The 2026 high school season will go down as the breakout stretch of play for Sears as he caused 25 turnovers and vacuumed up 79 groundballs. Sears is an athletic and fleet-footed prospect with an aggressive stick who can run at LSM and close defense. Sears excels at pressing out on ball carriers and harassing them into turnovers via slaps, lifts, pokes, and can openers. He can also put the ground by playing a physical brand of defense. When the ball hits the turf, Sears’ quick reactions, positioning skills, and sure-handed stick work allow him to secure the GB. Once he has possession, Sears can trigger fast break chances by swiftly legging the rock out himself or via precise outlet passes. With his speed and shifty moves, Sears is a legitimate threat to carry the ball deep into the offensive end and then fire a shot into the net. Sears has demonstrated a high lacrosse IQ in the clearing game as well as in the way he navigates screen action and communicates with teammates.

Sears has been a two-year starter at Shawnee, but this spring served as his breakout stretch of play. This 2028 pole owns impressive speed, an active stick, and a physical edge to his game. As a sophomore, Sears played both close defense and LSM. From both positions, Sears proved that he is an elite ground ball machine who could vacuum up GBs in the open field as well as in traffic. Once the ball was in his stick, Sears generated transition chances by swiftly legging the rock out himself or via accurate clearing passes. Defensively, Sears excelled at creating turnovers via punishing stick checks and crafty pokes, as well as by taking the body. His smooth lateral footwork and positioning skills enabled Sears to keep ball carriers in front of him for long stretches. Finally, Sears is a high IQ pole who did an impressive job of recognizing and then marking cutters.