May 30, 2022
We are going to kick off our first Freshman Focus by announcing our All-Florida Freshman team which celebrates the top 20 freshman in the state of Florida this season. We follow that up by listing nearly 100 additional players who have enjoyed significant playing time on varsity during the 2022 spring season in Florida.
DLSR All-Florida Freshman Team:
Attack
Luke Danna
Attackman
Creekside High School, Saint Johns
We only caught Danna in one game this year against the Saint Edward's vaunted defense who held the Knights to 7 goals that day, but Danna is a shifty, slashing type of attackman who normally poses a lot of trouble to defenses as evidenced by the 64 goals he netted this season.
Dylan Faison (Class of 2026)
Attackman/Midfielder
Pine Crest School, Fort Lauderdale
Logged a ton of minutes as an 8th grader during a big season for Pine Crest. Very quick, shifty dodger who can get to the goal or bury it from outside. Dynamic athlete. Looks to be following in his brother Jordan's footsteps. Nice chemistry between the 2 on the field for the Panthers this season.
Shea Huberman
Attackman
Spanish River Community High School, Boca Raton
Started at Spanish River this season and was a big reason why the Sharks came within a goal of forcing overtime against Boca Raton in the district championship. Very nice hands, hard to slow down with a nasty shot.
Midfield
Ford Cash
Midfielder
The Benjamin School, Palm Beach Gardens
2 way middie who has nice speed and likes to let it fly on the run. Minutes seemed to have increased as the season wore on in Palm Beach Gardens. Important piece to the 2022 Bucs run as state finalist.
Travis Cheristin
Short Stick Defensive Midfielder
St. John Paul II Academy, Boca Raton
Fast SSDM who plays excellent hip to hip defense making it difficult for opponents to isolate against him when trying to initiate offense off of a dodge. Speed allows him to transition the ball from defense to offense with his legs. This kid has the athleticism to be a real difference maker especially if he can mature more on the offensive end.
Mason Hauseman
Midfielder
Ponte Vedra High School, Ponte Vedra
Spent much of the season on the 2nd line midfield in the shadows of Maddox Johnson and Corey Bloss. Played a lot of minutes during Final Four weekend in Naples. Should develop nicely as he matures. Can envision more plays going through him in his sophomore season.
Caden Hayes
Midfielder/Attackman
The Benjamin School, Palm Beach Gardens
Enjoyed an incredible freshman season with increasing responsibilities during the Bucs playoff run. Kid can take the ball and slash his way to the cage and finish. Fearless. Fast. Hard to beat on defense when he's playing as a 2 way midfielder. Tough as nails, can absorb a big hit and pop right back up and be back in the play in the blink of an eye. No way Benjamin plays Saint Andrews to a 2 goal game in the state championship without him in the lineup. Really helped the Bucs not miss a beat after Luke Pisani became unavailable.
Jake Rodriguez
Midfielder/Face-off Specialist
Bishop Verot Catholic High School, Fort Myers
Was a force playing most of the season as a 2 way middie who also grabs grounds balls off the wing on face-offs. Became a secondary option at face-offs for Bishop Verot as the season wore on. Good athlete with excellent field sense, you won't find this kid out of position on either end of the field very often and he possesses good discipline keeping himself from taking unnecessary penalties. His contributions helped the Vikings make the regional playoff in 2022. Should develop more this summer going north to play club ball again. Off to a good start trying to make the varsity football team at Verot starting at cornerback in their spring game this week.
Holden Scully
Midfielder
Cardinal Gibbons High School, Fort Lauderdale
Quick 2 way midfielder with a very smooth no nonsense style of play, gets himself into prime real estate and lets it rip.
Dustin Sluszka
Midfielder
Jupiter Community High School, Jupiter
Logged a lot of minutes for Jupiter in 2022, kid knows how to go to the rack when its his turn. With Jackson Bashaw graduating the Warriors will likely look for Sluszka to generate offensive opportunities in his sophomore season and it appears like he should be ready for that challenge.
Jayden Vega
Midfielder/Face-off Specialist
Martin County High School, Stuart
This kid is pure excitement, whether its battling it out at the face-off dot or grabbing a pole on man down he gets his nose in there. Caught the district semifinals and enjoyed watching him step up in big spots like helping lead a run when down 3 with 2 minutes left to Vero Beach in the championship game eventually burying the game tying goal with 46.4 seconds left. They would lose in overtime but still made regionals and beat Lake Nona before losing to Winter Park to end their season. Undoubtedly Vega is a big reason the Tigers enjoyed such a strong season. Star potential.
Campbell Zegras
Midfielder
Oxbridge Academy, West Palm Beach
Received a lot of playing time at Oxbridge this season and did not disappoint. The 2 way middie plays good hip to hip defense, is very hard to shake when isolated and will hurt you on the offensive side of the ball. Expecting to see him become dominant as he gains more responsibility on offense.
Face-off
Dylan Furshman
Face-off Specialist
The Benjamin School, Palm Beach Gardens
Dominant. Tempted to just leave it at 1 word. Dominant. Must've caught 6 or 7 Bucs games this season and he literally dominated every single time until the State Championship when he went up against Saint Andrews Nick Golubov, who may have had a better day, but it was by no means one sided. Complete competitor, strong, gets it out fast and goes, can unleash a mean shot when its there, and its there a lot. Varsity football player at Benjamin, honor roll. His future is bright.
Zachary Lewis
Face-off Specialist
Gulf Coast High School, Naples
Impressive at the face-off dot where we have watched Zachary enjoy strong games against Bishop Verot, St. John Paul II and Cardinal Mooney this season. Uses good form to get the ball out cleanly.
Defense
Alex Michaelides
Defenseman
St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Fort Lauderdale
Solid defenseman who got lots of minutes throughout the Raiders run to the state title. Good cover defense, stays in position and doesn't overextend. Part of a youth movement on the defensive side of the ball at Aquinas in 2022. It will be interesting to see how good this group will become and hoping to see more out of state games on their schedule to really test them. Aquinas gave Boy's Latin of Maryland (#3 ranked team in MD) a run for their money for 24 minutes back in March down in Fort Lauderdale.
Connor O'Brien
Defenseman
Jupiter Community High School, Jupiter
Major contributor to Jupiter's 2022 season, logged lots of minutes especially in more competitive games. Hard to beat on the dodge, has the ability to get the ball on the ground and can pick it up and take it across the field in transition.
Owen Thomas
Defenseman
St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Fort Lauderdale
Good smart defenseman, hard to beat 1 on 1, extremely effective at keeping offenses from getting good looks. If defensemen had stats like "checking percentage" he would be up there with the state leaders. When he decides to throw a check there's a good chance the ball is going on the carpet, and when that happens it's scoop and go time. Always seems to make good decisions for such a young player.
Beckley Waldrop
Defenseman
Saint Edwards School, Vero Beach
Tall, strong, quick defenseman who plays fast. Aggressive style which causes plenty of disruption to opposing offenses. Seems comfortable matching up against the oppositions better players. Already has nice size and should be a major force as he matures over the next few years.
Goalie
Jackson Lynch
Goaltender
Viera High School, Melbourne
Calm and cool in cage he seems to make saves other can't. Exciting with the ball in his stick, has good athleticism with smooth hands and quick feet making him dangerous to start the clear himself. Wish we saw more of him but seems like a legit 'keeper coming out of Melbourne in 2025.
Zach Rosenberg
Goaltender
NSU University School, Fort Lauderdale
Absolute beast season at NSU University School for this young goaltender who already makes high quality saves look very easy. Excellent form that entices one to think the sky is the limit athletically for Rosenberg. Has lightning fast hands, makes good decisions and throws strong, accurate outlet passes. It's really hard to pick a part of Zach's game that isn't excellent. He made 31 saves including 14 in the 1st quarter at Benjamin on March 8 in a performance for the ages that saw Rosenberg deny the likes of Luke Pisani, Jack Regnery and Brady Quinn over and over for 3+ quarters. The game was a 17-5 loss, but if you can find a good tape of his performance, you will definitely want to have a look.
Also considered: Greer Boree, Jameson Fogelsong, Mac Goodman, Jackson Hume, Ben Kupstas, Isaac Lyon, Michael Slusar
The Rest of the Class:
Here are 100 more freshman players who saw significant playing time on varsity in Florida during the 2022 season.
Attack (21)
Wesley Attlebury
Attack
Community School of Naples
Max Cabanas
Attack
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School
Tre Carter
Attack
Episcopal School of Jacksonville
Evan Finkle
Attack
North Broward Preparatory School
Jameson Fogelsong
Attack
Winter Park High School
Xander Gerard (Class of 2026)
Attack
American Heritage Schools, Delray Beach
Mac Goodman
Attack
Viera High School
Ben Kupstas
Attack
St. Thomas Aquinas High School
Nicholas Monterrubio
Attack
Cypress Bay High School
Pierce Montes
Attack
Oak Hall School
Connor O'Brien (Class of 2026)
Attack/Midfield
Saint Edwards School
Dylan O'Hallaron
Attack
Satellite High School
Ethan Orloff
Attack
West Orange High School
Jake Pecorella
Attack
Palmetto Ridge High School
Parker Perales
Attack
Lake Brantley High School
Landon Rasmus
Attack
Jupiter Community High School
Carston Shepherd
Attack
Cardinal Mooney High School
Spencer Thompson
Attack/Midfield
Canterbury School
Cannon Volitis
Attack
Viera High School
Mason Waywood
Attack
Park Vista High School
Cal Wyatt
Attack/Midfield
Community School of Naples
Midfield (32)
Jack Balsera
SSDM
Belen Jesuity Preparatory School
Bryce Bertanzetti
Midfield
Saint Andrews School
Jackson Bretzlaff
Midfield
Oxbridge Academy
Noah Cardoza
Midfield/LSM
Immokalee High School
Gianni Comuzzi
Midfield
Olympic Heights Community High School
Brody Costolo
Midfield
Boca Raton Community High School
Marlon Dato-Slattery
Midfield
Saint Edwards School
Tommy Demeter (Class of 2027)
Midfield
Cocoa Beach High School
Will Dorr
Midfield/Face-off Specialist/Defense
American Heritage Schools, Plantation
Camden Holt
Midfield
F.W. Buccholz High School
Ethan Hunt
Midfield
Vero Beach High School
Carson Joyce
Midfield
Cardinal Mooney High School
Nick Koloski
Midfield
Riverdale High School
Andrew Lewis
Midfield
Cypress Bay High School
Jamie McCusker
Midfield
Cardinal Mooney High School
Keagen McDade
Midfield
Boca Raton Community High School
Nathan Mcleod
Midfield
Jesuit High School - Tampa
Ben Moore
Midfield
The First Academy
Jake Morales
Midfield/LSM
Cardinal Mooney High School
Randall Scott
Midfield
Winter Park High School
Luke Shale
Midfield
Lake Mary High School
Sam Sheehan
Midfield
The Benjamin School
Liam Smith (Class of 2026)
Midfield
The First Academy
Miles Smith
Midfield
Community School of Naples
Brody Sutton
Midfield
W.T. Dwyer High School
Jack Switter
Midfield
American Heritage Schools, Plantation
Nate Towers
Midfield
Bolles School of Jacksonville
Ryan Tucker
Midfield
South Plantation High School
Jeremy Walsh
Midfield
Palmetto Ridge High School
Jack Werle
Midfield/SSDM
St. John Paul II Academy
Brandon Williams
Midfield
Montverde Academy
Quinn Zegras
Midfield/SSDM
Oxbridge Academy
Face-off (8)
Greer Boree (Class of 2026)
Face-off Specialist/Midfield
The Bolles School
Zander Brasher (Class of 2026)
Face-off Specialist
Montverde Academy
Alexavier Cook
Face-off Specialist
Immokalee High School
Anthony Dara
Face-off Specialist/Midfield
American Heritage Schools, Plantation
Robert Leckler
Face-off Specialist/Midfield
Bishop Verot Catholic High School
Isaac Lyon (Class of 2026)
Face-off Specialist
Community School of Naples
Tommy McMahon
Face-off Specialist
Oxbridge Academy
Nicholas Wallace
Face-off Specialist
NSU University School
Defense (19)
Ethan Anderson
Defense
Creekside High School
Sebastian Angela (Class of 2026)
Defense
American Heritage Schools, Delray Beach
Ethan Ball
Defense/LSM
Saint Edwards School
Tucker Chappell
Defense
Episcopal School of Jacksonville
Hayes Dewitt
Defense
Oviedo High School
Nick Diadema
Defense
American Heritage Schools, Plantation
Remi Dorsey (Class of 2026)
Defense
Oxbridge Academy
Gideon Hoppmann-Salario
Defense
Jesuit High School - Tampa
Grant Jamison
Defense
The First Academy
Ryan Kastroll
Defense/LSM
Community School of Naples
Nicholas Lewin
Defense
South Plantation High School
Landon Mixon
Defense
Creekside High School
Carter Munson (Class of 2026)
Defense
Canterbury School
Michael Previti
Defense
Western High School
Brandon Strout
Defense
Allen D. Nease High School
Shane Sullivan
Defense
Cypress Bay High School
Matt Swift
Defense
F.W. Buccholz High School
Tommy Weber
Defense
Oak Hall School
Logan Weiss
Defense
North Broward Preparatory School
LSM (6)
Lyle Barnett
LSM
Ransom Everglades School
Tyler Crosby
LSM/Defense
Wellington Community High School
Kyan East
LSM
Spanish River Community High School
Miles Sims
LSM
Oak Hall School
Nicholas Snyder
LSM/Defense
Pine Crest School
Sammy Taylor
LSM/Defense
Community School of Naples
Goal (13)
Christian Alvarez
Goaltender
South Plantation High School
Austin Arias (Class of 2026)
Goaltender
American Heritage Schools, Plantation
Winston Auerbach
Goaltender
The Pine School
Brendan Cronin
Goaltender
Bishop Verot Catholic High School
Koury Dowd
Goaltender
Oxbridge Academy
Jackson Hume
Goaltender
St. John Paul II Academy
Mason Mangold
Goaltender
Estero High School
Oliver Pawlowski
Goaltender
American Heritage Schools, Delray Beach
Michael Slusar (Class of 2026)
Goaltender
Community School of Naples
Thoms Toussaint
Goaltender
Atlantic Community High School
Tyler Trefzger
Goaltender
Oak Hall School
Chase White
Goaltender
Ransom Everglades School
Anthony Wojciechowski
Goaltender
Wellington Community High School
Performance profiles written by Larry Palumbo
All-Florida Freshman selections based upon live performances covered by Deep South Lax Report which admittedly had much heavier coverage in the southern parts of Florida in 2022.
Released on Monday, May 30, 2022 at 07:00 EST
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horrible list no attention paid to Blake Walker from Jensen beach. Dominated the X this year as well as the mats during wrestling season.