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The weekend in the boys high school landscape was highlighted by two teams keeping their records unscathed and the Texas State Championships. Boys Latin (MD) has been incredible all season, and pushed their record to 17-0 with a 13-8 victory over Loyola-Blakefield (MD) on Friday. The Lakers are one win away from navigating through a very difficult regular season MIAA and out-of-conference schedule unbeaten. They play St. Pauls (MD) on Tuesday in their season finale. Meanwhile on Long Island, the Ward Melville Patriots (NY) have established themselves as the team to beat, moving to 14-0 with wins over William Floyd (NY) on Thursday and Bayshore (NY) and Saturday. Two games remain for the Patriots in their quest for an undefeated regular season. [Note: We had some fun on Friday and examined what a potential Boys Latin and Ward Melville game would look like.] ...
Last week in girls high school lacrosse was highlighted by great teams keeping their records unbeaten, and the Florida State Championships. McDonogh (MD) capped off a perfect regular season on Thursday, beating previously undefeated Marriotts Ridge (MD) going away, 19-9. The Eagles finish the regular season with a 19-0 record. Also Thursday on Long Island, Garden City (NY) remained unscathed, sneaking by Farmingdale (NY), 13-12, in double overtime. The Trojans moved to 11-0 with the win, while the Dalers fell to 10-2. Two New Jersey powers remained undefeated last week as well. Moorestown (NJ) moved to 15-0 on Saturday with a 9-5 win over Strath Haven (PA). Meanwhile, Shawnee (NJ) moved to 12-0 with two wins last week. The teams will meet on Tuesday in a huge matchup. ...
The week in stories, links and videos from SportsRecruits.com/news. This week featured an excellent recap video of The Katie Samson Lacrosse Festival and great highlights of some big games including Brunswick (CT) and Penn Charter (PA) and Delbarton (NJ) at Fairfield Prep (CT). There was plenty more, including commitment news, interviews and recaps. ...
Happy Friday. Todays reading includes some great content on the mens DIII side as well as big news in the college football recruiting scene that could have major implications throughout all NCAA sports. Enjoy! ...
Attempting to judge high school lacrosse team is akin to trying to navigate the New York City subway system with no experience or HopStop app. There are so many variables at the high school level that make this task so daunting that seldom exist as you move to the NCAA, from player X missing a game for a college visit to player Y missing a game to make up an exam. Attempting to rank high school teams is to wade further into these murky waters. Forget the inherent capricious nature of high school athletics. There is just so much lacrosse being played, in so many areas, that it is nearly impossible to see each team play. While at the college level there is at least usually the "luxury" of a webcast which in 2013 basically allows you to watch almost any game save for a few televised games here or there, one simply cant see even half of the teams playing high school lacrosse. Ranking them is then reliant upon observations of the teams you have been able to see personally, and second-hand feedback from a variety of sources for the others. Its an entertaining exercise, but far from a perfect science. In this ilk, we thought it would be fun (its Friday, after all) to discuss two teams we have actually seen live this season and by our eye-test (and corroborated by most other accounts) are two of the best in country this year: Boys Latin (MD) and Ward Melville (NY). So, what would happen if they were to play? Lets discuss. ...
Michael Karpel (Hampton, New Hampshire/Winnacunnet High School) has committed to play lacrosse at Roanoke College. Roanoke, ranked 7th nationally in the most recent USILA Division III Coaches' Poll, is 13-3 thus far this season and is riding a 10-game winning streak. The team, coached by Bill Pilat, competes in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. The Maroons are hosting the ODAC Championship this weekend, having earned the No. 1 seed in the conference. They will take on No. 5 Randolph-Macon on Saturday in the semi-finals. The winner of that contest will play the winner of the No. 2 Lynchberg vs. No. 3 Washington & Lee on Sunday. ...
Thursdays links are here. Today there is some excellent reading on mens DIII lacrosse, as well as womens DI bracketology and another conference handing out its season awards. Enjoy! ...