VHSL Boys Lacrosse 2026 Season
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Anonymous
No one has any info? It's just scrimmages, but nothing "oh that was interesting" at all? |
Anonymous
"Horse in the Game"
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Anonymous
| What are the weak spots of the top teams this year? |
Anonymous
Horse or no Horse.... whomever put those rankings out, may have unintentionally hurt every team on Riverside's schedule... |
Anonymous
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Write ups from DMV LAX for the public schools ranked in the top 20.
11. Langley The Langley Saxons enter 2026 as the highest ranked public school in the DMV and our favorite to win the Virginia 6A State Championship. As they look to repeat as Regional Champs & make a run at a state title, here is what you need to know about the Saxons in the coming spring. The Saxons are headlined by a pair of Division 1 bound seniors in Jack Milone (Mercer) and Cole Samburg (Delaware) both of whom eclipsed 100 points last season. Milone is a righty sharpshooting attackman who quarterbacks the offense, while Samburg is a do it all midfielder with ridiculous speed. Another guy to keep an eye out for on the offensive end of the field is Kevin Mahoney, an All-District attackman last spring. Defensively, Langley is anchored by one of the best young netminders in the area in Luke Milone, Jack’s younger brother, an extremely athletic sophomore goalie capable of making spectacular saves. The other guy to keep an eye out for on the defensive end is Ellington Roane, a senior defenseman who earned All-Region honors last spring. The true caliber of this Langley team will be tested early as they face off against defending WCAC Champions DeMatha in an intriguing out of conference tilt. 12. Independence Coming off of their first 5A Virginia State Championship in school history, Independence will have high expectations for the 2026 season; however, they will be transitioning from Virginia’s 5A class to 6A, where the competition is way more fierce. With that said, the Tigers return a bulk of their State Championship team and add arguably the most impactful transfer in the DMV, in the form of Tyler Elgas, a bruising defenseman bound for Vermont. Elgas will anchor an excellent defense, composed of Owen Groszkowski, Luke Kwitkiwski, and LSM Brady Peterson, a group that will be physically imposing and likes to lay the lumber. On the offensive end of the field, a pair of Roanoke bound seniors lead the way in the form of Cooper Woodring and Marino Yozzi. Woodring, who quarterbacks the offense, was a First Team All-State selection last spring while amassing 103 points, while the incredibly speedy Yozzi tallied an impressive 52 assists. Other guys to watch include 6’5 attackman Declan Carter and offball finisher Trent Stewart. While they may be new to the 6A, we expect Independence to hit the ground running and instantly compete for a Regional and State Title. 14. Robinson The expectations for Robinson lacrosse each spring are pretty simple: Win a State Championship, a feat they have accomplished a ridiculous 13 times, establishing themselves as the preeminent public school in the DMV. The challenge for Robinson this spring will be offensive production as they are forced to replace Conner Fructuoso (York), a 1st Team All-Region selection who led them in scoring the past two seasons. Look for do it all midfielder Thomas Agents to not only lead the way offensively, but also take a decent amount of faceoffs as well. Agents, who is also bound to play at York, played with Team Mexico u20 in the World Games. Look for Dylan Carbaugh to be impactful on the offensive end as well. The strength of this Robinson team will be their exceptional defense, led by senior Penn State commit Peyton Larsen, who was named 1st Team All-Region and 3rd Team All-DMV last spring. Larsen will be joined by a pair of fellow seniors also bound to play collegiately in Sam Readyhough (Lynchburg) and William Vickers (Brockport), with long stick midfielder Nathan Frazer (Lynchburg) rounding out an exceptional defensive unit. 16. Madison Madison has emerged as one of the premier public programs in the DMV, winning a State Title in 2019 and following it up with back to back State Championships in ‘22 and ‘23, largely thanks to excellent coaching from HC Aaron Solomon. This year the Warhawks have their eyes set on another ring, and in order to prepare for a playoff run, play the toughest schedule by far of any public school in the DMV, that includes contests with powerhouses Landon and St. Anne’s Belfield. The biggest challenge for Coach Solomon this spring will be replacing 18 seniors, including 7 starters from last year’s District Championship team. The standouts on this Warhawk squad include Nico Williamson (Lynchburg) a dynamic sharpshooting lefty who can take over games, Hayes Murphy, a lefty defensemen bound for Mary Washington who plays mean and has an excellent stick, and LSM Cooper Williams a 1st Team All-District selection last spring. Other players to keep an eye out for include senior attackman Gray Byrne and Vito Leone, and sophomore defensemen Brendan Levay. |
Anonymous
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Langley is year in and year out the most over hyped team in 6A. As an outside perspective I'm not sure why they always get so much hype.
They haven't been relevant since Coach Brewer. |
Anonymous
| With 2 d1 commits and a talented goalie, they are bound to have some hype. That's just how it goes. |
Anonymous
| All three of these teams have a shot. Langley and Indy are the more complete of these probably. Robinson offense and goalie are question marks. |
Anonymous
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Very worried about Langley's defense this year. While yes, they do have a great returning goalie, they almost have nobody else coming back to anchor the defense. I know they graduated all 4 of their starting poles, many of whom had been a mainstay in their defensive unit for years. I have trouble justifying them as the top public school team, just because they are expected to have a high-powered offense.
Within their division, even Yorktown returns effectively their entire offense. An offense that was able to find success in at least one of the games they played against each other last year. So with a defense that has one returning player and a goalie that absolutely have their work cut out for them. Looking forward to the rest of the state, how will they match up against the team that eliminated them last year? Robinson has by far the strongest defense in the state, will the saxons be able to figure them out come playoffs? In this matchup who will shine? The Rams defense against the high-powered saxon offense, or the young saxon defense against the young rams offense? A lot on the backs of the Saxon's D1 commits as the Delaware commit and his backup will need to absolutely dominate faceoffs if they wish to win games as they can't expect a sophomore goalie to completely anchor the defense against a strong offense. For the Mercer commit, nothing less than total dominance offensively will be expected of him for the Saxons to maintain their spot as the top dog. |
Anonymous
| Mercer is more like D1.5 |
Anonymous
| Mercer isn’t even d1 I bet they would lose to alot of d2s and d3s |
Anonymous
More importantly, no mention in that write-up of either the Indy slasher and/or related head coach - are they both gone? Think folks are underestimating step up from 5A to 6A. |
Anonymous
I thought owen grozkowski was the Indy slasher |
Anonymous
You all blind? On the offensive end of the field, a pair of Roanoke bound seniors lead the way in the form of Cooper Woodring and Marino Yozzi. Woodring, who quarterbacks the offense, was a First Team All-State selection last spring while amassing 103 points, while the incredibly speedy Yozzi tallied an impressive 52 assists. |
Anonymous
Robo offense has great young pieces and players with years of experience on varsity |