The Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse selected nine players Sunday night in the 2010 MLL draft held at Yale University. Three of the nine players selected by the Cannons hail from Duxbury.

With their first pick, No. 3 overall, the Boston Cannons selected attackman Max Quinzani of Duke University. Quinzani won the Massachusetts state championship with Duxbury High School in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Quinzani had 93 goals and 63 assists his senior year and was named the Massachusetts High School Lacrosse Player of the Year in both 2005 and 2006 by the Boston Globe. His 557 career points in high school broke the national record that was previously held by Casey Powell.  

At Duke, Quinzani wasted little time becoming an impact player. He played in all 20 games his freshman year, scoring 24 goals and adding four assists. His sophomore year production more than doubled, as Quinzani tallied 64 goals and eight assists for the Blue Devils. He was a USILA Third Team All-American selection and was named to the All-ACC team. Quinzani led Duke in goals with 46 his junior year while tallying at least one goal in all 19 games, extending his goal-scoring streak to 46 games. He saved his best for his senior season, when he led the Blue Devils in goals with a career best 64 goals and 77 points overall. His 77 points rank eighth in Duke single season history, while his 64 goals rank third at Duke and eighth in NCAA single season history. His 199 career goals rank No. 2 in Duke and NCAA history. Quinzani ended his Duke career by leading the team to an NCAA Championship. He scored the game winner in the national semifinals as Duke upset top-ranked Virginia. The semifinals goal extended Quinzani’s goal scoring streak to 65 straight games.

“I am excited to join the Cannons family,” said Quinzani after being selected.  â€œI want to bring some of the success I had at Duke to Boston and I am excited to try and win a championship in Boston.”

When asked about his first pick in this year’s draft, Cannons Head Coach Bill Daye said, “We were very excited to add Max to our squad. He will complement our attack very well.”  Coach Daye added, “Max is a tenacious rider and a hustler. It showed as he not only scored a lot of goals for Duke, but was third on the team in ground balls. We are looking forward to his contributions to our team this season. He is a very athletic player who has shown the ability to score goals throughout his high school and collegiate career. I am looking forward to seeing him in a Cannons’ uniform very soon and helping our team.”

Overall Coach Daye was pleased with the 2010 draft.  â€œI felt we were able to add depth across the board at the positions we needed to,” said Coach Daye.  â€œWe drafted immediate impact players and solid players who can learn a lot from our veterans and help this team down the road.”

The Cannons had two picks in the fourth round, 20th and 21st overall, and selected Georgetown’s Chris Nixon with the 20th pick. Nixon is another Duxbury native who helped lead Duxbury High School to three straight state championships from 2004-2006. Nixon collected 43 ground balls his senior season for the Hoyas.

In the seventh round the Cannons selected Bentley attack Kevin Gould. Gould was the Cannons only non-Division 1 pick in the draft and was the third Duxbury High School product selected by the Cannons. He led Bentley in scoring in 2010 with 42 points on 17 goals and 25 assists.

The Cannons return to action on Saturday, June 12 at 3 p.m. when they host the Denver Outlaws at Harvard Stadium.

Group and individual tickets are on sale for all remaining Cannons home games and the 2010 MLL All-Star Game being held at Harvard Stadium on July 8.  For more information, or to purchase Cannons tickets, visit bostoncannons.com or call 617-746-9933.