HS boys lacrosse: South Jersey Players to Watch for the 2025 season

Year after year, South Jersey produces some of the most talented high school lacrosse players in the country.

This spring is no different.

Here are some of the top players heading into the 2025 season.

Jake Apel, St. Joseph Academy. The Wildcats’ senior returns to the attack after scoring 61 goals and 92 points last spring.

Keegan Borkowski, Kingsway. A senior returner for the Dragons the attacker put together a 50-goal, 22 assist season as a junior.

Marc Brocious, Eastern. The Vikings’ junior kickstarted a very potent offense by scooping up 94 faceoff wins.

West Canton, Moorestown. A freshman revelation for the Group 3 state champions, the sophomore stopped 180 shots against some of the state’s best competition.

Chase Caulder, Moorestown. The Quakers’ senior was a consistent scoring threat for the Group 3 champs, scoring 31goals with eight assists.

Robert Donahue, Woodstown. One of South Jersey’s most prolific scorers, the Wolverines’ senior tallied 72 goals with 17 assists.

Owen Dougherty, Kingsway. The Dragons’ sophomore showed his scoring ability with 39 tallies and nine assists.

Owen Ellery, Haddonfield. An elite face-off specialist, the Bulldogs’ senior gave his team possession on 209 occasions last spring.

Lucas Estevez, Shawnee. A legitimate weapon at faceoff X, the Renegades senior won 217 faceoffs last spring.

Robbie Finnegan, Washington Township. A junior on the Minutemen’s attack, Finnegan made an impact with 43 goals and 32 assists.

Luke Grant, Moorestown. A key leader for the defending Group 3 state champs, the Quakers’ senior had 17 goals and 12 assists last spring.

Joe Hatefi, Williamstown. The Braves’ secret weapon, this senior won an unbelievable 273 faceoff and scored 15 goals.

Jackson Hays, Shawnee. The precocious Renegades sophomore anchored the defense and even added four goals for good measure.

Connor Henry, Eastern. A defensive stalwart for the South Group 4 champions, the junior sparked the attack with five goals and two assists.  

Ryan Hoffman, Cherokee. The Chiefs junior knocked on the door of a 100-point season last spring with 54 goals and 31assists.

Luke Holmgren, Moorestown. A towering presence in the Quakers backline, this senior added a pair of goals and four assists to the ledger.

TJ Howley, Delran. The top Burlington County League fogo, the Bears’ sophomore had 18-78 faceoff win and 44 goals.

Chase Huggard, Eastern. The fulcrum of the Vikings midfield, this senior had a nearly perfectly balanced 44 goals and 43 assists.

Thomas Keating, Eastern. Scoring just one goal, the Vikings’ senior made a huge impact on the defense of the South 4 champions.

Brett Lundberg, Shawnee. The junior midfielder was one of the Renegades’ top scoring threats with 29 goals and 18 assists.

Bruce Magladry, Eastern. The Vikings junior contributed 46 goals and 21 assists to the South 4 champions.

Thomas McAneney, Shawnee. A triple-digit point scorer as a sophomore, the Renegades’ junior returns after scoring 70 goals and 38 assists.

John McEntee, Kingsway. The Dragons’ found a gem last season as this sophomore made his varsity debut 158 saves as a freshman.

Ryan O’Connor, Moorestown. The Group 3 state champions’ not-so-secret weapon, the Quakers’ senior won an astounding 225 face offs and scored 13 times to boot.

Dante Raffaele, Eastern. A key factor in the Vikings South Group 3 title run, the senior stopped 138 shots last season.

Sean Ralph, Clearview. The senior was a dangerous option for the Pioneers with 49 goals and 29 assists.

Parker Reese, Washington Township. The Minutemen’s junior dominated at center X with 194 faceoff wins and jumped in to score a goal with four assists.

Tyler Rotkowitz, Shawnee. The Renegades’ imposing junior is a problem for opposing defenses, after scoring 55 goals with 26 assists last spring.

Aidan Ruff, Moorestown. The Quakers’ junior scored 41 times and passed along 36 assists for the Group 3 state champs.

Scott Sabarese, Delran. The Bear’s junior put together a terrific spring campaign last year with 40 goals and 30 assists.

Nick Senatore, West Deptford. The Eagles senior became one of the area’s toughest defensive assignments, scoring 39 goals with 34 assists.

JD Steidle, Clearview. A dominant long pole who plays as if he belongs on attack, the Pioneers’ senior chipped in with three goals and an assist last spring.

Cale Stielau, Shawnee. The Renegades’ junior was equally adept on attack of as a feeder compiling 28 goals and 25 assists.

Lexi Tomaselli, Moorestown. A rock on the Quakers backline, the senior returns to the Group 3 champs with a goal and an assist on his offensive ledger.

Henry Vaules, Ocean City. The Red Raiders’ junior became one of the area’s top players in the crease, erasing 187 shots last spring.

Carson Wiley, Sterling. One of the state’s top freshman last spring, the Silver Knights’ sophomore had 42 goals and 52 assists.

Ryan Wodazak, St. Augustine. The Hermits’ junior put together 30 goals and 10 assists while facing one of the state’s most challenging schedules.

Tom Rimback grew up reading the Burlington County Times and Courier Post sports sections and began writing for the BCT in 1996. He has covered everything from Super Bowls and Final Fours to Tri-County Swimming but he’s happiest on a sideline interviewing South Jersey scholastic athletes. Follow him on twitter @Rimbacksports. Email him with story ideas at tomrimback@gmail.com and, most importantly, support local journalism with a subscription to the Courier-Post.