Inter-Ac versus D.C. Challenge

Two of the nation’s premier leagues went head-to-head over the weekend with teams from Pennsylvania’s Inter-Ac taking on Washington D.C.’s IAC. The leagues went 3-3 with  Germantown Academy (Pa.), Haverford School (Pa.), and Springside Chestnut Hill (Pa.) coming out on top for the Inter-Ac. Georgetown Prep (Md.), Landon (Md.), and St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes (Va.) won their games for the IAC.

The premier matchup was between the defending champions of their respective leagues. Georgetown Prep defeated defending Inter-Ac champion Malvern Prep (Pa.) 10-9 in overtime.

Malvern Prep went up early, leading 5-1 midway through the second quarter. The Hoyas defense tightened and the offense got five goals from Nathan Kabiri and three from Colin Burns to bring the team back. Burns’ third goal of the game knotted the game a 7-7 in the third quarter. Kabiri scored back-to-back goals in the fourth to give his team a 9-7 lead. 

Thomas Arata scored the game-winning goal in overtime to send the Hoyas home with the victory.

Joseph Sheridan scored three goals for the Friars.

North Carolina Record Set

Gavyn Sandlin from Vance Charter (N.C.) set a North Carolina record with an 18-point performance against Roxboro Community (N.C.) on March 18. The sophomore scored 12 goals and dished out six assists in a 30-1 victory. 

His 18 points break the previous state record of 16, which was held by three players who all did it in 2021. Gabriel Barker (West Stokes), Henry Black (Sanderson), and Michah Stechmiller (Lake Norman Charter) all posted 16 point games in 2021. 

Sandlin’s 12 goals ties for second with Black for the most scored in a single game. The attackman’s performance places him among the Top 15 nationally for the most points in a game. 

Sandlin has 34 points this season on the strength of 22 goals through six games. In eight games as a freshman, he totaled 14 points. 

Sandlin’s teammate, Ryan Parker, added 14 points in the victory. The senior scored seven goals and dished out seven assists. Senior Jacob Seaman won 24-of-28 faceoffs to lead the team.

Top Submitted Performances

Philip Chryssochoos, a senior from Union Grove (Ga.), posted a three-game stretch in which he scored 33 points. Chryssochoos scored 11 points on identical five-goal, six-assist performances in three-straight games. He started the streak on March 3 in a win against Southwest DeKalb (Ga.). He followed that up in wins over Grayson (Ga.0 on March 8 and Newnan (Ga.) on March 11. The senior has yet to score fewer than five points in any game this season, helping his team to a 5-2 record. Chryssochoos is coming off a 76 point junior season. He has 56 points through seven games this year.

Mason Daly from Crescenta Valley (Calif.) scored 10 points in a 14-2 win over Heritage Christian (Calif.) on March 14. The senior scored a season-high seven goals and dished out three assists in the victory.

Brendan Dundas scored 11 points on seven goals and four assists as Springside Chestnut Hill (Pa.) defeated St. Albans (D.C.) 14-9.

Josh Quackenbush scored 10 points on five goals and five assists as Scott County (Ky.) defeated St. Henry (Ky.) 17-0.

Hutton Murphy, a senior from Olympus (Utah) scored a season-high 10 points in a 19-4 win over Herriman (Utah) on March 18. Murphy has scored at least eight points in all three games this season and has 26 points.

Air Academy (Colo.) senior Grant Rodny scored seven goals in back-to-back games to open the season. Rodny scored seven against Lewis-Palmer (Colo.) on March 11 and followed that up with a seven-goal, three-assist game against Thompson Valley (Colo.) on March 16. The senior is approaching 200 career points this season. He has 176 through three games in 2022.

Kaleb Simpson has been on a tear at the face-off for St. James (S.C.) this season. The senior has won 212 face-offs while winning 79.4 percent of his chances. He’s posted a season-high 26 wins twice this season, including a 26-of-36 performance against Wando (S.C.) on March 17, which places him second in state history for most reported wins with at least a 65 percent win percentage in a single game. Simpson also has 51 points on 26 goals and 25 assists through nine games. 

Beau Stratman from Green Mountain (Colo.) scored eight goals and dished out an assist in his team’s 14-3 win over Eagle Valley (Colo.) on March 18.

Brooks Van Esselstyn posted his third double-digit game of the season in a 17-5 May River (S.C.) win over Beaufort (S.C.) on March 17. Van Esselstyn dished out nine assists and scored two goals in the victory, giving him 64 points this season. The junior is having his best season, already surpassing his career-high 40 points from last year. 

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South Region Rankings Live

Laxnumbers went live with the South Region rankings last week and three undefeated teams are among the Top 10.

IMG Academy’s National team sits atop the rankings with a 6-0 record. The Academy already has wins against Dallas Jesuit (Texas) (the region’s No. 2 team), Loyola-Blakefield (Md.), and Gilman (Md.). 

Three Georgia teams rank among the Top 10. Lambert (Ga.) is first with a 10-0 record, followed by undefeated Lovett (Ga.), then Roswell (Ga.). Lambert has a win over Roswell this season and is coming off a 10-9 win over Blessed Trinity (Ga.). Lovett and Lambert face-off in a regular-season finale on April 23.

St. Andrew’s (Fla.) is Florida’s top Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) program (IMG National doesn’t compete in the state association). The Scots are 10-2 this season with their only losses coming to out-of-state teams Dallas Jesuit and Boys’ Latin (Md.).

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