High School Boys

Why these five players from each region have player-of-the-year potential — a deeper dive on the All-America Watch List.

Our writers checked in with coaches around the country to identify the top 25 players to watch — five each from the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, South, Midwest and West.

With its first-ever win over preseason No. 1 St. Andrew's (Fla.), Benjamin (Fla.) vaults up to No. 2 in the first in-season update of the USA Lacrosse High School Boys' South Top 10.

You've seen the Preseason Top 25. Now let’s take a deeper dive on each of the teams that are nationally ranked going into the 2025 season.

McDonogh (Md.), St. Anthony's (N.Y.), St. Andrew's (Fla.), Culver (Ind.) and St. Ignatius (Calif.) are the No. 1 teams in their respective regions to start 2025.

Led by sensational senior attackman Brendan Millon and seeking an unprecedented fourth straight MIAA championship, the Eagles start 2025 atop our national rankings.

Several of the adjustments pertained to rules governing the proper wearing of equipment and player safety.

Five-star college lacrosse prospects Milki Conway-Reppert and Lexie Gonnella chose Dartmouth and Columbia, respectively, signaling a shift in those programs' fortunes. 

Cayden Reese and Dylan Faison — the No. 1-ranked girls' and boys' lacrosse recruits in the Class of 2026, respectively — headline the early commitments.

From the moment they arrived in Baltimore for the USA Lacrosse National Team Development Program Combine, they sensed a greater purpose.