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.
