Top 100 boys lacrosse players 2017
Donald Ahrens, North Shore, D, Sr.: Scooped 70 ground balls on defense. Will attend Yale.
Jamie Atkinson, Garden City, M, Sr.: Scored 34 goals with 21 assists last season. Will attend Princeton.
Ryan Aughavin, North Shore, M, Sr.: Scored 37 goals with 20 assists. Should thrive at Brown.
James Avanzato, Sachem North, A, Sr.: Scored 63 goals with 27 assists. Will attend Maryland.
Cole Barnard, Locust Valley, M, Sr.: Part of core group of middies. Committed to Fairfield.
Joe Bartolotto, Miller Place, M, Sr.: Long-stick middie who can score. Will attend Cornell.
JP Basile, Garden City, A, Sr.: The 6-foot-3 attack scored 61 points as junior. Committed to Duke.
Stephen Becker, St. John Baptist, A, Sr.: Scored 40 goals with 26 assists. Committed to Drexel.
Matt Benus, Syosset, M, Sr.: Scored 32 goals with 16 assists. Will attend Loyola.
Andrew Bonafede, Chaminade, G, Jr.: Highly regarded goalie has already committed to Duke.
Jarrett Bonser, Deer Park, M, Sr.: Defensive-minded middie had 22 points. Committed to Loyola.
Ashton Bradley, Sayville, M, Sr.: Athletic midfielder scored 34 points. Committed to Albany.
Bobby Burns, Smithtown East, M, Sr.: Two-way middie scored 35 points. Will attend Penn State.
Jimmy Caddigan, Smithtown West, A, Sr.: Colgate-bound playmaker had 48 points (25 assists) last season.
Angelo Caiazzo, Locust Valley, M, Sr.: Experienced middie has committed to Manhattan.
Greg Capelle, Herricks, D, Jr.: Two-time all-league player has already committed to Air Force.
Lucas Capobianco-Hogan, Mt. Sinai, D, Sr.: Lock-down defenseman scooped 65 ground balls. Committed to Johns Hopkins.
Matt Chmil, Chaminade, M, Sr.: Injuries limited him to 18 points (12 goals). Will attend Duke.
Ben Cirella, Manhasset, D, Sr.: Long-stick midfielder covers the field. Will attend Michigan.
Sean Colbert, Wantagh, D, Sr.: Three-year starter committed to St. Joseph's (Pa.).
Jacob Coleman, Riverhead, G., Sr.: Big-time goalie prospect committed to Hofstra.
Connor Cronin, Northport, M, Sr.: Won 60 percent of his faceoffs last year. Committed to Michigan.
Steven Cuccurullo, Smithtown East, FO, Sr.: Replaces All-American Gerard Arceri at X. Committed to Harvard.
Jac Cutillo, Kings Park, M, Sr.: Two-way middie scored 28 goals last season. Will attend Army.
Kevin Cutinella, Shoreham-Wading River, M, Sr.: Scored 41 points for 2016 Long Island champs. Committed to Massachusetts.
Connor DeSimone, Smithtown East, A, Sr.: Scored 39 goals with 39 assists. Will attend Johns Hopkins.
Dominic Doria, Chaminade, D, Sr.: Big (6-4), physical defender has committed to Cornell.
Ryan Erler, Smithtown West, G, Sr.: One of the top goalies in Suffolk. Will attend Stony Brook.
Luke Eschbach, Smithtown East, M, Sr.: Prolific scorer with 35 goals, 35 assists as junior. Committed to Yale.
Gerald Filardi, Half Hollow Hills West, D, So.: Made impact as freshman on defense. Committed to Penn State.
Joe Fitzpatrick, Wantagh: Won impressive 68 percent of his faceoffs. Committed to St. John's.
Tom Galgano, Bethpage, LSM, Sr.: Defensive specialist has committed to Binghamton.
Kevin Gersbeck, Miller Place, M, Sr.: Scored 22 goals with 11 assists last season. Committed to Lehigh.
Finn Gibbons, Garden City, A, Sr.: Scored 27 goals last season. Will love fast pace at Brown.
Mike Gomez, Half Hollow Hills East, D, So.: Impressive sophomore season. Committed to Johns Hopkins.
Chris Gray, Shoreham-Wading River, A, Sr.: Led Long Island with 79 goals and 101 points. Will attend Boston University.
Dylan Guarneri, Cold Spring Harbor, D, Sr.: Three-year starting defensive anchor for two-time state champs.
Brendan Haggerty, Manhasset, G, Sr.: Made 149 saves last season. Committed to Villanova.
Brian Hannigan, East Islip, M, Sr.: Has scored 11 goals in first three games. Committed to Stony Brook.
Griffin Hawthorne, Massapequa, D, Jr.: Established himself as a defensive leader as a sophomore.
Tim Hegarty, Farmingdale, D, Jr.: Highly-regarded defenseman already committed to Hofstra.
Jonathan Huber, St. Anthony's, A, Sr.: Scored five goals in season-opening 14-12 win over Manhasset.
Matt Ilchuk, Bay Shore, A/M, Sr.: Versatile scorer (75 points) has committed to Lehigh.
Jason Intermesoli, Sayville, A, Sr.: Hot early with 15 points in first three games. Committed to Marist.
Brady Keneally, St. Anthony's, D, Jr.: Anchor of back line, this defender is headed to Johns Hopkins.
Jack Keogh, Manhasset, A, Sr.: Johns Hopkins-bound playmaker had 53 assists plus 25 goals.
Sean Kuttin, Chaminade, M, Jr.: Showed potential with goal and assist vs. Iona Prep last week.
Ryan Langdon, South Side, A, Sr.: Three-year starter had 39 points last year. Committed to Air Force.
J.P. Lannig, Syosset, A, Jr.: Scored 38 goals last season. Has committed to Michigan.
Peter LaSalla, Rocky Point, M, Jr.: Won 62 percent of faceoffs; scored 45 points. Committed to Virginia.
Dylan Laube, Westhampton, M, Jr.: Scored 62 points last season. Wants to play college football.
Ian Laviano, Cold Spring Harbor, A, Sr.: Scored 38 goals with 44 assists. Will attend Virginia.
Joe Licalzi, South Side, D, Sr.: Elite 2016 All-American defender. Committed to Georgetown.
Matt Licciardi, Cold Spring Harbor, FO/M, Sr.: Faceoff whiz scored 20 goals with 33 assists. Will attend Cornell.
Thomas Lingner, St. Anthony's, G, Sr.: Came up big in three-game sweep of Chaminade last season. Will attend UMBC.
Andrew Lockhart, Ward Melville, A, Sr.: Has committed to Cornell.
Sean Lully, Half Hollow Hills East, A, Sr.: Due to injury, had only 20 goals last season. Committed to Penn.
Kevin Mack, Manhasset, A, Sr.: Top returning goal scorer (48) has committed to Michigan.
Ryan Magnuson, Northport, M, Sr.: Two-way middie had 13 goals, 10 assists. Will attend Navy.
Keegan Maxwell, Center Moriches, A, Sr.: Late-bloomer had 41 goals, 31 assists as a junior.
Alex Mazzone, Ward Melville, D, Jr.: Top-flight defenseman has committed to Georgetown
Liam McAuliffe, St. Dominic, M, Sr.: Big junior year with 37 goals, 23 assists. Committed to Fairfield.
Brody McCoy, Sachem North, LSM, Sr.: Long-stick middie is defensive standout. Committed to Air Force.
Sean McGovern, Rocky Point, D, Sr.: Major force on defense for three years. Committed to Adelphi.
Andrew McKenna, Ward Melville, D, Sr.: Elite defender with lock-down skills. Will attend Navy.
Joe Miller, Shoreham-Wading River, M, Sr.: All-County middie is tough on faceoffs. Will attend Navy.
Terrence Mooney, St. Anthony's, M, Sr.: Will have more prominent role with most top scorers gone. Will attend Penn.
Garrett Moya, Huntington, A, Sr.: Big-time scorer had 60 goals last year. Committed to Marquette.
David Moyett, Syosset, M, Sr.: Scored 21 goals with 18 assists last season. Committed to Marist.
Patrick Mulcahy, West Islip, M, Sr.: Big, versatile middie had 12 goals, 10 assists last season.
Cam Mulé, Half Hollow Hills West, A. Sr.: Scored 30 goals with 36 assists. Will attend Duke.
Eddie Munoz, Ward Melville, M, Sr.: Scored 26 goals with 11 assists. Will attend Stony Brook.
Casey Murphy, Wantagh, A, Sr.: Scored 38 goals with 22 assists last year. Committed to High Point.
Brendan Nichtern, Massapequa, M/A, Sr.: Scored 17 goals with 25 assists. Will attend Army.
Jake Nicolosi, West Islip, A, Sr.: Scored 23 points last year but will have major role in offense this season.
Danny Ochs, Syosset, D, Jr.: Scooped 36 ground balls and caused 12 turnovers.
Brennan O'Neill, St. Anthony's, A, Fr.: Bay Shore transfer scored 98 points (60 goals) as an eighth-grader on varsity.
Nick Paris, Lynbrook, D, Sr.: Owls lost a lot, but All-County defenseman returns. Committed to Hobart.
Mike Peco, Massapequa, D, Sr.: Joins Griffin Hawthorne on impressive back line. Committed to Hofstra.
James Philbin, East Islip, M, Sr.: Had 32 goals last season and nine already in Redmen's first three games. Will attend Mount St. Mary's.
Ryan Poole, St. Dominic, D, Sr.: Big (6-3) defender had 61 ground balls. Committed to Providence.
Dominic Pryor, Ward Melville, M, Sr.: Scored 35 goals with 15 assists. Will attend Hofstra.
Phil Puccio, Garden City, D, Sr.: Latest reliable Trojans defenseman will play at Bucknell.
Regan Quinn, Chaminade, A, Sr.: Scored 30 goals with 20 assists. Will attend Virginia.
Steven Ramirez, Lindenhurst, M, Sr.: Scored 49 goals, grabbed 87 ground balls. Committed to Albany.
Austin Reda, Huntington, M, Sr.: Scored 31 goals last season. Committed to St. John's.
Dan Riley, Smithtown West, M, Sr.: Capable scorer has two early hat tricks. Committed to Delaware.
James Ringer, Bayport, M, So.: Impressed with 34 points as freshman. Already committed to Rutgers
Steven Schneider, Manhasset, M, Sr.: Scored 28 goals with 17 assists last year. Will attend North Carolina.
Tyler Senerchia, Plainedge, D, Sr.: Under-Armour All-American last summer. Committed to Bucknell.
Kevin Snyder, Commack, FO/M, Sr.: Won 74 percent of faceoffs; scored 31 goals. Will attend Maryland.
Taylor Strough, Cold Spring Harbor, M, Sr.: Sniper scored 52 goals with just 10 assists. Will attend Fairfield.
Frankie Tangredi, Chaminade, M, Sr.: Harvard-bound long-stick middie is a demon on defense.
Justin Tiernan, Glenn, M, So.: Impressive freshman year with 41 goals. Committed to Lehigh.
Cooper Trepeta, Locust Valley, M, Soph.: Committed to Hofstra after impressive freshman season.
Kyle Tucker, Farmingdale, A, Sr.: Scrappy scorer with stick skills has pair of early hat tricks.
Alex Vardaro, Hewlett, M/A, Jr.: Exceptional sophomore season with 33 goals, 33 assists.
Jack Walsh, Miller Place, A, Sr.: Scored 47 points last season (25 goals). Committed to Stony Brook.
George Wichelns, Connetquot, A, Jr.: Impressive as a sophomore with 39 goals and 25 assists.
Rob Ziegler, Sayville, D, Sr.: Strong, physical, 6-2 defender has committed to St. John's.
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