VHSL Boys 2024 Season (Discussion and Scores)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can't think of a sport where, prior to the closing minute or so, the coach and team wouldn't want players who may not always get playing time to play hard and score. The main difference with lacrosse is that the scores are often lopsided because there's such a big talent gap. It's not the fault of Yorktown or Langley that Marshall is just not good at lacrosse (and really never has been). Dan Hale and Jerry Lin didn't mind beating down Yorktown and Langley at basketball when Marshall was in its prime a few years ago.

Yep. The thing to keep in mind is that these teams are already restraining themselves quite a bit in the interest of sportsmanship. They could score 30 to 40 goals easily if they wanted to. Even have talks about not celebrating too much, but they are kids and sometimes get excited when their teammates who have never scored before get a goal in the fourth quarter.

[Anonymous]

Marshall mom again, i hope this message finds you 21 (Yorktown), my son could not fathom why you would score against him. UwU

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Yorktown coach is one of the classier out there, I can’t remember a time they have ever scored more than 18 in a blow out

This is a ridiculous statement. What is the difference between 19 and 18. Or 19 and 20. It makes no difference and has no baring on if the coach/program is classy or not. Class is shown in the way the team plays, does the coach sub players out, do they try and score with 5 seconds in the game, do they run around taking cheap shots at people, do they talk trash and celebrate obnoxiously.

The score does not indicate class at all. Would you rather a team pass the ball around for 3 minutes and not shoot, or play all the backups, let them play with a running clock. I would argue that passing the ball around for 3 minutes is more a slap in the face to opposing team.

You nailed it!

[Anonymous]

Tournament Brackets

Cedar Run

#2 Battlefield @ #1 Freedom

Concorde

#5 Oakton @ #1 Madison
#3 Westfield @ #2 Chantilly

Liberty

#4 Washington-Liberty @ #1 Langley
#3 McLean @ #2 Yorktown

National

#4 Falls Church @ #1 Hayfield
#3 Edison @ #2 Justice

Patriot

#4 South County @ #1 Robinson
#3 Woodson @ #2 West Potomac

All Games are on 5/10. Top seeds have won every game so far except #5 Oakton beat #4 South Lakes.

[Anonymous]

You think it's hard playing, or cheering, for a lacrosse team like Marshall? It's not easy for the players and coaches of better teams to play schools like Marshall either. The fact that Yorktown only put up 14 goals shows that the staff took it easy on the Statesmen. My son/team played Marshall earlier this year and, by far, they were the worst team I've seen in years. The games are boring as hell. So, mom, stop crying. You're season is over, thankfully, anyway...

[Anonymous]

Looking at #21 on Yorktown's stats on Maxpreps, he is a senior and has exactly one goal on the season. I doubt he has much of a reputation in the lacrosse circuit despite the Marshall player's comments to his mom. With McLean and potentially Langley games on the horizon and then Regionals, that was maybe the last time he plays in a lacrosse game in his life. If he wants to score in a game to end his career then who cares? Toughen up.

[Anonymous]

Marshall parent, how do you think the Mount Vernon and Lewis teams feel?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Marshall parent, how do you think the Mount Vernon and Lewis teams feel?

Lewis lost 24-2 last night to Hayfield

Wakefield lost 21-2 to McLean

14 total goals doesn't seem excessive at all.

[Anonymous]

Just went back to watch the end of the Marshall/Annandale game. When Marshall scored in the fourth quarter to go up 13-1 the players went crazy and celebrating all over the place. Why did they have to do that? Classless?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just went back to watch the end of the Marshall/Annandale game. When Marshall scored in the fourth quarter to go up 13-1 the players went crazy and celebrating all over the place. Why did they have to do that? Classless?

The most likely reason this happens is that a bench player who rarely sees the field let alone scores goals finally get one in the back of the net. I think it is a good time to cheer that on. It is never classless to celebrate a score. Your description was celebrating. Unless there was mocking or unsportsmanlike behavior no reason to label it classless. At one time or another all players end up on both sides of these games.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just went back to watch the end of the Marshall/Annandale game. When Marshall scored in the fourth quarter to go up 13-1 the players went crazy and celebrating all over the place. Why did they have to do that? Classless?

You went BACK to watch the end of the Marshall Annandale game?!? Ugh. Life is too short, you’ll never get that time back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just went back to watch the end of the Marshall/Annandale game. When Marshall scored in the fourth quarter to go up 13-1 the players went crazy and celebrating all over the place. Why did they have to do that? Classless?

The most likely reason this happens is that a bench player who rarely sees the field let alone scores goals finally get one in the back of the net. I think it is a good time to cheer that on. It is never classless to celebrate a score. Your description was celebrating. Unless there was mocking or unsportsmanlike behavior no reason to label it classless. At one time or another all players end up on both sides of these games.

Exactly my point. It was the same for the Yorktown player who got singled out by the Marshall mom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looking at #21 on Yorktown's stats on Maxpreps, he is a senior and has exactly one goal on the season. I doubt he has much of a reputation in the lacrosse circuit despite the Marshall player's comments to his mom. With McLean and potentially Langley games on the horizon and then Regionals, that was maybe the last time he plays in a lacrosse game in his life. If he wants to score in a game to end his career then who cares? Toughen up.

How ya feeling now, Marshall mom? This senior got a chance to play, and score likely his only goal of the season, to end his high school playing career. Maybe you need to toughen up a little bit.

[Anonymous]

PATRIOT

Player of the Year - Cam Marks, Woodson
Coach of the Year - Matt Curran, Robinson

1st Team

Attack

Logan McHugh, Robinson
Connor Fructuoso, Robinson
Bryce Dalrymple, West Springfield
Sean Kovalsky, West Potomac
Will Eby, Woodson

Midfield

Cam Marks, Woodson
Lars Enge, Robinson
Tommy Agents, Robinson
Grant Maloney, West Potomac
Chase Darke, Lake Braddock

Defense

Mason Hencken, Robinson
James Earls, Robinson
Jake Zeman, Lake Braddock
Luke Tryon, Woodson
Trevor Maham, South County

Goalie

Matthew McDermott, Lake Braddock

[Anonymous]

As a Marshall parent at the game last night Yorktown scored 6 goals in the first 5 minutes and had 9 at the end of 1st. They didn’t play another starter after going up 12-0. They completely took their foot off the gas and I believe 21 took a big penalty shot from a Marshall player right before scoring. I just asked my son and he states not a single person mentioned the goal at all. He hadn’t even given another thought. They could’ve beat us by 35+ if they wanted to there was nothing we could do to stop them. I have more respect for the Yorktown coach after that game than before.