OMHS girls lacrosse wins state

The 2014 Oak Mountain High School Girl’s Varsity Lacrosse Team finished the season by winning the Greater Birmingham Youth Lacrosse Association Alabama State Championship, beating the Mountain Brook High School Spartans 12-6.  

Oak Mountain finished the in-state season with a record of 14-1 and an overall record of 21-3.  Since December, the girls played teams from Georgia, Tennessee and Mississippi as part of their non-conference schedule. 

During the season, the team averaged about 17 goals per game in offense and only gave up an average of 2.8 goals per game. It outscored GBYLA opponents by a total of 253 (for) to 43 goals (against).  The team finished first of 11 teams in the state, and the OMHS JV team finished fourth of 11 teams in the state.

-Submitted by Rob Haley