There’s no doubt that the Virginia Independent School Athletic Association Division I lacrosse tournament, like the weekly poll has all year, has a distinctly Central Virginia flair. St. Anne’s-Belfield earned the No. 1 seed after an incredible regular season and they’ll draw a familiar opponent in Woodberry Forest. The Saints topped the Tigers 11-6 a little over a week ago on May 5 and the Tigers have stumbled of late, including a loss to St. Christopher’s Friday.
Blue Ridge, in just its second year competing in Division I, earned the No. 5 seed. They’ll face another new addition to Division I, Christchurch School, who earned the fourth seed. The Barons will travel to Christchurch for the quarterfinal.
St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes earned the two seed and it’ll host Paul VI while Episcopal earned the No. 3 slot. The Maroon will host St. Christopher’s, a dangerous six seed who lost by just a single goal to STAB and beat Woodberry last week.
Over in Divison II, Covenant School earned the No. 3 seed behind No. 2 North Cross and No. 1 Hampton Roads Academy. Covenant will host Nansemond Suffolk in the quarterfinals.
The semifinals and finals of both Division I and Division II will be played Friday and Saturday at St. Anne’s-Belfield.
The quarterfinal matchups in Division I
No. 1 STAB vs. No. 8 Woodberry Forest
No. 2 SS/SA vs. No. 7 Paul VI
No. 3 Episcopal vs. No. 6 St. Christopher’s
No. 4 Christchurch vs. No. 5 Blue Ridge
The quarterfinals matchups in Division II
No. 1 Hampton Roads Academy vs. No. 8 Steward School
No. 2 North Cross vs. No. 7 VES
No. 3 Covenant vs. No. 6 Nansemond Suffolk
No. 4 Highland vs. No. 5 Norfolk Collegiate
