2025 Boys Private School Results /Game Schedules/ Commentary

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Anonymous wrote:SJC has a talented freshman righty attack that could make a big impact next year if he sees some growth over the summer

Thanks SJC righty attack dad! SJC has several talented freshmen who didn’t see the field this year. The crazy thing is that most of them would be first or second line players at Bullis, Landon, STA, etc. - and at least one of them came from one of those schools to not play at SJC. However as someone pointed out, SJC is less than half the cost of those schools. So it’s not as easy obviously as just transferring to one of those for that reason. Parents and kids also love to say they got an athletic scholarship to SJC / even if their child hasn’t played a minute there. And might not for years!

Very fair point about tuition at an IAC compared to a WCAC school. And now that numerous teams are capable of winning WCAC, there is even less reason to sit at the WCAC schools that have been hoarding talent (SJC and GZ) who who watch for 3 and even 4 years. Going to DeMatha or GC doesn’t mean sacrificing a chance to win a championship or pay an extra $30k a year. Not saying SMR and PVI are not a good option as well but remote geographic locations make them less attractive than DM or GC for most of DMV.

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I always thought Prep parents and some alumni are a little full of themselves but when you start comparing your school to Deerfield... you are full blown delusional.

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Back to Lax and those that are actually playing.

Madlax streaming the game from Landon at 4:55 p.m. Thank you CM!

Who you all have taking the IAC?

Who you all have taking the WCAC?

Prep, SJC, and PVI enjoy the show and see you next year!

Good luck to SMR, GC, GZ and DM.

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Anonymous wrote:As long as Danny Paro remains the AD at Prep, expect nothing to change with who the head lacrosse coach is.

Prep alumni on a few occasions have tried to bring back Giblin and its fallen on deaf ears.

Correct. Also, the decision to start the freshman goalie over the senior was done with the backing of both the AD and the President. There's no chance that happened without their blessing. The GP alumni think they have some pull, they have none.

1. Goalie play is not the reason GP is having its worst season in over a decade. I'm not buying for a second the President of the school is involved with player personnel decisions on who starts vs who sits. The President of the school has much larger priorities to deal with then strategize for a lacrosse team.

2. GP alumni for the most part live under a rock. Not all but most of them I come across come off as arrogant and don't have much perspective on how the sport is evolving and growing. This is not the 1990's anymore and the legacy of the program is not going to attract talent to the school like it once did.

Prep has plenty of talent on its roster they just don't play well together as a team. Too much club / hero ball is on display at Prep. Several of their starters could start for Landon or Bullis or their peer schools from the WCAC (GZ or SJC or GC).

1. Starting a freshman goalie at a school like GP with the competition it plays sends a message to the rest of the team. The upperclassmen don't like it and they play differently when one of their guys is sat down. In addition, the senior was sat down in a game they were winning and hasn't seen the field since even over 6 straight losses. At any of the higher end tuition schools, you better believe the president knows exactly who is in the class and what kind of standing that family presents. The president at GP is very sharp and keenly aware of what is going on.

2. The only alumni GP and other high end schools care about are those who write a large check. You are correct in this is not the 1990's. The makeup of the school both in person and physical appearance resembles nothing of the 90's. GP just had a big fundraiser and almost every single donor was a parent and not an alum.

GP will continue to move farther away from MD as their senior leadership have all retired and relationships have aged out. Look for GP to grow more and more into a school more resembling Deerfield than GP circa 1990.

Prep is at a crossroads. Don’t see how they could mimic Deerfield who has a $500 endowment and is known internationally.

Prep has outgrown the IAC in terms of enrollment. They generally dominate the league across all sports because the school is 2x and even 3x the size of its IAC counterparts. Prep in the last 10 years has really started utilizing its boarding component for recruited athletes. Don’t believe me the #3 football recruit in the country is a boarder at Prep and they brought in a foot Chinese basketball player last summer - and don’t tell me these families are seeking a “Jesuit” school.

Academically, Prep is a phenomenal school. Academics rival STA (the top students at prep would do just fine there). College matriculation is very strong.

It still gets a good amount of its students from local parish schools (vs kids coming from public or independents) but this percentage is definitely dropping. To your point, the makeup of prep looks vastly different to what it was just 15 years ago.

You had me until “academics rival STA”. Just no. Leave that part out because it’s not true and you know it. Of course the top students at Prep and most independent schools would do well at STA. But the rigor of STA would bury the other 80% at Prep, Landon, and all the others. This is why STA will never win an IAC title in lacrosse anytime soon if ever. Top athletes who spend endless hours training, traveling, playing, and partying would rather coast to weighted gpa’s at other schools and leverage their lax or other sports to get into Princeton and the like. Can’t blame them whatsoever.

Also, Prep is nowhere near Deerfield. That was silly, whoever said that. Prep is Prep - too big for the IAC and too small for the WCAC.

For those on here who have an axe to grind against the Prep goalie, who is a freshman, he played lights out yesterday against Bullis. He kept Prep in the game as Bullis outshot the Hoyas by 2x yesterday.

I'm not buying any Mad Lax or IL hype for #5 for Prep. You can't tell me he is a top 4 player in the class of 2026 when Prep managed to only score 5 goals yesterday. He did absolutely nothing against Landon a week prior as well. All the Prep fanatics who think he is the 2nd coming of Kabari or Burns are idiots.

These Prep teams look mentally soft when you compare them to the Giblin era. Too many turnovers, not picking up the GBs. GP's squad mimics a club lax team - a bunch of individuals who care about their stat line. The culture of its team must change if you expect the Hoyas to bounce back in 2026.

Starting the freshman goalie and never turning back was a mistake. It was bad for team morale and it was bad on the field. Keeping them in the game and allowing 5 in the 4th is what a freshman will do. It's not a criticism of the kid, but it was predictable.
GP has had a myriad of problems and they were masked by Kabiri and Burns: Dr. Q collar is a nightmare, the Megill brothers coming and going right away, Coach's personal life, student disciplinary issues, potential students choosing Landon, SJC and GZ over GP (it used to be just GZ), definitely undisciplined me-first play by the leaders on the field, and probably other reasons.
Any one of these could be overcome, but the combination led to a sub .500 season.

Most of your thoughts, I tend to agree with you. I don't think starting the freshman goalie is a major reason why Prep had its worst season in the Urick era. The freshman goalie is going to be a big time player so its clear Prep is investing in him for the long haul. I was very impressed with him against in the Bullis game.

The Hoyas lacked discipline all year. Too many dumb penalties, un-forced turnovers, failed clears, and zero repercussions for shooting the ball from 15+ yards out. At times Prep showed its potential with gritty performances against Taft, Don Bosco, and Good Counsel. But for the majority of the season, the Hoyas looked like a club team: zero discipline and played hero-ball. The culture on the team needs to change otherwise, expect more losses to Landon and Bullis again next Spring (I don't care if they recruit "Ty Xander's" 5-star recruit in the 26 or 27 class).

Bullis and Landon graduate big 2025 classes but its clear both these programs punch above their weight and are extremely well coached. Landon and Bullis have been the best teams all year in the DC area, they have been the most consistent in the quality of their play. Both teams will have a drop-off in 2026 but have to imagine, Bellistri and McGettigan are getting phone calls from families from local privates /publics to transfer in and will find a way to get the best out of their rosters.

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Tomorrow's games:

IAC Championship:

Bullis at Landon (Landon -1.5)

WCAC Semi-finals:

Ryken at Good Counsel (GC -4)

Gonzaga at DeMatha (DM -2)

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Anonymous wrote:SJC has a talented freshman righty attack that could make a big impact next year if he sees some growth over the summer

Bad news. You aren't playing next year either with the 2x2027's in front of you. Junior year will be when you get out there, if at all.

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Anonymous wrote:As long as Danny Paro remains the AD at Prep, expect nothing to change with who the head lacrosse coach is.

Prep alumni on a few occasions have tried to bring back Giblin and its fallen on deaf ears.

Correct. Also, the decision to start the freshman goalie over the senior was done with the backing of both the AD and the President. There's no chance that happened without their blessing. The GP alumni think they have some pull, they have none.

1. Goalie play is not the reason GP is having its worst season in over a decade. I'm not buying for a second the President of the school is involved with player personnel decisions on who starts vs who sits. The President of the school has much larger priorities to deal with then strategize for a lacrosse team.

2. GP alumni for the most part live under a rock. Not all but most of them I come across come off as arrogant and don't have much perspective on how the sport is evolving and growing. This is not the 1990's anymore and the legacy of the program is not going to attract talent to the school like it once did.

Prep has plenty of talent on its roster they just don't play well together as a team. Too much club / hero ball is on display at Prep. Several of their starters could start for Landon or Bullis or their peer schools from the WCAC (GZ or SJC or GC).

1. Starting a freshman goalie at a school like GP with the competition it plays sends a message to the rest of the team. The upperclassmen don't like it and they play differently when one of their guys is sat down. In addition, the senior was sat down in a game they were winning and hasn't seen the field since even over 6 straight losses. At any of the higher end tuition schools, you better believe the president knows exactly who is in the class and what kind of standing that family presents. The president at GP is very sharp and keenly aware of what is going on.

2. The only alumni GP and other high end schools care about are those who write a large check. You are correct in this is not the 1990's. The makeup of the school both in person and physical appearance resembles nothing of the 90's. GP just had a big fundraiser and almost every single donor was a parent and not an alum.

GP will continue to move farther away from MD as their senior leadership have all retired and relationships have aged out. Look for GP to grow more and more into a school more resembling Deerfield than GP circa 1990.

Prep is at a crossroads. Don’t see how they could mimic Deerfield who has a $500 endowment and is known internationally.

Prep has outgrown the IAC in terms of enrollment. They generally dominate the league across all sports because the school is 2x and even 3x the size of its IAC counterparts. Prep in the last 10 years has really started utilizing its boarding component for recruited athletes. Don’t believe me the #3 football recruit in the country is a boarder at Prep and they brought in a foot Chinese basketball player last summer - and don’t tell me these families are seeking a “Jesuit” school.

Academically, Prep is a phenomenal school. Academics rival STA (the top students at prep would do just fine there). College matriculation is very strong.

It still gets a good amount of its students from local parish schools (vs kids coming from public or independents) but this percentage is definitely dropping. To your point, the makeup of prep looks vastly different to what it was just 15 years ago.

You had me until “academics rival STA”. Just no. Leave that part out because it’s not true and you know it. Of course the top students at Prep and most independent schools would do well at STA. But the rigor of STA would bury the other 80% at Prep, Landon, and all the others. This is why STA will never win an IAC title in lacrosse anytime soon if ever. Top athletes who spend endless hours training, traveling, playing, and partying would rather coast to weighted gpa’s at other schools and leverage their lax or other sports to get into Princeton and the like. Can’t blame them whatsoever.

Also, Prep is nowhere near Deerfield. That was silly, whoever said that. Prep is Prep - too big for the IAC and too small for the WCAC.

For those on here who have an axe to grind against the Prep goalie, who is a freshman, he played lights out yesterday against Bullis. He kept Prep in the game as Bullis outshot the Hoyas by 2x yesterday.

I'm not buying any Mad Lax or IL hype for #5 for Prep. You can't tell me he is a top 4 player in the class of 2026 when Prep managed to only score 5 goals yesterday. He did absolutely nothing against Landon a week prior as well. All the Prep fanatics who think he is the 2nd coming of Kabari or Burns are idiots.

These Prep teams look mentally soft when you compare them to the Giblin era. Too many turnovers, not picking up the GBs. GP's squad mimics a club lax team - a bunch of individuals who care about their stat line. The culture of its team must change if you expect the Hoyas to bounce back in 2026.

Starting the freshman goalie and never turning back was a mistake. It was bad for team morale and it was bad on the field. Keeping them in the game and allowing 5 in the 4th is what a freshman will do. It's not a criticism of the kid, but it was predictable.
GP has had a myriad of problems and they were masked by Kabiri and Burns: Dr. Q collar is a nightmare, the Megill brothers coming and going right away, Coach's personal life, student disciplinary issues, potential students choosing Landon, SJC and GZ over GP (it used to be just GZ), definitely undisciplined me-first play by the leaders on the field, and probably other reasons.
Any one of these could be overcome, but the combination led to a sub .500 season.

Most of your thoughts, I tend to agree with you. I don't think starting the freshman goalie is a major reason why Prep had its worst season in the Urick era. The freshman goalie is going to be a big time player so its clear Prep is investing in him for the long haul. I was very impressed with him against in the Bullis game.

The Hoyas lacked discipline all year. Too many dumb penalties, un-forced turnovers, failed clears, and zero repercussions for shooting the ball from 15+ yards out. At times Prep showed its potential with gritty performances against Taft, Don Bosco, and Good Counsel. But for the majority of the season, the Hoyas looked like a club team: zero discipline and played hero-ball. The culture on the team needs to change otherwise, expect more losses to Landon and Bullis again next Spring (I don't care if they recruit "Ty Xander's" 5-star recruit in the 26 or 27 class).

Bullis and Landon graduate big 2025 classes but its clear both these programs punch above their weight and are extremely well coached. Landon and Bullis have been the best teams all year in the DC area, they have been the most consistent in the quality of their play. Both teams will have a drop-off in 2026 but have to imagine, Bellistri and McGettigan are getting phone calls from families from local privates /publics to transfer in and will find a way to get the best out of their rosters.

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"punch above their weight" ? That doesn't get a "+", it gets a reply. Bullis and Landon are stacked with d1 players going to good lacrosse schools. Bullis has the #4 player in the country. Combine really good players with good coaching and you get the top 2 teams in the dmv. Those families don't call bc they are underdogs, they call bc of the matriculation list.

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Anonymous wrote:SJC has a talented freshman righty attack that could make a big impact next year if he sees some growth over the summer

Thanks SJC righty attack dad! SJC has several talented freshmen who didn’t see the field this year. The crazy thing is that most of them would be first or second line players at Bullis, Landon, STA, etc. - and at least one of them came from one of those schools to not play at SJC. However as someone pointed out, SJC is less than half the cost of those schools. So it’s not as easy obviously as just transferring to one of those for that reason. Parents and kids also love to say they got an athletic scholarship to SJC / even if their child hasn’t played a minute there. And might not for years!

Very fair point about tuition at an IAC compared to a WCAC school. And now that numerous teams are capable of winning WCAC, there is even less reason to sit at the WCAC schools that have been hoarding talent (SJC and GZ) who who watch for 3 and even 4 years. Going to DeMatha or GC doesn’t mean sacrificing a chance to win a championship or pay an extra $30k a year. Not saying SMR and PVI are not a good option as well but remote geographic locations make them less attractive than DM or GC for most of DMV.

I agree with most of this, but don’t think there’s much of a difference between PVI and GC in terms of remoteness to most of DMV population. SMR is entirely out of the way for all but a very few.

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Anonymous wrote:" ...The freshman goalie is going to be a big time player so its clear Prep is investing in him for the long haul. I was very impressed with him against in the Bullis game. "

Lost 6 in a row and ended the season with 3 straight losses and gave up 5 goals in the 4th. Don't be impressed. The investment isn't a good one.

"At times Prep showed its potential with gritty performances against Taft, Don Bosco, and Good Counsel. "

Moral

Six game losing streak and three straight losses to end the year are all due to the goalie? Does anyone else play for Prep? "Giving up five goals in the 4th" -- were these shots he should have saved? At this level, if guys get their hands free within 15 yards of the goal they're EXPECTED to score, no matter who's playing in the cage.

No kid on prep but I am a goalie parent, this is ridiculous. No idea what your issue with this kid is but he played well when Prep played my son's team and I've heard other people same the same.

There were about 6 other reasons on why GP underwhelmed but since you want to focus on goalie, here goes.

W/L 6-9. GAA - 8.7 GAA in losses - 10.7. Wins against teams with winning record = 2 and that might be 1 if GZ loses. Remember, those win numbers are fluffed with the likes of STA, EHS and SSSAS.
Last year's record with the current benched goalies = 11-5.

It's not an issue with the kid, but with the coach shoving his choice down the team's throat to try and prove he made a good decision. I'm sure the kid is a straight A student with lovely parents and he does a ton of community service, but you better believe if Logan Thompson goes down 0-3 the Caps are switching him out regardless of performance.

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Anonymous wrote:SJC has a talented freshman righty attack that could make a big impact next year if he sees some growth over the summer

Thanks SJC righty attack dad! SJC has several talented freshmen who didn’t see the field this year. The crazy thing is that most of them would be first or second line players at Bullis, Landon, STA, etc. - and at least one of them came from one of those schools to not play at SJC. However as someone pointed out, SJC is less than half the cost of those schools. So it’s not as easy obviously as just transferring to one of those for that reason. Parents and kids also love to say they got an athletic scholarship to SJC / even if their child hasn’t played a minute there. And might not for years!

Very fair point about tuition at an IAC compared to a WCAC school. And now that numerous teams are capable of winning WCAC, there is even less reason to sit at the WCAC schools that have been hoarding talent (SJC and GZ) who who watch for 3 and even 4 years. Going to DeMatha or GC doesn’t mean sacrificing a chance to win a championship or pay an extra $30k a year. Not saying SMR and PVI are not a good option as well but remote geographic locations make them less attractive than DM or GC for most of DMV.

I agree with most of this, but don’t think there’s much of a difference between PVI and GC in terms of remoteness to most of DMV population. SMR is entirely out of the way for all but a very few.

The population of Olney is 50% larger than Chantilly. The distance to DC is 10 miles longer from Chantilly than GC. The average income in Olney is 15% higher. PVI is at a disadvantage.

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Although SJC lost to SMR, it’s undeniable that they’d give any team in the IAC the work. Prep’s a nightmare defensively with an absolute liability in goal. Landon’s too weak for SJC and will lose plenty of Face Offs to SJCs FOGO.

Anyone else in the IAC would get overpowered and beat down by a team like SJC. If there lucky to get any shots off, the tender for SJC will surely stop them.

A real matchup I’d be interested in is SJC vs an established team like Spaulding or Calvert Hall. I think, thanks to SJCs aggressiveness and strength, they could take any of these teams in a 5 game series.

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Anonymous wrote:Although SJC lost to SMR, it’s undeniable that they’d give any team in the IAC the work. Prep’s a nightmare defensively with an absolute liability in goal. Landon’s too weak for SJC and will lose plenty of Face Offs to SJCs FOGO.

Anyone else in the IAC would get overpowered and beat down by a team like SJC. If there lucky to get any shots off, the tender for SJC will surely stop them.

A real matchup I’d be interested in is SJC vs an established team like Spaulding or Calvert Hall. I think, thanks to SJCs aggressiveness and strength, they could take any of these teams in a 5 game series.

Bullis 96’ alum here. Agree with this take, none of these IAC bums could hold a candle to some real WCAC ball played on Military Road.

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Anonymous wrote:SJC has a talented freshman righty attack that could make a big impact next year if he sees some growth over the summer

Thanks SJC righty attack dad! SJC has several talented freshmen who didn’t see the field this year. The crazy thing is that most of them would be first or second line players at Bullis, Landon, STA, etc. - and at least one of them came from one of those schools to not play at SJC. However as someone pointed out, SJC is less than half the cost of those schools. So it’s not as easy obviously as just transferring to one of those for that reason. Parents and kids also love to say they got an athletic scholarship to SJC / even if their child hasn’t played a minute there. And might not for years!

Very fair point about tuition at an IAC compared to a WCAC school. And now that numerous teams are capable of winning WCAC, there is even less reason to sit at the WCAC schools that have been hoarding talent (SJC and GZ) who who watch for 3 and even 4 years. Going to DeMatha or GC doesn’t mean sacrificing a chance to win a championship or pay an extra $30k a year. Not saying SMR and PVI are not a good option as well but remote geographic locations make them less attractive than DM or GC for most of DMV.

Yes sir! Back to the future with the Stags return to WCAC championships!

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Anonymous wrote:" ...The freshman goalie is going to be a big time player so its clear Prep is investing in him for the long haul. I was very impressed with him against in the Bullis game. "

Lost 6 in a row and ended the season with 3 straight losses and gave up 5 goals in the 4th. Don't be impressed. The investment isn't a good one.

"At times Prep showed its potential with gritty performances against Taft, Don Bosco, and Good Counsel. "

Moral

Six game losing streak and three straight losses to end the year are all due to the goalie? Does anyone else play for Prep? "Giving up five goals in the 4th" -- were these shots he should have saved? At this level, if guys get their hands free within 15 yards of the goal they're EXPECTED to score, no matter who's playing in the cage.

No kid on prep but I am a goalie parent, this is ridiculous. No idea what your issue with this kid is but he played well when Prep played my son's team and I've heard other people same the same.

There were about 6 other reasons on why GP underwhelmed but since you want to focus on goalie, here goes.

W/L 6-9. GAA - 8.7 GAA in losses - 10.7. Wins against teams with winning record = 2 and that might be 1 if GZ loses. Remember, those win numbers are fluffed with the likes of STA, EHS and SSSAS.
Last year's record with the current benched goalies = 11-5.

It's not an issue with the kid, but with the coach shoving his choice down the team's throat to try and prove he made a good decision. I'm sure the kid is a straight A student with lovely parents and he does a ton of community service, but you better believe if Logan Thompson goes down 0-3 the Caps are switching him out regardless of performance.

Some of this goalie drama may be true, but the brutal Prep offense was arguably their biggest issue.

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Anonymous wrote:Although SJC lost to SMR, it’s undeniable that they’d give any team in the IAC the work. Prep’s a nightmare defensively with an absolute liability in goal. Landon’s too weak for SJC and will lose plenty of Face Offs to SJCs FOGO.

Anyone else in the IAC would get overpowered and beat down by a team like SJC. If there lucky to get any shots off, the tender for SJC will surely stop them.

A real matchup I’d be interested in is SJC vs an established team like Spaulding or Calvert Hall. I think, thanks to SJCs aggressiveness and strength, they could take any of these teams in a 5 game series.

Do they teach coherent writing at SJC?

Get back to study hall or get some extra help.