Eight McCallie School lacrosse players signed letters of intent Thursday to play for NCAA schools next year, making 17 since 2009 with three underclassmen already committed for the future and another senior expected to pick among three Division II universities next week.
Another senior, Ryan McRae, is headed to play for Division III member Birmingham-Southern.
Tyler Wilks and All-American goalie Tate Boyce signed Thursday with Providence College, while Braiden Davis signed with Vermont, Drew Lokacs with Boston University, Jake Adams with Jacksonville, Paul Silverblatt with Bellarmine, Blake Center with Furman and Zach Stephenson with Young Harris.
“Every one of these kids had other offers, and all of them are very good students,” said McCallie coach Troy Kemp.
Boyce, a boarding student from Charlotte, was the first McCallie player to commit as a sophomore. He also was recruited by Denver, Cornell, Dartmouth, Hofstra and Brown, but like Wilks he praised Providence’s coaches and recently upgraded facilities. Wilks, a boarder from Atlanta, looked also at Michigan, Furman and High Point.