St. Paul's senior Luke Posner, a defensive lacrosse player, the son of Ernest and Shelby
Posner of Madisonville, was selected as one of the top ten players in ESPN's Wide World of
Sports Champion All-American Showcase recently. Eighty players representing 27 states
participated in the showcase held at ESPN's Wide World of Sports complex in Florida. The players
were divided into four teams competing in three round robin games with the teams consisting of
only high school All-Americans. Most of the lacrosse players were 2013 graduates with a few
2014 grads making the selective list, like the Wolves' Posner. He competed for Team Liberty,
which advanced to the final game of the series, televised on ESPNU. Posner came up big scoring
his team's first goal in the championship game, but they came up short falling, 11-10 to Team
Pride. Quint Kessenich selected a Top 10 list comprised from each team. Kessenich reviewed
Posner's playing ability this way. "Posner runs like a gazelle and is extremely light on his
feet and played through a calf bruise. The high school football player with adequate size has
been playing for just four years, and if I were a DI program I'd be doing further research,"
said Kessenich.
He also rated St. Paul's to be among the top Louisiana lacrosse teams.
Posner talked about his Florida experience. "Being able to play against all of those DI
players was special to be able to show my skills. Hopefully, I'll be able to go play
somewhere at the college level. I haven't made my decision yet, but I am hoping to go out of
state somewhere to play college lacrosse," said the St. Paul's senior.
Posner has now turned his talents to the Wolves' football team as he plays in the secondary at
strong safety.
The Wolves held their photo/media day yesterday on campus. St. Paul's coach Kenny Sears is
entering his 15th season at the helm. The Wolves won the District 6-5A championship last season
going 6-0 and finished 7-4 overall. St. Paul's has captured four consecutive district crowns
and seven in the last eight years.
The Wolves return 26 seniors and open the season at home in the friendly confines of Hunter
Stadium, hosting Edna Karr, September 6. In week two, the Wolves return to the Mercedes-Benz
Super Dome for the third time, squaring off with the Jesuit Blue Jays this time around, which
should offer fans a good local battle.
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