It is fun to go on the website laxpower.com to check out how your team is ranked in the region. The site compares your squad to the others in the metropolitan area and predicts the outcome of games. Over the last few years laxpower has begun to recognize the quality of both the Girls and Boys lacrosse programs at Portledge. At one time last spring both teams were ranked in the top five in the metro area. Recent victories by Girls and Boys varsity teams have Portledge Lacrosse climbing the rankings yet again.
How Did the Varsity Girls Follow Up Their Win Over Trinity?
With their confidence high the Varsity Girls Lacrosse team boarded a bus on Friday afternoon for their second consecutive game in NYC. This time the opponent would be Brearly, another NYC school with a long history of good lacrosse. The outcome was much the same as the Trinity game though, as the Portledge girls dominated from the outset and went on to a convincing 15-3 win. Siena Falino, Addie Reilly, Chelsea Caracciolo and Claudia Rogers all had multiple goals and the defense was tight throughout this contest. The Lady Panthers have their work cut out for them this week as they face a perennial girls lax power in the form of Poly Prep @Home on Wednesday before taking on the recent Queens of Nysais Lacrosse, Hackley, on Saturday @Home/11:00am. Saturday's game will be preceded by a scrimmage between youth teams from Locust Valley and Cold Spring Harbor, so come on out and see some great girls lacrosse throughout the day on Saturday at Portledge School.
What Happened in the Big Boys Lacrosse Game v. Rye Country Day on Saturday?
While many Portledge families were preparing for the auction, the Varsity Boys Lacrosse team was traveling up to Rye for a critical Metro League match-up with Country Day. Last year RCD was the superior team handing the Panthers a 12-5 stomping. This time the outcome would be quite different though. Portledge was fired up from the get go and burst out to 3-0 lead behind transition goals from Juniors Tim Morison and Renny Kraft and Senior Austin Prey. It was the defense, however, that was really setting the tone. Long pole middie Alain Mathieu was all over Rye's All American midfielder and the rest of the Portledge "D" was sliding with great ferocity. Junior goalie Dan Duffy made 18 saves and was the key to an outstanding effort of team defense. All the time the Portledge offense kept pushing the ball up field and attacking the Rye net before the Wildcats could get set up. Morison finished with 5 goals and 4 assists in a monster game, while Kraft was equally impressive registering 4 goals and 3 assists of his own. Prey added two extra man goals to his early score to finish with three overall, and Senior midfielder Zack Lombardi added two of his own. The final score of 16-1 was indicative of how well the entire Portledge team played this day. The Panthers have a busy week of their own coming up as they face a tough New England opponent in St. Luke's on Tuesday (Home@ 4:30), before taking on The Masters School and St.Francis Prep on Friday (Home@ 4:30) and Saturday (Home@12:00), respectively.
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