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                               DHS Ranked #4!
                                           

Check out results of top 25 high school boys lacrosse programs nationwide and

Have Pride in DHS Blue Wave -- ranked #4!

“Rice, led by Maryland-commit All-American          
 Joe Fontanesi, won the Midwest Scholastic Lacrosse Coaches'    
 Association championship and a sixth consecutive Michigan
 championship. Their roster sports 11 Division I commitments, and average margin of victory which exceeded 11 goals per game.                                                           

 Loyola - Blakefield and West Genesee (#2 and 3) won
 championships after stumbling earlier. Rounding out the top five,

DARIEN (CT champion) and La Salle (PA champion) put together strong campaigns and collectively lost only three one-goal games.

 Overall, NY led with eight teams in top 25, MD had six, NJ had three, PA had two, and CT, MA, CO, FL and MI each had one team on the list.”

(source: STX – Inside Lacrosse magazine)   

 ’08  -  ’07 rank  -  HIGH SCHOOL  -  STATE   SEASON RECORD 
1. (6) Brother Rice, MI (23-0) – National Champions                                       
2. (23) Loyola - Blakefield, MD (13-4)                                          
3. (unranked) West Genesee, NY (21-3)                                              
4. (5) Darien, CT (22-1)                                                   
5. (7) La Salle, PA (31-2)                                                   

6. (1) Gilman, MD (18-1)                                                     
7. (3) West Islip, NY (19-2)                                                
8. (9) Mountain Lakes, NJ (22-1)                                            
9. (2) Ward Melville, NY (19-1)                                             
10. (15) Kent Denver, CO (15-0)                                             
11. (4) Calvert Hall, MD (15-3)                                              
12. (11) Saint Andrew's, FL (22-1)                                           
13. (8) Malvern Prep, PA (21-3)                                              
14. (unranked) Rocky Point, NY (21-1)                                              

15. (unranked) Landon, MD (18-4)                                                    
16. (19) Syosset, NY (17-5)                                                  
 17. (16) St. Ignatius Prep, CA (19-1)                                      
 18. (17) Lawrenceville, NJ (17-2)                                            
 19. (20) Deerfield, MA (15-1)                                               
 20. (unranked) Canandaigua, NY (23-1)                                              
 21. (13) Georgetown Prep, MD (18-3)                                           
 22. (unranked) Delbarton, NJ (18-4)                                                
23. (14) Chaminade, NY (14-4)                                                
24. (unranked) Carthage, NY (21-3)

25. (24) McDonogh, MD (16-6)                                          

- Coaches’ Continuing Education -

The “Positive Coaches Alliance” workshop drew 75+ coaches who sharpened up both game knowledge and skills that will help Darien continue to turn out champions!

(See a PDF summary under ‘documents’) 

Now, more than 125 youth coaches have been USL-registered by DYLax for ‘08. 

For those interested in further developing their skills, here are a few options for the future:

Level I training – an online foundation tutorial which includes video, resources and certification assessment. 

This can help master knowledge of lacrosse, make practices more effective, provide innovative communications and fine tune the ability to correct errors …. All of which can move you to the next level in coaching ….

Typically a $25 fee, DYLax has a limited supply of free ‘coupon codes,’ for Level I.  If interested, please send an e-mail to to get this set-up.  The course can be completed at your convenience.  You can also access the course directly online.

For those coaches who are certified Level I, Level II instruction is now available online through USL for a small fee, to build upon the foundation concepts.

Check www.uslacrosse.org/CEP for more details.