2026 Jacksonville Daily News All-Area Boys Lacrosse Team | Sports

This is the 2026 Jacksonville Daily News All-Area Boys’ Lacrosse Team, which recognizes the best local high school players from this past season by position. Schools that make up the area are: Croatan, Jacksonville, Northside, Swansboro and White Oak.

FIRST TEAM

Hunter Slicker, (Croatan), Soph., GK, 196 saves, 0.607 save percentage, 7.7 GAA

Beau Boyd, (Croatan), Sr., D, 55 GB, 51 TA

Brian Griffing, (Croatan), Sr., D, 58 GB, 18 TA. 7 G, 5 A. Third-time first-teamer.

Drake Hopkins, (Northside), Jr., D, 90 GB, 53 TA, 5 G, 10 A

Tyler Oakes, (Croatan), Sr., M/Faceoff specialist, 235 FO won, 116 GB, 5 TA, 2 G, 5 A

Alex Perry, (Jacksonville), Sr., M, 37 G, 12 A, 38 GB, 4 TA

Wyatt Peterson, (Swansboro), Jr., M/Faceoff specialist,152 FO won, 29 G, 16 A, 67 GB, 7 TA

Cameron Napier, (Northside), Sr., LSM, 20 G, 1 A, 50 GB, 42 TA

Carter Geddes, (Swansboro), Jr., A, 81 G, 58 A, 109 GB, 10 TA. Third-time first-teamer.

Jackson Simmons, (Swansboro), Fr., A, 77 G, 38 A, 44 GB, 2 TA

Dain Sparks, (Croatan), Sr., A, 79 G, 50 A, 39 GB, 21 TA. Second-time first-teamer. 

SECOND TEAM

Nicolas Petitto, (Northside), Soph., GK, 238 saves, 0.594 save percentage, 9.1 GAA

Anthony Anderson, (Swansboro), Soph., D, 94 GB, 19 TA, 1 A

William Glenn, (Croatan), Fr., D, 75 GB, 28 TA, 5 G, 4 A

Connor Mead, (Swansboro), Jr., D, 45 GB, 4 TA

Xavier Borja, (Jacksonville), Jr., M, 14 G, 11 A, 110 GB, 4 TA, 134 FO won

L.A. Morris, (Jacksonville), Soph., M, 9 G, 4 A, 147 GB, 26 TA, 72 FO won

Vincent Petitto, (Northside), Sr., M, 33 G, 10 A, 41 GB, 12 TA

Jamarion Griffin, (Jacksonville), Jr., LSM, 53 GB, 13 TA

Kaden Bradley, (Croatan), Soph., A, 42 G, 23 A, 38 GB, 23 TA

Aidan Hart, (Jacksonville), Jr., A, 33 G, 29 A, 77 GB, 12 TA

Logan Skipper, (Jacksonville), Sr., A, 40 G, 28 A, 51 GB, 20 TA 

THIRD TEAM

Tyler Boyko, (Jacksonville), Soph., GK, 161 saves, 0.583 save percentage, 6.8 GAA

Landon Bearre, (Jacksonville), Jr., D, 31 GB, 16 TA

Taili Loyd, (Jacksonville), Jr., D, 33 GB, 10 TA,

Zach Patterson, (Jacksonville), Jr., D, 38 GB, 21 TA

Carmello Beasley, (Swansboro), Soph., M, 5 G, 14 A, 85 GB, 9 TA

Randall Scott, (Swansboro), Sr., M, 24 G, 2 A, 38 GB, 19 TA

Justin Tourigny, (Northside), Sr., M, 11 G, 2 A, 56 GB, 19 TA

Luke Jordan, (Croatan), Soph., M, 21 G, 16 A, 28 GB, 3 TA

Jake Brubaker, (Croatan), Soph., A, 40 G, 23 A, 34 GB, 8 TA

Eliaz Garcia, (Northside), Jr., A, 44 G, 60 A, 69 GB, 21 TA

Jackson Miracle, (Northside), Sr., A, 53 G, 22 A, 58 GB, 17 TA