NEXT LEVEL: Loaded pool of local high school stars sign National Letters of Intent

With the state tournament in full swing, high school athletes are laser-focused on accomplishing big things here and now.

But Wednesday, the concentration was allowed to linger a bit into the future as several South Shore seniors inked National Letters of Intent to continue their athletic careers into the collegiate ranks.

Here is the list of athletes that did so, as of Nov. 9:

This list will be updated. Do you know an athlete that is signing their NLI, but isn't on this list? Let us know by emailing sports@patriotledger.com or tagging us on Twitter, @Brocktonsports or @sports_ledger.

Maddie Aughe, Hingham

Committed to: Northeastern, women's soccer

Nick Ayres, Duxbury

Committed to: University of Maine, baseball

Alek Babson, Duxbury

Committed to: Holy Cross, crew

Clara Bodnar, Hingham

Committed to: The College of William & Mary, swimming

Grace Burgoyne, Notre Dame Academy

Committed to: U.S. Naval Academy, women's volleyball

Hometown: Marshfield

James Carroll, BC High

Committed to: Georgetown University, men's lacrosse

Kayla Cassidy, Whitman-Hanson

Committed to: University of Cincinnati, women's soccer

Anna Clair, Notre Dame Academy

Committed to: Wesleyan University, women's lacrosse

Hometown: Hingham

Emma Cranston, Pembroke

Committed to: Stonehill College, women's soccer

Ryan Daly, Norwell,

Committed to: University of Vermont, men's lacrosse

Gavin Donohue, BC High

Committed to: Sacred Heart University, baseball

Ronan Donohue, BC High

Committed to: Sacred Heart University, baseball

Sydney Ecker, Duxbury

Committed to: Wagner College, women's lacrosse

Emily Gibbons, Hingham

Committed to: Cornell University, women's soccer

Kate Gibbons, Pembroke

Committed to: Stonehill College

Wyatt Glass, Duxbury

Committed to: Merrimack College, men's lacrosse

Cat Herman, Cohasset

Committed to: Northeastern University, women's soccer

Emma Kates, Notre Dame Academy

Committed to: Assumption University, swimming

Hometown: Pembroke

Shea Kelleher, Silver Lake

Committed to: Sacred Heart, women's soccer

Alexa Kenney, Notre Dame Academy

Committed to: Boston College, women's lacrosse

Hometown: Milton

Mason Lombard, BC High

Committed to: Merrimack College, baseball

Shea MacDougall, Rockland

Committed to: Merrimack College, women's soccer

Andrew Manning, BC High

Committed to: United States Naval Academy, baseball

Ray McNaught, East Bridgewater

Committed to: Quinnipiac University, baseball

John Mullen, Norwell

Committed to: Syracuse University, men's lacrosse

Delia Nichol, Quincy

Committed to: University of Alabama in Huntsville, women's lacrosse

Katie O'Toole, Milton

Committed to: College of Charleston, track and cross country

Charlie Packard, Hingham

Committed to: University of Richmond, men's lacrosse

Kendyl Peterson, Silver Lake

Committed to: Hofstra, women's soccer

Mia Pongratz, Hanover

Committed to: Virginia Commonwealth University, women's soccer

Sophie Reale, Hingham

Committed to: UCLA, women's soccer

Ethan Sullivan, Pembroke

Committed to: Stonehill College, men's soccer

Abby Toepfer, Cardinal Spellman

Committed to: Bowling Green University, swimming

Parker Villarin, Duxbury

Committed to: Air Force, men's lacrosse

Ellie Wall, Duxbury

Committed to: Drexel University, women's lacrosse

Chris Walsh, Duxbury

Committed to: Northeastern, baseball

Reilly Walsh, Notre Dame Academy

Committed to: Boston University, women's lacrosse

Hometown: Walpole

Lindsay Wilson, Notre Dame Academy

Committed to: The College of William & Mary, women's soccer

 Hometown: Scituate

Beth Yucius, Duxbury

Committed to: Stonehill College, women's soccer

Sam Zaslaw, Marshfield

Committed to: Bryant University, women's soccer

Sean Zaslaw, Weymouth

Committed to: Bryant University, baseball

This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: Star-studded class of local high school athletes sign college NLI