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Laxer77 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 18, 2021 8:38 pm Yorktown 8, Langley 1. Yorktown was the much better team tonight.

Langley lacrosse - slowest game on two feet. Saw a lot of standing around while one guy tried to beat the Yorktown defense. Has the Langley coach ever heard of off-ball motion?

Better stay out of Maryland with that nonsense.

Robinson 18 West Potomac 5

15-1 at half

Guys I was being sarcastic about the Yorktown state championships. However one of the greatest NoVa lax games I’ve seen was 2014 regional semifinals Yorktown vs Robinson. Amazing game - that Yorktown team was loaded. Both Pollacks, Tiene, Harwood(maybe wrong name he went to Robert Morris I think), Shears, Cason Liles and my boy Alec Turner vs a Robinson team that would win 18 in a row and their first of 3 ¡0straight state championships. Rams got up early, Yorktown dominated time of possession. Key 4th quarters goals by White and Jasien were huge and all I need to say is Nick Kondracki stood on his head in the 4th quarter as Rams killed off several shaky calls. That year only 2 went to states from the region so loser was done. 10-8 Robo
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FXLax wrote: ↑Sat Jun 19, 2021 10:14 pm Guys I was being sarcastic about the Yorktown state championships. However one of the greatest NoVa lax games I’ve seen was 2014 regional semifinals Yorktown vs Robinson. Amazing game - that Yorktown team was loaded. Both Pollacks, Tiene, Harwood(maybe wrong name he went to Robert Morris I think), Shears, Cason Liles and my boy Alec Turner vs a Robinson team that would win 18 in a row and their first of 3 ¡0straight state championships. Rams got up early, Yorktown dominated time of possession. Key 4th quarters goals by White and Jasien were huge and all I need to say is Nick Kondracki stood on his head in the 4th quarter as Rams killed off several shaky calls. That year only 2 went to states from the region so loser was done. 10-8 Robo
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Thanks for the reminder. That game will haunt me for the rest of my days.

Tuesday should be fun!

6A Final Four... Yorktown vs Robinson on Tuesday should be a much closer game than most are expecting. Look for Yorktown's defense to cut down on Robinson's explosiveness. I see #31 on Yorktown matching up just fine vs #21 on Robinson. Others on both teams will have to step up in this matchup. I look for Yorktown to get the win in a very close game.
Battlefield travels to Cosby on Tuesday in the other semi game. Cosby is a good team for the Richmond area but they are no match for Battlefield. Battlefield may have the stingiest defense in the state and they have explosive players on O. Battlefield Vs Yorktown in the title game...

Crolax wrote: ↑Sun Jun 20, 2021 8:10 pm 6A Final Four... Yorktown vs Robinson on Tuesday should be a much closer game than most are expecting. Look for Yorktown's defense to cut down on Robinson's explosiveness. I see #31 on Yorktown matching up just fine vs #21 on Robinson. Others on both teams will have to step up in this matchup. I look for Yorktown to get the win in a very close game.
Battlefield travels to Cosby on Tuesday in the other semi game. Cosby is a good team for the Richmond area but they are no match for Battlefield. Battlefield may have the stingiest defense in the state and they have explosive players on O. Battlefield Vs Yorktown in the title game...

There will definitely be some good matchups in the Yorktown vs Robinson game. Both teams have studs on O and both teams have D players who can stop those studs, but I'm sure certain players will rise to the occasion and win matchups that old, washed up guys on a forum, say they won't win. (I'm one of those old, washed up guys too, don't get me wrong).

I do think Yorktown has the advantage at Goalie, but will predict Robinson to win the majority of the faceoffs.

The rest of the positions stack up pretty evenly against each other, and I would give the slight edge to Robinson on Offense, and the slight advantage to Yorktown on Defense. The only defense that Robinson has faced, that is anywhere near the Yorktown defense, is Madison, who is the only team to hold Robinson to single digits. The Ytown Goalie will make some big saves, and the defenders will contain the Robinson offense somewhat, but I don't think they can shut down the Robinson O completely. Yorktown has not faced an offense anywhere near as potent as Robinson's all season, so expect Robinson to go on a few runs here and there, but probably not enough to pull away.

This parity can only mean one thing..... Overtime.....Robinson pulls it out in a thriller 11-10 in OT and goes on to win states more comfortably against Battlefield like they have done so before

Solid write up but I’ll still stick with Yorktown over Robinson in a close one.
Patriot HS was loaded this yr with quality on O & D. Fairchild, Fernandez… great goalie…etc. Patriot would have defeated Madison and Langley this year. Unfortunately they don’t get to go to states because Battlefield handled them 2 games in a row. The spotlight has been on Robinson all year but I wouldn’t be shocked if Battlefield win this in the end.

Crolax wrote: ↑Sun Jun 20, 2021 10:57 pm Solid write up but I’ll still stick with Yorktown over Robinson in a close one.
Patriot HS was loaded this yr with quality on O & D. Fairchild, Fernandez… great goalie…etc. Patriot would have defeated Madison and Langley this year. Unfortunately they don’t get to go to states because Battlefield handled them 2 games in a row. The spotlight has been on Robinson all year but I wouldn’t be shocked if Battlefield win this in the end.

Wasn't trying to sway you, I understand you are taking Yorktown to win and I respect that opinion, as well as the Battlefield to win it all prediction. But, I just don't think either team is going to be able to outscore Robinson. That offense is rolling like a well-oiled machine right now, and they have too many guys who can create scoring opportunities. Depth and experience are major factors in states, and Robinson has both.

Just for fun prediction: Battlefield over Robinson in the 6A final, Riverside by a lot, and Dominion in a close one. Congrats to all the teams especially since they did not get a season last year. For all the talk about how VEL, Fall Brawl, FN does not predict anything these were the top teams along with Yorktown, Madison, Patriot.

close, but you will have to include Yorktown in your final prediction. 7-6 in Double OT. Scoreboard still says 6-6 - I guess scoreboard operator is still in shock.

Novalax - you were pretty spot on. watching the game it looked like Robo fogo won almost every face off. Gave their offense the ball the vast majority of the game - and you were right about Yorktown defense - can't imagine Robo being held to 6 with the lopsided face off wins against anybody else they have played.

Riverside 20
Patrick Henry Roanoke 3

Looks to be a battle against Douglas Freeman on Saturday

Douglass Freeman 18 Freedom SR 6

7-5 at halftime, but Freedom offense could not possess, defense was exhausted. Freedom goalie with 16 saves, but D had difficulty clearing. Good luck to both 5A teams.

Predict another big win for Riverside.

Battlefield over Cosby by 2.

6A Title on the line Friday night with Yorktown at Battlefield. Either way we get a first-time champ.

Yorktown has been getting the hype all season long and they are heavily favored in the finals. Battlefield has been a team that seems to get little respect but they handle their business in a blue collar lunch pale fashion. Battlefield over Yorktown in a memorable defensive battle.

I was at the Robinson/Yorktown game. Great game and great atmosphere! Tons of people there and great showing by the students of both schools. I was really impressed by the Yorktown goalie and their D middies. They were rarely beaten all night. They also moved the ball well on offense. I think a couple of their assistants know a thing or two about putting the ball in the net. Tough way for Robinson to go out but they played their hearts out. Their goalie played well too and he made a save on a breakaway with about 20 seconds left to give them a chance. Congratulations to Yorktown and a nice article on the game in the Post today

Crolax wrote: ↑Wed Jun 23, 2021 5:13 pm Yorktown has been getting the hype all season long and they are heavily favored in the finals. Battlefield has been a team that seems to get little respect but they handle their business in a blue collar lunch pale fashion. Battlefield over Yorktown in a memorable defensive battle.

Yorktown deserves the hype, wouldn't you say? They are undefeated, have a very well rounded team, and have taken down much stiffer competition to reach this game. Don't know too much about Battlefield except they are always well coached and have a stout defense. This game is going to be a battle of the goalies. I'm thinking a low scoring state championship, but Yorktown probably has more weapons on offense, which will be the difference in the game. Prediction: Yorktown 6 Battlefield 4. Coach Beer gets his first State Championship and the Yorktown cow bells haunt Battlefield's nightmares

Battlefield by 2 in the final. Yorktown prone to some bad turnovers and penalties, will catch up with them tonight. Yorktown if you are reading this, it is still not too late to self correct.
Not to take any credit from the winner who will have earned it, this year seems more like a rock/paper/scissors with matchups compared with some recent years where there were more dominant teams. How good was Robinson who lost both of their only tough games?

123 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 25, 2021 7:30 am Battlefield by 2 in the final. Yorktown prone to some bad turnovers and penalties, will catch up with them tonight. Yorktown if you are reading this, it is still not too late to self correct.
Not to take any credit from the winner who will have earned it, this year seems more like a rock/paper/scissors with matchups compared with some recent years where there were more dominant teams. How good was Robinson who lost both of their only tough games?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Oakton beat Langley by 5 in the regular season, and only lose to Madison by 2? And Chantilly lost in OT to Madison. Oakton and Chantilly were no slouches by any means, and Robinson beat both of them by 10 or more. So to say Robinson lost it's only two tough games, is simply not true.

This year seemed more like rock/paper/scissors? What do you mean by that? Your explanation is a little confusing. And if anything, Battlefield had the cakewalk to the state championship, while Yorktown had to beat some very good teams to reach the championship.

I discount the early season games- particularly this year. Some teams looked great at the start- either they had a lot of returning experience (pre covid soph/fresh varsity players) or got a lot of practice through the pandemic. Most teams looked very rusty as a result of the pandemic but improved (Langely, Madison, Chantilly, etc.). Other programs appeared devastated.
A win by Yorktown tonight, and they are the best. Thats easy.
A Battlefield blowout and they are clearly the best.
A close Battlefield win (which is my prediction)- that's where I get stuck. I think a group (Madison, Battlefield, Yorktown, Langely, Robinson and maybe Chantilly or Patriot on a given day) could beat each other depending on the matchup- hence rock/paper/scissors.

Remember this is comparison to other years where it seemed more convincing who the top 1 or 2 was.
And much like the NCAA basketball tournament, the winner tonight is the undisputed champ!