Ga Lacrosse

[flowtowin]

Dont get me wrong McIntosh has been playing great lacrosse in these last few months (fall ball and early season) but i just dont see this team making the cut deep in the playoffs. They have some great attackmen and i think that is their strongpoint. From what I have seen it appears they lack depth in the midfield and also in their poles. And the one thing the whole team seems to be without is EXPERIENCE. This can NEVER be overrated. I would love to see this McIntosh team prove me wrong and win a title this year. Like LAXDAD said it would make Georgia lacrosse better as a whole, but till May...

[Laxdad1]

Pope 16 Roswell 8

[rhslax25]

Pope dominated from start to finish; they were fast, had great shooters, and off-ball movement. Congrats on the win.

[farside]

Pope dominated from start to finish; they were fast, had great shooters, and off-ball movement. Congrats on the win.

Nice Job Pope - Roswell usually plays well but I guess Pope is one of the teams to beat this year. Nicely done.

What happened to Hootch since 2003 - that team has issues.

What are the big game this week?

[GALAX63]

Alpharetta 8 Harrison 5

Quick summary of game, Alpharetta came out in the first minute and scored 2 quick goals. At that point, game looked pretty much in trouble for Harrison, however, Harrison tied it back up. Half ended tied at 3. Third quarter ended tied at 4. Early in 4th Harrison went up by 1, and then Alpharetta quickly scored to tie it at 5. They then had 3 pretty fast breaks to go up by their winning margin of 3. Harrison fell apart in the 4th quarter and dropped quiet a few passes. Alpharetta did everything they needed to win.

Harrison can play with teams, but still doesn't appear they have ability to sustain it through 4 quarters with the top teams in the state. Many talk on coaching, which can win games. I believe that is what is wrong with Harrison this year as their coach resigned surprisingly at the end of 2007, as well as they lost their defense coach. Right now, they are lacking a lot of discipline in running any set offensive scheme. We'll see if they can figure it out in time to recover their season.

Congratulations to Alpharetta, good win.

[Laxdad1]

Pope 16 Roswell 8

I've been to a bunch of games this year and Parker Frost is the most dominate face-off player so far. He won about 90%. Most of them he picked up himself. !st quarter, Pope jumped out to a 4-1 lead and never looked back.Alot of Pope goals came off of transition, 2-3 passes and bam,in the net. Pope has speed and skill at the mid-field. Halftime, Pope 8-4. Bender was almost non-existent because of Pope's Soto(#17) and cohorts. What a player Soto is. His 2 buddies are good also. They had no problems with Roswell's offense, which consisted mainly of trying to get the ball to Bender. Pope just denied him the ball for most of the half. 3rd quarter scoring, which was Roswell's best, went 8-6, 10-6, 10-8, and ended 13-8. Pope just had too much defense for Roswell. Bender looks like a dominate attackman, but lacks the players around him. They tried to bring him up top just to get him the ball. I didn't keep track, maybe 5-6 goals.
Pope will go far this year with a dominate defense. Rowell defense is fair. They left the backside open too much, and were slow on their slides.
Pope @ Lovett, 2:30 Sat. would be worth the drive. Lovett will have all they can handle in an important region game.

[Laxdad1]

I would like to pose a question to get some discussion going. What do you think of Laxpower, in general, and their rankings?

[Mr Magoo]

farside

Could not agree with you more about Hooch. For you players out there what are your impressions on this team?

[flowtowin]

My opinion of laxpower is that it is a great site and is very helpful. It is great to be able to see everyones schedules and scores all in the same place. However, their ranking system is off and needs work. Doing the rankings by stats alone seems to put bad teams that play easy schedules and win big higher than they should be. the rankings can become more accurate further down the road in the spring, but in these first month or two of the season they are horribly askew.

[flowtowin]

and i agree on the issue of the hooch team. what happened?? they were a dominant team 5 years ago, that maybe the only team in GA lacrosse to actually have recessed in ability as the sport has expanded. did they lose a coach? was the school rezoned?

can any hooch players explain this?

[farside]

and i agree on the issue of the hooch team. what happened?? they were a dominant team 5 years ago, that maybe the only team in GA lacrosse to actually have recessed in ability as the sport has expanded. did they lose a coach? was the school rezoned?

can any hooch players explain this?

I do believe that Hootch was rezoned as there are some many HS - in the Alpha area. Northview is right down the road and alpha is new school and I here there is going to be a new Hs (Johns Creek). Still no excuse as they have a feed team for the last three years. Look at Lassiter and Lovett they just reload each year.

As far as Laxpower goes - don't pay attention to rankings and crap like that - you need to make the playoffs from your region and than try and play on the last day of the season - look at the Patriots this year, they were supposed to kill the Giants and look what happend.
:agree:

[dc8rlax]

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[GAmc9]

Pope 16 Roswell 8

I've been to a bunch of games this year and Parker Frost is the most dominate face-off player so far. He won about 90%. Most of them he picked up himself. !st quarter, Pope jumped out to a 4-1 lead and never looked back.Alot of Pope goals came off of transition, 2-3 passes and bam,in the net. Pope has speed and skill at the mid-field. Halftime, Pope 8-4. Bender was almost non-existent because of Pope's Soto(#17) and cohorts. What a player Soto is. His 2 buddies are good also. They had no problems with Roswell's offense, which consisted mainly of trying to get the ball to Bender. Pope just denied him the ball for most of the half. 3rd quarter scoring, which was Roswell's best, went 8-6, 10-6, 10-8, and ended 13-8. Pope just had too much defense for Roswell. Bender looks like a dominate attackman, but lacks the players around him. They tried to bring him up top just to get him the ball. I didn't keep track, maybe 5-6 goals.
Pope will go far this year with a dominate defense. Rowell defense is fair. They left the backside open too much, and were slow on their slides.
Pope @ Lovett, 2:30 Sat. would be worth the drive. Lovett will have all they can handle in an important region game.


Thanks for the comments on us LaxDad. I totally agree about Parker, for some reason he is just a dominate athlete.

what were your views on the refs in that game?

[Sack Attack]

what can anyone tell me about Wesleyan?

[Statman]

I would like to pose a question to get some discussion going. What do you think of Laxpower, in general, and their rankings?
I agree with all the other posters on use it as a benchmark and for good information, particularly beyond GA. I'm still trying to figure how the rankings are derived. Perfect example is today, all of sudden, McIntosh is #1 in GA, yet why? Can't be on strength of schedule or who they've played to date, though nice last game ......Maybe Coopaloop has some pull with Laxpower.....

[relaxified]

I also like the site. I think the validity of the rankings increases as the season progresses.

[Mr Magoo]

The defensive coach for Chattahoochee from 2002-2005 was Devin Ockerman. He played at Syracuse in the late 90's I believe.

[JohnPaulII]

Great assessment of the Pope - Roswell game. As for the refs, it was hard not to see something was up. Out of 13 penalties, 11 were called on Pope. It was clear they had an agenda. Many, many missed Roswell penalties. At one point, Pope defense took a Roswell player down, and the Roswell player, while on his back and about 15 feet from the ref, punched the Pope defense in the head with his free hand. No call, no whistle, nothing. Is there a ref review board?

[Laxdad1]

Thanks for the comments on us LaxDad. I totally agree about Parker, for some reason he is just a dominate athlete.

what were your views on the refs in that game?

I feel, in general, the refs in the metro area just don't have enough games under their belts. Taking a quess, many are probably footbal refs, because most of the basketball, soccer, etc, are still busy. On a scale of 1-10, I would rate last nights game a 6-7. Nothing was really called that effected the outcome of the game. They missed a couple of wards and the double slash call on Soto was strange. Most of the time it evens out over the course of the game. The important games are the ones you have to worry about, especially if they are close.

General question: on face-offs, do defensmen or attackmen have to wait for the ball to touch or cross the restraining line before they touch it? I believe they can not reach over the line.

[Laxdad1]

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

what did he do? do you know?

He had 2 unsportsmanlike conduct calls and is suspended for
Lassiter's next 2 games. He missed the McIn. game already, which might have made a difference.

[dc8rlax]

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[Laxdad1]

They have to wait until the Ref calls "possession". Possession is called when someone gets the ball in the cross under control. They can reach over the line, but not step over it.

Can they reach before possession is signaled?

[GeorgiaDolfan]

I feel, in general, the refs in the metro area just don't have enough games under their belts. Taking a quess, many are probably footbal refs, because most of the basketball, soccer, etc, are still busy. On a scale of 1-10, I would rate last nights game a 6-7. Nothing was really called that effected the outcome of the game. They missed a couple of wards and the double slash call on Soto was strange. Most of the time it evens out over the course of the game. The important games are the ones you have to worry about, especially if they are close.

General question: on face-offs, do defensmen or attackmen have to wait for the ball to touch or cross the restraining line before they touch it? I believe they can not reach over the line.

For someone who doesn't know this basic rule of lacrosse, you sure do seem to have a good grasp on the officiating.

[Laxdad1]

For someone who doesn't know this basic rule of lacrosse, you sure do seem to have a good grasp on the officiating.

Since you didn't answer my basic rule of lax question, what does that say about you.

[Sack Attack]

The rule is they can reach over at any time, but can't step over/touch the line until possession is called.

[Laxdad1]

The rule is they can reach over at any time, but can't step over/touch the line until possession is called.

Thanks. This came up during the game last night and because I did not know the exact rule I did not say anything.

[rhslax25]

At one point, Pope defense took a Roswell player down, and the Roswell player, while on his back and about 15 feet from the ref, punched the Pope defense in the head with his free hand. No call, no whistle, nothing. Is there a ref review board?

That was only after the defenseman took him down without a stick in his hand, basically spearing him. Not trying to justify his actions in the least, I'm just saying when the games get that intense, it's easy to lose control of your emotions on the field.

[PHSlax7]

As for the refs in the pope-roswell game last night, it is easy to say that the refs were a little fond of throwing the flag. There were many bad calls, many wierd calls, and many missed calls. In my mind, high level lacrosse is still new to the south, and the refs are not experienced enough to know what should they should let play and what they should call. after playing up north during the summer, the difference is like night and day. They actually let you play up there, where as here its a game of penalties with a splash of lacrosse. Maybe we can send some up north to learn a thing or two?

but in all fareness, the refs cant win or lose you a game. Thats all mental, if you get worked up about the penalties, then your bound to play sloppy and maybe get even more chippy.

It was a very fun game either way, Roswell is a great and very athletic team.

[GAlax3]

I feel, in general, the refs in the metro area just don't have enough games under their belts. Taking a quess, many are probably footbal refs, because most of the basketball, soccer, etc, are still busy. On a scale of 1-10, I would rate last nights game a 6-7. Nothing was really called that effected the outcome of the game. They missed a couple of wards and the double slash call on Soto was strange. Most of the time it evens out over the course of the game. The important games are the ones you have to worry about, especially if they are close.


This is often a problem, but I know for a fact that at least one of the refs at the Pope Roswell game has been around Georgia lacrosse for at least five years. I will admit that I am biased in this opinion, but I do feel that there were many unnecessary calls on Pope and several missed calls on Roswell. I will admit that some of the calls against us were deserved, but as for others, I just don't understand. I know that reffing is hard, especially at the high school level where every player their coach and their mother thinks they could call the game better than the reff, and I underestand a few missed or bad calls here and there. However, I personally didn't agree with a good portion of the calls that were made in the game, and I know the problem with the reffing wasn't inexperience.

Also to add I agree with PHS7 above me. It was a fun game, and the reffs don't win or lose the game. If they're calling it tight then you have to play to what they're calling.

[GAlax3]

So what are the predictions for Pius-Westminster tomorrow?

Personally, I think it'll be a good game and don't know who to predict, but I also haven't gotten a chance to see either team play since the fall.

[rhslax25]

As for the refs in the pope-roswell game last night, it is easy to say that the refs were a little fond of throwing the flag. There were many bad calls, many wierd calls, and many missed calls. In my mind, high level lacrosse is still new to the south, and the refs are not experienced enough to know what should they should let play and what they should call. after playing up north during the summer, the difference is like night and day. They actually let you play up there, where as here its a game of penalties with a splash of lacrosse. Maybe we can send some up north to learn a thing or two?

but in all fairness, the refs cant win or lose you a game. Thats all mental, if you get worked up about the penalties, then your bound to play sloppy and maybe get even more chippy.

It was a very fun game either way, Roswell is a great and very athletic team.
Agreed, congrats again, you guys definitely deserved it.
This is often a problem, but I know for a fact that at least one of the refs at the Pope Roswell game has been around Georgia lacrosse for at least five years. I will admit that I am biased in this opinion, but I do feel that there were many unnecessary calls on Pope and several missed calls on Roswell. I will admit that some of the calls against us were deserved, but as for others, I just don't understand. I know that reffing is hard, especially at the high school level where every player their coach and their mother thinks they could call the game better than the reff, and I underestand a few missed or bad calls here and there. However, I personally didn't agree with a good portion of the calls that were made in the game, and I know the problem with the reffing wasn't inexperience.

Also to add I agree with PHS7 above me. It was a fun game, and the reffs don't win or lose the game. If they're calling it tight then you have to play to what they're calling.

I completely agree, whoever I was guarding last night and I would just bash the refs and their bad calls; many calls weren't deserved, but most of the time they were justified.

And the worst reffing I have seen was probably at the North Fulton Tournament two weekends ago... It was atrocious for all teams playing.

[Laxdad1]

So what are the predictions for Pius-Westminster tomorrow?

Personally, I think it'll be a good game and don't know who to predict, but I also haven't gotten a chance to see either team play since the fall.

I did see Westm. srimmage McIn. earlier. Their injury situation was and still maybe a prob. I do believe they have returned some but without Noonan it will be very close. I'll go out on the limb and call it--Westm. They fought through Harrison and they have Coach S.

[Mr Magoo]

farside,

What exactly do you mean when you say that Chattahoochee has some issues?

[Bexican 408]

who are these Ward brothers...i cant say ive ever seen them play

[GBlax22]

alpharetta 8 harrison 5

harrison came out slow again and was only running two middie lines the whole game without their best player #5 they seemed to hang in there.

alpharetta and harrison seemed to be a tight game for the first three quarters

alpharetta managed to find a way to out hustle the harrison midfield as the game went on allowing for 3 fast break goals in the fourth quarter

it seems that the offense for harrison needs to figure out what they are doing or they are going to be in for a long season. the defense for harrison cant win the games all by themselves only keep it close

good game alpharetta way to finish strong

[stpiuslax08]

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

thanks psycho.
anything else?

[RaiderDBiscuit]

Moderator please delete this post

[GeorgiaDolfan]

Since you didn't answer my basic rule of lax question, what does that say about you.

Nothing. I already knew the rule. Just didn't feel the need to explain it to you since you already seem to know the other calls (wards, slashes).

[Coopaloop]

lacrosse is a team sport

[calc1454]

what do yall think about the lovett v. pope game? heard that the team is full of a lot of chochbags who love to baseball swing and have unnecessary penalties. do not take this personally thats just what i hear. i think these two teams match up very well and it will be a good game.

[flowtowin]

I did see Westm. srimmage McIn. earlier. Their injury situation was and still maybe a prob. I do believe they have returned some but without Noonan it will be very close. I'll go out on the limb and call it--Westm. They fought through Harrison and they have Coach S.



did anybody watch the pius-west games last year? i missed the first but i watched the quarterfinals and man was it a thriller. westminster seemed to be the better team however, pius came out ready to play and came as close as ever to beating a strong westminster team.

this year i predict westminster to again defeat pius but i can definitely see it going in to a couple overtimes to decide the winner again. westminster is down a bit this year and pius will come ready to rock. it appears to be pretty even and i cant wait to see what happens

[GAlax3]

what do yall think about the lovett v. pope game? heard that the team is full of a lot of chochbags who love to baseball swing and have unnecessary penalties. do not take this personally thats just what i hear. i think these two teams match up very well and it will be a good game.
I'm wondering why you say not to take it personally after labeling an entire team as an obscure insult such as "chochbag". Also, I'm going to assume you're referring to Pope, considering that it seems from your previous posts that you go to Lovett.. Anyways, it should be a great game on Saturday. I can't wait.

[galax2009]

i think people are getting the wrong idea about my posts first of all i am not putting other players down lacrosse is a team sport secound if you dont like the post dont read it i am not forcing you so if you dont like it i really do not give so stop your complaining you dont have to read it you have your own free will
thats all just wanted to get this out of the way some people were really complaining about it and i didnt really care

you have to read the post first to see if you like it or not...

[psychoT]

thanks psycho.
anything else?

yea i mean he is a small guy but dont let that fool you, he will come to play (we learned the hard way). definitely shoot high and he will let them in.

as for riding him, be careful because he has a quick (but not always accurate) release. I would suggest NOT pressuring him and just dropping back and riding who he passes to. he will cause many fast breaks if you let him.

[rhslax25]

what do yall think about the lovett v. pope game? heard that the team is full of a lot of chochbags who love to baseball swing and have unnecessary penalties. do not take this personally thats just what i hear. i think these two teams match up very well and it will be a good game.

I'm going to go with Pope. If they play how they did against us, they should be a very difficult team to beat.

[GA LAX #7]

according to LaxPower, Westminster and Pius have combined for 6 overtimes the last 3 times they have played eachother. Wow...

[ATLredgoalie55]

laxpowers starting to confuse me. last night pope was #1, today McIntosh was #1, and now tonight again pope's #1

[psychoT]

laxpowers starting to confuse me. last night pope was #1, today McIntosh was #1, and now tonight again pope's #1

yea trying to understand early season laxpower rankings can make anyones head hurt.

[JamLax]

i think people are getting the wrong idea about my posts first of all i am not putting other players down lacrosse is a team sport secound if you dont like the post dont read it i am not forcing you so if you dont like it i really do not give so stop your complaining you dont have to read it you have your own free will
thats all just wanted to get this out of the way some people were really complaining about it and i didnt really care

alright so yall beat lassiter, impressive but if you want you and your team to be considered a top tier team in the state of GA (as in Lovett, Lassiter, Westminster, Milton etc), yall have to win week in week out. If you dont and loose against the top tier teams, yall just fall into the pool of mediocre teams that had a fluke one week and beat a goliath.

On another note, McIntosh has a nice collection of seniors, is their program built only around the class of 2008? Are they a one year team that will fall after this season? Cause I don't see any up and comers or lack of a great coach.

Oh and yall got some sick uni's and cpx's this season, i approve.

[3rdPersonPlural]

Folks, let's keep in mind that many of the moderators on this board are officials. None of us like to hear that games are determined by the refs, because that 's not really true or tactically possible.

I suppose that the guess that most officials have more background in football than in lacrosse is accurate. Like California, and many other States where lacrosse is emerging, there is not a deep pool of old laxers who are willing to put up with the (choose your term) that refs have to deal with to work a competitive game.

On top of that lacrosse is a fast game, with nuanced decisions for the officials that come and go in seconds. Believe me, it is NOT an easy game to officiate. I've had a stick in my hand since 1975 and I'm an adult used to making hard and decisive decisions and I wasn't really any good as a ref until my third year.

Yeah, it's that challenging.

Add to this the requirement that you have to be able to sprint 50 yards as fast as those high school players perhaps 20 times a game, and run over 4 miles per game just to keep up, and you come to the conclusion that getting good refs is harder than nurturing good players.

The thing about immature officiating is that it is usually (at least) impartial. The guys are (as someone pointed out) imports from other games, and they understand un-biased officiating way better than they understand the game itself.

My suggestion is that y'all stop worrying about the refs and pay attention to how the teams play under the interpretations that the refs have. That approach makes a LOT more sense.

[farside]

Could not agree with this official more. The officials in Georgia have tried their best to recruit more officials into the game and have held many clinics and rules meetings over the last 2 years then they actually need to.

Lets get off of the officials they will miss calls the good ones don't make the same mistake twice. Too the players that complain about officials you are probably the same idiots that don't pay attention in practice and wonder why your man beat you on a play because you forgot to play defense with your feet and decided to do the all important wrap check which results in a slash.

Please get over yourself!

And to the Parents and Fans that think they know the game. Read a rule book it might help you understand what you are screaming about.

BTW I am not and official!

[Sack Attack]

i think people are getting the wrong idea about my posts first of all i am not putting other players down lacrosse is a team sport secound if you dont like the post dont read it i am not forcing you so if you dont like it i really do not give so stop your complaining you dont have to read it you have your own free will
thats all just wanted to get this out of the way some people were really complaining about it and i didnt really care

No one was "offended" man, stuff like that just kinda makes you look like an idiot.

[I got man!]

:worship: Could not agree with this official more. The officials in Georgia have tried their best to recruit more officials into the game and have held many clinics and rules meetings over the last 2 years then they actually need to.

Lets get off of the officials they will miss calls the good ones don't make the same mistake twice. Too the players that complain about officials you are probably the same idiots that don't pay attention in practice and wonder why your man beat you on a play because you forgot to play defense with your feet and decided to do the all important wrap check which results in a slash.

Please get over yourself!

And to the Parents and Fans that think they know the game. Read a rule book it might help you understand what you are screaming about.

BTW I am not and official!

:worship:

I will be honest to admit I felt our first game this season was well called all around. Another game we had I think the 4 miles got to one of the refs.:nut:

[I got man!]

the double slash call on Soto was strange.

I saw it and agreed with the official to the point he should have gotten two minutes, however I did not hear the call so not sure if it was a 2min or 2-1min consecutive pens. Now there is no such thing a double slash, however you can still get anywhere between 1 and 3 minutes for a "slash call" (though I have not seen more than the default time get called around here. same for others) and a few minutes unsportslike if the official is not liking you much right the moment. Of course unsports is NR.

General question: on face-offs, do defensmen or attackmen have to wait for the ball to touch or cross the restraining line before they touch it? I believe they can not reach over the line.

More detail. Is it is the attack area. As others have already answered you, you can reach. In a MD situation you can have attack line up on the fo wing line, but they just can't cross midfield. Also if you do it legally you can push someone over/outside of the attack area. Same goes for midfield, however it is not called often. There are some real fine lines around that rule.

[calc1454]

Also, I'm going to assume you're referring to Pope, considering that it seems from your previous posts that you go to Lovett.. Anyways, it should be a great game on Saturday. I can't wait.

Actually i was referring to Lovett. I am not going to tell you what school i go to actually. Sorrry but that is just what someone told me that Lovett has some guys that like to have unnecessary penalties. My bad.

[dc8rlax]

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[relaxified]

Regarding the officiating. It is difficult and often thankless. Years ago I became so frustrated at the officials that I took the course and the field certification. Someday, I would like to start officiating on a regular basis. I had a real hard time keeping up with little kids. I agree with a previous poster that it would take about three years of officiating before I would feel comfortable.

I believe that the officials priorities are, in this order: to keep it safe, keep it fair, and let the players play as much as possible.

All that being said, up north, the officials seem to manage the game a little better with out using their flags. I often hear them make comments like "control the stick, son", which puts the players on notice that the borderline infraction was noticed and similar repeat actions will result in a foul. I think that this allows the players to manage their own game better.

[galax2009]

Actually i was referring to Lovett. I am not going to tell you what school i go to actually. Sorrry but that is just what someone told me that Lovett has some guys that like to have unnecessary penalties. My bad.

i will agree that in the fast few years there have been some occasions that a lovett player led his head get to him. however, i watched the pace lovett game which i expected to be pretty physical but for the most part it was a very clean and fair game

[Laxdad1]

Hey the Ref discussion has been very informative and entertaining. As a former soccer/football coach and ref, I have seen it from both sides.
I hope someone gives a detailed report on the Westm/SPX game, especially on Lewis (SPX) and if Noonan plays. I'll be at Lass/Northview.

[farside]

Great Post - you hit the nail on the head the officials have a tough job however they can manage the game better like talking to the players and giving them some warnings. It would clean the game up and you would have less teams chopping wood and hitting from behind. several refs do a good job of this and many do not.

Coaches should also try and get an official to one of their practices so they can teach them all of the infractions. This would be time consuming but would go a long way in making the game cleaner.:rolling:

[farside]

PS - who is going to play on All-Star teams this summer and have the teams been choosen

[flowtowin]

I can only imagine how tough reffing high school games is. I reffed a few leagues of elementary school and middle school tikes a while back and it was a blast. Though these kids arent to lax savvy, it was great to be able to teach these kids the game as i called it and watched it.

As far as reffing high school it does appear to be most helpful when the refs are interactive with the players in giving them warnings, suggestions, etc... Kids in HS get pretty rough and GA lax as a whole has gotten so competitive i dont think i could keep up with these kids nowadays.

I will make the trip to the SPX/WEST game today and ill post my take on the game later on. I bet it is gonna be a great one to watch and we will see if Souza's coaching beats Carter's boys' talent...

[longpole58]

I heard Noonan might play against SPX; someone let us know what happens

[mullengoal141]

no, Noonan will not play, the third string goalie will. unfortunately their back up got hurt and is out for a week as well...

it should be a good game.

[RaiderDBiscuit]

PS - who is going to play on All-Star teams this summer and have the teams been choosen

U15 U16 U17 Team Georgia have been chosen. We will have quite the talent this year, there are 8(8!) McIntosh players on U17. There are three from Alpharetta on U16 (gotta represent) A few others from wesleyan, pinecrest, darlington, woodstock, peachtree ridge, milton, pace, collins hill , walton, Lassiter, kennesaw, McCallie, Marist and McEachern.

[cyberPRO]

who are these Ward brothers...i cant say ive ever seen them playIf you are referring to Trevor and Connor Ward, then they are two attackmen who play for North Forsyth. They are definitely talented players.

Not trying to be prying or nosy, but I am curious as to why you are interested? I've never seen them as a topic of discussion before, so I'm just wondering how you know of them.

[stpiuslax08]

Westminster 9 St Pius 7
Westminster outplayed us the whole game.
Congrats guys

[psychoT]

If you are referring to Trevor and Connor Ward, then they are two attackmen who play for North Forsyth. They are definitely talented players.

Not trying to be prying or nosy, but I am curious as to why you are interested? I've never seen them as a topic of discussion before, so I'm just wondering how you know of them.

i think he is probably referring to D.J. and Patrick Ward. i believe D.J. is a senior and Patrick is a sophomore but correct me if i am wrong. they both play for McIntosh and are both really talented.

and yes the pius-westminster game was a fun one to watch. pius scored 6 of there 7 goals on mandown (whatever there doing...its working).

[Bexican 408]

So, big game tomorrow. McIntosh vs Alpharetta. I know i obviously want to win but what does everyone think about matchups.

[Bexican 408]

your right about DJ and him being a senior but its Zach who is a sophomore.

[longpole58]

Westminster 9 St Pius 7
Westminster outplayed us the whole game.
Congrats guys

wow! so I guess Noonan played after all. did it go to overtime again? what other games today?

[psychoT]

wow! so I guess Noonan played after all. did it go to overtime again? what other games today?

noonan did not play. the third string goalie did. the second string got hurt yesterday apparently.

[GK32]

The West SPX game was fantastic.
It may not look it, but the 9-7 score was quite lopsided. Westminster just outplayed them. However, that's not to say that SPX did not fight hard as well.
Here are the essentials of the game comparing the different categories
Defense
SPX
SPX's defense came off to a good start, holding W and not giving them many looks. Their attack at the beginning looked nervous, but once they settled SPX's defense couldn't hold. SPX has the definite size advantage, and there were some great hits because of it. However, just hitting the guy wasn't good enough as 3 or 4 of W's goals came from players who were going down. SPX's goalie play was nothing spectacular, and the Keeper simply didn't have any help.

W
Despite what a lot of people expected, a non-Noonan Westminster can still play the defense that won them the ship last year. SPX scored five of their seven goals on man ups, and SPX really didn't do much 6 v 6. Without fail every play they would sweep their middie up top across the box and go to cage. This repetition was highly ineffective against a smart W. Defense. I was very impressed with their third string goalie, he stepped up huge and had some impressive saves and clears.
Middie play
Overall I think this was where the game was lost for SPX. It was not a question of hustle or Middie D for them it was the fact that their middies were not as cohesive with their attackman as W was. I was impressed with how W's middies very well could've been attackman with the way they blended in there. They did not get intimidated despite the big hits SPX was ready to lay on them. And SPX did. But between the lines the game was even, I would guess the groundball count was fairly even. However the decisions made by the W middies were conducive to ball control and that's where it hurt SPX the most to throw the ball away.
Attack wise I saw good play from both sides. My main suggestion for SPX is that their attackman did what they were supposed to do, but that simply isn't enough. Their two side attackman fed the ball wonderfully, yet that's all they did. They would not take the W d to cage, and that disappointed me because I thought it would really lend to some great play. Noonan or not feeding that ball and shooting from 14 won't work. W played very creatively from X on attack and did what they should, which is capitalize on the openings they had. They were not afraid to lay out "life and limb" to go to cage and I think that really lent them a hand.
All in all it was a great game, and I look forward to watching both of these teams closely throughout the rest of the season.

[cyberPRO]

i think he is probably referring to D.J. and Patrick Ward. i believe D.J. is a senior and Patrick is a sophomore but correct me if i am wrong. they both play for McIntosh and are both really talented.My mistake.

It is an interesting coincidence that the Ward brothers he was referring to were a senior and sophomore, as the two that I mentioned are as well.

[Bexican 408]

i think he is probably referring to D.J. and Patrick Ward. i believe D.J. is a senior and Patrick is a sophomore but correct me if i am wrong. they both play for McIntosh and are both really talented.

and yes the pius-westminster game was a fun one to watch. pius scored 6 of there 7 goals on mandown (whatever there doing...its working).

your right about DJ Ward, the senior, but his brother is Zack and is a sophomore.

If this posted twice, i didnt mean to do that, i just made this last week and am figuring stuff out ha

[ItalyLaxer11]

U15 U16 U17 Team Georgia have been chosen. We will have quite the talent this year, there are 8(8!) McIntosh players on U17. There are three from Alpharetta on U16 (gotta represent) A few others from wesleyan, pinecrest, darlington, woodstock, peachtree ridge, milton, pace, collins hill , walton, Lassiter, kennesaw, McCallie, Marist and McEachern.

u15 was not posted as our final day of tryouts has been postponed

[psychoT]

any reports on lassiter/northview?

[justchillaxin88]

that was a very hard fought game, but i was worried at some of the plays that the refs let go on... there was one play in particular where a SPX middie lost the ball at the restraining line in westmin zone, in settled offense. the ball started rolling towards the midline and the westmin D and SPX attack were up to the line looking for the ball. The SPX middle started chasing the ball, and having about a 15 feet running start just trucked the westmin d pole, not playing the ball at all, and the refs did not call anything. There were alot of strange calls, such as not releasing a penalty after a goal was scored. I am really confused on that call, and if anyone was there and knows what was going on i would really like to know why the didn't release the penalties. It was not a non-relisable, just an illegal body check.

[dc8rlax]

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[dc8rlax]

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[flowtowin]

As predicted, the Westminster - St. Pius game was again a great game to watch. Pius was fired up from the get go to beat this west team and it showed...for the first quarter or so. Pius came out and went up 2-0 to start the game and it looked as if this west. 'scrub goalie' wouldnt be able to stop the SPX offense. however. the westminster players picked eachother up and began to settle down. As the game went on it became evident that westminster simply ran more bodies, and they ran all over an exhausted pius team.

What i was most impressed with was Westminster's middie play. I had heard W had graduated every middie AND their brother last year, but wherever these guys came from they play good ball. Their first middie line is #'s 4, 5, and 6, and these guys combined for 7 of the 9 Westmin goals, distributed pretty evenly... Needless to say the Pius middies had trouble keeping up with these boys and their play won Westminster the game

[laxdog27]

SPX didn't sub their middie line until 5:30 left in the 1st. That is a long haul to start the game. In that time W subbed twice on the fly.

[Mr Magoo]

Hooch - 6
Woodward - 5

[sdlax6]

As predicted, the Westminster - St. Pius game was again a great game to watch. Pius was fired up from the get go to beat this west team and it showed...for the first quarter or so. Pius came out and went up 2-0 to start the game and it looked as if this west. 'scrub goalie' wouldnt be able to stop the SPX offense. however. the westminster players picked eachother up and began to settle down. As the game went on it became evident that westminster simply ran more bodies, and they ran all over an exhausted pius team.

What i was most impressed with was Westminster's middie play. I had heard W had graduated every middie AND their brother last year, but wherever these guys came from they play good ball. Their first middie line is #'s 4, 5, and 6, and these guys combined for 7 of the 9 Westmin goals, distributed pretty evenly... Needless to say the Pius middies had trouble keeping up with these boys and their play won Westminster the game

Westminster apparently is returning a couple of middies. The team as a whole looked great tonight. I thank them for a great game to watch

[theking2]

anyone go to the lassiter/northview game?

[GAlax3]

PS - who is going to play on All-Star teams this summer and have the teams been choosen
I believe a lot of the younger Pope players will be trying out for Wesley Speaks's team later on. He's a great coach and supposedly this team will be together for around a year and a half, so if they are able to get some good players they will likely gain a lot more chemistry and teamwork than the usual summer travel team.

[GAlax3]

Actually i was referring to Lovett. I am not going to tell you what school i go to actually. Sorrry but that is just what someone told me that Lovett has some guys that like to have unnecessary penalties. My bad.
I guess I just assumed because I had seen a previous post where you said that a Lovett player on here doesn't represent the Lovett team and referred to him by name. Sorry bout that.

[Laxdad1]

Lassiter 12 Northview 5

Northview hung in for the first half. Lassiter went to the half leading 5-3. Lassiter had a better game this time out. Offensively they were much better organized and had excellent movement. Sechrest (#5) had a big night along with Griffin Lamie who found the net at least 4 Times. Northview's defense is suspect. The Axe had the flu. Back up Zach Zassack had an excellent game and got good support from his defense. In the second half of the 4th Lassiter played alot of 3rd line guys which will help when the weather gets warmer and when they enter, after Chattahoochee, a nine game stretch which might be the toughest in the state.

[galax2009]

westminster plays alpharetta on saturday at westminster@1:00. I have no idea what to expect from this game.

[Laxdad1]

I'll give my 2 cents on the westminster game.

Pius was better in the first quarter. Westminster couldn't stop Pius' EMO.

What happened was that Souza adjusted his offense a couple of times. When nothing was working, he inverted 2 middies behind the goal and put the other 4 in the crease running cuts off each other. That opened the game up for them, then they diversied into other sets.

I'm not sure the regular man score was close. Pius must have had at least 3 man up goals. This while the goalie for Westminster didn't make an honest to gosh save until the third quarter when one hit him in the chest. Everything on goal went in during the first half.

I called this game right. My % is rising. Anyone going to call the Alpha v. McIn. or Pope v. Lovett games. Also, Roswell v. Northview. Congrats to Hooch on your win.

[galax2009]

any thoughts on westminster vs alpharetta?

[calc1454]

I am thinking westminster will win, but it will be a good game. How is brad mustowi for alpharetta looking?

[pacelax]

I am predicting
McIntosh over Alpharetta by 3.
close but the ward twins pull it out.

Pope Lovett even.

Roswell over Northview by 5.
Roswell kills Northview. They got lucky vs Westminster.

[Bexican 408]

I am thinking westminster will win, but it will be a good game. How is brad mustowi for alpharetta looking?

im sure brad is looking strong and solid as always. Im expecting to see alot out of him and matt pearce on middie, and Farshaad Mostoufi on defense. We've played against this team for about 3 years now and its a great game every time we meet.

[GA LAX #7]

the Westminster vs. Alpharetta game is definately going to be the game of the week. Each one of those teams have so much to proove. Is Alpharetta deserving of their #1 spot and is Westminster any good this year? I can't think of another way I'd like to spend my Friday night

[relaxified]

the Westminster vs. Alpharetta game is definately going to be the game of the week. Each one of those teams have so much to proove. Is Alpharetta deserving of their #1 spot and is Westminster any good this year? I can't think of another way I'd like to spend my Friday night

I wouldn't go on Friday, the game at 12:30 on Saturday will be better.

[Sack Attack]

Pace-Wesleyan today 5:00 at Pace.

[farside]

Ok so I go to the Roswell/Centeninal Game Last night. Actually not a bad game. It could have been a blow out but the Kinghts actually mad a game of it. I believe the final score was 13-7.

Here is my issue - who allows the TOOL from Roswell to announce the game. This guys drove everyone nuts. I felt like I was at a Wrestle Mania Event. Where is the cage match. I can't believe they allow this clown to announce games. In fact why are they announcing games in the first place. Lacrosse is pretty easy to follow so Roswell - please get rid of this guy. Twice the players had illegal procedure because this yardsale shouted over the officials whistle. What a IDIOT!

[ScooPs-33]

I called this game right. My % is rising. Anyone going to call the Alpha v. McIn. or Pope v. Lovett games. Also, Roswell v. Northview. Congrats to Hooch on your win.

Roswell vs Northview will be an interesting game. Roswell beat Northview 14-7 a few weeks ago. Also Roswell will be having a home game vs them this time. Roswell although has not been playing as good this week as they did previously vs them, so I believe it will not be an easy win.

[farside]

Scoops - I agree, as I was at their Game last night.

Roswell is in trouble. They do not have a second slide and they did a poor job double teaming at the midfield. They won a lot of faceoffs so if they can keep the ball in there offensive end they will win. I don't know much about Northview so I can't say who will come out on top.

Roswell's Goalie was real weak but maybe he had a bad day seeing the ball.

They also kept shooting even though they were up 13-7 with 7 minutes to go.
When you are up by that much you should hold the ball for a while.

They have flashes of brillance but look like they are not having much fun. Also they are real small expect for Bender so they can be man handled by a larger team. Cut off Bender and force the little kids to beat you.:angry:

[Laxdad1]

I try not looking at Laxpower ratings for Ga. until late Monday after their convoluted statistics create some kind of ranking, but I have to admit I peeked today. Now, I sincerely don't have the intention of offending anyone or any team but give me a break. McIn. #1. They beat Lass. by one and beat, let's face it, beat another very weak team. Like the BCS, computer rankings just don't take intangibles into consideration. Hies should be ranked lower also. Enough. There are some interesting games coming up.
Alpha@McIn.-What a bus ride(RED BULL anyone)This will be a close game. If the Alpha coach gets them up for the game and has a defensive scheme, Alpha has the experiance to win a hard fought game. Alpha in a close one.

Roswell v Northview- Lassiter exposed Northview's weakness and Roswell has too much offense. Roswell, but not by that many.

Alpha v. Westm.- Westm. seems to be getting better every game. You know Souza will have a plan and if it don't work he will fix it quick. If Alpha. looses Thurs Night it will be tough for them. Fritz-Orr can be a tough place to play.
If Alpha wins Thurs. they will have momentum, but that might not be enough. If Noonan plays, forget it, if he doesn't it will be closer.-Westm. will win, but it may not be pretty.

Pope @ Lovett--2:30- In my view the game of the week. I saw Lovett earlier this year at Walton and even that early they looked like they knew what to do, that's cause they have the best coach in Ga. They are waiting and they will be ready. Don't get me wrong, when I saw Pope I was impressed. They have speed at the mid-field and a DEFENSE. They were really sharp the other night. They will have to play even better to beat Lovett. After this game we will know who is #1 in the state. I'm calling a close one.--Pope, and it will be a war.

I may even take in the first half of the Westm. game. Does it start at 1 or 1:30. Good luck to all the teams this weekend.

[laxchick420]

I believe your top 5 is balloni it should definately have lovett top 3 no question and westminster lost to Northview so... dont see what your getting at there. However my team is wheeler, i think we will be a sleeper this year most def

[laxchick420]

Lovett over pope by 3 close but lovett prevails

[Beta26]

However my team is wheeler, i think we will be a sleeper this year most def

If that's your claim, then I assume that Wheeler was still sleeping when they lost to Sprayberry by 14 goals.

[split-to-roll]

I may even take in the first half of the Westm. game. Does it start at 1 or 1:30. Good luck to all the teams this weekend.

should start at 1. and I don't think Noonan will be playing.

[rhslax25]

Ok so I go to the Roswell/Centeninal Game Last night. Actually not a bad game. It could have been a blow out but the Kinghts actually mad a game of it. I believe the final score was 13-7.

Here is my issue - who allows the TOOL from Roswell to announce the game. This guys drove everyone nuts. I felt like I was at a Wrestle Mania Event. Where is the cage match. I can't believe they allow this clown to announce games. In fact why are they announcing games in the first place. Lacrosse is pretty easy to follow so Roswell - please get rid of this guy. Twice the players had illegal procedure because this yardsale shouted over the officials whistle. What a IDIOT!
On the topic of idiots, tell the Centennial fans to go read a rulebook...

[longpole58]

agree with laxdad1 that the power rankings are meaningless at this point and will probably stay that way until late March or early April. even then, with all the back and forth early season won't be able to tell until some of the big game are in the books. One thing's for sure: it's shaping up to be a very interesting playoff year with no clear favorite - I predict the usual suspects will be there come late April/early May

[laxer1789]

Think I'll head over and see the beginning of the Westmin game before going to Pope-Lovett. Shame Noonan isn't playing (i'm starting to think there is more to this broken thumb story...) but the game is at 1 right? In the football stadium or that other field they have?

[psychoT]

In the football stadium or that other field they have?

its on the other field. and its at 1.

[NElaxer56]

AHS Goes 5-0

AHS 8 McIntosh 7
Mostowy sits out first half with the flu and comes in to score 2! Heard it was the GTG and GWG. Is that true?
Starting goalie goes out with a penalty and the Soph backup comes in to stop MHS too!

[RaiderDBiscuit]

Moderator please delete this post

[Bexican 408]

I'm number 22 I played a little bit in that game, it was a hard fought game, McIntosh is a really good team. And yes, Ryan solan got a cross checking penalty(he came out and clotheslined #27) but chris Lyons came out with 45 sec left, made two saves right oj the crease and it was over! And yes italylaxer, I forgot about u15 being postponed until right after I pressed enter sorry:P.

ya, it was a long hard game but didnt work out exactly how i'd like. but i love playing alpharetta. like ive said before weve played so many times through the past 3 or 4 years its fun every time.

But ya, the stalling of the game was kinda annoying killing atleast 8 minutes but w/e it worked for you ha. Good job though guys. we'll see you guys again.

McIn-7 AHS-8

[laxmann1993]

Ok so I go to the Roswell/Centeninal Game Last night. Actually not a bad game. It could have been a blow out but the Kinghts actually mad a game of it. I believe the final score was 13-7.

Here is my issue - who allows the TOOL from Roswell to announce the game. This guys drove everyone nuts. I felt like I was at a Wrestle Mania Event. Where is the cage match. I can't believe they allow this clown to announce games. In fact why are they announcing games in the first place. Lacrosse is pretty easy to follow so Roswell - please get rid of this guy. Twice the players had illegal procedure because this yardsale shouted over the officials whistle. What a IDIOT!

I could not stand him. Everytime a penalty called he tried to call it himself always being against Centennial, and he would get it wrong. It was a good game though.

On the topic of idiots, tell the Centennial fans to go read a rulebook...
What are you talking about?

[farside]

I am not a fan of Roswell or Centennial I just went to the game. Maybe the fans did not treat the officials with respect. If you were playing you should be concentrating on the game not the fans. Fans in GA I agreed don't know the game. I was commenting on the announcer who is a total TOOL.

[laxmann1993]

I'm not talking about the official. Everytime the ref called a penalty, the announcer would try to call it himself against Centennial even if it was on Roswell. I wasn't playing, I'm on JV.

[Laxdad1]

Congrats to Alpha on winning an important game. It sounds like they had an exciting game. Enjoy the victory tonight because tommorrow your coach will work your a-- off preparing for a very savy, tough team.

[relaxified]

Can anybody explain how a shot can hit a single round post, bounce out at least 45 degrees from goal line extended and be called a goal. If any of the officials that monitor the forum think that it's impossible, you should talk to the younger official who worked the McInt. v Alph game. First goal of the game for McIntosh bounded of the pipe ... goal.

[NElaxer56]

fortunately there are no goal cams in HS sports.....but the refs have a better view than anyboby in the stands.

[Bexican 408]

Can anybody explain how a shot can hit a single round post, bounce out at least 45 degrees from goal line extended and be called a goal. If any of the officials that monitor the forum think that it's impossible, you should talk to the younger official who worked the McInt. v Alph game. First goal of the game for McIntosh bounded of the pipe ... goal.

ya that was a wild call..but i agree, i was not a fan of the younger official tonight. He called us off sides when we had not only 3 but 4 people back and a stick check turned into a push from behind? o well. theres been enough talking about refs on here.

[naderlax23]

maybe the ball hit the bottom pipe on the inside? still, that sucks

[GA LAX #7]

correction to my earlier post- Westminster vs. Alpharetta is at 1 on Saturday afternoon at Westminster

and I doubt Noonan has anything more than a broken thumb. no need to start any conversations like that

[relaxified]

correction to my earlier post- Westminster vs. Alpharetta is at 1 on Saturday afternoon at Westminster

and I doubt Noonan has anything more than a broken thumb. no need to start any conversations like that

I think it was changed to 12:30

[relaxified]

maybe the ball hit the bottom pipe on the inside? still, that sucks

No, the bottom stand of the net was the real flat metal.

[galax2009]

will the westminster defense be able to stop alpharetta?

[dc8rlax]

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[galax2009]

i watched westminster play SPX and i thought their midfield defense was very good. alpharetta has a strong midfield led by mustowy so it will be interesting to see how that match up plays out....i think that is where the game will be won. as far as my prediction goes, i think it will be a close one, but im going to pick westminster

[I got man!]

As far as the pipe question. In NHFS you can hit all the pipes you want and if it does not break the goal plane then no goal.

[Green34]

Two of SPX's goals were when westminster was two men down, so i am going ahead and saying alpharetta will probably get shut down, for the most part.

[NElaxer56]

in your dreams they shut AHS down...dream on :-)

[RaiderDBiscuit]

Moderator please delete this post

[watchthepole12]

whoever talks about their team being good based on fall league is ignorant. i know of several top players on at least three or four teams who play at least one sport in the winter or fall; so the teams with these guys (who dont play year round) are just gettin started. look at lovett, they are getting one of their better middies back today or tomorrow cuz they just lost in the basketball semi-finals.

[watchthepole12]

does anybody know anything on pope's goalie?

[Laxdad1]

Pope v. Lovett

I hope the field dries out pretty much before the game. The weather should be a small factor being cold and windy. Maybe even cooler coming across the river. Pope's defense should give them an edge. Both teams have scorers at attack and the mids, I just think Pope has a little bit more. I believe both goalies will have good games. They both have the experiance. The coaching
has to go to Lovett. I have mentioned that I think he is the best in Georgia, but this year I feel Pope has just a little more talent. What I'm trying to do is convince myself to stay with my original pick which I am going to do. Pope in a close hard fought game. I have respect for both programs. Good luck to both teams.

[pacelax]

I agree with laxdad1 that this is going to be a good game between lovett and pope. how much depth does pope have at middie?

[laxer1789]

and I doubt Noonan has anything more than a broken thumb. no need to start any conversations like that


I wasn't meaning to insinuate that it was disciplinary or anything like that, just thinking that it might be more severe than Westminster was letting on. I would try to cover up a serious injury to a goalie like Noonan as well. Though, if the reports that he is throwing are true this is all irrelevant.

[Laxdad1]

I wasn't meaning to insinuate that it was disciplinary or anything like that, just thinking that it might be more severe than Westminster was letting on. I would try to cover up a serious injury to a goalie like Noonan as well. Though, if the reports that he is throwing are true this is all irrelevant.

This all much ado about nothin'. I saw him upclose at the McIn. scrim. He has a broken thumb. It can be tough injury. Like all breaks, some are more severe than others. I don't blame his Drs., parents, and coaches for making sure he's 100% or close to it before returning. It makes the chance of re-injuring it alot less. Westm. seems to be doing allright.

I'm more concerned about this lousy weather!!!!!!!

[justchillaxin88]

the westminster alph. game got move up to twelve thirty. it is on their back field, not the stadium

[Laxdad1]

If you know or find out, please post on the status of the games at Westm. and Lovett. Unless they have done some work since last spring, the turf field at Westminster is not what you expect. I don't think it's regulation size and it has no bounce. The ball I mean. It's like the ball lands in sand. They applied a bunch of that filler stuff.

[Sack Attack]

when and where is Pope-Lovett today?

[pacelax]

The Pope Lovett game is at Lovett at 2:30.

[GK32]

After seeing the Westminster SPX game I think I want to follow up and go to the Westminster Alpharetta game rather than the lovett game.
I'll give you guys the updates.

[AttackMan17]

Chattahoochee's varsity guys are 2-4. (Ouch) (Jv is 4-1-1 though)

But our girls are 10th in the country, so yeah...Only game they lost was against Vero Beach which is the number one team in the country.

[laxer1789]

Alpharetta wins 7-6. Westminster controlled the majority of the game and was up 6-4 with 3 minutes left before pretty much falling apart. The third string goalie for Westminster was serviceable but really needs to work on his clears. Congrats to Alpharetta they are definite contenders but, Westminster will be dangerous when they get Noonan back.

[justchillaxin88]

Unless they have done some work since last spring, the turf field at Westminster is not what you expect. I don't think it's regulation size and it has no bounce. The ball I mean. It's like the ball lands in sand. They applied a bunch of that filler stuff.

the field has to be regulation for a varsity game to be played on it so im pretty sure that it is fine in terms of size... and all terf fields take a little while to be broken in, but it seemed fine today, i didn't see any odd bounces, of balls dying in the turf, there were several alph. goals that were bouncers

i left the pope lov. game in the third quarter and lovett was up 11-4.

[GK32]

Alpharetta wins 7-6. Westminster controlled the majority of the game and was up 6-4 with 3 minutes left before pretty much falling apart. The third string goalie for Westminster was serviceable but really needs to work on his clears. Congrats to Alpharetta they are definite contenders but, Westminster will be dangerous when they get Noonan back.

pretty much, yeah. Westminster didn't play the game they showed they could with flashes of brilliance. A pretty ugly game overall. Not really that worth in depth detail, but the Westminster defense played well as did alpharetta's, the real failure was on westminster's offensive side of the ball, they didn't capatalize as the game probably should've been quite lopsided in their favor. I was quite impressed with the drive alpharetta had and they deserved this game. Noonan was indeed in a cast and on the sidelines, and the parents I talked to seeemed to be under the impression a pre spring break return is highly doubtful. I was told the second string goalie is also out for 6 weeks and Noonan will not be playing unti he has healed 100 percent, so probably closer to early april than any miraculous march comeback or anything.

[farside]

Lovett game to Play today. I watched them last week and they did not look as strong as today against Pope.

Pope has flashes of being good but they never got in sync and their defense except for # 17 is weak. They have trouble handling the ball. Goalie made some saves but was point blank a lot and he had no chance. Lovett Goalie and Defense looked strong. Their Attack handles the ball well but they are small and can be pushed around. Some good midfields # 29 is fast and pretty good.

I think Pope can be strong but they dropped to many passes and looked shell shocked.

Good Luck everyone this week.:jawdrop:

[laxchick420]

as i said earlier lovett over pope... Once again they prevail despite the odds. Didnt see the westmister game any thoughts on Alpharetta? Good look Wheeler u guys looked great today keep the good work

[NElaxer56]

Upon further review of the game video, the official was clearly wrong. The ball hit the post dead on, never crossed the plain. Should have been AHS 8-MHS 6.

[Laxdad1]

I tried but failed to talk myself out picking Pope to win this game. Mid-way thru the first quarter and I felt the game was over. Lovett played well. Pope just didn't have it today like they did in the Roswell game. I felt no sense urgency or intensity. Coach B.spread their offense wide and left Lov. best attackman to keep Soto from helping out his buddies. Lovett's mids played good D also slowing down Pope's transition game. Pope's offense in the 3rd and 4th had no movement. You have to shoot to score. Final 13/7 and Pope was never in it.

I did catch the last 71/2 minutes of the Westm. game. I understand they had a 2 goal lead in the third and could not hold it. They have a d-pole that had 7 penalties in the SPX game and he had a crucial one late in the game that allowed Alpha to tie. Alpha scored again with about 2 minutes left. Westm. got only one shot on goal after that. I was really not impressed by Westm. offense but you have to give Alpha's D. credit. From what I saw they played well. Westm. had a frosh playing attack on the left side. I could hear the coaches telling him where he should be a few times. He did get the assist on their last goal.

The Lovett game was like a coaches convention. Lassiter, SPX, McIn., Lassiter were all there. Also a bunch of Westm. players and parents. I spoke to some and was told that beside Noonan they have one more player out. They will be at full stregth in time for their region games.

[galax2009]

I did catch the last 71/2 minutes of the Westm. game. I understand they had a 2 goal lead in the third and could not hold it. They have a d-pole that had 7 penalties in the SPX game and he had a crucial one late in the game that allowed Alpha to tie. Alpha scored again with about 2 minutes left. Westm. got only one shot on goal after that. I was really not impressed by Westm. offense but you have to give Alpha's D. credit. From what I saw they played well. Westm. had a frosh playing attack on the left side. I could hear the coaches telling him where he should be a few times. He did get the assist on their last goal.



the frosh who played attack on the left side also had 2 goals

[relaxified]

Alpharetta wins 7-6. Westminster controlled the majority of the game and was up 6-4 with 3 minutes left before pretty much falling apart. The third string goalie for Westminster was serviceable but really needs to work on his clears. Congrats to Alpharetta they are definite contenders but, Westminster will be dangerous when they get Noonan back.

Granted, Westminster dominated the first period. However, once Alpharetta woke up, they had the upper hand in all the other periods. Alpharetta is relatively small but they are strong and hungry enough to give the established programs a run.

[relaxified]

Lovett game to Play today. I watched them last week and they did not look as strong as today against Pope.

Pope has flashes of being good but they never got in sync and their defense except for # 17 is weak. They have trouble handling the ball. Goalie made some saves but was point blank a lot and he had no chance. Lovett Goalie and Defense looked strong. Their Attack handles the ball well but they are small and can be pushed around. Some good midfields # 29 is fast and pretty good.

I think Pope can be strong but they dropped to many passes and looked shell shocked.

Good Luck everyone this week.:jawdrop:

Pope played well in the first period. Pope's D is OK, the much talked about one; not invincible. Pope's face-off guy is great. They transition well by running. Their set offense ... not so much! They were overwhelmed, maybe by much more than the score indicated.

[Laxdad1]

the frosh who played attack on the left side also had 2 goals

I saw this player in middle school. He will be one to watch for over the next 3 yrs.

[laxchick420]

In response to your comment farside1 the pope faceoff guy is good but not as good as thought to be... #34 for lovett had a great counterattack and was able to physically man handle 25 during faceoffs strength + speed= power and power always prevails

[ItalyLaxer11]

I saw this player in middle school. He will be one to watch for over the next 3 yrs.

i believe he is referring to michael t. great guy and player

[relaxified]

Upon further review of the game video, the official was clearly wrong. The ball hit the post dead on, never crossed the plain. Should have been AHS 8-MHS 6.

I think it would be impossible for it to have gone in. When a call is missed, it is regrettable but understandable. But when someone sees something that didn't happen, it seems entirely different.

[Attackalltheway]

i believe he is referring to michael t. great guy and player

Isn't it rick lewis?

[ItalyLaxer11]

Isn't it rick lewis?

what number is the player?

[Sack Attack]

Isn't it rick lewis?

No, #10 for Westminster is a freshman. His name is michael thomas. 2 g,1 a vs. Alpharetta.

[ItalyLaxer11]

No, #10 for Westminster is a freshman. His name is michael thomas. 2 g,1 a vs. Alpharetta.

bingo, what i thought

[psychoT]

Isn't it rick lewis?

no, rick lewis plays for st. pius. he is number 35 i think.

[laxer1789]

Any thoughts/predictions for Lassister-Alpharetta?

[theking2]

Seems like Lassiter-Alpharetta couldgo either way. Lassiter seems to be in a hole as of late so I'm gonna put my money on Alpharetta.
Any thoughts on Roswell/Westminster?

[Attackalltheway]

no, rick lewis plays for st. pius. he is number 35 i think.

yea i thought he was talking about SPX not westie

[psychoT]

Seems like Lassiter-Alpharetta couldgo either way. Lassiter seems to be in a hole as of late so I'm gonna put my money on Alpharetta.

i agree that it will be close but i think lassiter will pull off the win. i know alpharetta beat us(westminster), but i dont think they will be able to orchestrate another come from behind win agaisnt lassiter (esp. with ax in the goal). i'll take lassiter 12-10

[Laxdad1]

There are some good games of interest coming up this week.
3/11 Lov@Spx
3/11 Milton@Walton
3/12 Alpha@Lass.
3/12 Westm.@Roswell
3/13 Montgomery Bell(TN)@Lov.
3/14 McCallie(TN)@McIn.
3/14 Roswell@Milton
3/14 Montgomery Bell@Pace

This brings up a good topic for discussion. HOW MUCH EMPHASIS SHOULD BE PLACED ON HOW GEORGIA LACROSSE TEAMS PERFORM AGAINST OUT OF STATE TEAMS? hOW DO YOU, IF YOU ARE A PLAYER FEEL ABOUT THESE GAMES?
There are alot of our teams traveling out of state to play and many teams coming here over the next 3 weeks.

[IronShef]

for rivalries, it is important as well as for ga lacrosse. I have heard mccallie kids bragging about how they beat the ga state champs last year (even though it was in overtime). in reality, it is nothing more than a non-conference game that doesn't mean much.
Boarding schools like mccallie, baylor, ravenwood, and many others recruit from the northeast giving them an advantage over the mostly homegrown georgia players

[calc1454]

Any predictions for Lovett v. St. Pius?
and Westminster v. Roswell?

Think Lovett will win by 5 goals.

And think Roswell will come up with an upset.

Lassiter is going to beat Alpharetta by 4.

[keylimepie111]

calc I agree but I but I think west will beat roswell

[GA LAX #7]

Lovett wins easy

And Roswell is ranked ahead of Westminster so I wouldn't call a win an upset

[Sack Attack]

Lovett wins easy

And Roswell is ranked ahead of Westminster so I wouldn't call a win an upset

Those rankings dont mean jack, especially this early in the season.

[longpole58]

All that really matters right now is GA vs GA teams; first of all, playing a few teams from Tennessee and calling it a measuring stick is a joke. NE players don't wander off to McCaulie or MBA to up their lax game... and the hotbeds of MD, Northern VA, etc. keep 'em there. And I would put GA lax over TN hands down - much more depth and getting better at a much faster pace. Second, GA lax is still a far cry from mid-Atlantic or NE lax. We will get there, but I have no doubt that a decent mid-level team in VA, NY or MA would cream the best that we have today. Stick skills, fundamental game knowledge, coaching, ref'ing - you name it - still lag. BUT, most important, the greatest game in the world is here to stay!

[farside]

I agree with Long Pole as teams in our state can compete with others around the country but would have a hard time matching up with better progams in those areas.

That being said you are seeing more and more athletes from multiple sports trying to play lacrosse i.e. Football, Basketball, Wrestling etc. Once Football coaches realize that their players should be playing lacrosse things will turn in a hurry. As we all know Football is king in the South, hopefully lacrosse will catch up some day. Walton and Centennial are on board - not sure what other programs buy into lacrosse other than Lovett, westminster and Pius. I am sure there are others and would like to know which schools Football Programs are supporting Lacrosse in a big way.

These players will turn into good lacrosse players in time and as youth leagues continue to flourish the state will be able to play at a high level.

As far as the officials go - lets get off of their backs - They are trying their best and if all the Parents and Fans would undersatnd that the game will be better. These Jack A@# parents really ruin it for the players and the fans that appreciate the game. As an example some Moron was actually on the track at the Pope/Lovett Game yelling at the officials and his team which I assume was Pope. This guy was a complete yardsale and finally the announcer told him to get in the stands. Why can'nt parents and fans just watch the game and let the players play.:rolling:

[Beta26]

Pope looked (as someone put it earlier) "shell shocked" and Lovett jumped on them in the 2nd quarter, outscoring them something like 4 to 1 or 2 and that was the ball game.

Montgomery Bell @ Lovett should be a good game to watch.

[laxchick420]

twas simply a joke beta46

[kmmaynard09]

Peeps to watch for from lovett:
#2-Owen Green
#3-Austin "the squirrel" Heaton
#6-Jack Mitchell
#7-Stuart Dodd
#12-Perrin Williams
#23-Boothe "the Bobcat" Perry
#29-North Winship
#34-Harrison "Darsh" Marsteller
#37-Mike Peterson
#39-Trey "caveman" Wilson
....actually i should just put the whole roster!

[kimbotheocho]

sjdflsdjkhlkj

[calc1454]

dude i would totally agree with those peeps to watch. They are all sick.

[Beta26]

Speaking of Lovett...

The ND/Dartmouth game this Saturday @ the Lovett stadium is gonna be killer. The weather looks like it's clearing up.

Dartmouth is 2-1 with a loss to Fairfield and Notre Dame is 4-1 with a loss last week to UNC..so they'll be coming outa the gates flying.

[laxer1789]

Those rankings dont mean jack, especially this early in the season.

True, but, if Noonan isn't playing for Westminster I would definitely say Roswell is the favorite. Bender could have a big day against a third string goalie.

[1galax]

3/12/08 will be a great game to watch. Sprayberry played Kell a couple weeks ago and lost in overtime. Rematch at Sprayberry 8 pm 3/12. Who are the people to watch on Kell?

[1galax]

Who will win Sprayberry or Kell on 3/12? It is a rematch from a couple weeks ago when Sprayberry lost in overtime to Kell. Who are the players to watch?

[Laxdad1]

I pretty much agree with Laxpower ratings this week, at least with the 1-4 rankings.

Games:
Lov. V SPX After Sat, Lov. all the way
Milton v Walton I'm going with Milton, Walton could make it close
Alpha V Lass. Lass. in a close one
Lov V Montgomery Bell Lov. but I would not be surprised
McCallie V McIn. McCallie
Roswell V Milton I'm going to wait on this one
Pace V Montgomery Bell Montgomery Bell

[Mr Magoo]

Lassiter - 11
Hooch - 4

[theking2]

Lassiter - 10
Hooch - 4

wow, looks like Hooch played Lassiter pretty tough...

[justchillaxin88]

word is that noonan for Westminster is until they play milton, post spring break... as for the game, it is a complete toss up, i have seen the 3rd sting goalie make some good saves and let in some soft shots... westminster d should be nasty as usual, i might have to go with roswell.... but could go either way :runaway:

[split-to-roll]

word is that noonan for Westminster is until they play milton, post spring break... as for the game, it is a complete toss up, i have seen the 3rd sting goalie make some good saves and let in some soft shots... westminster d should be nasty as usual, i might have to go with roswell.... but could go either way :runaway:

that is most unfortunate for westminster. bender will shred a third string goalie from outside.

[calc1454]

Who is bender and why will he be able to shred the Westminster's thrid string goalie and no one else will?

[split-to-roll]

Who is bender and why will he be able to shred the Westminster's thrid string goalie and no one else will?

Bender is #23 on Roswell. He can shred a third string goalie because he is a good outside shooter. as far as no one else being able to, westminster hasnt faced someone with his shooting capabilities yet. SPX doesnt have one. Alpharetta doesnt have one as good as Bender.

i am not saying this is out of reach, but the offense is going to have to score more that 6 goals.

[MCNTSHlax10]

it looks like the stars aligned for A-retta this year, but other than that one goal loss i'd say McIntosh has a pretty good resumea so far. so i wouldn't b so fast to count us out...also, McCallie? honestly laxdad?

[MCNTSHlax10]

As for all the talk about McCintosh being nasty this year and owning in fall ball, i think you guys are at McCintosh speaking too soon. Im not saying that you guys wont be good, i hope you are, but the fall season is entirely different from the real deal. I remember last year Pope beat Milton like 3 times in the fall, and come time for the regular season Milton put them away like 17-2. The teams that are allways good will still be good, and there will still be those teams that are not just at that level yet. I would agree that there will be a few more additions to the "top tier" teams this year aside from the norm, Lassiter Lovett Milton Westminster and i would say Harrison after what they did last year. I would say that during this year maybe 2 or three more teams will be seen as big competitors, maybe Roswell or McCintosh.

it looks like the stars aligned for A-retta this year, but other than that one goal loss i'd say McIntosh has a pretty good resumea so far. so i wouldn't b so fast to count us out...also, McCallie? honestly laxdad?

[psychoT]

it looks like the stars aligned for A-retta this year, but other than that one goal loss i'd say McIntosh has a pretty good resumea so far. so i wouldn't b so fast to count us out...also, McCallie? honestly laxdad?

i'd be careful... mccallie is probably pretty sick. i would probably pick them too...

[calc1454]

Who is the best team in the state? Do yall agree with Laxpower on this one or no?

[rhslax25]

Lovett, in my opinion.

[psychoT]

yea definitely lovett. they were pretty spot on.

[calc1454]

What do you mean by pretty spot on? I was thinking that Alpharetta might of had a chance to be the best team in the state. Well still have a chance.

Schenck School is getting a lax program pretty soon. So watch out Lovett here we come

[galax2009]

lovett. hands down

[psychoT]

What do you mean by pretty spot on? I was thinking that Alpharetta might of had a chance to be the best team in the state. Well still have a chance.



no one is playing on the level that lovett is right now. i have seen both of them play, and i think lovett would win by 5 goals. nothing to take away from alpharetta tho, they are a good team.

[calc1454]

Oh well i had only seen Lovett play Pope and they looked really good, but their down fall is easily at face offs with #34. But i just have heard all this talk about Alpharetta so i thought they would giving Lovett a run for their money, but i guess not.

[psychoT]

Oh well i had only seen Lovett play Pope and they looked really good, but their down fall is easily at face offs with #34. But i just have heard all this talk about Alpharetta so i thought they would giving Lovett a run for their money, but i guess not.

the season is still young, you will get a chance.

[relaxified]

Bender is #23 on Roswell. He can shred a third string goalie because he is a good outside shooter. as far as no one else being able to, westminster hasnt faced someone with his shooting capabilities yet. SPX doesnt have one. Alpharetta doesnt have one as good as Bender.

i am not saying this is out of reach, but the offense is going to have to score more that 6 goals.

Overrated. Yes can shoot, but big (not strong) and slow. Put an average speed D-pole on him, take off the clown shoes and Bender might get one goal. Put a good D=pole on him and he probably gets nothing with 4th string in goal.

[keylimepie111]

it looks like the stars aligned for A-retta this year, but other than that one goal loss i'd say McIntosh has a pretty good resumea so far. so i wouldn't b so fast to count us out...also, McCallie? honestly laxdad?

I would just like too say that it would be nice if the McIntosh players on this forum could stop bragging about every win they get then adding how their a good team this year and their just as good as everyone else. McIntosh Yall are good. So please stop littering this forum with your meaningless boasting. Their is a difference between newly good teams like McIntosh and dynastys like Lovett. Lovett treats every win like they knew it was going to happen. Where as McIntosh gets up in everyones face to rub how they beat the other team.
All I'm saying is McIntosh your good now and now that you have arrived there is etiquette to be mindful of.

P.S. McCallie is very good so dont lampoon Laxdad for picking them over you actions speak louder than words just beat them.

[Laxdad1]

UH-OH, looks like I missed one.
3/12 Roswell V Westminster
This is a tough one. Roswell did not look so hot against Pope. Roswell was over occupied about getting the ball to Bender. I think Westm. is going to be ready. Hopefully the d-pole for Westm. won't get so many penalties. I'm gonna go with Westminister.

[rhslax25]

Overrated. Yes can shoot, but big (not strong) and slow. Put an average speed D-pole on him, take off the clown shoes and Bender might get one goal. Put a good D=pole on him and he probably gets nothing with 4th string in goal.

Every team last year put their best pole on him, and he still managed to get 94 points last season..

[Laxdad1]

Concerning Bender, in Roswell's 7 loses last year they scored a total on 41 goals, an average of 7 goals per game. In one game they scored zero(0) goals.

[watchthepole12]

lets play word association here:

lovett- really good
mcintosh- hype
alpharetta- solid
roswell- chubby
west- injuries
pope- watch out
lassiter- the program
st pius- big
holy innocents- untested
milton- "tew"less

[GAmc9]

lets play word association here:

lovett- really good
mcintosh- hype
alpharetta- solid
roswell- chubby
west- injuries
pope- watch out
lassiter- the program
st pius- big
holy innocents- untested
milton- "tew"less


agree totally but lovett is beatable.

[Beta26]

I would remove that post...and/or edit it to remove the names.

Those players played against Pope, which was Lovett's 4th game of the season, so they were not suspended. Possibly reinforcing that it was just a rumor.

Regardless, I think it'd be a good idea to remove the names, for legal reasons that I am sure you can imagine.

[Laxdad1]

I agree. Even a rumor has terrible consequences, so remove the post. I'm sure that Lovett has a "no tolerance" policy,so let's leave this problem to them. Let's not start passing judgement on a great program based on hearsay and rumor.

[laxchick420]

In response to calc i disagree lovetts downfall is there inability to get 3 solid d poles on the field. Yes #37 and #13 are good, yet #12 is not solid. He is small, his checks are weak, and he is not fast or quick for his size. All in all lovett will face some good attackmen down the road and #12 will not get it done. Lovett however has found a sick attackmen/ goalie natural talent and a pure athlete...good luck lions! go Wheeler!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:love:

[farside]

Hey this is a lacrosse post not an inquistion. If you want to post a players name stick to lacrosse play only. Starting a bunch of rumors is really scary so stop the BS now!

I for one know all of these players and all of them have played all games so far this year except for 1.

Remove the post regarding this - and talk about GA lacrosse only. This is not good:angry:

[laxbra990]

yes 34 is legit but when I went to the Pace game a week before 32 really knows how to get down and dirty

[crimedog24]

if you think lovett is good now wait till number 36-dd michael clark comes back from swimming

[BAChillaxer]

I recently went to the Pope vs. Lovett game and noticed that many other lacrosse teams were there also. Westminister seemed to be the largest section until several left because it was cold and they didnt have enough blankets to go on top of their sweats.

Anyway I want to know from some of these teams if they were there to watch the arguably 2 best teams in the state, or if they were there to get a head start for their own games against Lovett.

If the latter I would suggest saving gas by not going to future games because Lovett is currently a dominate force in GA lax and I believe unable to be defeated by miniscule teams such as Alpharetta, Westminister (with or without Noonan), Lassiter, Harrison, and Holy Innocents.

[laxchick420]

For everyone who doesnt know There is a secret behind the Wheeler Lacrosse program. Several years ago it was unfortunate to see a coach of such great stature resign. However in the midst of a crisis Wheeler rallied behind the Coach in his last days of battle and prevailed when all other failed. After this game The coach left his mark on the school, despite this he resurrected like the phoenix from the ashes and left his legacy upon this great lacrosse program

[namrogo]

wow if that lovett thing is true thats unfortunate. I know for a fact there would be a bunch of players gone on our team if we got tested. Does anyone elses school get tested for drugs?

[Sack Attack]

No truth to the lovett rumor... I saw all those players at their practice yesterday - had a JV game vs Lovett and their varsity was practicing beforehand on the same field. There was an incident preseason with Lovett players, some were suspended for the first couple games.

[Statman]

UH-OH, looks like I missed one.
3/12 Roswell V Westminster
This is a tough one. Roswell did not look so hot against Pope. Roswell was over occupied about getting the ball to Bender. I think Westm. is going to be ready. Hopefully the d-pole for Westm. won't get so many penalties. I'm gonna go with Westminister.

Also, Lassiter vs Westminster Saturday 3/15 - 11am, at LHS and not in conflict with the college game 30 minutes away at 2pm.

[theking2]

yes, but i don't think roswell played many top 5 teams...

[theking2]

Every team last year put their best pole on him, and he still managed to get 94 points last season..

yes, but I don't think Roswell played many top 5 teams...

[btgoalie21]

holy innocents is about to be tested

[rhslax25]

yes, but I don't think Roswell played many top 5 teams...

http://www.laxpower.com/update07/binboy/XROSGA.PHP

3/5

[ny2galax37]

Concerning Bender, in Roswell's 7 loses last year they scored a total on 41 goals, an average of 7 goals per game. In one game they scored zero(0) goals.

Different coaches, different offense. 240+ pts. at the varsity level in 3 yrs. and 6 games. 3x All-State selection. I'll take big, not so strong and slow any day when he's the kind of player who makes those around him better. We'll talk in April/May.

[relaxified]

I recently went to the Pope vs. Lovett game and noticed that many other lacrosse teams were there also. Westminister seemed to be the largest section until several left because it was cold and they didnt have enough blankets to go on top of their sweats.

Anyway I want to know from some of these teams if they were there to watch the arguably 2 best teams in the state, or if they were there to get a head start for their own games against Lovett.

If the latter I would suggest saving gas by not going to future games because Lovett is currently a dominate force in GA lax and I believe unable to be defeated by miniscule teams such as Alpharetta, Westminister (with or without Noonan), Lassiter, Harrison, and Holy Innocents.

Despite what others say, you are not the fat lady.

[Laxdad1]

Lovett 7/5 over SPX. Sounds like they had another close game.

[Attackalltheway]

holy innocents is about to be tested

BT is goin down hehe

[Laxdad1]

Walton wins. congradulations

[Bexican 408]

so basically whos going to stop alpharetta...if they beat lassiter, i think their only obstacle will be lovett and thats a long way away. Good luck to em, maybe an undefeated team this year?