The Rockville High School Boys’ lacrosse team is off to a promising start, looking to defend their Division and Regional titles. During the 2025 season, the team went 10-6 and reached the quarterfinals of the MPSSAA Class 3A Boys Lacrosse State Championship, falling to Towson High School, the eventual runners-up. This year, they look to continue that momentum and repeat last year’s success.
The team lost a couple of valuable players, notably Mark Henry. Henry was a senior during the 2025 season, when he was named 1st Team All-County and a finalist for the C. Markland Kelly Award, given to the best high school lacrosse player in Maryland.
“When you have, in my opinion, the best all-around player in the league [like] Mark Henry, the rest of the teams’ playing level just rose, and everyone benefited from his game-changing play,” head coach David Haines said. “Teams would try to double and triple-team him without success. Plus, he just made the players around him better.”
Last year, Mark Henry and standout 2026 senior Mason Willard combined for 140 points, accounting for 52% of the team’s 268.
“You have a player like Mason Willard that came out of nowhere and had a [great] season, and what he did was outstanding,” Haines said.
During last season, the team handled pressure very well, staying calm throughout the regular season and postseason playoffs.
“We had to stay locked in, and we had to give every game our best,” junior Declan Estabrook said.
The hardest parts of the season were building the culture and believing in themselves. Because it was only the coach’s second year at the helm last year, building culture can be a struggle for coaches coming to a new program. Also, experienced seniors had an impact on the younger group of players.
“We got the boys to believe in themselves. Once that was done, then the boys knew they could depend on each other to get the team through the high-pressure games.” Haines said.
This season, every player has had to step into a bigger role, including senior players Cameron Wong and Ethan Zhu. Wong is having a sensational season, with 52 points and an average of 6.5 points per game. Zhu is a defensive mastermind anchoring down the other side of the field. He has 32 forced turnovers so far.
This year, the team started with strong wins against Magruder, Northwood, Einstein, John F. Kennedy, Wheaton, Richard Montgomery, and Blair High School, with a scoring-to-goals-allowed ratio of 4:1.
Even though they are the reigning champions, that doesn’t come without a little bit of struggle.
“This year’s team has become very challenging to coach. We have 16 seniors playing and trying to get them to play as a team and not as individuals has been challenging,” Haines said.
With a strong core of returning players and new contributors stepping up, Rockville has positioned itself as a team to watch this season. As the competition continues, the Rams look to maintain their momentum and turn an impressive start into another successful postseason run.
“We will take each game and learn from it, leading up to the playoffs,” Haines said.
