VHSL 6A Boys 2023 Rankings and Results

[Anonymous]

Langley 14 Sidwell 6

[Anonymous]

Sidwell is not great but that is still a pretty nice win. Doesn’t sound like it was close.

[Anonymous]

LB 14 McLean 12

[Anonymous]

Was hoping Mclean could pull off the upset

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Was hoping Mclean could pull off the upset

I think if you'd told McLean they'd be 10-1 after 11 games they'd have been quite happy.

[Anonymous]

Was a very close game and LB won it in the last 4 or so minutes

[Anonymous]

So this begs the question, is Lake Braddock overrated or is McLean underrated? Or is there more parity than thought of before?

[Anonymous]

A little both.

[Anonymous]

I think there is more patient this season in general

I also think McLean is pretty underrated. They are a very athletic team with no superstar but a lot of very solid players especially on offense between their experienced senior attackers and 2 strong sophomore middies

[Anonymous]

Will be a fun committee meeting tomorrow. Anyone catch Battlefield/Westfield game?

[Anonymous]

8-2 easy win for Battlefield.

[Anonymous]

So Battlefield beat Westfield more easily than Mclean did but Mclean played LB a lot closer than Battlefield did…….

Will be interesting to see how this week’s rankings shake out tomorrow

[Anonymous]

No one said anything about reclassifying for lacrosse. After playing up for two years on MadLax, he switched to baseball, which he played through 10th grade.

The comment that McLean has had its entire roster all season is inaccurate. The referenced player was injured in the South Lakes game after scoring 6 goals in the Chantilly game and was out until the Wakefield game. Even then, he was 75% to 80% at best, and played only 1 1/2 quarters when the coaches took him out to rest him for the Lake Braddock game. Against Lake Braddock, he scored 5 of McLean's 12 goals.

A number of players have stepped up for McLean this year, particularly on defense with its two LSMs and goalie playing especially well.

Lake Braddock is clearly the most talented team McLean has played this year, particularly on offense with its D1 midfielder and attack each scoring 2-3 goals against McLean and deserves the credit people give them.

While McLean obviously benefitted from a softer schedule, it probably has been a bit underrated this season. This may be because it has not traditionally had a strong program and because it won only one game during last fall's VEL season. While other schools certainly had players who did not play VEL, McLean lost the majority of its starters to other sports last fall, including three on McLean's varsity basketball team and several others who played varsity football. That said, while McLean may not be at the level of the top teams, e.g., Lake Braddock, Yorktown, Madison, and Robinson, with a little luck, it may be able to surprise some people later on this season. In any event, it should be a fun experience for the players.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No one said anything about reclassifying for lacrosse. After playing up for two years on MadLax, he switched to baseball, which he played through 10th grade.

The comment that McLean has had its entire roster all season is inaccurate. The referenced player was injured in the South Lakes game after scoring 6 goals in the Chantilly game and was out until the Wakefield game. Even then, he was 75% to 80% at best, and played only 1 1/2 quarters when the coaches took him out to rest him for the Lake Braddock game. Against Lake Braddock, he scored 5 of McLean's 12 goals.

A number of players have stepped up for McLean this year, particularly on defense with its two LSMs and goalie playing especially well.

Lake Braddock is clearly the most talented team McLean has played this year, particularly on offense with its D1 midfielder and attack each scoring 2-3 goals against McLean and deserves the credit people give them.

While McLean obviously benefitted from a softer schedule, it probably has been a bit underrated this season. This may be because it has not traditionally had a strong program and because it won only one game during last fall's VEL season. While other schools certainly had players who did not play VEL, McLean lost the majority of its starters to other sports last fall, including three on McLean's varsity basketball team and several others who played varsity football. That said, while McLean may not be at the level of the top teams, e.g., Lake Braddock, Yorktown, Madison, and Robinson, with a little luck, it may be able to surprise some people later on this season. In any event, it should be a fun experience for the players.

Whoever wrote this knows McLean well. Excellent overview and commentary

[Anonymous]

I suspect McLean will take the No. 5 spot and Battlefield will fall out of the top 5. Seems like the top mid-level teams are giving LB are hard time.