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Duh!

Did you even read the initial post?
Nobody announced a "surprise team"...

The question was asked about any significant transfers from one school to another like the Duke commit (Kberg D transfer to Pequa?

F for your entire post.

Lighten up Francis

Okay, Or maybe I understood better than you did, we will see come 4/1. And if what I think might happen doesn't, no pressure on anyone.

A+ for me!

Only 4 LI teams on the RR preseason list (which is by far the most reliable and respected).

Can’t believe how low the reputation of LI lacrosse has fallen in the past 5 years. Especially the LI public programs.... gone are the days of WI and Scotty Craig or GC carrying the weight if LI in their shoulders.

Catholics always represent but usually not much higher than #5.

This year only WM and Pequa. It’s sad really! Respect for LI lax has diminished greatly.

Public programs no longer competing. They don’t play other national teams. Almost like LI teams hide from competition and rely on past teputation so as to not get exposed.

At least Catholics play real out of conference schedules bit the public’s don’t. MD and PA teams don’t want to come to LI and public’s don’t really travel.

1. Culver (Ind.)

2. Calvert Hall (Md.)

3. Hill Academy (Ont.)

4. McDonogh (Md.)

5. Brunswick (Conn.)

6. Avon Old Farms (Conn.)

7. Darien (Conn.)

8. Landon (Md.)

9. Victor (N.Y.)

10. Bullis (Md.)

11. Salisbury (Conn.)

12. Chaminade (N.Y.)

13. Malvern Prep (Pa.)

14. Boys’ Latin (Md.)

15. Ward Melville (N.Y.)

16. St. Anthony’s (N.Y.)

17. St. Sebastian’s (Mass.)

18. Massapequa (N.Y.)

19. IMG Academy (Fla.)

20. Delbarton (N.J.)

21. Belmont Hill (Mass.)

22. Gonzaga (D.C.)

23. Deerfield (Mass.)

24. Torrey Pines (Calif.)

25. Conestoga (Pa.)

231 Syosset (NY). bahhhahhahhah!

who is gonna pay for the publics to travel? not the school districts. STFU with your assessment of publics on LI
Pequa, WM, GC, Manhasset, Farmingdale, Hewlett, Syosset, CSH would all give all these schools a run

Point 1) Why not move the 2 Li Catholics to CT the way their schedules read,geez one might think those 2 Catholics schools are affraid to stay home and play the public.

Point 2). This list is a joke, it has been said before, many of these are prep schools. Big difference from public HS, those public's on here much respect. And don't get me started about TP ( do you really apply to attend a 2800 student school whose avgs are above the charts, Hmm). Or Darien's antics.

Point 3) Li public's only get 2 non conference and don't have budgets. You think a ranked opponent will want to risk coming to Li and lose to a Riverhead or an ESM.

Go catholics! I'll give you a center part while I pat you on your head while you're... never mind.

Respect is earned and it seemed there was a public team or two from LI last year you conveniently left out... Loser.

Hewlett might beat Syosset but not anyone else.

All the lax mommies and daddybros will pay.

By the way, you could have been more selective in the schools you mentioned.

I know 20 year olds at Deerfield. I was in my 3rd year of college @ 20.

1. who cares? This list is meaningless, and LI beats everyone in travel.
2. Prep schools have kids who can't get into college on the first try so they go for one or two years to get their grades up to get in. So like someone else said, 20 year old Seniors playing
3. Why would a Public HS team pay to play any of these other teams? The competition is here, so this is where they will play out of conference.

So true most of these teams have 19 20 yr old seniors. I have been there done it. It is an advantage folks. Seen it first hand. People don't realize that period between 17 to 20 for young men is huge.

Yes because playing Haverford, Brunswick, Avon, Culver, Calvert Hall, Darien, Delbarton, The Hill Academy, is the exact same level of competition as playing , Copaigue, North Babylon, Brentwood, Pat Med, Bay Shore, Lindenhurst, Floyd, in Suffolk 1 come on lets not get silly. The top 5 to 7 teams in any Public Long Island division are competitive teams, after that not so much

Give me a break you play cupcakes too. Lol, like SJB, Doms or IONA are much better than Lindy, BS or PatMed. Let those 3rd 4th line guys in, oh wait, Mommy and daddy will just rat out another family for little johnny 5th year playing over your son.

True Lax Fan: How about an hour and 15 minute ride up to Darien or Yorktown or Greenwich or Wilton, is that too much to ask?

LI Lax DaddyBro : Nah, we'll just play teams like Jericho or GreatNeck or Seaford or Deer Park or Brentwood or North Bab. These teams are from Long Island so they are very competitive. Besides, my Lil' Vinny can get a run and look good against these slaps (err teams).

5-7 is really pushing it. 3-5 more like it.

just look at the number of kids from each state that are committing to colleges to play lacrosse. the numbers are starting to even out a little but LI/NY are still on top.

Again, Who really cares? Does this mean anything in the grand scheme of things? Some of those schools you mention would be the equivalent of 4 or 5 of our schools in size comparison. Take the best kids from the LI teams and put them up against any of these schools and it wouldn't be close.

My public school is rank in top 20, if our 4 D1 seniors from last year did a PG year and where still on team we be top 5 in nation. Please don't compare rich cheating kids, to hard working on age public kids.

Who cares? It's a lacrosse blog and this is a HS forum. At least it's a conversation that a lot of us enjoy debating. Sorry your district isn't on list. Take your who cares jealous elsewhere

Might be the best post ever on this site. Most of these top schools are loaded with kids that are nearly 20 years old or will be 20 by season end. They've been recruited to play at these schools from all over the country and Canada. LI publics on this list are made up of kids from one small town. Not even are remotely close apples to apples comparison.

Your exactly correct. It's not about comparing individual talent, the overall recruiting numbers are proof of that. Those private and catholic teams are what they are because of all the reasons you stated (heavy recruitment, Pg's, geography etc.) Taking that into account however, those teams absolutely play the game at a different level than the average Long Island high school team, and well they should. Watch a game and there is no comparison, except of course for the top few LI teams. When people on here start making ridiculous statements that the teams on the list do not come to Long Island in fear of being upset I HIGHLY doubt that is the reason.

Just so everyone is aware a Public school by law can not play schools that have PG's in the program this is a fact . But in all honesty public schools form where ever can not compete with the Elite Prep Schools that is a fact because ONE they recruit and two they all have the oldest kids on the field . Why do you think all the top D1 teams take prep kids first because the are gaining an extra year of physical growth . Just enjoy your HS experience with your son and don't worry what other teams outside your sons league is doing ... Good Luck this Season to all ...

your post has no place on this board because it makes good sense!

You do what you can-Massapequa plays Ward Melville,manhasset,Chaminade,Smithtown East and Fairfield Prep. Who you playing?

Couldn’t have said it better. There is no comparison and these prep schools should have their own ranking.

Couldn’t have said it better. There is no comparison and these prep schools should have their own ranking.

True. I'd rather have my son get great grades and go IVY, than paying 55k for a PG program so he can sit the bench on DUKE.

Forgive my ignorance, but what does PG stand for?

Point Guard

Post Graduate

Post Graduate.

Post Graduate

It means your not one of the stand out players in your age group, so you repeat the grade so u play against younger kids.

Parental Guidance

Not quite. It most likely means you're a spectacular player that needs an additional year to get your academic standing up. Not everyone loves school, and for some it doesn't come as easy. That's what a PG was always about. A post graduate year after graduating on age from HS. Some call holdbacks PG's, they are not. They are the cheaters.

You think no PG's go IVY? Take a look ath their rosters.

Maybe you haven't heard about the (not so) new trend of players who claim they INTEND to do a PG year and play down with that as the stated reason . . .

Any Nassau/Suffolk Varsity teams bring up 8th graders??? 2022 has a lot of talent

Get a grip sparky! We know ur kid was brought up to varsity because your town is that bad.