Navy 2022

[youthathletics]

Brad is one helluva young man. Congratulations!

[FactChecker]

Isn’t Higgins the 6’2 260 lb senior football player expected to start at attack who scored 71? goals his senior year of HS? If so was he taking advantage of physical maturity and size or is he that skilled ?

Let the viewer decide:

[OCanada]

article on Higgins in today’s Capital in annapolis. Sort I can’t post the link.

[youthathletics]

article on Higgins in today’s Capital in annapolis. Sort I can’t post the link.

Thanks OCanada. Here is link: https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/n ... story.html

[kramerica.inc]

Great story. Seems like and even better young man. It will be easy to root for his success. I wonder if Sowell knew about this guy and tried to get him to play before.

[old salt]

article on Higgins in today’s Capital in annapolis. Sort I can’t post the link.

Thanks OCanada. Here is link: https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/n ... story.html

I bet we first see him entering in spot situations via MF2 & inverting. Wonder if he'll be ready in time for Manhattan. :

Amplo already has some ideas of ways he could use Higgins if the former football player continues to improve as a lacrosse player.
“If we can get his skills developed to the point he can be trusted with the ball in his stick, I think Ford would be a terrific invert middie,” Amplo said. “From a matchup perspective, you put him behind the goal against a short stick and he’s going to get to goal-line extended.”

https://www.againstallenemies.com/2020/ ... midshipmen

[old salt]

Ricky has landed at Gilman , just what that offense needed

https://twitter.com/tyxanders/status/12 ... 0347377666

[laxpere]

Great feature story in Cap Gazette. Thank you, Bill Wagner. Hearty congratulations to Ford Higgins for joining the lacrosse team. It will be easy to root for him, and no doubt he'll have a positive impact on the rest of the team. Who wouldn't enjoy seeing lacrosse experience the same turnaround this season that football saw this past season? Especially destroying Army!

It is remarkable what a difference a year has made. Coach Amplo is making a mark off the the field and setting a very positive tone. The rest of the coaching staff has made a difference too. Everyone is pulling on the same oar and looking forward to the coming season. So much positive energy and promise for a strong start of a new era. Expectations are low right now so there's bound to be a positive surprise.

Congrats to Brad Alexander for the honor of wearing 40. Youth is right - he is one helluva young man.

Good luck in Chapel Hill this weekend.
Go Navy Lacrosse v.2020!

[old salt]

Congrats to Brad Alexander for the honor of wearing 40. Youth is right - he is one helluva young man.

He first caught my eye in a scrimmage plebe year (can't recall if it was fallball or preseason).
He was an O-middie then. He stood out. I recall thinking "that guy's really got a motor".
Ironic that he's now wearing #40. I recall thinking then that he reminded me of the Looney brother who wore #8.
He got a couple runs on MF2 as a plebe, then he stepped into the breach when a FO guy was needed.
Then selflessly made the switch to DM last season, a la DJ Plumer, who also earned the #40.
He'll wear it well. I hope we see him on the FO wing.

[kramerica.inc]

Ricky has landed at Gilman , just what that offense needed

https://twitter.com/tyxanders/status/12 ... 0347377666

Nostrant and Sowell have quite the lacrosse resumes but zero club connections in Baltimore so it will be interesting to see how it all plays out.

The pantry is full at Gilman so the expectations should be high.

[The Orfling]

Navy commit Jackson Bonitz made the latest U19 roster cut — they are at 24 with a final allowed roster size of 23. https://teamusa.uslacrosse.org/us-under ... s-u19-team

I assume they hold at 24 for now and leave the one “spare” spot assuming there may be at least 1 slot opening up through attrition via an injury during the upcoming season.

[NElaxtalent]

Navy commit Jackson Bonitz made the latest U19 roster cut — they are at 24 with a final allowed roster size of 23. https://teamusa.uslacrosse.org/us-under ... s-u19-team

I assume they hold at 24 for now and leave the one “spare” spot assuming there may be at least 1 slot opening up through attrition via an injury during the upcoming season.

Just curious, how would that work with I-Day for Plebe summer on June 25th? I know other SA 2020's were told they wouldn't be able to attend so they didn't try-out.

[youthathletics]

Navy commit Jackson Bonitz made the latest U19 roster cut — they are at 24 with a final allowed roster size of 23. https://teamusa.uslacrosse.org/us-under ... s-u19-team

I assume they hold at 24 for now and leave the one “spare” spot assuming there may be at least 1 slot opening up through attrition via an injury during the upcoming season.

Just curious, how would that work with I-Day for Plebe summer on June 25th? I know other SA 2020's were told they wouldn't be able to attend so they didn't try-out.

If going to NAPS(assuming I have dates accurate) I believe they will have a a couple days after U19 games to make it to Newport, RI. IF direct admit to Annapolis I don’t think the can make U19 games. IMO, not worth the risk of Injury to play U-19 and risk missing INDOC.

[oldjayfan]

No worries, I'm sure Tillman will poach Bonitz, just like Farriman, Shockey, etc

[The Orfling]

Navy commit Jackson Bonitz made the latest U19 roster cut — they are at 24 with a final allowed roster size of 23. https://teamusa.uslacrosse.org/us-under ... s-u19-team

I assume they hold at 24 for now and leave the one “spare” spot assuming there may be at least 1 slot opening up through attrition via an injury during the upcoming season.

Just curious, how would that work with I-Day for Plebe summer on June 25th? I know other SA 2020's were told they wouldn't be able to attend so they didn't try-out.

If going to NAPS(assuming I have dates accurate) I believe they will have a a couple days after U19 games to make it to Newport, RI. IF direct admit to Annapolis I don’t think the can make U19 games. IMO, not worth the risk of Injury to play U-19 and risk missing INDOC.

Youth is correct -- dates would not conflict with the start of indoc at NAPS. Also agree on the fact that the better the young man plays, if he is on the U19 squad and plays in the tournament, the more interest there will be from College Park and other lacrosse environs . . .

[laxpere]

Any update from Chapel Hill? Maybe Youth is there? Twitter had Jacksonville ahead of UNC 17-14 in the first scrimmage there.
What kind of start will we see from the Coach Amplo era? I am thinking that a year has made a huge difference and a new tone has been set. I know that it isn't where you start but where you finish that matters. Sure would be great to see a good start though.
Go Navy Lacrosse v.2020! Beat Army!

[Matnum PI]

Any update from Chapel Hill?

Just echo'ing laxpere. Anyone in North Carolina?

[youthathletics]

Any update from Chapel Hill?

Just echo'ing laxpere. Anyone in North Carolina?

Fun day. They kept score...Jax over UNC, Navy over Jax, Navy over UNC. But this is just scrimmaging, a lot of players saw the field on all 3 teams. Bottom line, Navy looks different.....in a promising way.

[The Orfling]

Not many specifics in the Inside Lacrosse notes on the scrimmage, but an observation that Navy showed "athleticism and commitment to structure in all phases," as well as some good quotes from Coach Amplo that give (more of) a sense of his approach/philosophy. (Link below.) Sounds like a good day for the Mids. Taking another look at the schedule, I kind of like the graduated degree-of-difficulty approach to the first four games. With a new coaching staff, it makes sense to me for the Mids to roll into things a bit more gradually with some (on paper at least) lower RPI teams, before upping the degree of difficulty significantly with Richmond (preseason #24 in NCAA "too early rankings") and then taking on an elite program with the game against the Terps on Feb. 22 before league play begins. Let's go Navy!

https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/ ... obin/55814

[WOMBAT, Mod Emeritus]

Not many specifics in the Inside Lacrosse notes on the scrimmage, but an observation that Navy showed "athleticism and commitment to structure in all phases," as well as some good quotes from Coach Amplo that give (more of) a sense of his approach/philosophy. (Link below.) Sounds like a good day for the Mids. Taking another look at the schedule, I kind of like the graduated degree-of-difficulty approach to the first four games. With a new coaching staff, it makes sense to me for the Mids to roll into things a bit more gradually with some (on paper at least) lower RPI teams, before upping the degree of difficulty significantly with Richmond (preseason #24 in NCAA "too early rankings") and then taking on an elite program with the game against the Terps on Feb. 22 before league play begins. Let's go Navy!

https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/ ... obin/55814

Under that theory, they should play Hopkins first.