The second half of his senior year was about as memorable as it could get athletically for Tommy Ruder.
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De Smet senior Tommy Ruder is the Post-Dispatch All-Metro boys lacrosse player of the year. Paul Baillargeon, Special to
2023 All-Metro boys lacrosse first team
Baylor Adamovsky, senior, Lafayette
Baylor Adamovsky, Lafayette
Led the area in goals (71) and goals per game (3.9), earning first-team all-state status. Adamovsky ranked third in the area with 87 points, highlighted by a nine-point outburst against Seckman. He collected 48 ground balls and helped the Lancers score double-digit goals in 15 of 18 contests. Named an Academic All-American, Adamovsky will play lacrosse at Elmhurst University.
Danny Campbell, senior, SLUH
Danny Campbell, SLUH
Scored 38 goals and added seven assists, earning first-team all-state honors. Campbell tallied at least four points in six games, including a season-high five against Priory in the opener. Was an integral part of the Junior Billikens' run to the Class 2 semifinals for the 11th time in the last 12 seasons. Campbell will play lacrosse at Hobart College.
Jacob Goldstein, senior, Ladue
Jacob Goldstein, Ladue
Won 79.1% of faceoffs, which was third in the area, and scooped up an area-best 261 ground balls, earning All-American and first-team all-state honors. Goldstein far and away led the area in ground balls per game (16.3) and also paced the area with 310 faceoffs won. Also finished fourth in the area with 53 goals for the Class 1 runner-up Rams. Goldstein will play lacrosse at Gettysburg (Pa.) College.
George Herron, senior, MICDS
George Herron, MICDS
Topped the area in a pair of goaltending categories with 14 wins and a 5.70 goals against average. Herron also ranked among the area leaders with 168 saves, including a pair of 18-stop performances for the Rams, who finished second in Class 2. He also was selected to the All-American and first-team all-state squads.
Henry Oliver, sophomore, MICDS
Henry Oliver, MICDS
Rated as the No. 59 overall prospect in the Class of 2025 by the National Lacrosse Federation. Oliver is an elite-level player who was named as first-team all-state defender for the Class 2 runner-up Rams. He ranked 12th among all area players this season with 38 caused turnovers.
Tyler Petersen, senior, MICDS
Tyler Petersen, MICDS
Wore the prestigious No. 35 for the Rams and joined Oliver as a lockdown defender for the Rams to earn first-team all-state status. Petersen led the area in caused turnovers with 71 and also picked up 70 ground balls, including 10 in one game against Lafayette.
Emmett Rossiter, senior, Chaminade
Emmett Rossiter, Chaminade
Displayed a balanced offensive game this season with 41 goals and 38 assists for 79 points for a Red Devils team that earned its third consecutive finish in the Missouri Scholastic Lacrosse Association’s final four. Rossiter scored multiple goals in 13 of 16 games this season and notched a season-high seven points in a contest on five different occasions.
Marco Sansone, junior, SLUH
Marco Sansone, SLUH
Was one of two players named to the all-state first-team for a Junior Billikens squad that reached the semifinals for the 11th time in the last 12 seasons. Sansone racked up 67 ground balls and 32 caused turnovers this season. He was also tabbed as the Metro Catholic Conference defensive player of the year.
Charlie Schellhardt, senior, CBC
Charlie Schellhardt, CBC
Compiled a dominant offensive season for the Cadets with 65 goals and 42 assists for 107 points. Schellhardt's assist total was tops in the area, while his goal and point totals both ranked second. His individual highlight was a 12-goal, 16-point outburst in a win over Marquette, breaking the CBC mark for most points in a single game.
Kyle Sindelar, senior, De Smet
Kyle Sindelar, De Smet
The Academic All-American was the central part of the attack for the Class 2 champion Spartans. Sindelar tallied 35 goals and 54 points this season, ranking first for goals and tied for first in points among all Class 2 midfielders. He saved his best performances in games against top teams with nine of his goals coming in five games against the area's other top four squads.
Tommy Walsh, senior, CBC
Tommy Walsh, CBC
Racked up the honors this season with selections as an All-American, a first-team all-state player and Metro Catholic Conference player of the year. Walsh was tops in the area with an 81.6 percent faceoff win rate, including 293 wins, and he also was third in the area with 180 groundballs. He leaves CBC with three school records in his possession.
2023 All-Metro boys lacrosse second team
Josh Bertram, junior, SLUH
Notched 33 goals and a team-high 59 points for a Junior Billikens squad that reached the semifinals for the 11th time in the last 12 seasons. Bertram tallied a pair of four-goal games and also amassed five other games with hat tricks.
Willy Carpenter, junior, MICDS
Midfielder led the Class 2 runner-up Rams this season in both goals (38) and points (52). An Academic All-American, Carpenter also contributed 55 ground balls.
Finley Desai, senior, John Burroughs
Midfielder was selected as a Class 2 first-team all-state player after a season in which he scored 39 goals and tallied 56 points. Desai also amassed 32 ground balls for the Bombers.
Ethan Divis, senior, Chaminade
Was the top defensive player for a Red Devils team that advanced to their third successive semifinal appearance. A Class 2 second-team all-stater, Divis ranked inside the area's top 15 with 80 ground balls.
Danny Grisham, senior, De Smet
Was one of the leaders of a strong defensive unit for the Class 2 champion Spartans, oftentimes holding down the scoring totals of the other team's top attackers. Grisham scooped up 50 ground balls and also caused 17 turnovers this season.
Aiden Italiano, senior, Lafayette
Captured Class 2 first-team all-state honors at midfield after a strong season for the 14-4 Lancers. He scored 49 goals and tallied 68 points (both second on the team), while also picking up 53 ground balls.
Graden Jansen, senior, Kirkwood
The first-team all-state selection was tabbed player of the game in the Pioneers' win over Ladue in the Class 1 championship. Jansen heads to play at the Milwaukee School of Engineering with the most faceoff wins in state history and the best faceoff percentage in school history.
Liam Kluesner, senior, Eureka
Lockdown defender held down many of the area's top scorers on his way to a selection to the Class 2 all-state first team. Kluesner's 62 caused turnovers were second in the area and he also collected 66 ground balls as the Suburban West Conference defensive player of the year.
Graham Labonte, junior, De Smet
The Academic All-American and second-team all-state selection led the Class 2 champion Spartans in both goals (46) and points (63), with 19 of the points coming against other area top-five squads.
Colin Pim, sophomore, Priory
Compiled a 9-6 mark this season and ranked in the area top seven in both saves (200) and goals against average (8.04). Pim was named to the Class 2 all-state second team.
Johnny Schlattman, senior, Chaminade
Produced a strong offensive season for the Class 2 semifinalist Red Devils with 35 goals, 28 assists and 63 points. A second-team all-state selection, Schlattman was also a first-team all-state and All-Metro player in soccer in the fall.
2023 All-Metro boys lacrosse third team
Myles Garcia-Eidsness, junior, Priory
Ranked fifth in the area in caused turnovers this season with 49. Garcia-Eidsness also scooped up 74 ground balls for the Ravens and was a second-team all-stater.
Nathan Narsh, senior, Marquette
Ranked third in the area this season with 214 saves. The goaltender also compiled a 10.89 goals against average on his way to being selected on the Class 1 all-state first team.
Aidan Nicholson, senior, Francis Howell
Tabbed for the specialist spot on the Class 2 all-state second-team. Nicholson scooped up 67 ground balls and caused 31 turnovers for the 12-4 Vikings.
Nic Ripson, senior, Eureka
Scored 24 goals and added 22 assists for 46 points as part of a campaign in which he netted a Class 2 second-team all-state nod. Also tallied a pair of hat tricks for the Wildcats, who lost in overtime to eventual Class 2 champion De Smet in the quarterfinals.
Cooper Terry, sophomore, Kirkwood
Registered a team-best 34 goals, the first sophomore to lead the Pioneers since all-time leading scorer Andrew Morton, and also amassed 53 points to nab Class 1 first-team all-state honors. Tallied three combined goals in the semifinal and championship games for Class 1 champ Kirkwood.
Javonte Tiller, sophomore, Lindbergh
Tied for third in the area with 62 caused turnovers, which was a Flyers school record. Tiller had some of his stronger games against top opponents and was rewarded with a Class 1 first-team all-state nod on defense.
Tyler Tschudy, junior, MICDS
Class 2 second-team all-state performer was a big part of another strong Rams defense. Tschudy compiled 51 ground balls and also caused 16 turnovers.
Leyton Usry, freshman, Parkway West
Scored 39 goals and tallied 65 points. Usry was selected to the Class 1 all-state squad as a first-team attacker.
Eli Wingbermuehle, senior, Seckman
Tied for fifth in the area with 49 goals and ranked seventh with 70 points as part of a Class 1 first-team all-state campaign. It was Wingbermuehle's third consecutive season of scoring at least 50 points.
Luke Wolfard, sophomore, Lindbergh
Finished second in the area with 92 points and third with 61 goals, both of which were program records, and he finished one assist shy (31) of another school mark. Wolfard, a Class 1 first-team all-state attacker, also broke school records for goals and points in a single game.
Fletcher Wood, senior, Eureka
Ranked second on the Wildcats with 29 goals, including games of four and five goals. Wood was tabbed as a Class 2 second-team all-state midfielder for a Eureka squad that took eventual Class 2 champ De Smet to overtime in the quarterfinals.

