G8 HS Teams That Impressed

Nike G8 High School Teams That Impressed

The Nike G8 was packed with college coaches, and high school teams showed up and showed out in a big way. With bragging rights, revenge games, national rankings, and recruiting attention on the line, here’s a breakdown of who impressed across the 2027, 2028, and 2029 classes:

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2027

Black Bracket
Yellow Jackets Piscitelli impressed, going a perfect 4-0. Each win came by at least four goals, with victories over Monster White, South Jersey Select Black, Mass Elite Blue, and Coppermine North.

Blue Bracket
Steps Elite NJ: Carolina also went 4-0. They cruised through their first three games against NXT Volt, Coppermine Blue, and All American Aim Stars & Stripes, then edged Long Island Top Guns Purple in a tight one-goal finish to complete their undefeated run.

Green Bracket
Mass Elite White joined the 4-0 club, winning every game by at least two goals. They took down Concept Lacrosse, Hero’s White, Sky Walkers White, and Capital Orange.

Orange Bracket
Two teams finished 3-1:

• CT Grizzlies Navy

  earned wins over All American Aim, Mad Dog West Elite, and Yellow Jackets North Mager, falling only to Salt City Pink.
  
  
  

• Yellow Jackets North Mager

  claimed victories over Salt City Pink, South Jersey Select Pink, and All American Aim, with their lone loss coming to the Grizzlies.
  
  
  

Pink Bracket
Three teams went 3-1 in a highly competitive bracket:

• #22 Sky Walkers Blue

  picked up wins over #15 Laxachusetts Black, #25 MD United, and avenged an earlier loss to #23 Team 180. Their loss came against #16 Steps California.
  
  
  

• Steps California

  also finished 3-1, beating MD United and Laxachusetts before falling to #24 Monster Purple.
  
  
  

• Monster Purple

  went 3-1 with wins over MD United and Team 180, and a loss to Laxachusetts Black. They split the summer series with both Laxachusetts and Team 180.
  
  
  

Purple Bracket
#14 Florida Select went 3-1 to top the bracket. They picked up a key revenge win over #17 Long Island Top Guns Black, and also defeated #21 Capital Blue and Coppermine Black. Their only loss came to #19 Steps Elite NJ Navy, who they tied earlier in the summer.

Red Bracket
#3 Hero’s Green and #5 Mass Elite Red both finished 3-1:

• Hero’s Green

  got revenge wins over Mass Elite and #2 Yellow Jackets Stadler, along with a win over #7 Aces Elite. Their only loss was to #9 HHH Philly, splitting their summer series.
  
  
  

• Mass Elite Red

  notched wins over Yellow Jackets Stadler, Prime Time (a revenge win), and Aces Elite, maintaining their undefeated record against the latter.
  
  
  

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2028

Black Bracket
Mass Elite White dominated, winning all games by five goals or more. They defeated Coppermine North, Salt City Green, Yellow Jackets Ramos, and South Jersey Select Black.

Blue Bracket
Yellow Jackets Carannante also went undefeated, beating Monster White, South Jersey Select Pink, Coppermine Blue, and Steps Elite NJ White.

Green Bracket
NXT Volt took the top spot at 3-1, with their only loss coming to a strong Hero’s White team. They grabbed wins over Sky Walkers White, MD United West, and Capital Orange.

Orange Bracket
#12 Salt City Pink swept their bracket, defeating CT Grizzlies, All American Aim, Yellow Jackets North Howe, and Concept Lacrosse — all by four goals or more.

Pink Bracket
#21 Capital Blue emerged on top at 3-1, knocking off higher-ranked opponents including #16 Sky Walkers Blue, #19 Laxachusetts Black, and Steps California. Their only loss came to #25 NXT Black, who they had tied earlier this summer.

Purple Bracket
#9 Aces Elite went 3-0-1. They tied #13 HHH Philly and secured tight wins over #23 Mad Dog West Elite, #6 Monster Purple, and #20 Team 180.

Red Bracket
No surprises here: the #1 team in the country — Yellow Jackets Maget — went undefeated. They grabbed a revenge win over #2 Hero’s Green (after two previous summer losses), and stayed perfect against #8 MD United East and #11 Coppermine Black. They also claimed their first matchup against #4 Prime Time this summer.

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2029

Black Bracket
Top Guns Purple led the way at 3-0-1. They tied Mass Elite Blue and picked up wins over Coppermine Blue, Salt City Green, and South Jersey Select Pink.

Blue Bracket
Steps Elite NJ: Carolina went 4-0, earning wins over Coppermine North, Monster White, Yellow Jackets North KC, and Mass Elite White — all by at least three goals.

Green Bracket
CT Grizzlies Orange posted a perfect weekend, defeating Yellow Jackets Manning, Salt City Pink, Hero’s White, and All American Aim (who they also beat earlier this summer).

Orange Bracket
Two teams stood out:

• #11 Steps Elite NJ Navy

  beat #15 CT Grizzlies Pink, HHH Philly Blue, and Gold Coast Black (a rematch win), but lost to Mad Dog West Elite.
  
  
  

• CT Grizzlies Pink

  picked up wins over Mad Dog West Elite, Laxachusetts Black, and HHH, but lost to Steps.
  
  
  

Purple Bracket
#8 Aces Elite and #10 Prime Time Navy both went 3-0-1. Their only blemish was a tie against each other — despite Aces having defeated Prime Time twice earlier this summer.

• Aces’ other wins came against #25 Steps California, #18 Team 180, and Yellow Jackets North Williams.
  
  
  

• Prime Time’s wins were over #16 Mass Elite Red, Team 180, and Steps California — remaining undefeated vs. the West Coast squad.
  
  
  

Red Bracket
#4 Coppermine North topped a loaded bracket with a 2-0-2 record. They grabbed huge wins over #9 Long Island Top Guns Black and #1 Yellow Jackets Friedman (now 3-0 vs. them this summer). Their ties came against #7 Monster Purple and #3 Hero’s Green.

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With over 200 college coaches on the sidelines at the G8, these teams made the most of one of the summer’s final — and biggest — recruiting events.