Brendan Millon Named USA Lacrosse High School Boys' Mid-Atlantic Player of the Year

Brendan Millon carried attention into games as the top ranked player in the Class of 2025.

Time and again, the senior attackman delivered for McDonogh (Md.) and is a repeat pick as the USA Lacrosse High School Boys’ Mid-Atlantic Player of the Year. 

One of three McDonogh players on the USA Lacrosse All-Mid-Atlantic Team (listed below), Millon started to impact the Eagles as a freshman, when he helped them win the MIAA A Conference championship. He was instrumental as McDonogh won two more titles before this year helping a new cast reach the semifinals of the toughest conference in the country, where he scored five goals and had two assists in his final high school game.

Millon constantly drew each opponent’s toughest defender (often shut off) and missed three games early in the year when cartilage tore off his rib cage. He returned and played through a back injury that would have sidelined others, finishing with 50 goals and had 34 assists in 15 games (5.6 points per game), scoring and assisting from all manners and angles to bring his career total to 251 points.

Named the MIAA Player of the Year and a three-time Baltimore Sun All-Metro pick, Millon became McDonogh’s first player since 2010 to win the C. Markland Kelly Award as Maryland’s top high school player. He will join his brother, McCabe, at Virginia next year. He’s one of a handful of high school players still in the mix for a spot on the 22-man U.S. Men’s U20 National Team roster.

“You look at every game we played and the opposing team’s game plan is to shut Brendan down,” McDonogh coach Andy Hilgartner said. “He had a massive year and came up big against our biggest opponents and in our biggest moments. He’s handled all that really well on the field and more importantly off the field.”

Players of the year, all-region teams and rankings — the final USA Lacrosse Mid-Atlantic Top 10 is annotated below — are compiled by USA Lacrosse Magazine writers with input from coaches around the country.

This content is produced independently of the official USA Lacrosse High School Awards program that includes All-American and All-Academic honorees.

Our Mid-Atlantic rankings cover D.C., Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.

All-MID-ATLANTIC Team

A Anthony Drago West Essex (N.J.)
A Matt Higgins Boys' Latin (Md.) 
A Brendan Millon McDonogh (Md.) 
M Luke Bair St. Paul's (Md.)
M Jack Bickel Malvern Prep (Pa.)
M Bogue Hahn McDonogh (Md.)
FO Ben Cuomo Calvert Hall (Md.) 
SSDM Will Tantillo Malvern Prep (Pa.)
SSDM Caden Southworth Landon (Md.)
LSM Robby Hopper Archbishop Spalding (Md.)
D Gavin Cooper Haverford School (Pa.)
D Greyson Dunn Archbishop Spalding (Md.)
D Evan MacFarland Episcopal (Pa.) 
G Aidan Seibel McDonogh (Md.)

MID-ATLANTIC TOP 10
(FINAL)

1. Calvert Hall (Md.), 16-2

Thrilling overtime wins over Lawrenceville (N.J.) and Malvern Prep (Pa.) early set the tone, and the season finished in similar fashion. Peyton Forte scored four goals and assisted on the game-winner as the Cardinals rallied for a 10-9 overtime win over Archbishop Spalding (Md.) in the MIAA A Conference championship. It’s the program’s sixth title. Calvert Hall avenged both of their losses on their way to the title, beating No. 2 seed McDonogh (Md.) in the semifinals before topping Spalding.

2. Archbishop Spalding (Md.), 18-2

The Cavaliers had an incredible season, yet were denied their first MIAA championship in a 10-9 overtime loss to Calvert Hall. Spalding led, 9-6, going into the fourth quarter but did not score again. They avenged their only other loss and advanced to the final with a 12-6 win over Boys’ Latin (Md.), their 11th straight win this season. Brady Mollot paced the offense with 34 goals and 44 assists, Joey Matassa was the top goal scorer with 47 goals to go with 15 assists and Robby Hopper was a beast at LSM with 71 ground balls and 33 caused turnovers while also scoring 13 goals and dishing out nine assists.

3. Lawrenceville (N.J.), 17-3

The Big Red captured the Prep Nationals in Greenwich, Conn., with a 12-4 win over Salisbury (Conn.) on May 18. They reached the final with a 14-9 semifinal win over Deerfield (Mass.). They also had big wins over Boys’ Latin (Md.) and Malvern Prep (Pa.) this year. They won their final six games. Jett Stake, who was incredible in cage, will return next year for his junior season. So will junior midfielder Jake Sturtevant, who led the team with 83 points on 46 goals and 37 assists. Alex Swinnie won 62 percent of faceoffs.

4. McDonogh (Md.), 12-6

Brendan Millon scored five goals and had two assists in the Eagles’ 12-10 season-ending loss to Calvert Hall in the MIAA semifinals. The loss ended their bid for a fourth straight conference crown. Bogue Hahn and Eli Schaller each had two goals and an assist, and Aidan Seibel made seven saves. McDonogh had wins over ranked teams Haverford School (Pa.), St. Paul’s (Md.), Calvert Hall, Boys’ Latin (Md.) and Loyola Blakefield (Md.). Millon graduates after a season with 50 goals and 34 assists, and Hahn, Schaller and Seibel will leave enormous holes to fill.

5. Haverford School (Pa.), 17-4

The Fords won two out of three contests against Malvern Prep (Pa.). including their final game for the PAISAA championship. Haverford won 10 of their final 11 games. Among their wins this year were victories against Loyola Blakefield (Md.), Landon (Md.) in overtime, St. Mary’s (Md.), St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) and Episcopal (Pa.). Conor Morsell had 38 goals and 31 assists in a super sophomore year. The Fords lose standout faceoff Griff Meyer to Duke and defender Gavin Cooper to Army.

6. Malvern Prep (Pa.), 18-8

The Friars challenged themselves with one of the toughest schedules in the country. They opened the year with wins over McDonogh (Md.), Boys’ Latin (Md.), Georgetown Prep (Md.) and Loyola Blakefield (Md.). They also picked up wins over Brunswick (Conn.) and Haverford School (Pa.). They closed with wins in five of their final six games, including wins over Salesianum (Del.), Academy of New Church (Pa.) and Episcopal (Pa.). Malvern will have to replace attackmen Mike Ortlieb (Duke) and Owen Mears (Duke), midfielder Jake Bickel (Georgetown) and SSDM Will Tantillo (Duke).

7. Boys' Latin (Md.), 13-5

The Lakers’ season ended with a 12-6 loss to top-seeded Archbishop Spalding in the MIAA semifinals. Matt Higgins scored twice and had an assist and TJ Shaw had a goal and two assists. Boys’ Latin was the only team to beat Spalding in the regular season and they beat Loyola Blakefield (Md.) twice, St. Paul’s (Md.) and St. Andrew’s (Fla.). Higgins had a banner year, scoring 44 goals and supplying 39 assists as the lone returning starter from last year.

8. Landon (Md.), 18-1

The Bears became the first team since they did it in 2001 and 2002 to win the IAC regular season outright and the IAC tournament in back-to-back seasons. They won the championship game, 9-7, over Bullis (Md.). Their only blemish came in an overtime loss to Haverford School. They earned wins over Benjamin School (Fla.), St. Andrews (Fla.), Gonzaga (D.C.) and Georgetown Prep (Md.).

9. Seton Hall Prep (N.J.), 19-3

The third time was a charm for the Pirates. Seton Hall Prep won the non-public state championship, 12-6, over Don Bosco (N.J.) after falling in the previous two title games. Villanova commit Nolan Sabel scored five goals and had an assist. Joe DelMauro scored a hat trick and Clark Rich had two goals. Teddy Coyle won six of 10 at the faceoff X and Lucas Angel went 4 for 9. It was Seton Hall’s first state title since 2004.

10. Delbarton (N.J.), 19-3

Their first in-state loss of the season was a costly one. The Green Wave could not hold an early lead in a 10-7 loss to fourth-seeded Don Bosco in the semifinals of the non-public state tournament on June 6. Brandon Fodor scored twice and had an assist and Jared Baudin had a pair of goals. Delbarton had advanced to the semifinals with a hard-fought 9-7 win over eighth-seeded Pingry in the quarterfinals June 3. The Green Wave put together an impressive resume of wins with victories over St. Anthony’s (N.Y.), Malvern Prep (Pa.), Haverford School (Pa.), Seton Hall Prep (N.J.), Summit (N.J.) and Ridgewood (N.J.). They graduate some of their top players with LSM Will Pedicano (Duke), defender Bo Popham (Notre Dame) and attack Gavin Romweber (Middlebury).