Area lacrosse squads look to rise in Underclass Tournament


by Derek Toney

One of the biggest events on the summer lacrosse circuit, the Under Armour All-American weekend, begins Thursday.

The festivities start with the boys and girls Underclass Games in Howard County. There will be two divisions, Command and Highlight, with a Baltimore area squad in each.

The Baltimore teams will play squads from New Jersey, the West Coast (West) and Connecticut (CONNY) in pool play. The District, New York’s Long Island, Upstate New York, Philadelphia, New England region, and teams from the Midwest, South and Southwest region will also participate.

Girls pool play, opening round and semifinal matches will be played at Blandair Park in Columbia while Troy Park in Elkridge will host the boys tournament.

The Command and Highlight boys and girls title games take place Sunday afternoon at Troy Park.

UNDERCLASS LACROSSE TOURNAMENT

When: Thursday-Sunday

ROSTERS

BALTIMORE COMMAND BOYS

Kevin Berzins, St. Mary’s, defense

Duncan Boudreau, St. Paul’s School, midfield

Ben Cuomo, Calvert Hall College, faceoff specialist

Peyton Forte, Calvert Hall College, attack

Oliver Francis, Calvert Hall College, midfield

Diego Garza, Walkersville, midfield

Sawyer Grant, Archbishop Spalding, defense

Jackson Harcarik, John Carroll School, attack

Hayden Holmes, McDonogh School, defense

Robby Hopper, Archbishop Spalding, defense

Jack Iannantuono, St. Paul’s School, attack

Josh Marson, St. Paul’s School, goalie

Jackson Mitchell, Calvert Hall College,midfield

Jackson Newell, Archbishop Spalding, attack

Tucker Paxson, St. Paul’s School, defense

Nicholas Pocalyko, John Carroll School, midfielder

Jaden Riley, John Carroll School, attack

Brayden Schmidt, Broadneck, midfield

Will Schoonmaker, Calvert Hall College, midfield

Than Souza, St. Mary’s, attack

Brady Stangle, Calvert Hall College, goalie

Noah Yoder, Broadneck, defense

Coaches – Dan Munford (Calvert Hall College), Will Dalton (St. Mary’s), Jeff McGuire (Broadneck)

 

BALTIMORE HIGHLIGHT BOYS

Max Allen, McDonogh School, defense

Brody Atkinson, St. Paul’s School, attack

Ryan Botek, Calvert Hall College, midfield

Kevin Bredeck, Severna Park, midfield

Justin Brown, St. Paul’s School, midfield

Gavin Burlace, St. Mary’s, midfield

Erik Chick, St. Mary’s, midfield

Cody Collier, Calvert Hall College, attack

Austin Collins, St. Paul’s School, longstick midfield

Ben Firlie, McDonogh School, midfield

Lange Gaspar, Calvert Hall College, defense

Chase Green, McDonogh School, defense

Shea Kennedy, St. Mary’s, goalie

Peter Laake, Loyola Blakefield, defense

Matthew Marino, St. Paul’s School, attack

Paul McLucas, McDonogh School, longstick midfield

Luke Miller, McDonogh School, attack

Grady O’Day, St. Paul’s School, attack

Jackson Read, Severn School, goalie

Hee-Cheoi Shin, St. Paul’s School, longstick midfield

Hayden Warren, Calvert Hall College, defense

Coaches – Steve Settembrino (St. Paul’s), James Margraff (McDonogh School), Travis Loving (Severna Park)

BALTIMORE COMMAND GIRLS

Ava Baselga, Archbishop Spalding, attack

Bronwyn Bolton, Severn School, defense

Abby Callaghan, St. Mary’s, defense

Kirsten Clarius, Gerstell Academy, attack

Ella Cox, Notre Dame Prep, defense

Avery Cutair, Maryvale Prep, attack

Tessa DeLuca, Maryvale Prep, goalie

Anna Ervin, St. Mary’s, midfield

Allison Fling, Garrison Forest School, attack

Zoe Herkalo, Bryn Mawr School, goalie

Piper Higgins, Bryn Mawr School, attack

Payton Jeffers, Severna Park, midfield

Camryn Kauffman, Bryn Mawr School, midfield

Reilly Kelleher, Glenelg, defense

Kaitlyn Magdar, Mount Hebron, midfield

Payton Magday, McDonogh School, midfield

Addison McIlvain, Gerstell Academy, defense

Mia Oh, McDonogh School, midfield

Emma Penczek, Manchester Valley, midfield

Sienna Perryman, Winters Mill, attack

Avery Saviano, Severna Park, defense

Riley Vasile, St. Paul’s School, midfield

Coaches – Terry Edmondson, John Brown (Westminster), Cantey Bailey (Catonsville)

 

BALTIMORE HIGHLIGHT GIRLS

Madison Barber, Arundel, midfield

Blair Byrne, Glenelg Country School, midfield

Regan Byrne, Glenelg Country School, attack

Julia Ciufo, Roland Park Country School, midfield

Maisy Clevenger, Marriott Ridge, midfield

Anne Cole Cunneen, McDonogh School, midfield

Ashley Dyer, Glenelg Country School, defense

Lauren Lapointe, Glenelg, attack

Amanda Lawson, McDonogh School, midfield

Camryn Pfundstein, St. Mary’s, midfield

Lexi Reber, Bryn Mawr School, defense

Natalie Shurtleff, St. Paul’s School, midfield

Olivia Sprinkle, Gerstell Academy, midfield

Jasmine Stanton, Century, attack

Lauren Steer, St. Paul’s School, attack

Zoee Stencil, Severn School, defense

Reilly Sullivan, Gerstell Academy, defense

Julia Suriano, Bryn Mawr School, goalie

Isabela Torres, Glenelg, midfield

Julia Ward, John Carroll School, goalie

Lydia Ward, John Carroll School, midfield

Merrill Watson, Bryn Mawr School, midfield

Reese Woodworth, Bryn Mawr School, midfield

Coaches – Dave Kennedy (Gerstell Academy), Kristen Perry, Kim McNemar (Arundel)

Other area players participating

Marcus Acevedo, Boys’ Latin School, longstick midfield (South Highlight boys)

Palmer Austin, St. Mary’s, defense (D.C. Highlight boys)

Kyle Harrison, St. Mary’s, longstick midfield (D.C. Highlight boys)

Taylor Thorne, Archbishop Spalding, midfield (D.C. Command girls)

Alyssa Chung, Severna Park, midfield (D.C. Highlight girls)

Alyssa Edwards, North Harford, goalie (D.C. Highlight girls)

Cassandra Montgomery, Wilde Lake, midfield (D.C. Highlight girls)

 

THURSDAY’S POOL PLAY SCHEDULE

GIRLS (all games, except final at Blandair Park)

Command Division – Baltimore vs. Conny, 2:15 p.m.

Highlight Division – Baltimore vs. Conny, 2:15 p.m.

BOYS (all games at Troy Park)

Highlight Division – Baltimore vs. CONNY, 2:15 p.m.

Command Division – Baltimore vs. CONNY, 3:30 p.m.

 

FRIDAY’S POOL PLAY SCHEDULE

GIRLS 

Command Division – Baltimore vs. Washington, 8 a.m.

Highlight Division – Baltimore vs. New Jersey, 8 a.m.

Command Division – Baltimore vs. New Jersey, 1 p.m.

Highlight Division – Baltimore vs. Washington, 1 p.m.

BOYS

Command Division – Baltimore vs. Washington, 9:15 a.m.

Highlight Division – Baltimore vs. New Jersey, 9:15 a.m.

Command Division – Baltimore vs. New Jersey, 1 p.m.

Highlight Division – Baltimore vs. Washington, 3:30 p.m.

 

SATURDAY’S POOL PLAY SCHEDULE

GIRLS 

Command Division – Baltimore vs. West, 10:30 a.m.

Highlight Division – Baltimore vs. West, 1 p.m.

BOYS

Highlight Division – Baltimore vs. West, 9:15 a.m.

Command Division – Baltimore vs. West, 2:15 p.m.

SUNDAY’S PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

GIRLS

First round

Command Division

No. 5 seed vs. No. 6 seed, 8 a.m.

No. 4 seed vs. No. 3 seed, 8 a.m.

Highlight Division

No. 5 seed vs. No. 6 seed, 9:15 a.m.

No. 4 seed vs. No. 3 seed, 9:15 a.m.

Semifinals

Command Division

No. 5/No. 6 seed winner vs. No. 1 seed, 10:30 a.m.

No. 3/No. 4 seed winner vs. No. 2 seed, 10:30 a.m.

Highlight Division

No. 5/No. 6 seed winner vs. No. 1 seed, 11:45 a.m.

No. 3/No. 4 seed winner vs. No. 2 seed, 11:45 a.m.

Final at Troy Park 

Command Division – No. 5 or 6 seed/No. 1 seed winner vs. No. 3 or 4 seed/No. 2 seed winner, 3:30 p.m.

Highlight Division – No. 5 or 6 seed/No. 1 seed winner vs. No. 3 or 4 seed/No. 2 seed winner, 3:30 p.m.

BOYS

First round

Command Division

No. 5 seed vs. No. 6 seed, 8 a.m.

No. 4 seed vs. No. 3 seed, 8 a.m.

Highlight Division

No. 5 seed vs. No. 6 seed, 9:15 a.m.

No. 4 seed vs. No. 3 seed, 9:15 a.m.

Semifinals

Command Division

No. 5/No. 6 seed winner vs. No. 1 seed, 10:30 a.m.

No. 3/No. 4 seed winner vs. No. 2 seed, 10:30 a.m.

Highlight Division

No. 5/No. 6 seed winner vs. No. 1 seed, 11:45 a.m.

No. 3/No. 4 seed winner vs. No. 2 seed, 12:45 p.m.

Final

Highlight Division – No. 5 or 6 seed/No. 1 seed winner vs. No. 3 or 4 seed/No. 2 seed winner, 2:15 p.m.

Command Division – No. 5 or 6 seed/No. 1 seed winner vs. No. 3 or 4 seed/No. 2 seed winner, 4:45 p.m.