Games

The Ward Melville Patriots (NY) notched a huge 13-4 victory over visiting Smithtown West (NY) on Monday afternoon. The game was a rematch of the Suffolk County Class A Semi-Finals last season, which was also won by the Patriots – avenging an earlier regular season loss to the Bulls. Ward Melville extended its undefeated start in 2013 to 7-0. Meanwhile, Smithtown West suffered its first setback of the season and fell to 7-1. After the teams traded goals at the beginning of the first quarter, Ward Melville went on a big run to end the first half with a commanding 7-1 lead en route to the victory. ...

Last week, the boy’s high school season featured some great rivalry games, highlighted by Ward Melville’s (NY) big win over Smithtown West (NY) yesterday in a big Suffolk County Class A matchup and Darien (CT) taking down Wilton (CT) in an FCIAC battle on Thursday night. This week features another great set of games. ...

Last week girl’s high school action was highlighted by a huge matchup in Washington D.C., where St. Stephen’s/St. Agnes (VA) visited Georgetown Visitation (D.C.) Wednesday and took home a huge win, defeating the Tigers 14-9. The Saints also took down Holy Cross (MD) and Christian Brothers (NY) for a perfect 3-0 week. Meanwhile on Long Island, two powers collided on Thursday as Garden City (NY) took down Manhasset (NY), 10-9 in overtime. It was a good week for the Trojans, who also took down Massapequa (NY) on the heels of their big comeback win over Darien (CT) in double overtime. This week features some great matchups. ...

The Ward Melville Patriots used a five-goal first quarter to build a 7-1 halftime lead en route to a dominant 13-4 victory over the visiting Smithtown West Bulls (NY) on Monday afternoon at Ward Melville High School. The win moves Ward Melville to 7-0. Smithtown West (NY) suffered their first defeat of the season and fell to 7-1. The rivalry game was a rematch of the 2012 Suffolk County Class A semi-final game, also won by the Patriots, 13-9. ...

Some news and notes in advance of this evening’s big Suffolk County Class A matchup as Smithtown West travels to Ward Melville (Photo Credit: John Westerman). BOTH TEAMS ENTER THE GAME UNDEFEATED. Both Smithtown West and Ward Melville enter the game with spotless records. The Bulls are 7-0, recording impressive wins over Syosset (NY) and Farmingdale (NY). Meanwhile, the Patriots are 6-0, with wins over Smithtown East (NY) and Half Hollow Hills West (NY) already on the resume. ...

The weekend in the boy’s high school landscape was highlighted by some big rivalry games, as teams began their conference slates. In Connecticut, Darien (CT) took down Wilton (CT) 12-10 in an FCIAC showdown Thursday night. Down in Maryland, the MIAA opened conference play. No. 1 Boys’ Latin (MD) continued their winning ways, first taking down McDonogh (MD) last Tuesday, 15-10 before dropping Severn (MD) on Friday, 14-6. The Lakers are now 11-0 on the year. Also from the MIAA last week, Calvert Hall (MD) handed St. Paul’s (MD) their first loss of the season, beating the Crusaders 13-12 on Tuesday. And McDonough rebounded from their loss to Boys’ Latin, taking down Loyola-Blakefield (MD) on Friday, 8-6. ...

Last week in girl’s high school lacrosse was highlighted by a huge matchup in Washington D.C. St. Stephen’s/St. Agnes (VA) visited Georgetown Visitation (D.C.) Wednesday and took home a huge win, defeating the Tigers 14-9. The Saints also took down Holy Cross (MD) and Christian Brothers (NY) for a perfect 3-0 week. They are now 14-0 on the season. Meanwhile on Long Island, two powers collided on Thursday as Garden City (NY) took down Manhasset (NY), 10-9 in overtime. It was a good week for the Trojans, who also took down Massapequa on the heels of their big comeback win over Darien (CT) in double overtime. ...

The seventeenth-ranked Darien Blue Wave (CT) built a big second-half lead and withstood a furious rally by the home-standing Wilton Warriors (CT) to earn a 12-10 victory at Wilton’s Tom Fujitani Field Thursday night. The win moves Darien to 3-1 on the season. Wilton falls to 1-3. The rivalry game was a matchup of the past two Connecticut Class M State Champions (Darien 2012, Wilton 2011). ...