VHSL Boys Lacrosse 2025 Season

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Anonymous wrote:Langley still has a chance even against Madison

langley had there shot and couldnt get it done when it counted, obviously just not a playoff team, chantilly is gonna give them a handful

Just curious here. I see the posts about Langley and Indy getting a loss in district, but yet they still qualify for regionals. If you are still IN you still have a shot. The road may be longer, but if you lose, lose when it does not count. I would be very careful about writing off teams that get the "bad game" out of the system when there is nothing on the line-

District championship was on the line. Those matter too. Get a banner in the gym for that.

Lacrosse in this area is somewhat unique (especially in 6A) because it’s pretty much a given that the state champion will come from one particular area, the proverbial “Nova”. Might just be a product of the forum here and the focus on who is best in the state/rankings/etc in our collective conversation but let’s have some perspective on what success can also be - winning your district. That means something.

It matters - but not as much. In 2022, Madison lost the region to Yorktown but still won States. People remember that Madison won three consecutive State championships. No one really cares that they lost in regionals. Similarly, if a college basketball team loses in their conference championship game but goes on to win a national title, that is what matters. UNC has done that four times.

All of this is true for sure. That said, it certainly matters to the teams who win them. You can't tell Yorktown that win didn't matter Wednesday night and they will always have a banner for their 2022 Northern Region Championship. Madison absolutely has a BETTER banner from that year but to my earlier point, these games count and mean a lot to the teams who win. It's not up for debate whether a State Championship means more than the Liberty District, Patriot District, Northern Region, whatever - but it means so much in those moments to bring home the title and take a celebratory team picture with the banner.

Good lacrosse ahead! Plenty of great games coming up these next few weeks and exciting to see what happens.

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Anonymous wrote:Langley still has a chance even against Madison

langley had there shot and couldnt get it done when it counted, obviously just not a playoff team, chantilly is gonna give them a handful

Just curious here. I see the posts about Langley and Indy getting a loss in district, but yet they still qualify for regionals. If you are still IN you still have a shot. The road may be longer, but if you lose, lose when it does not count. I would be very careful about writing off teams that get the "bad game" out of the system when there is nothing on the line-

District championship was on the line. Those matter too. Get a banner in the gym for that.

Lacrosse in this area is somewhat unique (especially in 6A) because it’s pretty much a given that the state champion will come from one particular area, the proverbial “Nova”. Might just be a product of the forum here and the focus on who is best in the state/rankings/etc in our collective conversation but let’s have some perspective on what success can also be - winning your district. That means something.

It matters - but not as much. In 2022, Madison lost the region to Yorktown but still won States. People remember that Madison won three consecutive State championships. No one really cares that they lost in regionals. Similarly, if a college basketball team loses in their conference championship game but goes on to win a national title, that is what matters. UNC has done that four times.

All of this is true for sure. That said, it certainly matters to the teams who win them. You can't tell Yorktown that win didn't matter Wednesday night and they will always have a banner for their 2022 Northern Region Championship. Madison absolutely has a BETTER banner from that year but to my earlier point, these games count and mean a lot to the teams who win. It's not up for debate whether a State Championship means more than the Liberty District, Patriot District, Northern Region, whatever - but it means so much in those moments to bring home the title and take a celebratory team picture with the banner.

Good lacrosse ahead! Plenty of great games coming up these next few weeks and exciting to see what happens.

My point in the original ask was not to debate the district vs region vs state champion meaning- i think it got sidetracked.

My point is that the teams that lost (see mentioned Langley/ Indy etc) are being discounted, BUT yet still have a birth in regions and a shot at state, same as a district winner (understand seeding comes into play).
Youre not out, until you are OUT- see the Madison example above. The problem is the weird (my opinion) playoff structure that they do that is not single elimination for all intents.

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Anonymous wrote:Langley still has a chance even against Madison

langley had there shot and couldnt get it done when it counted, obviously just not a playoff team, chantilly is gonna give them a handful

Just curious here. I see the posts about Langley and Indy getting a loss in district, but yet they still qualify for regionals. If you are still IN you still have a shot. The road may be longer, but if you lose, lose when it does not count. I would be very careful about writing off teams that get the "bad game" out of the system when there is nothing on the line-

District championship was on the line. Those matter too. Get a banner in the gym for that.

Lacrosse in this area is somewhat unique (especially in 6A) because it’s pretty much a given that the state champion will come from one particular area, the proverbial “Nova”. Might just be a product of the forum here and the focus on who is best in the state/rankings/etc in our collective conversation but let’s have some perspective on what success can also be - winning your district. That means something.

Hey, liberty district parent just chiming in here, I wouldn’t compare Indy to the Langley boys. Despite their short efforts at times, those Langley boys through in and through have treated the teams they have played with respect and class… On the other hand the Indy coach and players have shown that dirty players don’t win banners.

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Anonymous wrote:Langley still has a chance even against Madison

langley had there shot and couldnt get it done when it counted, obviously just not a playoff team, chantilly is gonna give them a handful

Just curious here. I see the posts about Langley and Indy getting a loss in district, but yet they still qualify for regionals. If you are still IN you still have a shot. The road may be longer, but if you lose, lose when it does not count. I would be very careful about writing off teams that get the "bad game" out of the system when there is nothing on the line-

District championship was on the line. Those matter too. Get a banner in the gym for that.

Lacrosse in this area is somewhat unique (especially in 6A) because it’s pretty much a given that the state champion will come from one particular area, the proverbial “Nova”. Might just be a product of the forum here and the focus on who is best in the state/rankings/etc in our collective conversation but let’s have some perspective on what success can also be - winning your district. That means something.

Hey, liberty district parent just chiming in here, I wouldn’t compare Indy to the Langley boys. Despite their short efforts at times, those Langley boys through in and through have treated the teams they have played with respect and class… On the other hand the Indy coach and players have shown that dirty players don’t win banners.

The biggest takeaway from the Yorktown win is that either Langley or Madison will not make the state tournament. I never would have thought that a week ago.

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Anonymous wrote:Langley still has a chance even against Madison

langley had there shot and couldnt get it done when it counted, obviously just not a playoff team, chantilly is gonna give them a handful

Just curious here. I see the posts about Langley and Indy getting a loss in district, but yet they still qualify for regionals. If you are still IN you still have a shot. The road may be longer, but if you lose, lose when it does not count. I would be very careful about writing off teams that get the "bad game" out of the system when there is nothing on the line-

District championship was on the line. Those matter too. Get a banner in the gym for that.

Lacrosse in this area is somewhat unique (especially in 6A) because it’s pretty much a given that the state champion will come from one particular area, the proverbial “Nova”. Might just be a product of the forum here and the focus on who is best in the state/rankings/etc in our collective conversation but let’s have some perspective on what success can also be - winning your district. That means something.

Hey, liberty district parent just chiming in here, I wouldn’t compare Indy to the Langley boys. Despite their short efforts at times, those Langley boys through in and through have treated the teams they have played with respect and class… On the other hand the Indy coach and players have shown that dirty players don’t win banners.

The biggest takeaway from the Yorktown win is that either Langley or Madison will not make the state tournament. I never would have thought that a week ago.

Yes, pretty wild that one of the teams that ended the regular season #1 and #2 will not make it. The true benefit of winning Liberty is that you can make States without having to beat Madison.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Langley still has a chance even against Madison

langley had there shot and couldnt get it done when it counted, obviously just not a playoff team, chantilly is gonna give them a handful

Just curious here. I see the posts about Langley and Indy getting a loss in district, but yet they still qualify for regionals. If you are still IN you still have a shot. The road may be longer, but if you lose, lose when it does not count. I would be very careful about writing off teams that get the "bad game" out of the system when there is nothing on the line-

District championship was on the line. Those matter too. Get a banner in the gym for that.

Lacrosse in this area is somewhat unique (especially in 6A) because it’s pretty much a given that the state champion will come from one particular area, the proverbial “Nova”. Might just be a product of the forum here and the focus on who is best in the state/rankings/etc in our collective conversation but let’s have some perspective on what success can also be - winning your district. That means something.

Hey, liberty district parent just chiming in here, I wouldn’t compare Indy to the Langley boys. Despite their short efforts at times, those Langley boys through in and through have treated the teams they have played with respect and class… On the other hand the Indy coach and players have shown that dirty players don’t win banners.

If you are Liberty and (not from Langley?), go ahead and identify what school you are with- (Herndon here)
I have seen "questionable" play and mouths running in this district too, so don't go shine your halo yet......(yes, even my own sons school, ill admit)

I have yet to see any team around that does not have at least one player that is "over aggressive" and/or the things these boys can say at times- so don't go throwing rocks at glass houses. Maybe we should go back to the post a few pages back where one of the Liberty District kids posted racist, classist and horrible things about other schools in the district! That, my friend, was UNACCEPTABLE!

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Can’t wait to watch Langley get beat down by Madison.

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Anonymous wrote:Can’t wait to watch Langley get beat down by Madison.

If they don't come out to play against Chantilly they might not make it to Madison.

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Anonymous wrote:Who else is in Region B with Battlefield? Do they have a regional tournament as well?

Battlefield
Brooke Point
Hylton
Colgan
Colonial Forge
Forest Park
Freedom SR
Freedom WB
Gainesville
Garfield
Mountain View
N Stafford
Osbourn
Osbourn Park
Patriot
Potomac
Stafford
Unity Reed
Woodbridge

Next year add in Independence, remove Freedom SR as they move to Class 5 Region D with Briar Woods, Riverside

Man, this is a bad region this year. No better than Region A.

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Some potentially really good games tonight.

Briar Woods @ Riverside - 6:15pm
McLean @ Oakton - 6:30pm
Chantilly @ Langley - 7:15pm

Not expecting W-L @ Madison, LB @ Robinson, South County @ West Potomac or Westfield @ Yorktown to be competitive.

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Yorktown 7-7 Westfield at half… what is going on

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Anonymous wrote:Yorktown 7-7 Westfield at half… what is going on

Each team got it past the goalie 7 times

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Anonymous wrote:Yorktown 7-7 Westfield at half… what is going on

Each team got it past the goalie 7 times

Hilarious!!! Bet you were proud of that one! Has Yorktown ran away with it yet?

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14-13 under a minute Westfield just scored

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Yorktown has 14