There's a lot of talent in the goalies in 6B and they are probably the deepest goalie region overall. What I hear from coaches and people who watch HS lax in Nova, is the West Springfield's D1 commit goalie is one of the best around public or private. She was an Under Armour All-American and one of the few VHSL goalies (let alone players) to ever be named to the UA AA Senior game watchlist which is usually loaded with private school girls from across the nation.VA-GLaxFan wrote: ↑Thu Mar 24, 2022 4:39 pm
I know people are always high on Regions C and D, but in all honesty, the 6B Region has some of the best goalies in the DMV area. Champe is a senior and always solid, Freedom has a senior going D1 and is phenomenal, Patriot has a junior going D1 and is one of the most team oriented players I have seen, Battlefield has a sophomore that is, in my opinion, the best in the state, and Colgan has a sophomore that is very strong as well, but she currently has a concussion.
I’m not knocking the other goalies in all of the other regions, but this is one of the strongest groups of goalies that I have seen in the area in a long time and they deserve some recognition.
Last year, the Patriot and Battlefield goalies made the DC National School Girls Tournament together and won their bracket. They were the only two public school goalies to make the DC team (DC chose not to take any girls that were already committed last year).
Most of your top notch goalies get scooped up by the private schools, but with stronger play in the VHSL, they are starting to stay and get some big rewards with playing in the next level
I agree that the depth and level of play of goalies in the VHSL has grown tremendously over the last decade as many have stayed public and not gone private. The top public group is probably stronger than the top private group in Virginia at this point.