Gwinnett County (Georgia) to allow varsity...

by **Beta** on Mon May 19, 2008 8:21 pm

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/printe ... rosse.html

The plot thickens...

Peachtree Ridge and Collins Hill will be first. With those two schools...North Gwinnett is sure to add lacrosse. Brookwood and Grayson are also planning it. With them comes Parkview and South Gwinnett.

That's a lot of athleticism...and that increases the demand for coaches.

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by **Sonny** on Mon May 19, 2008 8:56 pm

wow...... the last "DAM" has broken in Atlanta.

I predict we will be approaching 100+ boys sanctioned H.S. teams in the state of GA by the spring 2010 season.

by **GTLax18** on Tue May 20, 2008 7:35 pm

Great, now they will have 50 players on the 1st Team All State.

by **Beta** on Thu May 22, 2008 10:22 am

New areas are up:

AREA 1
East Coweta
McIntosh
Newnan
Northgate
Starr's Mill
Whitewater

AREA 2
Decatur
Greenbrier
Lakeside, Evans
Marist
St. Pius X
Washington County

AREA 3
Blessed Trinity
Grady
Holy Innocents'
North Springs
Pace Academy
Riverwood
Westminster

AREA 4
Centennial
Chattahoochee
Collins Hill
Greater Atlanta Christian
Northview
Peachtree Ridge
Wesleyan

AREA 5
Harrison
Hillgrove
Kennesaw Mountain
McEachern
South Cobb
Tri-Cities
Woodward Academy

AREA 6
Alpharetta
Gainesville
Milton
North Forsyth
Riverside Military
Roswell
South Forsyth
West Forsyth

AREA 7
Allatoona
Etowah
Kell
Lassiter
Sprayberry
Woodstock

AREA 8
Darlington
Lovett
North Cobb
Pope
Walton
Wheeler

by **Sonny** on Fri May 23, 2008 1:34 pm

Tri-Cities has listed a team every single Spring and they have yet to see the field one time.

Lacrosse in Washington County, Georgia. Never though I'd see that happening.

Allatoona is the brand new Cobb County High School in super NW Cobb County. They already have a web site:
http://www.bucs-lacrosse.com/index.html

Judging their NGLL teams..... Collins Hill and Peachtree Ridge should be pretty competitive next spring.

by **Beta** on Fri May 23, 2008 1:39 pm

From the grapevine (ie parents in the areas)

Mill Creek (Hamilton Mill/Chateau Elan) are getting a team situated. They are heavily pushing a Gwinnett County youth league with feeders for all programs. That definitely sounds like the right approach.

Allatoona is the branch-off of Harrison High School.

Yeah I dunno what is up with Tri-Cities. Never thought lacrosse could get started in East Point.

Washington County...I don't even know how they picked it up. That should be interesting to learn about their program.

by **Sonny** on Fri May 23, 2008 1:43 pm

Beta wrote:From the grapevine (ie parents in the areas)

Mill Creek (Hamilton Mill/Chateau Elan) are getting a team situated. They are heavily pushing a Gwinnett County youth league with feeders for all programs. That definitely sounds like the right approach.

Allatoona is the branch-off of Harrison High School.

Yeah I dunno what is up with Tri-Cities. Never thought lacrosse could get started in East Point.

Washington County...I don't even know how they picked it up. That should be interesting to learn about their program.

Washington County is out between Macon and Augusta. Guess they got wind of what the two Augusta high schools were doing and decided to plunge in, head first.

Is Mill Creek going to have a team by 2009? What about Norcross, Brookwood, Parkview?

by **Beta** on Fri May 23, 2008 1:57 pm

Mill Creek (from what I hear from the parents) would add youth programs and go JV for a few years (like Decatur did). They have a TON of money to throw around there (might be time to start coaching Sonny

).

Brookwood is looking to do the same. I've been in contact with a parent from there about it.

Like I said:

(First School) -> (Schools that follow)

Grayson, Brookwood -> Parkview, South Gwinnett
Peachtree Ridge, Collins Hill -> Mill Creek, North Gwinnett

I am suprised we've seen nothing out of the east/west areas yet like Rockdale or Douglasville. Rockdale High School has a girls program...but no boys. I can't see Douglasville going...yet.

I'll have more info soon on Mill Creek.

Also, looks like Washington County is near Milledgeville...perhaps the club team there has sparked interest??

by **hussman5** on Fri May 23, 2008 3:19 pm

Washington County is where Sandersville is located, is pretty rural, and produces lots of Kaolin. Was a football powerhouse in the 1980s and 1990s (Takeo Spikes). Has the "House of Pain"

Great step for a non-metro public school to field a lacrosse team especially in an area that identifies itself as being middle-georgia.

I imagine aways games to the country could be quite an experience for the city boys

by **GTLax18** on Sat May 24, 2008 12:23 pm

I would imagine Norcross would get one with them having a girl's team and they use to have a boys team.