Meet the Gainesville Sun's All-Area Boys Lacrosse Teams, Player of the Year

Pressure has followed Pierce Montes all his life.

First, his father is a lacrosse coach.

Second was playing for a program like Oak Hall, the best in the Gainesville area.

Third was living up to last season. In 2022, Montes ranked in the top 5 in Florida in points and assists.

As such, there remained questions if the pressure would weigh down the Eagles junior.

No way.

Montes once again ranked in the top 6 in points and assists as OH got within one game of the Class 1A State Semifinals.

Now, Montes is the Sun's All-Gainesville Area Boys Lacrosse Player of the Year.

Earlier in the season, Montes became Oak Hall's all-time points leader. He is committed to High Point University in North Carolina, but he still has one season left in the burgundy and gold.

Below is the full Boys Lacrosse team , consisting of 20 athletes from five local schools.

Congrats to all, and be sure to check out the girls lacrosse team as well!

Gainesville Sun All-Area Boys Lacrosse First Team

Defender : Colby Balogh, Oak Hall, Senior – 34 ground balls

Defender : Tommy Weber, Oak Hall, Junior – 83 GBs (47 ^th in 1A)

Defender : Tyler Kinsell, Buchholz, Senior

Midfielder : Andrew Jimenez, Oak Hall, Senior – 67 goals (20th in FL, 9th in 1A), 89 PTs (36th in FL, 20th in 1A), 22 As (65th in 1A)

Midfielder : Jacob Quigley, Oak Hall, Senior – 90 GBs (65 ^th in FL, 31 ^st in 1A)

Midfielder : Liam Mcswain, Santa Fe, Senior – 20 As (76 ^th in 1A), 77 GBs (57 ^th in 1A)

Attacker : Dominic Moreschi, Oak Hall, Freshman – 36 As (45 ^th in FL, 19 ^th in 1A), 65 PTs (56 ^th in 1A)

Attacker : Pierce Montes, Oak Hall, Junior – 60 assists (4 ^th in FL, 4 ^th in 1A), 116 points (6 ^th in FL, 6 ^th in 1A), 56 goals (51 ^st in FL, 29 ^th in 1A)

Attacker : Steven Rubert, Newberry, Senior – 31 PTs, 21 goals, 10 As

Goalie : Erik Walker, Newberry, Freshman – .672 save percentage (10 ^th in FL, 5 ^th in 1A), 7.600 goals against average (51 ^st in FL, 22 ^nd in 1A)

Gainesville Sun All-Area Boys Lacrosse Second Team

Defender : Carl Carter, Gainesville High, Senior

Defender : Chris Bassett, Santa Fe, Senior – 33 GBs

Defender : Matt Swift, Buchholz, Junior

Midfielder : Bishop McCoy, GHS, Senior

Midfielder : Justin Smith, Santa Fe, Senior – 53 GBs, 5 As, 14 goals, 19 PTs

Midfielder : Kaden Rowell, Santa Fe, Senior – 89 GBs (32 ^nd in 1A), 35 goals (90 ^th in 1A)

Attacker : Daniel Swift, Buchholz, Freshman

Attacker : Daniel Wilbon, GHS

Attacker : Drew King, Buchholz, Sophomore

Goalie : Tyler Trefzger, Oak Hall, Junior -- .560 save percentage

Coach of the Year: Jonathan Montes, Oak Hall

Montes continued the dynasty that is Oak Hall's boys lacrosse program and nearly brought it to new heights in 2024. The Eagles went 17-4 and won districts. They stormed through the Class 1A-Region 1 quarterfinals and semifinals before a tight, one-goal loss to Bolles. With his son, Pierce, back next season, expectations remain high once again on Gainesville's west side.

Noah Ram covers Gainesville-area high school sports and University of Florida athletics for The Gainesville Sun. Contact him at Nram@gannett.com and follow him @Noah_ram1 on Twitter.

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