Roster set for inaugural Senior National All-Star Game, to be streamed on ESPN3
Selection of 44 elite players from the Class of 2021 represents 16 states, 17 top college destinations
Final rosters for the inaugural Senior National All-Star Game have been set, dividing 44 of the nation’s best Class of 2021 players into two squads for a one-of-a-kind lacrosse showcase on Saturday, July 10. The game, which begins at 7 p.m., will be streamed on ESPN3. The teams are divided into the National and American squads. Two captains, attackman Leo Johnson of Avon Old Farms in Connecticut and attackman Dewey Egan of Torrey Pines in California, selected the starting lineups via online draft. The remaining players were divided by a selection committee to fill out the rosters. Players taking part in the game hail from 16 states. They have pledged their futures to 17 high-level college destinations, led by seven players bound for Notre Dame and four to North Carolina. All four national semifinalists in 2021 – Maryland, North Carolina, Duke and two-time reigning national champion Virginia – have at least one representative in the game.
The Senior National All-Star Game will be the centerpiece of the second edition of the National All-Star Games, which will bring together the top boys lacrosse players in the high school classes of 2022, 2023 and 2024 representing 14 regional squads from coast to coast. The tournament runs from July 9-11 in Maryland, with the Senior National All-Star Game on July 10 at Boys Latin School’s historic Federico Stadium. It will be available on ESPN3, with lacrosse experts Paul Carcaterra and Mark Dixon on the call.
Many of the players in the Senior Game represented their regions last year in the inaugural National All-Star Games. “We’re honored to bring together the top players in the Class of 2021 for the first Senior National All-Star Game,” said Ryan McClernan, the CEO of B’More Lax Company and founder of the National All-Star Games. “Having a game for seniors is a natural addition to the young guys’ games. It’s a great way to acknowledge those guys across the country that have stood out to their peers, that have played at a level that is unprecedented and to showcase them one more time before they head off to college. It's a game that is for the players and about the players.”
B’More Lax Company was founded in 2005. A nationally recognized tournament and camp provider, B’more Lax Company is responsible for hosting the annual CRABFEAST boys lacrosse tournament, one of the top annual recruiting events in the country, as well as the YounGunz youth tournament and the selective Top Prospect “old school teaching camp” for 7th- and 8th-grade boys that draws athletes from more than 15 states every summer. For more information on the National All-Star Games and to sign up for regional tryouts, visit laxnationals.net.
Follow the National All-Star Game on Instagram @Nationalasg. Contact tournament representatives at any time via phone, (877) 272-2704, or email [email protected].
griffin shutz
Attack/Mid
College Commitment: Virginia
Deerfield Academy
6'3''
220 lbs
Club Program
3D New England
Hometown
Trumbull, CT
Dewey Egan
Attack
College Commitment: North Carolina
Torrey Pines HS
6'5''
225lbs
Club Program
West Coast Starz, RC
Hometown
San Diego, CA
Thomas Mencke
Attack
College Commitment: University of Virginia
Highland Park HS
6'0''
185lbs
Club Program
Mad Dog National
Hometown
Dallas, TX
Matteo Corsi
Attack
College Commitment: Syracuse
IMG Academy
5'11''
175 lbs
Club Program
Juiced Cherries
Hometown
Plymouth, MI
Will Peden
Attack
College Commitment: Penn State
Malvern Prep
5'11''
180 lbs
Club Program
Mesa
Hometown
Downingtown, PA
Paul Barton
Defense
College Commitment: UNC
Sacred Heart Prep
6'4''
200 lbs
Club Program
ADVNC/West Coast Starz
Hometown
Palo Alto, CA
Kevin Parnham
Defense
College Commitment: Penn State
Pingry
6'1''
190 lbs
Club Program
Leading Edge
Hometown
Califon, NJ
Bobby Van Buren
Defense
College Commitment: Ohio State
Homeschooled
6'0''
200 lbs
Club Program
Team 24/7 Charlotte
Hometown
Wingate, NC
Jake Wilson
Defensemen
College Commitment: Duke
Shoreham Wading River
6'2''
205 lbs
Club Program
Team 91
Hometown
Wading River, NY
Michael Bath
LSM
College Commitment: Princeton
Gonzaga College High School
6'1''
190 lbs
Club Program
Madlax
Hometown
Oakton, VA
Grant Pierce
LSM
College Commitment: Fairfield
Radnor High School
6'0''
190 lbs
Club Program
Big 4 HHH Philadelphia
Hometown
St. Davids, PA
Chase Mullins
Faceoff Midfield
College Commitment: North Carolina
Saint Christopher's
6'0''
200 lbs
Club Program
DC Express Black 2021
Hometown
Glen Allen, VA
MAtt Fritz
Faceoff Midfield
College Commitment: Ohio State
Wissahickon High School
5'8''
165 lbs
Club Program
HHH
Hometown
Wissahickon, PA
Alex Zepf
Goalie
College Commitment: Notre Dame
Chaminade HS
6'0''
200 lbs
Club Program
Long Island Express
Hometown
Brightwaters, NY
Matthew Nunes
Goalie
College Commitment: Virginia
The Woodlands HS
6'1''
185 lbs
Club Program
West Coast Starz/Iron Horse
Hometown
The Woodlands, TX
Owen Gaffney
Midfield
College Commitment: Harvard
Loyola High School of Los Angeles
Club Program
West Coast Starz
Hometown
Los Angeles, CA
Reed Landin
Midfield
College Commitment: Duke
Episcopal School of Dallas
6'2''
190 lbs
Club Program
Mad Dog National
Hometown
Dallas, TX
Cody Hart
Midfield
College Commitment: Virginia
Lakeridge High School
6'2''
195 lbs
Club Program
West Coast Starz
Hometown
Lake Oswego, OR
Johnny Schwarz
Midfield
College Commitment: North Carolina
Shoreham-Wading River
6'2''
195 lbs
Club Program
Team 91 Blaze
Hometown
Wading River, NY
Will Angrick
Midfield
College Commitment: Notre Dame
Georgetown Prep
6'2''
195 lbs
Club Program
DC Express
Hometown
Bethesda, MD
James Gurr
Midfield
College Commitment: Ohio State
Walton High School
6'0''
180 lbs
Club Program
Thunder LB3
Hometown
Marietta, GA
Will Lynch
Midfield
College Commitment: Notre Dame
Chaminade High School
5'11''
190 lbs
Club Program
LI Express
Hometown
Rockville Centre, NY