Season Outlook: 2025 Rye Boys Varsity Lacrosse

Season Outlook is a new series for the 2024-25 academic year, where MyRye.com asks every varsity coach about the season ahead. Today, we learn about the Rye Boys Varsity Lacrosse Team with Head Coach Steve Lennon.

The Rye Boys Lacrosse Team will look to win their sixth straight Sectional championship in 2025. They have championed their league in every year of the 2020s decade. An experienced roster paves the way for that dream to become a reality if things go right.

“We have a very senior heavy group with a lot of big game experience,” Lennon told MyRye.com. “We have to take the season one day at a time like we always do, but be confident that we can play anybody if we work hard and stick to our core values.”

One of the big changes in the boys high school lacrosse landscape is the new 60-second shot clock rule coming into effect for the first time in 2025. Teams will have one minute to release a shot after moving the ball into the attacking box, with the hope this change will speed up play. Lennon believes the rule benefits his team because of the composition of his roster.

“We are one of the bigger and more athletic teams we have seen in the lacrosse program at Rye,” Lennon said. “I think that will serve us very well considering the new shot clock rules.”

The Garnets always schedule a difficult slate of games, as evidenced by their 13-8 record last year. The tough challenges promote learning throughout the year – a strategy that has clearly paid off. The 2025 season will be no different.

“We play a schedule where every single team we play is a really good lacrosse team, so if you look past anybody, that’s how you get yourself beat,” Lennon said of his team’s schedule. “We are trying to treat every game like it’s the Super Bowl.”

The Garnets will be led by five senior captains: Chris Iuliano, Ty Ramachandran, Tyler McDermott, Tucker Hess, and Matt Gianetti. All five were key contributors to other highly successful sports teams in the first two athletic seasons and now can pivot their focus to their top sport – all five have already signed national letters of intent to play Division 1 lacrosse. However, Lennon made it clear that these seniors were named captain for more than just their on-field abilities.

“These boys were voted in by their teammates, and it doesn’t surprise me given their consistent dedication to the program,” Lennon said of his quintet of leaders. “They truly embody what it is to be a Rye lacrosse player.”

Rye kicks off league play on Thursday, April 3rd, in an away contest at Lakeland – Panas. The Garnets will look to improve upon their 13 wins from one year ago, but more importantly, come away with another sectional championship. They certainly have the talent to do so.