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Three tough tests for Chaminade, fresh off its huge win over St. Anthony’s, and a showdown between defending FCIAC champion Darien and defending Class M state champion Wilton highlight what promises to be an interesting week in the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate region.
Chaminade faces Greenwich and Fairfield Prep later in the week after hosting Yorktown on Tuesday.
On Saturday, national powers Garden City and Conestoga meet in an 11 a.m. game at the Haverford School in Pennsylvania.
For more on that and other news of note, check Joe’s weekly column on tristate lax for InsideLacrosse.com.
Also of note next week, Somers visits John Jay and Yorktown travels to Smithtown West.
inally, a quick programming note.
Be sure to catch “Lacrosse Monday” on MSG Varsity’s “High School SportsDesk” show premiering at 7 p.m. on iO Channel 14. The half-hour show will look back at the big games and best performances from this past week and preview the biggest games this coming week.
Joe will be joining Shawna Ryan on the Hudson Valley/Connecticut edition, Keith Irizarry on the Long Island edition and Steve Gelbs on the New York City edition.
Viewers in Hudson Valley/Connecticut can watch the premiere broadcast of the Wilton-Greenwich game at 7:30 p.m. Monday on MSG Varsity.
Long Island viewers can catch the premiere broadcast of the St. Anthony’s-Chaminade game at 4 p.m. Monday on MSG Varsity.
After the premieres, the games can be seen on On-Demand Channel 614 and msgvarsity.com.
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Wilton has certainly overachieved out of the gate. But New Canaan appears to have been overhyped and Greenwich is rebuilding. Still, I think they can make it a game for a half, maybe even three quarters.
Darien 11, Wilton 6
I really hope the Warriors make You eat your words waverider. No respect given the defending State Champs. It’s not where you start it’s where you finish
Where there’s Hope, there’s Crosby.
Darien 15, Wilton 5.
Section 1 (to include privates in WC)
1. Yorktown
2. John Jay
3. Lakeland/Panas
4. Somers
5. Mahopac
6. Rye
7. Bronxville
8. Suffern
9. Brewster
10. Tappen Zee (why not)
Great games coming up. The Stoga/Garden City game will be a war!!