assists this year.

Abby Dove, Dutch Fork: Senior was Class 5A Lower State Defender of the Year and all-state selection.

Grace Truluck, AC Flora: Senior was first-team all-state selection and led the Falcons with 51 goals and 16 assists.

Katie Westbrook, River Bluff: Junior was Class 5A Lower State Midfielder of the Year and first-team, all-state selection. Westbrook had 82 goals and 11 assists this year.

Boys Player of Year nominees. Cast your vote below bios

Michael Chudd, Dutch Fork: Senior was Lower State Midfielder of the Year and first-team all-state selection. Chudd had 47 goals and seven assists this year.

Tyler Green, Chapin: Senior was Class 5A Co-Player of the Year, Lower State Player of the Year and first-team all-state selection. Green finished with 76 goals and 38 assists. Selected to play in the North-South All-Star game and will play at North Greenville.

Michael Hoos, Chapin: Senior goalie was Lower State Goalie of the Year and first-team all-state selection. Hoos had 182 saves, stopped 67% of shots and allowed just 5.8 goals a game.

Jack Purdy, AC Flora: Class 4A Upper State Defender of the Year and all-state selection. Purdy had seven goals and six assists and had 105 ground balls, 53 takeaways. Selected to play in the North-South All-Star game and signed to play football at Wofford.

Landon Verano, Hammond: Senior helped Skyhawks to a trip to SCISA championship and led the team with 49 goals and 30 assists.

Thomas Walker, Lexington: Senior was first-team all-state and selected to play in the North-South All-Star game. Walker had a school-record 74 points this season despite missing a couple games.

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