2025 Boys Private School Results /Game Schedules/ Commentary

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All of the schools outside the Prep/Landon/Gonzaga/SJC/Bullis tier have been struggling to get players. The price point and coach combination at Good Counsel has pushed them up close to that tier. But there are not a lot of players at schools like SSSAS or the better MAC schools. Even STA has been struggling to get more than a couple each year. Frankly, after the 25 and 26 classes, Bullis is in this situation too.

Chickens are coming home to roost on the push to start club lax as early as 3rd grade. This has decreased numbers of good athletes who in recent past would try rec lax as late as MS and then become good HS or even college players. That doesn’t happen anymore so there just aren’t enough kids playing high level lacrosse. Let’s be honest - many of the local club teams are no better than rec lax was a decade ago, they just cost more. Add in the impact that a handful of area private schools get the vast majority of top players. The only way this changes is if some of these talented club players start choosing to go to other private schools where they can actually start and play significantly roles for 2-3 years. There are a ton of good to very good players at top schools that never see the field

Fair points, imo. Specialization hurts as well. How many kids that have committed in 26 play another varsity sport?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All of the schools outside the Prep/Landon/Gonzaga/SJC/Bullis tier have been struggling to get players. The price point and coach combination at Good Counsel has pushed them up close to that tier. But there are not a lot of players at schools like SSSAS or the better MAC schools. Even STA has been struggling to get more than a couple each year. Frankly, after the 25 and 26 classes, Bullis is in this situation too.

Chickens are coming home to roost on the push to start club lax as early as 3rd grade. This has decreased numbers of good athletes who in recent past would try rec lax as late as MS and then become good HS or even college players. That doesn’t happen anymore so there just aren’t enough kids playing high level lacrosse. Let’s be honest - many of the local club teams are no better than rec lax was a decade ago, they just cost more. Add in the impact that a handful of area private schools get the vast majority of top players. The only way this changes is if some of these talented club players start choosing to go to other private schools where they can actually start and play significantly roles for 2-3 years. There are a ton of good to very good players at top schools that never see the field

Fair points, imo. Specialization hurts as well. How many kids that have committed in 26 play another varsity sport?

If you want to actually get on the field and play lacrosse at some of these top schools, you absolutely have to specialize in lax. Show me a single male athlete whose made All Met in two major sports in the last 10 years - used to happen regularly

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All of the schools outside the Prep/Landon/Gonzaga/SJC/Bullis tier have been struggling to get players. The price point and coach combination at Good Counsel has pushed them up close to that tier. But there are not a lot of players at schools like SSSAS or the better MAC schools. Even STA has been struggling to get more than a couple each year. Frankly, after the 25 and 26 classes, Bullis is in this situation too.

Chickens are coming home to roost on the push to start club lax as early as 3rd grade. This has decreased numbers of good athletes who in recent past would try rec lax as late as MS and then become good HS or even college players. That doesn’t happen anymore so there just aren’t enough kids playing high level lacrosse. Let’s be honest - many of the local club teams are no better than rec lax was a decade ago, they just cost more. Add in the impact that a handful of area private schools get the vast majority of top players. The only way this changes is if some of these talented club players start choosing to go to other private schools where they can actually start and play significantly roles for 2-3 years. There are a ton of good to very good players at top schools that never see the field

Fair points, imo. Specialization hurts as well. How many kids that have committed in 26 play another varsity sport?

Landon's 4 best lacrosse players are either their best or near best in football and basketball.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All of the schools outside the Prep/Landon/Gonzaga/SJC/Bullis tier have been struggling to get players. The price point and coach combination at Good Counsel has pushed them up close to that tier. But there are not a lot of players at schools like SSSAS or the better MAC schools. Even STA has been struggling to get more than a couple each year. Frankly, after the 25 and 26 classes, Bullis is in this situation too.

Chickens are coming home to roost on the push to start club lax as early as 3rd grade. This has decreased numbers of good athletes who in recent past would try rec lax as late as MS and then become good HS or even college players. That doesn’t happen anymore so there just aren’t enough kids playing high level lacrosse. Let’s be honest - many of the local club teams are no better than rec lax was a decade ago, they just cost more. Add in the impact that a handful of area private schools get the vast majority of top players. The only way this changes is if some of these talented club players start choosing to go to other private schools where they can actually start and play significantly roles for 2-3 years. There are a ton of good to very good players at top schools that never see the field

Fair points, imo. Specialization hurts as well. How many kids that have committed in 26 play another varsity sport?

Landon's 4 best lacrosse players are either their best or near best in football and basketball.

That’s good to hear. Only possible at a small school like Landon - not going to happen at Prep, SJC, Gonzaga, or Bullis - which would be reason to choose Landon (cost aside). Are any of them going to get offers to play either sports in college?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All of the schools outside the Prep/Landon/Gonzaga/SJC/Bullis tier have been struggling to get players. The price point and coach combination at Good Counsel has pushed them up close to that tier. But there are not a lot of players at schools like SSSAS or the better MAC schools. Even STA has been struggling to get more than a couple each year. Frankly, after the 25 and 26 classes, Bullis is in this situation too.

Chickens are coming home to roost on the push to start club lax as early as 3rd grade. This has decreased numbers of good athletes who in recent past would try rec lax as late as MS and then become good HS or even college players. That doesn’t happen anymore so there just aren’t enough kids playing high level lacrosse. Let’s be honest - many of the local club teams are no better than rec lax was a decade ago, they just cost more. Add in the impact that a handful of area private schools get the vast majority of top players. The only way this changes is if some of these talented club players start choosing to go to other private schools where they can actually start and play significantly roles for 2-3 years. There are a ton of good to very good players at top schools that never see the field

Fair points, imo. Specialization hurts as well. How many kids that have committed in 26 play another varsity sport?

Landon's 4 best lacrosse players are either their best or near best in football and basketball.

That’s good to hear. Only possible at a small school like Landon - not going to happen at Prep, SJC, Gonzaga, or Bullis - which would be reason to choose Landon (cost aside). Are any of them going to get offers to play either sports in college?

GP's top returning middie de-committed from UNC lacrosse for a full ride at Syracuse football. Also, GP's IAC first team qb is now at MD playing lax. GZ's top DE in football will start in basketball. Bullis' Walker was a starter on the basketball team and their top '27 laxer is also that classes best football player. It's a little harder at WCAC schools and impossible at SJC because of their mentality but it's encouraged at IAC and MAC.

[Anonymous]

GC's top 27 plays varsity football.

[Anonymous]

Not every schools football is at the same level. Much easier to play both at some schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not every schools football is at the same level. Much easier to play both at some schools.

Other than DM, GC, GZ and SJC; it's insanely easy to play football at most schools, not some. Football is a no-cut sport in the DC area in both public and private. It has also become largely non-contact outside of 2 practices a week before the season starts.

[Anonymous]

I guess it's only a major sport to the families involved but the all met player of the year in hockey goes to Landon. He plays lax and could easily be a top d3 or low d1 lax if he liked the sport more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All of the schools outside the Prep/Landon/Gonzaga/SJC/Bullis tier have been struggling to get players. The price point and coach combination at Good Counsel has pushed them up close to that tier. But there are not a lot of players at schools like SSSAS or the better MAC schools. Even STA has been struggling to get more than a couple each year. Frankly, after the 25 and 26 classes, Bullis is in this situation too.

Chickens are coming home to roost on the push to start club lax as early as 3rd grade. This has decreased numbers of good athletes who in recent past would try rec lax as late as MS and then become good HS or even college players. That doesn’t happen anymore so there just aren’t enough kids playing high level lacrosse. Let’s be honest - many of the local club teams are no better than rec lax was a decade ago, they just cost more. Add in the impact that a handful of area private schools get the vast majority of top players. The only way this changes is if some of these talented club players start choosing to go to other private schools where they can actually start and play significantly roles for 2-3 years. There are a ton of good to very good players at top schools that never see the field

+100

[Anonymous]

If your kid is a 1 sport anything for 3+ years and isn’t a major contributor, you need to swallow your pride and tell the kid to play a 2 and or a 3 rd sport and try out some after school clubs.

[Anonymous]

At the MAC schools, there are a lot of three varsity sport athletes. Basketball is really the only sport that has a lot of specialized players.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All of the schools outside the Prep/Landon/Gonzaga/SJC/Bullis tier have been struggling to get players. The price point and coach combination at Good Counsel has pushed them up close to that tier. But there are not a lot of players at schools like SSSAS or the better MAC schools. Even STA has been struggling to get more than a couple each year. Frankly, after the 25 and 26 classes, Bullis is in this situation too.

Chickens are coming home to roost on the push to start club lax as early as 3rd grade. This has decreased numbers of good athletes who in recent past would try rec lax as late as MS and then become good HS or even college players. That doesn’t happen anymore so there just aren’t enough kids playing high level lacrosse. Let’s be honest - many of the local club teams are no better than rec lax was a decade ago, they just cost more. Add in the impact that a handful of area private schools get the vast majority of top players. The only way this changes is if some of these talented club players start choosing to go to other private schools where they can actually start and play significantly roles for 2-3 years. There are a ton of good to very good players at top schools that never see the field

Fair points, imo. Specialization hurts as well. How many kids that have committed in 26 play another varsity sport?

If you want to actually get on the field and play lacrosse at some of these top schools, you absolutely have to specialize in lax. Show me a single male athlete whose made All Met in two major sports in the last 10 years - used to happen regularly

Your evaluation of the level of local high school play seems greatly exaggerated.

[Anonymous]

On Landon’s 2024 team, if I had to guess, 80% on the roster, play at least a second varsity sport. (Soccer, football, wrestling, ice hockey, basketball)

A few kids even played 3 varsity sports.

It’s one of the few schools that really emphasizes multi-sport athletes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:On Landon’s 2024 team, if I had to guess, 80% on the roster, play at least a second varsity sport. (Soccer, football, wrestling, ice hockey, basketball)

A few kids even played 3 varsity sports.

It’s one of the few schools that really emphasizes multi-sport athletes.

At Landon, every student is required to play a 2nd team sport unless they waive out due to very exceptional circumstances like with the kid who was signed by MLS. So it's 100% not 80. At almost every other private, being a multi-sport will increase your chances of admission. Some schools, like Sidwell and PVI, have put all their athletic success and fake DEI into basketball but any other 2 sport combo will really help.