Border Wars medal winners, MVPs and All-Tournament Teams

The inaugural Border Wars box lacrosse tournament was held at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre from December 18-19 and showcased players from California, Colorado, New York and Ontario.

The event was put on in partnership with TRAC Athletics, the Toronto Rock and the US Box Lacrosse Association.

Over the course of two extremely competitive days, TRAC Athletics identified the best players across all three divisions (U13, U15 and U17). Once those players were carefully confirmed, staff voted for each division’s MVP and All-Tournament First & Second Teams. The following players received the most votes for their performances at Border Wars.

Note: All-Tournament Second Teams have six players due to ties in voting. Players listed alphabetically. 

U13 Medal Winners

Gold: Ontario Selects
Silver: Rock Stars 2010
Bronze: Renegades

U13 MVP

Kyle Cleland, Rock Stars 2010

Cleland led or co-led the U13 division in goals, assists and points. He has a natural scoring ability, creates plays and opportunities by fiercely forcing turnovers and darting up the floor quickly. He scored in quantity but also had some high-quality finishes around the net too.

U13 All-Tournament First Team

Kyle Cleland, Rock Stars 2010
Sebastian Danelon, Rock Stars 2010
Keegan Luey, Renegades
Colton Munro, Rock Stars 2011
Garrett Ogden, Ontario Selects
Dominic Soares, Ontario Selects (goalie)

U13 All-Tournament Second Team

Baxter Burman, Ontario Selects
Cooper Cosmo, Rock Stars 2010
Colton Dinelle, Rock Stars 2010
Cooper Kennedy, Renegades
Harris Marshall, Renegades (goalie)
Noah Prospero, Ontario Selects
Tucker Williams, Rock Stars 2011 (goalie)

U15 Medal Winners

Gold: Roots (NY)
Silver: Rock Stars 2008
Bronze: California Elite

U15 MVP

James Holbrough, Roots

An absolute stud of an athlete, Holbrough co-led the U15 division in goals, set up some big finishes, played incredibly physical, and was a dominant presence all weekend while leading Roots to a gold medal.

U15 All-Tournament First Team

James Holbrough, Roots
Caias John, Roots (goalie)
Jack McClure, Rock Stars 2008
Harrison Tyler, California Elite
Avery Valenti, Roots
Max Wetherup, Rock Stars 2008

U15 All-Tournament Second Team

Evan Miller, Rock Stars 2008
Owen O’Halloran, Rock Stars 2008
Nash Oudemol, Roots
Charlie Packard, Rock Stars 2009
Max Pasquale, California Elite
AJ Theodorakakos, Roots
Finlay Topping, Rock Stars 2009 (goalie)

U17 Medal Winners

Gold: Ontario Selects
Silver: Rock Stars 2006
Bronze: Rock Stars 2007

U17 MVP

Dylan Cordingley, Rock Stars 2006

An incredibly talented goal scorer that was constantly creating looks and chances whether the Rock Stars were even strength or on the power-play. Cordingley is supremely skilled but also plays with an added edge that makes him an extremely difficult player to defend.

U17 All-Tournament First Team

Dylan Cordingley, Rock Stars 2006
Caiden Merritt, Hardcor
Carson McLean, Ontario Selects (goalie)
Holden Ranta, Ontario Selects
Treysen Stewart, California Elite
Walker Zabransky, Rock Stars 2006

U17 All-Tournament Second Team

Liam Connors, California Elite
Sawyer English, Ontario Selects
Tyler Francis-Renner, Hardcor
Finn Morgan, Rock Stars 2007
Nathan Sage, Ontario Selects
Brinley Wilson, Rock Stars 2006
Bryce Wismer, Rock Stars 2006 (goalie)