The Wolverines at West Potomac High School made their own history recently by beating the Cosby Titans in the Virginia Class 6 Championship lacrosse game on Saturday, June 14, giving West Potomac their first championship since 1990.

Jake Benningfield, the team captain, was proud of their teamwork. Out on the field last Saturday in Richmond, the excitement was building as they took the lead early but the Titans came back. The last second, game winning goal was something they’ll remember for years. “At the end we came back together and held out for the win,” he said.

Coach John Stamos was proud of his team that came off a local victory over Robinson High School to advance to the championship game. They did it all following a program motto of REPS - "Respect + Effort = Performance Success."

“They came together improving their teamwork and resiliency throughout the season all the way to the Championship,” he said, crediting their defensive coordinator coach John Falvey and their offensive coordinator coach Peter Stamos,” he said. Peter is the eldest son of Coach John Stamos.

The previous game against Fairfax County powerhouse Robinson High School was a good memory for Benningfield too. “To beat them on their home turf was a great moment,” he said. Next fall, Benningfield is heading to University of South Carolina where he plans on playing lacrosse too.

Lacrosse seems a little more like a college sport but in Fairfax County it ranks up there with football, basketball and baseball in the list of high school sports. Twenty-five high schools have a lacrosse team. In 2024, Robinson won the Class 6 Lacrosse Championship and Madison High School won it in 2023.