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# Bodi embraces early leadership role for Nashua South boys lacrosse
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/bodi-embraces-early-leadership-role-for-nashua-south-boys-lacrosse/
- Published: 2019-03-31T22:15:17.000Z
- Updated: 2019-03-31T22:15:17.000Z
- Description: During his first two years of varsity lacrosse, Joe Bodi tried to soak up as much as he could from the players who had come before him. Whether that meant current upperclassmen or past players now in college, the Nashua High School South junior watched and learned how to be the guy everyone turns to
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Division I, boys lacrosse, Joe Bodi, Nashua South, NH High School Sports Insider, slider, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

During his first two years of varsity lacrosse, Joe Bodi tried to soak up as much as he could from the players who had come before him.

Whether that meant current upperclassmen or past players now in college, the Nashua High School South junior watched and learned how to be the guy everyone turns to in a tough situation.

And although he's still not an elder-statesmen for the Panthers, Bodi was still chosen as a captain - South's only one - for the 2019 season.

"He is the sole captain as a junior, which says something," South coach Bill Monsen said. "He organized all our offseason stuff. During the winter, our lowest total was 35 (kids), but we usually had 40-plus, every Thursday night because of him. That’s incredible.

"They played Thursday night and then on Sundays. That’s thanks to Joe. He organized a lot of offseason workouts. We’re in much better shape than we’ve ever been."

On a team that is short on experienced seniors, Bodi will have to shoulder a lot of the load when it comes to leadership. Fortunately, he had to do that a little bit a year ago.

Going into last season, South had a senior-heavy defense and an offense led by two seniors in Devin Linscott and Sean Holland, with a bunch of sophomores and freshmen around them. But when Holland went down with an injury in the first game of the year, those young players had to learn how to step up, starting with Bodi.

"It’s easier to look back on that now," Monsen said. "I think last year, everyone was looking to Sean (Holland) and Devin (Linscott) to make our offense. When Sean went down, people were still looking at each other and were like ‘all right, Devin, good luck.’"

It took a few games, but after South started the year 1-6, the Panthers won eight of their final 10 games in the regular season. But it was a game in early May against rival Nashua North that Bodi started to come into his own, as he had a game-high five goals in a 16-3 win over the Titans.

"The night before the North game, he and I sat down and I said ‘you need to go out on the field and think I’m the best player here,’" Monsen said. "You have to have some confidence and he’s too talented of a kid to defer. We all knew Joe had the talent, but I think on that night (against Nashua North), he found out he had the talent. It took until then."

The run the Panthers went on to end last season not only got them into the postseason, but Bodi felt it helped him get ready for the position he and his teammates face this year.

"It was a good push and I love the seniors for it," he said. "They led us younger guys through it and I hope we can keep going even further. Everyone knows we lost a lot of seniors from last year, a lot of leaders, especially on defense, and on offense, too. We have a lot of new freshmen, but they are taking a step up. Everyone is getting better by the day."

That includes Bodi, who said he is focused on helping the team get better every time its out on the field. Monsen hopes that means his captain is stepping up his game, and if that's the case, the Panthers could be in for big things this year.

"Joe can be as good as he believes he can be," the coach said. "I know a lot of people say that, but I think for him, it’s actually true. If he keeps picking up his confidence, his play is going to speak for itself. I think he is an all-state caliber player and he’s definitely going to be playing college somewhere."