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Episcopal Houston took a road trip to LA over the weekend.

Went in to Catholic High of BR (2021 state runner up) & got a W
Next day went over to St. Thomas More (Lafayette, LA) & took an L.

old man wrote: ↑Wed Feb 16, 2022 2:10 pm Episcopal Houston took a road trip to LA over the weekend.

Went in to Catholic High of BR (2021 state runner up) & got a W
Next day went over to St. Thomas More (Lafayette, LA) & took an L.

Saw that. I want to say "strange" but don't want to insult Louisiana lacrosse. Good for them...

Weekend's Best Games
1 Woodlands (TX) vs Episcopal School of Dallas (TX) 3/27/2022
2 Dallas Jesuit (TX) vs Austin (TX) 3/26/2022
3 St. Mark's (TX) vs Episcopal Houston (TX) 3/26/2022
4 Keller (TX) vs Allen (TX) 3/26/2022
5 Kinkaid (TX) vs Dripping Springs (TX) 3/26/2022
6 Episcopal School of Dallas (TX) vs St. John's (TX) 3/26/2022
7 TMI Episcopal (TX) vs Highland Park B (TX) 3/25/2022
8 Strake Jesuit (TX) vs Dripping Springs (TX) 3/27/2022
9 St. Mark's (TX) vs St. John's (TX) 3/25/2022
10 Magnolia (TX) vs Atascocita (TX) 3/26/2022
11 TMI Episcopal (TX) vs Grapevine (TX) 3/27/2022
12 Rockwall (TX) vs Flower Mound (TX) 3/26/2022
13 Langham Creek (TX) vs Georgetown (TX) 3/26/2022
14 Frisco (TX) vs Coppell (TX) 3/25/2022
15 Magnolia (TX) vs Georgetown (TX) 3/27/2022
16 Dallas Jesuit B (TX) vs Anderson (TX) 3/26/2022
17 Plano East (TX) vs McKinney (TX) 3/25/2022
18 Stratford (TX) vs Friendswood (TX) 3/26/2022
19 Fort Worth Country Day (TX) vs Cumberland Academy (TX) 3/26/2022
20 Ridge Point (TX) vs Katy (TX) 3/26/2022
21 Saint Marys Hall (TX) vs Reagan (TX) 3/25/2022
22 St. Andrew's (TX) vs Parish Episcopal (TX) 3/26/2022
23 Memorial (TX) vs Kingwood (TX) 3/26/2022
24 Regents School of Austin (TX) vs Alamo Heights (TX) 3/26/2022
25 Vandegrift (TX) vs Lake Travis (TX) 3/25/2022

Matnum PI wrote: ↑Wed Feb 16, 2022 2:13 pm

old man wrote: ↑Wed Feb 16, 2022 2:10 pm Episcopal Houston took a road trip to LA over the weekend.

Went in to Catholic High of BR (2021 state runner up) & got a W
Next day went over to St. Thomas More (Lafayette, LA) & took an L.

Saw that. I want to say "strange" but don't want to insult Louisiana lacrosse. Good for them...

If that was Episcopal Dallas, that would be a very surprising loss. For Episcopal Houston, eh, not a huge surprise.

pcowlax wrote: ↑Sat Mar 26, 2022 12:24 am If that was Episcopal Dallas, that would be a very surprising loss. For Episcopal Houston, eh, not a huge surprise.

Houston is pretty good. Not Dallas but still pretty good. http://app.lummys.com/team/7488/2022

This didnt age well. You have Plano, Bridge, and Bishop Lynch and some ahead of Flower Mound. Ridiculous.

Matnum PI wrote: ↑Sat Mar 26, 2022 10:30 pm

pcowlax wrote: ↑Sat Mar 26, 2022 12:24 am If that was Episcopal Dallas, that would be a very surprising loss. For Episcopal Houston, eh, not a huge surprise.

Houston is pretty good. Not Dallas but still pretty good. http://app.lummys.com/team/7488/2022

I would appear that Episcopal School of Dallas and Dallas Jesuit are the cream of the crop teams this year.

Never count Highland Park or St. Marks out, but ESD and DJ seem to be a cut above the rest. The Woodlands is as bad as they have been in 15 years. While they (and Episcopal going back 10 years) were the team(s) Houston could count on to get a little respect - not so much this year. Could this be the year that the Woodlands actually takes a loss in the South? For 2022 Houston seems to have leveled out - some teams are playing better (EHS and Kinkaid) some worse (Woodlands), some a lot worse (St. John's and Strake).

edit: to say that I meant ESD and St. Marks are the cream of the crop this year, and don't count out DJ and HP.....

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HooDat wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29, 2022 3:51 pm

Matnum PI wrote: ↑Sat Mar 26, 2022 10:30 pm

pcowlax wrote: ↑Sat Mar 26, 2022 12:24 am If that was Episcopal Dallas, that would be a very surprising loss. For Episcopal Houston, eh, not a huge surprise.

Houston is pretty good. Not Dallas but still pretty good. http://app.lummys.com/team/7488/2022

I would appear that Episcopal School of Dallas and Dallas Jesuit are the cream of the crop teams this year.

Never count Highland Park or St. Marks out, but ESD and DJ seem to be a cut above the rest. The Woodlands is as bad as they have been in 15 years. While they (and Episcopal going back 10 years) were the team(s) Houston could count on to get a little respect - not so much this year. Could this be the year that the Woodlands actually takes a loss in the South? For 2022 Houston seems to have leveled out - some teams are playing better (EHS and Kinkaid) some worse (Woodlands), some a lot worse (St. John's and Strake).

edit: to say that I meant ESD and St. Marks are the cream of the crop this year, and don't count out DJ and HP.....

There is definitely a top tier of teams this season, with the order may changing based on recent form, injuries, etc. After those 5 , there is a LARGE drop off in quality. If any of those 5 end up winning state, it wouldn't be a surprise, with Jesuit being the favorite at this point in the season.

Jesuit
ESD
Highland Park
St Marks
Westlake

States start April 30th?

Matnum PI wrote: ↑Wed Mar 30, 2022 5:50 pm States start April 30th?

Yes, Final Four May 7th

yesterday's Results, all as expected:

Langham Creek (TX) 11 - 6 Atascocita (TX)
Anderson (TX) 16 - 5 Westlake B (TX)
McKinney (TX) 21 - 7 Plano West (TX)
TMI Episcopal (TX) 22 - 2 Boerne (TX)
St. Andrew's (TX) 19 - 1 St. Michael's (TX)
Fort Worth Country Day (TX) 12 - 7 Parish Episcopal (TX)
Plano (TX) 10 - 5 John Paul II (TX)

Landin's been impressive lately... https://goduke.com/sports/mens-lacrosse ... ndin/17910

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Pressler at Highland Park: https://www.usalaxmagazine.com/high-sch ... park-texas

Stating the obvious but... This is big...

Matnum PI wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 10:23 am Pressler at Highland Park: https://www.usalaxmagazine.com/high-sch ... park-texas

Stating the obvious but... This is big...

Sounds like HP is tired of being a bridesmaid....

HooDat wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 12:38 pm Sounds like HP is tired of being a bridesmaid....

So Coach Pressler was connected to Bryant for numerous reasons but one was that he vacationed in RI. i.e. RI is a great place to wind-down his career. And then he retires. So far, this makes 100% sense. And then he takes a job at a HS in TX? Seems strange, no? Or maybe not...

Matnum PI wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 12:41 pm

HooDat wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 12:38 pm Sounds like HP is tired of being a bridesmaid....

So Coach Pressler was connected to Bryant for numerous reasons but one was that he vacationed in RI. i.e. RI is a great place to wind-down his career. And then he retires. So far, this makes 100% sense. And then he takes a job at a HS in TX? Seems strange, no? Or maybe not...

If you look at the Highland Park school district you will see that they are capable of paying Pressler a LOT of money. It is a public school, and since lacrosse is not state sanctioned in Texas, HP lacrosse is a club sport. That means the parents can pay whatever they want - it is not regulated by the school district or the state in any way. I am not saying they did, but they certainly COULD offer a head coach a very attractive compensation package. If the job also comes with the reins to the feeder program, that would be more $ to sweeten the pot.

The hardest part of his job is going to be keeping all those parents (who are used to getting what they want, when they want it) happy.

HooDat wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 12:49 pm If you look at the Highland Park school district...

I'm with you. that was the only answer that made sense to me. $. or... He has grandchildren in Dallas or whatever. But, based on the info I/we have, $ makes the most sense.

He has 2 daughters in Dallas and one is about to have his first grand baby. And yes they are going to pay him a lot!!