Ga Lacrosse

[farside]

Goalie Boy - lets leave the posts to lacrosse. Know one really wants to know about your bathroom habits.

[I got man!]

Goalie Boy - lets leave the posts to lacrosse. Know one really wants to know about your bathroom habits.

Seriously Goalie Boy after you are done wiping your butt, please wipe off your post from this board.

[Laxdad1]

Lhslaxin can you confirm if Seth Erickson will be playing or not?

Back in mid January I said I had a reliable source that said Erickson was going to play. Now I have heard that he is not. I will no longer repeat anything the first source tells again and I will not confirm what I recently heard. Let's see when the season starts. Lassiter plays Kell 2/20 at Kell.

[mmiddie]

i just checked the lasiter web page and seth erickson is not listed as on the team. I believe that he got in some toruble which it looked like he could still play but then the school board decided he couldn't so now he is out.

I am sick of listening to how good the lassiter group is supposed to be i have played with and around that bunch for years and with Erickson they were suspect without him they will barley make the playoffs and won't do much then.

Axford is the real deal at goalie but the backups all the way down through the jv team are a bunch of slow fat slugs who will be virutaully useless. Lassiter better pray axford stays healthy

On defense hammock is good but he is hurt and suspect if he can play at full speed and even the lassiter players can't figure out who the rest of the d is gonna be

elwood will be okay at lsm

the senior middies have virtually never played from jtl through jv and varsity none of them have ever contributed anything i forget their names but none of them are very good. Lamie is good when he isn't limping with an "injury" and Gant is pretty good but he didn't even play for lassiter last year....... then they have couple sophmores that are unknowns on the varsity level. They are really really hurting at middie.

At attack bannick and sechrest are solid and would have potentially been great with erickson but without him that third spot is wide open and they lack a "sparkplug" kinda player. You just can't replace a guy like erickson

In short the varsity lassiter team will be good but not in contention for the top 5 in the state. And their JV team may not even break .500. The dynasty is dead yeah..............at last i can quit hearing about those cocky son of a guns and we can hear about the rest of the programs in the state.

[Laxdad1]

Since we all know who you hate why don't you tell everyone who you play for so we critique them

[ItalyLaxer11]

i just checked the lasiter web page and seth erickson is not listed as on the team. I believe that he got in some toruble which it looked like he could still play but then the school board decided he couldn't so now he is out.

I am sick of listening to how good the lassiter group is supposed to be i have played with and around that bunch for years and with Erickson they were suspect without him they will barley make the playoffs and won't do much then.

Axford is the real deal at goalie but the backups all the way down through the jv team are a bunch of slow fat slugs who will be virutaully useless. Lassiter better pray axford stays healthy

On defense hammock is good but he is hurt and suspect if he can play at full speed and even the lassiter players can't figure out who the rest of the d is gonna be

elwood will be okay at lsm

the senior middies have virtually never played from jtl through jv and varsity none of them have ever contributed anything i forget their names but none of them are very good. Lamie is good when he isn't limping with an "injury" and Gant is pretty good but he didn't even play for lassiter last year....... then they have couple sophmores that are unknowns on the varsity level. They are really really hurting at middie.

At attack bannick and sechrest are solid and would have potentially been great with erickson but without him that third spot is wide open and they lack a "sparkplug" kinda player. You just can't replace a guy like erickson

In short the varsity lassiter team will be good but not in contention for the top 5 in the state. And their JV team may not even break .500. The dynasty is dead yeah..............at last i can quit hearing about those cocky son of a guns and we can hear about the rest of the programs in the state.

This is mmiddie's very first post, and i would bet my bottom dollar he plays for milton

[kevLAXpro]

that was kind of funny how the guy in your quote misspelled McIntosh

[kevLAXpro]

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[Sack Attack]

First games in a week and a half boys...

[jmclax14]

I play for milton, and I guarantee that "mmiddie" does not play for milton. We, as a program, have never beat Lassiter and we have nothing but respect for the efficiency of their program. I hope no one from milton would come out trashing lassiter the way "mmiddie" did. We have no right to say anything against Lassiter considering our record against them. Hopefully it will change this season though and we can get a win against them.

[Laxdad1]

I play for milton, and I guarantee that "mmiddie" does not play for milton. We, as a program, have never beat Lassiter and we have nothing but respect for the efficiency of their program. I hope no one from milton would come out trashing lassiter the way "mmiddie" did. We have no right to say anything against Lassiter considering our record against them. Hopefully it will change this season though and we can get a win against them.

Good for you. Hopefully we won't have to deal with many comments like "mmiddie's". The "season" draws nigh.

[mmiddie]

you guys can not like my tone all you want but what of waht i wrote isn't true.......... none of it.......... an no i don't play for milton..........

[TPRU]

Don't forget about Walton beating several playoff teams last year. They beat St.Pius early in the year and then Alpharetta in a good game when Alpharetta was rolling towards the end of the season followed by a fairly resounding victory over Northview at Northview in our Waltons 2nd to last game of the seaon (15-9). Except for a dissapointing loss to Pope in the last game of the seaons Walton would have been a solid playoff team (tough region with Walton, Lovett, Pope and now Darlington in '08) who could have gone fairly deep in the weaker bracket last year. If Walton beat Pope they would have had a rematch with Northview who they handled easily the week before and then who knows what could have happened from there...I think there are several games that can be considered "quality" wins for Walton in "07. Walton was on the outside of the playoffs last year looking in at 10-5 and a top 10 Power Ranking due to the less than perfect playoff structure in GA. The prior year ('06) Walton had a very solid team that beat Milton, Harrison, Pope, Darlington and others (12-4 over all) and made the playoffs only to draw the Lassiter in the first round to get knocked out early. That was 2 years ago and last year was last year; it takes more than 2 good years to make a "program" regardless of the back to back double digit win years, but as I said, I think Walton will suprise a few people again this year and is one of those teams people need to take seriously. Just my "insider" opinion but time will tell...Walton likew going into the year off the radar...

[efile]

How many people actually think Westminster can actually successfully defend their state championship or was it a fluke? Are they even one of the top 5 teams in the state?

[GA LAX #7]

You can't take away Westminster's State Championship last year. They were 16-1 in state and handeled Lassiter in the championship.

[galax2009]

I remember how alot of people were saying the same stuff last year about Westminster not being able to replace any of its seniors. Then they beat everyone except lovett. If anything that was the only fluke last year. They beat Lassiter, they won state, so be careful on how you critque them.

[dc8rlax]

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[split-to-roll]

I've heard from some players I consider reliable that the goalie has some streaks where you can't get anything past him. Scoring and defense mean a lot, but a goalie makes or breaks a team. Ever play with a guy who can't stop a shot, or a guy who throws every clear away?


cant agree more. Noonan is the real deal. it will be interesting to see if ax, noonan, or hostetler can get AA this year. one of them definitely should.

[MCNTSHlax10]

yeah, McIntosh will be good, but what about alpharetta? they were alright n the turkey shootout and somebody told me they beat westminster n it,is that true?

[MCNTSHlax10]

yeah, McIntosh will be good, but what about alpharetta? they were alright n the turkey shootout and some1 told me they beat westminster n it,is that true?

[psychoT]

yeah, McIntosh will be good, but what about alpharetta? they were alright n the turkey shootout and some1 told me they beat westminster n it,is that true?

yes thats true. alparetta beat westminster

[LAXMAN4614]

Just to let you know those 7v7 tournaments are fun and stuff but they don't mean crap when you roll the ball out for the spring and start playing real lacrosse. Sorry to burst your bubble.

[GA LAX #7]

Yeah, 7-7 and Fall Leauge are an awesome way to get your stick back in your hand and start building team unity, but I hardly think it counts for anything. Guys play others sports so there is definately not any team in any of these things that play all their starters. Not to mention lacrosse is played with 11 people on the field, not 7. The games will be coached by a real High School coach, not some Sophmore from Georgia Tech. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the actual season is the one that counts. Alpharetta can have the Turkey Shootout Trophy... I want a State Championship

[galax2009]

Yeah, 7-7 and Fall Leauge are an awesome way to get your stick back in your hand and start building team unity, but I hardly think it counts for anything. Guys play others sports so there is definately not any team in any of these things that play all their starters. Not to mention lacrosse is played with 11 people on the field, not 7. The games will be coached by a real High School coach, not some Sophmore from Georgia Tech. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the actual season is the one that counts. Alpharetta can have the Turkey Shootout Trophy... I want a State Championship

couldnt have said it better myself

[Laxdad1]

I remember how alot of people were saying the same stuff last year about Westminster not being able to replace any of its seniors. Then they beat everyone except lovett. If anything that was the only fluke last year. They beat Lassiter, they won state, so be careful on how you critque them.

I am going to the Westm. v McIntosh scrimmage on Sat.at 11AM at Westm. I feel that McI. wants to prove a point. The thing about Lov. v. Westm. last year is two good teams and the two best coaches in Ga. Also, Harrison v. Pope the 14th (scrim.).

[Mr Magoo]

I will be at the Hooch vs Sprayberry scrimmage on Friday. Results as well as my thoughts on both teams will follow.

[GA LAX #7]

I want to raise a question real quick for the sake of argument, how much can you really tell about a team from their play during a scrimmage? Any thoughts?

[Laxdad1]

I want to raise a question real quick for the sake of argument, how much can you really tell about a team from their play during a scrimmage? Any thoughts?

f/o guy,attack, goalie,D.,team speed.

[psychoT]

f/o guy,attack, goalie,D.,team speed.

well that sounds extensive enough to me...

[Sack Attack]

Pace/Milton scrimmage on the 17th up top at Pace.

[galax2009]

Pace/Milton scrimmage on the 17th up top at Pace.

what time on sunday?

[jmclax14]

It's on the 16th (saturday) not the 17th. It's at 11 AM.

[Sack Attack]

16th, you are right. My mistake.

[psychoT]

does anyone know of any other scrimmages on saturday besides westminster/mcintosh and pace/milton?

[GAlax3]

pope/harrison scrimmage tomorrow at harrison

[GA LAX #7]

Haha yeah. Did you accidently leave out middies or were you trying to proove some point?

[farside]

Whatever happened to the Blackhawks in Gwinett?

[LAXMAN4614]

Blackhawks are now the Collins Hill Club Team. This because hopefully Gwinnett will get lacrosse GHSA in the near future

[GA LAX #7]

Does that have anything to do with the poor leadership at Bagataway now? It isn't surprising that when Lou leaves the company fails.

[ATLredgoalie55]

Pope 8
Harrison 7

Fun game

[psychoT]

sounds like an awesome scrimmage. any details?

[farside]

Thanks for the update Laxman - i could not find them on Laxpwer.

The pope harrison scrimmage looked tight. does anyone know how Lado and dockery did against harriosn. also how did the goalie at harrison do.

[Socrates]

SFHS @ Alpharetta 10am 2/16

[ATLredgoalie55]

for the pope/harrision scrimmage:

llado racked up a couple goals, but dockery was out with a foot injury. Both goalies did well for harrison. our defense came through clutch in the end.

[PHSlax7]

Thanks for the update Laxman - i could not find them on Laxpwer.

The pope harrison scrimmage looked tight. does anyone know how Lado and dockery did against harriosn. also how did the goalie at harrison do.

It was a close game. We (pope) didn't really play all that well for most of the game. We had our moments, as did harrison, but it was hard to tell each teams true skill, but that is why we have these preseason scrimmages right? could have been a much higher scoring game. Harrison played pretty well, so i'm not puttin them down. Both teams got the preseason jitters out and are ready for next week

As for Dockery, he was out with a bruised heel bone. should be back next week. Llado had 2 goals i believe..maybe 3. Harrison goalie made some good saves, but our shots weren't that smart. A lot of stick side shots. Not the strongest goalie, but not bad.

[Laxdad1]

Pace/Milton scrimmage on the 17th up top at Pace.

What time is the Pace/Milton game Sunday. Just what I thougt Pope by one. Both teams are better. Pope has it easy untill Roswell on 3/03. Harrison has one game before Lass. on 2/23. Two big games

[indianlaxer24]

I know for a fact that northgate will beat McIntosh hands down without a doubt. They are fast they have stick skills and there all well sized to not be pushed around so I would watch out for them this year I think that they will be a serious contender this year wait and see we play them our second game.

[Sack Attack]

What time is the Pace/Milton game Sunday. Just what I thougt Pope by one. Both teams are better. Pope has it easy untill Roswell on 3/03. Harrison has one game before Lass. on 2/23. Two big games

I made a mistake -- It's the 16th (Saturday) at 11 AM up top at Pace.

[psychoT]

I know for a fact that northgate will beat McIntosh hands down without a doubt. They are fast they have stick skills and there all well sized to not be pushed around so I would watch out for them this year I think that they will be a serious contender this year wait and see we play them our second game.

bold... when do they play each other?

[xsl3ee]

sprayberry 12 winner
chattahoochee 8?

it shouldve been like 12-5. we just put jv players in the last 5 min.

[laxn29]

Milton 14
Pace 5
Wasnt that official of a scrimmage thats an estimate on score either way it was alot to little.

[I got man!]

I will be at the Hooch vs Sprayberry scrimmage on Friday. Results as well as my thoughts on both teams will follow.

So Mr Magoo how bout that review

[split-to-roll]

does anybody know about the westminster/mcintosh scrimmage?

[kevLAXpro]

does anybody know about the westminster/mcintosh scrimmage?

Yeah I was playing. McIntosh won!
GO CHIEFS!

[Laxdad1]

does anybody know about the westminster/mcintosh scrimmage?

As soon as I walked into Fritz-Orr field I knew it wasn't looking good for the defending state champs. Tommy N. on the sidelines, his broken thumb in a cast. Also 2 starting attack, 2 starting d-poles and two other players not dressed out for Westm. MacI. looks like they have an attack, but they were facing 2nd and 3rd goalies. I quess I would have to say that it was not that McIn. played well, it was Westm. not playing well. It was like McIn. 10/Westm. 5.

[PHSlax7]

Did anyone go watch the Milton/Pace scrimmage? If so, how'd the teams look?

[namrogo]

its going to be fun to see who is the best this year cause there are a lot of teams who could go the distance. I was wondering, which region do yall think is the toughest?

[Mr Magoo]

Sprayberry vs Chattahoochee Recap

Offense:
Sprayberry-- Face-off man was good. Good speed and tough d at the midfield. Not afraid to push the ball when the opportunity was there, but they also knew when to settle the ball and really get into an offense. Good, quick ball movement all night. A couple good shooters as well.

Chattahoochee-- Attack is the strength of offensive unit. Midfield is young and a little inexperienced. Good LSM though. Settled into an offense at times but did not see the ball much on their half of the field. Ball movement seemed tough for them on several possessions. Still suffering from some selfish play at times. Defense at the midfield needs work.

Defense:
Sprayberry-- Pretty aggressive. Played a shut-off style almost the whole night. Goalie had a handful of good saves.

Chattahoochee-- Played a very soft and packed in defense. Not much pressure applied most of the game. Clearing was a bit of a problem.

Overall:
Sprayberry-- Seem to be getting better every season. They were beaten by Chattahoochee 22-1 in 2002. Moving in the right direction.

Chattahoochee-- Seem to be struggling ever since being State Runner-up in 2003. Numbers of players and level of commitment in the program has also dipped each year. Every season a handful of committed players get screwed over by the rest of the team. I have my own opinions on the matter and that is as much as I will share on the public forum.

Shameless Plug-- Everybody needs to come to the North Fulton Tournament this Friday and Saturday at Chattahoochee. The matchups for Friday night are Centennial vs Northview 6pm and Roswell vs Chattahoochee 7:45pm. Games on Saturday are at 12pm and 2pm.

Question for all you current players out there: How would you categorize the level of commitment in your program as a whole?

[6x6]

Sorry to change the subject but I thought I'd post here to narrow the responses from GA laxers rather than in the "recruiting or general" forums.

Anybody have thoughts about SCAD? the school or their lax program? Savannah in general?

Any opinions/info would be appreciated.

[Laxdad1]

Sorry to change the subject but I thought I'd post here to narrow the responses from GA laxers rather than in the "recruiting or general" forums.

Anybody have thoughts about SCAD? the school or their lax program? Savannah in general?

Any opinions/info would be appreciated.

SCAD is a good school. I've seen them play a couple of times at GT. They are also listed as #16 in MCLA Division II in the current edition of US Lacrosse.

[I got man!]

Sprayberry vs Chattahoochee Recap

Question for all you current players out there: How would you categorize the level of commitment in your program as a whole?

I am familiar with a program that has a lax attitude/commitment. They could be a heck of alot better if they tried. Best of luck to them.

Also agree if you have a few bad apples it could rotten the rest.

Team captains need to be good leaders and not just good players.

[GA LAX #7]

Hardest Region: Westminster, Pace, Holy Innocents. It's hard to believe one of those teams isn't going to make the playoffs this year

[ItalyLaxer11]

alright ya'll, so i have an issue. Our schedule(woodward academy) was released today, and it looks bad. Our jayvee lacrosse team has one practice tomorrow, then a game vs kennesaw, then another short practice, than a game vs whitewater, then another game on monday vs harrison(uh-oh). A very impressive stretch of opponents IMO. We have had very little practice time this year because our usual practice field is covered in dirt from construction and we have had to drive 2o min to an undeveloped field in eastside(college park) every day, which limits our practice time to roughly an hour. On top of this, our team is very lacking in experienced players as they are all playing varsity.
Our team reads as this:
Attack: Good first line, not much depth behind that. No real "crazy scorers"
Midfield: first line lead by myself and my friend(both eighth graders) and a football player who is pretty much only useful in faceoff and crease work. Adequate depth beyond this
Defense: rather soft, with the exception of two "headhunters"( very strong converted football players who rarely use their stick and draw many penalties lol). LOTS of eighth grade depth
Goalie: One varsity player who plays down and one brand new player who feels no pain and is still on his way
Our scheme is rather simple, however very few players beyond a few starters truly grasp it.
and on top of all of this i have rather large expectations set upon me. I am an eighth grade starter who happens to be a high scorer in our scrimmages. I am kinda known as a HUGE lax player round the school, wonder why(thanks tlf), and am also known as "a coaches boy," due to the fact that the coach is a family friend. Needless to say I am very worried. I know a lot of ya'll will say its jv, don't worry. but i am worried. I hope to play varsity as a freshman and i need to do well in the early big games in order to do this. also i don't really feel like being harassed by a group of HS'ers for "failing" them where it counts. Any tips on what i can do to ready myself? and what do ya'll think of the three game stretch i mentioned?

[Sack Attack]

alright ya'll, so i have an issue. Our schedule(woodward academy) was released today, and it looks bad. Our jayvee lacrosse team has one practice tomorrow, then a game vs kennesaw, then another short practice, than a game vs whitewater, then another game on monday vs harrison(uh-oh). A very impressive stretch of opponents IMO. We have had very little practice time this year because our usual practice field is covered in dirt from construction and we have had to drive 2o min to an undeveloped field in eastside(college park) every day, which limits our practice time to roughly an hour. On top of this, our team is very lacking in experienced players as they are all playing varsity.

Pace has to do this at least 3 times a week... We somehow manage to get 2 hours at least of practice in.

Pace/Decatur today, 4:30-4:45ish up top at Pace.

[I got man!]

Pace has to do this at least 3 times a week... We somehow manage to get 2 hours at least of practice in.

Pace/Decatur today, 4:30-4:45ish up top at Pace.

Best of luck let us know how it goes.

[dc8rlax]

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[Laxdad1]

GAMES OF THE WEEK

Harrison v Lassiter (who knows it's so early)
Pope v Hooch (will show where Hooch is)
Lovett v Walton (possible upset, Coach B. knows it)
Westm. v Northview (champs are a wounded team)

I want to wish everyone whether player, parent, or fan, a great season. The most important things are to respect yourself, your team, and your opponent.

[dc8rlax]

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[Sack Attack]

Pace 6
Decatur 4

Close game.

[ItalyLaxer11]

Pace has to do this at least 3 times a week... We somehow manage to get 2 hours at least of practice in.

Pace/Decatur today, 4:30-4:45ish up top at Pace.

ya, but if you read i said we had to travel to and from a field, which eats up about 45 min.
and do you play varsity or jv?

[Sack Attack]

ya, but if you read i said we had to travel to and from a field, which eats up about 45 min.
and do you play varsity or jv?

I read your entire post. Where we practice is at least 15-20 mins away depending on traffic. If you want to argue over 20 minutes, be my guest. You guys either need to extend practice time or come up with a better solution.

I play both JV and Varsity. Pace is too small (students, facilities) to field completely separate teams.

[dc8rlax]

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[Sack Attack]

It was a good game. Your players hit their shot opportunities. Our guys had more shots, but didn't put them on goal.

This is not trash talk. So please read it as a constructive note. Your goalie needs to stay home more. If we knew it in advance, we probably would have cutoff all players and let him run upfield until he made a mistake.

He's going to cost goals. Our attack should have had 2-3 when he came out too aggressively. He made good saves high. But it is demoralizing as a D man when you play good D and the goalie puts you in a position to scramble for a miracle more than once a game.

I see what you are saying, but at the same time he's a 3-year starter now and has won us a lot of games so we'll see...

[dc8rlax]

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[Mr Magoo]

Pope - 19
Hooch - 4

[psychoT]

Pope - 19
Hooch - 4

wow, not that hooch is a powerhouse but this surprises me. Pope came into this season with a lot to prove, and so far they seem to be doing pretty well (8-7 over harrison in scrimmage). Pope/Lovett on March 8th could turn into quite the game.

i am also looking forward to westminster/northview tomorrow.

[split-to-roll]

Hardest Region: Westminster, Pace, Holy Innocents. It's hard to believe one of those teams isn't going to make the playoffs this year

i am gonna have to disagree. Region 8 has Lovett, Darlington, Pope, and Walton. that is pretty sick, especially with pope having an up year.

i think westminster, pace, and hies make up a close second. no other region is close at all.

[JamLax]

Quick Question - McIntosh, will yall be playing home games on a regulation field/your stadium? Or will yall be stuck at the middle school again?

[Green34]

Westminster needs Tommy back along with the other 5ish players if they want to pick up the season.

[Laxdad1]

i am gonna have to disagree. Region 8 has Lovett, Darlington, Pope, and Walton. that is pretty sick, especially with pope having an up year.

i think westminster, pace, and hies make up a close second. no other region is close at all.

I have to agree, Region 8 is the toughest. Lov @ Walton would be a good game to see Fri. night. I believe Pope is for real. They have one of the toughest schedules in the state(I rated them #4). That may wear them down.You just have to give the edge to Lov. Fri. night, but Walton has talent. It's early in the season, they might pull off the upset.

[GAmc9]

Regardint the Pope Hooch game last night:

We (pope) started out the game pretty quick without many errors. It was 4-1 after the first quarter. The ball moved pretty quick and the D played strong all game. I believe it was 9-1 at halftime. Overall we really didn't have one player that stood out, a lot of people stepped up and played really well. Our faceoff middies did excellent in the game.

Not putting them down, but their D didn't slide all that well. Prior to the game we believed they were going to play a zone on us, which is what they played on Sprayberry, but they came out pressuring the ball and locking off thier own man. They have talent but are just too young right now. Actually I noticed on their clears their middies are allways sprinting and they did get behind us a couple of times for easy clears. Overall they are a talented team and have good coaches, i just believe they need more experience.

Good and fun game though. final was actually 18-4, didnt count last goal

[beninatl]

Playoffs against Northview though..
McIntosh is very solid..
This year may highly resemble that of the previous NCAA season for football..
Sprayberry outta no where..
Decatur beating Pace.
-I am pumped..
Anyone able to come out to the Northview v. Westm. game, please do!

[PHSlax7]

Playoffs against Northview though..
McIntosh is very solid..
This year may highly resemble that of the previous NCAA season for football..
Sprayberry outta no where..
Decatur beating Pace.
-I am pumped..
Anyone able to come out to the Northview v. Westm. game, please do!

Decatur Didn't beat pace, but they only lost by 2. Sprayberry hasn't even played yet, where are you coming from with that?

[Green34]

yes thats true. alparetta beat westminster

The turkey shootout, ha our JH team from Westminster played in the JV league for that.

[Laxdad1]

Varsity: Lassiter 14 Kell 3
Jv: Lassiter 15? Kell 4

Details later

[ATLredgoalie55]

I know that Kell started the game 2-0 on top of lassiter.

[split-to-roll]

i heard northview beat westminster something like 9-5. noonan didnt play.

[calc1454]

does anyone know the score of the walton v. centennial game?

[TPRU]

17-4 Walton

[kevLAXpro]

Quick Question - McIntosh, will yall be playing home games on a regulation field/your stadium? Or will yall be stuck at the middle school again?

we dont know. our school seems to hate us.

[Sack Attack]

Pace/North Springs 5:15~5:30 face at North Springs today.

[Sack Attack]

Pace/North Springs 5:15~5:30 face at North Springs today.

Cancelled because of the weather. Hopefully will be back on for Saturday afternoon.

[Laxdad1]

Lassiter v Kell was what I expected. Kell was pumped and jumped to 2-nill lead after 5-6 minutes. The quarter ended up like 4 or 5 to 2. Lassiter has a well balanced club. They are strong in all phases and have depth. Alot of sophs and jrs. The Axe looked sharp. Big game at Harrison Sat. @ 1:30. Definitely will be a test for both teams this early in the season.

Like I mentioned in 2 previous posts, Westm. has injury problems. They have until 2/27 v. Harrison to get some of their injured players back. The goalie is not going to be one of them. Can Coach S. stop the bleeding? It would be a shame if they are out of it before they can get healthy.

I'm going to the Lovett/Walton game Fri night. Something interesting might happen.

[Laxdad1]

I just checked Westm. schedule. What luck. They play no Area03 games until April.

[keylimepie111]

Harrison, Pope, and McIntosh, may certainly be forces to be reckoned with. I know its a little early but how does every see the play-offs matching up. It will be interesting to see what people think at the beginning of the season vs. the end.

[Sack Attack]

Does anyone have a playoff bracket?

[split-to-roll]

I just checked Westm. schedule. What luck. They play no Area03 games until April.

i am assuming noonan will be back by then. does anyone know? and i think i am going to the lassiter v. harrison game. cant wait.

[JR.Hornet15]

He doesn't actually go to roswell, just he plays for the junior hornets.

he doesnt play for the jr. hornets i play for them no one else is leavin the hornets ethier but watch out for south forsyth we have a very good team and got blown out by them it might have been that we just got done playin hooch but still they got the best coach in the state of georgia IMO

[JR.Hornet15]

look out for south forsyth they are great i play for the JR. Hornets and where pretty good but we got blown out by SF watch out for them, they are lead by the best coach in Gerogia imo

[Sack Attack]

look out for south forsyth they are great i play for the JR. Hornets and where pretty good but we got blown out by SF watch out for them, they are lead by the best coach in Gerogia imo

With coaches like Buczek at Lovett, Coach S. at Westminster, Gannon at Pace, and the coaches at places like Milton and Lassiter, I find that statement hard to believe, but we shall have to keep an eye on SF I guess...

[Laxdad1]

i am assuming noonan will be back by then. does anyone know? and i think i am going to the lassiter v. harrison game. cant wait.

I assume Tommy N will be back in a couple of weeks. I hope the fields dry out in time for the Lass. v Harrison game. You know they should change the game to the Franks turf field and 'let the game be played". It looks like the Lovett v Walton game will probably be cancelled.
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Does anyone have any imfo. on Lovett this year? I know they lost a couple of great players.
I also saw the Lass. JV game. Looks like Lass. varsity has plenty of talent for the next couple of years.

[psychoT]

Does anyone have any imfo. on Lovett this year? I know they lost a couple of great players.
I also saw the Lass. JV game. Looks like Lass. varsity has plenty of talent for the next couple of years.

Lovett has a very strong junior class. Look for them to be sick next year. as for this year, i am sure they will be good as always.

regarding lassiter, with 2000+ people i bet they can find a few that can play some lax

[Laxdad1]

Lovett has a very strong junior class. Look for them to be sick next year. as for this year, i am sure they will be good as always.

regarding lassiter, with 2000+ people i bet they can find a few that can play some lax

Lassiter is not that large anymore since Kell came online. They draw from 3 middle schools, two of which only part.

[Attackalltheway]

GAC @ Holy innocents this weekend

[JR.Hornet15]

With coaches like Buczek at Lovett, Coach S. at Westminster, Gannon at Pace, and the coaches at places like Milton and Lassiter, I find that statement hard to believe, but we shall have to keep an eye on SF I guess...

Coach Waymo (sp) he set the record that just got beat in long island for scoreing, one of the smartest coaches i have ever meet SF they are a fast team with amazing stick skills and have like 30 guys on there team that are just as good as there starters id watch out for them in the next 3-5 years

[lhslaxin10]

were playing harrison on their turf saturday

http://arrisconsultants.com

[Laxdad1]

were playing harrison on their turf saturday

http://arrisconsultants.com

I haven't been out there since last year's game. I didn't even know they turfed the field. Thanks for the update. Did they turf Walton?

[mmiddie]

I saw the game and stand by my earlier post .......kell up 2-0 till almost the end of the 1st quarter...... makes you think.......

I will take harrison over lassiter by a big spread for the jv game and Harrison varsity by a resonable margin for varsity..........

Go harrison ........kick their tails

[keylimepie111]

Is the south forsyth's(sp) coach, Coach Beach?
The same one who coached at Milton then at Roswell now at South Forsyth.

[beninatl]

Good luck to both lassiter and harrison..
Northview, westm. game ended at 8-5..

Northview is playing centennial tonight at Hooch.. Roswell is playing Hooch at hooch, so should be a solid weekend..

[farside]

I am sure Coach Weyman is a great coach and he did play at a very high level. However until he coaches at the HS level it really is a mute point.
There are more good coaches at the youth level which is important so kids can learn the right way to play and it is great that Coach Weman is at the younger level. The coaches listed below are some of the top coaches in the state who get the most out of their talent. As the larger schools become more competitive at lacrosse they will see how important coaching is when playing in a tight game.

Coach Gannon - Pace
Coach Sosa - Westminster
Coach Ryan - Milton
Coach Buzeck - Lovett
Coach Thorton - HIES
Coach Pritts - Walton

The Coach from Lassiter and St. Pius are good as well. Don't know many of the other ones as they move around a good deal. I am sure some coaches have been left off of this list so i apologize.

Have a great season everyone:clap:

[TPRU]

No turf at Walton....Lovet game postponed to tomorrow/Sat at 5:45PM...

[dc8rlax]

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[Sack Attack]

Pace/North Springs 4 PM at North Springs on Saturday.

[Laxdad1]

Varsity: Lassiter 12 Harrison 6
Jv: Harrison by 3.
Details later

[Sack Attack]

Pace 18
North Springs 0

[rhslax25]

Roswell: 14
Northview: 7

Good game.

And on Friday:

Roswell: 16
Chattahoochee: 3

[ItalyLaxer11]

monday: harrison vs woodward, varsity and JV

[Laxdad1]

Lovett 14
Walton 8

[GAlacrosse]

Thanks, Laxdad. Any Details on that game?

[GALAX63]

Varsity: Lassiter 12 Harrison 6
Jv: Harrison by 3.
Details later

The Lassiter varsity went up 7 to 2 in first half. I believe the 1st quarter ended at Lassiter up 3 to 1. Most of the damage seemed to happen in the second quarter. Harrison struggled in this quarter. The third quarter was controlled by Harrison as they tried to get back in the game. The quarter ended with score at 7 to 4. The 4th quarter was the quarter of penalties. Harrison got too many stupid man down penalties and gave too much opportunities to Lassiter. Most of Lassiter's scoring in this period was either man down, or two man down against Harrison. Game was probably a little closer than the score showed. Lassiter's offense was more organized than Harrison's. Other than lapses in 2nd period, Harrison's defense looked strong, but couldn't overcome the man downs in the final period of play.

[laxmann1993]

Centennial: 7
Hooch: 5

[mmiddie]

I saw the game and stand by my earlier post .......kell up 2-0 till almost the end of the 1st quarter...... makes you think.......

I will take harrison over lassiter by a big spread for the jv game and Harrison varsity by a resonable margin for varsity..........

Go harrison ........kick their tails

allright i was half right the harrison jv kicked the trojans butts and had their goalie so confused he let in two dribblers just becasue he couldn't keep up with the shots.

varsity did get beat but lassiter isn't what they used to be.

mmiddie not A HATER ........ JUST A PLAYER

[Laxdad1]

The Lassiter varsity went up 7 to 2 in first half. I believe the 1st quarter ended at Lassiter up 3 to 1. Most of the damage seemed to happen in the second quarter. Harrison struggled in this quarter. The third quarter was controlled by Harrison as they tried to get back in the game. The quarter ended with score at 7 to 4. The 4th quarter was the quarter of penalties. Harrison got too many stupid man down penalties and gave too much opportunities to Lassiter. Most of Lassiter's scoring in this period was either man down, or two man down against Harrison. Game was probably a little closer than the score showed. Lassiter's offense was more organized than Harrison's. Other than lapses in 2nd period, Harrison's defense looked strong, but couldn't overcome the man downs in the final period of play.

Man down is an integral part of the game. It can and often changes the momentum of the game. First half ended 7-2 and the 3rd quarter was almost totally controlled by Harrison and they came up to 7-4. Frustration entered. Bad penalties cost and Harrison paid and the better teams take advantage of those mistakes. Harrison offense was dominated by #5 and #7. Lassiter had their share of penalties, balanced scoring, and overall played a better defensive game. Axe played well until the 4th when he started making errant outlet passes(4-5). Without those, Lassiter may have scored more.
Overall, and OK game for Lassiter. Harrison will have problems with the top tier teams who will have more scouting as the year moves along.

Lovett game was like cold. Lovett, like I've mentioned before is a well coached team, and they came out well prepared. I don"t know if they had a game before Walton(I don't believe they did), but you couldn't tell. They controlled the game from about the eight minute mark of the first quarter. Walton is a young team with a new coach. They will get better and will give everyone they play a run.

General question: What is the penalty for an illegal stick? I've seen it called 2 different ways already this season.

[Socrates]

Don't have my rule book in front of me but it depends on what makes it illegal. I think Minor would be one minute and reserved for those infractions which can be fixed immediately (pocket too deep). Major would be 3 minute and reserved for those infractions which take more time or are impossible to fix (head pinched too tight or stick too long).

[Socrates]

both are non-releaseable

[Middie009]

I heard that #7 for Harrison was a sophmore, It seemed like Harrison had good individual defenders but not that good of a team defense. Anyone know the box score for the lovett game, did Owen score a lot?

[psychoT]

i think owen might be out a couple games for disciplinary reasons but I'm not positive

[Laxdad1]

Don't have my rule book in front of me but it depends on what makes it illegal. I think Minor would be one minute and reserved for those infractions which can be fixed immediately (pocket too deep). Major would be 3 minute and reserved for those infractions which take more time or are impossible to fix (head pinched too tight or stick too long).

Hey, thanks. I didn't know the difference between the two.

[Laxdad1]

Notable games this week:
2/27 Las@Pace
3/1 McIn@Las
2/26 HIES@Lov
3/1 Pace@Lov
2/29 Milton@Alpha
2/27 West@Harrison(I hope someone reports on this game)
2/26 Darlington@Pope(Darlington 2-0)
2/26 St Pius@Walton(so much talk, let's see if they can get it done)

What happened to the Pope/Decatur game?

[dc8rlax]

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[Laxdad1]

Pope/Decatur was postponed because of Pope's field. I think it is rescheduled for Wednesday.

I have a good illegal stick story. We had a 2 games in row with penalties. So going against an area team we asks the refs to check every single short stick before the game. They did and all sticks passed. Somehow they called one of those sticks after the 1st quarter.

It doesn't surprise me. Good story.

[Socrates]

Not surprising. Either the refs really goofed or it was a 1 min penatly. The 1 mins are reserved for those infractions which, in theory, could have happened during the course of the game (a wet pocket gets too deep). For those who like to game the system (pull the draw stings on their pocket before they give it to the ref or push their head tight) they can receive an additional 1 min, non-releaseable penalty whether the stick is illegal or not.

[ItalyLaxer11]

ya, harrison jv 17, woodward 0. ouch

[LovettLaxLion69]

nobody cares about jv lacrosse and woodward is below average at best on varsity. they try to turn football recruits into laxers to stay competitive

[ItalyLaxer11]

nobody cares about jv lacrosse and woodward is below average at best on varsity. they try to turn football recruits into laxers to stay competitive
sorry bro, just posting scores. i guess i'll stop.

[LovettLaxLion69]

i didn't mean to come across so harshly. it's good to have a rep. from the southside aka college park on the forum to keep us updated, so keep posting

[2v3lacrosseX]

how did the harrison/woodward varsity game go? Scores?

[GALAX63]

Varsity: Harrison 16, Woodward 3

[ItalyLaxer11]

Varsity: Harrison 16, Woodward 3

to be said, our varsity played a particularly bad game, not to take anything away from harrison, they played GREAT

[Attackalltheway]

Hies win over GAC 16-3
HIES @ Lovett tues

[dc8rlax]

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[I got man!]

nobody cares about jv lacrosse and woodward is below average at best on varsity. they try to turn football recruits into laxers to stay competitive


Looks like lovett still has some poor sports on their team. Fortunately they have a good coach who does his best to prevent them from acting up on the field.

[calc1454]

First of all LovettLaxLion69 does not represent Lovett well at all.

[watchthepole12]

Hey, i was at the harrisson lassiter game and that middie #5 is the $#!T ....while he might not be the best, he has the potential to be the most dominant middie in the state because of his size and body control...it will be interesting to see what he can do to a young westminster team on wed.

[Laxdad1]

First of all LovettLaxLion69 does not represent Lovett well at all. So Jameel quit posting you homo.

Since there is not a place for JV to post anything, go right ahead. Some people don't remember that they played JV ball.

I'm going to try to make the St. Pius/Walton game tonight.

[PHSlax7]

pope/ Darlington canceled today.

Pope/Decatur is now tomorrow(wednesday) 6:00 at pope

[Attackalltheway]

what time is HIES/Lovett?

game cancelled

[Laxdad1]

Is Walton/SaintPius on or off?

[jmclax14]

Anyone know the scoop on alpharetta this season???

[Green34]

First of all LovettLaxLion69 does not represent Lovett well at all. So Jameel quit posting you homo.

Way to reinforce what calc just said!!

[split-to-roll]

I just wanted to tell everyone the next edition of power rankings are going to come out sometime this week end. here were my preseason picks:

1.Lassiter
2.Lovett
3.Harrison
4.Westminster
5.Milton
6.McIntosh
7.Pace
8.Pope
9.HIES
10.Roswell


I have a lot of changing to do...

[2v3lacrosseX]

watchthepole, i was at that harrison/lassiter game too, and #5 definetly was the main highlight for the hoyas. do you think that the westminster defense can take him out of the equation? what about the attack, have you heard anything about them this year? and split-to-roll, you definetly need to make some changes haha

[namrogo]

no word on the walton/pius game?

[watchthepole12]

2v3- you know i dont know if west can stop #5, i was at the west- nowthview game and they were scoring at will from outside 15 yards. with #5s unbelievable shot, i just dont know if the west defense has an answer for him...we'll see... as for the harrisson attack, i didnt see as much as i thought i would, but that was against the lassitter defense, the attack ought to look better tomorrow night. i heard noonan might be back for westm though, that would change things!

[2v3lacrosseX]

no ive heard from some other people that he might be out for a good amount of time. and you are right, hes got a shot, and i dont know what westminster's back-up is going to do. What did you think about the harrison defense compared to the westminster's young attack? they havent been able to put up many scores over the past few games, but i think the harrison d needs to try to not underestimate them. thats most likely what killed the cats against northview

[watchthepole12]

well, even if you look at west's state championship team last year, they weren't scoring a ton of goals, but something big is definitely going to happen, cuz the cats look like they're still hung over from last year state party.

[psychoT]

did the HIES/Lovett game get rescheduled or just canceled? i was really looking forward to it.

and i will be at the harrison/westminster game tomorrow. i cant wait. i will give a report afterwards.

[Sack Attack]

Pace/Lassiter 4:15 at Pace tomorrow.

[IronShef]

It will be a very interesting game for sure. Westminster beat Harrison early in the season last year at their place by two goals, but this years' team is a lot younger, so we'll see how it plays out.

It's always harder to get kids with one or none feeder programs as opposed to these big public schools who get three or four schools feeding into them...it's gotta be the coaching that keeps the smaller schools in it

Another great game this week will be Lovett vs. Pace. Pace is coming off of a strong offseason and will surprise some teams this year. They will make the HIES-Westminster-PACE region very competitive. First, they will upset Lovett on saturday

[GA LAX #7]

IronShef calling the upset for this Saturday. I like it

[laxer1789]

I'm predicting now that harrison-west will get ugly. Without Noonan it doesn't really matter how well the Cats play defensively and they don't have the offense to keep up in a shootout.

[calc1454]

Harrison will beat Westminster very badly because Westminster has a very young team, especially middies, and they do not have their goalie which will hurt them very badly. And who is this #5 kid? what grade is he in? and did he play a lot last year?

And not so sure about the Pace/Lovett game i think Lovett will win, but Pace is a team that can pull upsets. Also Lovett will not have peterson back so that will hurt them as well.

[Laxdad1]

I agree. Harrison will beat Westm. I don't thing Noonan will be back. If some of their other starters dress it will be closer. but without Tommy,I don't think their backup can keep them in it.
IronShef- I disagree. Lovett will win.

[GALAX63]

#5 at Harrison is Nick Kupcewicz. He's a senior this year. Should be interesting tomorrow during Westminster game. We'll see how he does against their defense.

[galax2009]

the harrison westminster game will be an interesting one. westminster is very young and without noonan it will be tough. souza will keep the game close im sure by pulling something together.

[hoorah24]

westminster's coach is pretty good, i guess, but it'll be pretty tough to beat harrison without all of their starters. harrison, on the other hand, has been beaten by westminster (says their website) in the past couple of meetings, so maybe an upset could be in order. Either way, i don't think either team will be at its best as it is still early in the season.

[dc8rlax]

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[psychoT]

Last year we had a goalie break a thumb. The coach got special gloves that reinforce the thumbs and he was able to play through it. I'm not saying Noonan will be back. It depends on the severity. If he has pins he's out probably. If it is a fracture, you can protect it and hope that his head doesn't mess with his game.

I dont think he has pins in his thumb, but it sounds more severe than a fracture.

...420

[Laxdad1]

I saw that St. Pius won 13-9. Obviously, I did not make it to the game. I hope someone will give us a rundown.

[Sack Attack]

Lassiter 9
Pace 8

Lassiter scores with less than 1:00 left to win. More details later.

[GALAX63]

Westminster 5 Harrison 4

First half Westminster went up 5 to 1. Pretty much not much of anything out of Harrison. 3rd period 5 to 3, and with about 3 minutes to go in game Harrison scored last goal. Harrison's defense played an amazing 2nd half. While Westminster did all they could to win, Harrison is going to struggle this year if they don't learn how to run some offensive plays. They have some talent on middie's, but they look like they have no clue or set offense to really utilize them.

#5 didn't do much tonight. #28 on defense laid some pretty hard hits on West. Overall, not what I expected for a final score.

[laxmann1993]

Centennial 17
McEachern 2

[dc8rlax]

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[GAlax3]

dc8r, wat number are you?

[namrogo]

how does mceachern look this year? i see they lost pretty bad to Centennial. We play them on saturday so if anyone has watched them play, how do they look?

[galax2009]

Harrison will beat Westminster very badly because Westminster has a very young team, especially middies, and they do not have their goalie which will hurt them very badly.

hmm...looks as if the cats pulled it off

[laxshooter18]

Attack is small - need to pressure them 100% of the time. Let the middies shoot bounce shots on goal and attack can back up.

[laxshooter18]

Have you seen the soph goalie at S Forsyth? I saw him agaist Hooch. Great saves and very tight clearing passes. Could giv your guy a run when they get up there.

[hoorah24]

looks like westminster was able to get a w, though it certainly didn't look like they dominated the game. they might just have enough to make the playoffs though. on the other hand, harrison will get much better and was not ready to play. i don't know if west. won the game or harr. lost it. thoughts?

[Laxdad1]

looks like westminster was able to get a w, though it certainly didn't look like they dominated the game. they might just have enough to make the playoffs though. on the other hand, harrison will get much better and was not ready to play. i don't know if west. won the game or harr. lost it. thoughts?

Did Tommy N play? I quess some of the injured made it back. West. will always be prepared, remember who there coach is. Weak D and unorganized offense are not going to win games against the top teams. If you aren't ready to play the state champs when are you going to be ready.

[farside]

Westminster over Harrison - Again Coaching rules when you have talented players and when the other team has more talent and experienced players.

It seems that Harrison can not get over the hump along with teams like Milton and Roswell. Some good players but never can turn the corner. Maybe this is the year for these teams to succed. Teams like Hootch,Walton, McIntosh St. Pius surprize people in the beginning and than have a let down. Maybe this is Walton's year as they usually win out of the gate and then drive. Since they lost twice already maybe it is a turn around on their luck.

Looks like Lassiter and Pace had a good game.
:thumbsup:

[I got man!]

how does mceachern look this year? i see they lost pretty bad to Centennial. We play them on saturday so if anyone has watched them play, how do they look?


Well they barely beat NC by two and got beat by Centennial 17-2. That pretty much sums it up I think. No o-fence guys. It is what it is. They also got beat by Darlington pretty bad, but I do not know anything about Dar except they are 2-0.

[I got man!]

Teams like Hootch,Walton, McIntosh St. Pius surprize people in the beginning and than have a let down. Maybe this is Walton's year as they usually win out of the gate and then drive. Since they lost twice already maybe it is a turn around on their luck.

Mayyyyybe..All I can say is it is early and Walton is young with a long road ahead. Surprisingly Lovett did let them play a little a week or so ago.

[galaxcoach8]

I went to scout westminster last night in their game with Harrison. I must admit that I was surprised with the outcome. They are a much more talented team than I thought. They have talents in every position. Tony has done a great job preparing those boys. Do not count them out once they get Noonen back.

[dc8rlax]

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[GAlax3]

thank you for that. i guess i just assumed your a player because of your name.

[laxer1789]

I must admit I'm pretty stunned by the Westminster game. Was anyone else there that can give their analysis? I might try to swing by their game with Pius next week but does anyone know when Noonan comes back?

[split-to-roll]

I must admit I'm pretty stunned by the Westminster game. Was anyone else there that can give their analysis? I might try to swing by their game with Pius next week but does anyone know when Noonan comes back?

Westminster just jumped out of the gates quick. They scored 3 goals (all from midfielders i believe) before harrison really got going. #5 from harrison scored a goal before the half and west. answered with two more in the second quarter to make it 5-1. #4 from westminster had 3 or 4 goals. Harrison took control of the second half. They scored twice in the third (the second one with 2 seconds left) and gained all the momentum. They just couldnt put the ball in the back of the net. I saw them hit pipe a couple of times or just throw it into the goalies stick. game ended 4-5. both teams looked kind of sloppy. I think harrison will be alright down the stretch even with these two recent losses. they have some talent, it just needs to be molded. Props to westminster though, they wouldnt give up their lead.

as for noonan, he was still out. However, i did see him throwing on the sidelines with his cast. I imagine if he can throw he should be playing pretty soon. i dont know though. westminster parents seemed to think he was out for a while.

[galax2009]

i hear noonan may be out for a while as well. it seems that westminster played down to the level of northview, and played up to the level of harrison. westminster plays wesleyan tomorrow so we will see what happens

[laxwar12]

McIntosh has a good team this year. I predict that they have a good shot at making a run deep into the playoffs this year.

[laxinatl]

Lassiter vs. Pace ended up being a close one... Lassiter was winning 3-2 after the first quarter and the game was tied 5-5 at half.. Pace pulled ahead 8-6 for the start of the fourth. Lassiter is a team that never goes away and tied it up 8-8 with about 5 minutes left... The last 2 minutes were pretty intense with the ball going back and forth and Lassiter burried one with 30 seconds for the go ahead goal.. Final 9-8. The refs werent the best but they were bad for both sides. I don't think it was Lassiter playing a bad game and Pace playing a good game... Lassiter is not as dominate as previous years and Pace finally has some depth with a bunch of seniors who can catch and throw

[abomb]

is lacrosse sanctioned in Georgia?

[psychoT]

is lacrosse sanctioned in Georgia?

yes. i am pretty sure it got sanctioned after the 2004 season.

[farside]

Who do you think have the best lacrosse web sites in Georgia.
High School, Business, etc.

[Statman]

Who do you think have the best lacrosse web sites in Georgia.
High School, Business, etc.

I like Lassiter High School Lacrosse website. Has game recaps, schedules, rosters and history, including stat leaders. Also, great links.
http://llbc.readyhosting.com/

[Statman]

Abomb, look at this link for GHSA sanctioned results.
http://www.ghsa.net/index.php?q=node/728

[rhslax25]

www.rhslacrosse.org

[Statman]

www.rhslacrosse.org
Roswell site looks good, but no game results on the schedule, no game recaps, no historical stat leaders, no rosters. Am I missing these???

[Laxdad1]

Weekend Games of Interest
1. Pace v. Lovett Lovett will win
2. Roswell v. Blessed Trinity Roswell
3. Lassiter v. McIn. Lass. had off game. Lass.will win
4. Alpha v. Milton I have to go with Milton
5. Westm. v.Weslyan I picked this cause they are state champs-Westm.

All the top teams will be entering the toughest part of their season and we will begin to see who is for real.
Question: What is the connection between HIES and Menendez(Fla.) a team that is not very good?

Good luck. Thankfully the weather will be better.

[Sack Attack]

You think that the Lass-Pace result was just an off game by Lassiter, laxdad?

Pace-Lovett tomorrow 2:00 PM at Lovett.

[Laxdad1]

For the first time in their school lax history Alpharetta defeated Milton 9-7. So much for my predictions Sack Attack. Score by quarters were 1st-2-2,2nd
5-3 Alpha., 3rd 7-5 Alpha. Alpha. was bigger, faster, won more ground balls, more face-offs. Milton was sloppy and could not decide what kind of offense they wanted to run. Neither team did a good job of getting the ball up the field. Both teams had sloppy passing. Milton's TJKennary shot at least 10 times. He found the net for 2 or 3 and had maybe 1 assist. Alpha. played pretty good defense, but with so many errant passes both offenses broke down before they could get their shots off. When Milton found something that worked offensively, for some reason they would not go back to it. You could just tell that Alpha. wanted the game more.

[Sack Attack]

Wow, what a game by Alpharetta.

Could parity be coming into play in Georgia?

[laxmann1993]

Centennial 15
South Cobb 1
I'm pretty sure Westminister beat Wesleyan, but I'm not sure of the score.

[Laxdad1]

Wow, what a game by Alpharetta.

Could parity be coming into play in Georgia?

I was thinking the same thought when I was driving home.

[keylimepie111]

lax dad I could not agree with your assessment of the game more, Milton was dominated in faceoffs totally everyone that they one was by the skin of their teeth not to mention they could not clear the ball well at all. I do think that milton's o was good though the few times that they had the ball they seemed to score. In the end Alpharetta just wanted the game more.

[galaxcoach8]

Westminster defeated Weleyan 15-2. I did not see the game, but apparently they had 9 or 10 players score, so depth is obviously not an issue for the cats as i thought it would be

[GAlacrosse]

I like Lassiter High School Lacrosse website. Has game recaps, schedules, rosters and history, including stat leaders. Also, great links.
http://llbc.readyhosting.com/

Do you run the Lassiter website? I am just curious because if you look at all of your posts, Every post you make is about Lassiter. Or the Lassiter Youth program. Your Nickname is Statman, and you seem to be so "impressed" that Lassiter keeps track of stats. I am just curious.

Also, I heard something about an incident at the Lassiter/Pace game involving some Lassiter guys getting ejected at the end of the game or something? Anyone have any details or care to expound?

[relaxified]

My thoughts were that Alpharetta was more athletic. Both goalies played great. Milton's goalie stopped a lot of shots on the door step. Alpharetta's #28 owned Milton's #22. Alpharetta won the face-off battle largely because they jumped against Alpharetta's #12. I agree Alpharetta seemed to want it more. They seem smaller but stronger and faster. Milton defense has trouble clearing and got very chippy when the chips got down. They are good on D but not in transition.

[flowtowin]

lets hear more about this possible pace ejection in the end of the lassiter game?

[Sack Attack]

Lassiter's assistant coach was ejected for his second unsportsmanlike of the game during the last minute.

[flowtowin]

thanks for the update...not as eventful as i had thought

what did he do? do you know?

[farside]

Parity will exist in Georgia Lacrosse when teams don't rush to play a varsity GHSA schedule they should play a JV Schedule or in the Freshman/JV League the NGLL. As well when the Coaching improves.

Teams like Decatuar were smart to start at the JV level for (I believe 2 years) and now they are compeititve and such do very well this year.

Look at teams like West Forsyth and Gainesville (and this is not a knock on those schools just an example) they are not doing their schools any favor by playing in the GHSA as a varsity team. It hurts the game overall and the players get nothing out of it.

There are many teams like Kennesaw, McEachern that have still never improved because they went this route. These Teams have been playing for at least 5 years.:flamed:

[keylimepie111]

i agree farside how can any team benefit from playing games in which they lose 20 something to nothing.

[dc8rlax]

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[farside]

DC - I agree with you however - systems and plays are way overrated. There are a handful of coaches that understand what it means to even have a system.

Lacrosse should be free flowing much like College basketball where you cut through and set picks and move without the ball. Defense should be honed to play with your feet first and not the stick.

Clears and Rides are useful but if you can't catch and throw like many of these teams it does not matter what Clear, ride or offense you run. :worship:

[dc8rlax]

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[ATL_LAXR]

Ya roswell looks really good this year, so do milton and lassiter. And Bender is a beast he scored like six against our varisty team alone. the catalino brothers did good as well.

[rhslax25]

Who do you play for ATL?

[split-to-roll]

Lax Rankings 3/1

Ok, so we’ve been through a couple weeks of games and scrimmages. Obviously my preseason picks weren’t spot on (were anybody’s?). These rankings are nearly impossible to make. This year, GA Lacrosse is WIDE OPEN. There is not a dominant team right now. I really need to see some more teams play some quality opponents before I can get these right, but I think its fun to make some guesses. Here they are:

1. Lovett (2-0)- Mike Peterson D isn’t playing but these guys still look dominant. They beat two strong teams in Pace and Walton (each one handily). Fraser Perrett is having a great season in the goal and Owen Green A and North Winship M are racking up the points. Next test will be on Saturday vs. Pope. The winner will likely be the region champs.

2. McIntosh (2-0) – Big win against Lassiter today. I know they have a long way to go, but so far they have lived up to their offseason hype. They are playing with the big boys. McIntosh has a slew of people who can take it to cage. They have fast, athletic middies and an attack that knows how to the ball. Great movement. The defense and goalie is suspect but if you can score 14+ goals a game, who cares? They play Alpharetta on Thursday, should be a great game.

3. Pope (2-0)- They move up courtesy of my other top teams losing. Pope hasn’t beaten a solid team yet in a regular season game, but they did beat Harrison in a scrimmage. Soto and Flood control a dominant defense. I haven’t seen them play yet but hope to make it out to the Roswell game on Monday.

4. Alpharetta (3-0)- Beating Milton showed me this team is for real. Mustowy is a great middie and he has a pretty good supporting cast with him. Defense and goalie is solid and they have to tools to hang with the upper elite of Georgia lacrosse this year. Looking forward to McIntosh game on Thursday.

5. Lassiter (3-1)- The loss of Seth obviously hurts, but they have shown they can still play some good lacrosse. McIntosh is a very strong team, so a one goal loss is no sign for alarm. Ax is playing well in the goal and Griffin can still let it fly from 14 yards. Next big test is vs. Alpharetta on the 12th.

On the cusp- HIES, Roswell, St. Pius

Dropped out-

Westminster (2-1)- The state champs are struggling. Losing to Northview and McInstosh(scrimmage), are signs that this is a down year for Westminster. The most obvious concern is Noonan out of the goal, but the offense doesn’t seem to be clicking. Hey, prove me wrong cats- you have Pius, Alpharetta, Lassiter, and Roswell in a two week stretch.

Harrison (2-2)- Tough losses to Lassiter and Westminster. This is still a strong squad, but I cant put a two loss team in the top 5. Look for them to start picking up steam towards the end of the year like they did last year.

Alright there you have it. Remember these are just one man’s opinions and are in no way official. We probably wont have a good grasp of who’s the best for another couple of weeks or so.

[GBlax22]

any predictions for the Alpharetta/Harrison game? Pope/Roswell?

[Lt.Bradford]

2. McIntosh (2-0) – The defense and goalie is suspect

If you are reffering to the Goalie that played the Lassiter game, he's a Freshman.

[Sack Attack]

Lovett 12
Pace 5

[Coopaloop]

go mcintosh

[Sack Attack]

I'd be careful with the trash talk Coopaloop. The season is young.

[GBlax22]

coopaloop state championship is a long ways away i would be more worried about the next game rather than state

alot of things could happen

[ATL_LAXR]

haha rhs- i play for bt.. sadly. but im on jv and our jv team is a joke

[galax2009]

lovett pace seemed to be completely dominated by lovett. although rhodes and their goalie did not play, i expected a team that played lassiter to one goal to show more. number 29 for lovett (M) had around 5 goals and number 2 (A) had a few goals and assists as well. lovett looked good, i expected a little more from pace

[Laxdad1]

McIntosh 14 Lassiter 13
Congratulations to McIn. You played better that Lassiter. You got alot more ground balls, won 75% of faceoffs and made less errors than Lassiter. The cumulatice result of your play put you in the W column.
Lassiter had a three goal lead in the third quarter but could not hold it. They played one of the sloppiest games I have ever seen them play. Just like the Alpha/Milton game, McIn. took the play away from Lassiter. I can't say enough about the Ward boys. They are for real. Lassiter lacks what McIn. has consistency in set offensive scheme. Most of Laasiter's goals came from transition. I must say that I saw too many bad passes, dropped passes, and lack of hustle to the ball.
Every team looses during the season. The season is long. There are more teams that are greatly improved and some teams play much tougher schedules than others. Good luck to McIn. Let's hope Lassiter can solidify their game before they get to the hardest part of their year.

My Top Ten (as of 3/2)
1. Alpha.
2. Lovett
3.McIn.
4.Roswell
5.Pope
6.Saint Pius
7.Milton
8.Lassiter
9.HIES
10.Northview

Games for 3/3-3/7
3/3 Alpha v.Harrison
3/3 Pope v. Roswell
3/5 St.Pius v. Westm.
3/5 Lass. v. Northview
3/6 Alpha v. McIn.
3/7 Roswell v. Northview

Some schools should check out the state scores since they play some of the teams in Tenn., Fla., Texas, and N.C. McCallie destroyed Darlington like 22-2.

[keylimepie111]

Just since everyones doing it I'll throw out my top 5

1. Lovett
2. McIntosh
3. Pope
4. Roswell
5. Alpharetta

[galax2009]

1. Lovett
2. Alpharetta
3. McIntosh
4. Pope
5. Roswell
6. Holy Innocents
7. Lassiter
8. Milton
9. St. Pius

[flowtowin]

i would go ahead and pick alpharetta over harrison by 2 goals 8-6

and ill take pope over roswell by 1 5-4 soto's defense will shut them down

[flowtowin]

wow a bigger margin than i expected...pace was missing rhodes i heard though?

[galax2009]

yeah they didn't have rhodes but they looked dead without him

[Statman]

Do you run the Lassiter website? I am just curious because if you look at all of your posts, Every post you make is about Lassiter. Or the Lassiter Youth program. Your Nickname is Statman, and you seem to be so "impressed" that Lassiter keeps track of stats. I am just curious.

GAlacrosse-I am a parent of a future Trojan (8th grader) and keep the stats for their games, and do enjoy the Lassiter website but have no role with it, though try to catch most of the varsity games. I'll try not to poke my head up too often. Really enjoy the forum for insight into this great sport, and daily updates on local games/scores, since very little in print media. You guys keep it up.

[GAlax3]

I am going to predict Alpharetta over Harrison. That game will be won at the midfield.
I dont know what to expect for Pius and Westminster. I am going to guess Pius but I have no idea.
Lassiter will beat Northview, by five goals.
Alpharetta and McIntosh will be a good game, and I dont know who to take in this one.

[dc8rlax]

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[Coopaloop]

3. Lassiter v. McIn. Lass. had off game. Lass.will win
All the top teams will be entering the toughest part of their season and we will begin to see who is for real.
Good luck. Thankfully the weather will be better.

looks like MHS is fo real and will give anyone a run for their money if they try to stop us

[farside]

Not having Rhodes changed the dynamic of the game from the onset. Also Jospin who is hurt played a few minutes but did not do anything. Back Goalie (Andrew Henry was awesome). Not sure if they beat Lovett but it would have changed the game - no one scored for the 1st 8 minutes. Also middie defense by both teams was non existent. Double Teams by Lovett forced Pace to pass the ball which they are not good at (two many young players who dont want to go to the cage).

Lovett has some players but not enough I think. Goalie made good decesions after saves. Shoot Low on this guy all the time!

[NElaxer56]

What game were you watching? Your assesment is totaly wrong. TJ had 1 goal(late) on 5 shots and was shut down. AHS clearly had more "quality" chances, won GBs, and led 9-5 have way throught 4th. Milton has the worst clearing game I'd seen from them in years. AHS even had freshman scoring!
Trust me they (AHS) are for real!

[calc1454]

It looks as to AHS and MHS players and parents are beginning to do a little trash talking. The season is young. Schenck School is going all the way.


Oh and farside Lovett has a good amount of good players, but yeah they might not have enough.

Whats the strong point of McIntosh's game?

[Laxdad1]

looks like MHS is fo real and will give anyone a run for their money if they try to stop us

I love the enthusiasm. McIn. won the game because you played better. But, now let's take into account a few things. Lassiter had at least three shots that hit the post. Remember that the score was 14/13. You won. We all know it. The season is long and with some of the teams on your schedule it would be wise not to put the wagon before the horse. I hope you do have a great year. It would make lacrosse in Georgia better.

[Laxdad1]

The last couple of years, Pius has done well against Westminster early in the season.

2006 St.Pius wins in overtime 6-5
2007 West. wins twice, both games went to triple O.T.

[farside]

Congrats to McIntosh and Alpha for 2 great wins. It is good to see other teams do well. Should be a very interesting year.:devil:

[Laxdad1]

looks like MHS is fo real and will give anyone a run for their money if they try to stop us

Everyone, excuse me for posting so much, but I have to correct myself when I make a mistake. Forget most of what I said about the "wagon before the horse" stuff. As soon as I hit the post button, I knew I goofed. McInt. out of the top ten schools in Ga. has the weakest schedule:dummy: in the state. I know you beat Lassiter and everything but I don't want to overstate the facts. Good luck the rest of the season.

[stpiuslax08]

Does anyone know if Noonan will be back wednesday for the Westminster- St. Pius game?
And does anyone know anything about his back up?

[stpiuslax08]

Does anyone know if Noonan will be back to play in the St Pius Westminster game?
And if not does anyone know anything about his backup?

[stpiuslax08]

2006 St.Pius wins in overtime 6-5
2007 West. wins twice, both games went to triple O.T.

Westminster has lost more important players and don't seem to have much momentum coming into this game. Expect our St. Piusdefense post dusty moon to hold up big.

[psychoT]

Does anyone know if Noonan will be back to play in the St Pius Westminster game?
And if not does anyone know anything about his backup?

just dont shoot low to low on the backup and you should be fine. he gobbles up low balls.

[Mr Magoo]

Decatur - 7
Hooch - 4