2026 All-Section Five List Announced
June 24, 2026 - The Section V Lacrosse leadership has selected first, second and honorable mention lists of All-Section players. The 2026 first team lists sixteen players and includes the six All-Americans previously announced. "The first six athletes on the first team are easy" said Section Five Assistant Coordinator, Paul Wilson. "After that, it becomes more difficult as we have so many excellent players. With the six first spots taken, there were only ten more places on the first team."
To be nominated each player was required to be selected to their first team all-league team (except Independent teams). The lists were selected this year from a pool of eighty-five players. The selections were reviewed by Chairmen of each of the two leagues, the Lacrosse Coordinator and Assistant Coordinator. "It is a difficult task", Wilson continued. "There are so many talented players, so many different opinions, and so many elements to consider." Players are reviewed for their performances, the strength of their opponents and how their stats relate 
to the quality of their opponents. "Certainly, the strength of a team's schedule is a factor when reviewing a player" said Section V Coordinator Mike Simon.
Although grade and league were not major factors in selection, the list shows the skills that are found throughout the section. Ten Monroe County teams were represented on the lists, with the rest representing Finger Lakes (3), and Independents (3). Showing that the "Best of the Best" can come from any age group, there were 20 seniors, 19 juniors, and 10 sophomores listed. Distribution among the positions shows 13 midfielders, 13 attackmen, 10 defensemen, 2 FO specialists, 2 LSM, 2 ssdm, and 4 goalies.
First Team
Ronan Boyle - Penfield senior
Braden Fingar Penn Yan senior - Towson *
Grady Goodberlet - HFL - junior - Maryland *
Grayson Hathway - Penn Yan sophomore
Charles Hezel - Pittsford junior - Lehigh
Brodie Joyce - Penfield senior - Providence *
Matt Langan - Victor senior - Jacksonville
Grant Lewis - Pittsford junior
Jackson Mead - Victor Junior - High Point
Tyler Reger - Hilton junior - Fairfield
Eli Ricci - Victor sophomore *
Mason Schembri - Penfield senior - Mercyhurst
Will Simpson - Victor junior - Brown
A.J. Theodorakakos - Penfield senior - USMA *
Sam Thore - Irondequoit senior - Mercyhurst
Avery Valenti - Pittsford senior - Colgate *
* All-Americans
Second Team
John Burrows - McQuaid Jesuit - junior
Jackson Dennie - Pal-Mac - junior - NJIT
Miles Ditzell - Penn Yan - junior
Domenic Giangreco - McQuaid Jesuit - senior - Georgetown
Drew Ikewood - Pal-Mac - junior
Jason Cunningham - Hilton - junior - Ohio State
Cole Goetz - Pittsford - junior Jacksonville
Brody Kaye - Spencerport - junior -Lafayette
Oliver Kowal - Victor - senior
Jake Maurer - Penfield - junior - Colgate
John Mallaber - Fairport - sophomore
Cooper Moore - Irondequoit - senior - USMA
Corey Roeser - Fairport - senior - RIT
Cahlan Smith - Hilton - sophomore
Zach Tortora - Spencerport - senior - Canisius
Honorable Mention
Drew Brien - Hilton - sophomore
Dylan Carey - Irondequoit - senior - SJFU
Jackson Coon - HFL - senior - Endicott
Ryland Dunham - Geneva - senior - Roberts Wesleyan
Lucas Estelle- Thomas - sophomore
Tukker Fisher - Penn Yan - senior
Max Hill - Pal-Mac - sophomore
Carson Lich - Pal-Mac - senior - Ohio Northern
Jacob Middlebrook - Midlakes - junior
Trevor Nally - Pittsford - junior - St Bonaventure
Patrick Olvany- Canandaigua - senior
Stuart Quku - Midlakes - senior
James Sprague - Midlakes - junior
Marco Vengoechea - HFL - senior - Cortland
Caleb Wood - Aquinas - senior
