Westfields Royster Having A Lax Spring
It is the first thing opposing
defenses think about when preparing
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to play Westfield's boys
lacrosse team. Yet all that extra
planning hasn't helped anyone
find a way to slow down
senior midfielder Evan Royster.
A three-time All-
Examiner football player
headed to Penn State
to play that sport, Royster
was encouraged to finish
out his high school lacrosse
career by, among
others, Nittany Lions
coach Joe Paterno. Royster
is doing so with a flourish.
Westfield is 6-1 after last Saturday's
12-7 win at Potomac School
and beat perennial Northern Region
power Robinson, 9-8, on
March 31. Royster already has 27
goals and five assists.
"We wanted to stop Royster.
That was the game plan," said
Oakton coach Tony Gray, whose
three-time defending region
champions held off the Bulldogs,
12-11, on April 4. "But even
with that in mind I think
he still scored five goals
against us. He's an amazing
player."
Westfield, the Concorde
District runner-up
to Oakton two of the last
three years, is 2-1 in the
district with four games
remaining before the postseason.
Senior midfielder
Sean O'Sullivan returned from a
severely sprained ankle in the
game against Oakton and should
be at full at full strength when the
Bulldogs play Lake Braddock (1-4)
on Tuesday.
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