VHSL Girls Lacrosse Spring 2023

[Anonymous]

Easy to be arrogant when your quarterfinal opponent has zero chance to beat you. Appreciate your good fortune and say thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Make fun if you want but the magic is happening.

Even if you are a Battlefield homer, the Taylor Cummings take was pretty funny...

I trust that the "magic" is pretty tongue in cheek anyway.

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Anonymous wrote:Robinson and Woodson along with Battlefield, Oakton, Madison are elite teams loaded with talent with one of these five most likely winning a State Championship. Any other teams that compete with any of these five and keep it close is a very good public high school team.

It would be like say Boston College is not very good as a D1 team just because they lost by 12 to Northwestern. Really good teams lose games too relative to all levels of play.

I am curious to hear why everyone seems to think Robinson and Woodson are Elite teams? Robinson is without their best player (draw) and best defender. Woodson has a couple good players but can't score and won't keep up with Oakton, Madison or Battlefield. The State Final will be Oakton/Madison winner vs Battlefield. Region C is significantly weaker than Region D, so that doesn't fit the narrative of Elite teams.

Robinson is not an elite team. They don't really have any standout players. Sure they have D1 commits but to what D1 schools?

[Anonymous]

I think we may see Woodson in the championship game.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think we may see Woodson in the championship game.

You think they will get through Oakton and Madison? I would take the other side of that bet.

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Anonymous wrote:Battlefield may fall short this year in the state championship but the dynasty is coming!

Right now they better worry about Colgan coming....

Game was never in question last night. Guarantee there is a better plan to limit 6 & 26 scoring now that they have seen them. Stopping 7 a lot harder than stopping 2.

Battlefield coaches had already scouted and watched game film and were prepared for #6 and 26. Coaches and players will not be taking Colgan lightly in a potential rematch.

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Anonymous wrote:I think we may see Woodson in the championship game.

You think they will get through Oakton and Madison? I would take the other side of that bet.

Agree, Woodson and Robinson are done after 1st round.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Battlefield may fall short this year in the state championship but the dynasty is coming!

Right now they better worry about Colgan coming....

Game was never in question last night. Guarantee there is a better plan to limit 6 & 26 scoring now that they have seen them. Stopping 7 a lot harder than stopping 2.

Battlefield coaches had already scouted and watched game film and were prepared for #6 and 26. Coaches and players will not be taking Colgan lightly in a potential rematch.

Always nice to see coaches and players respect their opponents!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Robinson and Woodson along with Battlefield, Oakton, Madison are elite teams loaded with talent with one of these five most likely winning a State Championship. Any other teams that compete with any of these five and keep it close is a very good public high school team.

It would be like say Boston College is not very good as a D1 team just because they lost by 12 to Northwestern. Really good teams lose games too relative to all levels of play.

I am curious to hear why everyone seems to think Robinson and Woodson are Elite teams? Robinson is without their best player (draw) and best defender. Woodson has a couple good players but can't score and won't keep up with Oakton, Madison or Battlefield. The State Final will be Oakton/Madison winner vs Battlefield. Region C is significantly weaker than Region D, so that doesn't fit the narrative of Elite teams.

Robinson is not an elite team. They don't really have any standout players. Sure they have D1 commits but to what D1 schools?

Robinson and Woodson are in the top 5% of Virginia public schools. They will be competitive (probably an underdog) with both Oakton and Madison. All these top teams are at the tip of the iceberg. 90% of the teams are so far down under the surface and can't compete at the highest level. But all these girls and coaches work just as hard too just don't have the pipeline of talent.

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Anonymous wrote:I think we may see Woodson in the championship game.

You think they will get through Oakton and Madison? I would take the other side of that bet.

I think madison and oakton are definitely the top dogs- but for some reason I think woodson's 2 wins against robo will have them on a high and they will do anything to keep winning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Robinson and Woodson along with Battlefield, Oakton, Madison are elite teams loaded with talent with one of these five most likely winning a State Championship. Any other teams that compete with any of these five and keep it close is a very good public high school team.

It would be like say Boston College is not very good as a D1 team just because they lost by 12 to Northwestern. Really good teams lose games too relative to all levels of play.

I am curious to hear why everyone seems to think Robinson and Woodson are Elite teams? Robinson is without their best player (draw) and best defender. Woodson has a couple good players but can't score and won't keep up with Oakton, Madison or Battlefield. The State Final will be Oakton/Madison winner vs Battlefield. Region C is significantly weaker than Region D, so that doesn't fit the narrative of Elite teams.

Robinson is not an elite team. They don't really have any standout players. Sure they have D1 commits but to what D1 schools?

Robinson and Woodson are in the top 5% of Virginia public schools. They will be competitive (probably an underdog) with both Oakton and Madison. All these top teams are at the tip of the iceberg. 90% of the teams are so far down under the surface and can't compete at the highest level. But all these girls and coaches work just as hard too just don't have the pipeline of talent.

Nice iceberg analogy. Same applies to College lacrosse. Maryland, Stoneybrook, Notre Dame and JMU are great examples of Top 10 elite teams that can compete with the best but once you get below the top 15-20 (all they way down to 123) you have fallen below that line.

[Anonymous]

If Colgan's schedule wasn't so easy, they would be mentioned on this form a lot. They are a really good team.

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Anonymous wrote:If Colgan's schedule wasn't so easy, they would be mentioned on this form a lot. They are a really good team.

Great point! All these teams are above the surface (top 5 to 10%) -- Oakton, Madison, Battlefield, Woodson, Robinson, West Potomac, South Lakes, Langley, Yorktown, and West Springfield. Colgan is right up there emerging in sight and better than many thought.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If Colgan's schedule wasn't so easy, they would be mentioned on this form a lot. They are a really good team.

Great point! All these teams are above the surface (top 5 to 10%) -- Oakton, Madison, Battlefield, Woodson, Robinson, West Potomac, South Lakes, Langley, Yorktown, and West Springfield. Colgan is right up there emerging in sight and better than many thought.

90% of the coaches out there would love to have the talent on any of the teams above !!