Sixteen regional teams from across the United States gathered at the sprawling Germantown Soccerplex in Maryland, July 19-20, for a long, hot and very exciting weekend of lacrosse action in the 1st annual adidas National Lacrosse Classic.  When the smoke cleared, 31 games had been played in a 24 hour span and the first national championship went to Rochester, which defeated Delmar Prep (Baltimore Private Schools), 9-8, in thrilling, back-and-forth championship game, which was not decided until the final 30-seconds.

In between, there were many great battles, as teams matched different styles, in an effort to advance earn the title.  For its efforts, Rochester will now travel to Orlando, Fl., in December, to represent the United States in the Brogden Cup, a challenge series against Canada.

All 31 games of the ANLC were taped by DigitalSports and will be available for viewing online.  Also, information about DVD sales will be forthcoming.  Here are the complete results from the 2008 adidas National Lacrosse Classic.

Pool A
Chicago 8, Dallas 1
Rochester 7, Marva (DC Public) 5
Chicago 5, Marva 3
Rochester 16, Dallas 1
Rochester 13, Chicago 3
Marva 7, Dallas 6

Pool B
Delmar (Baltimore Public) 13, Atlanta 5
Columbus 12, SoCal 7
Delmar 5, Columbus 2
Atlanta 11, SoCal 2
Delmar 16, SoCal 2
Columbus 7, Atlanta 6

Pool C
Marva Prep (DC Private) 15, Denver 1
Princeton 9, Orlando 2
Denver 7, Orlando 4
Marva 10, Princeton 1
Marva 9, Orland 1
Princeton 7, Denver 2

Pool D
NorCal 4, Greensboro 2
Delmar Prep (Baltimore Private) 15, NorCal 1
Long Island 7, Greensboro 4
Delmar Prep 12, Greensboro 1
Long Island 7, NorCal 2
Delmar Prep 9, Long Island 1

Quarterfinals
Delmar Prep 9, Columbus 3
Marva 6, Chicago 5, OT
Rochester 10, Long Island 2
Delmar 10, Princeton 5

Semifinals
Rochester 11, Marva 5
Delmar Prep 7, Delmar 4  Old Rivalries Renewed/New Ones Begun

National Championship Game
Rochester 9, Delmar Prep 8  Game story & video highlights