2025 Boys Private School Results /Game Schedules/ Commentary

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Anonymous wrote:Speaks will allow kids to play a 2nd sport during their freshman year at SJC. Once boys are headed into sophomore year, they are pressured to play "year round" lacrosse on Military road.

"Optional lifting sessions"
"Optional practices"
"Optional shoot a rounds"

Speaks doesn't necessarily run these off season workouts but he is well aware of which players are attending/are committed to the program.

Gonzaga also operates like this but it's not as emphasized.

IAC schools given they are smaller in size (except for GP), most kids generally play a 2nd sport because their athletic programs need the bodies (especially at the smaller co-ed schools)

Do SJC (or other school) kids transfer out if they don’t make Varsity as a sophomore? Or if they make Varsity but are looking at minimum playing time until senior year?

I don’t recall any players transferring out of SJC since Speaks became the coach. A few have been dismissed from the school for disciplinary reasons. Speaks has also allowed players to play football without interfering if they choose to do so.

Unless there is one this year, the only SJC varsity football player playing lax in the 2 years prior was Duenkel and he was the kicker. A kid can play 2 sports at JV at SJC and is highly discouraged at the varsity level at every single sport. The school literally tells applying families to look elsewhere if that's what they want.

My son played FB at St. Johns and was never told to look elsewhere when he was applying. The made up stories are hysterical.
Swope(LB) and Alverez(K) also played football all 4 years. Tasty also played.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Speaks will allow kids to play a 2nd sport during their freshman year at SJC. Once boys are headed into sophomore year, they are pressured to play "year round" lacrosse on Military road.

"Optional lifting sessions"
"Optional practices"
"Optional shoot a rounds"

Speaks doesn't necessarily run these off season workouts but he is well aware of which players are attending/are committed to the program.

Gonzaga also operates like this but it's not as emphasized.

IAC schools given they are smaller in size (except for GP), most kids generally play a 2nd sport because their athletic programs need the bodies (especially at the smaller co-ed schools)

Do SJC (or other school) kids transfer out if they don’t make Varsity as a sophomore? Or if they make Varsity but are looking at minimum playing time until senior year?

I don’t recall any players transferring out of SJC since Speaks became the coach. A few have been dismissed from the school for disciplinary reasons. Speaks has also allowed players to play football without interfering if they choose to do so.

Unless there is one this year, the only SJC varsity football player playing lax in the 2 years prior was Duenkel and he was the kicker. A kid can play 2 sports at JV at SJC and is highly discouraged at the varsity level at every single sport. The school literally tells applying families to look elsewhere if that's what they want.

My son played FB at St. Johns and was never told to look elsewhere when he was applying. The made up stories are hysterical.
Swope(LB) and Alverez(K) also played football all 4 years. Tasty also played.

You aren't helping, only solidifying the argument. You named 1 deep bench player, a kicker (that was the Duenkel joke) and a jv player. If you weren't told the unspoken truth while applying then your kid wasn't a recruited player of any standing.

[Anonymous]

Gonzaga also operates like this but it's not as emphasized.

The King experiment needs to come to an end. Time for a guy more invested in the school. The commit list and current upcoming freshman and sophomores from last year's jv is not going to go well this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Gonzaga also operates like this but it's not as emphasized.

The King experiment needs to come to an end. Time for a guy more invested in the school. The commit list and current upcoming freshman and sophomores from last year's jv is not going to go well this year.

They have several very talented freshmen this year. It takes a little while for these programs to get going. Relax.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Speaks will allow kids to play a 2nd sport during their freshman year at SJC. Once boys are headed into sophomore year, they are pressured to play "year round" lacrosse on Military road.

"Optional lifting sessions"
"Optional practices"
"Optional shoot a rounds"

Speaks doesn't necessarily run these off season workouts but he is well aware of which players are attending/are committed to the program.

Gonzaga also operates like this but it's not as emphasized.

IAC schools given they are smaller in size (except for GP), most kids generally play a 2nd sport because their athletic programs need the bodies (especially at the smaller co-ed schools)

Do SJC (or other school) kids transfer out if they don’t make Varsity as a sophomore? Or if they make Varsity but are looking at minimum playing time until senior year?

I don’t recall any players transferring out of SJC since Speaks became the coach. A few have been dismissed from the school for disciplinary reasons. Speaks has also allowed players to play football without interfering if they choose to do so.

Unless there is one this year, the only SJC varsity football player playing lax in the 2 years prior was Duenkel and he was the kicker. A kid can play 2 sports at JV at SJC and is highly discouraged at the varsity level at every single sport. The school literally tells applying families to look elsewhere if that's what they want.

My son played FB at St. Johns and was never told to look elsewhere when he was applying. The made up stories are hysterical.
Swope(LB) and Alverez(K) also played football all 4 years. Tasty also played.

You aren't helping, only solidifying the argument. You named 1 deep bench player, a kicker (that was the Duenkel joke) and a jv player. If you weren't told the unspoken truth while applying then your kid wasn't a recruited player of any standing.

I second that - when we toured with Speaks he was very clear that there are no varsity lacrosse players who play another sport at the school. I appreciate that he did that though - he was honest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Speaks will allow kids to play a 2nd sport during their freshman year at SJC. Once boys are headed into sophomore year, they are pressured to play "year round" lacrosse on Military road.

"Optional lifting sessions"
"Optional practices"
"Optional shoot a rounds"

Speaks doesn't necessarily run these off season workouts but he is well aware of which players are attending/are committed to the program.

Gonzaga also operates like this but it's not as emphasized.

IAC schools given they are smaller in size (except for GP), most kids generally play a 2nd sport because their athletic programs need the bodies (especially at the smaller co-ed schools)

Do SJC (or other school) kids transfer out if they don’t make Varsity as a sophomore? Or if they make Varsity but are looking at minimum playing time until senior year?

I don’t recall any players transferring out of SJC since Speaks became the coach. A few have been dismissed from the school for disciplinary reasons. Speaks has also allowed players to play football without interfering if they choose to do so.

Unless there is one this year, the only SJC varsity football player playing lax in the 2 years prior was Duenkel and he was the kicker. A kid can play 2 sports at JV at SJC and is highly discouraged at the varsity level at every single sport. The school literally tells applying families to look elsewhere if that's what they want.

My son played FB at St. Johns and was never told to look elsewhere when he was applying. The made up stories are hysterical.
Swope(LB) and Alverez(K) also played football all 4 years. Tasty also played.

You aren't helping, only solidifying the argument. You named 1 deep bench player, a kicker (that was the Duenkel joke) and a jv player. If you weren't told the unspoken truth while applying then your kid wasn't a recruited player of any standing.

I second that - when we toured with Speaks he was very clear that there are no varsity lacrosse players who play another sport at the school. I appreciate that he did that though - he was honest.

BS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Gonzaga also operates like this but it's not as emphasized.

The King experiment needs to come to an end. Time for a guy more invested in the school. The commit list and current upcoming freshman and sophomores from last year's jv is not going to go well this year.

They have several very talented freshmen this year. It takes a little while for these programs to get going. Relax.

Clearly good sarcasm.

[Anonymous]

We recently toured with Speaks and he bragged about how none of his players player other sports, and that’s how he built his program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Speaks will allow kids to play a 2nd sport during their freshman year at SJC. Once boys are headed into sophomore year, they are pressured to play "year round" lacrosse on Military road.

"Optional lifting sessions"
"Optional practices"
"Optional shoot a rounds"

Speaks doesn't necessarily run these off season workouts but he is well aware of which players are attending/are committed to the program.

Gonzaga also operates like this but it's not as emphasized.

IAC schools given they are smaller in size (except for GP), most kids generally play a 2nd sport because their athletic programs need the bodies (especially at the smaller co-ed schools)

Do SJC (or other school) kids transfer out if they don’t make Varsity as a sophomore? Or if they make Varsity but are looking at minimum playing time until senior year?

I don’t recall any players transferring out of SJC since Speaks became the coach. A few have been dismissed from the school for disciplinary reasons. Speaks has also allowed players to play football without interfering if they choose to do so.

Unless there is one this year, the only SJC varsity football player playing lax in the 2 years prior was Duenkel and he was the kicker. A kid can play 2 sports at JV at SJC and is highly discouraged at the varsity level at every single sport. The school literally tells applying families to look elsewhere if that's what they want.

Is that you, George?
Didn’t you just get caught lying to your MD people?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We recently toured with Speaks and he bragged about how none of his players player other sports, and that’s how he built his program.

Let me be the first to congratulate you on your sons commitment to the Mount.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Speaks will allow kids to play a 2nd sport during their freshman year at SJC. Once boys are headed into sophomore year, they are pressured to play "year round" lacrosse on Military road.

"Optional lifting sessions"
"Optional practices"
"Optional shoot a rounds"

Speaks doesn't necessarily run these off season workouts but he is well aware of which players are attending/are committed to the program.

Gonzaga also operates like this but it's not as emphasized.

IAC schools given they are smaller in size (except for GP), most kids generally play a 2nd sport because their athletic programs need the bodies (especially at the smaller co-ed schools)

Do SJC (or other school) kids transfer out if they don’t make Varsity as a sophomore? Or if they make Varsity but are looking at minimum playing time until senior year?

I don’t recall any players transferring out of SJC since Speaks became the coach. A few have been dismissed from the school for disciplinary reasons. Speaks has also allowed players to play football without interfering if they choose to do so.

Unless there is one this year, the only SJC varsity football player playing lax in the 2 years prior was Duenkel and he was the kicker. A kid can play 2 sports at JV at SJC and is highly discouraged at the varsity level at every single sport. The school literally tells applying families to look elsewhere if that's what they want.

Is that you, George?
Didn’t you just get caught lying to your MD people?

I never get the inside jokes at DCUM. I'll bite. Who is George?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We recently toured with Speaks and he bragged about how none of his players player other sports, and that’s how he built his program.

What's crazy is it works. He has built a program based on getting players into schools they could have gotten into with or without lacrosse. All it takes is a couple of buttering up words to the lax parents who have chased this weird dream over the previous 5 years. Tasty was a wonder at the high school level. He literally could have gone to any high school in the region and walk into Ohio State if he never picked up a butterfly net. On the other hand, King at Gonzaga can't be bothered to send an email or make a phone call. One goes up while the other sinks.

[Anonymous]

I have been reading this thread and here is the truth people. Take note.

All the hate towards Speaks recently is for one reason. The new President is going to support boys lacrosse. Speaks put it on everyone with an AD and President who did not care for the sport. Now that he has support, the elitist have turned into keyboard warriors.

[Anonymous]

Lots of big talk from the WCAC runners-up

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lots of big talk from the WCAC runners-up

Lots of big talk from DMV teams that have beat SJC exactly once in the last five years.