2007 Western PA

[laxkid58]

dpole i like your enthusiasm, keep it up, someone could take them down, it wasnt cv so well just have to wait and see

[washjeff]

only beating cv by two isn't much to brag about for wt... i also agree they could be taken down. on the other hand, the new coaching staff has shown some improvement in the team, so it's still a crapshoot.

[longpole7]

Id put money on gcc taking them down. I think fox chapel and gcc are still the top two in the south with wt comin in a closeee third.

[LAXsauce]

you cant put FC in front of WT when WT already beat them
1.WT (at #1 bc they beat FC by a greater margain)
2. GCC
3. FC

[washjeff]

bethel over pt 7-6...could bethel be doing something right this year? maybe obi-wan has some thoughts for us?

[CmLaX8]

cm over quaker valley 6-5...cm is startin 2 click at the right time...what do yu guys think about us?

[CmLaX8]

cm over quaker vally 6-5...seems CMs clickin at the right time and ppl r returnin from injury...what do yu guys think?

[laxian55]

Michael J Moretti is.... :worship:

Nope, def not good enough to be an AA

[modestmouse123]

laxian,

as a coach of a team in wpa you shouldn't be criticizing other team's players. maybe you should worry about your own players and their ability before you put down other ones.

[laxkid58]

he may or may not be good enough for AA but nonetheless a great player

only beating cv by two isn't much to brag about for wt.

:bull: :nono:


and...ACES tryouts are on Sunday, April 29th @ 7 PM at RMU Island Sports Center.... i know ill be there, with my orange vapor strung tradish. ill stand out.

[washjeff]

bethel over usc 7-5, and they clinched a spot in the playoffs. not a bad year for them so far, maybe the NA game was just a fluke.

[LinkPlaysLax]

winky had all seven of our goals, two of which were unassisted. NA was definately a fluke. i dont mean to sound cocky, but even though they may have still won, the score wouldnt have been anything like it was. we just werent ready yet. here's to keeping this year going!

[d25]

link, are you guys feeling confident about CC on friday?

[LinkPlaysLax]

its definately going to be a tough game. i'm looking forward to playing them. i think we can win if we can come together as a team like we did against lebo and a few other of the tough teams we've played. its going to be a show

[washjeff]

i'm pretty biased, but cc=overrated. i think they have a few good guys who are not representative of the whole teams skill level, other than these guys they don't have much.

[kislax]

What do you guys think of kiski? I haven't heard too much about them this year !

[LinkPlaysLax]

who do you think is better overall..the north or the south...i say south, but im kinda biased

[washjeff]

i'm not gonna lie the north seems good, but underdogs always get more chicks. period.

[laxkid58]

cv vs. quaker valley is going down rite now, im not there bcause im a little under the weather, but this was a first round playoff matchup last year and qv came out on top 6-5, but well see wat happens. if this game would of been played apr. 3 as scheduled it would of been a revenge game but now its a must win from here on out for cv for us to make make playoffs.

[d25]

i'm pretty biased, but cc=overrated. i think they have a few good guys who are not representative of the whole teams skill level, other than these guys they don't have much.

cc-11
bp-10 ot

it was a thiller

[washjeff]

cc-11
bp-10 ot

it was a thiller

just like i said, it was their choice few who did anything to keep them in the game.

[Auburn10]

How is Trinity this year? who is ranked #1 in WPLSA this year?

[laxkid58]

well there #18 in wpsla and they havent beaten anyone impressive[but neither has my team-cv>:(] but sean grimm is tearing it up, as of now #1 is mt.lebo, but heres the site to go to if you want to take a look at things--http://www.laxpower.com/update07/binboy/rating74.php

[Riot]

Who's going to go to the D2 playoffs?

[kislax]

Riot
04-30-2007 09:31 PM Who's going to go to the D2 playoffs?




Championship
Winchester vs Kiski

[siruslax]

haha hey kislax im guessin you play for kiski haha that was a rough game for us i play for mcdowell... im #20 that ripped a few shots, i also got my nuts CRUSHED before the 4th quarter lmao

[DFenceman0050]

GCC-8 Kiski-6

[LinkPlaysLax]

Bethel clinched the number one spot for D1 south with a win over franklin! alright hawks!

[Riot]

Bethel clinched the number one spot for D1 south with a win over franklin! alright hawks! Congrats. I'm so glad we didn't have to play you guys this year, I guess you guys rape us every time.

[LinkPlaysLax]

Congrats. I'm so glad we didn't have to play you guys this year, I guess you guys rape us every time.


Where are you from?

[DFenceman0050]

GCC-17 Winchester Thurston-3

[DeftGoalie28]

GCC-17 Winchester Thurston-3

It's about time yinz started picking up the scores in your games... I was getting worried for a while

[laxkid58]

o i guess you guys crushing CV isnt important cuz u only post when you beat more important teams :bull: , well see you in the playoffs. o and i hate how u guys idolize D1 teams, get off your high horse and give some respect to everyone in wpsla for playing the sport you love. just bcause theyre a better and slightly more talented brand of lacrosse doesnt mean you can just brush off the D2 guys. mainly the low end D2 and WV schools such as CV,CM, morgantown, etc..... i cant wait to see the 2008 GCC recruiting class. :angry:
everytime i post a CV game your all ''yea great, so hoe about that bethel game'' or something of that nature, it just makes me mad

[Riot]

o i guess you guys crushing CV isnt important cuz u only post when you beat more important teams, well see you in the playoffs. o and i hate how u guys idolize D1 teams, get off your high horse and give some respect to everyone in wpsla for playing the sport you love. just bcause theyre a better and slightly more talented brand of lacrosse doesnt mean you can just brush off the D2 guys. well mainly the low end D2 and WV schools. i think it sucks. i cant wait to see the 2008 GCC recruiting class. Morgantown and University will both be in the playoffs, and Morgantown is ranked #3. Not really lower end D2 anymore.


But why would they care about beating any D2 team? You probably wouldn't make a post about stomping Fairmont or whatever, it's expected.

[laxkid58]

you dont get what i mean, i mean all you guys talk about is bethel, central, GCC etc. i would just like to see discussion of every team and game regardless of score, division, or anything for that matter. and i remember obi-wan posting in his season preview:he put ''and all the WV teams 8,9,10 in no particular order''. i just think EVERY team deserves respect for even getting a team together and competing every year. i could care less if we go out and lose to CM on teusday 70-1, i would just like to see people talking about it, u kno a little variety, im tired of coming on, seeing a new post in this thread and it being about ''oh bethel won again''. the only time you talk about low end teams is when you put them out of the playoffs in your preseason prediction. and teams like CV arent fairmont, cv has actually been successful in a few of its mere 7 full seasons and we consistently make playoffs, and if we beat CM and Baldwin this week well be in playoffs this year, and if we beat University in our continuation of teusdays game we will be 4th seed.

[LinkPlaysLax]

laxkid, the only reason i talk about what i do is because 1) i have no idea whats really going on in d2 and 2) bethel getting to where its at now was never to be expected. its big news. im sorry you dont get the respect you deserve, but i cant really give it to you because i dont know that division well enough. if you came on and said you beat a d1 team, i could give you major props because i know how hard it would be. im sorry man but thats the way it is.

[Riot]

you dont get what i mean, i mean all you guys talk about is bethel, central, GCC etc. i would just like to see discussion of every team and game regardless of score, division, or anything for that matter. and i remember obi-wan posting in his season preview:he put ''and all the WV teams 8,9,10 in no particular order''. i just think EVERY team deserves respect for even getting a team together and competing every year. i could care less if we go out and lose to CM on teusday 70-1, i would just like to see people talking about it, u kno a little variety, im tired of coming on, seeing a new post in this thread and it being about ''oh bethel won again''. the only time you talk about low end teams is when you put them out of the playoffs in your preseason prediction. and teams like CV arent fairmont, cv has actually been successful in a few of its mere 7 full seasons and we consistently make playoffs, and if we beat CM and Baldwin this week well be in playoffs this year, and if we beat University in our continuation of teusdays game we will be 4th seed. Okay, I understand. I guess I agree, I would be interested in more discussion on D2.

[washjeff]

the fact of the matter is, the WV teams have yet to beat anyone important and show consistent improve ment in their game, hence obi-wan's'low ranking for them. additionally, CV hasn't done much of anything in the 7 years i've been around the wpsla. people talk about teams that are performing and that play exciting games. i'm not dissing you team, but think of it this way...who do you hear about and would rather talk about more: duke? or robert morris?

[DeftGoalie28]

o i guess you guys crushing CV isnt important cuz u only post when you beat more important teams :bull: , well see you in the playoffs. o and i hate how u guys idolize D1 teams, get off your high horse and give some respect to everyone in wpsla for playing the sport you love. just bcause theyre a better and slightly more talented brand of lacrosse doesnt mean you can just brush off the D2 guys. mainly the low end D2 and WV schools such as CV,CM, morgantown, etc..... i cant wait to see the 2008 GCC recruiting class. :angry:
everytime i post a CV game your all ''yea great, so hoe about that bethel game'' or something of that nature, it just makes me mad

How can you already stereotype the GCC lacrosse team by saying they recruit? There is no one on that team who wasn't already at GCC when they started playing. There is only one player who even played lacrosse before high school. So, dont start saying that they recruit just because the football team does, believe they are completely different I played on both.

[d25]

Who do you guys think will be all-american this year. I can't decide, its pretty close

[Riot]

the fact of the matter is, the WV teams have yet to beat anyone important and show consistent improve ment in their game, hence obi-wan's'low ranking for them. additionally, CV hasn't done much of anything in the 7 years i've been around the wpsla. people talk about teams that are performing and that play exciting games. i'm not dissing you team, but think of it this way...who do you hear about and would rather talk about more: duke? or robert morris? Morgantown beat Fox Chapel. University hasn't had any huge wins, but they've beat some pretty solid teams.

[burgerlax]

Did Fox Chapel and Canon Mac play yet. If not does anyone know when they play?

[dpole29]

you dont get what i mean, i mean all you guys talk about is bethel, central, GCC etc. i would just like to see discussion of every team and game regardless of score, division, or anything for that matter. and i remember obi-wan posting in his season preview:he put ''and all the WV teams 8,9,10 in no particular order''. i just think EVERY team deserves respect for even getting a team together and competing every year. i could care less if we go out and lose to CM on teusday 70-1, i would just like to see people talking about it, u kno a little variety, im tired of coming on, seeing a new post in this thread and it being about ''oh bethel won again''. the only time you talk about low end teams is when you put them out of the playoffs in your preseason prediction. and teams like CV arent fairmont, cv has actually been successful in a few of its mere 7 full seasons and we consistently make playoffs, and if we beat CM and Baldwin this week well be in playoffs this year, and if we beat University in our continuation of teusdays game we will be 4th seed.

yea but gcc is in there 4th season and are at the top of D2 and always make the playoffs

[laxplaya98]

i heard the only reason GCC is doin well this year was because of their goalie, and bursch

[fclax35]

Fox Chapel beat cannon mac, i didnt go but i think we won by a couple. And Morgantown winning over fc wasnt reallly that great. We played like **** and where missing two starting attackmen. We had a jv kid on attack that has never even dressed varsity before. But, still they won, and thats all the really matters.

[Riot]

i heard the only reason GCC is doin well this year was because of their goalie, and bursch Their goalie seemed pretty mediocre. They had a lot of really skilled players, and took some crazy accurate bounce shots for such a bumpy field.

[laxplaya98]

i thought their goalie was really good if you look wpsla his
GOALIE GRADE TEAM GAMES SAVES AGAINST %
1. Pawk, Max 9 Sewickley 1 14 3 .824
2. Wiley, Lee 12 Morgantown 6 104 26 .800
3. Rothert, Travis 11 Fox Chapel 4 12 3 .800
4. Happ, Justin 10 Greensburg CC 8 153 40 .793

thats pretty good and their to best scoring players are joey stujna 4.38 goal av. and bursch is 4.13 goal av.
i dunno it just seems like they rely on a couple of people.....


Their goalie seemed pretty mediocre. They had a lot of really skilled players, and took some crazy accurate bounce shots for such a bumpy field.

[LinkPlaysLax]

is it true GCC held Pgh Central Catholic to one goal? If so, that's highly impressive... who all have they played in d1? and how have they done?

[modestmouse123]

you cannot judge how good a goalie really is by padded stats on that goalie list that is ordered by percentage. Although the GCC goalie isn't bad (he's actually quite good), he's nowhere close to fourth best, but neither is those other ones either.

I think gcc held pcc to like 6 or so early in the year. They got killed by pt 15-3 according to laxpower, but have been in close with every other team including ssa and hampton.

They are my pick for d2 champs

[washjeff]

i'm a goalie, and i know goalie stats get padded big time. if a goalie knocks a shot away that is already outside the 6x6, most people call it a save even though it's most definitely not. also, to rank a goalie, one must look at the competition. all the wpsla site does is rank save percentages, which are always highly skewed by teams not reporting or that kid that gets one shot and makes one save. look at those top 4, none are from super impressive teams this season. i think the gcc goalie should have a high save percentage, because honestly look at his competition. does he even have any?

[modestmouse123]

^^^^^^^^^ exactly

[laxkid58]

yea for example, i play middie/attack on jv, and our jv goalie got hurt so i stepped in and played a few games, but anyhow when we played fairmont i went in for the 2nd half on varsity and had 3 saves and 4 shots and was 5th in wpsla for a few days, so ranking doesnt judge or determine your skill level.

[laxplaya98]

when i put the ranking up i didnt mean it for the kids up that only have like one game......also D2 S is very competitive.... winchester, fox chapel, morgantown, all very good teams.....anyways its just what i heard.....washjeff who do you play for?

[dpole29]

i'm a goalie, and i know goalie stats get padded big time. if a goalie knocks a shot away that is already outside the 6x6, most people call it a save even though it's most definitely not. also, to rank a goalie, one must look at the competition. all the wpsla site does is rank save percentages, which are always highly skewed by teams not reporting or that kid that gets one shot and makes one save. look at those top 4, none are from super impressive teams this season. i think the gcc goalie should have a high save percentage, because honestly look at his competition. does he even have any?

yeah buts hes taken over 220 shots

[LinkPlaysLax]

washjeff played goalie for bethel back when we won the d2 championship (2 years ago?)

[meestagoaliemon]

Discussion:

Who do you think was the #1 suprise team for any division, maybe just yours or just all around. It can be good suprise or bad suprise.

For me, I would have to say Morgantown. They ran a lot of really solid teams like Quaker Valley, Cannon Mac, and Fox Chapel?! I mean I don't think anyone really expected Morgantown to even run them. Most of it is probably because of Wiley, but I was pretty suprised with how well they moved the ball on offense, too. But that's just in D2 south, what is it for you guys?

[d25]

Discussion:

Who do you think was the #1 suprise team for any division, maybe just yours or just all around. It can be good suprise or bad suprise.

For me, I would have to say Morgantown. They ran a lot of really solid teams like Quaker Valley, Cannon Mac, and Fox Chapel?! I mean I don't think anyone really expected Morgantown to even run them. Most of it is probably because of Wiley, but I was pretty suprised with how well they moved the ball on offense, too. But that's just in D2 south, what is it for you guys?

Bethal Park, hands down. No one thought they would beat lebo and go 5-0 in division.

[washjeff]

Bethal Park, hands down. No one thought they would beat lebo and go 5-0 in division.

i'd agree, it's been amazing to see them take down some big names no one saw coming. and to whoever askeed yeah i played goalie for bethel two seasons ago.

[fclax35]

Discussion:

Who do you think was the #1 suprise team for any division, maybe just yours or just all around. It can be good suprise or bad suprise.

For me, I would have to say Morgantown. They ran a lot of really solid teams like Quaker Valley, Cannon Mac, and Fox Chapel?! I mean I don't think anyone really expected Morgantown to even run them. Most of it is probably because of Wiley, but I was pretty suprised with how well they moved the ball on offense, too. But that's just in D2 south, what is it for you guys?

Morgantown is pretty good i guess. Fox Chapel had a horrible game against them and they only won by 1 on a goal that came in the last couple minutes. They were definetly a respectable team, but they are not amazing. Their jv wasnt very good though so idk what kind of talent they will have to come.

[zach attack 19]

meesta, tanks for giving canon mac the "solid team" tag thats a rarity on the forums haha! Anyway, we need cv to beat baldwin to grab that 6th seed in d2 south, anyone see it happening? i know its a longshot but....

[laxlegend08]

anyone know some good summer leagues besides bronson house (its run by brogdon). and the whole baldwin losing to char valley, lol highly doubt it..

[DeftGoalie28]

GCC 8 BP 7

It was one of the best games I have ever seen GCC play.

[LinkPlaysLax]

GCC 8 BP 7

It was one of the best games I have ever seen GCC play.

Not to take anything away from GCC, but we played like absolute garbage. GCC played excellent. They dominated faceoffs, groundballs, and worked the ball extremely well. Whereas we couldn't finish, didn't hustle, and could barely work the ball around. Big kudos to GCC, they are definately a team that deserves a lot of respect.

[modestmouse123]

Not to take anything away from GCC, but we played like absolute garbage. GCC played excellent. They dominated faceoffs, groundballs, and worked the ball extremely well. Whereas we couldn't finish, didn't hustle, and could barely work the ball around. Big kudos to GCC, they are definately a team that deserves a lot of respect.


haha wow thats such a surprise. BP = Overrated. Good luck in the playoffs, if your team plays like that, you will need it. Where was the AA wink? no 7 goals in this one eh?

[washjeff]

modestmouse who do you play for?

[DeftGoalie28]

Not to take anything away from GCC, but we played like absolute garbage. GCC played excellent. They dominated faceoffs, groundballs, and worked the ball extremely well. Whereas we couldn't finish, didn't hustle, and could barely work the ball around. Big kudos to GCC, they are definately a team that deserves a lot of respect.

Not to disrespect Bethel Park in anyway, but I could tell you guys weren't into the game. You just looked absolutely terrible. Bursch was huge on faceoffs for GCC. I think he only lost 2 or 3. He also had about 6 goals and assisted the other goals.

[laxlegend08]

so about the summer leagues? is there a thread for this topic already?

[LinkPlaysLax]

theres always the good 'ol bronson house, or so i assume it wil be there again. always fun to head out there and mess around. real relaxed atomosphere. but i am hoping to get into some more competitive competition with someone

[Auburn10]

Anyone playing keystones this summer?

[laxkid58]

Anyone playing keystones this summer?
when are tryouts???

[Auburn10]

I don't know about Pittsburgh area, but in Erie they are the 12th and 13th of June I think... your best bet is asking your coach...

[dpole29]

Riot
04-30-2007 09:31 PM Who's going to go to the D2 playoffs?




Championship
Winchester vs Kiski

that aint gonna happen

[meestagoaliemon]

meesta, tanks for giving canon mac the "solid team" tag thats a rarity on the forums haha! Anyway, we need cv to beat baldwin to grab that 6th seed in d2 south, anyone see it happening? i know its a longshot but....


Heha no problem, but what I was trying to get to was Morgantown looked pretty solid this year comparing them to some of the more solid teams in D2.

And you got Baldwin. Unfortunately.

Good luck to all teams in the playoffs, by the way.

[meenan asty]

haha wow thats such a surprise. BP = Overrated. Good luck in the playoffs, if your team plays like that, you will need it. Where was the AA wink? no 7 goals in this one eh?
HAHA no. Bp isnt overrated the least bit. BP got the number one seed in D1 south. I think Bp already accomplished so much coming from only beating 1 D1 team last year, and getting absolutely demolished by everyone else. Obviously no one on bethel went into the GCC game giving them any respect or thinking that they were any good.
By the way, what team do u play for tough guy.

[SVLax2011]

How has Seneca Valley been doing last like two years? My brother was defense for them (#10 some of you might know him dunno) but he graduated 3 years ago I think but I moved to MA. He was in his senior year when they made D1 Their goalie graduated same year and everyone thought he was gonna like scholarship somewhere but he ended up going to some crap university somewhere.

[CVLAX#4=GOD]

Peters and USC always have a strong team but we also have some rough D1 schools so well c how this year unfolds

[CVLAX#4=GOD]

O yah im really startin to get psssd off at lebo.

[laxplaya98]

what was the score of the baldwin fox chapel game?

[laxlegend08]

senecas playin North allegheny in the first round of the playoffs

[laxplaya98]

who won the FC vs. WT game???????????

[laxordie14]

Meenan asty

with western pa being an up and comming place to play lacrosse and what i think may be a hotbed in a few years, it should be expected that team can go up or down from year to year, as well as game to game. i would not say Bethel is overrated, but they are getting a lot of hype from their own players in this venue. it is easy to talk about in conference records or quality wins, but one slip up loss could cost a team a lot of respect and could possibly snowball into a drop in rankings. overrated maybe, they just have some good players that are 15,16,17 and maybe 18 that are capable of not showing up every game.

[washjeff]

Meenan asty

with western pa being an up and comming place to play lacrosse and what i think may be a hotbed in a few years, it should be expected that team can go up or down from year to year, as well as game to game. i would not say Bethel is overrated, but they are getting a lot of hype from their own players in this venue. it is easy to talk about in conference records or quality wins, but one slip up loss could cost a team a lot of respect and could possibly snowball into a drop in rankings. overrated maybe, they just have some good players that are 15,16,17 and maybe 18 that are capable of not showing up every game.

so did you happen to see the number one seed bethel trounce usc? because i sure did, 14-5.

[laxordie14]

i did see the score, but i am a little out of driving range to have gone to the game. what my post said was that it looks like there is a good deal of inconsistency in this league. i didnt mean to take anything away from bethel which has produced some good athletes that i have had the pleasure of playing with in college.

[Riot]

Morgantown is pretty good i guess. Fox Chapel had a horrible game against them and they only won by 1 on a goal that came in the last couple minutes. They were definetly a respectable team, but they are not amazing. Their jv wasnt very good though so idk what kind of talent they will have to come. Morgantown is losing 22 seniors this year. Including Wiley.

[superman8456]

yeah but whos gonna take state champs of pennsylvannia this year? i think it will be malvern prep AGAIN...

[washjeff]

yeah but whos gonna take state champs of pennsylvannia this year? i think it will be malvern prep AGAIN...

i bet this shameless self promotion has nothing to do with the fact that you're from malvern right? i'm sure you just accidentally wandered into the WESTERN PA forum, it's ok. just wander on back over to the eatern one and oyu can gloat there. western pa is becoming very competitive and within the decade will be giving eastern pa a hard time. until then, you go have a cheese steak and enjoy yourself.

[dpole29]

whose gonna take the d1 and d2

[laxordie14]

Washjeff,
people in glass houses should not throw stones. there is a lot of self promoting here which i think is totally bush league and classless. go have a perogie and a jumbo sandwitch, and wash it down with an Ic light

[DeftGoalie28]

Washjeff,
people in glass houses should not throw stones. there is a lot of self promoting here which i think is totally bush league and classless. go have a perogie and a jumbo sandwitch, and wash it down with an Ic light

Whats wrong with perogies? or jumbo? or ic light?

Finals
BP over NA
GCC over NH

[dpole44]

winner of d1 north wins wpsla

[laxordie14]

perogies are delicious, after 3 years of school in western pa i still dont know what jumbo is, and IC in general is god awful. it tastes like water from the crick

[washjeff]

big games tonight...who here will be in attendance?

[Auburn10]

let us know the score when you get home...

[CmLaX8]

WT over GCC and Lebo over BP

[CmLaX8]

WT OVER GCC AND LEBO OVER BP

[washjeff]

some thoughts on the lebo bethel game...

-lebo knew how to score, feed from X and backdoor it.
-their defense was packed in tight and you could not get an inside shot
-bethel kept slipping?
-passing and catching was very bad
-perk, you are overrated, period.
-bethel defense was non-existent, poor stewart. but his clear were decent as usual.
-bethel faceoffs...kap i'm gonna smack you kid, cmon.
-lastly, lebo had these killer players wearing black and white stripes. whoever they were, they changed the game greatly, especiallythe second half. (refs for all you rookies)
-oh, and the mason falling backwards one handed shot. sooooo dirty.

bethel had a great season. lebo should have won and they did. kudos.

[meestagoaliemon]

WT= 8
GCC= 7

wow. I bet that was an interesting game.

[dpole44]

any one goin to the game?

[laxordie14]

Washjeff,

come on man, are you really calling out high school players on this PUBLIC forum? thats rough dude, even for me.

[washjeff]

Washjeff,

come on man, are you really calling out high school players on this PUBLIC forum? thats rough dude, even for me.

i'm not calling anyone out. if you didn't catch it those were merely my observations of the game, which i am justified in providing because they're just observations. i've experienced players of every level of play so i've got a good idea here.

[dpole44]

North allegheny-6

Mt. Lebonan-8

[washjeff]

i didn't know the game was this soon...i'm mad i missed it.

[meestagoaliemon]

Who here tried out for the Steel City Select, or is on the senior team.?

[Show'emTheNumba]

ah yes, a western Pa thread.
I was wondering if anyone heard about a chris ford (freshmen)
Suppose to be very talented....rumor has it he could play varisty...a freshmen goalie for lebo next year?
Is there any way this could be true..

[Show'emTheNumba]

Also...not to rip on my own team...but Cv did have a very weak year this year..but that will soon be changing...our program is growing faster than I would have expected...by next year 4th and 5th graders are going to be picking up sticks.

Our middle school team went up to saint vincents college and went 3-0
with a combined score of 32-4 :)

[laxordie14]

how could Char Val be good this year? they lost the Joel Zaleski. anyone who transitioned that well to the college game had to have a profound affect in high school. plus some major league sex appeal

[laxkid58]

yea losing joel zaleskY(not i) did have a major effect but we managed w/o him...but not with much success....and his transition to college was better than I or probably anyone expected...and yea MAJOR sex appeal???....but we could have a good team for once in 08...although im not giving ANY names or reasons why.

[Show'emTheNumba]

Joel Zalesky is one fine piece of man.
And also a talented lacrosse player.

[laxkid58]

jake....he has a girlfriend...i know your devestated.....but yes he is a fine lacrosse player....though he can be replaced...somehow...but it looks like we have some promising talent for next year...with the remarkable freshman class coming up...no guarantees but the team will have higher expectations for ourselves than what we accomplished(or didnt) this year...and i think we may have the depth to do so IMO.

[laxordie14]

thats good to hear about your school. the more talent in WPSLA the better. with the athletes around the area from football there is major potential to become a very well recruited place. i was just messing around about Joel, i had to pleasure of playing with him in college, and he is a fine player, and playa at that.

[Show'emTheNumba]

haha, you did have some good points tho....about losing him and everything.

[Auburn10]

The schedule for keystones this weekend is out... http://www.keystonegames.com/MLAXKeystoneSchedule2007.htm

I am playing for Great Lakes... is anyone here playing? if so who are you playing for?

[d25]

S. Allegeny cuz, we suck

[Auburn10]

haha yea right

[CmLaX8]

cm gets new coach...ex franklin regional coach

[Show'emTheNumba]

what was CM's record last year

[CmLaX8]

cm was not very good...we had alot of injuries 2 key players and our top dpole moved 3 days b4 our first game...but look 4 a turn around this year

[meestagoaliemon]

ah yes, a western Pa thread.
I was wondering if anyone heard about a chris ford (freshmen)
Suppose to be very talented....rumor has it he could play varisty...a freshmen goalie for lebo next year?
Is there any way this could be true..


Yeah I know Chris. He tried out for ACES with me a coupple of years ago, and yeah he is damn good, but he's not god.

[modestmouse123]

well is this kid better than Moretti? No way. Is he even better than Fr or Hampton goalie? doubtful. As a frosh, he wont be amazing.

[washjeff]

well is this kid better than Moretti? No way. Is he even better than Fr or Hampton goalie? doubtful. As a frosh, he wont be amazing.

if you are referring to the FR goalie who played varsity last year i gotta say i was highly unimpressed with him. he looked scared.

[dragoncoach]

Best as I can tell from last season's varsity games that I watched.

Mayeda = Very Skilled. Maybe most skilled in WPA since Schnirel.
Valentich = Stole some gimmies in big games. Kept FR in many games.
Malchano = Doesn't give shooters much net to look at. Streaky
Rullan = Very high upside. Needs to add elite G skills.
Zingrone = Nice athlete. Needs more skill development.
Fontana = Also a good athlete. Outlets are good. Streaky
Miller = Plays on well-coached team. Makes all the saves he should make.


I think it's tough to say a goalie looks scared.
What sane person would not be scared playing goal in lax?
Facing Boyt or Krentz in practice everyday? No thanks.

[modestmouse123]

dragoncoach, How do you have that list and leave out the best and second best goalies in wpa... Moretti-PT and Fisher-SSa

You cannot argue that moretti isnt the best goalie this year, and in 09 Fisher will be the best

[dragoncoach]

The WPa goalies struck me as good competitors, all with pluses and minuses.
None of these guys are Kevin Rattigan or John Galloway.

We all keep our own lists, but if you want -

Moretti = Unorthodox. Clearing needs work. Streaky.
Fisher = Good athlete and lax player. Steady in net.

When evaluating, every team has its own recruiting needs.
I try to imagine any 3 recruits on the same team and ask myself which one will lead the team to success.

Glad to see teammates sticking up for their goalies or friends.

[groundball2011]

The WPa goalies struck me as good competitors, all with pluses and minuses.
None of these guys are Kevin Rattigan or John Galloway.

We all keep our own lists, but if you want -

Moretti = Unorthodox. Clearing needs work. Streaky.
Fisher = Good athlete and lax player. Steady in net.

When evaluating, every team has its own recruiting needs.
I try to imagine any 3 recruits on the same team and ask myself which one will lead the team to success.

Glad to see teammates sticking up for their goalies or friends.

Moretti may be unorthodox, but players hate playing agaisnt him. He makes some sick saves in crucial situations. He carried that team by himself last year - no help from his mates.

Agree on Mayeda's potential. Looks good in goal but in the 2 SV games I saw he did tend to make some tough saves but also let in some really easy ones.

[dragoncoach]

The potential of some goalies is already maxed out, and they won't get better. The good natural athletes with avg size or better will improve after each season, if they work on their g skills. That is the best part of this game. You will reap reward for every bit of work you put into lacrosse.

[laxkid58]

Fisher is sick...he is so quick...i had the pleasure of him ruining my chances to make selects this year with a few spectaciular saves he had on me...but hey hes a nice kid...ill let it go...now moretti is also very good...but i dont think hes quite the best goalie in wpsla this coming season...basically dragon's whole list is very correct and well thought out...but i see we only talk about d1 goalies...except for zingrone from baldwin who is nothing special...but we seem to forget about guys like Happ for GCC, Wolfe for CV, and Miller from Kiski...those 3 are solid goalies that could all play d1 lacrosse in wpsla...but dont seem to get mentioned.

[groundball2011]

The potential of some goalies is already maxed out, and they won't get better. The good natural athletes with avg size or better will improve after each season, if they work on their g skills. That is the best part of this game. You will reap reward for every bit of work you put into lacrosse.

Agree. I also think at some point really good goalies are a little touched in the head.

How bout peoples thoughts on top 5 in the north and south D1 (i dont know D2 that well) this year.
South
Lebo
Franklin
Bethel
Hampton
USC
north
Central
NA
Seneca
Sewickley
Shady side

[CmLaX8]

hey ne1 playin in the seneca tourny on oct 14? cm will b there...

[dragoncoach]

The Pumpkin is mostly Pgh Div I teams.
Fox Chapel, Gbg CC, and Canon MacMillan represent Pgh Div II

[CmLaX8]

TRINITY AND FOX CHAPEL SWITCH...TRINITY TO D2 SOUTH AND FOX CHAPEL TO D2 NORTH...AND THERE IS NOW A D3...

[laxplaya98]

how do you guys think that the DII teams like Gbg CC and fox chapel and CM will do in the pumpkin tourny... especially GCC since they only lost to PCC last year 7-5 which was a real improvment from 2 years ago when they lost 13-3.......but i was j/w how you guys thought they would do...

[d25]

how do you guys think that the DII teams like Gbg CC and fox chapel and CM will do in the pumpkin tourny... especially GCC since they only lost to PCC last year 7-5 which was a real improvment from 2 years ago when they lost 13-3.......but i was j/w how you guys thought they would do...

I'm gonna say bad.

[laxkid58]

im gonna say GCC will do the best..FC will do the second best..and yeah CM doesnt have trainor anymore...you do the math


Also...who is attending the Slippery Rock tourney on Oct.28th?? it will be some good western pa. lax action. not to mention the ohio/michigan temas that come down to join in on the fun. And while im here...what about the St.Vincent tourney on Nov. 4th and the now 2 day long W&J tourney on the 17th and 18th of november?

[CmLaX8]

cm doesnt need traynor for everything ya kno we still have some talent

[Auburn10]

Who is all playing in the fall tourney at Slippery Rock? and Wash Jeff?

[CmLaX8]

cm will be at the w n j tourny...and the november 4th GTL tourny at harmorville

[2laxdad]

Best as I can tell from last season's varsity games that I watched.

Mayeda = Very Skilled. Maybe most skilled in WPA since Schnirel.
Valentich = Stole some gimmies in big games. Kept FR in many games.
Malchano = Doesn't give shooters much net to look at. Streaky
Rullan = Very high upside. Needs to add elite G skills.
Zingrone = Nice athlete. Needs more skill development.
Fontana = Also a good athlete. Outlets are good. Streaky
Miller = Plays on well-coached team. Makes all the saves he should make.


I think it's tough to say a goalie looks scared.
What sane person would not be scared playing goal in lax?
Facing Boyt or Krentz in practice everyday? No thanks.

Ryan Mayeda verbally committed to DII Dowling College yesterday during his official visit.

[laxkid58]

Ryan Mayeda verbally committed to DII Dowling College yesterday during his official visit.


o wow...i think that will be great for western penna lax...and with will donley from pgh. cent. cath. heading to penn st. this season it shows this region is starting to generate some good talent.

[groundball2011]

Ryan Mayeda verbally committed to DII Dowling College yesterday during his official visit.


that's awesome. so, burke and mayeda are committed. anyone else?

[CmLaX8]

GTL toruny cancelled cm will be at saint vincents now

[GCCLax#5]

I play for GCC and we only won one game at the pumpkin tournament. we beat canon mac. we lost to USC by 1 in a bravehart. got killed by bethel park, seneca valley, and i think the lebo game was like 5 to 2. at the end of the day we had so many kids get hurt and since we only had 20 kids like we were suppose to we were all beat by the last 3 games

[groundball2011]

I play for GCC and we only won one game at the pumpkin tournament. we beat canon mac. we lost to USC by 1 in a bravehart. got killed by bethel park, seneca valley, and i think the lebo game was like 5 to 2. at the end of the day we had so many kids get hurt and since we only had 20 kids like we were suppose to we were all beat by the last 3 games


There is a 2007/2008 western pa thread already started. let's move there for discussion of the pumpkin. let us know who you thought was the best team you played sunday and why.