Tristate Top 100 (Players 1-50)
First group of 10
Zach Ambrosino, sr., Taft School (CT), D/LSM (Committed to Virginia): The technically sound righty has strong stick skills to go along with good size at 6-foot-1, 190 and outstanding footwork. The Massachusetts native has the kind of tenacity and confidence that, combined with his talent level, can make him an impact player right away at Virginia.
Hunter Batesko, so., Mountain Lakes (NJ), M (Committed to Michigan): Some may be surprised to see Batesko this highly ranked at this stage of his varsity career, but we traditionally leave at at least one top spot for an athletic, developing midfielder — and this time around it’s the 6-foot-2 Batesko. A power dodger with an accurate and blistering shot, Batesko is aggressive on groundballs, a tenacious defender and like a bull in a china shop in the open field. He also excels in football and basketball.
Daniel Bucaro, sr., Ward Melville, jr., A (Committed to Georgetown): The 6-foot-3 triple threat is equally dangerous as a feeder, finisher and dodger. Should thrive at the collegiate level when he’s not the No. 1 priority of opposing defenses – at least not right away.
John Daniggelis, sr., Smithtown East (NY), M (Committed to Yale): The skilled and athletic Danigellis was arguably the best all-around quarterback in tristate football this past two seasons – with many of those abilities serving him well in lacrosse. Now that he’s devoting himself to the game year-round, look for his lacrosse IQ and decision making to match his off-the-charts talent level.
Henry Grass, sr., Bronxville (NY), A (Committed Johns Hopkins): The silky smooth attackman missed a large chunk of last season after suffering a concussion but returned to lift the Broncos in their run to a first-ever state title, registering two goals and five assists and earning most valuable offensive player in a 13-10 win over Cazenovia in the state title game. He’ll join brother Jack at JHU.
Ian Laviano, so., Cold Spring Harbor (NY), A (Committed to Virginia): Just the second eighth-grader to ever make the varsity program at tradition-rich CSH, Laviano has a skill set at his age that is rare to see. His potential is limitless if he continues to grow his game, which we fully expect will be the case.
Joey Sessa, sr., Minisink Valley (NY), A (Committed to Yale): Lightning quick and elusive, Sessa has developed his skills to an elite level. But his sheer speed is still his greatest asset. He runs the 40-yard dash in 4.7 seconds, and yes, since we are using a common football stat, he is also a football standout. In fact, his father, Joe, a high school lacrosse star on Long Island at Lindenhurst, is an assist coach in sprint football at Army.
Kevin Snyder, so., Commack (NY), M (Committed to Maryland): We can’t think of a single player who was more impressive at Maverik Showtime than this Maryland commit, whose hat trick in the all-star game showed his offensive ability. Snyder is a physical and athletic, ram-tough middie who simply runs over people and, when he’s not doing that, can beat his defender by shooting on the run. He’s also outstanding in the faceoff X, which had been his claim to fame prior to his offensive display at Showtime.
James Sullivan, sr., Garden City (NY), M (Committed to Harvard): After making a name for himself through his faceoff prowess as a freshman in 2012, Sullivan showed there is more to his game the last two seasons, emerging as one of the top all-around performers in the nation. He’s living proof why it’s often incongruous and in fact, often inaccurate, to label similar, well-rounded midfielders with the FOGO or FO/M.
Brian Willetts, sr., Smithtown East (NY), A (Committed to Notre Dame after decommitting from UNC): The 6-foot-3 athletic dodger, who also plays football and basketball, has a blistering shot and is a relentless rider. The athletic Willetts also plays football and basketball.
Second group of 10
Gerard Arceri, jr., Smithtown East (NY), M (Committed to Penn State)
Ryan Bray, sr., Shoreham-Wading River (NY), M (Committed to Cornell)
Alex Concannon, sr., Syosset (NY), A (Committed to Johns Hopkins)
Connor DeSimone, so., Smithtown East (NY), M (Committed to Johns Hopkins)
Mark Evanchick, jr., Darien (CT), D (Committed to UPenn)
Joey Froccaro, sr., Port Washington (NY), M (Committed to Princeton)
Matt Gavin, jr., Manhasset (NY), A (Committed to Duke)
JT Giles-Harris, jr., St. Joseph’s Regional (NJ), D (Committed to Duke)
Jake McCulloch, sr., Ward Melville (NY), M (Committed to Cornell)
Third group of 10
Eddie Bouhall, sr., Lynbrook (NY), D (Committed to Lehigh)
Jacob Giacalone, jr., Sachem North (NY), G (Committed to Johns Hopkins)
Brian Lang, sr., Hicksville (NY), M (Committed to Ohio State)
Cullen Morgan, so., Fox Lane (NY), M (Committed to Syracuse)
Thomas O’Connell, sr., Chaminade (NY), M (Committed to Maryland)
Mac O’Keefe, jr., Syosset (NY), A (Committed to Penn State)
Kevin Quigley, jr., Ridge (NJ), M (Committed to Duke)
Brad Smith, sr., Mountain Lakes (NJ), M (Committed to Duke)
Frankie Tangredi, so., Chaminade (NY), D (Commitment unofficial)
Tommy Wright, sr., Garden City (NY), D/LSM (Committed to Penn State)
Nick Yevoli, Massapequa (NY), sr., M (Committed to Yale)
Fourth group of 10
Harrison Bardwell, jr., Wilton (CT), A (Committed to Cornell)
Ian Burgoyne, sr., Darien (CT), M (Committed to Navy)
Matt Chmil, so., Chaminade (NY), M (Committed to Duke)
Nick DiPietro, jr., Half Hollow Hills East (NY), D (Committed to Syracuse)
Matt Hubler, jr. Lawrenceville (NJ), A (Committed to Hopkins)
Simon Mathias, sr., Ridgefield (CT), A (Committed to Penn)
Cam Mulé, so., Half Hollow Hills West (NY), A (Committed to Duke)
Alec Orazietti, sr., Watchung Hills (NJ), A (Committed to Syracuse)
Will Perry, jr., Greenwich (CT), M (Committed to Providence)
Griffin Thompson, jr., Lawrenceville (NJ), G (Committed to Virginia)
Fifth group of 10
Tyler Dunn, sr., Manhasset (NY), A/M (Committed to Penn)
Austin Henningsen, sr., Northport (NY), M (Committed to Maryland)
Tyler Kellogg, sr., Trinity-Pawling (NY), A (Committed to Virginia):
Jack Keogh, so., Manhasset (NY), A (Committed to Johns Hopkins)
Michael Laviano, sr., St. Anthony’s (NY) (Committed to Boston University)
Cullen Morgan, so., Fox Lane (NY), M (Committed to Syracuse):
Andrew Pugliese, Darien (CT), sr., M (Committed to Boston U)
Dan Rooney, jr., Smithtown East (NY), A (Committed to Ohio State)
Charlie Tarry, sr., Bronxville (NY), D (Committed to Princeton)
Turner Uppgren, sr., Choate (CT), G (Committed to Duke)
Reilly Walsh, so., Brunswick (CT), A (Committed to Duke)
Sixth group of 10
James Avanzato, so., Sachem North (NY), A/M (Committed to Maryland): The three-sport standout quickly emerged as one of the Flaming Arrows’ best players as a freshman starter. He hustles at all times and seldom makes mistakes.
Decker Curran, sr., Greenwich (CT), A (Committed to Michigan): Curran combines skills, size with a blistering and accurate shot. He also is one of the top riding attackmen in the tristate hotspot.
Griffin Gelinas, fr., Brunwick (CT), A (Committed to Syracuse): The silky smooth Gelinas combines superb skills with outstanding quickness and the ability to change directions on a dime. He is also hard-nosed and makes plays with his hustle.
Josh Haubenstock, sr., Ramapo (NJ), M (Committed to Colgate after decommitting from Denver): The athletic dodger has good quickness, is strong with either hand and seldom makes mistakes.
Andrew Helmer, sr., Summit (NJ), D (Committed to Syracuse): This tenacious on-ball defender spearheads a defense that did not give up more than seven goals in a game last year, averaging 3.5 goals against. The three-year starter has helped the Hilltoppers go 45-3 the last two seasons. Coming off an honor-filled season in which he was awarded All-American, first-team all-state, junior player of the year and Union County player of the year. A captain in both football and lacrosse this
Reed Malas, sr., Mamaroneck (NY), A/M (Committed to Bucknell): The athletic feeder/finisher is strong with either hand, has good field vision as well as field generalship.
Terrence Mooney, so, St. Anthony’s (NY), M (Committed to UPenn): A prototypical two-way midfielder, Mooney feeds and finishes, excels in transition and in getting groundballs.
Ryan Ozsvath, sr., Half Hollow Hills West (NY), A (Committed to Stony Brook): This fantastic finisher scored three or more goals in 10 games last season, including a pair of six-goal games. A four-year starter, Ozsvath, who has more than 100 goals, is on pace to become Hills West’s all-time goal-scoring leader.
Stephen Parker, sr., South Side (NY), D (Committed to Air Force): One of the Island’s top defenders, Parker is not only technically sound but athletic and aggressive. He led the Cyclones in groundballs each of the last two season. He’s a big-play, takeaway defender with a high lacrosse IQ.
Tom Reilly, sr., Ward Melville (NY), D (Committed to Cornell): The first Class of 2015 commit for the consensus national champions, Reilly is an athletic player with good speed and foot work.
Seventh group of 10
Ara Atayan, so., Bronxville (NY), M (Committed to North Carolina)
Ryan Baker, sr., Yorktown (NY), M (Committed to UMBC)
Jake Buonaiuto, sr., Miller Place (NY), A (Committed to Bryant)
Connor Cronin, so., Northport (NY), M (Committed to Michigan)
Owen Daly, sr., Lynbrook (NY), M (Committed to Stony Brook)
Danny DeSanti, sr., St. Anthony’s (NY), M (Committed to Army)
Jack Gelinas, jr., Bronxville (NY), D (Committed to Bucknell)
Sean Lulley, so., Half Hollow Hills East (NY), M (Committed to UPenn)
Matt Magnan, fr., Fox Lane (NY), M (Committed to Syracuse)
Matt Stagnitta, jr., Montgomery (NJ), M (Committed to Johns Hopkins)
Eighth group of 10
Peter Dearth, jr., Ridgefield (CT), M (Committed to Syracuse)
Danny Jones, sr., St. Anthony’s (NY), M (Committed to Johns Hopkins)
Owen Jones, sr., Bronxville (NY), M (Committed to Yale)
Michael Kraus, jr., New Canaan (CT), A (Committed to Virginia)
Matt Lupinacci, jr., John Jay (NY), A (Committed to Colgate)
Austin Meacham, sr., Brunswick (CT), M (Committed to Dartmouth)
Justin Meichner, sr., New Canaan (CT), A/M (Committed to Georgetown)
Kevin Prunty, jr., Lakeland/Panas (NY), A (Committed to Siena)
Will Randell, sr., Fordham Prep (NY), M (Committed to Dartmouth)
Brendan Sunday, sr., Arlington (NY), A (Committed to Towson)
Ninth group of 10
Jackson Appelt, so., New Canaan (CT), A (Committed to Virginia)
Alex Buckanavage, so., Brunswick (CT), A (Committed to Michigan)
Nick DelBene, sr., Yorktown (NY), M (Committed to Towson)
Steven Forrest, sr., Harrison (NY), G (Committed to Albany)
Joe Licata, sr., Sachem East (NY), M (Committed to Binghamton)
Joe McHale, sr., Seton Hall Prep (NJ), M (Committed to Providence)
Riley O’Sullivan, sr., Don Bosco Prep (NJ), A/M (Committed to Syracuse)
David Strupp, jr., New Canaan (CT), D (Committed to Harvard)
Rocco Sutherland, sr., Northport (NY), M (Committed to Michigan)
Lazare Zoungrana, sr., Brunswick (CT), D/LSM (Committed to Virginia)
10th group of 10
Mike Cirrone, sr., Ward Melville (NY), D (Committed to Richmond)
TJ Comizio, sr., Delbarton (NJ), A/M (Committed to Villanova)
Dylan Crossan, sr., South Side (NY), A (Committed to Stony Brook)
Steve Cuccurulo, so., Smithtown East (NY), M (Commitment unofficial)
Christian Fiordelisi, sr., Huntington (NY), A (Committed to Navy)
Dylan Jinks, sr., Southern Regional (NJ), A (Committed to Hartford)
Andrew McKenna, so., Ward Melville (NY), D (Committed to Navy)
Bryan Ochs, sr., Syosset (NY), G (Committed to LIU Post)
Danny Varello, jr., Smithtown West (NY), M (Committed to Syracuse)
Jack Zullo, jr., Chaminade (NY), G (Committed to Notre Dame)
Bonus group of players:
Bobby Amato, sr., Sachem North (NY), D (Committed to Stony Brook)
Ben Aronow, jr., Sachem North (NY), D (Committed to UMBC)
EJ Aronson, sr., Syosset (NY), D (Committed to Army)
Brad Baker, so., St. Dominic’s (NY), A/M (Committed to Holy Cross)
Griffin Barnathan, sr., Massapequa (NY), M
Luke Baron, sr., Cold Spring Harbor (NY), M (Committed to Mercy)
JP Basile, so., Garden City (NY), A (Committed to Duke)
Connor Bennardo, sr., Harborfields (NY), A (Committed to Detroit Mercy)
Nick Biasi, sr., Bethpage (NY), D (Committed to St. John’s)
Michael Bollinger, sr., Sachem East (NY), G (Committed to Stony Brook)
Alex Borja, sr., Shoreham-Wading River, NY, M (Committed to Hartford)
Kyle Brattan, sr., Garden City (NY), M (Committed to Army)
Shane Brennan, jr., Walt Whitman (NY), G (Committed to Binghamton)
Garrett Brunsvold, sr., Smithtown West (NY), D (Committed to Detroit)
Danny Bullis, sr., Mount Sinai (NY), A (Committed to St. Joseph’s)
Jimmy Caddigan, so., Smithtown West (NY), A
Andrew Cali, sr., St. Dominic’s (NY), D/LSM (Committed to Mercy)
Bobby Chillianis, sr., Bethpage (NY), A (Committed to Mercy)
Jack Coan, so., Sayville (NY), A/M (Committed to Notre Dame)
Frank Cognetta, sr., New Canaan (CT), D (Committed to Richmond)
Nick Crennan, jr., Chaminade (NY), M
Mike Cusmano, sr., Ward Melville (NY), M (Committed to Stony Brook
Jac Cutillo, so., Kings Park (NY), M
Michael Dedvukaj, sr., Yorktown (NY), A (pictured at right) (Committed to Monmouth)
Matt Defeo, sr., St. Dominic’s (NY), A (Committed to Mercy)
Max DeLaMater, sr., Hackley (NY), A (Committed to Trinity)
Dan DelBene, sr., Yorktown (NY), D (Committed to Manhattan)
Pierce DellaFera, sr., Friends Academy (NY), A/M (Committed to Connecticut College)
Nick DeLuca, sr., Baldwin (NY), D (Committed to NYIT)
Robbie Diaz, sr., Pingry (NJ), D (Committed to Denison)
Paul Dilena, sr., Massapequa (NY) (Committed to Marist)
Peter Doering, er., Darien (CT), D (Committed to Denison)
Liam Donnelly, sr., Yorktown (NY), G (Committed to Hartford)
Ryan Dunn, sr., Ridgefield (CT), A
Jordan Eichholz, sr., Half Hollow Hills East (NY), G (Committed to Hamilton College)
RJ Ehli, sr., Smithtown West (NY), A (Committed to Fairleigh Dickinson)
Matt Farrell, sr., Seton Hall Prep (NJ), (Committed to Holy Cross)
James Firpo, sr., Hackley (NY), M (Committed to Tufts)
Malcolm Flynn, sr., Half Hollow Hills West (NY), LSM (Committed to St. John’s)
Jack Fowler, sr., Chaminade (NY), LSM (Committed to Duke)
Kevin Gersbeck, so., Miller Place (NY), M (Committed to Lehigh)
Terrence Haggerty, sr., Harborfields (NY), A (Committed to Detroit Mercy)
Jared Hershman, jr., Hen Hud (NY), M (Committed to Marquette)
Hershel Halseworth, fr., Iona Prep (NY), A
Tom Haun, jr., Sachem North (NY), A (Committed to Stony Brook)
Jameson Hill, sr., Wilton (CT), G (Committed to Ohio Wesleyan)
Matt Hubler, jr., Lawrenceville (NJ), M (Committed to Johns Hopkins)
Young Hur, so., Ward Melville (NY), M
Ian Junge, sr., Sachem North (NY), D (Committed to UMBC)
Malcolm Kahn, sr., Hewlett (NY), D/LSM (pictured at left) (Committed to Vermont)
Spencer Kaufman, sr., Calhoun (NY), M (Committed to Wagner)
Casey Kimmel, jr., Massapequa (NY), M (Committed to Towson)
Zach Kleinbaum, sr., Half Hollow Hills East (NY), D (Committed to Hamilton)
Jack Kniffin, jr., Darien (CT), A (Committed to Brown)
Sean Kuttin, fr., Chaminade (NY), M (Committed to Hopkins)
Griffin Konen, sr., Massapequa (NY), A (Committed to Binghamton)
JP Lannig, fr., Syosset (NY), A (Committed to Michigan)
Brendon Lao, sr., Iona Prep (NY), A (Committed to Ithaca)
Ryan Lee, sr., John Jay (NY), A (Committed to Richmond)
Joe Madsen, jr., Locust Valley (NY), A (Committed to St. John’s)
Mike Madsen, jr., Locust Valley (NY), A (Committed to St. John’s)
Joey Maimone, so., Don Bosco Prep (NJ), A
Tyler Makar, jr., Yorktown (NY), D (Committed to St. Joseph’s)
Connor Martin, jr., Joel Barlow (CT), A/M
Charlie McGovern, sr., Wilton (CT), A (Committed to Union)
Jack McKenna, sr., Oratory Prep (NJ), M (Committed to Holy Cross)
Reid Melillo, sr., Wilton (CT), M (Committed to Roanoke)
Kyle Michella, jr., North Rockland (NY), A (Uncommitted)
Chase Midgley, sr., Ossining (NY), G (Committed to Middlebury)
Colin Minicus, jr., Darien (CT), A (Uncommitted)
Sam Mischkind, sr., Horace Greeley (NY) (Committed to Babson)
Liam Murphy, jr., Joel Barlow (CT), M
Sean O’Brien, sr., Sachem North (NY), A/M (Committed to Army)
Alec Orapall, sr., Greenwich (CT), M (Committed to Holy Cross)
Isaac Paparo, sr., Staples (CT), LSM (Committed to UMass)
Regan Quinn, so., Chaminade (NY), A (Committed to Fairfield)
Phil Rech, sr., Darien (CT), G (Committed to Washington & Lee)
Luke Roediger, sr., Somers (NY), D (Committed to St. John’s)
Luke Russamanno, so., St. Augustine Prep (NJ), G (Committed to Ohio State)
Michael Sands, jr., Greenwich (CT), A (Committed to Lafayette)
Anthony Sardo, jr., Westlake (NY), A (Committed to Monmouth)
Tyler Senerchia, so., St. Anthony’s (NY), D/LSM (Committed to Bucknell)
Kyle Smith, jr., New Canaan (CT), M (Committed to Denver)
JC Sorenson, sr., Pingry (NJ), G (Committed to Michigan)
Matt Spahr, jr., Comsewogue (NY), D/LSM (Committed to Albany)
Nick Spillane, jr., Carey (NY), A (Committed to Penn State)
Jack Statfeld, sr., Friends Academy (NY), G (Committed to Muhlenberg)
James Stewart, jr., Taft (CT), A
Jack Sullivan, sr., Rocky Point (NY), M (Committed to Binghamton)
Michael Sullivan, sr., Greenwich (CT), M (Committed to Wesleyan)
Gavin Tam, jr., Friends Academy (NY), G
Spencer Terkel, sr., Weston (CT), M (Committed to Lafayette)
TJ Tiernan sr., Elwood-John Glenn (NY), M (pictured at left) (Committed to Binghamton)
Ryan Tierney, jr., Manhasset (NY), A (Committed to Hofstra)
PJ Usak, sr., St. John the Baptist (NY), D (Committed to LIU Post)
Paul Volante, sr., Ridgefield (CT), D (Committed to Loyola)
Jared Warner, sr., Baldwin (NY), M (Committed to UPenn)
Sam Welch, sr., Hackley (NY), A (Committed to Cornell)
Liam Winwood, sr., Kings Park (NY), A (Committed to Florida Southern)
Chris Zanelli, sr., Summit (NJ), M (Committed to Providence)
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