St. Paul student selected as Top 10 lacrosse player

St. Paul’s Luke Posner, a defensive lacrosse player and 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. The showcase consisted of eighty players representing twenty-seven states divided into four teams and playing three round-robin games at WSPN’s Wide World of Sports complex. The teams consisted only of high school All-Americans. Most of the team members were graduates of 2013; however a few 2014 grads made the selective list. Luke was selected as a member of Team Liberty. The final game of the series was televised on ESPNU; Team Pride defeated Team Liberty 11-10. Quint Kessenich selected a Top 10 list comprised from both teams. His review of Luke’s ability included, “Posner runs like a gazelle and scored a goal in the title game. He is extremely light on his feet and played through a calf bruise after being pegged by a shot in the early rounds. The high school football player with adequate size has being playing for just four years, and if I were a DI program I'd be doing further research.” Kessenich also declared St. Paul’s to be among the top Louisiana Lacrosse teams.