Connecticut High School Lacrosse

Photographs From Class M State Championship Game

Darien won 17-11 in a shoot-out over Wilton to capture the school's third straight Class M title.

Ridgefield Beats Darien 7-6 In Overtime To Capture School's First Ever FCIAC Title

There is a new head of the pack in FCIAC Boys' Lacrosse:  The Ridgefield Tigers, coached by former Major League Lacrosse Star, Roy Colsey, and led by Senior Attackman and Virginia-Bound, Matt White:

Check out this game recap by Jesse Quinlan of the Connecticut Post for more details:

Link to Article in Connecticut Post By Jesse Quinlan

FCIAC Boys Lacrosse Standings Through May 19th (Courtesy of The Connecticut Post)

Thanks to this PDF that was put together by the Connecticut Post, you can view the latest FCIAC Boys Lacrosse Standings:

http://extras.connpost.com/FCIACstandings/Boys%20Lacrosse.pdf

The FCIAC Boys' Tournament begins on Wednesday, May 27th and will feature "play-down" games between the top eight seeds in the FCIAC Conference.  The Connecticut Post was also nice enough to put together a PDF schedule of FCIAC post-season tournaments:

http://extras.connpost.com/FCIACstandings/FCIAC%20Spring%20Tournaments.pdf

CT High School Lacrosse Blog Top 15 Boys Teams As of 5/20/2009

Rank Team Name Record Last Game Next Game 1 Ridgefield (14-1) Beat New Canaan vs. Fairfield-Warde 5/22 2 Darien (11-4) Beat Stamford vs. Norwalk 5/22 3 Wilton (12-3) Beat Yorktown at Brien-McMahon 5/22 4 Fairfield Prep (9-5) Beat Cheshire at Simsbury 5/21 5 New Canaan (10-6) Lost to Ridgefield FCIAC Tournament 6 New Fairfield (15-0) Beat Bunnell vs. New Milford 5/20 7 Barlow-Redding (12-2) Beat Weston at Newtown 5/20 8 Amity Regional (10-4) Beat Simsury at Danbury 5/23 9 New Milford (12-3) Beat Bethel at New Fairfield 5/20 10 Newtown (12-3) Beat Immaculate-Danbury vs. Barlow-Redding 5/20 11 Staples-Westport (9-6) Beat Fairfield-Ludlowe at St Joseph-Tbull 5/22 12 Greenwich (9-6) Beat Danbury vs. Trumbull 5/22 13 East Lyme (13-2) Beat Norwich Free Acad. vs. Ledyard 5/21 14 Guilford (11-3) Beat Hamden at Cheshire 5/21 15 Cheshire (10-4) Lost to Fairfield Prep vs. Guilford 5/21 NR St. Joseph-Trumbull (11-4) Beat Fairfield-Warde vs. Staples 5/22

Connecticut High School Lacrosse Blog Top 15 Boys Lacrosse Teams As of 4/30/09

Rank	Team Name	Record	Last Game	Next Game
1	Ridgefield	(9-0)	Beat Greenwich	vs. St. Joseph-Trumbull 5/2
2	Darien	(5-3)	Beat Fairfield-Ludlowe	at Trumbull 5/1
3	New Canaan	(5-2)	Beat Brien McMahon	vs. Wilton 5/1
4	Cheshire	(7-1)	Beat Simsbury	at Daniel Hand 5/1
5	Greenwich	(6-2)	Lost to Ridgefield	vs. Brien McMahon 5/1
6	Wilton	(5-2)	Beat St. Joseph-Trumbull	vs. New Canaan 5/1
7	Fairfield Prep	(3-4)	Beat Daniel Hand	at Xavier 5/1
8	New Fairfield	(8-0)	Beat Amity Regional	vs. Barlow-Redding 4/30
9	Barlow-Redding	(7-0)	Beat Masuk-Monroe	at New Fairfield 4/30
10	Simsbury	(6-2)	Lost to Cheshire	at Windsor 5/1
11	Brien McMahon	(6-2)	Beat Danbury	vs. Norwalk 4/21
12	Amity Regional	(5-3)	Lost to New Fairfield	at Branford 5/1
13	East Lyme	(7-1)	Beat Ledyard	at Conard-West Hartford 5/2
14	New Milford	(7-2)	Beat Newtown	at Bunnell-Stratford 5/1
15	Xavier	(5-1)	Beat Hamden	at Notre Dame-W. Haven 4/30
NR	Newtown	(7-1)	Lost to New Milford	at Masuk-Monroe 4/30

Ridgefield Boys Look Strong Against Massapequa

Anybody who thought Ridgefield was not to be taken seriously this season was seriously mistaken.

The Tigers are off to an impressive 4-0 start behind the play of their senior leader on attack, Matt White, the All-American headed to the University of Virginia next season.

Behind a new coach, Roy Colsey, a former lacrosse stand out at Yorktown High School (NY) and Syracuse University, the Tigers are a very legitimate threat to win the FCIAC and the Class L titles, which Ridgefield finished as runner-up to Darien and Fairfield Prep last season.

After Ridgefield dominated their local rival, Wilton, by a score of 15-4 on Saturday, the Tigers' next opponent was the Chiefs of Massapequa, a team from the powerful hotbed of Long Island.  Against Masspequa, Ridgefield proved it is one of the best teams in the New York City metropolitan area.

Beyond a solid performance by goaltender, Jake Hyatt, who incredibly just returned to the game of lacrosse this year, the Tigers out-played the Chiefs on their home turf, winning by the score of 12-5.  The duo of White and Colin Scott, a fellow senior headed to Denver next year, combined for eight goals in the victory.  Junior midfielder, Mike Galione, also added two goals.

Here are the latest rankings as provided by InsideLacrosse.com - Check out Ridgefield, which moved up to #21 on the list.

Inside Lacrosse National High School Rankings As of 4/16/09

MSG High School Lacrosse Games of the Week Shows Lack of Coverage for CT Boys' Teams

 

2009 High School Lacrosse Game of the Week Schedule

AIR DATE	GAME	PLAYED
Sunday, April 5	Don Bosco Prep (NJ) at Iona Prep (NY)	4/1 at 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 12	West Islip HS (LI) at Chaminade HS (LI)	4/11 at 1:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 19	Delbarton (NJ) at St. Anthony's HS (LI)	4/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 19	Fairfield Prep (CT) vs. Chaminade HS (LI) @ St. Anthony's	4/18 at 3:15 p.m.
Sunday, April 26	Garden City HS (LI) at Manhasset HS (LI)	4/25 at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 3	Summit HS (NJ) at Chatham HS (NJ)	5/1 at 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 10	Massapequa HS (LI) at Syosset HS (LI)	5/5 at 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 10	Bergen Catholic HS (NJ) at Fairfield Prep (CT)	5/9 at 1:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 17	Yorktown HS (NY) at John Jay HS (NY)	5/15 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 24	Metro Final (teams TBD) @ St. John's University	5/20 at 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 31	LI Catholic Final (teams TBD) @ Hofstra University	5/26 at 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 7	NJ Tournament of Champions Final @ Rutgers University	6/6 (time TBD)
Sunday, June 14	NYS Finals Class A (teams TBD) at Paetec Park, Rochester	6/13 at 11:00 a.m.
Sunday, June 14	NYS Finals Class B (teams TBD) at Paetec Park, Rochester	6/13 at 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 14	NYS Finals Class C (teams TBD) at Paetec Park, Rochester	6/13 at 4:00 p.m.

2009 MSG High School Lacrosse Game of the Week Schedule