2025 Kentucky End of The Season Superlatives

The 2025 high school lacrosse season in Kentucky was a historic one, being the first played under the KHSAA umbrella, and filled with excitement and surprises.   The Trinity Shamrocks trotted off the field at Martha Layne Collins High School in Shelbyville on May 21st as the inaugural KHSAA champions. Since that night, we've been taking a look back at season that was in Kentucky with breakdowns of each of the final four teams and standouts from the year in each class.   Putting a bow on our look back at 2025, let's roll out some end of the season superlatives:   Game of The Year   South Oldham 15, Woodford County 11 (KHSAA semifinals)   On what was a cool late-May Monday night, the South Oldham Dragons and Woodford County Yellowjackets put on one of the best displays of Kentucky high school lacrosse of the year. The Dragons won and showed their superiority multiple times in the contest, the growing power that is Woodford County flexed their muscle and showed that they belong in the conversation among the best programs in the state.   The South Oldham junior duo of Harrison Ramsey and [player_tooltip player_id='24119' first='Rylan' last='Rogers'] combined for eight goals in the win. Senior faceoff man Owen Rupp dominated the dot, going 82% in the win. Sophomore Greyson Hodge led Woodford County with seven points (4G/3A) in the loss but showed clearly why he is one of the best young guns in the state.   Team of The Year   Trinity Shamrocks   This pick is obvious. The Shamrocks went 15-7 overall, 6-0 in region four, and ended the season as inaugural KHSAA champions. En route to that title, the Shamrocks got revenge on arch rival St. Xavier with an 11-9 quarterfinal victory. That win came nearly two moths after Trinity had bowed to the Tigers 12-9 in regular season. A blowout victory over first region champion South Warren punched the Shamrocks' ticket to the championship game where they defeated sixth region champion South Oldham 12-8. Senior Noah Hollister netted five goals to lead the way for the Shamrocks in the title victory. The regular season meeting between the two yielded a 16-7 win in favor of the Shamrocks.   In addition to the efforts of Hollister, which benefited the Shamrocks greatly down the stretch, Trinity was led by fellow seniors Logan Bryant at midfield and Sam Alexander at LSM. It was another senior in Adam Wickel who anchored things in cage for Trinity as a first-year starter.   Surprise Team of The Year   South Warren Spartans   South Warren's season ended on a rather sour note with the eventual champion Trinity Shamrocks handing them a 19-0 loss in the state semifinals. However, that final result does not diminish just how impressive a season the Spartans. The boys from Vette City impressed as they went 8-6 overall and 4-1 in region one play. South Warren featured a 31-man roster that had only five seniors and two juniors. Thus, it was young talent that mostly carried this team.   Senior Sid Stewart led the offense with 59 points (38G/21A) but sophomore Austins Kitchens wasn't far behind. Freshman [player_tooltip player_id='128148' first='Haydon' last='Bird'] was dominant at the faceoff dot and goalie Cody Woods showed a ton as just as sophomore.   Offensive Player of The Year   Logan Bryant, M, Trinity   I've written a lot about Bryant over the past few years and rightfully so. Headed to Fairfield in the fall, Bryant has consistently been on one of the best - if not the best - offensive weapons in the Bluegrass State. In many cases, Bryant put his team on his back this past spring and was indeed the focal point of the Trinity offense. A dangerous dodger, he led the state with 119 points off 82 goals and 37 assists.   Defensive Player of The Year   Sam Alexander, LSM, Trinity   Alexander will be heading to Jacksonville in the fall to play for the Dolphins. During his career with the Shamrocks, the LSM consistently showed to be arguably the best and most impactful poles in the Commonwealth. He has all the makings of a modern LSM with his ability to lay everywhere. Alexander can make an impact on defense as a defender, in transition offense, and on the wings of the faceoff.   Specialist of The Year   Owen Rupp, FO, South Oldham   Rupp has arguably been the best most important player to his team each of the past few seasons. His high school career ended with a state championship loss but he certainly left a legacy as one of the best faceoff men in state has ever seen. Off to Mount St. Mary's in the fall, Rupp proved to be a threat both at the dot and as a regular offensive talent during his career with the Dragons. He was the team's second-leading scorer this spring with 84 points off 51 goals and 33 assists. Rupp went a combined 40-for-53 (75%) at the dot in the Dragons' during the final four. He went went 16-for-24 (66%) in the title game.   Breakout Player of The Year   [player_tooltip player_id='128659' first='Will' last='Moore'], M, Sayre   Moore is not a guy who I had much on my radar coming into the season. Although, he proved to be impactful for a Sayre squad that has promise and gave the eventual seventh region champs Henry Clay a run for their money in the region tournament. Moore has showed comfort in many different spots on the field and in different roles, whether that be as an initiator or a off-ball threat. He put up 88 points off 58 goals and 30 assists this past spring.

The 2025 high school lacrosse season in Kentucky was a historic one, being the first played under the KHSAA umbrella, and filled with excitement and surprises.