Top High School Lacrosse Stars Revealed as 2026 All-America Senior Game Selections Begin Rollout

The road to one of high school lacrosse’s premier summer events officially began this week as Corrigan Sports Enterprises and Inside Lacrosse unveiled the first wave of selections for the 2026 New Balance All-America Lacrosse Senior Games.
A total of 22 players — 11 boys and 11 girls — were announced across the initial release, kicking off a multi-phase selection process that will ultimately build North and South rosters for the annual showcase.
Towson University to Host National Showcase Event
The 2026 edition marks the start of a third decade for the prestigious All-America Lacrosse event, which will once again be held at Towson University’s Johnny Unitas Stadium.
The doubleheader is set for Saturday, July 25, with the girls game beginning at 5:30 p.m., followed by the boys game at 8 p.m. Both contests will air live on ESPNU, continuing the event’s national exposure for the sport’s top graduating seniors.
Organizers will release selections in four waves over the next two months before finalizing team assignments.
Boys Selections Feature Elite National Talent
The first group of boys selections showcases a collection of elite prospects from powerhouse programs across the country, including multiple players committed to ACC and Big Ten programs.
Attack
- Cooper Brozek, Deerfield (Mass.) — Harvard
- Tedy Frisoli, St. Sebastian’s (Mass.) — Duke
- Lucas Garcia, Brunswick (Conn.) — Virginia
- James Gillis, Chaminade (N.Y.) — Duke
Face-off
- Robbie Johnson, St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) — North Carolina
Midfield
- Bennett Matthews, Bedford (N.H.) — Duke
Defense/LSM
- Ethan Bramoff, St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) — Maryland
- Jayden James, St. John’s (D.C.) — Syracuse
- Joe Ligas, Whitney (Calif.) — Notre Dame
- AJ Theodorakakos, Penfield (N.Y.) — Army
Goalie
- Kieran Walsh, Chaminade (N.Y.) — Notre Dame
New York and the Northeast are heavily represented in the opening wave, while national powers like Duke, Notre Dame and Maryland already have multiple future commits in the game.
Girls Selections Highlight DMV Strength
The girls first wave is headlined by a strong contingent from the DMV region, particularly Maryland, which continues to be a hotbed for elite girls lacrosse talent.
Attack
- Casey Cummings, Nyack (N.Y.) — Syracuse
- Cece Powell, Marcellus (N.Y.) — North Carolina
- Cayden Reese, Maryvale (Md.) — Maryland
- Peyton Rothfuss, Penfield (N.Y.) — Syracuse
Midfield
- Maria Bragg, Severna Park (Md.) — Florida
- Sophia Buffardi, Sayville (N.Y.) — North Carolina
- Kenzie Rassas, Georgetown Visitation (D.C.) — Notre Dame
- Anna Von Kennel, Darien (Conn.) — Florida
Defense
- Kit Laake, McDonogh (Md.) — Maryland
- Lilly Schwing, St. Paul’s School for Girls (Md.) — Boston College
Goalie
- Reagan O’Donovan, McDonogh (Md.) — Penn State
Maryland programs including Maryvale, McDonogh and Severna Park are well represented, reinforcing the state’s dominance on the national girls lacrosse scene.
More Selections to Come
With three additional waves of selections still to be announced, the rosters for the 2026 New Balance All-America Lacrosse Senior Game are far from complete.
As more names are revealed in the coming weeks, the event will continue to take shape as one of the premier stages for the nation’s top high school lacrosse talent before they head to the college level.

Gary Adornato is the Senior VP of Content for High School On SI and SBLive Sports. He began covering high school sports with the Baltimore Sun in 1982, while still a mass communications major at Towson University. In 2003 became one of the first journalists to cover high school sports online while operating MIAASports.com, the official website of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association. Later, Adornato pioneered market-wide coverage of high school sports with DigitalSports.com, introducing video highlights and player interviews while assembling an award-winning editorial staff. In 2010, he launched VarsitySportsNetwork.com which became the premier source of high school media coverage in the state of Maryland. In 2022, he sold VSN to The Baltimore Banner and joined SBLive Sports as the company's East Coast Managing Editor.