Ryan Graff was one of three Bloomington Jefferson players named to the 12-member All-American team by the state boys' lacrosse coaches association. Photo by Mark Hvidsten
Bloomington Jefferson junior attackman Ryan Graff, senior defender Nate Buswell and senior long-stick midfielder Alex Wilson are three of the 12 players selected as All-Americans by the state boys' lacrosse coaches association.
Graff scored a team-high 35 goals in 13 regular-season games while Buswell and Wilson combined to record 63 takeaways and 80 ground balls, helping the Jaguars finish the regular season with a 13-0 record and the No. 2 ranking in the coaches poll. Bloomington Jefferson won the inaugural Metro West Conference title and earned the No. 2 seed in the Section 3 playoffs.
Prior Lake and Blake each had two All-Americans.
Senior midfielder Cullen Sowder and junior faceoff specialist Jack Dessler led the No. 1-ranked Lakers to a 13-0 regular-season record, the South Suburban Conference championship and the top seed in the Section 3 playoffs.
The No. 8-ranked Bears posted an 8-4 regular-season mark behind the play of junior goalie Nick Washuta and junior defender Crey Bankes.
The All-American team also represents the all-state first team as selected by the coaches. Second- and third-team all-state picks were also named, as were first- and second-team selections from each of the state's eight postseason sections.
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Roman Rohrbach | Lakeville North | Attack | 12 |
Ryan Graff | Bloomington Jefferson | Attack | 11 |
Luke VanOverbeke | Rosemount | Attack | 11 |
Scott McNamara | Academy of Holy Angels | Midfield | 12 |
Connar Dehnert | White Bear Lake | Midfield | 12 |
Cullen Sowder | Prior Lake | Midfield | 12 |
Nate Buswell | Bloomington Jefferson | Defense | 12 |
Crey Bankes | Blake | Defense | 12 |
J.C. Conklin | East Ridge | Defense | 12 |
Alex Wilson | Bloomington Jefferson | LSM | 12 |
Jack Dessler | Prior Lake | FOGO | 11 |
Nick Washuta | Blake | Goaltender | 11 |
Tag(s): Boys Boys MSHSL Conferences Big 9 Owatonna Rochester Rochester JM/Lourdes Rochester Mayo Metro East Hill-Murray Mahtomedi Simley St. Thomas Academy Tartan Lake Eden Prairie Edina Wayzata Chanhassen Chaska Holy Angels Benilde-St. Margaret's Robbinsdale Cooper Spring Lake Park/Coon Rapids Totino-Grace Northwest Suburban Andover Anoka Blaine Centennial Champlin Park Maple Grove Osseo/Park Center Orono South Suburban Apple Valley Bloomington Jefferson Bloomington Kennedy/Burnsville Eagan Eastview/Apple Valley Lakeville North Lakeville South Prior Lake Rosemount Suburban East Cretin-Derham Hall East Ridge Mounds View Park of Cottage Grove Stillwater White Bear Lake Woodbury Tri Metro Blake Breck Providence Academy Wright County Delano/Rockford Holy Family Orono Metro West IMAC Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8