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did not mean to imply that he "kicked back"...on the contrary; he worked even harder to prove that he deserved that spot. He had an academic incentive to achieve as well by the coach. there was no kicking back. He played fall, winter spring and summer ball since he committed. He def subscribes to the "the only easy day was yesterday" mentality and loves the challenge.

This age discussion regarding high school teams seems out of place considering that high school teams cover four, if not five, years of boys. The debate is applicable for travel teams, where there is at least a tacit attempt to have like-aged boys play against each other. But, high school? Welcome to the real world!

WM=1
SE=2

keep going please

WM=1
SE=2

3-SW
4- WI
5- Commack
6- Huntington
7- Northport
8- Hills East
9- Connetquot
10- Sachem N.
11- Sachem E.
12- Bay Shore
13- Walt Whitman
14- Riverhead
15- Lindenhurst
16- Middle Country
17- William Floyd
18- North Babylon
19- Longwood
20- Pat-Medford
21- Brentwood
22- Copaigue

W.Babylon, Bellport, Deer Park and Hills West go down to D2. Great for Hills West as SWR and Sayville are now in D3.

Wasnt W. Babylon Bellport and Deer Park in D2 last year? Guess Babylon's reign is over.

1-4 does it matter who is where all battle for top 4. I like WI & WM, WI especially after this football season. I know lax isnt FB but SW ouch. No clue how Se will come out.
5-9 Commack and Huntington i dont get why they are on top of that teir
10-15 always in those spots maybe Whitman and riverhead move up and Sachems move down. Bayshore a year older but so is everyone else.

could be interesting

Won't be that interesting at the top. S East will win it all, they are absolutely loaded. They also were able to fill the graduation holes with top notch seniors. WM got lucky last year, and lost some good players, doubt they will even make it to the Counties

3-SW
4- WI
5- Commack
6- Huntington
7- Northport
8- Hills East
9- Connetquot
10- Sachem N.
11- Sachem E.
12- Bay Shore
13- Walt Whitman
14- Riverhead
15- Lindenhurst
16- Middle Country
17- William Floyd
18- North Babylon
19- Longwood
20- Pat-Medford
21- Brentwood
22- Copaigue

W.Babylon, Bellport, Deer Park and Hills West go down to D2. Great for Hills West as SWR and Sayville are now in D3.

SE has been loaded for how long now, but lets see. Hats off to them for being this good for this long. Unfortunately, with this crowd anything short of states is disappointing.

Going to be tough for Bay Shore this yr after losing attackman.

Don't See West Islip doing anything. The past four years have been ugly. West Islip had a great run when they had great players. WI has not been able to win without the studs. Smithtown East has some returning talent and should make their way to the county finals. WM is always in the mix. Not sure who will be fighting it out for the 3rd and 4th spotmaybe WI or ??. Again, two or three team league.

Toss up between Smithtown East and Ward Melville for county championship but would love to see someone else make a run.

Now lets get back to football.

Don't get your ugly comment for Wi?
'13 ugly
'14 Wouldnt call Ugly
'15 So-So
'16 Would not call this year ugly by any stretch of the imagination, One game Whitman! Could have easily been a 2 loss instead of In your words 3 loss Ugly Season?

That's as bad as me or anyone saying anything short of States for Se is a waste.

SE vs Syo in the LIC in 2017.

WM vs. Farmingdale

Don't See West Islip doing anything. The past four years have been ugly. West Islip had a great run when they had great players. WI has not been able to win without the studs. Smithtown East has some returning talent and should make their way to the county finals. WM is always in the mix. Not sure who will be fighting it out for the 3rd and 4th spotmaybe WI or ??. Again, two or three team league.

Toss up between Smithtown East and Ward Melville for county championship but would love to see someone else make a run.

Now lets get back to football.

Farmingdale is always a tough out but losing (IMHO) the best goalie on the island last year and one [lacrosse] of a tough attackman I cannot see them getting past both SYO and Mass back to back in the same week in May.

Pequa in a rebuilding year, 3 top scorers graduated.

IMHO
Each year there are 4 and a few more (2). How do you forget about '15 & '13 Nport. and Quot the past 2 seasons. On top of SE SW WM WI

As far as WI they have got to be in the conversation. there are a top 4 team and on any given day has the tools (horses and coaches) to beat any of the top 3. Your outline of the Se loses and your Definition of a Weak Whitman team (especially LY) leaves much to be desired.

Losing to Se the last few years does not make an ugly season. An ugly game maybe, but cant define the season by a game. And the Whitman game, a one goal loss in the playoffs, #!&&@ please - Stop!

Syosset will be a shell of the team they've been the past few, opens doors for many others to shine

Let me fix your typos and grammatical errors.....

Syosset will be a [lacrosse] of A team LIKE they've been the past few YEARS, opening doors for many SYOSSET KIDS to shine!

Let me fix your typos and grammatical errors.....

Syosset will be a [lacrosse] of A team LIKE they've been the past few YEARS, opening doors for many SYOSSET KIDS to shine!

It very well may be your opinion but it is not fact.

In the past 31 years here are the programs and how many county championships they have won during that time period. Since 1986:

Ward Melville - 15 County Championships
West Islip - 9 County Championships
Smithtown E - 2 County Championships
Northport - 2 County Championships

Sachem (when combined) - 2 County Championships
Smithtown (when combined) - 1 County Championship

Not ver deep.

It very well may be your opinion but it is not fact.

In the past 31 years here are the programs and how many county championships they have won during that time period. Since 1986:

Ward Melville - 15 County Championships
West Islip - 9 County Championships
Smithtown E - 2 County Championships
Northport - 2 County Championships

Sachem (when combined) - 2 County Championships
Smithtown (when combined) - 1 County Championship

Not ver deep.

Oh, you're one of those, only championships matter. What a jack [lacrosse].

SE has been loaded for how long now, but lets see. Hats off to them for being this good for this long. Unfortunately, with this crowd anything short of states is disappointing.

And how did your team do last year? Oh yea, you blew it when it counted. Nobody better than SE this year, we'll see if they can finish the job this time

Guess again, moron! On second thought, keep running your mouth because it is so much sweeter when they do lose. You put so much pressure on these young boys, learn from the past, stay quiet and enjoy the victory if it comes....but remember, it is a long way away.

Sorry, all the game changers graduated. Nassau is now up for grabs for whoever wants it, being Pequa and Syosset are done for a bit. you'll see!

Do you not get it?

It is not a deep league and it is not "on any given day". Over the past 40 years (not 31 years) there have been a lot of "days" and it is almost always the same teams winning.

Ward Melville and on many of the days for a nine year stretch West Islip were at the top of the heap. However, the past four years have not been kind to West Islip.

Smithtown East and West have made some noise. Northport has been competitive from time to time,

Connetquot has put out some great players and has been competitive here and there.

The Sachems have fought hard but rarely have enough depth to make it to the finals.

We are talking about 40 plus years of data. This is not opinion.

Do you really think HHH East or West are going to win the counties??

How about Commack??

Maybe Riverhead or Bay Shore will surprise us.

No. In the end it will come down to Ward Melville, Smithtown East and two teams to be determined later.

There are not five or six or seven teams that can win the county championship.

As far as WI goes, yes, three of the past four years have been ugly. and last year the playoff loss to WW turned a good season into an ugly season. Thats four ugly seasons in a row.

2013 they lost 6 games and were blown out in the playoffs by 8 goals.
2014 they lost 7 games and were blown out in the playoffs by 8 goals.
2015 they lost 7 games and were blown out in the playoffs by 12 goals.

Sorry, but that is ugly. in this league 6 or 7 losses is ugly.

2016 they did well regular season but at the end of the day the lost to a very average Walt Whitman Team.

WW only managed to score 2 goals against WM. Sorry, not a very good team.

The loss to WW was ugly. The past four years have been ugly.

I would expect West Islip to compete for the three. four or five spot this year but that is not saying much. Top two in this league is impressive, anything else not so much. Especially if blown out in playoff game.

History, performance and results are what matter. Not opinion.

WI has superior coaching which is the only reason they are anywhere near relevant. WM and SE have superior talent and depth. Its a 2 horse race, WM and SE, its that simple.