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The inaugural High School on SI Prep School All-America Boys Soccer Team recognizes the very best players from a prep school landscape that represents one of the highest concentrations of elite talent in the U.S. The mix of top domestic players, many who were developed in MLS Next environments, alongside postgraduates and international prospects makes prep schools a fertile recruiting ground for college scouts.

Since prep schools operate outside traditional state high school associations, their level of competition is often overlooked by broader high school honors. Yet these prep programs remain among the most competitive and talent-rich settings in the country.

The final day of the NXT LVL Soccer Showcase brings out the stars. In total, 22 matches featuring 44 of the top prep programs in the country were on display during Day 3.

Charlie Pons, Milton Academy (Mass.), '26: Pons scored the first goal in Milton's 2-0 win over Berkshire School. He created a lot of problems for Berkshire's defense.

Woodstock Academy (Conn.) used a pair of penalty kick goals to put distance between themselves and Loomis Chaffee (Conn.) en route to a 4-1 victory on Sunday at the NXT LVL Soccer Showcase at Afrim's Sports Park.

Woodstock Academy entered the day ranked No. 1 in the Sports Illustrated Prep Top 15 national rankings. Loomis was No. 4. In other marquee matchups, No. 5 Northwood School (N.Y.) blanked No. 15 Pennington School (N.J.), and No. 8 Milton Academy (Mass.) defeated No. 3 Berkshire School (Mass.), with both contests ending 2-0.

Matthew Addai, the superstar from Ghana, turned heads Saturday night as Pennington School (N.J.) pulled away from Hoosac School (N.Y.) in a clash of Prep Top 15 programs.

Addai is only a junior, and he highlights the list of Saturday standouts from the NXT LVL Showcase, a national high school soccer showcase event that features most of the nation's top prep programs.

Pennington School (N.J.) showcased its explosive offense, Northwood School (N.Y.) proved it could battle back when trailing, and Western Reserve Academy (Ohio) notched another high-scoring win to headline Day 2 of the NXT LVL Showcase at Afrim's Sports Park.

The second of the three-day event saw nine of the 14 matches finished either tied or in a one-goal margin. Northwood School and Western Reserve Academy were two of the one-goal winners on the day. Northwood rallied past Kimball Union Academy (N.H.) 2-1 while Western Reserve held off RMPUS U19 (Canada) 3-2.

Telmo Reino Perez was the star of Friday's play, scoring three goals to secure his place among the Best XI after Day 1 of the NXT LVL Showcase at Afrim's Sports Park.

Antony Alexis, Hoosac School (N.Y.), '26: Strong wing player who runs a lot. He helps the defense when Hoosac is without the ball, and he can help create when Hoosac is on the attack. He was the team's top performer on Friday.