{"id":11509897,"date":"2025-07-21T07:30:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T11:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/?p=11509897"},"modified":"2025-07-21T20:15:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T00:15:08","slug":"all-america-senior-lacrosse-games-towson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/2025\/07\/21\/all-america-senior-lacrosse-games-towson\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior All-America Lacrosse Games: Nation’s top players to take over Towson"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 20th Senior All-America Games are set for Saturday at Towson University’s Johnny Unitas Stadium with a wealth of local talent on full display.<\/p>\n

Among the top 44 boys and girls selected to play in the prestigious North vs. South showcase games are nine area girls and seven boys. The girls game starts at 5:30 p.m., and the boys game follows at 8, with both televised on ESPNU.<\/p>\n

Here are a few storylines to follow on Saturday:<\/p>\n

Area girls looking to make their mark at Clemson<\/h4>\n

Led by Manchester Valley graduate Emma Penczek, The Baltimore Sun’s All-Metro Player of the Year and recently named girls Athlete of the Year, upstart Clemson is bringing in a strong 2025 recruiting class with area flavor.<\/p>\n

Penczek, Inside Lacrosse’s No. 2 recruit, headlines the group as a highly skilled, do-everything midfielder. Joining Penczek are St. Paul’s attacker Marleigh O’Day and Maryvale Prep goalie Tess DeLuca. This past spring, Clemson went 14-7 overall and 6-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, making it first NCAA Tournament appearance and claiming an opening-round win over Navy.<\/p>\n

Penczek is looking forward to helping the Tigers continue their upward trend. In leading Manchester Valley to the Class 2A state crown and a 19-0 record this spring, she closed her stellar four-year career with 329 goals, breaking the Carroll County record of 307 set by Century star Katie Schwartzmann in 2010. In addition, her 158 assists, 487 points, 437 draw controls and 122 caused turnovers are all program bests.<\/p>\n

“I’m so excited to go to Clemson \u2014 everything about it is so perfect,” Penczek said. “The people, the place, the atmosphere, the coaches. The group of girls I’m going into freshman year with are all so amazing and I can’t imagine doing it with anyone else.”<\/p>\n

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Boys' Latin attackman Matt Higgins is heading to Maryland. (Amy Davis\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A sneak peek at future Terps<\/h4>\n

Maryland lacrosse fans will get a preview of what’s to come from three area standouts who will be on the field Saturday before heading to College Park to start their college careers.<\/p>\n

Boys’ Latin attackman Matt Higgins and McDonogh goalie Aidan Seibel \u2014 both two-time All-Metro first team picks \u2014 will be playing in the boys game. St. Paul’s defender Sofia Herrera is the lone area girl.<\/p>\n

Two more future Terps were named All Americans. Midfielder Christopher Alexis (Salisbury, Connecticut) will be participating in the boys game and attacker Ava Meyn (Bayport-Blue Point, New York) is set to play in the girls game.<\/p>\n

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Calvert Hall\u2019s Ben Cuomo, right, goes airborne facing off against Spalding\u2019s Ryan Criswell. Cuomo will get a chance to face off against the nation's top seniors. (Kenneth K. Lam\/Staff)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cuomo will be locked in<\/h4>\n

While players often don’t go all out in all-star game settings, Calvert Hall faceoff specialist Ben Cuomo sees Saturday’s showcase as a valuable chance to see how he measures up with the other country’s top players at the X.<\/p>\n

“With faceoff guys, there’s a ton of good ones, but very rarely do you get to go against the best of the best,” he said. “So to be able to play against the top-ranked guys in the country is truly an amazing opportunity. I’m excited to go to battle.”<\/p>\n