The more overtimes, the more the pressure mounts, which is why LaxRecords.com is highlighting the most overtimes in boys' lacrosse history.
To qualify for this list, teams must be playing a varsity schedule and play at least four overtimes.
Games are added to this list as discovered. This list is expected to be incomplete as not all states and teams report statistics. I am publishing an incomplete list now in hopes of participation from our readers.
To submit a performance to the national records list, have the head coach or an official team statistician e-mail information to Mike Loveday.
I recorded a podcast with the Western Albemarle (Va.) and St. Anne's-Belfield (Va.) coaches who were involved in the 14-overtime game. It's great to hear how each coach approached the game and overtimes.
I recorded a podcast with coaches Mike Caravana and Doug Tarring of Western Albemarle and St. Anne's-Belfield about the longest game in boys’ high school lacrosse history.
On April 4, 1985, St. Anne’s-Belfield (Charlottesville, Va.) met Western Albemarle (Crozet, Va.) in the Dogwood Tournament. These teams played a 14 overtime game, which stands as the known record for the longest game played.
| OT | Winning Team | Losing Team | St. | Final | Date | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Western Albemarle (Crozet) | St. Anne's-Belfield (Charlottesville) | VA | 4-3 | Apr-4 | 1985 |
| 11 | Southern (Stafford Township) | Toms River East (Toms River) | NJ | 5-4 | May-14 | 2004 |
| 9 | St. Anthony's (South Huntington) | Chaminade (Mineola) | NY | 6-5 | Jun-1 | 1995 |
| 8 | Lassiter (Marietta) | Pope (Marietta) | GA | 9-8 | Apr-22 | 2016 |
| 7 | Arlington (Arlington) | Woburn (Woburn) | MA | 6-5 | May-18 | 2013 |
| 7 | New Canaan (New Canaan) | Darien (Darien) | CT | 10-9 | Jun-6 | 1996 |
| 7 | Okemos (Okemos) | Saline (Saline) | MI | 9-8 | Mar-24 | 2012 |
| 6 | Chesapeake (Lake Shore) | Annapolis (Annapolis) | MD | 5-6 | Apr-9 | 2010 |
| 6 | Fordham Prep (Bronx) | Kellenberg Memorial (Uniondale) | NY | 6-5 | May-7 | 2015 |
| 6 | Gloucester (Gloucester) | Danvers (Danvers) | MA | 8-7 | Apr-12 | 2016 |
| 6 | Robert E. Lee (Jacksonville) | Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville) | FL | 4-3 | Mar-5 | 2019 |
| 6 | Midland (Midland) | St. Mary's (Orchard Lake) | MI | 5-4 | Apr-18 | 2015 |
| 6 | Penn Yan (Penn Yan) | Canandaigua (Canandaigua) | NY | 7-6 | 1997 | |
| 6 | Simsbury (Simsbury) | New Fairfield (New Fairfield) | CT | 9-8 | May-5 | 2014 |
| 5 | Bartram Trail (Fla.) | Menendez (Fla.) | FL | 8-7 | Mar-5 | 2009 |
| 5 | Cranbrook School (Bloomfield Hills) | Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills) | MI | 11-10 | Apr-13 | 2004 |
| 5 | Grosse Pointe South (Grosse Pointe Farms) | L'Anse Creuse (Harriston Twp.) | MI | 5-4 | Apr-25 | 2006 |
| 5 | Libertyville (Libertyville) | New Trier (Winnetka) | IL | 6-5 | May-17 | 2016 |
| 5 | Longmeadow (Mass.) | Concord-Carlisle (Concord) | MA | 7-6 | Jun-11 | 1983 |
| 5 | Mount Hebron (Ellicott City) | Glenelg (Glenelg) | MD | 5-4 | Apr-15 | 2016 |
| 5 | Brooke Point (Stafford) | Stafford (Stafford) | VA | 9-8 | May-19 | 2016 |
| 5 | Novi (Novi) | Huron (Ann Arbor) | MI | 9-8 | May-12 | 2007 |
| 5 | West Springfield (West Springfield) | Annandale (Annandale) | VA | 8-7 | Mar-27 | 2007 |
| 4 | Alta (Sandy) | Juan Diego Catholic (Drapher) | UT | 10-9 | May-1 | 2012 |
| 4 | Arlington (Lagrangeville) | Horace Greeley (Chappaqua) | NY | 11-10 | Apr-20 | 2017 |
| 4 | Bedford (Bedford) | Souhegan (Amherst) | NH | 4-3 | May-22 | 2017 |
| 4 | Birmingham (Beverly Hills) | Rochester Adams (Rochester Hills) | MI | 6-5 | Apr-11 | 2017 |
| 4 | Bishop Watterson (Columbus) | Worthington Kilbourne (Columbus) | OH | 7-6 | May-27 | 2017 |
| 4 | Brighton (Brighton) | Park City (Park City) | UT | 13-12 | Apr-3 | 2012 |
| 4 | Burr-Burton Academy (Manchester) | Mount Anthony Union (Bennington) | VT | 12-11 | May-5 | 2015 |
| 4 | Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh) | St. Christopher's (Richmond) | NC | 11-10 | Mar-15 | 2014 |
| 4 | Chartiers Valley (Bridgeville) | South Fayette (McDonald) | PA | 7-6 | May-10 | 2017 |
| 4 | Chantilly (Chantilly) | West Springfield (West Springfield) | VA | 6-5 | Mar-23 | 2007 |
| 4 | Immaculate Danbury (Danbury) | Valley Regional (Deep River) | CT | 11-10 | Apr-23 | 2016 |
| 4 | Greenwich (Greenwich) | Ridgefield (Ridgefield) | CT | 8-7 | Apr-15 | 2014 |
| 4 | Chariho (Wood River Junction) | Middletown (Middletown) | RI | 9-8 | Apr-29 | 2016 |
| 4 | Ensworth (Nashville) | Evangelical Christian (Cordova) | TN | 9-8 | Apr-22 | 2016 |
| 4 | Falls Church (Falls Church) | Edison (Alexandria) | VA | 8-7 | Apr-28 | 2015 |
| 4 | Georgetown Prep (Bethesda) | Landon (North Bethesda) | MD | 9-8 | Apr-25 | 2008 |
| 4 | Grosse Ile (Grosse Ile) | Canton-Salem (Plymouth-Canton) | MI | 8-7 | May-21 | 2007 |
| 4 | Haslett-Williamston (Williamston) | Waverly (Lansing) | MI | 7-6 | Apr-19 | 2011 |
| 4 | Holland Christian (Holland) | GR Catholic Central (Grand Rapids) | MI | 11-10 | May-13 | 2010 |
| 4 | Justin Siena (Napa) | Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco) | CA | 10-9 | Mar-6 | 2017 |
| 4 | Landon (North Bethesda) | Georgetown Prep (Bethesda) | MD | 7-6 | May-18 | 2002 |
| 4 | Lansdale Catholic (Lansdale) | Plymouth-Whitemarsh (Plymouth Meeting) | PA | 8-7 | May-3 | 2017 |
| 4 | L'Anse Creuse (Harrison Twp.) | East Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids) | MI | 8-7 | 1997 | |
| 4 | Loudoun Valley (Purcellville) | Freedom-South Riding (South Riding) | VA | 10-9 | Mar-31 | 2016 |
| 4 | Mendham (N.J.) | Morristown (N.J.) | NJ | 8-7 | Mar-29 | 2017 |
| 4 | Mentor (Mentor) | N-D Cathedral Latin (Chardon) | OH | 11-10 | Apr-4 | 2016 |
| 4 | Mount Lebanon (Pittsburgh, Pa.) | St. Ignatius (Cleveland) | Pa. | 11-10 | Apr-5 | 2008 |
| 4 | North Atlanta (Atlanta) | Woodstock (Woodstock) | GA | 10-9 | Mar-3 | 2017 |
| 4 | Patuxent (Lusby) | McDonough (Pomfret) | MD | 6-5 | May-13 | 2016 |
| 4 | American Fork (American Fork) | Spanish Fork (Spanish Fork) | UT | 7-6 | Mar-22 | 2011 |
| 4 | St. Augustine Prep (Richland) | Rumson-Fair Haven (Rumson) | NJ | 6-5 | May-2 | 2017 |
| 4 | St. James (Murrells Inlet) | Myrtle Beach (Myrtle Beac) | SC | 6-5 | Apr-7 | 2016 |
| 4 | St. Charles (Columbus) | Bishop Watterson (Columbus) | OH | 7-6 | May-21 | 2016 |
| 4 | St. Edward (Lakewood) | St. John's (Toldeo) | OH | 8-7 | Apr-8 | 2016 |
| 4 | St. Margaret's Episcopal (San Juan Capistrano) | Santa Margaria Catholic (Rancho Santa Margarita) | CA | 10-9 | Mar-21 | 2017 |
| 4 | St. Mary's (Orchard Lake) | Canton (Canton) | MI | 10-9 | Apr-10 | 2014 |
| 4 | Royal Oak (Royal Oak) | Waterford (Waterford) | MI | 6-5 | May-3 | 2006 |
| 4 | Vineland (Vineland) | Atlantic City (Atlantic City) | NJ | 4-3 | Apr-22 | 2015 |
| 4 | Walton (Marietta) | Fathern Ryan (Nashville, Tenn.) | GA | 8-7 | Feb-24 | 2017 |
| 4 | Westerville South (Westerville) | Westerville North (Westerville) | OH | 10-9 | May-11 | 2012 |
| 4 | River Bluff (S.C.) | Blythewood (S.C.) | SC | 11-10 | Feb-28 | 2018 |
| 4 | Winter Haven (Fla.) | Lakeland Christian (Fla.) | FL | 10-9 | Mar-8 | 2018 |
| 5 | Comstock Park (Mich.) | Jenison (Mich.) | MI | 3-2 | March22 | 2018 |
| 4 | Grosse Pointe North (Mich.) | Univ. Detroit Jesuit (Mich.) | MI | 12-11 | Mar-26 | 2018 |
| 4 | Academy of the New Church (Pa.) | Princeton Day School (N.J.) | PA | Jul-6 | April26 | 2018 |