SYRACUSE -- CNY Central is the first to report that Corcoran High School lacrosse star James Cathers has made a verbal commitment to play lacrosse for Syracuse University.
Cathers ended a long recruiting process by giving the news to the Orange coaches late last week. Cathers is considered a top 30 recruit by InsideLacrosse.com, but his importance to the Orange is certainly much higher than that.
When asked Monday about his commitment to SU, Cathers said “It’s in my hometown, so I don’t have to move out, I’m not sure my parents will like that, but it’s a great team, they’re ranked, and if you want to win that’s where you go.”
Cathers added “I’m the first one in my family to go to college, so that’s nice to have on my shoulders. I have a brother and cousin on the (Corcoran) team, and hopefully (I can motivate them) to try and follow my footsteps and even be better than I am.”
James can fire a shot with velocity rarely seen at the high school level and he’s an impressive physical specimen for an offensive player at 6’3” and 220 pounds.
“Well they’re (SU coaches) saying even worst case scenario, if he doesn’t start as a freshman, he’ll play on man-up, so that’s a pretty good honor for a team with that type of tradition,” said Corcoran coach Shaun Smith.
Cathers, who is also a talented hockey player, narrowed his choices down to joining his close friends Lyle and Miles Thompson at the University at Albany, or playing for the Orange. In the end he chose Syracuse.
