Welcome to DSLR's NCAA monthly Commitment Roundup for December powered by USA Lax Commits where we are pleased to report a total of 38 high school boys from the Deep South have committed to play college lacrosse. This month's report includes 9 new recruits who will be joining NCAA D1 programs and 7 players from the class of 2023. We also report on 3 guest players of our national teams who also gave thier commitments in December. Please note, our area of coverage in the Deep South consists of the 9 states east/northeast of Texas (AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, and TN).
Georgia led the way in December placing 15 new commits; they were followed by Florida with 9, South Carolina with 6, North Carolina with 5, and Alabama, Arkansas and Tennessee with 1 each. Georgia enjoys the most D1 commits with 4, followed by Florida with 3 and North Carolina and South Carolina with 1 each. There were 7 recruits from the 2023 class, 3 from Florida, 2 from Georgia and 1 each from North and South Carolina. The following is the list of players from the Deep South who committed to college programs in December:
Patton Hunter
2022 Midfielder/Attackman
Chelsea High School in Chelsea
Oak Mountain High School in Birmingham
Georgia Tigers Elite
Birmingham Lacrosse United
Birmingham Blaze
Stars Lacrosse
committed to:
Birmingham Southern College (AL)
Austin Williams
2022 Midfielder
Episcopal Collegiate School in Little Rock
Chaos Lacrosse
committed to:
Hendrix College (AR)
Caleb Coleman
2023 Attackman/Midfielder
The Bolles School in Jacksonville
True National
True Florida
Thunder
Nationals LC
Dukes LC
Lax Mafia
committed to:
Division 1
University of Vermont (VT)
Gage Farris
2022 Attackman
Gulf Breeze High School in Gulf Breeze
Bison LC
GC Elite Stallions
committed to:
Lees-McRae College (NC)
Owen Gelberd
2022 Defenseman
Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach
Creator's Game
Sea Dogs
Sweetlax Florida
Sweetlax Kraken
Palm Beach Revolution
Palm Beach United
91 Florida
committed to:
Texas Christian University (TX)
Damon Hubiak
2021 Midfielder
American Heritage Schools in Delray Beach
Fury LC
Premier Players
committed to:
Bentley University (MA)
Gavin Koors
2022 Goaltender
Allen D. Nease High School in Ponte Vedra
Villages LC
Ohana Lacrosse
North Florida Stars
X-Factor LC
committed to:
Chowan University (NC)
Ryan Langhoff
2022 Midfielder/Attackman
Windermere High School in Windermere
Lacrosse Club Orlando
WOC Outlaws
committed to:
Lenoir-Rhyne University (NC)
Ethan Rubenstein
2023 Attackman/Midfielder
Taft School in Connecticut
Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale
Sweetlax Florida
Israel Lacrosse
committed to:
Division 1
Colgate University (NY)
Sam Shields
2022 Attackman/Midfielder
Gulf Coast High School in Naples
True Florida
committed to:
Webber International University (FL)
Jordan Vincent
2022 LSM
IMG Academy in Bradenton
Namaino District Secondary School in British Columbia (Canada)
Delta Islanders
Team BC
North Island Silvertips
Comox Valley Wild
committed to:
Division 1
Syracuse University (NY)
Tyler Abrams
2022 Goaltender
Eagle's Landing Christian Academy in McDonough
ATL South
committed to:
LaGrange College (GA)
Owen Armentrout
2022 Goaltender
Lovett School in Atlanta
committed to:
Georgia Tech (GA)
Ethan Barlag
2022 Goaltender
South Forsyth High School in Cummings
3d Georgia
Goaliesmith
Reset Lacrosse
Longhorn Youth Lacrosse Association
committed to:
Division 1
Manhattan College (NY)
Lee Butler
2022 Attackman
Walton High School in Marietta
Juiced Cherries
Thunder
Nation United
FCA Maryland
Big 4 HHH
committed to:
Division 1
University of Vermont (VT)
James Canipe
2023 Midfielder
Greater Atlanta Christian School in Norcross
Thunder
FCA Upstate
committed to:
Division 1
Saint Joseph's University (PA)
Tristan Dial
2022 Face-off Specialist/Midfielder
River Ridge High School in Woodstock
Atlanta Kings
C-Hawks
committed to:
Huntingdon College (AL)
Daniel Fazzari
2022 Midfielder
Cambridge High School in Milton
Thunder National
Nation United
committed to:
Queens University of Charlotte (NC)
John Gambrell
2022 Goaltender
Grayson High School in Loganville
Augusta Patriots
committed to:
St. Andrews University (NC)
Joey Graham
2022 Defenseman/LSM
Lanier High School in Sugar Hill
Georgia Tigers Elite
Atlanta Kings National
committed to:
Saint Leo University (FL)
Caleb Harris
2022 Defenseman/LSM
Brookwood High School in Snellville
3d Georgia
committed to:
Georgia Tech (GA)
Hunter Klosterman
2022 Goaltender
Lambert High School in Suwanee
South Forsyth High School in Cumming
3d Georgia
committed to:
Anderson University (SC)
Nick Knisely
2022 Attackman
Oconee County High School in Watkinsville
Hog Mountaineers
Birmingham Lacrosse United
committed to:
Birmingham Southern College (AL)
Josue "Caleb" Rivera
2022 Face-off Specialist
North Paulding High School in Dallas
Puerto Rico U-20 National Team
committed to:
Shorter University (GA)
Ryan Von Hoven
2022 Goaltender
Alpharetta High School in Alpharetta
Cambridge High School in Milton
3d Georgia
3d Florida
Thunder
Georgia Blue Jays
committed to:
North Greenville University (SC)
Aidan Wooley
2023 Midfielder/Attackman
The Westminster Schools in Atlanta
Thunder National
committed to:
Division 1
University of Richmond (VA)
Guest Player Commitment:
Myles Pratt
2022 Midfielder
Westtown High School in Pennsylvania
Mount St. Joseph High School in Maryland
PA Roughriders
Charm City
Atlana Kings National
committed to:
Division 1
Wagner College (NY)
Guest Player Commitment:
Riley Simpson
2023 Defenseman/LSM
The Hill Academy in Ontario (Canada)
Peterborough Jr. Lakers
Team Ontario
Oshawa Minor Lacrosse
Edge
Next Level Lacrosse Canada
Georgia Tigers Elite
committed to:
Division 1
Jacksonville University (FL)
Guest Player Commitment:
Hopper Zappitello III
2022 Attackman
Boys' Latin School in Maryland
Sunset High School in Oregon
Baltimore Crabs
Thunder National
Team 12
RC LC
committed to:
Division 1
Dartmouth College (NH)
Cole Donner
2022 Face-off Specialist
Cape Fear Academy in Wilmington
Eugene Ashley High School in Wilmington
Cape Fear Shamrocks
Face-off Factory
committed to:
Wingate University (NC)
Logan Fox
2023 Face-off Specialist, Midfielder and Attackman
Charlotte Christian School in Charlotte
91 South
91 Charlotte
committed to:
Grove City College (PA)
Sam Haverstrom
2022 Attackman/Midfielder
Walter M. Williams High School in Burlington
Southern Stars Project
NC Fusion Triad Elite
committed to:
Widener University (PA)
Collin Patrick
2023 Attackman
Middle Creek High School in Apex
91 National
91 South
91 Carolina
True National Atlantic
One Percent Showcase
committed to:
Division 1
Marist College (NY)
David Pritchard
2022 Goaltender
Hickory High School in Hickory
University Christian High School in Hickory
Cox Mill High School in Concord
Team Carolina
Carolina Miners
committed to:
University of Mary Washington (VA)
Bronson Fabrizio
2022 Defenseman/LSM, Attackman, Midfielder, Face-off Specialist and Goaltender
Wando High School in Mount Pleasant
Bishop England High School in Charleston
Break-Thru Lacrosse
committed to:
University of Mount Olive (NC)
Hudson Floyd-Evans
2022 Goaltender
Irmo High School in Columbia
Victory Lacrosse
Lake Monsters
Invasion Lacrosse
committed to:
Mars Hill University (NC)
Bobby Larsen
2022 Midfielder
Chapin High School in Chapin
Charleston Elite
NJLC
Jackson LC
committed to:
North Greenville University (SC)
Braden "Brady" Myers
2022 Attackman/Midfielder
Mauldin High School in Mauldin
Carolina National
Sweetlax Greenville Riverhawks
Team Carolina
Carolina Cats
91 Charlotte
committed to:
Lander University (SC)
Kaleb Simpson
2022 Face-off Specialist
St. James High School in Murrells Inlet
Sweetlax Loggerheads
committed to:
Lees-McRae College (NC)
Jacob Watt
2023 Midfielder
J.L. Mann High School in Greenville
91 South
91 Charlotte
committed to:
Division 1
United States Air Force Academy (CO)
Alex Johnston
2022 Midfielder
Franklin High School in Franklin
No Excuse Lacrosse
Black Lab
committed to:
Norwich University (VT)
Congratulations to all 41 of you, your families, coaches and programs. We wish you much success in the classroom, on the field, and in life. Did we miss anyone? E-mail us at deepsouthlaxreport@gmail.com with information on any player in the Deep South who committed in December but was not on our list, so we can immediately add them to the January report.
Recap compiled by Nick DiLorenzo, released on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 @ 20:00 EST
All rights reserved, 2021 copyright by Deep South Lax Report
Photo Credits:
Larry Palumbo (Hunter, Coleman, Gelberd, Hubiak, Koors, Langhoff, Rubenstein, Shields, Abrams, Barlag, Butler, Canipe, Dial, Fazzari, Klosterman, Knisely, Von Hoven, Pratt, Simpson, Donner, Fox, Haverstrom, Patrick, Larsen, Myers, Simpson and Watt)
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