The 2026 boys high school lacrosse season has begun and Laxnumbers will once again post the best performances in points, goals, assists, face-offs and saves. 

News and Notes From Around the Country

Felton Grove (N.C.) sophomore Ryan Knuettel set the North Carolina record for most points in a game with a 19-point performance against Voyager Academy (N.C.) on March 23. 

Knuettel handed out 12 assists and scored seven goals in a 21-3 victory. 

His performance breaks the previous record of 18 points scored by Gavyn Sandlin from Vance Charter (N.C.) on March 17, 2022. His 12 assists puts him in a three-way tie for the second-most in a game in state history.

Knuettel becomes the 11th reported player to have scored at least 19 points in a game in the history of boys lacrosse. The last time it happened was in 2024 when Tieson Cooper from Grand Ledge (Mich.) and Angelo Giannini from Farmington (Mich.) each put up 19 points in a game during the season. 

Jimmy Lewis still holds the record with a 21-point game while at Uniondale (N.Y.) in 1961.

Knuettel has 36 goals and 35 assists through 11 games this season.

Mac Kerschbaum, a sophomore from Xenia (Ohio) set a program record with an eight-goal performance on March 23. Kerschbaum scored eight in a 16-6 win over Monroe (Ohio). First reported by The Dayton Daily News.

Hayden Marshall from Chartiers Valley (Pa.) set a school record with 10 goals in a 25-8 win over North Hills (Pa.) on March 26. Marshalle scored 10 goals and had one assist in the victory. Teammate Austin Tornabene won 26-of-28 faceoffs and Darien Strosnider reached 200 career points with a five-goal, three assist performance in the victory.

Rankings Movement

Every Monday each of our state rankings are updated and this past week brought movement among some states. Here's some movement from last week.

Judge Memorial Catholic (Utah) moved up eight spots to No. 5 after rebounding from an 0-2 start to go 2-0 last week. 

St. Margaret’s Episcopal (Calif.) moved up three spots to No. 1 after a dominant week. The Tartans went 2-0 and outscored its opponents 35-7.

Severn School (Md.) made a big jump, up 11 spots, to sit at No. 2 in the MIAA-A rankings.This week, the Admirals get into conference play with a game at St. Paul’s (Md.) following by Gilman (Md.). 

States that have gone live already are:

• Alabama
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• California
• Florida
• Georgia
• Independent Prep Schools
• Louisiana
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• North Carolina
• Nevada
• Oklahoma
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Utah

Coach Milestone Potential

Did you know that coach records can be updated in real time?

If a coach is verified for the current season, their career record will update with the team’s record. If you have yet to verify your head coach for the 2026 season, please submit them with their current tenure and we will take care of the rest. 

Coaches who are verified and records are confirmed, populate our various state leaders lists in addition to our Career Wins list. You can watch your head coach climb the lists!

Some coaches who’ve been verified for 2026 that could reach milestone victories this season include*:

St. Joseph Metuchen (N.J.) Head Coach Tony Calandara could earn his 350 win this season. He needs 10 wins, which he has done in every season since 2010 - except 2023

Bruce Garcia needs at 15-win season to reach 400 for his career at Central Bucks East (Pa.). The Patriots are 2-2 this season and coming off a 14-win season in 2025.

Dave Giarrusso needs 10 wins to reach 350 for his career. The Verona (N.J.) Head Coach has won at least 10 games in each of the past two seasons.

Rob Goodwin should earn win No. 300 this season. The West Morris Central (N.J.) Head Coach has 297 and never won fewer than seven games in a season.

If Marc Moreau leads Rumson-Fair Haven (N.J.) to at least five wins this year, which he has done every season since 2004, he will earn the 300 victory of his career.

Mike Webster will earn the 400th win of his career this season. The longtime Pingry (N.J.) head coach sits at 399 entering the season. The Big Blue’s first game is at Bridgewater-Raritan (N.J.) on March 28.

*based on information gathered and submitted to Laxnumbers

Submission Form

Laxnumbers has a Stat Submission form for you to submit both player and coach information for inclusion in our Stat Leaders and weekly boys lacrosse notebook. 

This is the only sure-fire way to get a player or coach’s information added/updated on Laxnumbers. Let Mike Loveday know if you run into any issues or have any questions.

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