Looking at final 2027 rankings, a few things noted when comparing 2022 to 2023:
The top-7, outside of M&D going from 1 to 3, no one moved more than one place up or down.
Jesters made a big leap from 17 to 8. Did they add girls? They seem to come out of nowhere. Defense was their strength, but imo they were a bit too physical and out of control and it cost them.
Steps Navy went from 18 to 11
FLG from 8 to 12, sounds like more talent left this offseason as well.
NXT really jumped, from 34 to 12. They seem like they may be pulling in the top philly area girls now.
Mass Elite went from 10 to 16, but they always seem to be good at HS years.
Coppermine, moved from 25 to 18, seems they survived the storm of girls moving to other clubs.
Philly Blast from 39 to 19. That's two Philly teams in top-20.
Team 180 from 50 to 26. If they add a few more spots, they could break into the top-20. They have great athletes there and pull from a huge metro area.
NY Parent here with some perspective on this
- Steps: Steps didn't have A teams or B teams until last year. This year's steps Navy had the best players from Navy and White from the year before
- FLG: Had pretty much the same roster last year as year before. However, they lost a ton this summer. Will be lucky to be top 30 going forward
- Jesters added a few girls last year, but added about 10 new girls from FLG, Liberty and Tradition. They should be a top 10 or even top 5 program next year. Probably the best defense in this age group with their zone; if they can get a couple scorers, then watch out.
- Mass Elite always improves in high school, but they get most of the girls who go to the Boston area prep schools. Also lots of reclasses.
- NXT is a very up and down team. Can beat or can lose to anyone on any given day. Great defense, but similar to Jesters, they just don't have an elite scorers. Have a couple mass elite girls double rosters. Will be interesting to see where those girls end up when recruiting starts.
- Philly Blast. Picked up tons of girls from HHH, which is a joke at this age level. Not sure if they are really a top 20 team. pretty big gap to NXT and some of the other top tier teams.
