2022 Border Wars All-Tournaments Team & MVP selections

The 2022 Border Wars tournament had nearly double the number of teams & players participating in comparison to last year’s inaugural edition of the event. Canadian, American and Haudenosaunee teams from all over North America attended this year’s Border Wars.

While medal winners were awarded at the conclusion of the TRAC-hosted tournament (December 16-18, 2022), the event’s highly anticipated All-Tournament Teams & Most Valuable Player selections were debated in the days after Border Wars was put to bed.

TRAC Athletics staff identified some of the top players across all four stacked divisions during the three-day event. Once those players were carefully confirmed, staff voted for each division’s All-Tournament Teams & MVPs. Due to the size of both the U15 & U17 division, those age groups include a first, second and third tournament team, while the U13 & High School Elite division have two total. A team’s final placement (gold, silver, bronze, fourth and round-robin finishes) also helped dictate how many All-Tournament Team selections participating clubs were awarded.

A total of 400 players participated in 2022’s Border Wars. Below are the ones selected as some of this year’s absolute best.

 

U13 Division

MVP: Hudson Henderson, Rock Stars 2011

All-Tournament First Team

Hudson Llord, Rock Stars 2011
Colton Merritt, Rock Stars 2011
Liam Miller, Roots Box Lacrosse
Liam Regan, Team USBOXLA Developmental
Liam West, Roots Box Lacrosse
Hudson Henderson, Rock Stars 2011 (Goalie)

All-Tournament Second Team

Xavier Bryant-Beaudry, Rock Stars 2011
Cole Hopkins, Rock Stars 2012
Keegan Jacob, Roots Box Lacrosse
Max Kalenov, Team USBOXLA Developmental
Parker Stevenson, Rock Stars 2012
Jack Hogan, Roots Box Lacrosse (Goalie)

U15 Division

MVP: Vincent Ward, Rock Stars 2009

All-Tournament First Team

Mason Snyder, Roots Box Lacrosse
Liam Turner, Rock Stars 2009
Harrison Tyler, Team USBOXLA Developmental
Vincent Ward, Rock Stars 2009
Shane Zabransky, Rock Stars 2009
Finley Topping, Rok Stars 2009 (Goalie)

All-Tournament Second Team

Sebastian Danelon, Rock Stars 2010
Jesse Gamble, Rock Stars 2009
Grady Goodberlet, Roots Box Lacrosse
Joseph Macaluso, Roots Box Lacrosse
Jake Peshko, Rock Stars 2009
Matthias Wagner, Rock Stars 2010 (Goalie)

All-Tournament Third Team

Kingston Delormier, Roots Box Lacrosse
Rohatiio Francis, Team Haudenosaunee
Aiden Hewitt, RedBlacks Lacrosse Club
Ashton Nicholas, Team Haudenosaunee
Harry Stanley, Ontario Lake Monsters
Braden Hockaday, Team USBOXLA Developmental (Goalie)

U17 Division

MVP: Finn Morgan, Rock Stars 2007

All-Tournament First Team

Jessy Doolittle, Rock Stars 2008
James Holbrough, Roots Box Lacrosse
Finn Morgan, Rock Stars 2007
Adam Ponting, Rock Stars 2007
Gavin Woolridge, Rock Stars 2007
Jesse Morrison, Rock Stars 2007 (Goalie)

All-Tournament Second Team

Colby de Mora, Rock Stars 2007
Cooper Moore, Roots Box Lacrosse
Griffin O’Sullivan, East Coast Elite
Andrew Scarlett, Rock Stars 2008
Kariwanoro Squire, Team Haudenosaunee
Cooper Svicki, Rock Stars 2008 (Goalie)

All-Tournament Third Team

Carter Harris, Team USBOXLA Developmental
Darris Jones, Team Haudenosaunee
JP Maggio, East Coast Elite
Andrew Scully, Roots Box Lacrosse
Hudson Villaruel, East Coast Elite
Blaine Powless, Team Haudenosaunee (Goalie)

High School Elite Division

MVP: Marcello Carreiro, Rock Stars 2006

All-Tournament First Team

Thomas Bagnall, Rock Stars 2006
Marcelo Carreiro, Rock Stars 2006
Curtis Jackson, East Coast Elite
Cody MacNeil, Hardcor Lacrosse
Caiden Merritt, Hardcor Lacrosse
Garrett Thomson, Rock Stars 2006 (Goalie)

All-Tournament Second Team

Lucas Fraser, Roots Box Lacrosse
Jacob Janke, Rock Stars 2006
Crispin Kaye, East Coast Elite
Johnny Lafleur, Hardcor Lacrosse
Walker Zabransky, Rock Stars 2006
Austin Stephenson, RedBlacks Lacrosse Club (Goalie)

This year’s Border Wars ballooned from 13 to 22 teams total, included Haudenosaunee teams for the first time, plus a new highly competitive High School Elite Division.

See who won gold, silver and bronze at Border Wars: https://t.co/6uFzJP7poH pic.twitter.com/TrlEmP3lH0

— TRAC Athletics (@TRACAthletics) December 20, 2022

 

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