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Apex Alumni

The following Apex Lacrosse Alumni are currently playing in college. Good luck this spring guys!

• Drew Kearns ('08) Army- Defense
• Gage Mason ('10) Catawba- Defense
• Bryce Sneed ('10) Wingate- Midfield
• Alex VanderHoff ('10) Greensboro- Attack
• Tyler Rogers ('12) Queens-Defense
• Luke Sieber ('13) Lynchburg- Attack
• Ryan Sullivan ('13) Nassau Community College - Midfield
• Derek Sweet ('13) Robert Morris- Attack

The following Apex alumni have played in division I, II, or III college programs:

• Patrick Faulhaber (2005) Pfeiffer
• Thomas Ottman (2005) Belmont Abbey College
• Matt Holzworth (2005) Belmont Abbey College
• Nick Patrone (2006) Greensboro College
• Jim Nordt (2007) Mount Olive College
• B.J. Leighton (2007) Queens University
• Parker Wilson (2008) Sacred Heart University
• Drew Kearns (2008) Army
• Ross Whitehead (2010) Virginia Military Institute
• Andrew Feranec (2010) Wingate University
• Bryce Sneed (2010) Wingate University
• Gage Mason (2010) Catawba College
• Alex VanderHoff (2010) Greensboro College
• Jonny Avedesian (2011) Belmont Abbey College
• Emil Weiss (2011) Michigan

Varsity Schedule - 2014

Varsity Roster - 2014

JV Schedule - 2014

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JV Roster - 2014

John Hayden

In 2001 Coach Hayden founded the Apex Lacrosse club to create more opportunities for students from the area to participate in athletics. The following year (2002) the team played its first Varsity season. In 2003, Apex made the playoffs for the first time. Apex has appeared in 8 of the last 11 final fours and 5 of the last 10 State Championship games, winning titles in 2005 and 2013. To date, seven Apex players have earned All America honors and 34 have been selected All State. Coach Hayden is an alumnus of Farmingdale HS on Long Island where his 1983 team won the Nassau County Championship and Hayden earned All Nassau County Honors as a Defenseman. Hayden also played Division I Lacrosse at Rutgers University and participated in the NCAA playoffs two times while playing "On the Banks". Coach Hayden is the Dean of Student Services at Apex High School.

Ed Moore

Ed Moore founded the Apex Lacrosse program in 2001 with Coach Hayden. Coach Moore is currently the Head JV Coach for the Cougars. He has served in many capacities for the Cougars over the years. Year in and year out Coach Moore sets an important foundation with the younger players in the Apex program and is one of those responsible for the quality players entering the Varsity system each year. Coach Moore is a graduate of Calvert Hall HS in Maryland and currently serves as a Captain in the Cary Fire Department.

Anthony Parrinello

Anthony Parrinello joined the Apex varsity program in 2006. Coach Parrinello played high school lacrosse at H. Frank Carey High School on Long Island, NY and then attended and played at Cortland State University in NY. He earned his bachelor's and master's degree in education and moved to NC to pursue his doctorate degree. Coach Parrinello left teaching to become a career firefighter in Cary where he has been since 2005. He currently holds the rank of Engineer and on his off days he substitute teaches for Wake County Public School System.

Chip Thurston

Chip Thurston joined the Apex coaching staff in 2002. Coach Thurston was our first JV coach and moved to his position as Assistant Varsity Coach in 2006. Coach Thurston has been one of the anchors of the Apex Lacrosse Program over the years. He is currently doing double duty as he serves as Head Coach of the NC State Lacrosse Program. Coach Thurston played Lacrosse and Football at Irondequoit HS in Rochester, New York and is a graduate of Geneseo University in New York.

Gene Vigue

Gene Vigue joined the Apex coaching staff in 2011 and currently serves as an Assistant Varsity Coach responsible for the offense. Coach Vigue is also responsible for working with the Apex goalies. He spent his first 3 years on the coaching staff working primarily with the JV team. He has been involved with youth lacrosse in the Apex area since 2007 and has coached many players that have come to Apex High School. Coach Vigue is a graduate of The Johns Hopkins University where he played varsity football for 4 years and was a member of the lacrosse program.

Forrest Moog

Forrest is in his second year with the Apex staff. A 2007 graduate of Apex HS and 2011 graduate of NC State, Forrest was a rare four sport athlete in HS. He was the kicker in football, point guard in basketball, soccer standout and star attackman in lacrosse. Forrest played as a sophomore in our first State Championship in 2005. He is ranked #7 on the Apex Lacrosse All Time Scoring list. Forrest was also a State Champion for the Apex Soccer team while leading the basketball team to two Conference titles. Forrest is currently an Assistant Coach for the Apex Basketball team, helps with the kickers for the Apex Football team and works at AHS in the PE Department. Forrest will primarily be working with our JV Lacrosse team as Offensive Coordinator.

Ross Thornton

Ross is a 2006 graduate of Apex HS. Ross was a standout defenseman on the 2005 State Championship team and was named the MVP of that Championship game. In 2006 Ross was named a First Team All State Defenseman and All American. Ross played post HS at Bridgeton Academy and then played club at Lynchburg College. Ross graduated from Lynchburg College in 2012. Ross will be lending his coaching expertise to both the Varsity and JV teams.

Lacrosse Links

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• ncLAX.com
• NC Lax Academy
• US Lacrosse