25 High School Boys' Lacrosse Players to Watch in 2020

Take a look at 25 of the top high school boys’ lacrosse players to watch in 2020, broken down in fives by region and organized alphabetically by last name.

Mid-Atlantic

Michael Bath, Gonzaga (D.C.) LSM, Jr. — The Princeton commit helped the Eagles to a 15-2 record last spring while gathering 54 ground balls.

Jackson Birtwistle, Radnor HS (Pa.) Attack, Sr. — Ranked No. 53 in the class of 2020 by Inside Lacrosse, he committed to Syracuse last July.

Cole Herbert, Calvert Hall (Md.), Midfield, Sr. — The C. Markland Kelly Award winner and North Carolina commit who tallied 16 goals and 39 assists last spring will lead the Cardinals on their hunt for a fourth consecutive MIAA title.

Connell Kumar, Seton Hall Prep (N.J.), Midfielder, Sr. — The Virginia commit scored 47 goals and added 12 assists last spring to earn New Jersey Midfielder of the Year honors.

Will Tominovich, St. Mary’s Annapolis (Md.), Defense, Sr. — The Georgetown commit collected 64 ground balls in 2019 and earned All-Metro first team honors.

— By Tom Peace

Midwest

Sam Bedich, Cathedral (Ind.), Midfielder, Sr. — The faceoff specialist helped Cathedral win an Indiana state championship in 2019.

Michael Boehm, St. Ignatius (Ohio), Attack, Sr. — The Michigan recruit tallied 71 goals and 48 assists last spring on a run to the state semifinals.

Owen Hiltz, Culver Academy (Ind.) Midfield, Sr. — The Syracuse commit is ranked No. 3 in the class of 2020 by Inside Lacrosse.

Patrick O’Hara, Brother Rice (Mich.), Midfielder, Sr. — He helped the Warriors reclaim the Michigan D1 state title in 2019.

Cooper Yaccino, New Trier (Ill.) Goalie, Sr. — He won a state title with the Trevians in 2019, he committed to Trinity in August.

— By Jonah Rosenblum

Northeast

James Ball, Chaminade (N.Y.), Faceoff, Sr. — Besides dominating the faceoff dot, the Yale commit scored 12 goals last spring for the Flyers.

Keith Boyer, Yorktown (N.Y.), Defense, Jr. — The captain since his sophomore season for the Huskers is committed to Duke.

Camden Hay, Victor (N.Y.), Attack, Sr. — He put up 41 goals and a team-high 52 assists on the Class B state championship team. He switched his commitment from Syracuse to Albany last July.

Brennan O’Neill, St. Anthony’s (N.Y.), Attack, Sr. — The Duke commit is the No. 1 ranked player in the class of 2020 by Inside Lacrosse and a member of the U.S. U19 training roster.

Luke Staudt, West Genesee (N.Y.), Goalie, Sr. — The Loyola commit has started for the Wildcats since his freshman year.

— By Will Cleveland

Southeast

Sean Dow, Christ School (N.C.) Faceoff, Jr. — The Lehigh commit will try to lead the Greenies to their fourth consecutive state championship.

Dylan Hess, Ponte Vedra (Fla.), Midfield, Sr. — The Co-St. Johns County Boys Lacrosse Player of the Year and Notre Dame commit scored 58 goals along with 53 assists last spring and led the Sharks to a 24-1 record.

Eric Malever, Woodward Academy (Ga.), Attack, Sr. — The Maryland commit registered 165 points last season and has averaged 8.04 points per game, which is the highest average for any player in Georgia history, according to Laxrecords.com.

Matthew Nunes, The Woodlands (Texas), Goalie, Jr. — The No. 3 ranked goalie in the class of 2021 according to Inside Lacrosse is committed to Virginia.

Noble Smith, Forsyth Country Day (N.C.), Goalie, Jr. — Described as “an energetic goalie with explosive moves and keen sense to stop the ball,” by his head coach, Smith earned All-Conference honors the last two seasons.

— By Justin Boggs

West

Alex Bean, Sacred Heart Prep (Calif.), Defense, Sr. — The Loyola commit led the Gators to an 18-4 record last season under coach Chris Rotelli.

Pace Billings, Kent Denver (Colo.), LSM, Sr. — The Princeton commit also capped off a perfect senior soccer season with a hat-trick in the 3A state championship game.

Bobby Gavin, Torrey Pines (Calif.), Goalie, Sr. — The UVA bound keeper helped the Falcons, who are ranked 17th in the Nike/USL National Boys’ Top 25 rankings, to consecutive CIF Open Division Titles last spring.

Marshall McGuire, Lake Oswego (Ore.), Midfielder, Sr. — The Syracuse commit scored the game-winning goal in overtime to propel his team to the state final. He also won a football state title his junior year.