2014 Season Recap!

The 2014 season came to an end following a close 9-8 defeat to rival Dr. Phillips in the state playoffs.   Despite the gut-wrenching end to the campaign, the Warriors managed to put together one of the most successful seasons in school history.  In the end, the Warriors set a new standard with 15 wins and won a district championship for a school record third-straight year.

These accomplishments are even more notable due to the fact that the Warriors were dealt a tough hand from the get-go with numerous injuries throughout the season.  In fact, there was not one instance in which all the members of the varsity team ever practiced or played together during the season.  Even though cohesiveness amongst the players was never established thanks to the ever-rotating line-ups from game-to-game, the Warriors kept fighting through all the hurdles placed in front of them.  A lot of credit is due to the captains and the rest of the seniors who worked hard to make sure those who played were ready.  The team entered the season with two pillars of belief:  Trust and Believe.  It’s a fact that the Warriors would not have been as successful this season if the players didn’t trust and believe in each other. 

Second-Half Comeback Spurs Thrilling Victory!

In the first half against Buchholtz (9-4), the West Orange Warriors looked like a team that was still on spring break.  Literally.  The Bobcats dominated the good guys, out-hustling and out-playing the Warriors in every facet of the game.  By the time the halftime horn sounded, West Orange found themselves trailing 6-1.  Then the second half began.

Kouchalakos' goal helped lead WO to an amazing second-half comeback.

Poidomani Equals Record For Points In A Game

On March 20, just before the Warriors left for their spring break, the squad traveled to Melbourne, FL to play Holy Trinity Episcopal.  West Orange was dominate throughout the game, returning home with a 15-1 victory.

WO Earns No.1 Seed With 17-5 Win Over Olympia

The Warriors (5-3 overall/4-0 district) completed their district schedule Tuesday night with an emphatic, 17-5, victory over rival Olympia.  The win marked the third-straight season that the Warriors have finished undefeated in regular-season district play.

Bailey Sarp's return to full-game action saw the junior attackman score five goals.

Warriors Defeat Apopka, 14-3

The Warriors (4-3 Overall, 3-0 District) ended the third week of the season with an exclamation point by defeating long-time rival Apopka, 14-3, on a cold Friday evening.  The victory was the second in-a-row for WO, who had suffered set-backs to Dr. Phillips and Lake Brantley before getting back to their winning ways with a 16-7 win at Ocoee earlier this week.  

Grant Malquist helped WO defeat APK with a goal and an assist to go with six face-off wins.

Warriors down East Ridge, 15-3

The Warriors rebounded from a heart-breaking loss in OT to Boone last week by dismantling East Ridge Tuesday night, 15-3, in a district match-up at home.  Nick Poidomani led the Warriors with six goals and two assists in the victory.  Fellow senior attackman Connor McElvaney chipped-in with four goals of his own.

Logan Dyer helped lead the Warriors with two goals and two assists.

Warriors Win Opener, Poidomani Sets Record

The West Orange Warrior opened the 2014 season with a 17-1 victory over fellow District 13 member Lake Minneola on Tuesday night.  The Warriors were led by senior attackman Nick Poidomani, who recorded four goals and five assists on the night.  Poidomani's team-best nine points for the evening moved him to 229 for his career.  He is now the all-time leader in school history in career points, passing class of 2012's Alec Benkovich's 224 points.

Nick Poidomani is now the career leader in points at WOHS.

2014 Preview: Trust. Believe.

The 2014 incarnation of the West Orange varsity lacrosse team is one in which high expectations are abundant.  This is a squad that has one of the most robust rosters of returning talent seen in WOHS history, including five all-district honorees – three of which are returning All-Metro Conference selections.  With this depth in talent, look for the Warriors to strive towards their season goals of winning the conference and district titles and advancing in the state playoffs. 

To attain these goals, the Warriors are building their 2014 squad on the foundation of two pillars of teamwork: Trust & Believe.  Head coach Bill Baker has spent the preseason laying the groundwork for a more complex offense and defense in which the Warriors must trust and believe in not only themselves as individual players, but more importantly in their teammates in order to succeed. 

 

Senior Nick Poidomani looks to lead the Warriors to three-straight district and conference titles.