2019 was an incredible year for high school lacrosse on Long Island. Some players really started to emerge onto the scene, In 2020, they will work to make a name for themselves on the island and make big time contributions to their teams. This upcoming Spring, the LILJ is excited to cover more High School lacrosse games than anyone has ever covered in history of the sport. Here are 20 players we are excited to watch in 2020. Who are you excited to watch?! Be sure to comment with your picks at the bottom of this article.
Boys
Andrew Arcuri (2020, Goalie, Westhampton)- Siena
Brennan O’Neill (2020, Attack, St. Anthony’s)- Duke
Christian Sullivan (2020, Midfield, Garden City)- Franklin & Marshall
Dylan D’Agostino (202, Defense, St. Anthony’s)- Army
George Panagopoulos (2021, Defense, Friends Academy)
Hugh Kelleher (2020, Midfield, MacArthur)- Cornell
Jack Cavaioli (2020, Midfield, Farmingdale)-Siena
Jake Naso (2020, FOGO, St. Anthony’s)- Duke
Christian Quadrino (2020, Attack, Sachem North) – Boston
Jezayd Hall (2021, FOGO, William Floyd)- Albany
Joe Juengerkes (2020, Midfield, Islip)- Princeton
Joey Spallina (2022, Attack, Mount Sinai)
Justin Brown (2020, Midfield, Hills West)- Michigan
Mac Rodriguez (2021, FOGO, Chaminade)- Yale
Nicholas Caccamo (2020, Defense, Harborfields)- Yale
Nick LiCalzi (2020, LSM, South Side)-Navy
Russ Maher (2020, Attack, Mount Sinai)- Virgina
Ryan Behrens (2021, Midfield, West Islip)- Brown
Ryan Bell (2021, Midfield, Smithtown West)- Providence
Xavier Arline (2020, Attack, SWR)
Girls
Ailish Kelly (2020, Midfield, Bayport)-Stanford
Alexa Gentile (2020, Midfield, Northport)- UNC
Ali Susskind (2020, Attack, Bay Shore)- Richmond
Brooke Hoss (2021.Attack, Sayville)- Penn State
Ellie Masera (2020, Midfield, ESM)- Stony Brook
Emma LoPinto (2021, Attack, Manhasset)- Florida
Emma Ward (2020, Attack, Babylon)- Syracuse
Erin Schaefer (2021, Midfield, Sayville)- Stanford
Isabelle Vitale (2020, Attack, CSH)- USC
Jenny Markey (2020, Midfield, Mount Sinai)- Syracuse
Jillian Balkunas (2021, Midfield, Wantagh)- Brown
Katie DeSimone (2020, Midfield, St. Anthony’s)- Duke
Katie Timarky (2023, Midfield, Middle Country)
Kendall Halpern (2020, Midfield, Syosset)- Northwestern
Kristen Shanahan (2020, Midfield, Sachem East)- Notre Dame
Maddigan Miller (2021, Midfield, Bayport)- Stanford
Madison Taylor (2022, Attack, Wantagh)
Madison Waters (2020, Midfield, Bayport)- USC
Maria Themelis (2020, Midfield, Manhasset)- UPenn
Sammy Filippi (2020, Midfield, ESM)- Princeton
How about a defender or two making the list. There are a few Legit defenders out there who will be Locking it down on some of these “top 20” players.