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Anonymous wrote:I cannot figure out this forum. All this talk about Robo, Madison, YT, and Indy. The best team in the state (any Class level), and the most dominant program over the last 10 years is Riverside. This season they lost once to Stone Bridge by a goal and lost to DeMatha and Urbana (MD). Both of those losses are to teams better than any VA public school. They came back and beat SB twice by 4 goals each time. Oh, and when they scrimmaged Robo - he score was 12-9 when 1 v 1s played. So you all just keep arguing about which school is the second or third best in the State!

We’d talk about Riverside more if they played in the best division(6A). 6A is deeper and harder to win than 5A, so while Riverside may be the best team, they just aren’t really relevant to most of the conversations we’re having about 6A

Anonymous wrote:I cannot figure out this forum. All this talk about Robo, Madison, YT, and Indy. The best team in the state (any Class level), and the most dominant program over the last 10 years is Riverside. This season they lost once to Stone Bridge by a goal and lost to DeMatha and Urbana (MD). Both of those losses are to teams better than any VA public school. They came back and beat SB twice by 4 goals each time. Oh, and when they scrimmaged Robo - he score was 12-9 when 1 v 1s played. So you all just keep arguing about which school is the second or third best in the State!

Anonymous wrote:I cannot figure out this forum. All this talk about Robo, Madison, YT, and Indy. The best team in the state (any Class level), and the most dominant program over the last 10 years is Riverside. This season they lost once to Stone Bridge by a goal and lost to DeMatha and Urbana (MD). Both of those losses are to teams better than any VA public school. They came back and beat SB twice by 4 goals each time. Oh, and when they scrimmaged Robo - he score was 12-9 when 1 v 1s played. So you all just keep arguing about which school is the second or third best in the State!

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Anonymous wrote:Monday:

Stone Bridge @ Riverside
West Potomac @ Robinson (6C Region Championship)

Tuesday:
Madison @ Yorktown (6D Region Championship)

Friday: Class 6 State Quarterfinals
A1 (Cosby) vs C2
B1 (Indy) vs D2
C1 vs A2 (Thomas Dale)
D1 vs B2 (Battlefield)

Again, super wierd that teams play for district titles and even if you lose, you can be put back into a state playoff. Most other states and sports certainly have district titles but once that happens, only the winner of the district advances. Shrugs shoulders.

This is the problem for all the sports in Virginia. The regular season means very little- all the teams make district playoffs regardless of how they did during the regular season/ non district games mean very little. The season extends for weeks. IMHO the district championship should go to the team with the best record in the regular season. Only district champs should make the regional tournament and only regional champs should make the state championship. You would cut weeks off the season and reduce the strain of coaches and refs and not interfere with graduation prom summer club etc

Yeah, screw the kids who want to play!!

LESS LACROSSE!
LESS LACROSSE!
LESS LACROSSE!LESS LACROSSE!LESS LACROSSE!
LESS LACROSSE!
LESS LACROSSE!LESS LACROSSE!LESS LACROSSE!

We are talking what maybe 1 game (maybe 2) for most teams and allows the season to end at somewhat of a normal time frame. This would allow various kids, particularly seniors, to enjoy their last couple of weeks of school before heading off to college or their next adventure. I can assure you not all the kids on the team feel more lacrosse is better.

It would also eliminate the participation trophy aspect of this.

If a senior doesn't want to play out the string of the last 1-2 weeks then they are free to quit. Just because your kid wasn't playing on a good team and can't manage to be a big boy and show up doesn't mean other teams shouldn't get the chance to play their final games.

I actually think the PP has a point. The lax season for some of these teams is pushing into mid-June. For the lax rats - some kids are missing club practices and club tournaments where they could be getting recruited (college coaches aren't coming to the VHSL playoffs). Other kids are missing out on making money with a summer job. And of course - some are just missing out on summer fun.

Even if you keep regional and state playoffs to the same format, it wouldn't affect things much at all to just shorten the regular season by two weeks. You're talking about cutting 3-4 games, and can still have about a 12 game regular season schedule. That's what most of the privates are doing for regular season, and they don't have 2 sets of playoffs to potentially play in.

If your kid doesn't want to play in the state championship game then maybe they don't actually like lacrosse that much.

We're not cutting the season for 100-200 players because 4 players are whining about "too much winning". JFC this is lame.

Anonymous wrote:I have Yorktown 8, Madison 7.

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Anonymous wrote:Monday:

Stone Bridge @ Riverside
West Potomac @ Robinson (6C Region Championship)

Tuesday:
Madison @ Yorktown (6D Region Championship)

Friday: Class 6 State Quarterfinals
A1 (Cosby) vs C2
B1 (Indy) vs D2
C1 vs A2 (Thomas Dale)
D1 vs B2 (Battlefield)

Again, super wierd that teams play for district titles and even if you lose, you can be put back into a state playoff. Most other states and sports certainly have district titles but once that happens, only the winner of the district advances. Shrugs shoulders.

This is the problem for all the sports in Virginia. The regular season means very little- all the teams make district playoffs regardless of how they did during the regular season/ non district games mean very little. The season extends for weeks. IMHO the district championship should go to the team with the best record in the regular season. Only district champs should make the regional tournament and only regional champs should make the state championship. You would cut weeks off the season and reduce the strain of coaches and refs and not interfere with graduation prom summer club etc

Yeah, screw the kids who want to play!!

LESS LACROSSE!
LESS LACROSSE!
LESS LACROSSE!LESS LACROSSE!LESS LACROSSE!
LESS LACROSSE!
LESS LACROSSE!LESS LACROSSE!LESS LACROSSE!

We are talking what maybe 1 game (maybe 2) for most teams and allows the season to end at somewhat of a normal time frame. This would allow various kids, particularly seniors, to enjoy their last couple of weeks of school before heading off to college or their next adventure. I can assure you not all the kids on the team feel more lacrosse is better.

It would also eliminate the participation trophy aspect of this.

If a senior doesn't want to play out the string of the last 1-2 weeks then they are free to quit. Just because your kid wasn't playing on a good team and can't manage to be a big boy and show up doesn't mean other teams shouldn't get the chance to play their final games.

I actually think the PP has a point. The lax season for some of these teams is pushing into mid-June. For the lax rats - some kids are missing club practices and club tournaments where they could be getting recruited (college coaches aren't coming to the VHSL playoffs). Other kids are missing out on making money with a summer job. And of course - some are just missing out on summer fun.

Even if you keep regional and state playoffs to the same format, it wouldn't affect things much at all to just shorten the regular season by two weeks. You're talking about cutting 3-4 games, and can still have about a 12 game regular season schedule. That's what most of the privates are doing for regular season, and they don't have 2 sets of playoffs to potentially play in.

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Anonymous wrote:Monday:

Stone Bridge @ Riverside
West Potomac @ Robinson (6C Region Championship)

Tuesday:
Madison @ Yorktown (6D Region Championship)

Friday: Class 6 State Quarterfinals
A1 (Cosby) vs C2
B1 (Indy) vs D2
C1 vs A2 (Thomas Dale)
D1 vs B2 (Battlefield)

Again, super wierd that teams play for district titles and even if you lose, you can be put back into a state playoff. Most other states and sports certainly have district titles but once that happens, only the winner of the district advances. Shrugs shoulders.

This is the problem for all the sports in Virginia. The regular season means very little- all the teams make district playoffs regardless of how they did during the regular season/ non district games mean very little. The season extends for weeks. IMHO the district championship should go to the team with the best record in the regular season. Only district champs should make the regional tournament and only regional champs should make the state championship. You would cut weeks off the season and reduce the strain of coaches and refs and not interfere with graduation prom summer club etc

Yeah, screw the kids who want to play!!

LESS LACROSSE!
LESS LACROSSE!
LESS LACROSSE!LESS LACROSSE!LESS LACROSSE!
LESS LACROSSE!
LESS LACROSSE!LESS LACROSSE!LESS LACROSSE!

We are talking what maybe 1 game (maybe 2) for most teams and allows the season to end at somewhat of a normal time frame. This would allow various kids, particularly seniors, to enjoy their last couple of weeks of school before heading off to college or their next adventure. I can assure you not all the kids on the team feel more lacrosse is better.

It would also eliminate the participation trophy aspect of this.

If a senior doesn't want to play out the string of the last 1-2 weeks then they are free to quit. Just because your kid wasn't playing on a good team and can't manage to be a big boy and show up doesn't mean other teams shouldn't get the chance to play their final games.

Anonymous wrote:6A first round spreads:
Battlefield by 3
Robo by what ever they want
Indy by 7
Cosby/ West Po by even

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Anonymous wrote:Monday:

Stone Bridge @ Riverside
West Potomac @ Robinson (6C Region Championship)

Tuesday:
Madison @ Yorktown (6D Region Championship)

Friday: Class 6 State Quarterfinals
A1 (Cosby) vs C2
B1 (Indy) vs D2
C1 vs A2 (Thomas Dale)
D1 vs B2 (Battlefield)

Again, super wierd that teams play for district titles and even if you lose, you can be put back into a state playoff. Most other states and sports certainly have district titles but once that happens, only the winner of the district advances. Shrugs shoulders.

This is the problem for all the sports in Virginia. The regular season means very little- all the teams make district playoffs regardless of how they did during the regular season/ non district games mean very little. The season extends for weeks. IMHO the district championship should go to the team with the best record in the regular season. Only district champs should make the regional tournament and only regional champs should make the state championship. You would cut weeks off the season and reduce the strain of coaches and refs and not interfere with graduation prom summer club etc

Yeah, screw the kids who want to play!!

LESS LACROSSE!
LESS LACROSSE!
LESS LACROSSE!LESS LACROSSE!LESS LACROSSE!
LESS LACROSSE!
LESS LACROSSE!LESS LACROSSE!LESS LACROSSE!

We are talking what maybe 1 game (maybe 2) for most teams and allows the season to end at somewhat of a normal time frame. This would allow various kids, particularly seniors, to enjoy their last couple of weeks of school before heading off to college or their next adventure. I can assure you not all the kids on the team feel more lacrosse is better.

It would also eliminate the participation trophy aspect of this.

Anonymous wrote:6A first round spreads:
Battlefield by 3
Robo by what ever they want
Indy by 7
Cosby/ West Po by even

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Anonymous wrote:Randles didn’t really show up.

I don’t believe this at all. How could the best player in all of Virginia, staying in tippy toes at 5’7” not show up against an above average D?
There is now way he could ever get shut down!

. He was getting limited but dodge tons of times but was shut down by 12 just like last Madison Yorktown game he got shut down

He didn’t play up to his usual standard. Missed a few passes that he usually connects on. He also had a goal and four assists facing a shutoff the whole game.

He's a great player. YT actually had the most success early in the game when Madison was maybe overplaying him a bit, because he was great at finding open guys.

Agreed - YT had Madison’s number first half. Looks like Madison staff made adjustments at halftime

That's the kind of thing Solomon does. Make adjustments.

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Anonymous wrote:Randles didn’t really show up.

I don’t believe this at all. How could the best player in all of Virginia, staying in tippy toes at 5’7” not show up against an above average D?
There is now way he could ever get shut down!

. He was getting limited but dodge tons of times but was shut down by 12 just like last Madison Yorktown game he got shut down

He didn’t play up to his usual standard. Missed a few passes that he usually connects on. He also had a goal and four assists facing a shutoff the whole game.

He's a great player. YT actually had the most success early in the game when Madison was maybe overplaying him a bit, because he was great at finding open guys.

Agreed - YT had Madison’s number first half. Looks like Madison staff made adjustments at halftime