PA 2006 SEASON!

[MeTHLax18]

yoo talk about rankings, players, all american nominations, and other stuff.
what teams you think will emerge and teams that will fall and whatever youw ant to say

[dozer8]

top three teams have to be malvern la salle and haverford (in no order). but look for suprise teams like DT east and CB east to make some noise. also, ridley is always tough.

[sfieldlax3r]

id like to see a public school take it this year. im sick of those damn private schools. but as far as all-americans, it pretty much up in the air, but grugan will probably take it again.

[MeTHLax18]

yea it will be close this year if a private school or a prep school will take PA.

[elykkyle014]

no really dominate teams this year... we should see some exciting playoff games... the state of PA is becoming a lot more well rounded in lacrosse...

[laxgoalie07]

cb east is a contender for the state champs

[Twist]

cb east is a contender for the state champs
thats a bold statement.

would love it to be so

[laxxkidd07]

i dont think that cb east will make the final four. i dont think they will make the last eight either.

[truth]

I see CB East getting a playoff win, maybe somehow even a second , but thats it. I'd put them in the 8-10 range for the EPSLA.

[WKLAX]

Go cb east , thats my school :bartmoon: :banghead: :dummy:

[crease0man]

A snow day on a friday yeahhhh
Let it snow

[bmade07]

no really dominate teams this year... we should see some exciting playoff games... the state of PA is becoming a lot more well rounded in lacrosse... Teams like Strath Haven could give a lot of teams a run for their money...

yeah, haven is all seniors, they should be real nice, stoga too, the central league is gonna be real tight, lm might surprise some ppl too, in indoor they don't look too good but outside they can ball

[mclax]

My pick for the 2006 Pa state championship is Ridley. First of all, i think that public schools such as Ridley and Springfield are going to dominate this season. Ridley's Casey Grugan, Cory Molampy, Kyle Carney, Dave Simcox, and Phil Rayer will be on their senior year and should put on quit a show.
Last season Ridley beat Lasalle, Malvern Prep, and only lost 6-5 to last years state champions Haverford School when they played them.

Here are my three picks for best public and private schools:

Private
1. Haverford School
2. Lasalle High School
3. Malvern Prep
Public
1. Ridley
2. Springfield (Delco)
3. Hempfield


Hopefully PA will have a better state championship this year, and not a blow-out. Then again, there aren't many schools in western pa that can compete with the eastern schools. Hempfield is good but i don't think they are good enough to be state champs.
The way i would like the PA playoffs to be would be to have a bracket for private schools and a bracket for public and the the two teams that win their bracket play in the state championship. Best public vs. best private. It would be more exciting and probably closer, and better games.

[Mr_laxmaster]

My pick for the 2006 Pa state championship is Ridley. First of all, i think that public schools such as Ridley and Springfield are going to dominate this season. Ridley's Casey Grugan, Cory Molampy, Kyle Carney, Dave Simcox, and Phil Rayer will be on their senior year and should put on quit a show.
Last season Ridley beat Lasalle, Malvern Prep, and only lost 6-5 to last years state champions Haverford School when they played them.

Here are my three picks for best public and private schools:

Private
1. Haverford School
2. Lasalle High School
3. Malvern Prep
Public
1. Ridley
2. Springfield (Delco)
3. Hempfield


Hopefully PA will have a better state championship this year, and not a blow-out. Then again, there aren't many schools in western pa that can compete with the eastern schools. Hempfield is good but i don't think they are good enough to be state champs.
The way i would like the PA playoffs to be would be to have a bracket for private schools and a bracket for public and the the two teams that win their bracket play in the state championship. Best public vs. best private. It would be more exciting and probably closer, and better games.


Other than Grugan, who will provide the offense for Ridley??

[usclax15]

Why doesnt anyone have any respect for the western teams? There are some good teams out here like Lebo, Upper St. Clair and franklin regional. My team (upper St. clair) lost to hempfield in a competitive game in the semis last year.

[truth]

Why doesnt anyone have any respect for the western teams? There are some good teams out here like Lebo, Upper St. Clair and franklin regional. My team (upper St. clair) lost to hempfield in a competitive game in the semis last year.


You lost 9-3 to Hemp, and Hemp lost 19-9 to the Hav School in the Championship. The Hav School was subbing in the early third qtr.

[mclax]

Why doesnt anyone have any respect for the western teams? There are some good teams out here like Lebo, Upper St. Clair and franklin regional. My team (upper St. clair) lost to hempfield in a competitive game in the semis last year.

i gave respect to hempfield but you shouldn't act like the west deserves a bunch of respect. i dont think one team in the west could even compete in the cetral division.. and btw when was the last time a team from the west won the state championship i can't find it anywhere im not sure if they ever did?

[sfieldlax3r]

its not that were not giving respect to the west, its that they havent earned it yet. they just havent been building teams as long as the east has. teams in the east start teams at 1st grade now, with free camps and clinics run by their high school teams. i know that townships in the east, such as mine, breed lacrosse players.

[HarritonLAX]

is there a new playoff system this year i heard there was is that just a rumor?

[mclax]

is there a new playoff system this year i heard there was is that just a rumor?


i havent heard anything what have you heard?

[MeTHLax18]

maybe i am not sure
is the normal system good?

[laxxkidd07]

the old system was east had playoffs and west had playoffs, but, the west almost never is as good east so i'm not sure if they are going to stick with the old version. They should make it just one big playoff.

[MeTHLax18]

yea that would be pretty sweet.

[sfieldlax3r]

yea, that way it really would be the best teams vs eachother instead of the east semifinal game being the best. that way we could see heavy weights like lasalle and haverford school duke it out (although i dont want to see two private schools, it just that damn recruiting)

[HarritonLAX]

yeah, haven is all seniors, they should be real nice, stoga too, the central league is gonna be real tight, lm might surprise some ppl too, in indoor they don't look too good but outside they can ball


hahaha brandon its joel, LM doesnt have ****, Haven Ridley Springfield, maybe marple, hopefully not haverford (public) will completely dominate u guys like every other year, not mention Harriton is gonna mess u guys up again... what that I put up 50 saves on u guys last year, ye, that was it, 50 saves, u guys blow...

[laxxkidd07]

you would be surprised at how little haverford school recruits. I don't know about Lasalle but Hav. doesn't recruit that much, maybe one a year.

[truth]

Believe it or not, Haverford does not have to recruit. Kids just go there.

[laxxkidd07]

yeaa.. i go to school there and no one is recruited... they just go

[MeTHLax18]

lol lasalle took about 6 or 7 kids but i am not sure if they were recruited but they all left our school to go to lasalle but i dont blame them cause our school isnt the best lacrosse school.

[truth]

Catholic League schools openly recruit. They are allowed.

[sfieldlax3r]

yea, its not so much as they recruit, as they go to these schools because of their reputation. also, it would not surprise me that kids go there and when they play are offered a monetary incentive, in the form of paying some tuition to go there. whether they recruit or not, its that they have such a huge pool of players to choose from. thats what i mean by recruiting, that they have such a large number of players to choose from.

[truth]

Here is some info on financial aid at the Haverford School. There are no athletic scholarships, and financial aid is need based. Like a Lasalle or ST Joe Prep, they do draw from a large area.

One thing to note, it is not easy to get into the Haverford School, and it is not easy to
stay there. The academics are rigorous. Most kids have 3 hours of homework every day and are in classses with 10-12 other kids. There is no place to hide.


http://www.haverford.org/admissions/financing/assistance.asp

[MeTHLax18]

yea i know a kid who left haverford just because his dad was a cop in that area or something so he got in for freee

[MeTHLax18]

Yea i know a kid who got into haverford for free because his dad was a cop in that area or somehting but he left and came back to methacton but i dont know why

[laxxkidd07]

was his name kevin boegly

[MeTHLax18]

yeaa you know him?

[laxxkidd07]

yeah he went to my school for a year... his dad was a cop and he ditched for methacton

[dragoncoach]

Going back to a state champion....

Let's imagine that world where lacrosse is governed in PA like the way football currently is.... It's kind of frightening, but that is what the future will bring. Lacrosse will be fully governed by PIAA and there will be a state champion for each of how ever many categories they want to have.

That aside, 2006 will end like 2005 did. Hempfield will beat the team from W. Pa, then lose to the current state champs in a blowout.

Peace

[truth]

You are right about the PIAA. It will be a shame when you have 3-4 categories. You are also right about The Haverford School repeating. They are even stronger than last year.

SRs Avart and Barnes return at middie. They are both going to Ivy League schools, Birchfield the G is going to Colgate. Attack is led by JR Kyle Wharton and JR John Haldy. Both are going to Jake Reed's Blue Chip camp and will sign with top 5 D1 programs. Wharton may be the top JR attackman in the US. JR Chris Aitken will also play D1 somewhere.

The D will be lead by UVA signee John Bohr. SR Rryan Strang returns. JR Matt Baker and Soph Pete Bohr are going to Blue Chip Camp as well.

The only team in PA that may beat them is Malvern Prep.

[sfieldlax3r]

i beg to differ with haverford school. while they may be very good again, i think there are other teams out there other than malvern that can take them down. also, wharton was good, but is he really best jr in the country good? i played with him this past summer on a team and he was good, but i dont know if hes gonna be that good. also, baker is good but if hes gonna be starting at haverford, i gotta wonder who else they have starting.

i agree with you on the shame of having 3-4 categories, but i do think that teams that can recruit, such as haverford, should be kept out of the state championship. that should be for public schools. private schools should have their own sort of championship. the only problem with this is that there is not enough teams yet but i can only imagine what it will be like when you could travel from one end of pa to the other and have everytown you come through play lacrosse. that will be sick. hopefully pa will still be a top gun in lax at that point in time

[MeTHLax18]

im pretty sure pa is up there with ny and md

[laxxkidd07]

not quite. we are pushing it though

[truth]

You have to remember when you played with Wharton at the Keystone Games, the day before, he had just gotten a cast off his hand for a broken thumb. A number of top 10 D1 schools have Wharton listed as their #1 attack recruit for next year. Not many better lefties out there.

Not sure what you are saying about Baker. He is one of 30 longpoles in the US invited to Jake Reeds Blue Chip Camp. He started every game in his FR/SO years, plays for the
Dukes, and is pretty much the top close 11th grade pole in PA, certainly Delco. Word is he is being recruited by Ivy League, ACC, and many other top D1 schools. What did you think of his manhandling of Chesco-Towson signee Sean Evans in the Keystone Games?

I really do think there will be a big gap between Hav School & Malvern, then all the others. It's HS and MP to lose. These teams are stacked. 9 out of 10 starters for the Hav School are future D1 players. How many teams have that horsepower? Malvern is not far off, but they are lead by the best soph class in the US.

[dragoncoach]

Part of the hold up on PIAA sanctioned boys lacrosse are the recruiting and year-round "breeding" programs. E PA schools cannot afford to give these up if they want to keep up with NY.

Single player versus single player, I'd agree that the elite players from PA and adjacent states compare well. On a whole, there's no comparison, NY / MD / VA are all tops over PA in lacrosse. There are simply more good coaches available in those states. That simple fact is what's holding up W PA, which in turn is holding down the state.

Peace

[Twist]

Part of the hold up on PIAA sanctioned boys lacrosse are the recruiting and year-round "breeding" programs. E PA schools cannot afford to give these up if they want to keep up with NY.

Single player versus single player, I'd agree that the elite players from PA and adjacent states compare well. On a whole, there's no comparison, NY / MD / VA are all tops over PA in lacrosse. There are simply more good coaches available in those states. That simple fact is what's holding up W PA, which in turn is holding down the state.

Peace

so you've seen the high-school games of the "whole" of each one of those states?

thats a completely biased opinion, id like to know what, who, and when did you judge pennsylvania "as a whole" to ny/md/va?

and from my corner of the lax world, ive seen double times the amount of firepower coming from NJ over VA.

[laxxkidd07]

im not sure about VA, i know NJ has a few good teams but off the top of my head all i can think of is that mountain lakes team but NY and MD i still think are over PA right now

[dragoncoach]

I don't think NJ was an omission on purpose. I'd agree that it ranks higher than VA. Perhaps it's fairer for me to relable VA as "DC"

I think it's funny when people get emotional on a chat board.

[dragoncoach]

... and, yes, I travelled quite a bit. I don't think it's necessary to qualify my travel time. I don't ask anyone else here to qualify themselves. My opinion has no more or less merit than anyone else on the 'net. I'll speak my mind as I wish. PA as a whole is behind. Everyone is welcome to disagree, but I don't think they've seen W PA lacrosse at its worst.

[Twist]

... and, yes, I travelled quite a bit. I don't think it's necessary to qualify my travel time. I don't ask anyone else here to qualify themselves. My opinion has no more or less merit than anyone else on the 'net. I'll speak my mind as I wish. PA as a whole is behind. Everyone is welcome to disagree, but I don't think they've seen W PA lacrosse at its worst.
what emotions do you think are left on the message board? i didn't get offended or feel picked on, it just sparked some curiousity and discussion

from what ive seen and heard, the western side isn't as developed as the eastern. hempfield apparently is decent but i can't think of any other HS teams off of the top of my head.

i've seen growth in my few years of playing explode within 30 minutes of me.

it went from seeing an occasional laxer go onto any college team, to seeing 5 players from one local HS sign with D1 programs.. thats got to say something

[sfieldlax3r]

im going to agree with dragoncoach. pa as a whole is behind simply because the rest of the state hasn't embraced it. this is a problem on all levels of lacrosse, from elemtary programs to college. years ago west chester university dropped dII lacrosse because they saw it as a "dying sport." when the west and central pa start playing lacrosse younger, the state as a whole will get better.

as about wharton and baker, i had forgotten baker is a repeating jr and that he will be a 5th year sr. as for wharton, i have played with him at more than just keystone, and i didnt realize that he was that good. and truth, did you go to the keystone games?

[MeTHLax18]

i never played with wharton i dont even know the kid or baker
but i watched him play in the championship game and he seemed pretty good
maybe not as good as people say
hes a good all around player
his shot is very acurrate and fast
you cant hate on a player like him

[billy c]

Baker is age appropriate for 11th grade.
He is not repeating.
Enough with the cheap shots.
He's a very good player. Let's move on.

[SouthJerzylax22]

I just play Wharton tonight, Is he a Senior or a Junior?? I thought he was a Senior but my coach told me he was a Junior.

[laxkid007]

Wharton is a junior. I have played all around the country with numerous teams against the best competition there is to offer. I would say he is one of the top juniors attackmen in the country, definitely top three. He led his state championship team in scoring with 65+ goals. Thats impressive.

[billy c]

He is a Junior

[billy c]

Who will win the Central League this year?
Strath Haven, Ridley, Conestoga, Springfield, Penncrest?
It looks more balanced than last year.

[truth]

Yes, I saw the Chesco-Delco game. You and Delco played a great game. People also have to keep in mind that Wharton had 2-3 other senior offensive threats playing along side him last year. They are gone, now he will be looked at to have an even bigger season.

[MeTHLax18]

yea its pretty crazy
i think it prbo would be ridley or strath haven.

[billy c]

Ridley and Springfield are always good and Strath haven has some very good players who I think are definitely ready this year

[sfieldlax3r]

1 that isnt a cheap shot
2 baker was in 11th grade last year, im friends with the kid. i know he is a very good player, why else would he transfer schools to go to haverford? i just didnt know that he was that good

[sfieldlax3r]

yea, central league will be a lot closer this year. last year, ridely and springfield dominated but also lost some extremely key players. ridley is returing alot of guys but from what i hear all the other teams are looking a lot better.

[truth]

Per GVs website, Baker was a sophomore last year.

http://www.jagslax.com/teams/MattBaker.html

[jsk1020]

first of all... who ever the kid was that said ridley was gonna win states (not to mention naming a bunch of no-names) is out of his mind.... they are a mediocre team this year with a good defense and no offence beside grugan... its obviously gonna be haverford school again, or some private school team ... you cant start talkin about ridley and naming all these kids who no one has ever heard of u obviously go to ridley and r just tryin to talk up ur team on message board... sweet

[jsk1020]

second of all... the people from the west side of the state need to stop crying because "they get no respect"... there is a reason... that being is that they cant win a single game agaist pretty much anyone from the east... like honestly maybe 1 team might be able to make the playoffs in the east brackets... and thats a stretch... stop embarrasing yourselfs on these websites, anyone who plays knows how bad you are and just laughs when they read this garbage

[jsk1020]

this website boggles my mind... its funny to read this stuff because kids r so bias and clearly just get on this website to talk up their team... and by reading this central league stuff im gonna guess its a lot of ridley and strath haven kids.... central league is goin to springfield ... i dont care who they lost there still good...
NOW: i want to no where everyone comes off thinking strath haven is going to be so good... honestly think about this.... a team like radnor who is not great but always one of the better teams in the central league beat haven last year so easily that they took out there starters... and oh wait but radnor is returning all but one starter... and they are gettin back their best pole from an acl tare.... haven- u wont even beat out radnor and u think ur gonna win central league.... ummm springfield has a good defense and a lot of solid players coming back... like jesse james and jimmy castle... good team, if they find a decent goalie they win it...1: springfield 2: ridley 3: penncrest 4:radnor 5:stoga 6: haven--- just throwin that out there

[bmade07]

i havent heard anything what have you heard?


i heard they are adding four more wild card spots

[MeTHLax18]

yea so many things happened in 1 year
i never knew strath haven was good until my friend told me

[phillyzoob]

i dont see ridley winning the central league or haven either. stoga has some kids going places and i'd say they are the team to beat but they always choke. marple sucks as well as upper darby, haverford, and lower merion... radnor is young and will upset someone but not much more. springfield is solid as well as penncrest. so id say either stoga penncrest or springfield

[LAXERW]

stoga has several playas doin lax in college. thay are underated.

[Twist]

who has committed to going somewhere?

[MeTHLax18]

i know that last year pt ricci is at loyola out of stoga

[dragoncoach]

It's an excellent board and a good topic. PA is sandwiched right between three hotbeds (if I include NJ with the Island).

I would just be cautious about claiming all of PA as being close to MD and NY. The west side of the state is far behind b/c of lack of coaching.

Similarly, nobody can say all of Michigan is close to MD and NY simply because Brother Rice is. One school does make a splash with five DI scholarships in one sport, but that single school doesn't place a whole state onto a recruiter's schedule.

[dragoncoach]

one senior from Pittsburgh (Franklin Regional) committed to Penn State in October.

[MeTHLax18]

yea we are going to get up there soon i think (pa)

[staaLAX3]

yo, as far as all this recruiting goes for high schools, it dosnt happen very ofter for lacrosse, unless ur insanely good. I just went through the process of picking a high school and i decided on St.Joes Prep, but the only school that contacted me about lacrosse at all was the Inter- ac schools, i dont think the catholic league really recruits for lax because i know some kids that re mcuh better than me and they never eard anything from LaSalle or Prep for lacrosse. Football and Basketball are much different stories.

[MeTHLax18]

really i thought lasalle gets alot of recruiters?

[radlax4]

id like to hear more about what people think for the central league this year, its deffinitley up for grabs none are the teams are really dominant this year

[sfieldlax3r]

yo, as far as all this recruiting goes for high schools, it dosnt happen very ofter for lacrosse, unless ur insanely good. I just went through the process of picking a high school and i decided on St.Joes Prep, but the only school that contacted me about lacrosse at all was the Inter- ac schools, i dont think the catholic league really recruits for lax because i know some kids that re mcuh better than me and they never eard anything from LaSalle or Prep for lacrosse. Football and Basketball are much different stories.


no offense, but that is ridiculous. going through the process of picking a high school? i dont know where you live but i sounds like its a very rich area. most people dont pick a high school as much as you go to the FREE one. its kids like you that make public school teams bad. im not bashing on you, im just simply pointing out why high schools like haverford and lower merion, richer areas than most of the central league, usually suck. kids from there have the money to spend to go to schools like haverford school and lasalle. im just glad that where i live is a great place to play lacrosse.

[sfieldlax3r]

central league is pretty much up for grabs. i have my money on the usual contenders--ridley, conestoga, penncrest, springfield, strath haven...i dont see radnor, lower merion or haverford winning it any time soon

[MeTHLax18]

radnor will be good this yuear.

[sfieldlax3r]

they wont be as bad as last year but there still not in the running for central league championship...there just too young. they will have some big upsets but it wont be until next year or year after that they do have a chance at it

[SouthJerzylax22]

Is haverford, strath haven, penncrest, stoga, lasalle, ex., are they all rolling with there top teams at tri state in the top division there. I know that some nights that some kids wont make it because of basketball or wrestling or something, but other then that is that most of there team??

[MeTHLax18]

i think most of the team is there...
my friend plays for lasalle at tristate and im pretty sure they have most of there players.

[Mr_laxmaster]

Usually 3/4 of the varsity players form those teams are there. But you never know who will show up. You also have JV players and back up goalies playing, and teams having players play equall playing time, so you really cant judge these teams by game scores.

[laxxkidd07]

not even like half of haverford goes

[phillyzoob]

not even like half of haverford goes

Not true. Actually yes most of the teams at tri-state have their kids but yes a lot dont show up. Haverford has had its big names there as well as the the other top teams that play there. But yeah a lot of kids can't make it and it's only indoor a totally different game. and no radnor is not winning the central league

[EphLax26]

I think that Hempfield will win it this year.

[sfieldlax3r]

i think your on crack

[sfieldlax3r]

hempfield may win their part of the state, but no way they win the state championship...they're too far behind the east

[SouthJerzylax22]

Is penn charter looking any good this year, they used to be pretty good but they kinda just dropped off the radar a couple years ago and never really came back.

[Twist]

eric muller coaching by now probably

[laxxkidd07]

doesnt penn charter have kids that are like 19 and almost 20? i heard a lot of stuff about how they will find a talented kid that graduated 8th grade and bring him into charter as an incoming 8th grade student. one of my friends was thinking about going there and they told him he would repeat.

[Mr_laxmaster]

Some kids do repeat 8th grade. I think Mueller the longpole is a year older than most 11th graders. Many do it for academic reasons. Its a big change for public school kids.

PC will be Ok this year. Nothing real special. Muller and their goalie are good. Not much depth after that.

[SouthJerzylax22]

doesnt penn charter have kids that are like 19 and almost 20? i heard a lot of stuff about how they will find a talented kid that graduated 8th grade and bring him into charter as an incoming 8th grade student. one of my friends was thinking about going there and they told him he would repeat.

Theyll hold you back if your grades arent good enough to continue on to the next grade but they cant have 19 and 20 year olds playing because of eligibility rules.

[sfieldlax3r]

not true...they dont have an eligibility rules. they, along with haverford, can play kids of any age...and also, i know that they do have kids repeat grades simply for lacrosse. haverford is know to have at least one 5th year senior on their team every year. what they do is get kids to transfer in then hold them back a year. yea, their grades may not have been the best, but it is more for lacrosse reasons.

[SouthJerzylax22]

I thought that you cant play once your 19.

[laxxkidd07]

there arent eligibility rules for some reason

[MeTHLax18]

really?
i thought you cant play a varsity sport for more than 4 years...

[Mr_laxmaster]

John Haldie of the Haverford School set foot on the field as a 7th grader. There are no rules about age or number of years you can play. As long as you are in high school, or a private school that allows middle school kids to play, you can play.

[MeTHLax18]

wow thats pretty amazing...

[SouthJerzylax22]

Did anyone from haverford play penn charter last night or did anyone see the haverford penn charter game at Tri State last night?? The kid that transfered from GV (Baker??) had the sickest check last night. It was like behind the back w/ the butt end of his stick. So Sick

[Mr_laxmaster]

Did anyone from haverford play penn charter last night or did anyone see the haverford penn charter game at Tri State last night?? The kid that transfered from GV (Baker??) had the sickest check last night. It was like behind the back w/ the butt end of his stick. So Sick


Yes, that was Matt Baker. Several people were talking about that today. Unlike the traditional rustygate, this was done behind Bakers back. The place went wild. He pretty much took apart 2-3 of their best offensive players last night.

[MeTHLax18]

haha is that that kid from olde baye?
does he play for haverford?

[truth]

Baker goes to The Haverford School and plays for the Dukes, Falcons, and Dawgs.

[SouthJerzylax22]

Yes, that was Matt Baker. Several people were talking about that today. Unlike the traditional rustygate, this was done behind Bakers back. The place went wild. He pretty much took apart 2-3 of their best offensive players last night.

Yea hes pretty good and really strong on ground balls. He beat me on a few last night. I didnt think he was that good at defending on one on one dodges (Like running right at him and making a move) but if u try to run with him he'll pick u apart. Laxmaster did u play last night??

[MeTHLax18]

holy crap...
he must be amazing.
i def want to see him play...
is he better than forster?

[MeTHLax18]

oh nvm haha he plays de.

[SouthJerzylax22]

Has anyone ever heard of Team Philly? Its a high school team select team im guessing. I just got very little information on them from a coach, can anyone tell me anything about them?

[MeTHLax18]

i think its like the u-19 philly team maybe?
im not sure but i know a kid who was going to try out for them but he ended up not going.

[laxmax838]

Has anyone ever heard of Team Philly? Its a high school team select team im guessing. I just got very little information on them from a coach, can anyone tell me anything about them?
I think that you're talking about the team that went to the King of the Hill tournament. It's a one shot deal - try-outs, a couple days of practice and then a tournament. It's run by the coaches of U of Penn, Drexel, and somewhere else. Last year it cost some ridiculous amount of money to be on the team like 900.00. It's a money maker for the coaches. King of the Hill tournament isn't the best team tournament. Try to get on a team going to champ camp or something like that, you'll save a lot of money and get better exposure.

[Twist]

I think that you're talking about the team that went to the King of the Hill tournament. It's a one shot deal - try-outs, a couple days of practice and then a tournament. It's run by the coaches of U of Penn, Drexel, and somewhere else. Last year it cost some ridiculous amount of money to be on the team like 900.00. It's a money maker for the coaches. King of the Hill tournament isn't the best team tournament. Try to get on a team going to champ camp or something like that, you'll save a lot of money and get better exposure.
yeah a few of twist kids played on that.

[staaLAX3]

no offense, but that is ridiculous. going through the process of picking a high school? i dont know where you live but i sounds like its a very rich area. most people dont pick a high school as much as you go to the FREE one. its kids like you that make public school teams bad. im not bashing on you, im just simply pointing out why high schools like haverford and lower merion, richer areas than most of the central league, usually suck. kids from there have the money to spend to go to schools like haverford school and lasalle. im just glad that where i live is a great place to play lacrosse.


w/e what i mean by it is i had a choice of where i wanted to go to highschool. i acctually like my public school (radnor) but i just like st joes prep better. Its not the way u describe the high school situation at all for my township though, all of the really good kids are going to radnor next year

[SouthJerzylax22]

is anyone here from malvern or does anyone know who their starting goalie is their and what year he is.

[staaLAX3]

i dont know exactly how good Malverns gonna be but they always compete. As far as who will win states, my $ is on Haverford school

[sfieldlax3r]

i have nothing to say other than i wanted to get this back on the top of the posts

[Straightfoward]

im looking foward to watching CB East play.

They will have a deep bench of athletes who are solid, and some of the top players in the state at every position.. except goalie.

[laxgoalie07]

cb east i ahve the same thoughs about them as you there really talented there one kid jim green is going to ohio state and adam felcitta is going to notre dame

[sfieldlax3r]

yea, im very interested in seeing cb east play. they have been very very hyped and i want to see if they live up to it. they are our first game of the season so ill see first hand how good they really are

[truth]

yea, im very interested in seeing cb east play. they have been very very hyped and i want to see if they live up to it. they are our first game of the season so ill see first hand how good they really are


Be careful what you wish for. Not to dampen your spirits, but I think they will beat you. They are that strong, and have played alot of lax since last season.

[MeTHLax18]

lol i play for twist and alot of the kids are from cb east...
good luck stopping jimmy green.

[Twist]

Should be a good season

[Straightfoward]

Gordon is a house built with fundamentals. heard hes in the gym alot, can squat some impressive number. andress and molnar are two other athletic dpoles who can takeaway with the best and run with the fastest. 2/3 D1 signees.

drexel signee brodzik is a very consistent scorer who will lead their attack

green/felicetti/roedel/simpson+ a slew of other middies will be hard to stop

[MeTHLax18]

i think green is going to ohio state.
brodzik is going to drexel?
thats pretty cool i think greg casey from lasalle is going there too.

[theck]

dont forget manheim township they aren't that bad

Manheim Township is in Central Pa. They are the blue streaks. just in case you did not know.

[laxxkidd07]

who is manheim township??

[dragoncoach]

Manheim is a central PA team.

Will Manheim beat Hempfield? That must get asked a lot.

[theck]

manheim township is in central pa. They are the blue streaks i think they are pretty good.

[laxxkidd07]

did they make the playoofs last year?

[tkdlaxer]

w00t selinsgrove seals are officially in the league!!!!!!!!!!!!!~!!!!!!!!!!~!!!!!!!!!!!!

[laxgoalie07]

no western pa teams winning it no chance at alllll


my moneys on Cb East for the public school to get the farthest and Haverford


like i said before jim green is going to ohio state and adam felcitta is going to notre dame

[sfieldlax3r]

nothing new...just moving this up to top

[springfield1010]

yo springfield are you chase

[sfieldlax3r]

yea...who are you?

[springfield1010]

is anyone's team playing in the hempfield tournement on March 11?

[mattynorms19]

i think we will see some different teams in the spotlight this year new players, new coaches, new strategies, new season.

[Blackie]

Yo,I agree with straightforward CB East very week in goal -- cheese like in swiss

[SamL2700]

i was wondering how good manheim township is this year? did they loose alot of people from last year?

[laxgoalie07]

I agree with BLackie there goalies arent good But hte goalies in the surroding area are good

zach lawhead at council rock south
Cb west starter is good
this kid from Souderton i heard has gotten alot better since last year
This kid from Wissahickon is good as well

look for those four goalies from those four schools to turn some heads

[Blackie]

Zach is excellent best goalie in Bucks County

[truth]

I agree with BLackie there goalies arent good But hte goalies in the surroding area are good

zach lawhead at council rock south
Cb west starter is good
this kid from Souderton i heard has gotten alot better since last year
This kid from Wissahickon is good as well

look for those four goalies from those four schools to turn some heads


Is Lawhead that Twist goalie? Kind of small with blonde hair? If he is who I think he is, I have seen him play for 2-3 years. He is very good.

[laxgoalie07]

yea the twist black goalie HE SICK INSANE GOOD

The cb west goalie plays for Rebel elite

the soudertong goalie is in his 2nd year of ever playing lacrosse last year was his first year and he was stoning kids so im watching out for him this year

and Im not sure if the kid from wissihickon graduated or not but he was loud and good

[MeTHLax18]

whose the goalie for twist black?

[Twist]

whose the goalie for twist black?
Zack Lawhead from Council Rock South, the person mentioned in the past few posts. very capable and quick. consistant and will lead CR South this year. He's going to Widener University next year.

Central Bucks South/Rebel Elite goalie Bill Hack is solid, and only going to excel with his passion/dedication he shows. Made the Suburban I All League Honorable Mention list.

[laxgoalie07]

Mike Benson is the goalie at Cb south[U]
Bill Hack is also the goalie at Cb south Both amazing goalies and should be see splitting time a program blessed with two sick goalies

Lawhead, Zack is from Council Rock South hes the sickest goalie in the Subarban one contiental league

The goalie at Wissihickon i dont know if he graduated or not but hes good

and the goalie at souderton should be strong and win some games for a team thats weak on seniors and strong on Juniors Next year Souderton will be a good team

[syralax43]

Isn't cb South mostly a young team?(skilled but more juniors and sophmores than seniors)

[laxgoalie07]

Cb south is young and so is alot of teams CB east i think there starting middy line is all going Divison one thats BEASTT

[syralax43]

cb east has 17 seniors, but i think west is a young team

[laxgoalie07]

cb east like i said IS SICK goalie is the only area of improvment that they need but there d lines strong so he shouldnt see to many shots

souderton
cb west
cb south
Council rock north and south are all young teams

[syralax43]

souderton is a decent team, but doesn't have much depth

[Straightfoward]

What about Truman?

[syralax43]

truman had a few decent kids but are mostly football players

[Blackie]

Lawhead is Twist Black goalie. Check out all bucks Lax players -- www.twistlacrosse.com

[MeTHLax18]

methacton beat souderton last year i don't know how though.

[laxgoalie07]

they were missing there top middie and there goalie got a one mintue penatley and didnt get to go back in till the 3rd quarter and Methacton scored all there goals in the 2nd quater on the backup goalie

[MeTHLax18]

yea we played pretty good that day.

[LS_laxman]

Malverns supposed to be pretty good but I think La Salle should be able to beat them. La Salles got about 32 freshman trying-out about 5 of them played for U 15 last year. A ton of others played for Dukes also. Unfortunatly we don't have a whole lot of middies tryingout, tons of attack and d but only about 5-10 middies(including me). As for Truman I got a friend that plays there and he was pretty awsome when I played with him, im not sure how he is now but syralax is right in saying that most of their team is made up of footabll players.

[EphLax26]

cb east has 17 seniors, but i think west is a young team
I agree. CB east is def. looking like the favorite right now.

[syralax43]

plus lost a middie half way through and a bunch of people were in a slump

[Straightfoward]

LS_laxman
Registered User

Location: No Hope, PA
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 31


Well what about New Hope-Solebury HS?

[staaLAX3]

wow, LaSalle has always had tons of good middies over the past couple of years (both the Forsters,Brian Neary,Bill Warner, Jeff Mills) but you guys still have Jack so you should be good for this year.

[MeTHLax18]

haha jack is amazing.
Seasons starts on monday for us!
im sure everyone is stoked up for this season.

[QuakersLacrosse]

Penn Charter does not have any 19-20 year old players. The oldest players are a handful of 18 year olds and possibly one or two who will turn 19 towards the end of the season.

Watch out for PC this year. They should not be at all underestimated. The starting goalie and longpoles are among the best groups around. The offense is young, and not too deep, but there are some incredible shooters and playmakers. It will be tough for them to win a league title matched up against teams like Haverford and Malvern, but they will still give many teams a run for thier money. Keep an eye on PC.

[MeTHLax18]

hows everybody's teams looking?

[HarritonLAX]

I think when you adress PA's lacrosse ability you must exclude W PA, Eastern Pa is in my opinion the 3rd best region for lax after MD and NY, in general W PA is simply a joke minus 1 or 2 descent teams that still cant complete with the top eastern teams.

[dragoncoach]

I think when you adress PA's lacrosse ability you must exclude W PA, Eastern Pa is in my opinion the 3rd best region for lax after MD and NY, in general W PA is simply a joke minus 1 or 2 descent teams that still cant complete with the top eastern teams.

Agreed. W Pa should not be included. Let's not get ahead of ourselves about being third by exclusion. Nobody talks about Ohio or NJ being third or fourth or fifth.

I would add that the regions in NY should be split up. Anyone that knows lacrosse knows that the Island, Capital, and 'Cuse Regions are very different lacrosse styles. If you did that, E Pa wouldn't be third on my list anymore... maybe fifth then, which isn't bad.

I also thought that the Allegheny Teams beating Montgomery Teams in Keystone State games was kind of funny. Losing to Allegheny is kind of a joke, isn't it? I don't think I would ever admit losing to Allegheny, even in Keystone State Games, which a lot of kids don't go to.

[WPSLAGoalie28]

If W. PA had as many kids come out for their teams as E. PA does and they played lax as long as most of the kids in E. PA they would be just as good. I mean on my team alone no one played before they got into high school. Lacrosse is growing and in five years or so W. PA should be decent at lacrosse.

[megustalacrosse]

If W. PA had as many kids come out for their teams as E. PA does and they played lax as long as most of the kids in E. PA they would be just as good. I mean on my team alone no one played before they got into high school. Lacrosse is growing and in five years or so W. PA should be decent at lacrosse.


this is a stupid argument. of course if the kids on your team played longer and if more kids came out for the team then of course w pa would be good...its just not the case. how about this one? if i had started playing lacrosse when i was 3 and practiced 3 hours a day everyday until now then i would be the best laxer in the country right now. lets leave the "ifs" out of this convo

also, now that season has started how is everyones team doing? anyone think their team is doing really well or any teams that have seemed to surprise people?

[staaLAX3]

im surprised by Malvern beating LaSalle. LaSalle had their number the last couple of years in regular season and playoff games but thats not the case this year with Malvern's 5-1 win over LaSalle. There D must be insane to hold them to one goal

[truth]

im surprised by Malvern beating LaSalle. LaSalle had their number the last couple of years in regular season and playoff games but thats not the case this year with Malvern's 5-1 win over LaSalle. There D must be insane to hold them to one goal


LaSalle lost alot from last year.

[billy c]

I imagine LaSalle will get better and better as the season progresses.
Some good match-ups this Friday.

EA vs. Penn Charter: Both teams are improved and looking to move up.
Radnor vs. Strath haven: Possibly a good test for both.
Henderson vs. D-East: D-East with a chance to turn things around.
Hav School vs. Malvern: Two very good teams.

[MeTHLax18]

radnor and starth haven is going to be agood game
hav and malvern def a good game.

[laxgoalie07]

hey methlax18 we killed you guys last night 9-2 WISSAHICKONNNN have fun with souderton on friday there goalies good and we lost to them big time so have fun=]

[MeTHLax18]

we scored 3 on you and we played like crap.
you didn't really "kill" us...
next time when we play not on turf that sucks and isn't so slippery it will be a better game.

[westlakelax17]

HEMPFIELD all tha way!!!!

[megustalacrosse]

hempfield is deffinatley good, but i dont know if they are haverford/malvern good. also, manhiem township has really been playing well, esp their defense. they might challenge hempfield for the west title.

[westlakelax17]

Hempfield is goin all the way this year

[MeTHLax18]

so its basically mid season for most teams i think atleast for us
our 10th gmae is today
hows everyones team doing?
any good players or anythign of that sort?

[NBLAX]

U-what U-ville thats who i am going to play for. They are not very good but they only lost to malvern 8-3 or something. Malvern's old coach now coaches for uniovilee so its a cool priveledge.

[staaLAX3]

yea unionvilles decent from what i heard.

Whos goin to the katie Sampson tournament, im ballboying there cuz im only in 8th, but some of the games are gonna be sweet.

Ridley vs LaSalle
Henderson vs Malvern
Downingtown East vs Lawrenceville

[malax31]

i may not play for the best team in the state, or a real good team in general (moravian academy), but i truely believe our golie, hunter malick, is def. the best golie in the lehigh valley, if not the state. We dont have the compitition, but he has soooo many saves. Last night, 46 shots, 34 saves. thats against the team that went to states from our area last year

[MeTHLax18]

haha thats pretty damn good.
but thats also alot of damn shots i guess...
we don't get that many shots off on us or on the other team.

[MeTHLax18]

PLAYOFFS NOW.
ANY PREDICTIONS?

[DeftGoalie28]

Hempfield is goin all the way this year

I dunno i play in Western PA and Franklin Regional and Upper Saint Clair are looking real good. Franklin's got some sick kids on that team.

[MeTHLax18]

cb east beat stoga
thats just awesome.
cb east is so beast this year.

[woz_x_x]

HOLY GHOST PREP ROCKS

[malax31]

i cant believe CB beat conestoga, conestago destroyed everyone from my area this year-they looked sick

[Prolax123]

go north!!

[HempLacrosse38]

I play LAX for hemp, we should do pretty well this year, thats all the info. =]

[SouthJerzylax22]

Just a question, did the kid that takes the faceoffs for malvern decide where hes going next year. Im unsure of his name, i know he is a senior this year and he was in the top 205 all-star game. i played him a couple times this summer hes pretty nasty.

[truth]

John Hopkins.

[washjeff]

if eastern pa players do not wish to talk about western pa that's fine, but you shouldn't beat up on teams you don't even play. western pa is growing considerably now, and our teams are reaching as young as 5th grade. i do feel that eastern pa has an advantage with its greater number of private schools which are able to provide better resources to their teams. in the next ten years though western will be competitive with eastern. moral of the story...if you haven't played a western pa team, don't talk about them.

[billy c]

washjeff, are you replying to a message from March?
Don't you think that's a little dated by now?
By the way, it looks to me like the Central PA teams are making more progress toward closing the gap than the Western PA teams.

[washjeff]

i was just making a general point, and yes, central pa is doing an amazing job. there's some good teams coming from there, so props to them.