Private School Lacrosse Thread

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PVI beat Landon and Prep last week! How can you explain that one? PVI is loaded this spring and will compete with Landon who should be very good this Spring. I understand it was only a Fall ball game. I saw Gonzaga play and they looked bad. The past two years Gonzaga has been losing kids to Prep. I guess we will finally see if Casey O'Neil is any good as a coach as this current team doesn't have close to the amount of talent he has had the past 3 seasons.

Fall games do not count. IAC coaches can't even coach their players out of season. So maybe this is the year for PVI, but over the past 10 years I have heard this same thing about PVI but it never happens. Good luck to you.

I will stick by the top 4 teams of GZ, Landon, Prep, Bullis. I

[Anonymous]

I don't know much about PVI, but I don't think they have ever won a WCAC championship or a Virginia Private State. They have always had a very good team but as the previous poster has mentioned they are not at the top tier in the DMV yet. If they can beat Prep, Landon, GZ, Bullis or win a Virginia Private Championship then they will be considered in the top tier. But as of now just a very good team.

[Anonymous]

This year is PVI's chance, but even with a win or 2 against top schools I wouldnt elevate them to "top tier" until the program stabilizes after the Loudoun move and it gets a coaching upgrade. Talent takes a dip after this year and they have consistently underperformed their promise(s).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The IAC is not loaded. Top to bottom, it will be down compared to the previous few years.

Landon will win it easily. STA has a lot of talent and could finish in 2nd. Bullis lost a ton and despite a few transfers (one of whom is excellent), they will be down. SSSAS returns one starter.

Prep has some good 2019s and 2020s, but they are not that great, either.

Landon will win it, but not easily. STA''s new FOGO, star goalie, and maturing multi-threat offense will make things interesting, but Bullis should be 2nd. STA will take third, and prep should take 4th. Episcopal will be the cellar dweller and SSSA will be barely above them. Ya heard it here it here first.


-Lax Soothsayer

I agree that Landon is a clear IAC #1 (and a top national team) and think the rest of the IAC will be pretty equal.
As others have noted, Prep is down, lost huge Sr. class talent in Lindsay and Railey, and has a new coach. Bullis lost even more, but has been on recruiting warpath. SSSAS lost as much to graduation as either Prep or Bullis and lost its star head coach
EHS has a handful of young players with tremendous talent, but no depth. Based on reports here, appears that STA will be improved, but hard to see it as a top club based on 2016 play/results.
All things considered, it appears that 2nd place is up for grabs. My $$ is on Prep or Bullis, with EHS as a wild card
Should be a fun year

[Anonymous]

Landon should be very strong for their standards this spring and the following year. It's no gimme they will run through the league as I think Prep will be better than most are giving them credit for. While Bullis graduated a very strong senior class, they still have the best player in the area back for one more season. Agree that Bullis has been on a recruiting warpath and who knows how many news faces will enroll in the school just in time for spring season.

STA and Episcopal should be very competitive with the league.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Landon should be very strong for their standards this spring and the following year. It's no gimme they will run through the league as I think Prep will be better than most are giving them credit for. While Bullis graduated a very strong senior class, they still have the best player in the area back for one more season. Agree that Bullis has been on a recruiting warpath and who knows how many news faces will enroll in the school just in time for spring season.

STA and Episcopal should be very competitive with the league.

Landon will be very good this Spring and then looks to graduate a large, talented senior class. They will still have a couple top players come back in 2018 (Epstein), but look to be down. Prep has some really good young talent. They have a couple talented juniors enormously talented sophomore class and some very talented freshmen who should contribute right away. Next year, I know two freshmen who will matriculate in the Fall of 2017 who are tremendous talents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Landon should be very strong for their standards this spring and the following year. It's no gimme they will run through the league as I think Prep will be better than most are giving them credit for. While Bullis graduated a very strong senior class, they still have the best player in the area back for one more season. Agree that Bullis has been on a recruiting warpath and who knows how many news faces will enroll in the school just in time for spring season.

STA and Episcopal should be very competitive with the league.

Is Bullis poaching from other privates or publics?

[Anonymous]

I don't buy into the early recruiting or who has a more talented freshman class vs who does not. It is so hard to gauage which players will develop into impact players by the time they are juniors and even seniors. Until we know what kind of coach Urick is, it's hard to say how strong Prep will be. Just because Ty Xander's thinks lil Johnny is a top XYZ recruit in the class of 2020 or 2019, don't just assume it will elevate the program.

I think the IAC will come down to Landon and Bullis this Spring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Landon should be very strong for their standards this spring and the following year. It's no gimme they will run through the league as I think Prep will be better than most are giving them credit for. While Bullis graduated a very strong senior class, they still have the best player in the area back for one more season. Agree that Bullis has been on a recruiting warpath and who knows how many news faces will enroll in the school just in time for spring season.

STA and Episcopal should be very competitive with the league.

So you and the other prior posters seem to agree that SSSA will be at the bottom? Weren't they a top rated team last year?

[Anonymous]

This is a slight change of subject. Does anyone know where Bobby Horsey went after leaving SJC? I know he is with the DC Express club but that is not a full time position.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a slight change of subject. Does anyone know where Bobby Horsey went after leaving SJC? I know he is with the DC Express club but that is not a full time position.

Bullis

[Anonymous]

I don't see him listed on the coaches roster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't see him listed on the coaches roster.

http://www.bullis.org/page.cfm?p=519

he is teaching in the upper school

[Anonymous]

So he is a member of the faculty and not the coaching staff. Interesting. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So he is a member of the faculty and not the coaching staff. Interesting. Thanks.

He has been a teacher for years. He use to teach at Landon.