No. 1 Valor Christian boys lacrosse jumped out to a 7-2 halftime lead, then withstood a big rally from No. 9 Regis Jesuit en route to an 11-9 win in the Class 5A quarterfinals.
No. 5 Kent Denver boys lacrosse jumped out to a 6-0 lead after the first quarter, and went on to beat No. 4 Rock Canyon 12-9 in the Class 5A quarterfinals.
Just shy of a year ago, the Aspen High School boys lacrosse team beat Evergreen, 10-5, in the first round of the Class 4A state playoffs on the AHS turf.
Attaining ultimate success is only possible after enduring necessary failures. A championship team is often a group who learned to respond from mistakes and utilize its hiccups to improve throughout the season, not the team that won its way to a top seed without battling adversity.
