Lacrosse: Loudoun Valley Girls Play at Albemarle for State Bid; Briar Woods Boys, Woodgrove Girls Shoot for Region II Titles

(May 27, 2011) - Three area lacrosse teams remain in action and they all play for big stakes tonight with Loudoun Valley High School playing at Albemarle with a state tournament bid up for grabs and the Briar Woods boys and Woodgrove girls shooting for their first ever Region II titles.

Loudoun Valley (15-3), despite losing some talent to the opening of first-year Woodgrove (14-5), can clinch another state tournament bid in tonight's Northwest Region consolation final at Albemarle (6-8). Despite being on the road, the Vikings should be favored as they beat a Battlefield team, 12-11, in the Cedar Run District finals that clobbered Albemarle, 22-8, in the regional semifinals.

Woodgrove continues its amazing first season by hosting defending VHSL state champion Western Albemarle (16-2) at 6 p.m. in Purcellville. Western Albemarle advanced with a 20-6 win over Freedom, a team Woodgrove beat 13-4 in the Dulles District finals. Woodgrove beat Salem, 15-7, in the semifinals, at team that Western has beaten by a dozen goals twice on the year. Both teams will advance to the state tournament.

Briar Woods (16-3) hits the road tonight with a regional title game at E.C. Glass (17-1) that pits that top two AA teams in the state according to Laxpower.com rankings with E.C. Glass just ahead of Briar Woods.

E.C. Glass advanced with a 13-8 win over Dominion, a team Briar Woods beat 10-8 in the Dulles District finals. The Falcons advanced with a 10-6 win over Western Albemarle, the only team to beat E.C. Glass this season, 6-4 on May 10. The Hilltoppers, however, blasted Western, 16-3, on March 22. Both teams advance to the state tournament.

Region II Boys Lacrosse Finals
Briar Woods at E.C. Glass, 6 p.m.

Region II Girls Lacrosse Finals
Western Albemarle at Woodgrove, 6 p.m.

Northwest Region Girls Lacrosse
Finals
Osbourn Park vs. Battlefield
Consolation FinalsLoudoun Valley at Albemarle, 6 p.m.