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Terrapins have another tournament this weekend. Hawks, Roughriders, FCA, Leading Edge playing in it.

Sounds about right including the lack of talent at 2023. At 2023 in NVA, it is Madlax DC Dogs on one level and everyone else is a big step down. Sure, if you want to squabble over whether DC Dogs is a NVA team, fine. It is not your normal Madlax squad where 75% of the team is from McLean but there are a bunch of VA players on DC Dogs and a bunch more would like to be.

Terrapins have another tournament this weekend. Hawks, Roughriders, FCA, Leading Edge playing in it.

Fca 7, Leading Edge 6
Roughriders 5, Hawks 3

Ha ha ha - Roughriders beating Ripley’s holdback Hawks. That’s great. Puberty son... 😂

Ha ha ha - Roughriders beating Ripley’s holdback Hawks. That’s great. Puberty son... 😂

Ha ha ha - Roughriders beating Ripley’s holdback Hawks. That’s great. Puberty son... 😂

All of these teams have re-classed players.

Everyone really wants to beat the Hawks. Even during fall ball it means something to these other clubs to win. Hawks players were laughing and having a good time, even after they lost to RR. RR coach wanted Hawks players kicked out of the game because of body checks. What a joke.

FCA Coach was losing it during their game against the Hawks. Poor guy is going to have a heart attack.

It’s HS level ball now people. Relax and enjoy the process.

Some have way more than others.

RoughRiders beating Hawks is nothing new here folks.

Hawks donut eating goalie took a cheap shot late in the game when RR where up late with ball. Goalie got full time unreleaseable penalty and should have been ejected.

RoughRiders Coach was protecting his players

And some clubs will cut kids they developed since 3rd grade for re-class kids (who are not as good) just because the dads are friends at the same country club.

RoughRiders beating Hawks is nothing new here folks.

Hawks donut eating goalie took a cheap shot late in the game when RR where up late with ball. Goalie got full time unreleaseable penalty and should have been ejected.

RoughRiders Coach was protecting his players

That “donut eating goalie” rocked that kid chest to chest. Ref. Dropped the flag because the RR parents(old api group) started doing the crying.

Some have way more than others.

Good thing those Spalding kids got some practice laughing and having a good time after a loss. That’s a skill that will come in handy over the next few years.

Good thing those Spalding kids got some practice laughing and having a good time after a loss. That’s a skill that will come in handy over the next few years.

RR Head Coach should have had a clear view of the hit. It was at chest level and shouldn’t have been called. No head of neck involved. It was big kid hitting a little one so it looked worse than it was. Sorry the player was injuries but that happens in contact sports.

Go watch your video before you call the kid names and bad mouth him.

This forum really needs a Like button!

Stop it. Everyone in the stadium saw it. It was clearly an illegal hit. Ref flew the flag immediately and then conferred with his counterpart to determine length of full serve penalty, not if it was a foul or not.

People like you turn the conversation ugly. No one would be talking about this hit or the players involved if you didn’t bring it up.

No one would be talking about it if the ref. wouldn't have been swayed by the RR crowd to throw the flag. The parents cried about contact the entire game. Arden influence has taken over the team. soft

Rawriders love taking cheap shots at opponents and now they are crying because it happened to them?

It was a high hit that finished with a cross check on video. Ref threw the flag immediately.Had his hand in his pocket grabbing at the flag as the player hit the ground. Even the offending player turned and looked right at the ref after he did it. Helmet to helmet on first contact with a cross check to the chest that road up into the players throat and helmet. Hawks player extended his arms all the way out. That is a penalty. Good call by the ref.

Rawriders love taking cheap shots at opponents and now they are crying because it happened to them?

The kids got an extra day of playing against great competition. It wasn’t pouring, the facilities were great and the weather was pretty mild. Be grateful people. Have a drink and relax.

Enough of the histrionics, now for the lacrosse analysis, RRs were the best coached team on the carpet at Byrd. They have a current high school/college level coach who game plans and makes adjustments accordingly. The RRs didn't foul as much as their opponents and their MDD and EMO sets were much more effective than their counterparts. They have consistently shown this over the past summer and fall. Outdated and one dimensional offenses and ineffective transition games are easy prey for an experienced and well prepared coaching staff and team. I do like the fact that the Crabs, Team 91, RRs, Hawks and FCA are all within several goals of each other talent wise. It makes for fun competitive lacrosse. What you're going to see over the next three years on the club scene is that coaching matters more the older the boys get. Last summer and this fall's results are a harbinger of things to come. Any club that rests on its laurels and doesn't improve (player development, acquisition and most importantly coaching wise) won't reach its potential.

Agreed. All four teams were a treat to watch.

Who/what is Spalding?

Who/what is Spalding?

You don’t know? You better ask somebody.

Soon to be the most dominant team in the MIAA!!! Period

Who/what is Spalding?