New England West 2025

[PhishFall97]

appreciate all of your intel JustAnotherP!

Any intel/rumblings on who the Big Green could be bringing to campus for the 24-25 school year?

Be worthy.....

[Sportin' Life]

Atticus Oliven, a defenseman from St. Ignatius who is committed to Michigan, will be among DA's PGs next year: https://www.advnclacrosse.com/committed ... amp-ndp-24.

[Njlaxx11]

one of my jersey guys coming in to Loomis next year.

26 -> 27 Noah Rodgers, Midfield.

https://www.insidelacrosse.com/recruiti ... commitment
https://imlca.sportsrecruits.com/athlete/noah_rodgers

[3rdPersonPlural]

Well, DA has one. Loomis has a boatload. Taft and Salisbury have none.

Is this league turning upside down?

Any insight?

[3rdPersonPlural]

Atticus Oliven, a defenseman from St. Ignatius who is committed to Michigan, will be among DA's PGs next year: https://www.advnclacrosse.com/committed ... amp-ndp-24.

St I had a brutal defense this year. I watched them (on livestream) force 2 athletic teams _ TP and SP from MD -- into submission. And Atticus is such a GREAT name. I wanna hang with his 'rents!

[justanotherperson]

Well, DA has one. Loomis has a boatload. Taft and Salisbury have none.

Is this league turning upside down?

Any insight?

I dont have insight but my guess is that much of the information trickles out periodically depending on who posts on their social media. This may not move the needle for you for your beloved Rhinos but Teddy Oh is new: from Sacred Heart Prep in Cali - goalie. Maybe a reclass (somewhere in his lax journey) as maybe should have been a 26?

[justanotherperson]

"TRANSFER PORTAL" 2024 / 2025

The accuracy of this list is essentially crowdsourced information, so its intent is not to pass false information nor offend anyone. If anyone has any corrections or new additions, please feel free to send them in as PG's definitely should have, or will sign during the summer. Some of the new 2027's may have been at the school last year.

Thank you SL and NJL11 for the adds. Everyone else; keep 'em coming. Good luck to all kids with their upcoming D3 commits. The 7/1 domino has fallen so should start to see a good amount of commits being posted for the '25's (thanks Laxxal for your list)

CHOATE:
-PG: George Hawley: Defense, Fairfield Prep (Dartmouth) - I think its Choate as I saw it somewhere but I cant confirm this
-PG: Jacob Thibodeau, Attack, MIddlesex School (uncommitted)

DEERFIELD:
-PG: Atticus Oliven:, Defense, St Ignatius College Prep (CA) (Michigan)

HOTCHKISS:
-2026-->2027: Bryce Lopes, Midfield, LaSalle Academy

KENT:
-2027:Jonah Goidel, Attack, Kimball Union? (unclear if was at Kent or is a reclass)

LOOMIS:
-PG: Hayden Cody: FO, Roxbury Latin (Bucknell)
-PG: David Disque, Midfield, Syosset (Hopkins)
-PG: Rowyn Nurry, Attack, Salesianum (Cornell)
-2025-->2026, Hunter Johnson, New IL profile - unclear if always was at Loomis
-2027: Mack Brown, Defense, Telluride, CO? New IL profile - unclear if always was at Loomis
-2026-->2027: Noah Rodgers, Midfield, Montclair Kimberly Academy (NJ)

NORTHFIELD MOUNT HERMON:
-PG: Quaadir Durden: FOGO, Pennington School (NJ) (uncommitted)
-PG: Ryder Sunday: Defense, Massena High (NY) (uncommitted)
-PG: Will Swezey: D/LSM, Gonzaga (DC) (uncommitted)
-2026: Mason Bussman, Attack, East Lyme (CT)

TAFT:
-2027: Teddy Oh: Goalie, Sacred Heart Prep (CA)

[ALaudico7]

Goalie Mac Privateer (Frontier, NY) is going to Choate and reclassing from 2027 to 2028 joining his older brother who transferred in last year.

https://www.insidelacrosse.com/recruiti ... commitment
https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/ ... ates/63749

[Laxboy78]

Jackson Allen lsm from IMG to Salisbury. Having a very good summer.

[justanotherperson]

"TRANSFER PORTAL" 2024 / 2025

The accuracy of this list is essentially crowdsourced information, so its intent is not to pass false information nor offend anyone. If anyone has any corrections or new additions, please feel free to send them in as PG's definitely should have, or will sign during the summer. Some of the new 2027's may have been at the school last year.

I am continually amazed by the quality of names. Its almost like you need a lacrosse name to predtermine your fate for playing lacrosse

Loomis is loading up!!! Thank you to AL7 and LB78 as well as other people who have contributed to the updates. Keep 'em coming...

CHOATE:
-PG: George Hawley, Defense, Fairfield Prep (Dartmouth) - I think its Choate as I saw it somewhere but I cant confirm this
-PG: Jacob Thibodeau, Attack, MIddlesex School (uncommitted)
-2027-->2028: Mac Privateer, Goalie, Frontier (NY)

DEERFIELD:
-PG: Atticus Oliven, Defense, St Ignatius College Prep (CA) (Michigan)

HOTCHKISS:
-2026-->2027: Bryce Lopes, Midfield, LaSalle Academy

KENT:
-2027:Jonah Goidel, Attack, Kimball Union?

LOOMIS:
-PG: Hayden Cody, FO, Roxbury Latin (Bucknell)
-PG: Jack Connolly, Middie, Chaminade (NY) (uncommitted)
-PG: David Disque, Midfield, Syosset (Hopkins)
-PG: Cole Goodwillie, Middie, Latin School of Chicago (IL) (Harvard)
-PG: Rowyn Nurry, Attack, Salesianum (Cornell)
-PG: Gray Tamasco, D, New Canaan (CT) (Richmond)
-2025-->2026, Hunter Johnson, New IL profile - unclear if always was at Loomis
-2026 -> 2027: Owen Heske, Middie, St. Ignatius College Prep (CA)
-2026-->2027: Noah Rodgers, Midfield, Montclair Kimberly Academy (NJ)
-2027 -> 2028: OJ Ika, Attack, Corner Canyon HS (UT)
-2027 -> 2028: Jake Colclasure, Goalie, De La Salle HS (CA)

NORTHFIELD MOUNT HERMON:
-PG: Quaadir Durden, FOGO, Pennington School (NJ) (uncommitted)
-PG: Ryder Sunday, Defense, Massena High (NY) (uncommitted)
-PG: Will Swezey, D/LSM, Gonzaga (DC) (uncommitted)
-2026: Mason Bussman, Attack, East Lyme (CT)

SALISBURY:
-PG: Grant Ramsey, Defense, Deerfield Academy (Denver)
-2025-->2026: Jackson Allen, LSM, IMG (FL)

TAFT:
-PG: John Fisher, Goalie, Battlefield HS (VA) (Richmond)
-2027: Teddy Oh: Goalie, Sacred Heart Prep (CA)

[pcowlax]

"TRANSFER PORTAL" 2024 / 2025

The accuracy of this list is essentially crowdsourced information, so its intent is not to pass false information nor offend anyone. If anyone has any corrections or new additions, please feel free to send them in as PG's definitely should have, or will sign during the summer. Some of the new 2027's may have been at the school last year.

I am continually amazed by the quality of names. Its almost like you need a lacrosse name to predtermine your fate for playing lacrosse

Loomis is loading up!!! Thank you to AL7 and LB78 as well as other people who have contributed to the updates. Keep 'em coming...

CHOATE:
-PG: George Hawley, Defense, Fairfield Prep (Dartmouth) - I think its Choate as I saw it somewhere but I cant confirm this
-PG: Jacob Thibodeau, Attack, MIddlesex School (uncommitted)
-2027-->2028: Mac Privateer, Goalie, Frontier (NY)

DEERFIELD:
-PG: Atticus Oliven, Defense, St Ignatius College Prep (CA) (Michigan)

HOTCHKISS:
-2026-->2027: Bryce Lopes, Midfield, LaSalle Academy

KENT:
-2027:Jonah Goidel, Attack, Kimball Union?

LOOMIS:
-PG: Hayden Cody, FO, Roxbury Latin (Bucknell)
-PG: Jack Connolly, Middie, Chaminade (NY) (uncommitted)
-PG: David Disque, Midfield, Syosset (Hopkins)
-PG: Cole Goodwillie, Middie, Latin School of Chicago (IL) (Harvard)
-PG: Rowyn Nurry, Attack, Salesianum (Cornell)
-PG: Gray Tamasco, D, New Canaan (CT) (Richmond)
-2025-->2026, Hunter Johnson, New IL profile - unclear if always was at Loomis
-2026 -> 2027: Owen Heske, Middie, St. Ignatius College Prep (CA)
-2026-->2027: Noah Rodgers, Midfield, Montclair Kimberly Academy (NJ)
-2027 -> 2028: OJ Ika, Attack, Corner Canyon HS (UT)
-2027 -> 2028: Jake Colclasure, Goalie, De La Salle HS (CA)

NORTHFIELD MOUNT HERMON:
-PG: Quaadir Durden, FOGO, Pennington School (NJ) (uncommitted)
-PG: Ryder Sunday, Defense, Massena High (NY) (uncommitted)
-PG: Will Swezey, D/LSM, Gonzaga (DC) (uncommitted)
-2026: Mason Bussman, Attack, East Lyme (CT)

SALISBURY:
-PG: Grant Ramsey, Defense, Deerfield Academy (Denver)
-2025-->2026: Jackson Allen, LSM, IMG (FL)

TAFT:
-PG: John Fisher, Goalie, Battlefield HS (VA) (Richmond)
-2027: Teddy Oh: Goalie, Sacred Heart Prep (CA)

Wow. Many thanks for the post. Loading up is one way to put it. 6 PGs is a lot (too many to me) and a bunch of new re-classes as well. Those are going to be some old pelicans.

[MA Lax Fan]

So Loomis is going to have 60% of their starters be college freshmen?

Loomis is a program on the rise with talent at every grade level - just look at the elite club teams this summer, they are filled with Pelicans. No need for Coach Ball to take this cheap road of having the majority of your starters being mercenaries.

[Unknown Participant]

"TRANSFER PORTAL" 2024 / 2025

The accuracy of this list is essentially crowdsourced information, so its intent is not to pass false information nor offend anyone. If anyone has any corrections or new additions, please feel free to send them in as PG's definitely should have, or will sign during the summer. Some of the new 2027's may have been at the school last year.

I am continually amazed by the quality of names. Its almost like you need a lacrosse name to predtermine your fate for playing lacrosse

Loomis is loading up!!! Thank you to AL7 and LB78 as well as other people who have contributed to the updates. Keep 'em coming...

CHOATE:
-PG: George Hawley, Defense, Fairfield Prep (Dartmouth) - I think its Choate as I saw it somewhere but I cant confirm this
-PG: Jacob Thibodeau, Attack, MIddlesex School (uncommitted)
-2027-->2028: Mac Privateer, Goalie, Frontier (NY)

DEERFIELD:
-PG: Atticus Oliven, Defense, St Ignatius College Prep (CA) (Michigan)

HOTCHKISS:
-2026-->2027: Bryce Lopes, Midfield, LaSalle Academy

KENT:
-2027:Jonah Goidel, Attack, Kimball Union?

LOOMIS:
-PG: Hayden Cody, FO, Roxbury Latin (Bucknell)
-PG: Jack Connolly, Middie, Chaminade (NY) (uncommitted)
-PG: David Disque, Midfield, Syosset (Hopkins)
-PG: Cole Goodwillie, Middie, Latin School of Chicago (IL) (Harvard)
-PG: Rowyn Nurry, Attack, Salesianum (Cornell)
-PG: Gray Tamasco, D, New Canaan (CT) (Richmond)
-2025-->2026, Hunter Johnson, New IL profile - unclear if always was at Loomis
-2026 -> 2027: Owen Heske, Middie, St. Ignatius College Prep (CA)
-2026-->2027: Noah Rodgers, Midfield, Montclair Kimberly Academy (NJ)
-2027 -> 2028: OJ Ika, Attack, Corner Canyon HS (UT)
-2027 -> 2028: Jake Colclasure, Goalie, De La Salle HS (CA)

NORTHFIELD MOUNT HERMON:
-PG: Quaadir Durden, FOGO, Pennington School (NJ) (uncommitted)
-PG: Ryder Sunday, Defense, Massena High (NY) (uncommitted)
-PG: Will Swezey, D/LSM, Gonzaga (DC) (uncommitted)
-2026: Mason Bussman, Attack, East Lyme (CT)

SALISBURY:
-PG: Grant Ramsey, Defense, Deerfield Academy (Denver)
-2025-->2026: Jackson Allen, LSM, IMG (FL)

TAFT:
-PG: John Fisher, Goalie, Battlefield HS (VA) (Richmond)
-2027: Teddy Oh: Goalie, Sacred Heart Prep (CA)

Wow. Many thanks for the post. Loading up is one way to put it. 6 PGs is a lot (too many to me) and a bunch of new re-classes as well. Those are going to be some old pelicans.

A legit question, excuse my ignorance, not trolling. Where can players PG?

I get NE West of course, and I know Phillips Andover/Exeter and the Lakes Regions schools, Navy/Army prep, plus Kimball Union and maybe 1-2 other ME schools. MA Lax fan seems disgruntled by the numbers at Loomis, but if demand exceeds supply, isn't that the result? I always assumed many ACC/Big Ten/Patriot/(maybe) Ivy teams wanted 1-3 kids to PG each year. Am I wrong?

[MA Lax Fan]

Fair question:

The reality is, a lot of these kids don’t need to PG.

When I attended a NEWest school, the PG’s were working class kids from Long Island who needed a year of maturing before heading off to good colleges to play hockey or lax.

Not prep school kids graduating from Deerfield and PG’ing at Salisbury.

The NEWest has bastardized the original intentions of a PG and I’m sure that some colleges, as you suggest, haven’t helped.

[justanotherperson]

"TRANSFER PORTAL" 2024 / 2025

The accuracy of this list is essentially crowdsourced information, so its intent is not to pass false information nor offend anyone. If anyone has any corrections or new additions, please feel free to send them in as PG's definitely should have, or will sign during the summer. Some of the new 2027's may have been at the school last year.

Much appreciation as more trickling in

CHOATE:
-PG: George Hawley, Defense, Fairfield Prep (Dartmouth) - I think its Choate as I saw it somewhere but I cant confirm this
-PG: Jacob Thibodeau, Attack, MIddlesex School (uncommitted)
-2027-->2028: Mac Privateer, Goalie, Frontier (NY)

DEERFIELD:
-PG: Atticus Oliven, Defense, St Ignatius College Prep (CA) (Michigan)
-2025 -> 2026: Henry Oliver, Defense, Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School (MO) (BU)

HOTCHKISS:
-2026-->2027: Bryce Lopes, Midfield, LaSalle Academy

KENT:
-2027:Jonah Goidel, Attack, Kimball Union?

LOOMIS:
-PG: Hayden Cody, FO, Roxbury Latin (Bucknell)
-PG: Jack Connolly, Middie, Chaminade (NY) (uncommitted)
-PG: David Disque, Midfield, Syosset (Hopkins)
-PG: Cole Goodwillie, Middie, Latin School of Chicago (IL) (Harvard)
-PG: Rowyn Nurry, Attack, Salesianum (Cornell)
-PG: Gray Tamasco, D, New Canaan (CT) (Richmond)
-2025-->2026, Hunter Johnson, New IL profile - unclear if always was at Loomis
-2026 -> 2027: Owen Heske, Middie, St. Ignatius College Prep (CA)
-2026-->2027: Noah Rodgers, Midfield, Montclair Kimberly Academy (NJ)
-2027 -> 2028: OJ Ika, Attack, Corner Canyon HS (UT)
-2027 -> 2028: Jake Colclasure, Goalie, De La Salle HS (CA)

NORTHFIELD MOUNT HERMON:
-PG: Quaadir Durden, FOGO, Pennington School (NJ) (uncommitted)
-PG: Ryder Sunday, Defense, Massena High (NY) (uncommitted)
-PG: Will Swezey, D/LSM, Gonzaga (DC) (uncommitted)
-2026: Mason Bussman, Attack, East Lyme (CT)

SALISBURY:
-PG: Grant Ramsey, Defense, Deerfield Academy (Denver)
-2025-->2026: Jackson Allen, LSM, IMG (FL)

TAFT:
-PG: John Fisher, Goalie, Battlefield HS (VA) (Richmond)
-2027: Teddy Oh: Goalie, Sacred Heart Prep (CA)

[justanotherperson]

Fair question:

The reality is, a lot of these kids don’t need to PG.

When I attended a NEWest school, the PG’s were working class kids from Long Island who needed a year of maturing before heading off to good colleges to play hockey or lax.

Not prep school kids graduating from Deerfield and PG’ing at Salisbury.

The NEWest has bastardized the original intentions of a PG and I’m sure that some colleges, as you suggest, haven’t helped.

UP: I dont have a complete list of where everyone can PG but you hit a lot of the highlights but there are schools all across the country that take PG's. There are even finishing schools for PG's like Bridgton, Vandermont and I will throw IMG in there as well. I suspect there are quite a bit of schools but I think all of them are boarding as 'Wick does not have PG's but that is were nuance matter as they are almost all reclasses and the only difference between reclass and PG is when they "reclass"

MALF: Dont disgaree with any of your sentiment. I think the original intent of PG has not only changed but "evolved" with colleges / clublax driving the evolution and was sped up by COVID. Unfortunately this is new paradigm of the lacrosse arms race which I am not a fan of as I dont love 19-20 year old players in high school and even less of a fan of 24-25 year old players in college. All of this is reflective of lax remaining a niche sport that cater to the wealthy and the inequity is very apparent in this sport. But I posted awhile ago why people PG and #1 is by and large, why people PG and I think represents the majority of PG's with reasons being:

"1) Athlete has already committed but "the college" would like them to PG an extra year, rather than have them on the roster for a year so an "agreement" has been made. Problem is those "agreements" can be reneged but I've only seen it from the athletes side (when they get a better opportunity) as most colleges keep their side of the agreement (with a rare case of an extenuating circumstance where they pull the offer)
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....and far down the list of reasons, next:

2) Athlete is uncommitted and still hoping to get their dream offer. I dont think its hard to get recruited in lax (low D1, D2 or D3) but it is very hard to crack the elite top 15 D1 and top 10 d3 schools so I'm guessing kids are holding out for these schools. To me this seems like a very foolish and expensive pathway. The PG lax season doesnt occur until the end of their PG year and most commitments to these high D1 schools already occurred in the beginning of the their JUNIOR year so it is highly unlikely a kid will get an offer as an uncommitted. It makes much more sense to reclass early, than PG as you get better exposure playing and (supposedly) dominating the younger competition
3) Academic seasoning
4) Emotional seasoning (ie may have had some "issues"

[Mike75]

Fair question:

The reality is, a lot of these kids don’t need to PG.

When I attended a NEWest school, the PG’s were working class kids from Long Island who needed a year of maturing before heading off to good colleges to play hockey or lax.

Not prep school kids graduating from Deerfield and PG’ing at Salisbury.

The NEWest has bastardized the original intentions of a PG and I’m sure that some colleges, as you suggest, haven’t helped.

It was going on 30 years ago when I was in prep school. I knew plenty of kids that did it (including my brother). IMO it was a waste of time and money then and it's a waste of time and money now - almost all of them get into the same schools they would have without the PG year. But hope springs eternal.

[Run2theEL]

So Loomis is going to have 60% of their starters be college freshmen?

Loomis is a program on the rise with talent at every grade level - just look at the elite club teams this summer, they are filled with Pelicans. No need for Coach Ball to take this cheap road of having the majority of your starters being mercenaries.

More incomers
Deerfield - Brayden Leahy PG (UVA), Matt Johnson PG (gtown), Liam Appleton PG (uncommitted), Henry Oliver ‘26

Taft- Asher Ziv PG (Yale)

Salisbury - Jack Curran PG (Richmond)

Choate - Mitch Kavey PG (Loyola)

[3rdPersonPlural]

So Loomis is going to have 60% of their starters be college freshmen?

Loomis is a program on the rise with talent at every grade level - just look at the elite club teams this summer, they are filled with Pelicans. No need for Coach Ball to take this cheap road of having the majority of your starters being mercenaries.

Loomis is doing what Taft did when Nic Bell came on board. Sort of. But the goal is the same. Loomis can compete on a talent level with 'wick and DA and Taft and Salisbury NEXT YEAR! I agree that a dozen or more PG's is a bit much, though.

Taft this year has gotten a couple of underclass goalies with promise and one Superior attackman to complement their returning class, which is suitable. I recall one poster here noted that the 'rents at Taft weren't pleased with sending their phenom son off at great expense only to have him sit behind a mercenary, and that may have hit home. I have no inside info so I'm speculating here.

[Sportin' Life]

So Loomis is going to have 60% of their starters be college freshmen?

Loomis is a program on the rise with talent at every grade level - just look at the elite club teams this summer, they are filled with Pelicans. No need for Coach Ball to take this cheap road of having the majority of your starters being mercenaries.

Loomis is doing what Taft did when Nic Bell came on board. Sort of. But the goal is the same. Loomis can compete on a talent level with 'wick and DA and Taft and Salisbury NEXT YEAR! I agree that a dozen or more PG's is a bit much, though.

Taft this year has gotten a couple of underclass goalies with promise and one Superior attackman to complement their returning class, which is suitable. I recall one poster here noted that the 'rents at Taft weren't pleased with sending their phenom son off at great expense only to have him sit behind a mercenary, and that may have hit home. I have no inside info so I'm speculating here.

Ball isn't taking the "cheap road of having the majority of... starters being mercenaries" with the PGs he is bringing in for next school year. In the three yeears since he returned to LC, he has averaged five PGs a year. LC will have one more next season. Of those, five are likely to start. It's worth noting that LC's '25 class (excluding PGs) of seven players is small compared to those it has had in recent years and I suspect compared to other NEW1 schools so let's not get our shorts all twisted.