Ga Lacrosse

[whslax09]

Hey all. I go to Whitewater High School. Were going to be playing our first year of varsity lacrosse this coming season. Just trying to find out where everyone in GA here is from. Also, who yall think will be top contenders for state.

[whslax09]

bumpin it up!

[LiquidMercury16]

I went to Chattahoochee for 2 years and Northview for 2 years when Northview was built. I have no clue as to who will be good though, I only come back for recruiting purposes anymore.

[ItalyLaxer11]

My guess is either pope or lassiter. I played a lot of people from those school at GTcamp, and they were pretty good. To bad woodward(my school) is terrible.

[kevLAXpro]

1 Lassiter, 2 wesminster, 3 Milton, 4 Lovett,5 McIntosh
GO CHIEFS

[whslax09]

ooh i see we got a little rivalry here kevLAX lol. im guessin you play for mcintosh? what # are you if you do?

[ItalyLaxer11]

1 Lassiter, 2 wesminster, 3 Milton, 4 Lovett,5 McIntosh
GO CHIEFS

Is this your opinion, or a preseason ranking?

[Sack Attack]

I'm guessing it's an opinion, but McIntosh will be good this year. Maybe not top 5 good but Top 7 or 8.

[ItalyLaxer11]

I'm guessing it's an opinion, but McIntosh will be good this year. Maybe not top 5 good but Top 7 or 8.

I agree i would put pope #5

[Tblax09]

Westminister looses something like 15 seniors so I would be careful putting them #2, but what do you think about Pace, they will be a suprise to the top 5 i think this year

[ItalyLaxer11]

Westminister looses something like 15 seniors so I would be careful putting them #2, but what do you think about Pace, they will be a suprise to the top 5 i think this year

Quite possible, do you go there?

[Middie07]

Dont forget about Harrison and Roswell, I think Roswell should have a really good chance to win state, they lost like 1 starter or something like that

[ItalyLaxer11]

Dont forget about Harrison and Roswell, I think Roswell should have a really good chance to win state, they lost like 1 starter or something like that

One of my friends plays middie for harrison and he's a beast, and roswell should have a good group of non-seniors contributing.

[rhslax25]

Our team this year will be almost entirely seniors. Michael Bender will be a force to reckon with next year, after scoring 91 points junior year.

[Middie07]

will the catalino brothers be a big part of that team at all?

[rhslax25]

They will be very good come senior year, and will play Varsity next year, but with all the seniors we have coming back, I doubt they will play over Bender, Griswold, or Frame.

[calc1454]

i hear that roswell and riverwood and harrison are going to be the best teams in the state. forget about all the teams that are good every year like lovett milton lassiter and westminster these other schools are forces to be reckoned with like michael bender - one of the sickest players i have ever seen play. except for the brothers of course.

[calc1454]

anyways since we know who will be the best teams. Who do yall think will be the 3 best defenders in the state? and the best 3 attackmen?

[Middie07]

Best D- Eric Soto(Pope), Philip Georgakakos(HIES),Mike Peterson(Lovett), David Litton(Roswell), and Hammock from Lassiter. No order all of them are really good though.
Best Attack- Seth Erickson(lassiter), Michael Bender(Roswell), Owen Green(Lovett), and TJ Kenary(Milton).. Also is Davis Lukens a rising Senior..If so he is the best. Also, no order to that though.

[rhslax25]

Attack: Bender, Erickson, Kenary? Don't really pay too much attention.

Defense: Me, Myself, and I.

:D

[AttackMan17]

In 2009 and 2010...Hooch will be pretty good. We have alot of talent on JV right now. So, when the JV people are the varsity team...We shall 'pwn'.

[calc1454]

agreed hooch is looking pretty sick. i have been watching their jv for ages and they look really good. but not as good as McIntosh the number one school for lacrosse in georgia

[B1ackout]

lassiter is looking good keeping many of their players especially there goalie who is a stud and many middies and attack who are all very talented players.

milton is looking very promising. even though they lost a lot of starters their depth will cover it and they have a very talented group of attackman including TJ Kenary. Also they will have Ben Hosteler back in goal the first team all state goalie.

From what i hear Lovett is keeping a lot of talented players and their coaches always create a good team.

Idk about the players on westminster but i know they have a great coaching staff which will help keep them good.

Roswell is a talented team idk if they will be in the top four but they will be a good team to play.

idk what yall mean about hooch though i have watched and played against them alot and they dont have the incredible jv team yall are talking about. they have a good team but not incredible

as for the rest of the teams harrison should be good and i have heard a lot of good things about mcintosh

[kevLAXpro]

McIntosh has a whole lot of depth in middies and attack and are starting to get really good at d. anyone think McIntosh will go all the way?

[Middie07]

They have a chance, but I really think Roswell will. I think the top teams are probably Roswell,Lassiter,Lovett,Milton,Harrison, and Mcintosh. What does every one else think?

[ItalyLaxer11]

Woodward, were going all the way baby, no questions asked! I feel bad for roswell, they lost one of there best up and coming middies(jake jackson) and I hear some of the rest of the junior hornets are leaving too.

[Middie07]

I am not so sure about woodward , they will make it too the play offs though considering they have the easiest region in the state

[rhslax25]

Woodward, were going all the way baby, no questions asked! I feel bad for roswell, they lost one of there best up and coming middies(jake jackson) and I hear some of the rest of the junior hornets are leaving too.

I guess not, because I have no clue who Jake Jackson is...

[ItalyLaxer11]

I guess not, because I have no clue who Jake Jackson is...

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

[rhslax25]

Oh sorry, didn't see the junior hornets part.

[ItalyLaxer11]

Oh sorry, didn't see the junior hornets part.

Hey, I remember seeing you play in the milton game last year, great game :thumbsup:

[rhslax25]

Hey, I remember seeing you play in the milton game last year, great game :thumbsup:

Thanks :)

Still can't believe we blew a 10-7 lead.

We did a little fun scrimmage against Trident last night.

[ItalyLaxer11]

We did a little fun scrimmage against Trident last night.

They any good this year?

[rhslax25]

Well we only had 12 people there, and we beat them pretty handily, but there are some good individual players.

[trickmaster1212]

my school is going varsity for the first year this year too.

the school - northgate

[ItalyLaxer11]

my school is going varsity for the first year this year too.

the school - northgate

Good luck, What region?

[Middie07]

I am on Trident, I wasnt there for that scrimmage, that was like a mix between the A and B team, that group is going to Annapolis for a Navy Team camp tomorrow

[rhslax25]

Oh. I just knew that it was the high school team.

[samuellee]

In 2009 and 2010...Hooch will be pretty good. We have alot of talent on JV right now. So, when the JV people are the varsity team...We shall 'pwn'.

hmm were you at the game on tuesday.
hooch vs sprayberry
hooch vs pope?

[Middie07]

yeah i doubt hooch will be good, when my middle school team played there middle school team(both of us were class of 2010) we beat the 19-1

[Middie07]

that was like 2 years ago though

[calc1454]

Personally i think that rhslax25 is one of the best lax players to come through georgia and if he does not know who you are then you are a no one.

[ItalyLaxer11]

They need to move Doublestixx north of Atlanta, I ended up not even going to most of the games because the drive was rediculous. Especially the 7pm games, you would always get either get atlanta rush hour traffic or 285 rush hour traffic. Both lame.

Try driving from Sandy Springs to college park for every home game and weekend practice in traffic, now that was hard.

[kevLAXpro]

try driving from peachtree city to alpheretta or gwinett

[whslax09]

hey do yall know about when they will post the schedule for the upcoming season?

[Attackalltheway]

Anyone playin double stixx fall lax?

[xsl3ee]

Anyone playin double stixx fall lax?

im playing doublestixx

[Attackalltheway]

im playing doublestixx

U with any school in particular? Im playing on the Holy innocents team

[cougarlax9]

anybody know mark or scott carter there pretty good

[Middie07]

No what grade are they in,what school, and how do you know them(jw about that cause i saw your from richmond)

[cougarlax9]

um i went to a camp with them there really good i dont know what school but i think its outside atlanta

[xsl3ee]

U with any school in particular? Im playing on the Holy innocents team

yeah with my school sprayberry

[JamLax]

all this talk about mcintosh? they are explosive offensively but defense...not good. their close D needs alot of work from last season and as for their clears...i assume that teams will figure out how to stop one beast from clearing the ball just himself and that will leave their team in all sorts of problems when they play teams like lovett, lassitter, westminster, etc.

Also, mcintosh won most of the games they should have but if they want to be even considered good, they need to play the better teams (in the state of GA). their 07 schedule was a joke compared to the rest of the top 10 teams in GA. They beat harrison which is big but I honestly dont see how a team can be considered good when the year before, they played a "B" schedule. Of the three top ten teams they played, they went 1-3. I think as soon as they play the top tier teams of GA, they will realize where they stand. I know that alot of them are on team GA but you cant substitute that for the coaching that a lovett, westminster, lassiter, or milton has.

McIntosh will light it up offensively but I see their coaching and defense being weak in big games.

[Attackalltheway]

yeah with my school sprayberry

O cool i just ran in a race with sparayberry yesterday lol

[rhslax25]

Personally i think that rhslax25 is one of the best lax players to come through georgia and if he does not know who you are then you are a no one.

thanks for clearing that up for everyone.

[calc1454]

Yeah anytime. I just call what i see.

[laxstar2323]

how long have you guys been playin in the GA????

[calc1454]

i started playing lax in 6th grade so for 4 or 5 years

[rhslax25]

who here is playing fall ball?

[Attackalltheway]

who here is playing fall ball?

Im playin this fall

[loganlax]

bagat or doublestixx....
looks like doublestixx is taking the cake in leagues right now. much better teams overall in that one IMO.

[kevLAXpro]

anybody know mark or scott carter there pretty good

scott's on team geargia with me
(BEAST FACE-OFF)

[ItalyLaxer11]

bagat or doublestixx....
looks like doublestixx is taking the cake in leagues right now. much better teams overall in that one IMO.

I'm doing Bagat, the league is so friggen' unorganized, I hate it...I was supposed to do doublestixx with the woodward team, but my dad had already signed me up for bagat...it sucks

[LAXMAN4614]

I want to know how the Bagataway League is unorganized...I have done it for the past few years and they do a great job all the games start and stop on time and plus this year we get to play on Lassiter's new turf field.

[farside]

Well it seems like the war between the 2 lax companies has started again.

One question if why is Lassiter playing in D Stixx instead of at their home field?

[split-to-roll]

with westminster, lovett, HIES, milton, and harrison playing at doublestixx... i dont see why they would want to play begat.

[rhslax25]

we're playing bagataway. :[

i wish we were doing doublestixx

[kmhsattack11]

where is all this pope stuff coming from. i mean come on... floods starting goalie. haha hj flood

[naderlax23]

what teams are you guys on. i'll look for ya. i'm on the mccallie team in bagataway.

[rhslax25]

we played you guys last weekend.

we're the red wings, or roswell.

[naderlax23]

we played you guys last weekend.

we're the red wings, or roswell.

man, we played terrible. you guys scored like seven goals in the first fifteen minutes. i was number 7

[Sack Attack]

man, we played terrible. you guys scored like seven goals in the first fifteen minutes. i was number 7

We played you as well. I'm on the Avalanche.

[ItalyLaxer11]

Is anybody here playin U-15 bagata? I'm #11 on the bayhawks

[naderlax23]

We played you as well. I'm on the Avalanche.

were you on the same team as that guy that i hit in the head. if so how's he doing

[Sack Attack]

were you on the same team as that guy that i hit in the head. if so how's he doing

I can't remember. We were the first team you guys played.

[naderlax23]

oh all right

[kevLAXpro]

Mcintosh is playing Lassiter this year and some top three team from tennessee

[split-to-roll]

McIntosh vs. Lassiter will be a big game for GA Lacrosse. It will be a good example of if the new up and coming teams in georgia (i.e. Roswell, McIntosh, Northview) can beat the big guns (Lassiter, Westminster, Lovett).

As for right now, i will go with Lassiter. I dont think McIntosh can stop Griffin.

[rhslax25]

we'll have a pretty awesome 4 game stretch during the season.

in 4 games we play milton, lassiter, montgomery bell (TN), and northview.

[ItalyLaxer11]

McIntosh vs. Lassiter will be a big game for GA Lacrosse. It will be a good example of if the new up and coming teams in georgia (i.e. Roswell, McIntosh, Northview) can beat the big guns (Lassiter, Westminster, Lovett).

As for right now, i will go with Lassiter. I dont think McIntosh can stop Griffin.

Speaking of big guns, I've been playing A LOT with the u-15 lovett and westminster kids, and i'm not that impressed...it almost seems that football has really fully taken over those schools and there programs have suffered IMO, the next few years of GA lacrosse will be interesting, but the U-15 roswell and Milton team's are RIDICULOUS

[Middie07]

every one is forgetting about Harrison, and lovett always has a bad middle school team, but the always find a way to be good. i wouldnt count them out yet..

[ItalyLaxer11]

Harrison's got some crazy middies, they'll be good....

[split-to-roll]

Dont worry. i dont think anyone has forgotten about Harrison, it's just that IMO they have already established themselves as a top tier team. With Pace on the decline as of late i would put Lovett, Lassiter, Harrison, Milton, and Westminster as the elite teams. I will also agree that Harrison's JV team this year was sick.

Like I said earlier though, the tides are beginning to turn in GA lacrosse. This upcoming season I can easily see those teams losing to someone else outside of that group of 5.

As for Westminster and Lovett not being as impressive at the U-15, I wouldn't look too far into it. Westminster and Lovett probably have the two top coaches in the state. while they may not be the most dominate players when they are young, when they get to the varsity level they run some pretty advanced schemes/plays that are tough to beat. but hey, who knows. I am just excited to see what happens this year.

[Attackalltheway]

Anyone ever heard of Philip Georgakokus? he plays on my lax team at HI

[Tblax09]

Pace will not be on the decline this year. Last year they suffered because of a loss of players/lack of experience (played a lot of true freshmen) but they will bounce back this year twice as good as the team they were last year. Everyone will be suprised by the way they play.

And yes I have heard of Philip Georgakokus but besides him what other seniors and juniors will HI have to have a quality team this year. Look at their region (Pace, Westminister, and HI all together) One of those teams will not make it and Westminister lost 15 seniors which does not help

[Sack Attack]

I'm not exactly sure why so many of you are saying Pace is on the decline after one bad season (where they played the hardest schedule in the state)?

[split-to-roll]

IMO that Pace has been on a bit of a decline over the past few seasons. They haven't beaten lassiter, westminster, or lovett in like 5 years. yes they had a very tough schedule this year but going 8-8 and getting blown out by westminster, lassiter, and harrison makes me think they are on the decline. i like pace but it looks like they might have another rough season. They are still a very strong team but i wouldnt put them at elite status after last spring.

[AttackMan17]

I've decided that chattahoochee is pretty much screwed.

[loganlax]

my team just signed up for the Georgia Tech 7v7.... varsity division
anyone else going?
i had a fun last year. 7v7 is great

[rhslax25]

I've decided that chattahoochee is pretty much screwed.

explain.

fsdfsdfdsf

[AttackMan17]

ACtually on varsity i dont know...But im pretty sure the JV team for fall league blows. Im not playing on the fall league, I forgot to sign up.

[gclark94]

Does anyone know any thing about clubteams

[naderlax23]

Try driving from Sandy Springs to college park for every home game and weekend practice in traffic, now that was hard.:for some reason, every time i check this thread, this post is the last one :ahhno:

[CSlax06]

ACtually on varsity i dont know...But im pretty sure the JV team for fall league blows. Im not playing on the fall league, I forgot to sign up.

Talk to the coach, Im sure he will let you play.

[ATLredgoalie55]

my team just signed up for the Georgia Tech 7v7.... varsity division
anyone else going?
i had a fun last year. 7v7 is great

yeah, we're the blazers. we should make it rain.

[rhslax25]

dead thread

[Tblax09]

Yes, a very dead thread.....
Are there any big names going to the Georgia Tech 7 vs 7 in december....

[ATLredgoalie55]

Yeah i wish this thing would get going again.

As for big names I haven't heard any. I'm not sure if there was any last year, but you never know.

[samk312]

Yeah i wish this thing would get going again.

As for big names I haven't heard any. I'm not sure if there was any last year, but you never know.


this upcoming weekend is the JV tourney, so I'm not sure about "big" names.

I remember last year that at the varsity tourney, the competition was really good.

[GAlax3]

blazers are gonna make it rain at 7v7 next week.

[laxmann1993]

Is anyone doing Bagataway indoor?

[GoalieBen1]

Yes, a very dead thread.....
Are there any big names going to the Georgia Tech 7 vs 7 in december....


I think our team's the shockers, but we should be good. We have mostly milton players which include me(Hosteter) TJ Kenary, Kevin Reed and a few others. Im not %100 sure but i think we got a few good players from other teams on our team, ie: lassiter, lovett, pope.

[ItalyLaxer11]

Is anyone doing Bagataway indoor?

i'm doin it, its hella fun...what team are you?

[laxmann1993]

i'm doin it, its hella fun...what team are you?

I'm on the Sting JV team, we are Centennial/West Forsyth. What team are you on?

[ItalyLaxer11]

I'm on the lizards, not sure if were the same age group as ya'll? u15?

[laxmann1993]

Oh, thats a different league. Do you play at the Silverback's Center?

[mullengoal141]

this is a dead thread, but perhaps i can excite it a little bit.

what if i told you this spring a nice NCAA division 1 game would be played in the ATL?

[split-to-roll]

Notre Dame vs. Dartmouth @ Lovett perhaps?

[david8072]

hmm were you at the game on tuesday.
hooch vs sprayberry
hooch vs pope?
pwn? wow noob irl lmao
o

[ItalyLaxer11]

Notre Dame vs. Dartmouth @ Lovett perhaps?

bingo, who's going?
Edit: cause I am

[mullengoal141]

bingo, who's going?
Edit: cause I am

i'll be there. for sure.

easily.

probably working.

bah...

[laxmann1993]

Notre Dame vs. Dartmouth @ Lovett perhaps?

I'm going to bethere. Tickets are something like $10.

[split-to-roll]

i will definitely be there. we will finally see how neil hicks plays vs. people who are better than him.

[kevLAXpro]

lets go back to high school lacrosse, McIntosh has won the championship of all three tournaments we've been in (Turkey Shootout; McIntosh 13 - Harrison 8/ Summer Sizzler; too long ago for me to remember the score but we won the championship/ Bagataway Fall Ball; Don't remember the score but we beat Alpharetta) so, besides Lassiter, is McIntosh the team to beat this year?

and by the way, our defense is BAMF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[split-to-roll]

McIntosh and Pope have certainly had some excellent off seasons in terms of fall tournaments. Congratulations to both of you guys, yall have really turned it on. I am not sure if i am ready to call them the team to beat though based off of fall league play. IMO fall leagues and tournaments are just not the same as a good ol mid season game in the spring.

for the team to beat, i would say its the defending champion (westminster) until someone proves they dont deserve it. I am not sure what they are returning (has anybody seen them play? any noteable players?) but i will give them the benefit of the doubt until spring ball starts. We will see how life after cranshaw treats them very soon.

[ATLredgoalie55]

McIntosh and Pope have certainly had some excellent off seasons in terms of fall tournaments. Congratulations to both of you guys, yall have really turned it on. I am not sure if i am ready to call them the team to beat though based off of fall league play. IMO fall leagues and tournaments are just not the same as a good ol mid season game in the spring.

for the team to beat, i would say its the defending champion (westminster) until someone proves they dont deserve it. I am not sure what they are returning (has anybody seen them play? any noteable players?) but i will give them the benefit of the doubt until spring ball starts. We will see how life after cranshaw treats them very soon.

McIntosh definently has an offense that can put up crazy numbers. Their defense on the other hand doesn't quite match up as well.

As for Westminster, I really am uncertain. Didn't they graduate a lot?

[I got man!]

yeah they lost like a duz n

[I got man!]

naderlax23 - chg your display mode to Linear

[kevLAXpro]

McIntosh and Pope have certainly had some excellent off seasons in terms of fall tournaments. Congratulations to both of you guys, yall have really turned it on. I am not sure if i am ready to call them the team to beat though based off of fall league play. IMO fall leagues and tournaments are just not the same as a good ol mid season game in the spring.

for the team to beat, i would say its the defending champion (westminster) until someone proves they dont deserve it. I am not sure what they are returning (has anybody seen them play? any noteable players?) but i will give them the benefit of the doubt until spring ball starts. We will see how life after cranshaw treats them very soon.

McIntosh definatly beat westminster in the Turkey Shootout. We also beat Pope

[Statman]

How'd McIntosh fare against the Trojans

[Tblax09]

I can agree that McIntosh and Lassister are teams to beat this year and McIntosh's fall ball has showed that they are going to compete this year with the top schools, but fall ball does not show the top teams in georgia by any means. You can not forget that Georgia is a football and basketball dominant school over lacrosse(sadly) but we will know by the first few weeks of the season which teams will be most surprising and legit. On a lighter note.... Who do you think has the toughest schedule in Georgia this year... Without doubt the Westminister, Pace, H.I region will be the hardest...

[JamLax]

lets go back to high school lacrosse, McIntosh has won the championship of all three tournaments we've been in (Turkey Shootout; McIntosh 13 - Harrison 8/ Summer Sizzler; too long ago for me to remember the score but we won the championship/ Bagataway Fall Ball; Don't remember the score but we beat Alpharetta) so, besides Lassiter, is McIntosh the team to beat this year?

and by the way, our defense is BAMF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

McIntosh's offense will be good, no question, but their D will be holding them back from contending with the Top 8 of GA. Their clears consists of handing the ball off to a D-Pole (a beast) and letting him run down the sideline, that was the only clear they ran against us and it barely worked. When McIntosh runs up against a good team (I hope their coach decided to play some decent teams this year cause their 07 schedule was an absolute joke) they will know how to beat the clear. Also their close D was average at best. All this talk about Mcintosh being a top team this year? They may have some studs at attack but lets be honest, their 07 schedule only had 3 top teams. A lovett, lassiter, milton etc plays a loaded schedule and consistently wins each game to prove their ranking. So...McIntosh is a pretender until they win(/play) against top teams in GA (and not just 3 spread through out the season)


Off-season tournaments and leagues are fun and aimed to keep your skills at a high level...but for anyone to take them seriously enough to think thats how it will be in the spring is heavily mistaken. When spring time rolls around, every player will be at every game with a full weeks of practice behind them AND their mind on lacrosse.

[ATLredgoalie55]

McIntosh's offense will be good, no question, but their D will be holding them back from contending with the Top 8 of GA. Their clears consists of handing the ball off to a D-Pole (a beast) and letting him run down the sideline, that was the only clear they ran against us and it barely worked. When McIntosh runs up against a good team (I hope their coach decided to play some decent teams this year cause their 07 schedule was an absolute joke) they will know how to beat the clear. Also their close D was average at best. All this talk about Mcintosh being a top team this year? They may have some studs at attack but lets be honest, their 07 schedule only had 3 top teams. A lovett, lassiter, milton etc plays a loaded schedule and consistently wins each game to prove their ranking. So...McIntosh is a pretender until they win(/play) against top teams in GA (and not just 3 spread through out the season)


Off-season tournaments and leagues are fun and aimed to keep your skills at a high level...but for anyone to take them seriously enough to think thats how it will be in the spring is heavily mistaken. When spring time rolls around, every player will be at every game with a full weeks of practice behind them AND their mind on lacrosse.


^Could not have been said better...

There were a couple technicalities in the turkey shoot as well.
Pope beat alpharetta, alpharetta beat McIntosh, and McIntosh beat pope. After everyone having one loss McIntosh moved on to the finals. It was questionable especially since there really was no distinct bracket at the Turkey Shoot.

[kevLAXpro]

but we beat alpharetta in the baggataway league in the championship

[galax2009]

the baggataway league fall lacrosse league wont decide how the teams will do during the spring. all schools dont have their entire teams during the fall league and summer games due to football as well as people not wanting to wake up that early. fall and summer leagues and even the turkey shootout is a time for players to get their sticks back out have fun. the spring will be completely different once teams have been through weeks of practice.

as far as best teams in the state....lassiter and lovett will be solid every year but dont be quick to count out the defending state champions westminster. although they lost many players (i think over a dozen?) their coach always fields a tough team. the spring should be interesting

[ATLredgoalie55]

but we beat alpharetta in the baggataway league in the championship

True, but alpharetta's constant isoing isn't as affective in 10 on 10. Also i don't believe lassiter or an affective lovett team was even involved in these baggataway leagues were they? lassiter played doublestixx though, i know that much.

[Tblax09]

Okay, just to get another conversation going on this thread....
Top 3 teams of this year (My predictions are Lassister, Harrison, and Milton)
Most surprising team (Pace/ McIntosh)
Most upsetting team (Westminister) they will still be good and make it to the play offs but not half as strong as last year

And should there be a break soon between private and public schools for lacrosse?
I think so, because it is starting to get unfair as to the number of athletes that public schools can pick from and you see single A private schools going up against huge 5A power houses.

[Laxdad1]

All u guys talk about is Bagataway fallball, well I think Doublesticks was a very tough league. Springtime is lax time in Georgia and the top teams will more than likely be the same old bunch, until someone steps up and knocks them off. Lovett and Westminster have the 2 best coaches in the state by far. They adjust their coaching to the strength of their players and they know how to adjust during the heat of the game. Lassiter has a lot of talent. There feeder program is very good. Guys who have been playing together for six years are now starting to reach high school. Last years jv went undefeated with two main players suspended for the year and one 9th grader on the varsity. Attack, the D,and goalkeeping will be strong, midfield with Lamey and that Shriner kid will be more than adequate. Milton will always be tough, Harrison will be in there. I feel they will be a little young, but they have alot of enthusiasm, sometimes misdirected, as witnessed at GT this past July. Pope looks like they maybe a comer, along with McIntosh. Hies, Pace, and Alpha. have to prove themselves. Don't count out Roswell, they have good atheletes. I quess what I'm saying is its going to be another awesome year of Ga high school lax and we should all hope that everyone displays the highest form of competition and sportsmanship which this great game deserves

[split-to-roll]

And should there be a break soon between private and public schools for lacrosse?
I think so, because it is starting to get unfair as to the number of athletes that public schools can pick from and you see single A private schools going up against huge 5A power houses.

while it can be unfair for the smaller private schools to compete against the larger public schools i doubt it will be changed anytime soon. lovett, westminster, and pace have probably won the state championship 6.5 of the last 8 years (the lovett/lassiter tie). With the private schools winning it every year there doesnt really seem to be a need to change it.

[Raiderslax911]

Riverwood is gonna be good this year.

[split-to-roll]

Okay, just to get another conversation going on this thread....
Top 3 teams of this year (My predictions are Lassister, Harrison, and Milton)
Most surprising team (Pace/ McIntosh)
Most upsetting team (Westminister) they will still be good and make it to the play offs but not half as strong as last year



i agree with lassiter and harrison, not so sure about milton. they lost a ton of seniors this year and while hostetler and kenary are sick, i am not sure what else they have over there. Lassiter lost a few but will still return griffin, ax, and seth. I would look to them as a preseason number one. Harrison will have a hard time replacing kolodey on defense but that freshman goalie they had last year should be able to handle it. I am not sure who else would be a top 3 team. lovett lost 2 AA's but i have to include buckzeks (sp?) boys in the top.

most surprising team i am gonna have to go with pope and mcintosh. the mcintosh offense is gonna put up some gaudy numbers this year and pope's defense led by flood and soto is gonna be pretty stingy.

as for a let down team, i wont pull the plug on westminster just yet. as someone mentioned earlier they have one of the best coaches in georgia and will probably have them playing well during the spring. i want to give this one to milton because of their losses but they should be fine too.

[ItalyLaxer11]

Speaking off milton, I just want ya'll to know that their jv and middle teams are absolutely crazy. I played a lot of their players in the fall and all i can say is wow, we gonna have a lot to deal with in the future

[ATLredgoalie55]

Seth Erikson is questionable for lassiter, any word about if he's allowed to play or not?

[kmhsattack11]

real cool flood, trying to sound all smart... "questionable" nice big word.
we all know youre not gonna graduate so just SHUTUP and maybe come to work every once in a while.

anyway, i agree with the top three predictions. harrison is gonna be sick, the only team possibly posing a threat to them is of course kennesaw mountain

[GoalieBen1]

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.

[SHSlax4]

hmm were you at the game on tuesday.
hooch vs sprayberry
hooch vs pope?


im on sprayberry, we are going to surprise the state if you ask me, yes i know im biased, but hey who can blame me?

[calc1454]

ok first of all fall ball does not mean anything there are plenty ofA, AA, and AAA teams that do not have good fall ball teams because of football.

My predictions for the best three teams are going to be Lovett, Milton and Lassiter, and Harrison. I do not know anything about McIntosh. Best defense i would probably say Lovett or Pope.

And Seth is questionable? for what? grades?

[ATLredgoalie55]

no not for grades, something with legal issues. I don't want to spread any rumors, but i know he got into some trouble and no one really knows what's going to happen for come spring season.

[ATLredgoalie55]

and to jungles (kmhs attack):

stop being fat...

[Sack Attack]

while it can be unfair for the smaller private schools to compete against the larger public schools i doubt it will be changed anytime soon. lovett, westminster, and pace have probably won the state championship 6.5 of the last 8 years (the lovett/lassiter tie). With the private schools winning it every year there doesnt really seem to be a need to change it.

Well, Pace has never won the championship so really it's Lovett/Westminster.

P.S. It would be great if McIntosh didn't schedule the local YMCA for the majority of their games this season... Last season their schedule was a joke.

[split-to-roll]

Well, Pace has never won the championship so really it's Lovett/Westminster.



o yea thats right my bad. for some reason i thought they won in '00 or '01 but lovett took both of those years.

[calc1454]

Predictions for this year:

Best LSM?
Best 3 defenders in state?
Best 3 Attackmen in state?
Best 3 Middies in state?

Also is Milton going to be good considering they lost pretty much all their starters except for Kenary and Goalie and Kevin.

My Predictions:
Best LSM - ?
Best 3 defenders - soto (pope), peterson (lovett), and do not know last one but i am just going to say other lovett defender because do not know anyone else.
Best 3 attackmen - green(lovett), kenary(milton), and ?
Best 3 middies - mustowi(alpharetta), that middie from Lassiter, ?

[split-to-roll]

Predictions for this year:

Best LSM?
Best 3 defenders in state?
Best 3 Attackmen in state?
Best 3 Middies in state?

Also is Milton going to be good considering they lost pretty much all their starters except for Kenary and Goalie and Kevin.

My Predictions:
Best LSM - ?
Best 3 defenders - soto (pope), peterson (lovett), and do not know last one but i am just going to say other lovett defender because do not know anyone else.
Best 3 attackmen - green(lovett), kenary(milton), and ?
Best 3 middies - mustowi(alpharetta), that middie from Lassiter, ?

IMO

LSM- its hard to tell preseason since a lot of coaches switch out who plays LSM and who plays close D in the off season.

Defenders- Eric Soto, Mike Peterson, Philip Georgakakos. no questions in my mind

Attackmen- Davis Lukens, Owen Green, and not sure about the last spot. cant decide between kenary/bender/erikson.

Middies- Nick Rhodes (definitely), Griffin Lamie, not sure on last one, i have never seen Mostowy play.

Goalie- i guess i will stick with Axford.

[Tblax09]

To add to the list.....
LSM- Williams from Lovett, if he still plays LSM with the loss of some key poles like Cain last year
Then Close D there is a defender at roswell, not sure of his name but he is good, and hies pole, georgeikos, or something like that, sorry about spelling, but he is good but plays for a team that isnt
Attackmen, Green, Kenary, and i agree that the third spot is up for grabs
Middies, Mustowi is a no question, Nick Rhodes who was an All american his junior year, and maybe a kid from lassister or lovett

[mullengoal141]

no not for grades, something with legal issues. I don't want to spread any rumors, but i know he got into some trouble and no one really knows what's going to happen for come spring season.

as far as i heard... he's done. if i remember correctly if you get ivolved in what he got involved in you aren't allowed to play for one whole season... so....

and jungles is nowhere near fat... he's like... skin and bone... mostly bone...

[theking2]

is there anyone from lassiter here that can tell us anything about the eligibility of seth, or what exactly happened?

[Sack Attack]

I'd like to know this as well.

[galax2009]

Best LSM- Williams (lovett), Hale (westminster) not sure who else

Best attack- green (lovett), kenary (milton), ball (westminster)

Best midfield- lame (lassiter), rhodes (pace), dont know about third...not mostowy he is not that good....reed (lassiter) maybe?

Best defense- soto (pope), peterson (lovett) the third is up for grabs i would say seiler (westminster) or georgakakos (HIES)

Goalie- either Noonan (westminster) miltons goalie (cant spell last name ben someone) or axford (lassiter)

[ItalyLaxer11]

Best LSM- Williams (lovett), Hale (westminster) not sure who else

Best attack- green (lovett), kenary (milton), ball (westminster)

Best midfield- lame (lassiter), rhodes (pace), dont know about third...not mostowy he is not that good....reed (lassiter) maybe?

Best defense- soto (pope), peterson (lovett) the third is up for grabs i would say seiler (westminster) or georgakakos (HIES)

Goalie- either Noonan (westminster) miltons goalie (cant spell last name ben someone) or axford (lassiter)

Hale is a great guy, i'm good friends with his little brother and he has coached me before. Amazing player also
As for goalies, what about busby of woodward? I know i know, its my own school, but this guy is still friggen crazy. I just thought he should be put inot the consideration

[GA LAX #7]

Here are my predictions:

LSM- (This is almost impossible to tell. Any LSM from last year could be playing close D now and vice versa.) As a result, i'm just going to list what I think are the top poles in the state- Peterson: Lovett, Sieler: Westminster, Hale: Westminster, Georgiakakas: (spelling?) Holy Innocents, Soto: Pope and Farshey: (spelling?) Alpharetta.

The attackmen are much easier to choose from. Green: Lovett, Kenery: Milton, Ball: Lovett. Look out for the attackmen from Alpharetta as well as McIntosh. They're small and quick with sick stick skills.

Midfield is another hard one to pick. Griffen: Lasiter will be sick this year. I saw someone comment on Mostowy: Alpharetta. He's pretty good and has the whole package but I don't really see him as a top middie.

None of the three best goalies graduated last year. Ben: Milton, Axe: Lassiter and Noonan: Westminster. I think the fact that Noonan gave up 3.8 goals a game last year for Westminster says it all.

[GA LAX #7]

I forgot Rhodes from Pace at Midfield. My bad. He has a work ethic like noone I've ever seen.

[calc1454]

Oh whats all this stuff about McIntosh being good. I just got done with football so i never got to play in fall ball lax.

How is it that they are going to be good?
Have they ever played a state powerhouse team such as: Milton, Lovett, Lassiter, and Westminster (but not this year)?
I do not believe that i can judge them until i see them play a good team that is not in Fall Ball (which does not judge anything for the season).

[kmhsattack11]

ok can we please settle something right now for me? what is HIES? i think we"ve played them a couple times in bagataway but ive gone over every possible acronym for a school in GA ive heard of and i cant figure out what HIES stands

[JamLax]

Best LSM- Williams (lovett), Hale (westminster) not sure who else

Best attack- green (lovett), kenary (milton), ball (westminster)

Best midfield- lame (lassiter), rhodes (pace), dont know about third...not mostowy he is not that good....reed (lassiter) maybe?

Best defense- soto (pope), peterson (lovett) the third is up for grabs i would say seiler (westminster) or georgakakos (HIES)

Goalie- either Noonan (westminster) miltons goalie (cant spell last name ben someone) or axford (lassiter)

I'm guessing you live in the buckhead area...

Oh whats all this stuff about McIntosh being good. I just got done with football so i never got to play in fall ball lax.

How is it that they are going to be good?
Have they ever played a state powerhouse team such as: Milton, Lovett, Lassiter, and Westminster (but not this year)?
I do not believe that i can judge them until i see them play a good team that is not in Fall Ball (which does not judge anything for the season).

Yes we have came to a collective census that McIntosh is absolutely nothing until they play a legit team more than twice. + See my post above.

ok can we please settle something right now for me? what is HIES? i think we"ve played them a couple times in bagataway but ive gone over every possible acronym for a school in GA ive heard of and i cant figure out what HIES stands


Holy Innocents Episcopal School

[galax2009]

Jamlax: is pope, lassiter, or milton in buckhead?

[ItalyLaxer11]

Jamlax: is pope, lassiter, or milton in buckhead?

I think milton is, but don't hold me to this....lassiter's in roswell, and i know pope isn't anywhere near buckhead

[JamLax]

Jamlax: is pope, lassiter, or milton in buckhead?

No but 9 people you mentioned are and I know they are good but I'm sure there are people outside the buckhead private schools that are good too. (nothing against those schools btw cause they are all top teams/schools in GA)

[ny2galax37]

The Roswell longpole is David Litton (3rd Team All-State last year). He had an outstanding summer with Team Trident. Don't overlook defensemen Scott Ratliff from Walton or Phil Hammock from Lassiter. Michael Bender is, without question, one of the top 3 attackmen in the state of GA, and Andrew Gleason (Roswell) and Garrett Lee (MacIntosh) are studs at midfield. Also, the Ward brothers of MacIntosh deserve recognition.

[psychoT]

The Roswell longpole is David Litton (3rd Team All-State last year). He had an outstanding summer with Team Trident. Don't overlook defensemen Scott Ratliff from Walton or Phil Hammock from Lassiter. Michael Bender is, without question, one of the top 3 attackmen in the state of GA, and Andrew Gleason (Roswell) and Garrett Lee (MacIntosh) are studs at midfield. Also, the Ward brothers of MacIntosh deserve recognition.

haha i see your point about buckhead Jamlax. pretty easy to tell when someone is a buckhead-private school follower vs. a roswell/alpharetta-public school fan.

[Laxdad1]

March 1, 2007, MacIntosh plays Lassiter at the new Frank stadium. A little early in the season for both teams. Milton is in Milton, Ga. or Alpharetta, and Pope is in East Cobb, along with Lassiter, and Walton. FYI.

[Laxdad1]

That's 2008, sorry.

[galax2009]

Jamlax: i understand what you are saying but everyone from westminster, lovett, and pace that i mentioned in there deserve to be there. milton has some good players as well as pope and lassiter like i said but i want to see the mcintosh players play against legit teams before people start saying how good they are. anyone can rack up stats against teams like etowah, south forysth, and starr's mill...not too good of competition if you ask me

[galax2009]

ny2galax37: im not sure about lee

[GA LAX #7]

I've played with Garrett Lee sometimes out of McIntosh. He is pretty good. I dont quiet know why... but he is.

And it's a valaid point. I know I dont really go outside of Buckhead to watch games so I guess as a result the majority of my top players was in the Buckhead area. It's just that those are usually the power teams. While teams like Roswell, Alpharetta ect. are good, it's just so much easier to get noticed when you win alot of games for a team like Westminster, Lovett, Lassitter ect.

[Laxdad1]

I was ..just glancing at schedules and I happened to see McIntosh's. I noticed they had decided to play a worthy team north of Ga. A Tenn. team that last year defeated both our state champion and the runner up. So the strongest teams McIntosh faces this upcoming year are Mccallie, Lassiter, Pope, Northview and Pope. Oh, by the way, congradulations Pope. You are playing 3 North carolina teams, 2 of which are usually very strong, anf then come home and have to face Lassiter. I quess the teams that get stronger seem to seek out the toughest schedules. Strength of schedule does mean something.

[galax2009]

Good point, it will be interesting to see how McIntosh will fare this year against teams like McCallie and Lassiter. I guess we will see if there attack is as good as people say or if they are just able to rack up points against weaker teams.

[Tblax09]

Sorry to ask about old posts, but does anyone know about the eligibility of Seth this year at Lassister, or what happened to him?

[samk312]

for best attack, what about stanton from alpharetta?

and best middies, rhodes definiately deserves to be there.

[ATLredgoalie55]

Tblax:
from what i've heard there's no definite outcome on whether he's going to play or not. Hearing from people at lassiter that seems to be the situation over there seems to be no one really knows.

[Mr Magoo]

Just an observation:

The North Fulton Schools east of Ga 400 are facing an uphill battle right now in terms of competing with the rest of the main powers in the metro area and even Milton which is just on the other side of the highway. With the construction of so many high schools so close to each other the talent pools available for each team is shrinking year by year. A new high school is being built about two miles from Northview further down 141.

This poses an interesting challenge for these teams because coaching and schemes will become increasingly important as the pool of talented individual players decreases for each school. Even though it may be rough, I feel it will be better in the long run because many teams in the North Fulton area have recently been putting all of their chips behind a few talented players and ignoring the team concept and the quality of play from these teams reflects that.

Teams such as Westminister, Pace, and Lovett have always fielded competitive teams and have won numerous state titles with smaller pools of student-athletes to draw from. The primary reason for this is coaching and getting the players to buy in to a TEAM concept.

Hopefully the teams up in North Fulton can realize this, adjust to the situation and begin to become more competitive.

[calc1454]

I do not know about that. All i know about is how sick McIntosh is supposed to be. I read over this forum and it is ridiculous how much people are saying that McIntosh is going to be good and all this S@#T. Not trying to be a put down but a program can not turn from bad to amazing in one year, and i am sick about reading of it. Im sure they will have a decent season this year but they will not be State Champions or anything of that sort. I am sorry to be so negative but i believe it is true. To base your season off a fall league is just ridiculous.

Oh and what schools is it that you are talking about 'Mr Magoo'?

[Mr Magoo]

My point was not to single out any teams specifically it was more just to provoke some thought and encourage discussion.

[Raiderslax911]

Riverwood is becoming stronger every year. i know people look at us as a joke, but i htink we could pull soem big upsets this year

[galax2009]

i think it will be hard for riverwood to go from terrible to "pulling some big upsets"

[Laxdad1]

I feel Mr. Magoo has a valid point. My Point is that Northview, Alpharetta, Chatahoochee, Riverwood have been around for a while and they have been average lax schools at their best. The lack of quality coaching and the late development of feeder programs have been the problem. Guys who will be playing on the same high school teams should be in feeder programs playing together from the 4th grade. For years I heard parents say that the Jr. Lassiter Trojans were from all over the place, like an all-star team, not true, you have to live in the Lassiter district to play on that team. People, especially, parents, spread rumors, that are wrong, just looking for excuses for why their kid's team got beat. The most important thing a kid can do is practice, practice, practice, especially with you off hand. If you can't catch and throw with both hands, you're going nowhere in this game. Seek out the best coaching you can find. Go to the best lax camps you can. I've heard they are already building a new high school within 3 miles of Milton. Is this true? Anyway, u guys should stick up for your own teams, but at the same time, get a reality check. Until, you go to Tenn, Maryland, North Carolina,Fla. and play Westminster, Lovett, Lassiter, Milton,Pace, Roswell(don't get bent because I left your team out)year in and and year out your team may get better but may not get to that next step it takes to make it through the playoffs.
















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[Statman]

Laxdad,

You sound like a well-seasoned veteran. What's your thoughts on 2008 JTL campaign?

[Raiderslax911]

Hey, how many of ya'll are doin the team GA tryout on sunday? and do oyu know where they are gonna be? and which team are you trying for? the black of red or jr.?

[Tblax09]

if you look on bagataway's website you can see that the team georgia tryouts are at the Atlanta Falcons Training Complex - Indoor field.... does anyone know where that is... Cause if it is the one in flowery branch that could be a drive out for some people.... It will be interesting to see who shows up for the tryouts though, and if anyone is not a bagataway fan, or supersouth for that sake, what do you think about gary gait coming to help coach it this year. Thats a big name especially to spend a week in a camp that does not usually show too much tallent

[Raiderslax911]

if you look on bagataway's website you can see that the team georgia tryouts are at the Atlanta Falcons Training Complex - Indoor field.... does anyone know where that is... Cause if it is the one in flowery branch that could be a drive out for some people.... It will be interesting to see who shows up for the tryouts though, and if anyone is not a bagataway fan, or supersouth for that sake, what do you think about gary gait coming to help coach it this year. Thats a big name especially to spend a week in a camp that does not usually show too much tallent yeah where is that? , i'm excited for it though

[Laxdad1]

When it comes to lax in the summer, what are the options u guys have? It seems that all u talk about is Team Georgia, "Bagataway ball". Are there alternatives? Wow, how much personal attention are u going to get from Gait? Looks like a reason Bagataway will charge more for Team Ga, like your parents don't pay enough. I'd like one of u Team Ga vets to tell me exactly what summer tournaments you went to? Did u go to Baltimore, or New Jersey, or Fla, or Texas? How many guys were on your team? Did you play alot in the games? I would really like to know.

[LAXMAN4614]

I have not played for Team Georgia but i know a bunch of players who have and this last year they went to Jersey-Shootout, TopLax TOurnment in Lancaster PA and Battle of the Hotbeds at Delaware University and they also went to a tournament in the fall up in New Hampshire that had something like 150-200 coaches. I know from experience that Battle of the Hotbeds is considered one of the top 4 or 5 recruiting camps in the nation. I would say they got a lots of looks from many different colleges from around the country. I also know from my friends that a few of them did not have to pay very much money to play on the team because Bagataway allows you to go out and get sponsorship so my friend got one of his dad's friends company to sponsor him so he did not pay very much to play in the team. For reference I look on the bagataway website there were about 50 kids on the roster split into two teams and I also know that some of the kids on that list decided not to play so you are looking at probably 40 or so kds on two teams. With 20 kids per team you get to play a lot when you have 3 to 4 games per day at some of these camps. Obviously there are other things out there like Team Trident and I think Coach Buceyk also had a team.

As far as getting personal attention at Bagataway Camps I have been to a few of them and you can get as much personal attention as you want. You just have to make the effort to ask one of the coaches. Last year I asked one of the Princeton players that were at camp to help me with my shooting ans he was more than happy to stay and give me some pointers. Bagataway is pretty good about bringing down good coaches whether or not the competition at the camp is good or not. That is just my take on things.

[red dragon]

Too bad Milton blew their only legitimate shot at winning it all. They will be lucky to finish in the top ten.

[red dragon]

You guys would have been in the running if Coach Cski didn't get rid of two highly qualified coaches. He replaced them with a guy who has his head so far in the past you guys will not no what hit you when you play the top teams. Alpharetta is going to crush you.

[Laxdad1]

I looked over Alpha schedule and its beefed up alot over last years. I see possibly 7 L's maybe more. U guys are playing alot of out of state teams which will be good. Good luck. I know Milton lost Tew, but they will still be tough. Thanks, Laxman, for responding about Team Ga. Did u go to all those tournaments? How did u do? Lovett's coach did put a team together, as well as Trident I understand.
Statman-- Don't know much about JTL this year. I saw them play four or five times last year. They had a very strong first line and a good goalie. Alot of speed. I imagine they will be pressed more this year because the middle school teams are improving overall. Gillman is playin Lovett on 3/19 at Lovett. Good game to see.

Who are the top five teams in Ga. this year?

[red dragon]

They also have a great goalie but you can never tell who is going to show each time he plays. I watched them a bunch last year and he was either on fire or in la la land. Milton has maybe two decent middies and not much on defense.

The top five teams, Lassiter, Harrison, Lovett, Westminster, Pope, with Alpharetta being the team no one watches too closely but they may surprise everyone. The top five are in no order, still to early to tell.

[red dragon]

Half of the previous reply didn't show up. Milton lost 12 seniors, most of them started or were 2nd team middies. An aggressive defense will drive their top attackman to X and he will stay their.

[woodstock10]

if you look on bagataway's website you can see that the team georgia tryouts are at the Atlanta Falcons Training Complex - Indoor field.... does anyone know where that is... Cause if it is the one in flowery branch that could be a drive out for some people.... It will be interesting to see who shows up for the tryouts though, and if anyone is not a bagataway fan, or supersouth for that sake, what do you think about gary gait coming to help coach it this year. Thats a big name especially to spend a week in a camp that does not usually show too much tallent

Tblax,
i know ill be at that team GA try out. i made Jr. team georgia and then we switched and merged the team with the copperheads.
so ill be there. its gonna be sick

[woodstock10]

Riverwood is becoming stronger every year. i know people look at us as a joke, but i htink we could pull soem big upsets this year

yeah right, riverwood is not very good. last year we ( woodstock ) beat you in riverwood. and that is when you had that # 7 longpole. now i dont think you do and you wont go anywhere. i watched you in the presbyterian tournament about a month or so back ( i was playing for copperheads ) and there were some good kids out there, but not enough talent to " pull some big upsets "

[calc1454]

Personally i believe that The Schenck School or The Speech School will go all the way this year because when i was playing at The Presbyterian Judea-Christian Open i saw some kids with a lot of talent and they happen to know the game very well. Im calling that Lovett, Lassiter, Westminister, and Milton (and i guess harrison) all to suck this year.

[JamLax]

Best Uniforms in the State?

1. Lovett (Always classic in their home or away, viking helmets)
2. Woodward (Their New Home Uni's in 07-white top/red shorts, sick cpx's)
3. Lassiter (Unique, distinguishable)

Honorable Mention - Chattahoochee, Pace (blue and white always looks good but loose the "PA" tube socks but stick with crew)

Worst

1. Centennial (Black and Blue?)
2. McIntosh (Small numbers, not a fan of their helmets either)
3. Westminster (get with the times, C-Pros?, not everyone had matching uniforms + so basic for state champs, upgrade needed)

Dishonorable Mention - Alpharetta

[keylimepie111]

They also have a great goalie but you can never tell who is going to show each time he plays. I watched them a bunch last year and he was either on fire or in la la land. Milton has maybe two decent middies and not much on defense.

The top five teams, Lassiter, Harrison, Lovett, Westminster, Pope, with Alpharetta being the team no one watches too closely but they may surprise everyone. The top five are in no order, still to early to tell.

Clearly red dragon does not know what is going on in ga lacrosse so if you could please refrain from ever typing on your computer again.That would be wonderful. I think everyone who read his post is dumber because of it.

Yes, Milton did lose a lot of players, but you clearly do not understand the amount of talented people that could not play because of the amount of those seniors. In fall ball they had a mid-fielder who was amazing a dodging and they still have Kevin Reid, and T.J. Kennary who both played as a sophomores so they're bound to get better.

P.S. Roswell will be good this year too and don't for get McIntosh in your list of top five and by the way Westminster lost a good number of seniors too.

[ItalyLaxer11]

Best Uniforms in the State?

1. Lovett (Always classic in their home or away, viking helmets)
2. Woodward (Their New Home Uni's in 07-white top/red shorts, sick cpx's)
3. Lassiter (Unique, distinguishable)

Honorable Mention - Chattahoochee, Pace (blue and white always looks good but loose the "PA" tube socks but stick with crew)

Worst

1. Centennial (Black and Blue?)
2. McIntosh (Small numbers, not a fan of their helmets either)
3. Westminster (get with the times, C-Pros?, not everyone had matching uniforms + so basic for state champs, upgrade needed)

Dishonorable Mention - Alpharetta

Hell's ya WA's uni's are tight, our team got custoom hypnos which were seriously off the chain, but we don't ave cpx's, most of the guys have triumphs. Also, someone metioned something about the copperheads merging with team Ga, Wat?

[LAXMAN4614]

Copperheads and Team GA did not merge just some of the Jr Georgia guys played with the copperheads from what I have heard from several people

[ItalyLaxer11]

Copperheads and Team GA did not merge just some of the Jr Georgia guys played with the copperheads from what I have heard from several people

Thats what i thought, cause a bunch of kids on my team play for cheads and they never mentioned any merge

[red dragon]

Keylime? If you are so knowledgable about lacrosse where do you think Kennary and the two middies will finish this year? It is hard enough to win with a solid team, ie last season, how will Milton compete with just a handful of experienced players. Too bad the other guys were not given the opportunity to plat last year. Oh, my mistake, they did get to play when Milton beat up on a first year team 28 - 0.

[keylimepie111]

While I'm not a Milton high school expert I know that they certainly will be better then you think. Last year I would say that they had the most talented team in the state but they did to not seem to click well. It seemed like they would make lots of rookie mistake like dropped passes. Also I'm positive that those kids will do fine regardless of playing time. There is something to be said for practicing against players like john tew, hostetler.

[jmclax14]

Red dragon, here is the low down on milton, if you think they blew their only chance of winning it all, you are wrong. Milton had the most depth in the state last year. Last season, their only scoring threat was Tew from midfield. This year with Reed and Campbell leading the midfield, not to mention countless others, there will be multiple scoring threats. On attack last season, their leading scorer, Kenary, was a sophomore, he is now a junior...and was first team all-state last year. They have Hostetler in goal...(first team all state), and their Defense is incredibly fast and athletic. Milton, just because they do not have Tew, doesn't mean they aren't good. They have tons of depth and will be much more team oriented this year. They are fast, athletic. and very talented. It should be fun to watch how they compete this season.

[calc1454]

Haha yea i hope Milton has a lot of depth; what are they 5A or 4A. If you have that many people in one high school, you better have a good amount of depth considering the amount of choices the coach has. That is why i think its amazing that one of the best teams in the state is a 2A school (Lovett). I am sure Milton will be good this year because they still do have that goalie, attackman, and kevin.

Actually many teams in the state will have a chance to win state. Its not always just Westminister, Lovett, Milton, and Lassiter, there is always a chance for a team to win state thats why its playoffs (what the BCS should move to because the BCS bowl games sucked this year) because every team that is on the bracket has a chance to win.

[split-to-roll]

Season starts in about a month. I am not sure if anyone is interested in doing a “power-rankings” each week like that Harrison Assistant Coach did last year. I am happy to do it as long as I have time. This can be my preseason rankings. Keep into account that these are just my opinion and are in no way official, you are welcome to debate me but I am just doing these for fun. If this causes too much controversy I will just stop. I can’t watch every game this spring but I will do my best to make good rankings.

****Preseason****

--Major Title Contenders---
1. Lassiter (15-4) – Lost to Westminster in the State Championship last year. Will return Seth Erickson A and Griffin Lamie M to lead the always potent Lassiter offense. With Mike Axford in the goal, the defense will easily be able to hold their own. Look for them to get up early and then cruise to victories. This will be a tough squad to contend with this year.

2. Lovett (14-4) – Lost to Harrison in the Quarterfinal last year. This team will be hurt by the loss of Andy Head, Tommy Moran, and Brad Cain. With Buckzek as coach, Lovett always seems to reload rather than rebuild. This will be a very talented defensive unit led by Mike Peterson D and Fraser Perrett G. I question their depth at attack and midfield. Owen Green A will be a force this year, but I am not sure who exactly is going to be his support.

3. Harrison (14-5) – Lost to Lassiter in the Semifinals. Harrison really vaulted onto the scene last year by beating Lovett in OT in the playoffs. This year could be more of a challenge without Chris Kolodey holding everyone’s best attackman to zero goals, but they will return enough to stay stable. Harrison has had a phenomenal JV team the last couple of years and they should be able to rebuild their team. For them to keep this number three ranking, Goalie Brock Galloway is going to need to step up to lead the defense.

---Minor Contenders---

4. Westminster (16-3) – Won State Championship against Lassiter. The defending state champions lost a lot of talent from last years (16-3) squad. Key returnees include first team all state goalie Tommy Noonan and Taylor Ball on attack. The offense did not put up very impressive numbers last year but had an amazing defense to grind out wins. This number 4 ranking might be dependent on Noonan putting up 20+ saves a game because I am not sure what else they have.

5. Milton (15-4) – Lost to Lassiter in Semifinals. Milton was not able to beat Lovett, Lassiter, or Westminster last year but played each one to the wire. They graduate a lot of seniors including all everything John Tew. Goalie Ben Hostetler and Attack TJ Kenary will have to pick up a lot of slack if this Milton team is going to be a force. Kevin Reed will also be a major contributor. Expect more shootouts from this Milton team and more shots on Hostetler.

6. McIntosh (14-5) – Lost to Northview in the Quarterfinals. I can’t put McIntosh in the top 5 just based on fall league. Once they prove themselves in a big game, they can move up on the charts. The Ward brothers will spearhead another huge year for the McIntosh offense. It will be interesting to see how they stack up against a super disciplined defense like Lovett or Westminster. Defense and goalie play was a huge issue last year, but hopefully they have improved coming into this season.

7. Pace Academy (8-8) – Lost to Harrison in first round of playoffs. Pace had a down year last year but will return most of their team. Nick Rhodes M is probably the most complete player in the state and is a terrific field presence. Justin Leef in the goal will be solid as always. Pace might have some trouble with the reassignment to Westminster and HIES region. One of those three won’t make the playoffs.


---Outside Shot---

8. Pope (11-8) – Lost to Northview in first round of playoffs. Pope’s program has really come a long way in the past few years. I am thinking this year could really be a breakout season since there really aren’t any clear cut power teams. Soto and Flood are going to lead a suffocating defense and Scott Dockery will put some points on the board. They will have to start beating some marquee teams if they want to move up.

9. HIES (10-6) - Lost to Lassiter in first round of playoffs. Westminster, Pace, and HIES are all in the same region this year, clearly making it the toughest. Davis Lukens returns from his AA season last year. He should shoulder the load again this year on offense. Philip Georgakakos is one of the best defenders in the state and will lead the defense. Not sure about the goalie situation over there.

10. Roswell (12-7) – Lost to St. Pius in first round of playoffs. I will admit to not knowing much about Roswell. Michael Bender will put a ton of goals in this year. Not sure how this team will pan out.

On the cusp: Alpharetta, Northview, St. Pius

Well there they are. Six large public schools and four small private schools. Remember this is just for fun and its preseason. Westminster was probably the 5th or 6th preseason ranked team last year and they won state. Obviously I carry my own biases. While I was making this I realized how many good teams there are in GA this year. I mean I really don’t see that much difference in the 9th ranked HIES squad vs. the 4th ranked Westminster team. Hopefully this will be updated weekly once games start. Let the arguing begin.

[woodstock10]

Thats what i thought, cause a bunch of kids on my team play for cheads and they never mentioned any merge

i play for copperheads and i played jr team georgia. we mergered in like september ( somewhere in there ) after we ( jr team georgia ) won a tourny in NY. then we merged the teams and have been merged since

[woodstock10]

Thats what i thought, cause a bunch of kids on my team play for cheads and they never mentioned any merge

actually sorry, like half the jr georgia guys went with copperheads. but there isnt a jr team ga for last season. there was one for only 1 tourny.

[Laxdad1]

Good job Split-to-roll. Lassiter has a lot more depth than prople realize. Hammock will be the leader on D. If Axe can improve his outlet passes and keep his cool, they will be too much for most teams to handle. The playoff game with Milton was very intense because Tew played his guts out when he wore down late in the game Milton was listless. Their seasoned players will really have to step up and play as team for them to be successful this year. Back to Lassiter, their coaching still has too many question marks. Look for them to be out thought sometimes. I did here they got a new community coach with Lax experience. That might help them get where they want to be---State champions. Harrison will be tough. Their sophs and jrs. got alot of playing time, but their best players maybe in 9th and 10th grades. Westminster will be down some this year, but they have one the two best coaches in the state. He will make them competitive and coach them to the playoffs again. Lovett has the other best coach, but I see Lovett weakening even more. Unless they have brought some ringers in their talent pool is just not what it once was. Macintosh, in my book, is an unproven commodity. They have played no tough teams. You need alot more than a good attack to win game in and game out against the better teams. I'll put Pope and possibly Roswell ahead of HIES and Pace. I'm looking for an interesting year with more quality play from more teams.

[ItalyLaxer11]

Good job Split-to-roll. Lassiter has a lot more depth than prople realize. Hammock will be the leader on D. If Axe can improve his outlet passes and keep his cool, they will be too much for most teams to handle. The playoff game with Milton was very intense because Tew played his guts out when he wore down late in the game Milton was listless. Their seasoned players will really have to step up and play as team for them to be successful this year. Back to Lassiter, their coaching still has too many question marks. Look for them to be out thought sometimes. I did here they got a new community coach with Lax experience. That might help them get where they want to be---State champions. Harrison will be tough. Their sophs and jrs. got alot of playing time, but their best players maybe in 9th and 10th grades. Westminster will be down some this year, but they have one the two best coaches in the state. He will make them competitive and coach them to the playoffs again. Lovett has the other best coach, but I see Lovett weakening even more. Unless they have brought some ringers in their talent pool is just not what it once was. Macintosh, in my book, is an unproven commodity. They have played no tough teams. You need alot more than a good attack to win game in and game out against the better teams. I'll put Pope and possibly Roswell ahead of HIES and Pace. I'm looking for an interesting year with more quality play from more teams.

Yes, i played with this 10 grader from there at GT, and he was phenominal. From the looks of it they do have a bunch of amazing youngsters

[Coopaloop]

Best Uniforms in the State?

1. Lovett (Always classic in their home or away, viking helmets)
2. Woodward (Their New Home Uni's in 07-white top/red shorts, sick cpx's)
3. McIntosh (New and Unique, and everyone matching)

Honorable Mention - Chattahoochee, Pace (blue and white always looks good but loose the "PA" tube socks but stick with crew)

Worst

1. Centennial (Black and Blue?)
2. Woodward (I dont like the way they look (OPINION))
3. Westminster (get with the times, C-Pros?, not everyone had matching uniforms + so basic for state champs, upgrade needed)

Dishonorable Mention - Alpharetta[/QUOTE]

[ny2galax37]

Split-to-Roll and Laxdad1,

I applaud both of you for elevating this forum to more than just trash talking. Georgia has some outstanding players. As ambassadors of the sport, we owe it to the players to recognize their efforts and accomplishments without detracting from the talents of their opponents. Over the past summer, I had the opportunity to gain exposure to a number of players from various teams. Having attended Bagataway's Jekyll Island Team Development Camp, and having been around Team Trident, I got to watch some fine athletes in practice and game situations and have come away with some very good impressions. Unfortunately, there is never enough time to get to see all play. Unfortunately, except for St. Pius and Blessed Trinity, I have not had the pleasure of seeing many of the the private school players. Below are some of the players that I am rooting for this year:

Macintosh
Garrett Lee (M) has a killer faceoff move, and wheels to burn. If he beats you in a faceoff, get ready for a textbook fastbreak. 2nd Team All-State this year.
Zach and D.J. Ward (A) - I'll take them on my team anytime. They are gamers! 1st and 2nd Team All-State this year.
Walton
Scott Ratliff (D) - The sickest box fake I have ever seen thrown by a defenseman! This kid is an athlete. Still learning how to play close defense. He will be, at least, 2nd Team All-State this year, and I predict he will be All-America by his Sr. year.
Pope
Keith Llado (M) - his presence on the field changes the outcome of the game. One of the most underrated players in GA.

Lassiter
Phil Hammock (D) is a monster! He plays great, aggressive defense and handles the stick quite well. 1st Team All-State this year, possible All-America.

Roswell
Michael Bender (A) - big, strong and faster than last year, with an impressive work ethic. He has a cannon for a shot. Will put up 100+ points this year on his way to All-America.
Andrew Gleason (M) - the sickest face dodge in GA H.S. lacrosse. Andrew Gleason is a workhorse who will dominate this year. 3rd Team All-State last year in an "off year." 2008 All-America
Sam Weintraub (G) - Rookie of the Year. Sophomore sensation - incredible athlete and competitor. Quick, strong, fast, fearless.
David Litton (D) - a ground ball machine. Quick and smart with outstanding stick skills. Yardsales all over the place. Like Keith Llado, his presence on the field changes the outcome of the game.
St. Pius
Rick Lewis (A) - a frosh phenom! Moved over from So. Forsyth. Son of 2-time All-American defenseman from Rutgers. Has outstanding lacrosse IQ. He is a most intense competitor. Needs to look to feed instead of just shooting, but you know he's going to be well-coached at Pius. Look for him to become the finest attackman to ever come out of GA.
Blessed Trinity
Matt Ivie (M) - known as the player that collapsed on the field vs. Macintosh when he took a shot point blank in his chest. He should be known for his fundamentally sound play. Big and strong - physically resembles Bender. 3rd Team All-State in 2008.
Eddie Solar (A) - wiry, scrappy player who is the son of former Navy standout goalie. He and Ivie work well together.

Looking forward to some great lacrosse in GA in 2008! Best of luck to all players and coaches.

[split-to-roll]

Thanks for the insight on Roswell ny2galax. I will be the first to say that I know nothing about them outside of watching Bender play a few times. I am looking forward to watching some of their games this season as they have beefed up their schedule a little more.

[Laxdad1]

I took a little time to look over schedules of the teams this forum believes will be "in the hunt" for playoff berths. Remember some teams play in easier Areas. Every team has easy games. I used what I will refer to as "better" teams. The teams included are Alpha.,Harrison, HIES, Lassiter, Lovett McIntosh, Milton, Pace, Pope, Roswell, and Westminster. I realize that there maybe some surprise teams, there always are(like McIntosh last year)but I feel these are the strongest programs.

Here it is for what it's worth:
1.Lassiter 12
2.Lovett 11
3.Milton 11
4.Pope 10
5.Alpha 9
6.Westminster 8
7.McIntosh 7
8.Pace 7
9.Roswell 7
10.Harrison 5
11.HIES 4

I included out of state games and checked most of their records for '06 and '07. I eliminated two out of state teams. The numbers after the teams represent "Quality" opponents and is not meant to offend anyone, but, rather to liven up this forum.

ny2galax37, thanks for the insight. Saw some of those kids at Trident workouts. Rick Lewis kid is good, but as you mentioned, he needs to pass the ball. The question is does he have anyone to pass to? He also likes to try to overpower a waeker defenseman. What will happen when he runs into a good defensive team or a guy like Hammock.

[Sack Attack]

Everyone has to remember Lovett will be without at least Green and (I think) Mike Peterson for their first 5 games.

[psychoT]

Everyone has to remember Lovett will be without at least Green and (I think) Mike Peterson for their first 5 games.

why is that?

[Sack Attack]

why is that?

Facebook + Party + Alcohol + School Finding Out = Bad Things.

[red dragon]

It shows how much of a quality program Lovett is that they won't think twice about benching good players that screw up. Maybe some other so called "quality" programs will follow suit.

[Sack Attack]

It shows how much of a quality program Lovett is that they won't think twice about benching good players that screw up. Maybe some other so called "quality" programs will follow suit.

Well, from what I can understand it was a huge party that the school found out. They said that if students came forward they wouldn't kick them out/suspend them but they would miss 20% of their sport's season.

[Coopaloop]

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.

But lets look at it this way McIntosh in 2007 went and beat harrison sure it was a close game but still it wasnt a one point diffrence also McIntosh will be bring in freshman that have been playing with the varsity players in spring season FCLA also McIntosh is bring back like 15-18 seniors and next it will be like 13-15 seniors All i am saying is that it looks like a good year for MHS

[Sack Attack]

All I'm going to say is that McIntosh needs to start playing people before one can include them as one of the premier teams in the state.

[Raiderslax911]

yeah right, riverwood is not very good. last year we ( woodstock ) beat you in riverwood. and that is when you had that # 7 longpole. now i dont think you do and you wont go anywhere. i watched you in the presbyterian tournament about a month or so back ( i was playing for copperheads ) and there were some good kids out there, but not enough talent to " pull some big upsets "

you were there? which games did you watch? and i forget which was the copperheads, cause i was #27, kid with long hair. but i got injured halfway through the tournament

[laxmann1993]

Best Uniforms in the State?

1. Lovett (Always classic in their home or away, viking helmets)
2. Woodward (Their New Home Uni's in 07-white top/red shorts, sick cpx's)
3. Lassiter (Unique, distinguishable)

Honorable Mention - Chattahoochee, Pace (blue and white always looks good but loose the "PA" tube socks but stick with crew)

Worst

1. Centennial (Black and Blue?)
2. McIntosh (Small numbers, not a fan of their helmets either)
3. Westminster (get with the times, C-Pros?, not everyone had matching uniforms + so basic for state champs, upgrade needed)

Dishonorable Mention - Alpharetta


I think you accidentally put Centennial under worst instead of best. We got new unis this year and they are sick. How can you put Hooch in honorable mention, their new helmets are hideous.

[red dragon]

I have heard that the big boys up in Athens were not impressed with John Tew(Milton '07) so he has decided to not play at the next level. Can anyone shed any light on this? I am so disappointed because I thought an All American would be out to prove he could get it done at the next level. Maybe Jerome Arnold is the only Milton All American who can cut it at the next level. Someone from Milton (coaches, friends) should kick John in the rear and tell him to suck it up and show us what he is capable of. The other Milton Alumni who play at UGA are probably disappointed in their bud.

[Laxdawg14]

I have heard that the big boys up in Athens were not impressed with John Tew(Milton '07) so he has decided to not play at the next level. Can anyone shed any light on this? I am so disappointed because I thought an All American would be out to prove he could get it done at the next level. Maybe Jerome Arnold is the only Milton All American who can cut it at the next level. Someone from Milton (coaches, friends) should kick John in the rear and tell him to suck it up and show us what he is capable of. The other Milton Alumni who play at UGA are probably disappointed in their bud.

tryouts have been goin on the past week here in athens.... we got enough milton alum on the team that shoulda talked to him

[farside]

I have heard that the big boys up in Athens were not impressed with John Tew(Milton '07) so he has decided to not play at the next level. Can anyone shed any light on this? I am so disappointed because I thought an All American would be out to prove he could get it done at the next level. Maybe Jerome Arnold is the only Milton All American who can cut it at the next level. Someone from Milton (coaches, friends) should kick John in the rear and tell him to suck it up and show us what he is capable of. The other Milton Alumni who play at UGA are probably disappointed in their bud.

Lets not confuse Yale a DI school with a Club Lacrosse Team. Maybe the kid just does not want to play anymore. That happens in every sport.

[galax2009]

woodstock10, i know someone who plays for the Copperheads. he goes to westmisnter and plays attack

[RaiderDBiscuit]

Did I hear somebody say that they are playing a team from tennesee? I believe that team would be Ravenwood. Our Coach who coached us in the G.T. Turkey Shootout was an assisstant coach the year that Ravenwood took the state title. I dont know how they are right now, but they could possibly still have a great team. What does anybody think about Alpharetta High? We have five players on Team GA. I start J.V. so you can verbally bash them if you like. Oh and watch out for J.V. Alpharetta this year

[ItalyLaxer11]

Hey ya'll, anyone around trying out for jr. team Ga? i'm an eighth grader on jayvee at WA and am pumped.

[RaiderDBiscuit]

My friend and teammate was on Junior Team Georgia last year. Im a sophomore so Im going for Team Georgia Red so i can go to the Gait Cup again. That place was amazing.

[Laxdad1]

Aren't tryouts just around the corner? Are any of u in training programs or working out after school?
RaiderDBiscuit---I understand Ravenwood graduated a bunch of Senoirs. There are also oother teams in Tenn. like McCallie. Also, not meaning to make u feel bad, Alpha is not expected to be a powerhouse, but u keep trying. That's y u play the game.

Alot of u guys talk about summer club ball and the spring is Almost here. Why aren't u talking about the season that counts. Do u all play on bad teams? I have noticed that u don't see many comments from players from Lass., Lovett, West., Milton, etc. I quess u all are out practicing so hard, and spending time on facebook, and maybe studying. Well, let's hope so.

[Transtar]

Hey I know this board is mostly for HS (and boys), but there is a new Jr. Greyhounds womens team in the works (1 GMS team 1 GYLA team). They are open to anyone that wants to play (not limited to Pope School district, but thats where they practice), we are trying to get the word out to get a final few girls so that they can field a team. So if you know anyone who would be interested, PM me and I'll give you contact information. Thanks in advance!

[Coopaloop]

:clap:GO CHIEFS:clap:

[Laxdad1]

I have on good reliable information that Seth Erickson will play this spring.

[sflax24]

Split-to-Roll and Laxdad1,

I applaud both of you for elevating this forum to more than just trash talking. Georgia has some outstanding players. As ambassadors of the sport, we owe it to the players to recognize their efforts and accomplishments without detracting from the talents of their opponents. Over the past summer, I had the opportunity to gain exposure to a number of players from various teams. Having attended Bagataway's Jekyll Island Team Development Camp, and having been around Team Trident, I got to watch some fine athletes in practice and game situations and have come away with some very good impressions. Unfortunately, there is never enough time to get to see all play. Unfortunately, except for St. Pius and Blessed Trinity, I have not had the pleasure of seeing many of the the private school players. Below are some of the players that I am rooting for this year:

Macintosh
Garrett Lee (M) has a killer faceoff move, and wheels to burn. If he beats you in a faceoff, get ready for a textbook fastbreak. 2nd Team All-State this year.
Zach and D.J. Ward (A) - I'll take them on my team anytime. They are gamers! 1st and 2nd Team All-State this year.
Walton
Scott Ratliff (D) - The sickest box fake I have ever seen thrown by a defenseman! This kid is an athlete. Still learning how to play close defense. He will be, at least, 2nd Team All-State this year, and I predict he will be All-America by his Sr. year.
Pope
Keith Llado (M) - his presence on the field changes the outcome of the game. One of the most underrated players in GA.

Lassiter
Phil Hammock (D) is a monster! He plays great, aggressive defense and handles the stick quite well. 1st Team All-State this year, possible All-America.

Roswell
Michael Bender (A) - big, strong and faster than last year, with an impressive work ethic. He has a cannon for a shot. Will put up 100+ points this year on his way to All-America.
Andrew Gleason (M) - the sickest face dodge in GA H.S. lacrosse. Andrew Gleason is a workhorse who will dominate this year. 3rd Team All-State last year in an "off year." 2008 All-America
Sam Weintraub (G) - Rookie of the Year. Sophomore sensation - incredible athlete and competitor. Quick, strong, fast, fearless.
David Litton (D) - a ground ball machine. Quick and smart with outstandin