Virginia D2 2007

[BSCHSgoalie13]

How is everyone's team looking so far...any predicitions for the upcoming season?

[Pegasus]

We start up Monday.

My predictions are: NDA, NSA, Covenant, Highland, and Flint Hill in the top 5. Other than that, I think 6-8 are up for grabs by: Bishop Sullivan (or Catholic Sullivan, I don't know what it's called now), Wakefield, Benedictine and Christchurch. Tandem will closely follow.

Anyone know anything about Norfolk Collegiate? I've never heard anything about them, nor played them.

[BSCHSgoalie13]

I think you will be surprised about NSA. They lost the core of their team to graduation and isnt nearly what they were last year.

Norfolk Collegiate will be very similar to last year. I dont think they lost many people but they werent very strong last year either.

[ndlaxin3]

should be a good year of lacrosse in virginia.

[BSCHSgoalie13]

I agree, it seems as though the teams battling for spots 4 and below are pretty evenly matched.

[jfjlax]

it should definitely be a good year, and you had it right with 'bishop sullivan' i dont know why laxpower has it as 'catholic-sullivan'. right out of the gate there should be some good games that will likely clear things up with bishop sullivan playing christchurch and benedictine in the same week.

[ndlaxin3]

how did sullivan finish in d2 last year?

[BSCHSgoalie13]

we won some good games against benedictine and christ church but lost some games we should have won or to teams that we had previously beat. We lacked senior leadership graduating only 2. This year we have a lot of seniors that take it seriously so i am hoping we should have a much stronger year.

[ndlaxin3]

did y'all make the playoffs?

[jfjlax]

nah, we lost to norfolk collegiate twice because we played horribly, it was ridiculous, and they are so lowly ranked that it knocked us back pretty far in the rankings

[BSCHSgoalie13]

ndlaxin, why does it say on laxpower that you guys are in some Maryland division?

[ndlaxin3]

bschsgoalie, we are in the MILL which is a MD league

[Pegasus]

I think you will be surprised about NSA. They lost the core of their team to graduation and isnt nearly what they were last year.

Norfolk Collegiate will be very similar to last year. I dont think they lost many people but they werent very strong last year either.

I'm hoping NSA isn't as strong this year, we play them at home this year.

How is everyone's schedule? Ours is great, a majority of our games are home. We have teams such as NSA, NDA, BSCHS, and Highland coming to our place this year so that'll be great, we don't have many long road trips.

[BSCHSgoalie13]

We have a pretty bad schedule...we play like 4 games against club teams from local public high schools which are basically a waste of time. We only have 3 quality D2 games against NSA Benedictine and Christ Church. We play a few others like HRA and Norfolk Collegiate but we need more quality D2 games instead of the club games.

[MeRattack]

ya nsa lost its 2 best players didnt they?

[laxgoaliebm16]

this is wakefields season if were gonna have one

[BSCHSgoalie13]

Yeah NSA lost flintoff and Jett, they also lost there goalie who was good...we played them in a pre-season tourney and I believe they had the majority of their team for this year and we beat them 10-9

[Pegasus]

We have a pretty bad schedule...we play like 4 games against club teams from local public high schools which are basically a waste of time. We only have 3 quality D2 games against NSA Benedictine and Christ Church. We play a few others like HRA and Norfolk Collegiate but we need more quality D2 games instead of the club games.

That really sucks, I feel for you man.

Anyone playing anyone from D1? We only play Collegiate. We usually play St. Christopher's, but because of certain bad events in the past few years, our headmasters decided to cancel the rest of our games together for the rest of the year. Our schedule consists mostly of D2 teams, and two club teams. Overall we have a great schedule, I think we might play everyone in D2. I can't wait for the season to start up, I'm so ready to play.

[laxgoaliebm16]

is there a site for va d2 lax? like one with everyones scheds.? ive yet to see mine

[MeRattack]

laxpower.com has all of the scheudules

[Valaxman17]

wakefields varsity one isn't up yet on laxpower either

[wakefieldlax15]

we have a few games up there i think theres 7 up now...we play nda first ..cant wait

[wakefieldlax15]

absolutely

[Valaxman17]

yo who is that above me?

[jfjlax]

That really sucks, I feel for you man.

Anyone playing anyone from D1? We only play Collegiate. We usually play St. Christopher's, but because of certain bad events in the past few years, our headmasters decided to cancel the rest of our games together for the rest of the year. Our schedule consists mostly of D2 teams, and two club teams. Overall we have a great schedule, I think we might play everyone in D2. I can't wait for the season to start up, I'm so ready to play.

ya we have to play norfolk academy and cape henry because wer'e in their conference... so in addition to having to play the waste of time games against clubs, we also have to play a ridiculously hard team like NA, although we might have a chance against cape henry this year... all i know is im stoked for the season i cant wait to finally play

[BSCHSgoalie13]

Like JFJ said we do have to play Norfolk academy, on top of the fact that they are a better team than us, they are also angry at us due to some stuff that happened at a recent basketball game and i cant help but to think that they will try to run up the score. woohoo

[wakefieldlax15]

did u all know that the baltimore bayhawks are now the washington bayhawks??

[Valaxman17]

since when?

[MeRattack]

Like JFJ said we do have to play Norfolk academy, on top of the fact that they are a better team than us, they are also angry at us due to some stuff that happened at a recent basketball game and i cant help but to think that they will try to run up the score. woohoo


ya, we got a letter from your priniciple about that, but im not gonna lie when alot of the lax guys were mad about what was on the wall

[wakefieldlax15]

since a few months ago they are playin this season down here

[laxgoaliebm16]

wow could u be more off topic fraser?

[BSCHSgoalie13]

merattack, our school still hasnt figured out who wrote that but they are continuing to suspend people and what not for drinking but we will see what else happens

[jfjlax]

merattack, like bschsgoalie said, it was bull**** that someone did that to your gym, the fact that one kid's actions reflect so negatively on all of us is pretty messed up though, the vast majority of the students dont advocate that at all and supposedly when we find out who did it, that kid is getting expelled, and like bschsgoalie said, the kids who drank are being made an example of by suspension

[Pegasus]

Can someone explain what happned at NA?

[MeRattack]

Can someone explain what happned at NA?

after the Catholic-NA basketball game, there was some derogatory terms written on the gym wall in body paint by a catolic student

[Pegasus]

Oh damn that sucks. MeRattack do you play soccer?

[MeRattack]

Oh damn that sucks. MeRattack do you play soccer?

no i dont i play football but i guess you can say there are people on the team who look similar to me

[jfjlax]

what position do you play in football?

[BSCHSgoalie13]

I play goalie for catholic in soccer...i remember the benedictine game...my defense didnt come to play haha, and there were some d-bags talkin to me behind my goal the whole game which didnt help either

[Lax_Hitman]

Trinity isn't in D2, dropped to the new D3. We should've had the chance to beat Benedictine at the Wakefield Tournament. But the ref didn't count a shot that went through the broken net. Lost 4-3.

[BSCHSgoalie13]

How did Wakefield look and were there any other D2 teams there?

[Pegasus]

no i dont i play football but i guess you can say there are people on the team who look similar to me

Haha nevermind then, I was going to rub it in your face that we won states (just for fun though, of course). Our rings are huge.

I play goalie for catholic in soccer...i remember the benedictine game...my defense didnt come to play haha, and there were some d-bags talkin to me behind my goal the whole game which didnt help either

Haha yeah it didn't seem like many people came to play haha. You were the team with the incredible track dude, right? I apologize for those people heckling you.

[HRodLAX]

Yeah, Catholic looks like we have a good team this year. I'd say we're solid for every starting position and have a capable 2nd string mid-field. Really excited for the season.

And Riach- hows it going man, long time no talk

[Valaxman17]

Trinity isn't in D2, dropped to the new D3. We should've had the chance to beat Benedictine at the Wakefield Tournament. But the ref didn't count a shot that went through the broken net. Lost 4-3.
i saw that game i think what color are your guys jerseys i'm pretty sure i was there

[MeRattack]

XwarriorlaxX- If you knew the whole story I think you wouldn't be so quick to throw us all under the bus. The whole situation was a horrible screw up and was blown way out of proportion. By the way, were you aware the letters were 3" high, the "J" was rubbed off and it was 3 feet to the left of the "Bulldogs" and how would I know this? Dude, I was the guy who got kicked out of the game with the 10 foot "Holy Land" flag.

But I digress. Yeah, Catholic looks like we have a good team this year. I'd say we're solid for every starting position and have a capable 2nd string mid-field. Really excited for the season.

And Riach- hows it going man, long time no talk

yo, its good...and that flag was awesome, but it was funny when you got kicked out (no offense) and did you make that yourself?

[wakefieldlax15]

How did Wakefield look and were there any other D2 teams there?
we played ok in that tournament, but unfortunately the championship game,(wakefield vs benedictine) was cancelled at halftime because of some lightening and thunder, it was gay because we were up by 6 and were just getting started on them. and there was one other d2 school there it might have been tandem friends but they didnt exactly come to play either

[BSCHSgoalie13]

were there any other D2 teams there and how did they look?

[HRodLAX]

BSCHSgoalie13 -don't forget we played Lafayette in the tourney. They were on par with last year. Too bad during that game you were looking into the sun the whole time, and it didn't help that it was the sixth game of the day, but they are about as good as NSA if they had all their guys their.

MeRattack-yeah, i made it. I made a newer, sweeter one-black with gold and green letters but I'm banned from basketball games so its collecting dust in my entryway.

Edit: For some reason I was thinking Lafayette was D2, which they're not, but we still have to play them and they're a good team.

[Valaxman17]

i remember that tournament that halftime thing was gay they could have finished the game with us blowing them out

[Pegasus]

Trinity isn't in D2, dropped to the new D3. We should've had the chance to beat Benedictine at the Wakefield Tournament. But the ref didn't count a shot that went through the broken net. Lost 4-3.

You realize we were missing 6 starters, and only had 1 running middie line, right?

Ya'lls goalie, by the way, had a stellar game.

That was one of the worst days of my life, 3 games in a day. The last game against Wakefield I could barely even run, and on defense I'd just stand there and they would do one dodge and would be by me. It was terrible, them cancelling at halftime was one of the best moments of my life, by far. But anyways, I look forward to the Wakefield tournament this year. Fraser, let me know when you figure out what teams are in the tourney.

[Pegasus]

i saw that game i think what color are your guys jerseys i'm pretty sure i was there

If you're on Wakefield, I don't think you would have seen it. If i'm not mistaken, this game was at the same time you were playing Tandem, unless we played Trinity first and McLean school second.

[laxgoaliebm16]

hes in 8th grade, hes got skills tho

[BSCHSgoalie13]

So how do you guys feel about some of the teams on the fringe of the top 4? Do any any of you feel that these teams have a legit shot at taking down some of the perennial powerhouses?

[wakefieldlax15]

do u mean at the wakefield tournament last year?

[jfjlax]

how many games against d2 teams do you have this year wakefield?

[laxgoaliebm16]

lax power only has 7 of our games up n i no we have more, 3 or 4 of them are v. d2 teams

[wakefieldlax15]

i think its like 7

[Valaxman17]

hes in 8th grade, hes got skills tho
thanks blake yeah i'min 8th grade and I was watching the games

[jfjlax]

have you guys checked out temas.lax.com? its like laxpower, but they have personal stats and everything... put your teams up there, i think that so far only some vabeach and norfolk clubs have.

[BSCHSgoalie13]

The season's here lets get this thing going again...when and who are your first games against?

[Pegasus]

@ Trinity Episcopal School on Tuesday.

[jfjlax]

we play christchurch followed directly by benedictine, im really stoked, the results will probably point to who is gonna make the last few spots for the state tournament

[ndlaxin3]

what kind of field does benedictine have?

[Pegasus]

what kind of field does benedictine have?

It's a grass field. Don't worry, it doesn't have any boulders in it like your field haha. We play on our football field so it's pretty nice. I'm looking forward to Tuesday ndlaxin3.

[ndlaxin3]

ya our field was real bad last year, but this year it is much much better.

[Pegasus]

That's good, it definitely needed it. Have fun with the trip down here, it blows. Thank god we don't have to go up there this year haha.

[laxgoaliebm16]

a week from tom. v. RMA

[jfjlax]

hey pegasus, what happened to you guys against trinity episcopal?

[Pegasus]

hey pegasus, what happened to you guys against trinity episcopal?

A lot of things went wrong. We started off leading 3-0, let down our guard and they started coming back. We had one guy suspended, two people got injured due to concussions, and one got thrown out of the game because of a fight. The refs were really really bad, but I\'m not going to sit here and try and blame them for us losing, because it\'s never the refs fault.

[laxgoaliebm16]

yes it sometimes is......ps i am also a reff

[Pegasus]

Hm well it's interesting to hear that from a refs perspective. Honestly, even though my opinion is going to be greatly biased, the game was reffed extremely unfairly. We had been getting moving picks the entire game, and then on one occasion they picked up the ball, took two steps, and then one of their players leveled a kid on my team, all within literally five feet of the ref. The kid on my team got injured on the play, and when trying to argue my case (calmly, that is), the ref told me he "Didn't see the play." It was ridiculous. That's just one example of the poor reffing, I could go on for hours though on bad calls. It just seemed like it was one of those days when you don't get ANY calls, and the other team gets every one. Even the spectators agreed, so it's not all my bias.

[laxgoaliebm16]

although saying 'didn't see the play' might seem like a cop-out it is often the case refs are watching so many things at once that happens from time to time

[BSCHSgoalie13]

Pegasus, I saw that you guys lostt o NDA 10-2 I was wondering what you thought about them considering they were supposed to be one of the top teams in D2

[Pegasus]

To tell you the truth, they weren't as good as I thought they would be. I don't know if it was really how good they are, but maybe it was because it's their first game (I think) and they're still kind of working out the kinks, or the 3 hour bus ride down had a lot to do wiht it. They definitely have the talent and can and probably will be a top team this year. Props to NDA for a well played game today.

Anyone on NDA? I was #1.

[MeRattack]

To tell you the truth, they weren't as good as I thought they would be. I don't know if it was really how good they are, but maybe it was because it's their first game (I think) and they're still kind of working out the kinks, or the 3 hour bus ride down had a lot to do wiht it. They definitely have the talent and can and probably will be a top team this year. Props to NDA for a well played game today.

Anyone on NDA? I was #1.

how was collegiate school?

[Pegasus]

how was collegiate school?

They were good, but not a powerhouse like they usually are. They can definitely be beaten this year. They graduated a lot last year, and don't have the same caliber players.

[Farny]

Wait, so how does NDA look this year? I'm wondering what the MILL will be like this year, and they've always been around the top, just not quite.

[laxgrass]

nda looked very rough around the edges offensively. no flow, poor ball movement, too many turnovers. still too early to tell. as for the bus ride, nda better get used to it. have 6 more away games in march.

[Soupy Sales]

# 6 for Benedictine is a legit player. Had a couple real nice shots and 1 offhand cannon shot goal.

Pegasus- must have been 3-4 moving picks call yesterday.

[Pegasus]

What number were you Soupy?

[Soupy Sales]

Just a fan

[Pegasus]

# 6 for Benedictine is a legit player. Had a couple real nice shots and 1 offhand cannon shot goal.

Pegasus- must have been 3-4 moving picks call yesterday.

Yeah we'll have to work on that. What did you think about the game?

[Pegasus]

What happened with the Christchurch v. Bishop Sullivan game?

[BSCHSgoalie13]

Christ Church is a bad team with a good attack. They ran 1 play offensively and we couldnt adapt for some reason..but still have the same weak defense midfield and goalie

[laxgrass]

blue ridge off to a 2-0 start. good to see for DII.

[BSCHSgoalie13]

laxgrass, how was HRA, they are in my conference (TCIS) and we play them next week...and Pegasus what did Norfolk Collegiate look like (also in my conference)?

[laxtchr]

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[LaxinCVStyle]

We have NDA coming up anyone thats played them, who stood out as their scorers? Anyone from Wakefield or Bennedictine got info on them?

[laxgrass]

I'd worry more about NDA's defense.

[LaxinCVStyle]

They are good they beat us 15-3. I mean we played like crap but we could not shut them down and their defense was solid. I dont think their face off guy lost any face offs.

[Farny]

They are good they beat us 15-3. I mean we played like crap but we could not shut them down and their defense was solid. I dont think their face off guy lost any face offs.

He's going to Maryland. He's got a sick shot, too.

[laxgrass]

NDAs faceoff guy hasn't committed to Maryland yet although he is being recruited by them and other D1 schools. You might be thinking of Miller, another middie, who committed to Maryland.

[Farny]

NDAs faceoff guy hasn't committed to Maryland yet although he is being recruited by them and other D1 schools. You might be thinking of Miller, another middie, who committed to Maryland.

Yeah, my mistake. Fields is their faceoff guy, right.

[BSCHSgoalie13]

What are some pics for how things will play out come tournament time?

[Soupy Sales]

What are some pics for how things will play out come tournament time?

Alot of good games in the next 2 weeks.
Blue Ridge-VES 4/17
Highland-Wakefield 4/17
NDA-NSA 4/19
VES-Highland 4/21
NSA-Christchruch 4/23
Covenant-Highland 4/24
NDA-Flint Hill 4/24
BSCHS-NSA 5/1

Alot will change between now and May 2.

[jfjlax]

has anyone here played walsingham yet? and what are your thoughts? i think they are a little underrated having played norfolk academy to a 10-15 loss and beating NSA.

[Pegasus]

Now that the final regular season games are starting to be played out, what are the surprises, dissapointments, and all-state of the year?

[laxgrass]

Big game today. Catholic Sullivan vs. Nansemond Suffolk. Outcome should decide 8th seed for tournament

[BSCHSgoalie13]

http://www.cougar.collegiate-va.org/astanley/VISBLA07 the state brackets are final.

[Pegasus]

link doesn't work

[laxgrass]

Division II
Seed
Home Team
v.
Seed
Visiting Team
Time

First Round
#1
Notre Dame Academy
v.
#8
Catholic Sullivan
TBA

5/15/07
#2
Virginia Episcopal
v.
#7
Walsingham Academy
TBA


#3
Highland School
v.
#6
Wakefield
TBA


#4
Flint Hill
v.
#5
Covenant
TBA









Semi-Finals
#1/#8
Winner
v.
#4/#5
Winner
TBA

5/18/07
#2/#7
Winner
v.
#3/#6
Winner
TBA

@Higher Seed















Finals

Semi-Final Winner
v.

Semi-Final Winner
12:00

5/19/07







@Episcopal High School

[Pegasus]

i thought the finals were at christopher newport

[ndlaxin3]

nope, this year the finals are at ehs

[Pegasus]

where is episcopal?

[ndlaxin3]

alexandria

[BSCHSgoalie13]

So how did the tournament play out? any details for the championship game?

[laxgrass]

NDA 8 Highland 7

http://www.notredameva.org/athletics/downloads/MLAX_GR070519.pdf