Grayson High School Boys Lacrosse

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Varsity Coaches
Derek Benton Head Coach	Derek has been teaching and coaching for 22 years. This will be his 4th year as the Varsity boys head coach. Derek received his B.S. from West Georgia, MED at Jacksonville State and my EDS degree from LMU. He has coached Varsity football (14 years), Baseball (2 years) and Golf (6 years). Derek is currently the Head Coach for 9th grade football and is the Head Coach for Boys lacrosse.
Kris Frier Assistant Coach	Kris was born and raised in Syracuse, NY. Kris has been playing lacrosse since he was old enough to hold a stick in his hand. Starting in youth leagues to traveling teams he worked his way up to playing varsity his freshman year in high school and starting all four years. He was also a two year captain and an all-county defender. After high school Kris played two years at Onondaga Community College. His career at Onondaga went 36-0, winning two national championships. From OCC Kris went on to play his last two years at Mars Hill College in Mars Hill, NC. While at Mars Hill Kris was named team captain, defensive MVP, team MVP, MHC Head, Heart and Hustle award, first team all deep south, 11 time defensive player of the week and 2nd team All American. After college Kris began coaching in NY for two seasons. Since moving to Grayson in 2010 Kris has coached at the youth league level and this is his first year with Grayson HS.
Rick Santry Assistant Coach	Relatively new to the sport, this is Rick’s 4^th year coaching Grayson Lacrosse. Prior to lacrosse, he spent 4 years as Head Football Coach for Grayson’s 8^th grade team, capturing his 100^th win in 2008 after 10 years of coaching association football. Background includes coaching and playing a variety of sports, highlighted by an 8 year Rugby playing career.
Junior Varsity Coaches
Jake Schwab Head Coach	Originally from Buffalo, NY, Jake has been a fan of lacrosse and hockey since he could walk. When his high school in Old Bridge, NJ began a lacrosse program, he was quick to sign up and played defense in the first two seasons the school ever had, playing against well established programs from around New Jersey. This is his first year at Grayson and his first season as a coach. When off the field, he teaches chemistry.
Al Griffin Head Community Coach	Al has been coaching athletics in the Grayson community for over 8 years. His coaching experience is with football, baseball and lacrosse. This will be his fourth year coaching lacrosse, with 1 season in the GLL coaching a U-15 team and the last 3 years as the heady JV Boys Lay Coach for Grayson High School. Al is a level 2 certified lacrosse coach.
Joe Paul Assistant Coach	Joe has been involved in the Grayson lacrosse program since its inception as a JV coach. Joe has also coached lacrosse at the youth level.
Fall and Summer League Coaches
Roger Smith	Coach Smith received his Bachelor of Science degree from Iowa State University in 1987 where he participated in Intramural sports including basketball, softball and broomball winning the Class C Broomball Championship twice. Coach Smith attended Oakland High School in Oakland, IA where he lettered in Football, Basketball, Baseball and Golf. Coach Smith has been active with GAA youth sports since 2001 coaching football, baseball, basketball and lacrosse. In 2009, he helped start the Grayson Lacrosse Youth and High School programs. Coach Smith served as Assistant Community Coach at Grayson High School and now coaches the Off-Season High School Lacrosse teams. Coach Smith lives in Grayson with his wife, Jeni, and sons, Thatcher and Beckett.
Scott Marney	Coach Marney is graduate of South Gwinnett and attending Georgia Southern and DeKalb colleges. Since moving to Grayson in 2000, he has coached youth league t-ball, baseball, soccer, in-line hockey and boys & girls lacrosse. Coach Marney spent 2 years as the first GAA lacrosse director and spear-headed the effort to bring lacrosse to Grayson. He has been the high school off-season coach for the past two years. Coach Marney lives in Grayson with his wife, Dee, and children, Colin and Erin.