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She is getting new players but haven't heard of any 28s locally from the top clubs choosing GFS. Not to mention having half your team (maybe more?) as freshman and competing in the A division will be difficult to say the least. They will have a team the question is will they drop to B next year and for the foreseeable future?

LOL. You saying that most of the top D1 players were 4 year letter winners? Not to mention in hotbed areas like MD? Yeah right...

People won’t pay $35k to go to a below average team. And yes lots choose cause of the sports. You also know the good middle school players locally will follow the wins too. Garrison will struggle after the 24s leave.

People really do say the strangest things on here. "JV players usually end up low D1"? What in the world are you talking about? And honestly, at the end of the day...D1 is D1 - an incredible accomplishment no matter where the school falls in the rankings. Unfortunately, there are too many PARENTS on here that THINK their child should only play top 20 D1 school...how sad. Once your child is in school and playing the sport that she loves (hopefully is playing for herself and NOT her PARENT0, you will realize it's about lax helping them pay their EDUCATION - so top D1 or low D! - it doesn't matter!

I don't know the coach or the players graduating or even if they have an up and coming younger team so I could easily be wrong here.
I know there have been many conversations and debates about A vs B vs C division and who should play where but I really do believe that you should have to have a JV team to be able to participate in the A division. Not fair to the JV girls who have no one to play

I was told Garrison doesnt have a JV team, which other IAAM A Schools dont have a JV?

Hedged her bets though with youngest DD at RPCS.

GCS

How does GCS go from one of the top iaam schools to not even having a JV, it can't just be from a reputable coach leaving. What's the backstory?

I think the administration wanted to get away from the athletics push and rather focus on academics.

Seems odd, it can be both. But specifically, what changed? Reduced $$ for lacrosse players? Pay coaches less? Locality wise, it is in a great spot to grab Hero's M&D kids and even pick up some top Montgomery kids too.

What is the best place to watch a girls lacrosse game, private or public?

Know some 28s going through the HS process and Garrison was doing a ton of recruiting. There is definitely a push to build the lacrosse program and this supposedly includes money. Again, they can recruit from all over for girls who are willing to leave home (and parents willing to let them) to go to a great school where they can play in IIAM. But locally, girls have a lot of options for great schools with great lacrosse programs, and Garrison isn't currently top of mind for most.

Did they get any 28s from top programs in the mid Atlantic? I know they tried...

Believe twin defenders from M&D. They already have one player from Coppermine. But that's all I've heard.

Stone Ridge 12 - SPSG 7

Gators definitely missing the big 3 from last year.

Jesus- C2's been hanging her hat on this for 25 years. The reality is that she's been fired from (in no particular order) UMBC, SPSG and Arizona State (with a fun little lawsuit to boot.) She's never kept an assistant for more than a season (other than her husband) and ask anyone at her "club team" how organized or well run it is. But if you want to run into that burning building, by all means go ahead.

They lost Brian Reese. GCS only had enough players for a JV team when he was on staff. Prior to him there was no JV.

It’s also a numbers game. GCS is a very small school with appx 750 students from preschool through 12th grade. I have to think a lot of their sports have this issue. When your school is so small, if everyone isn’t an athlete or it’s not mandatory to play a sport, fielding JV teams is nearly impossible.

They'll be lucky to field a varsity team next year. Sad, but true.

Got to say this area is fool when it comes to HS Lacrosse. Moving here later in life and not personally experiencing this except for with my children, people are fool. Seems that it means more to parents being able to brag about their kids to others than what is practical or even what the kids want. Schools should be about education first. I have heard of kids driving an hour each way to school just for lacrosse, parents spending thousands just so their kid can be on certain team, parents wanting their kid on the Varsity team over playing time, parents picking certain private schools that only have Varsity so they can say their kids is a 4 yr Varsity kid and so many other things I can’t understand. Can people from this area explain why this is so important and has it always been this way. Where I grew up hard work, dedication and talent is what parents taught us about.

Just go away

People do this for lots of sports and activities. Find a group that shares your passion! Gymnastics , swimming , football. It’s not your problem if a family decides what’s best for their kid. Go back to wherever you came from if it was better being average ! Going to a top private prepares kids to play faster in college. Top competition every game in high school. Lots of positives for hard working , dedicated kids that want to play the best.

Generally speaking, hard work, dedication and talent is what got these kids to this point.

Looks like the run is officially over

Yes, but only after the politics have been negotiated.

During Covid, the school went ultra woke and turned off a lot of parents. The administration refused to listen to parents concerns or feedback. The girls lacrosse team wasn't the only program to suffer. The boys program lost about 10 kids mid-year to other schools heading into 2021. The boys barely fielded a team and went from B Conference runner-ups in '19 to a C conference team with about 15 total players.

what's today's definition of woke?

GCS fits the definition

Losers Lament ! Give it up dad.

Lax is life!

Unfortunately, that is a true statement for some and too many are naive or chose to be naive about the politics

McD can't lose this year...SP is done and everyone else can't come close. This will be over before it starts

McDonogh is overrated.

McDonogh is overrated.

Na, this year’s seniors are it. Next year with only 2 starting juniors, it will be over.

So true

Spalding will be champs this year. Book it.

This could be the year of Archbishop Spalding. McDonogh without TC running the offense looks shaky at best. SPSG just plain lost a lot of talent. GCS just plain lost alot of talent. Maryvale lost alot and relying on one player.

Cmon McD has the BEST senior class in the country let alone the area. The other teams are one trick ponies and McD has it locked on every level...with or without TC they can't lose. SP might be 4th best this year and MV looks like the second best team and a team on the rise for a long time.

Agree this is a lock. Huge drop off next year

LOL! Dude, you can have the best senior class and not have the best team. McD does not have the lock if they are only winning games by a goal or two. Be real. Good luck this season.