Private School Lacrosse Thread

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Anonymous wrote:I hear Stone Ridge has a special middle school team rising to HS next year

Stone Ridge has several 8th grage girls who are very strong players - most are on Stars 2021 blue team. The SR 8th grade team beat the SSSAS 8th grade team this year for the first time ever. Although, to be honest, the three strongest 2021 girls at SSSAS played up on the SSSAS JV team this year. The outcome of the game between the two 8th grade teams would likely have been different if those 3 SSSAS girls had played.

Still, yes, SR has some very strong lacrosse players in the current 8th grade.

Just curious -- where does the Stars 2021 team practice? Only in Virginia? We are in MoCo looking at MS club options for DD and wondering if there are any really good options that don't require going to Alexandria or Baltimore. Thanks in advance.

MC Elite has a few strong teams but Stars is really the middle school program with the most consistency in the DC raea. Stars practices are all over. This Spring they have practices at Bishop Ireton, SSSAS, Episcopal High chool, Marymount University, Holy Child, Landon, and more locations. They do seem to be making an effort to move more practices into the DC/Bethesda area as they have started marketing with Bethesda Larosse.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:a 3rd of the kids on the DC Express 2021 team are current Landon 8th graders and I believe they picked up another 1 - 2 kids as well who play for DC Express. I'm sure Bullis picked up some players as well.

I believe several kids on DC Express are also Pyle kids and are headed to Whitman. Hopefully their program will continue to improve and match Churchill.

I know at least three DC Express 2021 going to SJC including my DS.

An excellent player on VLC 2021 will also be attending SJC.

The new coach is doing something right...

[Anonymous]

The new coach is not doing anything right, rather SJC is giving out FULL RIDES to prospective families to try and level the playing field.

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Full ride for high school sounds good to me.

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Anonymous wrote:Full ride for high school sounds good to me.

The new SJC coach seems like a nice guy, and given his rookie season, is also apparently a talented coach. If SJC is in fact aggressively recruiting, it'll likely be at the expense of places like Bullis. What's wrong with that?

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SJC rise cuts into Gonzaga market share, some of Georgetown Prep and even Bullis.

SJC casts a much wider net in attracting prospective families than most Catholic school.

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Anonymous wrote:The new coach is not doing anything right, rather SJC is giving out FULL RIDES to prospective families to try and level the playing field.

This could not be further from the truth. SJC does not give full rides and my DS, who plays for DC Express, will be attending SJC. We are a full pay family.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The new coach is not doing anything right, rather SJC is giving out FULL RIDES to prospective families to try and level the playing field.

This could not be further from the truth. SJC does not give full rides and my DS, who plays for DC Express, will be attending SJC. We are a full pay family.

If you are full pay @STC, maybe you should renegotiate your deal.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Full ride for high school sounds good to me.

The new SJC coach seems like a nice guy, and given his rookie season, is also apparently a talented coach. If SJC is in fact aggressively recruiting, it'll likely be at the expense of places like Bullis. What's wrong with that?

If it's true that they are giving full athletic scholarships (which could well be, but DCUM isn't always accurate), it is too bad because it distorts the playing field. In college, there is transparency about awarding scholarships so schools can choose what Division to play in (or league, in the case of the Ivy League). For high school, to have some schools quietly giving large athletic scholarships (SJC would not be the only one -- I know it happens at other schools, just not how widespread) really distorts the landscape. It would also be nice if schools could reserve their money for families with financial need.

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Anonymous wrote:Based on what I have been hearing though parents, former HS players, it does appear SJC and Georgetown Prep are starting to get more kids who would ended up at Gonzaga in the past 4 years. Gonzaga could very well be on the down swing.

LOL. You are either an idiot and a dumb mom. The Mater Dei pipeline changed 4-5 years ago with the rise of Gonzaga's lax profile and the economic downturn. More and more kids from MD ended up at Gonzaga, which has really hurt Prep's lax program. That hasn't changed and won't be any time soon.

Ummm ... no. The Mater Dei class of 2015 sent 29 kids to Prep, including virtually all of the lacrosse players--many of whom are high Division I recruits (e.g., UNC, UVA and ND). Last year (2016) was not so pronounced but far more Mater Dei grads matriculated at Prep than Gonzaga or elsewhere, including several high level D-I lacrosse talent. This year, the 2017 Mater Dei class sent 24 kids to Prep, including some kids from traditional Gonzaga families. One lacrosse player I know of will attend Gonzaga, and, while a good athlete, not a game changer type (although he may develop into one). One lacrosse player will attend Landon. The rest, including several very talented players, will attend Prep. Gonzaga did hold the advantage for about five years, but that pendulum shifted back to Prep in 2015 and has remained solidly in Prep's favor. For the Mater Dei 2018 graduating class, early indications are that Prep will hold an advantage over Gonzaga, although not quite like 2015 and 2017 classes. For 2019 (rising 7th graders), several really talented kids will likely be attending Prep. They all play on the Club Blue 2023 team.

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Thank you for the update on Mater Dei talent. Can you provide any info on the 3rd grade talent? I would imagine that another migration to Prep over Gonzaga by these 8 year olds will surly tip the pendulum back to Prep.

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Then why does Gonzaga kicks Preps ass in lax?

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Just wait until those MD 3rd graders arrive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The new coach is not doing anything right, rather SJC is giving out FULL RIDES to prospective families to try and level the playing field.

This could not be further from the truth. SJC does not give full rides and my DS, who plays for DC Express, will be attending SJC. We are a full pay family.

If you are full pay @STC, maybe you should renegotiate your deal.

No, we did not want to take money from other families who may need it more. Everyone is not trying to get over perhaps like you, PP.

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hen why does Gonzaga kicks Preps ass in lax?

In the past 4 years Prep and Gonzaga have split.

GP won in 2014 and 2015

Gonzaga won in 2016 and Gonzaga 2017.

Based on that fact that the MD pipeline has swung back in Prep's favor since the end of 2015, and GP was very young this Spring, Prep should be the favorite to win in 2018.

Two excellent programs IMO