Spring 2026's all-state teams for boys lacrosse have been released, and the list features a heavy dose of stars from Section V.
Fifty-two area players were selected this year, including 10 first-teamers. Penfield, Pittsford, Victor and Penn Yan all have five players apiece that made the New York State Sportswriters Association's list.
Penfield's AJ Theodorakakos, Irondequoit's Cooper Moore, Palmyra-Macedon's Carson Lich and Penn Yan's Braden Fingar were all named to the first team for the second consecutive year. Theodorakakos was previously named the All-Greater Rochester Player of the Year.
Here is the list of honorees:
Class A
- AJ Theodorakakos, Penfield defenseman (first team)
- Brodie Joyce, Penfield attack (second team)
- Ronan Boyle, Penfield LSM (third team)
- Mason Schembri, Penfield goalie (third team)
- Domenic Giangreco, McQuaid midfielder (fifth team)
- Corey Roeser, Fairport SSDM (fifth team)
- John Mallaber, Fairport defenseman (sixth team)
- John Burrows, McQuaid attack (seventh team)
- Jake Maurer, Penfield midfielder (seventh team)
Class B
- Cooper Moore, Irondequoit attack (first team)
- Avery Valenti, Pittsford midfielder (first team)
- Eli Ricci, Victor midfielder (first team)
- Sam Thore, Irondequoit LSM (first team)
- Will Simpson, Victor goalie (first team)
- Grant Lewis, Pittsford attack (second team)
- Jackson Mead, Victor attack (second team)
- Tyler Reger, Hilton attack (second team)
- Matt Langan, Victor LSM (second team)
- Charles Hezel, Pittsford defenseman (third team)
- Cole Goetz, Pittsford attack/midfielder (fourth team)
- Zach Tortora, Spencerport midfielder (fourth team)
- Jason Cunningham, Hilton defenseman (fourth team)
- Brody Kaye, Spencerport defenseman (fourth team)
- Cahlan Smith, Hilton attack (fifth team)
- Lucas Estelle, Webster Thomas midfielder (fifth team)
- Trevor Nally, Pittsford midfielder (fifth team)
- Oliver Kowal, Victor defenseman (fifth team)
- Patrick Olvany, Canandaigua attack (sixth team)
- Dylan Carey, Irondequoit midfielder (sixth team)
- Joshua Jobson, Webster Thomas goalie (honorable mention)
Class C
- Grady Goodberlet, Honeoye Falls-Lima attack (first team)
- Ryland Dunham, Geneva attack/midfielder (second team)
- Marco Vengoechea, Honeoye Falls-Lima midfielder (third team)
- Caleb Wood, Aquinas defenseman (fourth team)
- Jackson Coon, Honeoye Falls-Lima midfielder (fifth team)
- Jake Gibson, Aquinas goalie (fifth team)
- Jack Dunham, Geneva attack (sixth team)
- Tucker Eaton, Wayne midfielder (sixth team)
- Mason Scott, Brockport defenseman (sixth team)
Class D
- Braden Fingar, Penn Yan midfielder (first team)
- Greyson Hathway, Penn Yan midfielder (first team)
- Carson Lich, Palmyra-Macedon LSM (first team)
- Jackson Dennie, Palmyra-Macedon attack (second team)
- Reid Diehl, Palmyra-Macedon attack (second team)
- Drew Ikewood, Palmyra-Macedon goalie (second team)
- Tukker Fisher, Penn Yan attack (third team)
- Miles Ditzell, Penn Yan attack (third team)
- Stuart Quku, Midlakes goalie (third team)
- Max Hill, Palmyra-Macedon attack (fourth team)
- James Sprague, Midlakes midfielder (fourth team)
- Jacob Middlebrook, Midlakes defenseman (fourth team)
- Wilson Oliva, Penn Yan goalie (honorable mention)
Justin Ritzel is a sports reporter for the Democrat and Chronicle, with a focus on Section V athletics and high school trends.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Section V lands 10 first-team all-state boys lacrosse selections
