Bo Lockwood’s numbers last year were eye-popping — 96 goals; 140 assists; 236 points.

How did the Hartland (Mich.) High School phenom do it?

As far as Eagles coach Nick Levanti is concerned, it’s not so much Lockwood’s athleticism or speed that stand out. It’s his remarkable lacrosse mind.

“I don’t think you look at him and you’re like, ‘Whoa,’” Levanti said. “I think that you just see how hard he plays and you look at a player who has a very strong lacrosse IQ. He’s a very high IQ player. He’s essentially a quarterback for us out there.”

That quarterback has led a poised offense that factored into a lot of winning, including a 20-game win streak last season that carried Hartland to its first state title game appearance.

“I try to get everybody involved,” Lockwood said. “Especially in the blowout games, my coach keeps me in there a lot of the time just to show other players around and lead them and get them some points.”

Levanti noted how he can give Lockwood instructions and feel confident that he will take care of the rest.

“He’s just a really polished player,” Levanti said. “I think that one thing you see [that] is more eye-popping about Bo is you’re like, ‘Wow, that kid is really well prepared.’ You can just tell that he’s put in a lot of time and a lot of reps.”

Indeed, Lockwood has been playing lacrosse for as long as he can remember, with both of his older brothers playing for the Eagles. Lacrosse wasn’t just a spring sport for the Lockwood family. It was a year-round obsession.

“All of our vacations involved lacrosse,” Lockwood said. “Like, even if it was a rare vacation that wasn’t for a tournament or showcase or something, we were still bringing our sticks and our pads and finding a field to go do something on.”

That attitude of always being ready to play lacrosse never faded.

“That’s really his thing: he just plays more, he wants it more, he’s putting in more effort, more time and more repetitions,” Levanti said. “The way that he’s looking at it is if he outworks everybody, he should have the right to go and make a difference when the scoreboard is on and everything’s ready to go.”

That’s something that has been inspirational not only for the current crop of Hartland players, but a future crop of Eagles standouts.

“He’s been a really, really awesome guy and an awesome role model for young lacrosse players in our Hartland community who have had the opportunity to be around him,” Levanti said. “They see how serious he takes it all the time.”

Some day, one of those kids may fill Lockwood’s role. But he isn’t done yet.

Lockwood and the Eagles, coming off a state runner-up finish in 2021, return much of their roster this season, but replacing two key attackers will not be easy.

Still, Lockwood is confident that his younger brother, Drew, and defender-turned-attacker John Weber can fill the void.

“Our whole midfield line is returning, and I think all of them have improved a lot, but especially my brother,” Lockwood said. “He’s been working really hard, and I think he’s going to be a shocker to a lot of teams. I think he’s going to go crazy this year, and then we have a defender [Weber] that’ll be switching to offense this year to play lefty attack and he’s got the stick skills for it.”

Perhaps the bigger adjustment has been in the way Lockwood has had to lead. It’s not that leadership is new to the senior. He was a captain as a junior. That said, Noah Luck provided much of the vocal leadership last year, allowing Lockwood to lead in the way he felt most comfortable — by example. Now, he has to use his voice more.

“I just had to shift to tell players where to go, teach players individually what to do,” Lockwood said. “It’s really different for me because I’m not usually like that. I usually lead by example, so it’s still something I’m working on, and it’s definitely something that I have improved, and hopefully I can just continue to get better at it.”

The good news is Lockwood shouldn’t have to say much to get his teammates motivated. Coming just shy of a state title should be all the motivation Hartland needs.

“It’s nice to have a group of guys coming back in 2022, obviously Bo included, who have had eyes on it, who have had eyes on our ultimate goal,” Levanti said. “We were all there together when we lost to Brother Rice last year, and we kind of have a better understanding of what it takes to be at the top of the food chain.”