Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 3/17/26
One of a series of scholastic previews for the 2026 season
The Hill School
League: Mid-Atlantic Prep
Head Coach: Dave Page (HC, 5th year, 48-26), Dave Mullen (DC), Bailey O’Connor (OC), Dave Shefferman, Assistant Coach
2025 Record: 13-7
2025 Team Honors: PAISAA Semi-Finalist, MAPL Runner Up
Key returners: We bring back all but four playing members of the 2025 squad.
Key newcomers: Ryan Kastroll, Sr D (Utah) Sawyer Smith, Sr Mid (Hobart), Ben Pagano, Jr D, Chase Pagano, So Mid, Dom Charlesworth, So D, Lach Dumais, Fr M/A,
Coach’s Outlook for 2026: “We bring back a good bit of experience and talent and feel like this is our deepest, most talented group to date. We’re excited to play a top National schedule and challenge ourselves ahead of making a run at PAISAAs this year.”
AIM Academy
League: Penn-Jersey
Head Coach: Tommy Belmont 2nd year with program
Assistants: Andrew Totaro, David Smith
2025 Record: 8-3, won PJAA League Championship for first time in program history
Key Returning Players:
Anthony Gray Defense Gwynedd Mercy University Commit
Trent Weidamoyer Defense/LSM
Jax Lockard-Smith Midfield
Connor Malinder Attack
Dom Giegerich Attack/Midfield
Will Keenan Defense
Key Newcomers
Xavier Braddock Midfield
Jaiden Levine Attack
Addison Ross Midfield
Jack Perry Attack/Mid
Coach’s Outlook: Last year was a very special year for our program as we won our league championship for the first time in school history. We return several key upperclassmen from that team and have a nice mix of young players who have improved a lot since last season. We have a very challenging schedule that we believe will help us to reach our goal of playing our best lacrosse in May.
