Georgetown Prep Boys Lead Season
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Georgetown Prep Boys Lead Season
Hello homa Sign O P in S b c ip ion Con e a ion POLITICS OPINIONS LOCAL Toda ' Pape SPORTS National Going O World Business Investigations G ide Job Lifest le Ca Real E a e Ren al Entertainment Cla ified Multimedia Make us our start page Wa hing on, DC N/A nkno n Personali e Redskins/NFL Schedule Capitals/NHL Schools In the Ne s Wi ards/NBA Standings Health-care law Nationals/MLB Rankings Bobb Rush Opinion | Strasburg has something to say Leaders DC United/Soccer Report a Score Colorado wildfires Colleges Recruit Watch Andrew B num AllMetSports P in E-mail Search The Washington JetBlue pilot Wall struggling down the stretch Preston Keres/FOR THE WASHINGTON POST - Georgetown Prep graduated 21 seniors from last year s IAC championship team, but Coach Kevin Giblin (center) has the Little Hoyas atop the rankings again. Si e Blogs & Columns Recruiting Insider Lacrosse: Georgetown Prep bo s, Good Counsel girls lead season-opening rankings Te Other Sports Rep in By Eric Detweiler, Wednesday , March 2 8, 3 :3 2 PM The Georgetown Prep lacrosse team began its season with a trip to Baltimore on March 3 to scrimmage Calvert Hall and Haverford (Pa.) — the top two teams in ESPN s national preseason rankings. With a lineup full of first-time varsity contributors, the Little Hoyas OPINION | Wade, James take positions NCAA tour 201 2 AllMet Sports Search Find Articles Find Your team /pla e took their lumps that day. “We got absolutely crushed in all aspects of the field,” said senior Kyle Shanahan, one of two returning starters off last season s Interstate Athletic Conference champion squad. “We definitely showed we were a young team. We weren t running the offense, weren t meshing right.” 0 Comments Weigh In Corrections? Recommend Georgetown Prep graduated 21 seniors, including All-Met Player of the Y ear Bobby Gribbin, but as usual, the North Bethesda power had plenty of talent ready to step in. Nearly a month after their rough start, the group continues to round into form. Even with a 7-6 double overtime loss on Tuesday against defending MIAA A conference champ Gilman, the Little Hoyas (6-1) open up on top of The Post s Top 10. Shanahan (Bucknell) and senior Liam Giblin, a Johns Hopkins-bound attackman with a knack for distributing, lead the offense, while senior Chris Hampton (Denver) has already emerged as one of the area s best faceoff specialists, taking over for Gribbin. The road ahead doesn t get any easier for the Little Hoyas with games against No. 2 Gonzaga, No. 5 St. Stephen s/St. Agnes and No. 3 Landon coming in the next two weeks. “Now we re at least running the offense and getting good looks,” Shanahan said. “A lot of the sophomores are starting stepping up and play really nice. We re getting close.” . . . (Mark Gail/THE WASHINGTON POST) - Marriotts Ridge returns a lot of firepower from last year s state championship team, including sophomore Taylor Hensh. Landon shook off its upset loss to Calverton last Thursday with a 5-4 win over Haverford (Pa.) the next night at NavyMarine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis. Senior Hank Brown (Drexel) tallied a goal and an assist and senior goalie Alex Joyce (Georgetown) made 14 saves as the Bears (2-2) snapped the Fords 30-game winning streak. Marriotts Ridge girls looks to repeat WP Social Reader Friends' Activit Most Popular In Sports Your Friends Most Recent Activity Cameron Lide shared THE ‘DOONESBURY’ INTERVIEW: Garry Trudeau says to ignore abort law debate would have been ‘comedy. ago Molly Fleming s M&D Black 2012 club lacrosse team has won several high profile tournaments in recent seasons and consistently ranked among the nation s best, so the University of Maryland-bound senior is used to being surrounded by talent. View More Ac Po e ed b Featured Stories An after-school special