National Championship AA Preview: Prime Time

Follow the NLF on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. This is the Prime Time 2020 and 2021 preview for the 2019 NLF Club National Championships. We’ll be profiling some of the top players from every 2020 AA and 2021 AA teams who will be in attendance. 

2020
Top Commits

Logan Darrin, LSM, Brunswick (Conn.) / Harvard
Jack Dowd, defense, Ridgefield (Conn.) / Lafayette
Brody Firestein, midfield, Brunswick (Conn.) / Penn State
Luke Mercer, midfield, John Jay (N.Y.) / Penn State
Jeff Nugent, midfield, Hamden Hall (Conn.) / Richmond

Top Uncommitted Players 

Cameron Delcristo, midfield, Hopkins (Conn.) – Highlights Delcristo had a great fall and has been excellent this summer again, earning a spot on the Conny Under Armour team. He’s a tall, athletic and slippery midfielder with the ability to stretch out a defense with his shooting range.

Solomon Hess, LSM, Trinity-Pawling (Conn.) – Highlights. A big-time threat in transition who’s great off the ground, Hess also has the versatility to play down low, and he played a lot for T-P this spring.

Nicholas Pecora, goalie, Deerfield (Mass.) – Highlights. On track to be a three-year starter at Deerfield, Pecora stopped more than 60 percent of shots sent his way for the second straight year. He’s an excellent stopper who comes up with highlight saves, and he’s also strong on the clear and in communicating with his defense.

2021
Top Uncommitted Players

Keith Boyer, defense, Yorktown (N.Y.) – The younger brother of Notre Dame starter Jose Boyer is making a name for himself.

“I think he’s right there among the best defensemen in the country,” Prime Time director Nick Daniello said.

The younger Boyer, a sophomore All-American at Yorktown this spring, has great feet and an elite stick, the mentality to be a No. 1 defenseman and the versatility that everyone loves.

Holt Matheis, attack, Darien (Conn.) – Highlights. Case Matheis‘ little brother isn’t so bad himself. A starter as a sophomore for Darien, the younger Matheis earned All-FCI honorable-mention honors as a sophomore. He’s an X attackman with great vision, and he’s a threat to dodge and finish with either hand.

Colin Mulshine, defense, Brunswick (Conn.) – Highlights. A rare starter as a sophomore for Brunswick’s nationally-ranked squad, Mulshine is a big and rangy three-sport varsity athlete – football and basketball – who is another shutdown defenseman.