Rather than wait until the end of the 2017 boys’ high school lacrosse season to unveil the first-ever Player of the Year and All-LaxRecords.com team, I am publishing a weekly tracker to keep up-to-date with the players currently under consideration.
Players will be considered if they fall into the following categories: among the state or county leaders in any statistical category (defenseman and face-off specialists included); strength of team’s schedule; performance in both regular and postseason games and importance to the team. To submit a player update or to have a player considered for this list, please submit the player’s performance to Mike Loveday.
Related: Player of the Year | Podcast: Player of the Year | First Team | Second Team | State Records | 2017 Stylax Stat Leaders
| Name | School | State | Post. | Year | Commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Archer | Jamesville-DeWitt | NY | A | 2017 | Hobart |
| Season Complete: Archer finished the year with 147 points, 76 assists and 71 goals - all career highs. The senior finished his career with 348 career points with 198 career goals and 150 assists. Archer posted two games with 10 points this season and had at least five points in every playoff game this year. | |||||
| Brad Baker | Tampa Jesuit | FL | M | 2017 | Holy Cross |
| Season Complete: Baker finished his senior year with 76 total points. In his first, and only, season with Tampa Jesuit, the Holy Cross commit scored 39 goals and had 37 assists. For his career, Baker finished with 218 total points on 123 assists and 95 goals. He earned US Lacrosse All-American honors after his senior year. Baker's 76 points led the team, marking the third time in his career he has led his team in points (sophomore and junior seasons at St Dominic’s (N.Y.)). | |||||
| Nate Buller | Landon | MD | A | 2017 | Duke |
| Season Complete: Buller finished the year with 77 total points, which ranked second on the team. The senior scored 51 goals and had 26 assists in addition to to scooping up 33 ground balls. | |||||
| JT Bugliosi | Calvert Hall | MD | A | 2017 | Ohio State |
| Season Complete: Bugliosi finished his senior year with 65 points - good for second on the MIAA A Conference champion Cardinals. The senior scored 42 goals and had 23 assists and also scooped up 37 ground balls this season. | |||||
| Jacob Buttermore | Garnet Valley | PA | M | 2017 | Syracuse |
| Season Complete:Season complete stats not yet available | |||||
| Nick Clarke | St. Ignatius College Prep | CA | M | 2017 | Bucknell |
| Season Complete: Clarke finished the year with a four-point game in the WCAL championship game. He added three ground balls in the title-game win as well. For the year, the Bucknell commit had 48 points on 25 assists and 23 goals in addition to 39 ground balls. For his career, Clarke has 102 career points, 101 career ground balls, 55 career goals and 47 career assists in three varsity seasons. | |||||
| Ryan Cornell | Darien | CT | G | 2017 | Vermont |
| Season Complete: Stats not yet collected | |||||
| Billy Coyle | Malvern Prep | PA | A | 2017 | Cornell |
| Season Complete:There is one game missing from Coyle's final season tally, but the senior scored more than 80 points for the Friars this season. | |||||
| Nicholas DeMaio | Coronado | CA | A | 2018 | Boston U. |
| Season Complete: DeMaio finished the year with 115 points for a Coronado team the finished as runner-up in the San Diego CIF Open championship. The junior scored 61 goals and 54 assists this season. | |||||
| Connor DeSimone | Smithtown East | NY | M | 2017 | Johns Hopkins |
| Season Complete: The Johns Hopkins commit finished the year with 114 points on 60 goals and 54 assists. He posted two games with at least 11 points, including a season-high 12 points against Connetquot (N.Y.) on May 6. | |||||
| Joey Epstein | Landon | MD | A | 2018 | Johns Hopkins |
| Season Complete: Epstein led the Bears in points with 123, goals with 75 and assists with 48 this season. The junior also had 21 ground balls this season. | |||||
| Greg Ey | Boys' Latin | MD | M | 2017 | Penn State |
| Season Complete: Ey earned Baltimore Sun All-Metro First-Team honors after leading the Lakers' midfielders with 30 goals this season. Ey was a three-year starter for the Lakers. | |||||
| Brennen Fountain | The First Academy | FL | A | 2018 | Uncommitted |
| Season Complete: Fountain finished the year with 65 points on 37 assists and 28 goals in 16 games. The junior passed 200 career points, 100 career goals and 100 career assists with his performance this season. | |||||
| Chris Gray | Shoreham-Wading River | NY | A | 2017 | Boston U. |
| Season Complete: Gray had a Long Island-leading 90 goals this season and finished the year with 115 points. He posted a season-high 10 goals against Westhampton (N.Y.) on May 8. | |||||
| Matthew Keeler | Ponte Vedra | FL | A | 2017 | U. of Indianapolis |
| Season Complete: For the year, the attackman has 45 goals and 33 assists. | |||||
| Matt Licciardi | Cold Spring Harbor | NY | M | 2017 | Cornell |
| Season Complete: The Cornell commit led Long Island with 65 assists this season, which was good for second in New York. Licciardi helped the Seahawks to their third-straight Class C championship after finishing the year with 89 points. | |||||
| Kevin Lindley | Darien | CT | A | 2017 | Loyola |
| Season Complete: Lindley finished his senior year with 106 goals, which led the nation and was the only known player to score 100 goals this season. The Loyola commit had 134 points and became the Blue Wave's leader in points and goals in a season. He is now the program's all-time leader in goals with 219. | |||||
| Cory Lund | El Segundo | CA | A | 2017 | Williams College |
| Season Complete: Lund scored two points on one goal and one assist in his final high school game. The senior finished his career with 370 career points and is the all-time known leader in California in assists with 192. The Williams College commit averaged 7.9 points per game over his career, which was 47 total games. | |||||
| Kyle Long | Springfield-Delco | PA | M | 2018 | Maryland |
| Season Complete: Long led the nation in assists with 109 this season. The junior helped lead the Cougars to their second-straight PIAA championship. Long has 242 career assists, which puts him at 318 career points after back-to-back 100-point seasons. | |||||
| Luke McCallion | Haverford HS | PA | M/FO | 2017 | Vermont |
| Season Complete: The senior won 70.49 percent of his faceoffs this season - winning 301 of 427. He added 43 goals and 34 assists to finish his career with 116 career goals and 76 career assists. He won 806 of 1218 career faceoffs. | |||||
| Nakeie Montgomery | Epsicopal Dallas | TX | M | 2017 | Duke |
| Season Complete: The Duke commit completed his high school lacrosse career with 317 points and helped the Eagles reach the Division I state championship game. Montgomery scored 44 goals and dished out 39 assists this season. For his career, he scored 199 goals and 188 assists. | |||||
| Matthew Moore | Garnet Valley | PA | A/M | 2017 | Virginia |
| Season Complete:Season complete stats not yet available | |||||
| Connor Morin | Morristown-Beard | NJ | A | 2017 | Notre Dame |
| Season Complete: Morin finished his senior year with 144 points on 73 assists and 71 goals. All three categories were career highs for the Notre Dame commit. The attackman finished his career with 300 career points on 165 goals and 135 assists. | |||||
| Drew Morris | New Canaan | CT | G | 2017 | Maryland |
| Season Complete:Season complete stats not yet available | |||||
| Colin Munro | Mountain Vista | CO | A/M | 2017 | UNC |
| Season Complete: Munro finished the year with 60 points on 43 goals and 17 assists. At this point, Munro is the third-known player in Colorado history to reach 300 career points as he finished with 173 goals and 127 assists. | |||||
| Ryan O'Connell | New Canaan | CT | M | 2017 | UNC |
| Season Complete:Season complete stats not yet available | |||||
| Eric Overbay | Lambert | GA | A/M | 2017 | Villanova |
| Season Complete:Season complete stats not yet available | |||||
| Christian Paley | Somers | CT | A | 2017 | Hartford |
| Season Complete: The Hartford commit helped Somers to its second-straight state championshp with a career-high 153 points. Paley finished his career with 463 career points, which places him second all-time in Connecticut. He completed his career with 250 goals and 213 assists. | |||||
| Jack Parr | McDonogh | MD | A | 2017 | Brown |
| Season Complete: Season-ending stats not yet available | |||||
| Cam Peritz | Pope Francis | MA | A | 2017 | Wesleyan (Hockey) |
| Season Complete: Peritz became just the 17th-known player to reach 500 career points after scoring 94 points this season. The future Wesleyan hockey player completed his career with 289 points and 224 assists. | |||||
| Chase Poplin | Christ Church Episcopal | SC | A | 2017 | Uncommitted |
| Season Complete: Poplin's final season totals have not been entered yet, but the senior currently has 214 career goals and 95 assists. His goal total is the most in state history. | |||||
| Roman Puglise | Paul VI | VA | M | 2017 | Maryland |
| Season Complete: Playing injuired all season, Puglise still managed a solid senior season. The future Maryland Terrapin had 39 goals and 32 assists with a torn labrum this year and earned Washington Post All-Met First Team honors. | |||||
| Lucas Quinn | Niskayuna | NY | A | 2017 | Syracuse |
| Season Complete: Quinn finished the year with 106 points on 68 assists and 38 goals this season. He had a season-high 10 points against Burnt Hills (N.Y.) on April 6. | |||||
| Will Ramos | Nyack | NY | G | 2017 | Albany |
| Season Complete: Ramos finished his high school career with 1,154 saves, which puts him at No. 4 all-time. The Albany commit set the Section 1 save record during his senior year and had a saver percentage of 72 percent this season. For his career, he started 84 games and had a 62 percent save percentage. He also scored 13 goals and had nine assists during his career. | |||||
| Adam Ritter | Archbishop Carroll | PA | M | 2018 | Uncommitted |
| Season Complete: Ritter had 10 points on seven assists and three goals against Archbishop Ryan (Pa.) and scored two goals against Lansdale Catholic (Pa.) last week. For the year, Ritter has 101 points. He earned All-Catholic League First Team honors after scoring 54 goals and 47 assists. | |||||
| Will Rock | Gonzaga | DC | LSM/D | 2017 | Virginia |
| Season Complete: Rock finished the year with 45 ground balls and caused 12 turnovers for the Purple Eagles this season. He also added two assists and one goal. | |||||
| Alex Rode | St. Paul's | MD | G | 2017 | Virginia |
| Season Complete: The senior finished the year with a 56 percent save percentage. Rode made 164 saves on 292 shots this season, helping the Crusaders to the MIAA A Conference playoffs. | |||||
| Justin Shockey | Landon | MD | M/FO | 2017 | Navy |
| Season Complete: Shockey is arguably the Team MVP this season. He dominated the face off X, winning 79.3 percent of his attempts this season and led the national champions with 197 ground balls. The Navy commit added 24 points on 14 goals and 10 assists this season. | |||||
| Ryan Siracusa | Centennial | GA | A | 2019 | Maryland |
| Season Complete: The Maryland commit finished the year with 109 points. Only a sophomore, Siracusa scored 60 goals and 49 assists and is one of three 100-point scorers who were all underclassmen this season for the Knights. | |||||
| Reid Smith | Ponte Vedra | FL | A | 2017 | Uncommitted |
| Season Complete: Smith finished his senior season with 103 points on 77 goals and 26 assists. For his career, Smith had 313 points on 185 goals and 128 assists. | |||||
| Nicky Solomon | Centennial | GA | A | 2018 | UNC |
| Season Complete: Solomon reached 400 career points this season and had the best single-season assist mark in state history this year. The UNC commit had 101 assists and 74 goals this year. Solmon needs just 33 points to reach 500 for his career. | |||||
| James Spence | Springfield-Delco | PA | G | 2017 | Lehigh |
| Season Complete:Season complete stats not yet available | |||||
| Brian Tevlin | Seton Hall Prep | NJ | M | 2017 | Yale |
| Season Complete: Tevlin finished the year with 97 points on 54 assists and 43 goals. The senior also had 33 ground balls. He set career highs in every category during his senior year. He had a season-high nine points against Bergen Catholic (N.J.) on May 27. | |||||
| Joe Theuer | Loyola-Los Angeles | CA | G | 2017 | Tufts |
| Season Complete: Theuer made 30 saves in the final two games of his high school career, and both games won the Cubs championships. The Tufts commit made 24 saves in an 11-5 win over Palos Verdes (Calif.) to win the LA Championship. He followed that up with six saves in a 13-4 win over Foothill-Santa Ana (Calif.), which won their second consecutive Southern CIF championship. Theuer finished his career with 760 saves – the most known in California history. | |||||
| Alex Trippi | Bullis | MD | A | 2017 | UNC |
| Season Complete: Trippi finished the year with a career-high 115 points this season. He won the Ensign C. Markland Kelly Award presented to the "Best High School Lacrosse Player in the State of Maryland". The UNC commit averaged 5.47 points per game this year. He became Bullis' all-time leading scorer, completing his career with 335 career points on 173 assists and 162 career goals. | |||||
The following categories are taken into consideration: the player is among the state or county leaders in any statistical category (defenseman and face-off specialists included); strength of team’s schedule; performance in both regular and postseason games.
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Additional players under consideration will be released in waves announced Monday’s over the next few weeks as each state’s season gets closer to starting. Players are added and potentially removed throughout the season. To submit a player update or to have a player considered for this list, please submit the player’s performance to Mike Loveday.