The Division I Stroll…
- Biggest stories from the week that was:
- Another relatively light week as the other half of the programs took their turn at Spring Break. One quick correction from last week before we move on, Lakeland/Panas’ victory over Bellevue did not occur in overtime; it was simply late in regulation.
- Bellevue suffered another tough, close defeat losing to Alpharetta of Georgia in double overtime. The Wolverines rebounded to take two games from Texas foes including a 7-3 win over Dallas Jesuit and a shutout of Plano.
- The Seattle Times People’s Choice Game of the Week lived up to the hype as Mercer Island clipped Issaquah 9-7. The game was tied going into the fourth quarter before the Islanders pulled it out. This was the second straight week that a lacrosse game was selected as the Game of the Week. Make sure to check out your Comcast On Demand menu as well as this game will soon be available for viewing.
- Scores were closer then maybe many would have guessed prior to the start of the season, but Bainbridge showed it isn’t ready to be overtaken just yet. The Spartans held off Puyallup 11-10 followed by a 9-7 victory over King’s Way the next night. The Panthers and the Knights did prove they are playoff quality teams.
- Reminder to check out plenty of great action pics each week through Sound Lacrosse. Here is a great one of the Mercer Island/Issaquah crowd at Issaquah this past week.
- Standout Stats:
WHSBLA Division I – Top 10 Stat Lists
- Best match-ups of the upcoming week:
- 4/15 Bainbridge @ Bellevue – Spartans haven’t lost to the Wolverines since the very early 90’s…almost 20 years. Is this the year that streak ends?
- 4/15 Curtis @ Northshore – Vikings have yet to be truly tested in league. Northshore needs this one if they are thinking playoffs.
The D2 Stroll…
- Biggest stories from the week that was:
- Roosevelt dispatched of Garfield rather easily to remain one of four unbeatens in DII. They have a match-up looming with Wenatchee and must face Blanchet one more time so an unblemished league record may be tough.
- Wenatchee showed it might be a force as they took down Garfield and kept the goose egg in the loss column at 4-0.
- The pesky Skagit Valley Flyers were able to shut down Trey Knowles and didn’t have to face Cameron Girgus (suspended), but Alex Tindall picked up the slack with 6 pts and Devon Hardwick stepped up to help the Tigers hold off the Flyers 9-7. Lynnwood still seems the class of DII as the Tigers sit at 5-0 in league and beat DI foe, Eastside Catholic this week as well. Girgus, Tindall and Knowles may be too much for anyone in DII to stop all at one time.
- Lake Washington sits as the other unbeaten with 6-2 win over Redmond this week. Sammamish at season’s end looks like the only one with a shot to tarnish their record.
- After the respective conference leading unbeatens, Providence and Snohomish look like the next best two. Snohomish took the lead in that race by knocking off the Highlanders this week. After trailing by two at the end of the 1st quarter, the Snohomish defense went into lock down and gave up only 2 goals the rest of the way. The 13-8 victory puts the Panthers in second place in the Cascade Conference and will get another shot at Lynnwood before the regular season ends.
- Standout Stats
WHSBLA Division II – Top 10 Stat Lists
- Best match-ups of the upcoming week:
- 4/13 Franklin @ Garfield – The hottest inner city hoops rivalry takes to the lacrosse field!
- 4/14 Liberty @ Mt. Si – Two first year program KingCo schools… one will walk away with a program first ever win!
- 4/15 Gig Harbor @ Port Angeles - Huge battle for 2nd place in the Olympic Conference as Port Angeles took the first match-up by a single goal to start the season.
- 4/16 Wenatchee @ Roosevelt – We shall know shortly whether or not the king of the East can compete with the upper end of Division II.
Lacrosse The Country…
· We have to admit we are a bit embarrassed that we forgot some of these guys… the positive thought is that so many WHSBLA alumns are playing college ball now that it is hard to keep track! But, apologies to these guys that we left off the lists for two straight week:
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Eric
Davidheiser |
Vashon |
Penn
State |
NCAA
DI |
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Steve
Caditz |
Mercer
Island |
Bentley |
NCAA
DII |
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Elias
Rothblatt |
Lakeside |
Wesleyan |
NCAA
DIII |
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Arthur
Stacey |
Seattle
Prep |
Wesleyan |
NCAA
DIII |
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Scott
Gallagher |
Three
Rivers |
WPI |
MCLA
DII |
· Here is a quick list of current WHSBLA players that have committed to play college ball next spring. We are confident there are more out there so feel free to contact us so we can compile a bigger and better list!
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NCAA Division I |
NCAA Division II |
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Hap
Giraud |
Mercer
Island |
Vermont |
Spencer
Tierney |
Mercer
Island |
Oberlin |
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Cole
Nordstrom |
Bellevue |
Denver |
Jon
Wettack |
Mercer
Island |
SUNY-Geneseo |
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Sten
Jernudd |
Lakeside |
Cornell |
Parker
Dotsey |
King's
Way |
Mesa
State |
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Brock
Beall |
King's
Way |
Dominican |
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Austin
Franks |
Vashon |
Dominican |
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NCAA Division III |
Bryce
Busey |
Stadium |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
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Taylor
Dean |
Curtis |
Whittier |
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Riley
Wanzer |
Mukilteo |
Whittier |
NJCAA |
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Martin
Park |
Stadium |
Wittenberg |
Connor
Raffety |
Mercer
Island |
Onondaga
CC |
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Lacrosse Four Thought…
Who would you most like to see make the playoffs this year?
Which program has the best mascot in the WHSBLA?
Why don’t more program stay active and compete out of league during Spring Break?
What percentage of current WHSBLA players do you think played organized lacrosse before high school?
Parting Shots…
In response to one of our thoughts last week: Where should next season’s state championships be held (if Memorial Stadium goes under remodel)?
- “That's easy - hold them at Qwest Field. That event back in 2005 (I
think) was great. Combine it with the girls' game. Add in a pro game.
Then, to really make it fun, hold a true Washington-Oregon championship
the following week. The Californians can sit back and watch us :).” –
Michael Jardine
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“Husky Stadium!” – Ian O’Hearn
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