In the Fall of 2024, young box lacrosse stars took to the field at The Sports Barn in gorgeous Missoula, Montana. Three "North" teams represented Canada, and three "South" teams fought for the United States. On the scene were scouts, families, friends, and the 12oz Sports broadcast crew: Jason "Falcon" Ley, Jeff "El Heffe" Beck, Michael Karvelis, and Arik Krause.

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If you watched the event as it happened (free via YouTube), or you caught the replays, you might have often wondered, "Which player was the best?" Unfortunately, I can't answer that question without using my personal opinion / sports analysis.

HOW THEY WERE COUNTED

I did go back and count these stats, however: Shots On Goal, Shots Taken, Shots Wide, Goals, Assists, Loose Balls, Turnovers, Caused Turnovers, Blocked Shots, Face-Offs Won, Face-Offs Attempted, Penalties, Goalie Shots Faced, Goalie Saves, and Goalie Goals Allowed.

Stats have a way of validating what we watched on the field! Each game took me just under two hours. Granted, I'm no professional, but I'd like to hope that this is 90% accurate or better! (Note: Only Primary Assists were counted, NOT Secondary.)