Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/16/19
From Press Release
The 2019 National Prep Lacrosse Championship Bracket unveils Culver Military Academy (IND) earning the No. 1 seed followed by the Hill Academy (Ontario, Canada). IMG Academy receives the No. 3 seed and rounding out No. 4 through No. 8 seeds are the Hun School (N.J.), Academy of the New Church (PA), Lawrenceville School (N.J.), Shipley School (PA) and the Hill School (PA).
The Quarterfinals are Thursday, May 16 at The Hill School in Pottstown, PA on two turf fields at 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Semifinals on Friday, May 17 at Widener University in Chester, PA at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. and a Championship at Widener on Sunday, May 19 at 12:30 p.m. The event is run by Victory Events.
Culver is the No. 1 team in the Inside Lacrosse Power Rankings while Hill Academy is No. 4 and IMG Academy is No. 16 as of May 1.
“This event draws the best teams in the country. Local lacrosse fans and coaches can come out and see just how athletic and well coached these teams are at the highest level. We continue to receive inquiries from high school coaches for the National Preps and we know it will play host to 70+ college coaches from across the country,” said Jeff Long, President of Pattison Sports Group.
Tickets are on sale NOW at https://national-prep.ticketleap.com/; $10 for adults, $7 for students and $5 for children 12 & under and Team Sales.
The National Prep Championship is pleased to partner with the LAX SPORTS NETWORK, which will air the semifinals and finals live online from Widener University.
The Lax Sports Network is the premiere multi-platform, digital OTT sports network devoted to the sport of lacrosse, available on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Roku, Chromecast, Xbox and desktop. Live and On Demand lacrosse games, programming, news, highlights and analysis.
VENUES
QUARTERFINALS, MAY 16
The Hill School, 860 Beech Street, Pottstown, PA 19464
SEMIFINALS & FINALS, MAY 17 & 19, Widener University, Leslie C Quirk Stadium, One University Place, Chester, PA 19013
The 2019 field features eight schools including:
Academy of the New Church School, Bryn Athyn, PA
Culver Military Academy, Culver, IN
Hill Academy, | Vaughan, ON, Canada
Hill School, Pottstown, PA
The Hun School, Princeton, NJ
IMG Academy, Bradenton, FL
Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, NJ
Shipley School, Bryn Mawr, PA
