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Archbishop Spalding's Cooper Johnson commits to Flagler for lacrosse

Two-sport star seeks to help the Cavaliers win the school's first MIAA lacrosse championship

Al Franyo

Archbishop Spalding's Cooper Johnson has committed to Flagler University in Florida to continue his college lacrosse career.
Archbishop Spalding's Cooper Johnson has committed to Flagler University in Florida to continue his college lacrosse career. / Cooper Johnson

As was featured here recently, the Flagler Saints, led by Coach Brian Duncan and in their fourth season of Divison II play, have taken their mens lacrosse program to much higher levels this year.

The growth is reflected in both their on-field results and their ability to add MIAA lacrosse talent to their roster.

Flagler, from beautiful and quaint St. Augustine, Florida, is current ranked No. 8 in this week’s USILA Coaches Poll, the school's highest ranking ever. And, recently, Coach Duncan received another big commitment from another 2026 MIAA face-off man.

Cooper Johnson from Archbishop Spalding, who competes in both football and lacrosse, has committed to Flagler. Cooper plays year-round with his ProStart Lacrosse club team.

At Flagler, Johnson will continue to wear the red and he says he chose Flagler for lacrosse because of the program’s growth over the years and the strong leadership of the coaching staff. Coach Duncan has built a competitive program, which was the top reason for Cooper picking the Saints. The overall team atmosphere and camaraderie were also very impressive to him. And, as for the academic side, he plans to pursue a degree in Sports Management.

Many congratulations to Cooper. We can say that he currently has ties to both a high school and a college program that not only have shown a lot of improvement in the past few years, but which may well have even better results to come. While nothing is promised, wouldn’t it be something if Cooper was a part of the first MIAA A Conference title and national championship teams for Spalding and Flagler, respectively?

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Al Franyo
AL FRANYO

Al Franyo has been a die-hard fan and follower of lacrosse, especially at the high school and college levels, since the late-80s. He absolutely loves watching games, as well as talking and writing about the sport. On Facebook, he founded the College Lacrosse Discussion Page, which has well over 15,000 members, and helped found and runs the MIAA Lacrosse Discussion Page, which has nearly 5,000 members. The MIAA A Conference is one of the strongest, most competitive and exciting high school conferences in America. Three of his favorite topics include recruiting news about players making college commitments, programs taking the next steps under their respective head coaches, and programs that are so-called "sleepers" when it comes to being very good to great. Even with lacrosse growing at such a rapid pace, Franyo loves how it is still such a small, tight, and fun world. And, in many ways, it is its own culture. He began writing about his favorite sport for High School On SI in 2024. Twitter: @alfranyo

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