VHSL Boys 2024 Season (Discussion and Scores)

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Anonymous wrote:The Langley parents are insufferable both on and off the field, and the apples don't fall far from the trees.

What did the Langley parents say here that offended you so?

Ask Centreville.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Oakton out of top 10..... SL 7-6 OT

Not to take anything away from Westfield or South Lakes, but what happened to Oakton. Do they have significant injuries? Or just no chemistry?

Both games, stupid mistakes. So many unforced errors, clearing has been brutal. Oakton parent here. Also seemed to get outworked in both, taking these teams for granted. That being said, WF and SL were much better than I thought based on their results. Never thought we’d be losing the ground ball battle to south lakes!

Oakton dominated the entire game (shots, time of possession, face offs, ...) until a late rush by South Lakes so give them some credit for not giving up. I also heard South Lakes had several starters out with injuries and had to put a long pole on offense most of the game.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oakton out of top 10..... SL 7-6 OT

Not to take anything away from Westfield or South Lakes, but what happened to Oakton. Do they have significant injuries? Or just no chemistry?

Both games, stupid mistakes. So many unforced errors, clearing has been brutal. Oakton parent here. Also seemed to get outworked in both, taking these teams for granted. That being said, WF and SL were much better than I thought based on their results. Never thought we’d be losing the ground ball battle to south lakes!

Oakton dominated the entire game (shots, time of possession, face offs, ...) until a late rush by South Lakes so give them some credit for not giving up. I also heard South Lakes had several starters out with injuries and had to put a long pole on offense most of the game.

Nothing against WF or SL but Oakton should have won both games. Will be interesting to see how they rebound against an up & coming Chantilly team that has improved.

[Anonymous]

Westfield, South Lakes, Chantilly, Oakton are insignificant in boys lax. 4 teams matter in Region D. Madison, McLean, Langley and Yorktown. That's it. 2 will go to States and 2 won't by losing in the Regional Semi.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Westfield, South Lakes, Chantilly, Oakton are insignificant in boys lax. 4 teams matter in Region D. Madison, McLean, Langley and Yorktown. That's it. 2 will go to States and 2 won't by losing in the Regional Semi.

LOL so the others are "significant?" Out side of the parents and girlfriends few people really care about VHSL lax at all. I think it is fine to discuss other teams. In the private school discussion is there only talk of two teams?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Westfield, South Lakes, Chantilly, Oakton are insignificant in boys lax. 4 teams matter in Region D. Madison, McLean, Langley and Yorktown. That's it. 2 will go to States and 2 won't by losing in the Regional Semi.

LOL so the others are "significant?" Out side of the parents and girlfriends few people really care about VHSL lax at all. I think it is fine to discuss other teams. In the private school discussion is there only talk of two teams?

Agree!
My son is on one of the four mentioned teams, and in our house the team is a super big deal, but the world at large does not care much about HS lacrosse, especially Virginia public’s. The nice thing about this forum is that it brings together the people who do care from all the different programs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Westfield, South Lakes, Chantilly, Oakton are insignificant in boys lax. 4 teams matter in Region D. Madison, McLean, Langley and Yorktown. That's it. 2 will go to States and 2 won't by losing in the Regional Semi.

LOL so the others are "significant?" Out side of the parents and girlfriends few people really care about VHSL lax at all. I think it is fine to discuss other teams. In the private school discussion is there only talk of two teams?

Agree!
My son is on one of the four mentioned teams, and in our house the team is a super big deal, but the world at large does not care much about HS lacrosse, especially Virginia public’s. The nice thing about this forum is that it brings together the people who do care from all the different programs.

Yep, no need to disparage any teams. Most of the kids in VHSL will play their last lacrosse game at the high school level. None of the teams are relevant nationally and none of this really matters. It's still fun to talk about all of the teams, even if they are just fighting for a 10th place spot or an Also Considered mention. Hayfield was 3-8 a few years ago and now will probably go undefeated. That's pretty cool, even if they won't win the state championship this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Westfield, South Lakes, Chantilly, Oakton are insignificant in boys lax. 4 teams matter in Region D. Madison, McLean, Langley and Yorktown. That's it. 2 will go to States and 2 won't by losing in the Regional Semi.

LOL so the others are "significant?" Out side of the parents and girlfriends few people really care about VHSL lax at all. I think it is fine to discuss other teams. In the private school discussion is there only talk of two teams?

Agree!
My son is on one of the four mentioned teams, and in our house the team is a super big deal, but the world at large does not care much about HS lacrosse, especially Virginia public’s. The nice thing about this forum is that it brings together the people who do care from all the different programs.

Yep, no need to disparage any teams. Most of the kids in VHSL will play their last lacrosse game at the high school level. None of the teams are relevant nationally and none of this really matters. It's still fun to talk about all of the teams, even if they are just fighting for a 10th place spot or an Also Considered mention. Hayfield was 3-8 a few years ago and now will probably go undefeated. That's pretty cool, even if they won't win the state championship this year.

Hayfield is a great example. Not one of the top 4 but would love to hear more about them. Coaches have done an amazing job building this program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Westfield, South Lakes, Chantilly, Oakton are insignificant in boys lax. 4 teams matter in Region D. Madison, McLean, Langley and Yorktown. That's it. 2 will go to States and 2 won't by losing in the Regional Semi.

All four have pipelines of talent that feed in. It is great hearing about them and the big match-ups but also love to hear about other programs that have to recruit athletes from other sports -- underdog stories are the best and often times more interesting. Keep posting about the "insignificant" teams!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Westfield, South Lakes, Chantilly, Oakton are insignificant in boys lax. 4 teams matter in Region D. Madison, McLean, Langley and Yorktown. That's it. 2 will go to States and 2 won't by losing in the Regional Semi.

All four have pipelines of talent that feed in. It is great hearing about them and the big match-ups but also love to hear about other programs that have to recruit athletes from other sports -- underdog stories are the best and often times more interesting. Keep posting about the "insignificant" teams!!

What about Robinson and Battlefield -- isn't there a Power 6? Agree with prior post - let's hear from all the teams. Just like March Madness Oakland isn't going to win the NCAA Championship but it still was a great story beating Kentucky.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Westfield, South Lakes, Chantilly, Oakton are insignificant in boys lax. 4 teams matter in Region D. Madison, McLean, Langley and Yorktown. That's it. 2 will go to States and 2 won't by losing in the Regional Semi.

LOL so the others are "significant?" Out side of the parents and girlfriends few people really care about VHSL lax at all. I think it is fine to discuss other teams. In the private school discussion is there only talk of two teams?

Agree!
My son is on one of the four mentioned teams, and in our house the team is a super big deal, but the world at large does not care much about HS lacrosse, especially Virginia public’s. The nice thing about this forum is that it brings together the people who do care from all the different programs.

The gross thing about this forum is the jackasses who think only certain teams are "significant" and "matter".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Westfield, South Lakes, Chantilly, Oakton are insignificant in boys lax. 4 teams matter in Region D. Madison, McLean, Langley and Yorktown. That's it. 2 will go to States and 2 won't by losing in the Regional Semi.

LOL so the others are "significant?" Out side of the parents and girlfriends few people really care about VHSL lax at all. I think it is fine to discuss other teams. In the private school discussion is there only talk of two teams?

Agree!
My son is on one of the four mentioned teams, and in our house the team is a super big deal, but the world at large does not care much about HS lacrosse, especially Virginia public’s. The nice thing about this forum is that it brings together the people who do care from all the different programs.

The gross thing about this forum is the jackasses who think only certain teams are "significant" and "matter".

This forum is way better than the girls forum and the private boys forum. For the most part, people on this one are great and just like talking lacrosse.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oakton out of top 10..... SL 7-6 OT

Not to take anything away from Westfield or South Lakes, but what happened to Oakton. Do they have significant injuries? Or just no chemistry?

Both games, stupid mistakes. So many unforced errors, clearing has been brutal. Oakton parent here. Also seemed to get outworked in both, taking these teams for granted. That being said, WF and SL were much better than I thought based on their results. Never thought we’d be losing the ground ball battle to south lakes!

Oakton dominated the entire game (shots, time of possession, face offs, ...) until a late rush by South Lakes so give them some credit for not giving up. I also heard South Lakes had several starters out with injuries and had to put a long pole on offense most of the game.

In last year's Oakton vs SL game, Oakton dominated. It wasn't even close, and only ended 11-3 because Oakton took out its starters in the second half.

In this season's game SL defense denied Oakton any points in the second half, which is what enabled SL to come back and win. That's not domination, for all that Oakton looked certain to win when it was up 6-1 in the third quarter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oakton out of top 10..... SL 7-6 OT

Not to take anything away from Westfield or South Lakes, but what happened to Oakton. Do they have significant injuries? Or just no chemistry?

Both games, stupid mistakes. So many unforced errors, clearing has been brutal. Oakton parent here. Also seemed to get outworked in both, taking these teams for granted. That being said, WF and SL were much better than I thought based on their results. Never thought we’d be losing the ground ball battle to south lakes!

Oakton dominated the entire game (shots, time of possession, face offs, ...) until a late rush by South Lakes so give them some credit for not giving up. I also heard South Lakes had several starters out with injuries and had to put a long pole on offense most of the game.

In last year's Oakton vs SL game, Oakton dominated. It wasn't even close, and only ended 11-3 because Oakton took out its starters in the second half.

In this season's game SL defense denied Oakton any points in the second half, which is what enabled SL to come back and win. That's not domination, for all that Oakton looked certain to win when it was up 6-1 in the third quarter.

Great points! Dominated was a poor choice of words. A better choice would have been Oakton was in "control" of the game up 6-2 heading into the 4th quarter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Westfield, South Lakes, Chantilly, Oakton are insignificant in boys lax. 4 teams matter in Region D. Madison, McLean, Langley and Yorktown. That's it. 2 will go to States and 2 won't by losing in the Regional Semi.

All four have pipelines of talent that feed in. It is great hearing about them and the big match-ups but also love to hear about other programs that have to recruit athletes from other sports -- underdog stories are the best and often times more interesting. Keep posting about the "insignificant" teams!!

What about Robinson and Battlefield -- isn't there a Power 6? Agree with prior post - let's hear from all the teams. Just like March Madness Oakland isn't going to win the NCAA Championship but it still was a great story beating Kentucky.

I think the PP was focused on Region D. Robinson (Region C) definitely, and Battlefield (Region B) probably, are also in the title hunt, along with Freedom (Region B) potentially.