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HP Advances to the State Finals |
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Senior attackman Cody Crews and junior attackman Campbell Puckett each registered a co-game-high five points on four goals and one assist to lead No. 1 Highland Park to a 19-4 victory over No. 18 Dallas Jesuit in a Texas High School Lacrosse League Division I semifinal Saturday afternoon at Highland Park.
Senior middies Chase Prospere and Campbell Powers each scored three goals, senior attackman Will Boeing dished three assists and junior middie Patrick Campbell finished with three points on two goals and one assist to help the Fighting Scots (15-2) advance to the state-title game for the third straight season.
Highland Park will be going for its third straight state championship when it hosts the winner of Saturday afternoon’s St. Mark’s-Houston Episcopal semifinal Sunday at 1 p.m., CDT.
Dallas Morning News - Highland Park boys roll into lacrosse state final vs. St. Mark's
WestSideLax.com - No. 1 Highland Park Rolls into State-Title Game For more information on the State tournament go to http://texaslacrossechamps.org.
Texas High School Lacrosse League Championships WEBCASTS
FOX Sports Southwest will webcast the Texas High School Lacrosse League Division I and Division II state championships live on Sunday, May 9 from Highlander Stadium in Highland Park, Texas . Fans can watch the internet broadcasts free of charge on FoxSportsSouthwest.com by clicking on the THSLL State Championship banner located on the home page.
BEAR WIRE VIDEO BearWireVideo.com Click on Webcasting/Video Streaming-Library. Fans may use Ustream.tv to stream – There is an IPhone APP for Ustream. After loading application, launch and search for rztv.
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HP Players Named 2010 All Americans |
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The following awards were also announced this weekend at the State Championship:
Coach Derek Thomson was named the 2010 THSLL Coach of the Year.
Texas High School All Americans
12 - Josh Francis, Midfield, Senior
13 - Chris Hipps, Defense, Senior
10 - Jordan Lee, Goalie, Senior
18 - Campbell Powers, Midfield, Senior
9 - Chase Prospere, Midfield, Senior
State and North District Awards
DI All State [PDF]
Jackson Coon, Defense, Senior
DI All District
Will Boeing, Attack, Senior
Patrick Campbell, Midfield, Junior
DI Honorable Mention
Cody Crews, Attack, Senior
James Mills, Midfield, Senior
DII All State [PDF]
Davis Briggs, Defense, Junior
DII All District
Bryce Green, Attack, Freshman
Joe Lang, Midfield, Junior
DII Honorable Mention
Kyle Wallace, Attack, Junior
Stephen Burgher, Midfield, Junior More info: http://texaslacrossechamps.org/2010/awards
Congrats to all our award winners.
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Scots DI Advances to the Semi-Finals |
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The DI Varsity team beat St. Johns 19-5 on Sunday, May 2 in the Houston South Super Regional Playoffs. More info on the game from WestSideLax.com
DI Varsity will play Dallas Jesuit Saturday, May 8 at 2:30 in the THSLL Semi Finals at Highlander Stadium. The DI State Championship Final is 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 9.
The DI and DII Texas High School Lacrosse State Championships will be May 8-9 at Highlander Stadium hosted by the Highland Park Boys Lacrosse Program.
For more information on the State tournament go to http://texaslacrossechamps.org. |
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About High School DI, DII and JV Teams |
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The Highland Park Boys Lacrosse Division I Varsity team has a proud tradition of producing state champions and collegiate players. Since Derek Thomson became head coach for the 2004 season, the HP DI Varsity team has won the THSLL State Championship four times (2004, 2005, 2008 and 2009). Many of the boys playing on those teams were recruited to play college lacrosse at the NCAA DI and DIII levels. Many more have gone on to play with Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association teams. All high school boys have the opportunity to make the DI Varsity team. However, it is our coaching staff’s belief that underclassmen are often better served and developed playing at the DII or JV levels because it is on those teams that they will get adequate playing time to maximize their potential.
In the spring of 2007, our coaches and board agreed to have our JV A team play at the Division II level. Traditionally our JV A team has been very competitive and suffered from a lack of competition at the JV level. The HP philosophy is that our DII team is a junior varsity team and a training ground for our DI future players. The DII team has won one state championship (2008) and was the state champion runner up in 2007, its first season competing at the Division II level. Our DII team is open to underclassmen and juniors. We do not permit seniors to play at the DII level.
The HP Junior Varsity team is a competitive yet developmental team. By league rules a JV team is open to underclassmen and juniors and our HP JV teams have generally been made up of underclassmen and athletes new to lacrosse. The JV team balances competitiveness with frequent line rotations.
Our eligibility policy states that a boy must live in Highland Park Independent School District to try out for and join one of our teams.
Many former HP lacrosse players have played in NCAA DI and DIII and MCLA college programs including Duke, Denver, Villanova, Hofstra, Denison, Whittier, St. Joseph, Washington & Lee, Hampden-Sydney, Lynchburg, Swarthmore, SMU and TCU.
Coach Derek Thomson was named head Varsity coach in the fall of 2003. In 2004 our Varsity team won its first of three THSLL DI state championships. Our second state title came in 2005, when the Varsity team went 17-0. Our third state title was in 2008 when the DI Varsity defeated ESD. In 2009, the Scots won their fourth state title and became and the first team in Texas to finish in the top 20 nationally. Under Coach Thomson’s tenure our Varsity team has play many of the best high school varsity teams in the country with great success. Our program has given many of boys the opportunity to play lacrosse in California, Virginia, North Carolina and New Jersey to name a few. Coach Thomson is proud to have had many of his players compete on Team Texas and Team Dallas teams. |
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