After leading 5-1 at half, Albemarle moved on by defeating Mountain View 11-4 in the Commonwealth District Tournament. The Patriots held a 42 to 30 advantage in groundballs. And shot 47 times.

Sophomore attacker John Chandler led the Patriots with four goals and Billy Crist had three goals and two assists. It was a somewhat sloppy start for the Patriots’ offense. Albemarle controlled the game’s first three faceoffs, but the attack line had trouble passing the ball.

Turnovers led to Mountain View midfielder Reid Pender scoring the first goal to give the Wildcats (9-7) a 1-0 lead.The Patriots (12-4) settled down and finished the first quarter leading by a goal after senior captain Crist found the back of the net for a pair of goals. Chandler scored three consecutive goals, with assists coming from Crist and Patrick Tubridy, to give the Patriots a 5-1 lead at halftime.

“We were working on moving the ball quicker and trying to get the crisp pass,” Chandler said. “We started off slow, but we got more momentum and I think that’s why we got 11 goals.”

“The defense played particularly well and we played well in the midfield,” McAdams said. “I was pleased overall with the effort, but when you look down the road I think our guys understand we are going to have to do some work and hustle more.”

The Patriots will play Brooke Point on Friday 5/21, at Brooke Piont, for the district trophy.

John Chandler suffered a sprained wrist late in the game and will be out at least several days. Tory Key took a high hit causing a concussion and he will be out of action.

The Patriots will game plan around several injuries and hope to best the Blackhawks for the trophy. Regardless of the outcome, Albemarle will play Osbourne Park in the first round of Regional Tournament play on Monday, 5/24.

In the opening round of the Commonwealth District Playoffs the Patriots hosted James Monroe at Monticello HS due to weather. The Patriots scored in bunches but didn't get started early, as James Monroe brought the ball down early into the Albemarle defensive end. Jervon Speller finished a feed from Billy Crist about 3 and a half minutes in. Crist then intercepted a clearing pass and finished less then a minute later. After two goals in the first quarter from John Chandler (A), the Patriots found their stride in the second, seeing six different scorers and holding the James Monroe offense to one goal. The Patriots held an 11-1 lead at half and went on to win 18-2. The Patriots play Mountain View, in the CD Tournament semi-final.

In the final game of the regular season the Patriots defeated Mountain View 10-6 at Mountain View. The Patriots held a 42-31 groundball advantage but saw an equal number of shots (27) from the Wildcats.

Billy Crist (A) recorded 4 assits while Dalton Stokes and Hunter McCann each scored twice from the midfield. After leading 7-1 at half, the Patriots entered a third quarter drought. Mountain View made it 7-3 before Albemarle answered with a goal from Tyler Johnson (M) with a little over 2 minutes left in the quarter. Mountain View held the Patriots scoreless for the final 7 minutes of the game and netted 2 late goals to make it 10-6.

Only the 11 Albemarle seniors played in the first half against Colonial Forge at home on Monday night, en route to a 15-1 victory.

Billy Crist (A) dished out 4 assists, while Patrick Tubridy (M), starting at attack, lead all scorers with 4 goals. The team play was outstanding, as Zack DelGrosso (G) and a senior defensive unit of Geoff Quick, Alex Prevost, and Kyle McComsey held the visiting Eagles to a first half shut-out, and only 13 shots during the entire game. In the clearing game the Patriots defensive unit was outstanding.

Quick (D) also added a man-up goal with 2 and 1/2 minutes left in the game. DelGrosso finished the night with 5 saves, and some very timely ones at that, turning everything he faced away.

The Patriots won the ground ball battle 40-29, and matched that number in shots. All tolled, 11 of the 15 goals were assisted. The Patriots kept the Eagles off balance all evening with a tenacious effort in the riding game which resulted in multiple turnovers and second chance opportunities.

Jake Huber (G) played well in relief of DelGrosso, making 3 huge saves. The Patriots go on the road Wednesday (5/12) to play Mountain View in their final regular season game.

The Albemarle team played solidly against North Stafford and cruised to victory Wednesday on the road, 9-1. The Patriots outshot the Wolverines 43-21, and picked up two more loose balls.

Geoff Quick (D) recorded an assist on the first goal of the game to Hunter McCann at attack. Back to back goals in the third period from Dalton Stokes (M) and Ryan McCollough, came from the midfield. Steven Mastropaolo (A) tallied 3 goals as Billy Crist (A) scored 3 and recorded an assist to McCollough who railed a shot off the cross bar and into the goal to make it 6-0. The Patriots played solid team defense to limit the North Stafford shots and push the home team into difficult shooting angles most of the night.

The Patriots (8-4) look forward to Monday 5/10 and Senior Night as they play host to Colonial Forge.

In a stunning outcome the Western Warriors bested the visiting Patriots. In a slow grind which saw the Patriots having to play defense right out of the gate due to technical foul, the Warriors used ball control and timely shooting to build a 5-0 lead at halftime.

The Patriots struggled to build any momentum and had several very untimely turnovers in various situations. No matter what the Patriots seemed to do things were not falling in place. The Warriors experienced little resistance in the clearing game and several shots for Albemarle were just off by inches.

During the game Michael Bernardino (M) left the game with an injured knee. His status is day to day.

7 penalties resulted in the Patriots being man down for 6 and 1/2 minutes. Despite winning the ground ball battle 34-28, Albemarle was not able to get on the board until the 4th quarter - after much of the damage had been done by a very determined Western side. Austin Sigler (G) made 10 saves but continual pressure in the ride and some untimely plays by Albemarle in clearing kept Western in possession and the shots gradually fell one at a time. Billy Crist (A) and Hunter McCann (M) netted goals for the Patriots in the final quarter.

That Patriots took 54 shots and scored 19 goals. Zack DelGrosso (G) recorded 7 saves on 28 Stafford shots. Ryan Carlisle (M) dominated 15-2 at the face-off x, and the Patriots went on to win on the road and snapped a three game losing streak.

John Chandler (A) tallied 5 goals to go along with 3 assists. Billy Crist (A) also scored and added four assists on the night. Leading the way at midfield was Hunter McCann with four goals and an assist.

Senior attacker John Daugherty led the way for the Brooke Point Black Hawks (9-0, 6-0 CD) with three goals and two assists, as senior laden Brooke Point put a bit more distance between themselves and the second place Patriots in the standings.

Albemarle coach Pat McAdams’ troops had quite a week, as Wednesday marked the Patriots’ fourth game in seven days, three of those against top-five competition. The legs were a little weary, but Albemarle (6-3, 4-2) just seemed a bit out of sync thanks to a tenacious defensive effort by its opponent. Brooke Point scooped up 16 more ground balls than the Pats, and fired off five more shots.

AHS sophomore attackman John Chandler had a solid performance, cashing in a hat trick of his own, while Billy Crist (game-high three assists), Ryan McCullough and Hunter McCann combined for seven points in the losing effort. Goalie Austin Sigler played well, securing 13 saves.

“We did better than we did last Friday at their place, so I think we made a lot of steps,” McAdams said, referring to the 12-goal loss. “I think we realized that we still have to put together four good quarters of lacrosse in order to do what we want to do this year against a quality opponent.”

The Patriots lost a difficult road game against Loudon Valley 10-6 on Monday 4/19.

Several Albemarle miscues gave Loudon Valley excellent scoring opportunities early in the game which they made the most of. Jervon Speller (M) notched two goals for the Patriots. Ryan McCollough (A) also scored two goals on the game. Hunter McCann (M) found McCollough on a brilliant cut in the third period, and added an unassited goal in the fourth. However, the Vikings found a way to keep the Pats from gathering enough momentum to tie the game despite being outscored 5-4 in the second half.

Josh D'Antoni (D) played very well in relief of an injured Geoff Quick who sat out his second game with a strained ankle.

The Patriots look to rebound and will host unbeaten Brooke Point Wednesday night at 7:00 PM.

On Friday 4/16 the Patriots visited Brooke Point and were soundly defeated by the Black Hawks 13-1. In what could only be described as a tectonic melt-down by the visiting Patriots, the Black Hawks went on a four quarter blitzkrieg in which everything they did seemed to work and work well.

Ryan Carlisle (M) won 7 of 13 face-offs, but a turn-over prone Albemarle team could not clear the ball (5 for 15 clears) and committed multiple penalties to keep the Patriots from mounting a comeback. Ryan McCollough (A) notched the lone Albemarle goal in the third period unassisted.

The Patriots, who were hindered by an injury to Captain Geoff Quick (D), received an outstanding effort by Zack DelGrosso (G) who played about 3 and 1/2 quarters and recorded 18 saves, many in close and with the body. This effort kept the Black Hawks from registering any more than their 13 tallies.

The Patriots will need to recover quickly as the next game is at Loudoun Valley on Monday 4/19 at 7:00PM.

The Patriots hosted Mountain View on Wednesday, in a one sided contest that saw Billy Crist notch 5 points including his 100th career assist to lead the Patriots to a 13-2 victory.

Ryan Carlisle (M) secured 9 of 11 face-off attempts and helped Albemarle control the pace of the game throughout. The defensive unit for the Patriots lead by Geoff Quick (D) and Alex Prevost (D) limited Mountain View's looks at the goal. The Patriots did well controlling the tempo of the game and a balanced offense lead to 9 assisted goals with two each by John Chandler (A), Billy Crist (A), and Dalton Stokes (M). Albemarle outshot the visitors 33-13.

The Patriots travel to Brooke Point on Friday for an important rescheduled contest with the Black Hawks.

The Patriots(5-0) relied on a stout defensive, including several timely saves by Austin Sigler (G) in goal, to withstand 7 minutes and thirty seconds being a man down on Friday night and secure a big win over visiting Monticello (3-3) by a score of 9-5.

After ending the first period tied 2-2, Ryan Carlisle (M) secured all six second period face-offs and helped the Patriots to a 6-3 lead at halftime.

Offensively the Pats saw seven different goal scorers, with John Chandler (A) distributing 4 assists. After the visiting Mustangs closed to 6-4 at the end of three quarters the Patriots found their rhythm with 5:46 left in the game after Chandler took a feed from Jervon Speller (M) and put a high heater past MHS keeper Kenny Miller, who finished with 12 saves and looked very solid in goal for the Mustangs throughout the game. Michael Bernardino followed up just overt thirty seconds later with an unassisted, stop and go move to push the lead to 8-4.

The Patriot's were helped by very solid defensive clearing (88%). Groundballs proved again to be a difference maker in an up and down battle, with Albemarle coming away with a 34-23 advantage in the gb's.

The Patriots will return to practice on Wednesday at 4:00pm, as the team looks ahead to Mountain View on 4/14.

The Patriots defeated the Eagles of Colonial Forge 19-2 behind a 10 point output by Billy Crist (A).

The visiting Patriots (4-0) jumped out early and maintained the tempo with Michael Bernardino helping secure ball possession at the face-off X. The game saw every member of the team in action with the exception of Dalton Stokes who remained out with an injury (ankle), but who's presence was nontheless felt. Rob Whalen (M) and Reid Bozzone (A) each found the back of the net twice. Geoff Quick added a goal from the defense.

The Patriots' defense provided pressure for most of the game. Two miscues resulted in scores for the Eagles. Ryan McCollough (A) performed well and disrupted the clearing game repeatedly for the Eagles, resulting in several momentum changing goals.

The win helped move the Patriots past a disappointing performance in Monday's scrimmage vs. St. Joseph's Prep.

The Pats will carry momentum into Friday's home game against Monticello HS. Game time is 6:30.

The Patriots soundly defeated the Wolverines with another balanced offensive attack led by 5 assists from Billy Crist.

Behind another strong defensive effort, the Patriots were able to keep North Stafford off the boards until late in the third quarter.

Albemarle will travel to Brooke Point on Friday for a 7:00 game.

The Patriots got a first ever win against St. Christopher's School behind a 3 goal performance by Steven Mastropaolo on a sunny evening in Richmond.

Riding a stifling, physical defensive effort and a well executed offensive game plan, the Patriots took control of the game after a brief St. Christopher's lead and never looked back.

The Patriots return to action at home on Wednesday against North Stafford. Game time is set for 7:00 pm.

The Albemarle Patriots defeated Stafford High School Wednesday evening in a game that saw the Patriots get scores from 13 different players

The Patriots return to action Friday at St. Christoper's School