Texas players college bound?

[cflax12]

anyone from texas going to play in college?

i suppose ill start it off...

i play for cy fair and im headed to Nazareth in NY. NCAA DIII

[3rdCoastlax07]

How many Cy-Fair guys are playing at the NCAA level?
A guy from my team is playing at MIT, but he didn't choose there because of lacrosse.

[mattlax743]

sweet man. I got recruited by them this past summer, but I already signed with a JuCo team, but I might head there later on in my career. One piece of advice. Enjoy the weather, because coming from texas and then going up that way, the weather flat out sucks. I think today it was in the 50's and its May for cryin out loud.

[laxdfence21]

Im playing club at Baylor, not much but going for the education. I also got offers by ohio weslyan, hendrix, and elon but decided to stay here. Oh ya, i play defense for stratford

[Luxar]

Loads of guys from the Houston area are going to play up at Hendrix next year. The beautiful thing is that it's a first-year program, so they'll have the opportunity to start as freshman and play all four years.

[kleinlax-75]

yea this year was my first and played jv most of the time but i played 2 varsity games including against stratford in the playoffs so nxt year it will be better opportunities and hopefully chance for t99

[cflax12]

I know atleast 4 other kids are being actively recruited by NCAA teams, but as far as i know im the only one whos actually made a decision.

aha yeah matlax743, the weather is cold and they plow the snow off the field...but i used to live in alaska so its nothing i havnt experienced yet.

[cllax11]

as luxar said i am one of the many going to Hendrix College Division 3 NCAA in Arkansas... there are a lot of us going... its going to be pretty cool


I played for Clear Lake this year and I was the goalie


congrats to everyone else on wherever your are going wether its club or NCAA

[mattlax743]

I know atleast 4 other kids are being actively recruited by NCAA teams, but as far as i know im the only one whos actually made a decision.

aha yeah matlax743, the weather is cold and they plow the snow off the field...but i used to live in alaska so its nothing i havnt experienced yet.

oh dang alaska. yea i'd say its worse there, with the whole 6 months of light and 6 months of darkness thing goin on or whatever it is.

[cflax12]

Going to nazareth is really intimidating though lol.

when i went up their on my official visit with the other lacrosse players...i met the #5 Goalie recruit in the nation, who is going to naz...and a whole bunch of kids from teams like Christian Bros, Fayetteville-Manilus, JD, and john jay...and last but not least ESD! im not the only texan going :)

[mattlax743]

Going to nazareth is really intimidating though lol.

when i went up their on my official visit with the other lacrosse players...i met the #5 Goalie recruit in the nation, who is going to naz...and a whole bunch of kids from teams like Christian Bros, Fayetteville-Manilus, JD, and john jay...and last but not least ESD! im not the only texan going :)

yea they are a pretty solid team, and are doing quite well this year, despite having not the best preseason ranking. (I think US Lacrosse magazine had them unranked preseason).

[kleinlax-75]

I know atleast 4 other kids are being actively recruited by NCAA teams, but as far as i know im the only one whos actually made a decision.

aha yeah matlax743, the weather is cold and they plow the snow off the field...but i used to live in alaska so its nothing i havnt experienced yet.
wow from alaska to texas thats crazy

[big crunch22]

im going to hopkins

[Luxar]

wow from alaska to texas thats crazy

Not as crazy as you might think...Alaska and Houston, the two biggest hotspots in America for the oil industry.

[riversideblues]

not to play lacrosse!

[cflax12]

haha yeah my dad works for shell.

[big crunch22]

not to play lacrosse!
yes i am. full scholarship

[egrlax10]

yes i am. full scholarship

well that explains why your profile says you play for virginia.

[mattlax743]

and his picture looks like notre dame or bryant

[Shasta]

and his picture looks like notre dame or bryant

what a dbag, lol

[polishlax01]

I'm another that's heading over to Hendrix to play. It's NCAA DIII like everyone else said. I played for Cinco and did face-offs, alot of man-down and middie d.

[JaxLaxdefender8]

too bad since dI only have 12.6 scholorships to give they rarely give full ride unless u are a powell or gait.

[CLlax28]

i'm a junior at Clear Lake and im really struggling over a college in Texas or a DIII school

i know i could probably start atleast my junior year at some DIII schools
but its like... Texas is home lol

plus out of state tuition ... its frustrating
anyone going to T99??

[Luxar]

Stay in Texas and play club ball. If you aren't sure that you'd want to go play lacrosse, I personally don't think its worth sacrificing everything else for that risk.

[CFlax56]

"im gonna be a starting walk on at VIRGINIA" - bonning
lol

A&M wahoo!

:fart:

[TxLaxFan]

i'm a junior at Clear Lake and im really struggling over a college in Texas or a DIII school

i know i could probably start atleast my junior year at some DIII schools
but its like... Texas is home lol

plus out of state tuition ... its frustrating
anyone going to T99??


Well, what is your purpose for going to college? A degree or lacrosse?

If you're going to get an education for a job outside of lacrosse - then go where you you'll get playing time. That way you can enjoy the sport you love and get to play it while getting your degree :)

[middleton23]

anyone from texas going to play in college?

i suppose ill start it off...

i play for cy fair and im headed to Nazareth in NY. NCAA DIII


do u konw that sam mcguffie guy? the internet celebrity football dude

[Luxar]

Mcguffie is from Cy-Falls, not Cy Fair!

[cflax12]

no no no mcguffie goes to cy fair. Ofcourse i know him lol, who doesnt???

All of the football guys had a boner on thursday because head coach of USC (Pete Carroll) was at our school for mcguffie.

[CFlax56]

i almost considered going to that hendrix college b\c it was gonna be new and lots of texas kids were going but i took a trip up there
and i deff do not fit in there. that was an EASY decision.
plus some of the kids who were going to be on the team....no way.

[CLlax28]

well i mean yeah of course its for education
because 1 in a million actually grow up to be a pro lax player lol
its just kind of a prestige thing, i dont know
but i guess i have another year to ponder... maybe ill actually get a scholarship offer (hahaha)

[Luxar]

hmph my bad on the mcguffie thing, wonder why I got confused?

[kleinlax-75]

Not as crazy as you might think...Alaska and Houston, the two biggest hotspots in America for the oil industry.haha random

[CardinalPuff]

Ryan Fanning and William Lawson, both from Highland Park, have signed to play for the University of Denver....

[CLlax28]

is highland park a pipe line into Denver now lol

[cflax12]

they wanna play with the dickenson twins foo.

i sure would.

[cllax11]

yea but wouldnt you rather play at UVA or Maryland or Hopkins than Denver.. i mean Denver is nice and all but the east would be where i would go if i was good enough

[sthlaxman40]

As good as denver typically is, in my opinion teams like Hopkins, UVA and Maryland are on a totally different level than even denver. As impressive as playing for a top 25 team like denver is, I think someone from texas is lucky to be playing for denver. Maybe in the coming years Texas will have the lacrosse players who are good enough to play for UVA, Hopkins and Maryland.

[kleinlax-75]

anyone from texas is lucky to play DII

[cflax12]

there are players from tx playing for top d1 teams...

will from woodlands - hopkins
grant from stratford - dartmouth

and to kleinlax... thats not true, theres always teams like le moyne in dII, but theres a ton of dIII schools that would trash on dII schools. DIII is more competetive in my opinion

[unholygoalie10]

there are players from tx playing for top d1 teams...

will from woodlands - hopkins
grant from stratford - dartmouth

and to kleinlax... thats not true, theres always teams like le moyne in dII, but theres a ton of dIII schools that would trash on dII schools. DIII is more competetive in my opinion

yeah he is right d3 is better

[Allenlax03]

i'm going to t99...no idea where I want to go though.. a lot of guys from allen that graduate this year are going to UNT, Harding, and A&M..to play club or mdia or w/e you call it haha...

[kleinlax-75]

there are players from tx playing for top d1 teams...

will from woodlands - hopkins
grant from stratford - dartmouth

and to kleinlax... thats not true, theres always teams like le moyne in dII, but theres a ton of dIII schools that would trash on dII schools. DIII is more competetive in my opinionyea sry i accidentally put 2 i's i meant to put DI but yea i know wat you mean and DIII gets more coverage from wat ive seen also

[badassattackman]

YEah il be at T99 Hendrix told me i can go play for them since my bro is goin.... but lets see where the money takes me!!!!!! $

[PeteyLax13]

i'm going to t99...no idea where I want to go though.. a lot of guys from allen that graduate this year are going to UNT, Harding, and A&M..to play club or mdia or w/e you call it haha...

yea u got my spot

oh and too all the hendrix guys, I heard that a pretty hefty part of the student body there is gay according to someone on my team that heard it from a teacher
he could be bs-ing that though

[PeteyLax13]

I'm not sure on where I might wan't to go. I've gotten letters from...
DII
-Queens University of Charlotte
-Rollins College (They're starting up a program for 08)
DIII
-Dension
-Kenyon
-VillaJulie
-Swarthmore

i've gotten in contact with a couple of coaches and still have another summer of recruiting i'll be going to New England Top 150 in RI. I would be going to T99 but it's a little too expensive for me

[somrandomguy]

yea u got my spot

oh and too all the hendrix guys, I heard that a pretty hefty part of the student body there is gay according to someone on my team that heard it from a teacher
he could be bs-ing that though

Hendrix is pretty gay-friendly. If you're homophobic, you might as well stay in Texas, because most of the schools that play good lax are pretty liberal, or at least socially tolerant.

[Luxar]

yea u got my spot

oh and too all the hendrix guys, I heard that a pretty hefty part of the student body there is gay according to someone on my team that heard it from a teacher
he could be bs-ing that though

It's not that there's more gays, its just that the school and student body is more accepting of them, so the small minority of the population that is gay isn't afraid to openly admit it. They have the benefit of not being stigmatized at the school like at other southern schools. Pretty much all Northern schools are just as open as Hendrix is; Hendrix is just an oddity in the south.

[cllax11]

hahhahaha man you are so wrong when i visited hendrix there was tolerance for gays.. but the gay population was about 6 people out of 1100 maybe... if you are thinking of the primarly gay college for D3 it would be Oberlin College in Ohio 47% homosexual and that is no joke...

[cllax11]

d3 is WAY more competitive than D2 the league is bigger and stronger in D3

[CLlax28]

yeah you would want to go to hendrix... haha jk

[jimd619]

OK, as a parent that has followed schools both for my job and the fact my son is a graduating senior, I know about Oberlin and Hendrix. Yes, if you are open to people expressing themselves in other ways than what the religious right dictates to us, then Oberlin and Hendrix are excellent schools. I think the opportunities that Hendrix offers is excellent particularly if you want to play lacrosse. Have talked to the coach and I think you guys will get a great lacrosse training. Personally think Navy style of play is exciting and that is where he cut his coaching teeth.

Those that question D2 vs D3, depends where you go. Yes I expect there are D3 teams that will beat D2 teams. Denison beat a D1 team in a scrimmage so it is not particularly clear, unlike football. My suggestion is get to the best school you can, maybe with money if that plays into your decision, and play lacrosse for fun. D2 can give you athletic money, but you might find some general funds money from D3 schools from other reasons than lacrosse, although lacrosse can help. My son had money offered from an Ohio D3 as a diversity candidate. No, not color, he was from Texas, played lacrosse and band, and his language was signing.

My suggestion, best school that gives you an opportunity to play lacrosse. THen have fun and get a great education. Lets not knock great schools because of bad 4th party and unsubstantiated opinion.

[mattlax743]

I'm not sure on where I might wan't to go. I've gotten letters from...
DII
-Queens University of Charlotte
-Rollins College (They're starting up a program for 08)
DIII
-Dension
-Kenyon
-VillaJulie
-Swarthmore

i've gotten in contact with a couple of coaches and still have another summer of recruiting i'll be going to New England Top 150 in RI. I would be going to T99 but it's a little too expensive for me

how did you get letters and contact from coaches if they cant contact you before the July 1st that preceeds yours senior year?

Queens is pretty good and the weather in North Carolina isn't bad. Rollins doesn't give any athletic scholarships and the tuition is pretty high.

Denison is in a good area. I used to live near Granville when I was younger and Columbus isn't that far away. Winter still sucks there but its nothin like Western and Central new york area.

[PeteyLax13]

hahhahaha man you are so wrong when i visited hendrix there was tolerance for gays.. but the gay population was about 6 people out of 1100 maybe... if you are thinking of the primarly gay college for D3 it would be Oberlin College in Ohio 47% homosexual and that is no joke...

hey its just what i heard, I'm not a gay basher or anything its just what I heard. The information I heard probably didn't have any factual evidence

[PeteyLax13]

how did you get letters and contact from coaches if they cant contact you before the July 1st that preceeds yours senior year?

Queens is pretty good and the weather in North Carolina isn't bad. Rollins doesn't give any athletic scholarships and the tuition is pretty high.

Denison is in a good area. I used to live near Granville when I was younger and Columbus isn't that far away. Winter still sucks there but its nothin like Western and Central new york area.

I've gotten those "We saw you at _insert camp name here_" letters and I've been talking with coaches via e-mail

I know they can't officially speak with you until Sept. of your senior year
...and one of the guys I played with last year is going to queens

[PeteyLax13]

OK, as a parent that has followed schools both for my job and the fact my son is a graduating senior, I know about Oberlin and Hendrix. Yes, if you are open to people expressing themselves in other ways than what the religious right dictates to us, then Oberlin and Hendrix are excellent schools. I think the opportunities that Hendrix offers is excellent particularly if you want to play lacrosse. Have talked to the coach and I think you guys will get a great lacrosse training. Personally think Navy style of play is exciting and that is where he cut his coaching teeth.

Those that question D2 vs D3, depends where you go. Yes I expect there are D3 teams that will beat D2 teams. Denison beat a D1 team in a scrimmage so it is not particularly clear, unlike football. My suggestion is get to the best school you can, maybe with money if that plays into your decision, and play lacrosse for fun. D2 can give you athletic money, but you might find some general funds money from D3 schools from other reasons than lacrosse, although lacrosse can help. My son had money offered from an Ohio D3 as a diversity candidate. No, not color, he was from Texas, played lacrosse and band, and his language was signing.

My suggestion, best school that gives you an opportunity to play lacrosse. THen have fun and get a great education. Lets not knock great schools because of bad 4th party and unsubstantiated opinion.

I completely agree with what you're saying, but the schools you look at should also have what you wan't in terms of majors. Some schools aren't known as "prestigous" but they can have great degree programs.

[jimd619]

Peteylax, excellent point that your goal should be toward your degree and a school can have a great major program and not have the prestige. That is very true.

But on the other side. If you are not sure about your information, don't pass on hearsay like Hendrix so gay. I read what you said and you implied you had inside knowledge. Just a word of advice, your word is your bond. People will believe you until you say your first lie. You cannot take back what you say. I am sure you meant well, but ever have someone meanly spread lies about you? Without checking your sources, you just participated in spreading such a lie. No biggy here. But be careful, thanks.

[CLlax28]

any one doin anything special this summer to get noticed???

[Allenlax03]

How is Salisbury state as a school? Their team seems insane.

[bellairelax]

its a decent but not great school. i visited it and really if you don't make the team there you might not like it. there's not much to do because everything is so far away. The school plans trips to ocean city and baltimore every week but they fill up quickly so a lot of the times you don't get to go on the trip. The city itself really seemed to not like the kids at the school but then again the people of the city seemed like northern rednecks. Its got really great cafeteria food and has received some of top recognition for it and if you like small schools its really good for you.

[CLlax28]

has anyone heard of Messiah college???

[egrlax10]

has anyone heard of Messiah college???

yeah ive been talking to them for a while now. its in grantham, pennsylvania i think. theyre a pretty good team, and it seems theyve been continuing to improve.

[CLlax28]

i've been looking at them, but am not sure i would want to take on a religious school...

[cllax11]

this thread is looking a little down.. so lets talk it up.. if you are playing NCAA or club next year talk about your program for next year and whats the status of it and what you hope to accomplish.. Im attending Hendrix College and was recruited to play goalie.. it is our innagural season.. we have recruited some good players and my goal is to start..

[Luxar]

Get ready to work, then, because I know Jamie Zarate is going to Hendrix and he tears it up in goal!

[sicklaxbrah2]

Here are all of the DI, DII, and DIII Texas recruits listed on laxpower:

Rhett Miller -- Episcopal School TX Attack Dartmouth
Ryan Fanning -- Highland Park TX Attack Denver
William Lawson Highland Park TX Midfield Denver
Remington Steele -- Hillcrest TX Goalie Tri-State
Daniel Glaze -- TX Leander TX Midfield Tri-State
Greg Lehane -- Southlake Carroll TX Midfield E Bryant
Parker Holcomb -- Strake Jesuit/Choate Rosemary Hall CT Amherst
T.J. Daniel -- Plano East TX Attack/Midfield Fontbonne
Andrew Coskey -- Kinkaid TX Defense Gettysburg
Sam Stevenson -- Southlake TX Southlake Carroll TX Defense Bryant
Kevin Lemos -- Episcopal Houston TX Goalie Washington College
Byron Langford -- Kinkaid TX Defense Middlebury
Brad Lebya -- Cinco Ranch TX Midfield Tri-State
Rice, Hunter San Antonio TX Reagan TX Attack/Midfield Fontbonne
Kyle Dausin -- Ronald Reagan TX Midfield Fontbonne
Andrew Gaston -- Taylor TX Midfield Marymount
William Cuppet -- Austin TX McCallum TX Defense Wheaton
Reader, Jono Dallas TX Episcopal School TX Midfield Nazareth
Ned Brown -- Episcopal Houston TX Defense Washington College
Nick Martin -- Plano West TX Midfield Guilford
Kreyton Polka -- Plano East TX Goalie Hendrix
Casey Glad -- Highland Park TX Midfield Catholic
Taylor Inman -- Strake Jesuit TX Midfield Rensselaer
Turner Harris -- Cy-Fair TX Midfield Nazareth
Joey Latimer -- Clear Lake TX Goalie Hendrix
Zach Morman -- McKinney TX Midfield/Defense Catawba
Stefan Knipp -- Southlake Carroll TX Defense/LSM Bryant

[PeteyLax13]

any one doin anything special this summer to get noticed???

I was gonna be going to T99 but it's too expensive for just two days (400 bucks is a little much), but I'm still going to New England Top 150
I'm also going to be visiting a few schools over summer and maybe setting up times to talk with the coaches. My friends brother (who played DI for Holy Cross in Worcester, MA) told me that just getting your name out in the college ranks helps out alot in recruiting. Oh and working your but off to get better too.

[TXD2LAX]

Get ready to work, then, because I know Jamie Zarate is going to Hendrix and he tears it up in goal!

Polka is a VERY GOOD goalie too. Jamie might have a little competition

[cllax11]

man not showing me any love.. what do you think i not have a chance.. and btw ive talked to jamie i dont even think he wants to play goalie next year.. its gonne be a tough battle for the hendrix starting spot.. all 4 of us are well qualified and the best one is gonna get it

[TXD2LAX]

man not showing me any love.. what do you think i not have a chance.. and btw ive talked to jamie i dont even think he wants to play goalie next year.. its gonne be a tough battle for the hendrix starting spot.. all 4 of us are well qualified and the best one is gonna get it

I think Polka was All-State in the North the past two years. He is a beast in the cage for sure.

[Luxar]

man not showing me any love.. what do you think i not have a chance.. and btw ive talked to jamie i dont even think he wants to play goalie next year.. its gonne be a tough battle for the hendrix starting spot.. all 4 of us are well qualified and the best one is gonna get it


Yeah I didn't mean any disrespect, just that Jamie's a very talented goalie. But, I think you're right, he's not interested in playing goalie there. I guess he burned out on it.

[cllax11]

I think Polka was All-State in the North the past two years. He is a beast in the cage for sure.

man your on his bandwagon for sure.. jk.. its gonna be fun.. i know we will be stacked at the position with me, kreyton, alex, and maybe jamie

[CLlax28]

The season's a long way away
we'll see who wants it more

some players might be talented, but without the attitude and the dedication to the game, they end up mediocre...

[btclax]

I think Polka was All-State in the North the past two years. He is a beast in the cage for sure.


anyone who uses pink mesh on their stick is not a beast

[somrandomguy]

Remington Steele -- Hillcrest TX Goalie Tri-State

Haha, I can't believe someone would actually name their kid that.

Also, it's cool there's another Hendrix kid on here. Though the competition for the starting goalie spot is going to be ridiculous. If I'm 3rd or 4th on the depth chart, though, I might try FOGO or D-mid, depending on how we look there.

[samurai_goalie]

anyone who uses pink mesh on their stick is not a beast
It doesnt matter what kind of mesh i use. If your an offensive player or d-pole, i will stop everything you have in your arsenal of shots.Plus, whomever this is dissing on the mesh must be hacked because he couldnt score on me at all.

[tabb29]

Travis Tabb
Army Black Knights (Division I)
Committed
Cy-Fair Lacrosse
Attack

[ByrdDpole]

Don't forget Matt Volentine from Loyola College Prep is going to Fontebonne and Walt Gaskins from Caddo Magnet is going to Hendrix. Both Louisiana players.

[cllax11]

Travis Tabb
Army Black Knights (Division I)
Committed
Cy-Fair Lacrosse
Attack

are you coming back for your senior year?

[tabb29]

are you coming back for your senior year?
yeah ill be playing senior year

[cllax11]

you have to serve four years after college right?

[tomahawk]

you have to serve four years after college right?


Service Academy grads have a 5 year active duty commitment after graduation. plus 3 more years in the reserves (active or in active).

Wasn't there twins from Plano going to West Point after completing a year at West Point Prep (HS 2006 grads)....Heard good things about them.....

[BLUEJAYSFAN9]

there are players from tx playing for top d1 teams...

will from woodlands - hopkins
grant from stratford - dartmouth

and to kleinlax... thats not true, theres always teams like le moyne in dII, but theres a ton of dIII schools that would trash on dII schools. DIII is more competetive in my opinion

is that will McCance? and is he that good?

[cllax11]

yea that is mccance and he is just flat out nasty.. maybe the best player to come out of texas only time will tell.. and Tabb congrats man that is quite an honor you will do great.. hold it down for h-town

[tabb29]

yea that is mccance and he is just flat out nasty.. maybe the best player to come out of texas only time will tell.. and Tabb congrats man that is quite an honor you will do great.. hold it down for h-town
thanks man

[tabb29]

Service Academy grads have a 5 year active duty commitment after graduation. plus 3 more years in the reserves (active or in active).

Wasn't there twins from Plano going to West Point after completing a year at West Point Prep (HS 2006 grads)....Heard good things about them.....

yeah the palesky brothers (nick and thomas) both went to USMAPS, which is the Army Prep school, and they will be attending West Point this coming season.

[kleinlax-75]

Travis Tabb
Army Black Knights (Division I)
Committed
Cy-Fair Lacrosse
Attackwow travis thats not bad at all

[texlax21]

You texas guys are talking about D2 teams. Colt Power is by far the best goalie in Texas, Hollis Meyer was solid too and Lemos was good before he got hurt. Zarate wasn't even the best goalie in central but you guys are drooling over him. Why is it this year D2 teams seem to be more heavily recruited? Hendrix, Fontbonne etc recruited what seems to be exclusively D2 this doesn't make sense to me

[tabb29]

it doesnt matter what division your in
we are all highschool players

Travis Tabb
Ironmen #29
West Point '12

[TxLaxFan]

Why is it this year D2 teams seem to be more heavily recruited? Hendrix, Fontbonne etc recruited what seems to be exclusively D2 this doesn't make sense to me

I wouldn't say D2 is more heavily recruited - it just depends on the college.

There are excellent players in the D2 programs. The top D2 players are just as good as D1 players, but don't have the opportunity to play for a D1 team.

Colleges are recognizing that talent can be found in both levels of Texas Lacraosse.

That's not a bad thing - it shows that Texas is a hotbed of good players.

[cllax11]

hendrix is D3 man as is fontbonne.. D3 is also a bigger league than both D1 and D2.. i say go D1 if you can and if not go D3 team like salisbury could easily beat some of the lower end D1

[kleinlax-75]

hendrix is D3 man as is fontbonne.. D3 is also a bigger league than both D1 and D2.. i say go D1 if you can and if not go D3 team like salisbury could easily beat some of the lower end D1exactly and now there are D3 teams popping up everywhere and looking in texas for recruitment it gives us texas players a better chance of getting recruited to play lacrosse in college

[PFurdLax31]

Yea man. there are soo many new D3 schools popping up everywhere! I went to T99 this year and got mail from like 5 different first year programs at the D3 level...

[LEFTtoRIGHT22]

2 other big texas recruits:

Colt Power, current Episcopal Dallas goalie committed to Notre Dame about a month ago I think. I'm not in the least bit surprised in that he literally single-handedly won the DI State Championship game for Episcopal. Here is his westsidelax.com link: http://westsidelax.com/index.php?id=185,3194,0,0,1,0

Another is former Episcopal Dallas attackman Thomas Wood who committed to North Carolina. I was digging through some old Inside Lacrosse stuff and found an article on him dated back to early June (link below). Although he and his family moved to Virginia this past year I personally still consider him a fellow Texan and if he still lived in Dallas would probably be one of the most hyped recruits from our state in a long time.

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and it's there:
http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=66384&author=154161&blog=167183

[WestlakeLax]

Congrats on Nazareth man. I went up to some random camp in NH and met the coach from there. He is a pretty cool guy. Have fun.