2026 Private School Boys Lacrosse Commentary, Scores, and Updates
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Anonymous
It is part of the game. If you have a good FOGO, you have a chance at coming back. It also helps that private schools generally play with the 80 second shot clock. A shot reduces the impact of a great FOGO but on the public side where there is no shot clock a dominate FOGO is required. It is also why many public schools games are like watching paint dry. Want to get more parity or better games in public school make them go to a shot clock. |
Anonymous
What's the alternative? Take it out of the goal and go like box Clear behind the net in the goalie's stick Clear at mid field 1 FO per quarter or start or half No FO at all Under the current rules, it's really odd any public or private wouldn't invest in this position. Host clinics, have fo drills for the entire team, anything to find a player(s) who can increase the odds. |
Anonymous
| Anyone have scores from yesterday? |
Anonymous
Shot clock has been a tremendous addition and takes a bit of the edge away from teams that are great at facing off (still a huge asset). Public school lacrosse can be a huge drag if one team is dominating the face off and then the offense kills 2-3 minutes without a shot on goal. |
Anonymous
Yes - FO at the start of each quarter, and then clear behind the net in the goalie’s stick after a goal. Put more emphasis on the ride versus the FO. |
Anonymous
which was tried in the late 70s or early 80s for a year in college and deemed ineffective. It basically prevents a team from coming back. |
Anonymous
Total game scores in the 70s and 80s were rarely over 20 and usually under 15. FO didn’t matter as much then. It was a much more defensive game with the stick technology of the time. And while it’s fair to argue that not having a FO after goals prevents teams from mounting miraculous comebacks, it would also prevent a whole lot more teams from getting blown out or needing a miraculous comeback. I get the pushback and don’t ever expect it to happen, but at least think that rec and club level lacrosse below 6th grade should try to mimimize it to the start of each period only. |
Anonymous
| Bless your heart |
Anonymous
All good points. The theory behind using the sixes format to grow the game is to make the game more playable and remove the impact of specialists, letting athletes shine. A lot of the criticisms above are addressed in that version of the game. Unfortunately, now there are getting to be so many different versions of the rules (NCAA, NFHS, Sixes, Federation Youth, NCAA Club, Box, PLL, NLL, etc...) that it is ceases to be just one sport anymore. However, this thread is supposed to be DMV private schools 2026 Boys lacrosse where everyone uses the same NCAA rules. So it is high time we get back debating whether God wears purple, the path to the championship goes through Military Road, if PVI is actually legit or just shining cause its still March, and which of the three usual suspects in the IAC will be healthy enough to say that they are either better or more expensive than everyone else in the area come May. |
Anonymous
Amen!! Back to actual games. PVI by 2 EHS Culver by 6 Landon GC by 5 vs BO STA by 2 Oceanside Taft by 5 GZ Norfolk by 2 Potomac |
Anonymous
I’m the guy that got on a soapbox about FO, and agree this is not the place for it. PVI by 5+ over EHS (Maroon have not been tested) Culver by 10+ over Landon (make it take it) |
Anonymous
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Culver 3
Landon 2 End of the first |
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Culver 5
Landon 5 Halftime |
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Culver 7
Landon 6 End of three |
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Culver 10
Landon 9 6 mins left in the 4th |