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2003 Weekly HS Beat by: Brandon Fortier
Washington Boys HS League
 

Brandon Fortier, former standout player for Eastside lacrosse club and Whittier College and current HS coach, writes the popular Weekly HS Beat for Boys HS lacrosse during the season.

 

 

 

Washington Boys HS League
 

Down to the wire�Playoffs now set! Current Schedule of games

Week 8: May 5- May 10

SCOREBOARD

Division I

Division II

Cascade League

Mercer Island 19, Port Angeles 5

S. Kitsap 13, Franklin 9

Port Angeles 9, Mercer Island 8

Bainbridge 19, Bellevue 3

Bainbridge D2 20, Mt. Rainier 1

Port Angeles 11, Curtis 4

Maple Valley 11, Nathan Hale 6

Garfield 3, Roughriders 1

Panthers 9, Bellevue 6

Panthers 7, Lakeside 6

Eastside 15, Overlake 6

Curtis 8, Bellevue 4

Lakeside 10, Port Angeles 7

Vashon 11, N. Kitsap 1

Mercer Island 7, Maple Valley 5

Mercer Island 12, Bellevue 10

Snohomish 6, Mukilteo 3

Maple Valley 5, Curtis 2

Nathan Hale 7, Bellevue 4

Issaquah 17, Mukilteo 2

 

Bainbridge 11, Maple Valley 4

S. Kitsap 13, Klahowya 6

 

 

Roughriders 8, Mt. Rainier 3

 

 

Vashon 11, Klahowya 3

 

 

Bainbridge D2 14, Mt. Rainier 3

 

 

Overlake 9, Snohomish 6

 

NOTES & REVIEW

Division I

*Maple Valley knocked off Nathan Hale and had a chance to sneak into the playoffs.  Bainbridge ended the Vandals run though with an 11-4 victory as the Spartans wrapped up the regular season undefeated.

*The Panthers pulled out a huge win over Lakeside and clinched the #3 seed.  Despite the loss, the Lions rebounded with a win over Port Angeles to secure a playoff birth.  Now, Lakeside must travel to Bainbridge, while the Panthers get another shot at Mercer Island.

Final Standings

W-L

Playoff Outlook

1)

Bainbridge

12-0

 #1 seed is heavy favorite to defend title

2)

Mercer Island

9-3

 #2 seed has finished strong.  Looking to get back to the title game!

3)

Panthers

7-5

 #3 Win over Lakeside was huge!  Panthers should be hungry @ MI!

4)

Lakeside

6-6

 #4 Back in the playoffs after a one-year hiatus.

5)

Maple Valley

5-7

 Close, but just missed playoffs.

6)

Nathan Hale

5-7

 Never could get by Maple Valley, thus fell a bit short.

7)

Bellevue

4-8

 Never found the same form as 2002.  No playoffs in 2003.

8)

Port Angeles

0-12

 Tough year #2 in Division I

 

Division II

*The Kitsap Wolves clinched a playoff birth with two big victories in the final week.  Congrats to Coach Zelazek and the Wolves!

*Vashon clinched a home-field quarterfinal game with two wins to finish 8-2.  The 8 wins is an amazing turnaround for a group that finished with only 1 win a year ago.

*Garfield enacted a bit of revenge with a 3-1 win over conference rival Roughriders.  Both teams finished at 8-2.  However, the Roughriders win the Metro Conference with a better conference record after defeating Mt. Rainier 8-3.

NOTE: For statistical purposes, Division II standings have all teams listed together through sportability.com.  Realize that Division II is in fact split into 3 conferences and playoffs will be determined based on standings within these conferences.  

NOTE: Cross-Conference combined records are used in tie-break scenarios to determine Strength of Conference.

Here are the final conference standings:

Division II Standings

TEAM

Conference Record

Cross-Conference Record

Overall DII Record

 

1. Curtis

8-0

2-0

10-0

OLYMPIC

2. Vashon

6-2

2-0

8-2

CONFERENCE

3. S. Kitsap

4-4

1-1

5-5

 

4. Klahowya

2-6

1-1

3-7

 

5. N. Kitsap

0-8

0-2

0-10

 

 

 

COMBINED 6-4

 

 

1. Roughriders

7-1

1-1

8-2

METRO

2. Garfield

6-2

2-0

8-2

CONFERENCE

3. Bainbridge

5-3

0-2

5-5

 

4. Franklin

2-6

0-2

2-8

 

5. Mt. Rainier

0-8

1-1

1-9

 

 

 

COMBINED 4-6

 

 

1. Eastside

8-0

1-1

9-1

INLAND-NORTH

2. Issaquah

5-3

2-0

7-3

CONFERENCE

3. Overlake

5-3

2-0

7-3

 

4. Snohomish

2-6

0-2

2-8

 

5. Mukilteo

0-8

0-2

0-10

 

 

 

COMBINED 5-5

 

PLAYOFFS

Playoff Seedings

W-L

Explanation

1)

Curtis

10-0

 Olympic Champions- #1 as Conference Champion with best overall record

2)

Eastside

9-1

 Inland-North Champions- #2 as Conference Champion with second-best overall record

3)

Roughriders

8-2

 Metro Champions- #3 as remaining Conference Champion.  Win tie-break w/Garfield on better Conference record.

4)

Vashon

8-2

 Top 2nd place team.  Win tie-break over Garfield on Strength of Conference.  Olympic is 6-4 in CC games.

5)

Garfield

8-2

 Second best 2nd place team, finishing second in the Metro Conference.

6)

Issaquah

7-3

 Remaining 2nd place team.  Win tie-break over Overlake on Head-to-Head Goal Differential (+8).

7)

Overlake

7-3

 Top Wildcard as top 3rd place team.

8)

S. Kitsap

5-5

 Wildcard as next best 3rd place team.  Win tie-break over Bainbridge on Strength of Conference. 

Cascade League

*Mercer Island staved off a hard-charging Maple Valley squad in a 7-5 victory.  The win proved to be a big one as both teams finished with an 8-2 record.  However, having defeated Maple Valley both times head-to-head, Mercer Island will be the top seed in the playoffs. 

 

Final Standings

W-L

Playoff Outlook

1)

Mercer Island

8-2

 Mercer is #1 based on two wins over Maple Valley

2)

Maple Valley

8-2

 Looking to knock off Port Angeles and get another shot at MI!

3)

Port Angeles

6-4

 Jekyl & Hyde�only team to beat MI, yet 4 losses.

4)

Panthers

5-5

 1st of two shots for Panthers program to knock off the Islanders.

5)

Curtis

2-8

 Did not make the playoffs

6)

Bellevue

1-9

 Did not make the playoffs

TOP PERFORMERS

Shane O�Neil-Freshman, Attack/Mid, Panthers

A game of  �three�s� from the young O�Neil and the Panthers have them flying high as they roll into the playoffs.  Shane scored 3 goals, his 3rd hat-trick of the season, in helping the Panthers clinch 3rd place with a 7-6 victory over Lakeside.  In only their 3rd season, the Panthers continue to experience success and are reaching for their 3rd trip to a state championship game after a Division II title in 2002, and a runner up title in 2001.

Rob Novorolsky-Senior, Attack/Defense, S. Kitsap

Talk about stepping up in crunch time!  The Wolves had to have two wins to finish the season and earn a birth in the Division II playoffs.  Novorolsky stepped up big with 6 goals, 1 assist in a 13-9 victory over Franklin.  He followed with a 4 goal, 2 assist performance in helping defeat Klahowya.  Novorolsky finished the year with 31 goals, 12 assists and was named Honorable Mention, All-State Division II, Attack.  Even more impressive when you consider he split time at defense this year.

Jeff Lam-Junior, Mercer Island B

Lam picked an incredibly good time for his first career hat-trick.  He scored 3 goals to lead the Islanders in big 7-5 win over Maple Valley.  The victory clinched the #1 seed in the playoffs for the Islanders.

                                                                                                

GAMES TO WATCH (May 13- May 17)

Are you kidding?  They are all Games to Watch come playoff time!  And whether or not you can make it to any of them during the week, let�s see everybody at Seahawk Stadium on Saturday May 17th!

Here are the match-ups:

Divison I 

Semi-Finals�Wednesday, 5/14

  • Panthers @ Mercer Island�Both playing well.  Mercer won 10-9 during the season.

  • Lakeside @ Bainbridge�Lions limping into the playoffs.  Bainbridge is 12-0.

Division II

Semi-Finals�Tuesday, 5/13

  • S. Kitsap @ Curtis�Curtis is riding a 22-game winning streak.

  • Garfield @ Vashon�Great accomplishment for both programs.  Hardest game to call!

  • Issaquah @ Roughriders�Issaquah is on a roll, Roughriders have best defense in DII.

  • Overlake @ Eastside�Owls will need more than Kenyon to derail the Ravens.

Quarter-Finals�Thursday, 5/15

  • Winner S. Kitsap/Curtis vs Winner Garfield/Vashon

  • Winner Issaquah/Roughriders vs Winner Overlake/Eastside

Cascade League

Semi-Finals�Wednesday, 5/14

  • Panthers @ Mercer Island

  • Port Angeles @ Maple Valley

Checkout LaxPower Power Ratings for Washington State High School Boy�s Division I and II.

Complete HS Results:

1998 League Schedule
League Standings
League Leaders

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