Northwest Invitational March 13-15th, the High School Face-Off Classic

Some of the most exciting College Lacrosse games of the early season comes from what has become the Face-Off Classic.  Few venues have offered so many talented teams the opportunity to play against one another in an exhibition format.  Mercer Island High School started an event four years ago now, that has become the equivalent of the NCAA face-off classic for high school teams in the Northwest.

In its fourth year, Mercer Island High School will host 13 teams in an invitational exhibition featuring some of the top high school boys' teams in the Northwest, the state champions from Nevada, and a state semifinalist from Tennessee. The invitational, starting Friday March 13th will run through Sunday the 15th fitting in a staggering 20 games to open the season. The invitational draws four defending state champions, and teams hailing from six states in the 13 attending this year. Teams participating in previous invitationals have included Cape Elizabeth from Maine, Lakeland/Panas from New York, Arapahoe from Colorado, and Alta from Utah.  This year's teams include: Bingham and Bountiful(UT) Lakeridge, West Linn and Lincoln(OR)Timberline (ID) Bonanza (NV) Montgomery Bell (TN) and top Washington teams, Mercer Island, Issaquah, Bainbridge, Skyline and Bellevue.
At the core of the Invitational's inception was Ian O'Hearn's concept of bringing people to Washington to expose them to the Northwest.  What started there, has become the largest "face-off classic" of its kind on the West Coast.

Schedule of Games Walax.com will be doing write-ups, interviews and posting photos, so check back for each game to see results.

Friday March 13th:

Bingham (UT.) vs. Lakeridge (OR.) @ 4pm - M.I.H.S. Stadium
Bountiful (UT.) vs. Lincoln (OR.) @ 4pm - M.I.H.S. Upper North
M.B.A. (TN.) vs. Issaquah (WA.) @ 6pm - M.I.H.S. Stadium
Bonanza (NV.) vs. Bellevue (WA.) @ 8pm - B.H.S. Stadium
Bingham (UT.) vs. Skyline (WA.) @ 8pm - I.M.S. Turf Field
Timberline (ID.) vs. Mercer Island (WA.) @ 8pm - M.I.H.S. Stadium

Saturday March 14th:

Bonanza (NV.) vs. Bingham (UT.) @ 10am - M.I.H.S. Stadium
Timberline (ID.) vs. West Linn (OR.) @ 10am - M.I.H.S. Upper North
Bountiful (UT.) vs. Skyline (WA.) @ 12pm - M.I.H.S. Stadium
M.I. JV (WA.) vs. Bellevue JV (WA.) @ 12pm - M.I.H.S. Upper North
Lincoln (OR.) vs. Issaquah (WA.) @ 2pm - M.I.H.S. Stadium
Bingham (UT.) vs. Timberline (ID.) @ 2pm - M.I.H.S. Upper North
M.B.A. (TN.) vs. Bellevue (WA.) @ 4pm - M.I.H.S. Stadium
Bonanza (NV.) vs. Lakeridge (OR.) @ 4pm - M.I.H.S. Upper North
Bountiful (UT.) vs. Bainbridge (WA.) @ 6pm - M.I.H.S. Stadium
West Linn (OR.) vs. Mercer Island (WA.) @ 8pm - M.I.H.S. Stadium

Sunday March 15th:

M.B.A. (TN.) vs. Bainbridge (WA.) @ 10am - M.I.H.S. Stadium
Bonanza (NV.) vs. Lincoln (OR.) @ 10am - M.I.H.S. Upper North
West Linn (OR.) vs. Skyline (WA.) @ 12pm - M.I.H.S. Stadium
Timberline (ID.) vs. Lakeridge (OR.) @ 12pm - M.I.H.S. Upper North

for more information, please check http://www.northwestinvitational.com