Aside from a recent one-sided road loss to the McLean Highlanders in Liberty District action, the Wakefield Warriors continue as an improved boys lacrosse team the last couple of seasons.
The high-school squad is no longer a district doormat that won one or two matches a season, as in the past. The loss to McLean evened Wakefield’s overall record at 4-4.
Wakefield’s toughest loss this spring came in overtime to Alexandria City to start the season. The Warriors bounced back to defeat Lewis, 16-1, Annandale, 10-3, Mount Vernon, 14-2, and Potomac of Prince William County, 11-1.
Under head coach Antonio Francis, Wakefield has become a much more competitive team, winning a single-season program-record seven matches last spring.
Wakefield hopes to improve on that total this season, with some winnable matches ahead.
Top returning players for Wakefield include Max Thompson. He scored four goals in the loss to Alexandria City. He scored two against McLean.
Other top returners are Cleveland Lemus Gonzalez, Jacob Ullmann, Nico Combs, Simon Tnaib and Ryan Baird. Ullmann scored a goal against McLean.
District matches ahead for Wakefield are against Arlington rivals Washington-Liberty and Yorktown, along with Herndon, Langley and Marshall.
