2026 Private School Boys Lacrosse Commentary, Scores, and Updates

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1. Paul VI - Winning and winning with good margins
2. Bullis - Bullis no longer has top 10 wins but really playing well
3. Georgetown Prep - CA and a really good FL team after what should be an easy GZ win
4. St. John’s - One more like these and they drop to 5
5. Landon - A moral victory
6. Good Counsel - The WCAC bottom is a why bother
7. Potomac - Looking pretty good right now
8. St. Albans - showing well out of state
9. Episcopal - they’ll battle for 4th in the IAC
10. Public - Independence, Robinson and Madison and?

Here is how I see it:

1. Bullis - the Bulldogs look like a complete team on all ends of the field.
2. Paul VI - strong senior class will carry these Panthers deep into the WCAC playoffs.
3. Landon - if the Bears can contend at the face-off dot, they will make a run at another IAC title.
4. Georgetown Prep - the Hoyas need to play with more consistency. Big test down in Florida with Saint Andrews coming up.
5. Good Counsel - the Falcons' high-powered offense can score goals; they need to tighten up on the defensive side of the field if they are going to make a deep run in the WCAC.
6. SJC - The Cadets' offense needs to improve if they expect to make a deep run in the WCAC playoffs. Their defense was locked down against LaSalle on Friday.
7. Gonzaga - While the Eagles are 0-5, they have played a brutal non-league schedule. The Eagles aren't particularly deep on the offensive side of the field this year as scoring has been very limited.
8. St. Albans - the Bulldogs are well-coached and have a very good goalie.
9. EHS - haven't been tested yet, other than being smoked by PVI.
10. Public: (Urbana? Madison, Robison?)

GZ has no business being ranked averaging 5.6 goals a game without a win. IG posts don't win games.

GZ would beat the piss out of STA and EHS and will likely make their games against GC and SJC very competitive.

Its not like they are getting dominated in their games this year, they have lost to some very good programs and have played a gauntlet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is lax the only sports where teams talk about “dealing with injuries” when the season has just started ?
I thought these hard ass white boys were all training so hard in the off season. Getting the work in you know. Posting workout videos 24/7.
Now we all hurt boo hoo.

DB comment of the day

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Being 0-5 is a tough mental hurdle to overcome for a team. How to overcome such a terrible start?

Didn't GP start that way last year. Beat GZ in OT (definitely by a goal) and went from there. Playing DJO tomorrow will certainly help.

[Anonymous]

GP started 2-6 last year. The difference is they played mostly close games and had good players.

[Anonymous]

is King on the hot-seat?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GP started 2-6 last year. The difference is they played mostly close games and had good players.

GP starting this year under Hilgartner pretty much the same as last year under Urick. So is it the coach or the players?

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Prep has some big games with down in Florida against Saint Andrews (Boca) and Loyola from LA.

Hilgartner is playing a big boy schedule, unlike some of their IAC foes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Prep has some big games with down in Florida against Saint Andrews (Boca) and Loyola from LA.

Hilgartner is playing a big boy schedule, unlike some of their IAC foes.

First of all the schedule was set up before Hilgartner as most schedules are set at least a year out. He does have play it though. Hard to go to Florida and not play St. Andrews so it’s not like GP is seeking a challenge. The IAC is weak and GP avoided the heaviest hitters like Malvern and the any team in the Founder’s League teams.

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Why play any team from the New England West league these days.

Reclass and double reclass kids

The average age on the roster are 18 - -20 year old adults.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why play any team from the New England West league these days.

Reclass and double reclass kids

The average age on the roster are 18 - -20 year old adults.

Because quality HS teams and players want to challenge themselves against the best, regardless of age. Take your reclass whining to the middle school forum where it has some merit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why play any team from the New England West league these days.

Reclass and double reclass kids

The average age on the roster are 18 - -20 year old adults.

Because quality HS teams and players want to challenge themselves against the best, regardless of age. Take your reclass whining to the middle school forum where it has some merit.

Typical ignorant statement. St. Anthony's, the premier traditional high school lax program in the country, cancelled their scrimmage against Deerfield the day before when they found out just how many 5th years they were going to play against.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why play any team from the New England West league these days.

Reclass and double reclass kids

The average age on the roster are 18 - -20 year old adults.

Because quality HS teams and players want to challenge themselves against the best, regardless of age. Take your reclass whining to the middle school forum where it has some merit.

Typical ignorant statement. St. Anthony's, the premier traditional high school lax program in the country, cancelled their scrimmage against Deerfield the day before when they found out just how many 5th years they were going to play against.

That’s total BS. Besides there’s plenty of reclasses and summer babies in the DMV. One way or another you will have to play against them.

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Ok - so because St. Anthony’s is soft, everyone should be?

There are always a couple of exceptions, but for the most part, most 19 and 20 year olds still playing high school are still playing high school because they’re not that great.

To be scared to play them is sad. Those 19 and 20 year olds are no more full grown than the 18 year olds on any other varsity team.

It’s not like middle school where you do get the huge size and athleticism disparities between pre and post pubescent kids of different ages.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok - so because St. Anthony’s is soft, everyone should be?

There are always a couple of exceptions, but for the most part, most 19 and 20 year olds still playing high school are still playing high school because they’re not that great.

To be scared to play them is sad. Those 19 and 20 year olds are no more full grown than the 18 year olds on any other varsity team.

It’s not like middle school where you do get the huge size and athleticism disparities between pre and post pubescent kids of different ages.

Couldn’t agree more. Kids don’t reclass for high school because they’re at the top of their game. Those kids are asked to reclass because of academics, size, or lax development. The assumption that reclassing confers some magical power to a kid that makes him more competitive is a delusion. If you’re good, colleges would prefer a student takes a PG year to protect eligibility.

I see tons of reclasses out there that don’t elevate their game but rather fall down to the class they drop down to. Success is simple: innate ability+physical attributes+coachability+dedication/drive to be the best.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why play any team from the New England West league these days.

Reclass and double reclass kids

The average age on the roster are 18 - -20 year old adults.

Because quality HS teams and players want to challenge themselves against the best, regardless of age. Take your reclass whining to the middle school forum where it has some merit.

Typical ignorant statement. St. Anthony's, the premier traditional high school lax program in the country, cancelled their scrimmage against Deerfield the day before when they found out just how many 5th years they were going to play against.

That’s total BS. Besides there’s plenty of reclasses and summer babies in the DMV. One way or another you will have to play against them.

The utter lack of self awareness in that prior post is really impressive. Does s/he really think there's no 19 yr old seniors anywhere in the DMV? I'd assumed no one could be THAT dense but I guess I'm way off.