It has been an interesting season for Division II with many teams having had their ups and downs. Each team that has made it to playoffs has some spectacular players and there are surely going to be some interesting match-ups. Out of the 8 match-ups in the first round, only two of the teams have played each other this season, so every game will be that much more exciting.

Timpview Thunderbirds @ Skyline Eagles

Timpview has a conference record of 4-5 and an overall record of 6-5, a great improvement over their record last year of 0-11. Midfielder McCade Rose leads the team in scoring and ground balls. They also have a strong face-off middie in Will Watanabe.

Skyline will enter the playoffs as the number two team in the division. Skyline was undefeated in conference play at 9-0 and had an overall record of 11-4. This is Skyline’s first season as a D-II team and ended last season with a 2-11 record. The Eagles have a few weapons in the Kadish brothers, Ian and Lane as well as attackman Matthew Hart and face-off middie Colton Goates. The Eagles also have a strong goalie in Austin Dorius, who allows only 4.8 goals per game. Read More

In a game with good possessions by both offenses, a myriad of shots taken, and some great transition play, you’d expect to see big numbers on the board, but the first half of the game between the Orem Tigers and Timpview Thunderbirds was the polar opposite.  Staunch defenses on both sides of the ball deflected shots and kept the ball from getting inside for almost the entirety of the first two quarters of play.  The final score of 10-5 in favor of Orem came almost exclusively in the second half of a game that saw a 3-2 score at halftime.

“It’s frustrating because we know we can compete at a high level,” said Orem Head Coach Jordan Gardner, “we just started slow.” Read More

After going winless last year, the Timpview Thunderbirds got the monkey off their backs early this season, using a huge third quarter to knock-off the visiting No. 6 Box Elder Bees, 12-8, on Saturday afternoon.

“We got knocked down, and knocked down, and knocked down, but we kept getting back up…all of the hard work and heart from last year paid off,” said Timpview Head Coach Jesse Thorpe when asked about the T-Bird’s first win in two seasons. The win certainly didn’t come easy. Read More

The Utah County Conference will be very competitive this season with American Fork joining the ranks, Herriman returning a strong team and Lehi, who is always in the mix. Orem and Timpview will look to make their presence felt. Spanish Fork, who won the conference last year, has moved to D-I, leaving the title race wide open.

American Fork Cavemen

2012 Record: 3-10 (0-4)
2012 Playoffs: DNQ
2012 Conference: 5th (D-I South)

The Cavemen have been moved to D-II this season and are ready to compete. With new Head Coach Tyler Monteath, the Cavemen have new life after only losing 5 seniors from last years team. Attackmen Coulson Tucker led the team in 2012 as a Sophmore with 22 goals and 11 assists. The Cavemen did lose Second Team All-State Defensemen Tanner Matheny but Coach Monteath will have the team ready to defend. Read More

2012 Coach of the Year Walker Bateman

All-Americans
Chris Severson, Bingham, Attack
Elias Fairman, Brighton,  Middie
Luke Graney, Juan Diego, Attack
Jace Thomas, Bountiful,  Face-Off Middie

Blake Strebel Award
Rich Cook, Brighton
“Rich is an amazing person, our strongest D-Middie that made the switch from attack to D-Middie to help out the team where he could. Rich is that type of person he will do anything that he can to help those around him. Rich took a trip during the season for 2 weeks to the Philippines where he taught school for a week, helped dig a well and raised money for a water pump, he also maintains a 3.5 GPA and is always looking for the next service opportunity which included recently reading to the kids at Guadalupe School.” – Brighton Head Coach Brandon Horoba Read More

Utah Lacrosse News is proud to partner with Prodigy Network Inc for the 2012 Boys Coaches Polls. The final week of the poll is here. Alta takes the top spot in D-I followed by Juan Diego. Brighton and Judge flip spots with Bingham falling in line to round out the Top 5. In D-II, Waterford reclaims No. 1, followed closely by Spanish Fork, Mountain Crest and Box Elder.
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Utah Lacrosse News is proud to partner with Prodigy Network Inc for the 2012 Boys Coaches Polls. Alta is the clear favorite in D-I with their win over Brighton last week. Timpanogos jumped three spots after their win against Pleasant Grove. In D-II, the top four spots are separated by only 4 points with four teams getting first place votes.
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Another great week of conference play has come and gone. In the Davis Conference, Syracuse beat Box Elder to clinch the No. 1 spot. The North, South and Salt Lake Conference seeds have all been set. Only Davis Conference teams have the post-season to play for.

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Utah Lacrosse News is proud to partner with Prodigy Network Inc for the 2012 Boys Coaches Polls. Alta and Brighton are tied on points for the No. 1 spot but Alta gets the go ahead because they received more First Place votes for the second straight week. Timpanogos lost two spots to fall to No. 9. In D-II, Box Elder retains the top spot with Spanish Fork nipping at their heels. Syracuse moved up three spots to the No. 7 spot.
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Spanish Fork stayed at the top spot in the South Conference with a 7-6 win over Lehi last Tuesday. In the Davis Conference, Box Elder continues to roll but Syracuse is right on their heels. Waterford and West Jordan are both 3-0 in Salt Lake Conference play which will make their match this week very meaningful. Mountain Crest has clinched the No. 1 seed in the North Conference, but Logan and Sky View will fight for the No. 2 seed this week. Check out the bracket below and comment on who you think will win each conference. Read More