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Teams are starting to practice this month. Fall excuses are over (no more football.) This is the last season of HOCO for this age group and the more things change the more they stay the seam pre-season prediction from an official unofficial source: The know it all 14 year old neighbor.

HOCO Elite: This is a three team race of Hawks, Dogs (last season Club Blue) and Crabs. While the Crabs additional reclasses make this more competitive, final is still Hawks and Dogs. Question is if 91 can finally win a game with the new added talent from last season's 2022 team.

HOCO AA: This is the most changed group from last season as 3d is gone. Lax Factory is now 3d. Madlax Capital is gone and PG is now Next Level. FCA White, API, USS, should consider A and Koopers, Breakers, and Top Caliber should move to AA. Final will still be SR and VLC.

HOCO A: This division will be the battle of the second teams. Club Blue A and Lax World are gone, if NL PG and FCA White move down, breakers A, and maybe Top Caliber B this will be test of the best second teams in the Mid Atlantic. NL and Looney's in the final. HLC will also be a contender.

HOCO B: Top three teams from last season should move to A or AA and this could be a more competitive division. It will be interesting if True makes Wolfpack a better team. We could see True and HOCO in the finals.

Hopefully the boys enjoy a great cap to youth lacrosse and get ready for the summer.

Why would Koopers and Top Caliber move up to AA and not Looneys? Looneys beat Breakers in the A final last season.

It is my understanding that Breakers advertised during tryouts that they plan to have a team in AA this spring. Looney's could play AA and Elite for the Orange team. I have not clue what they will do. Madlax may also have a second team and A div could made up of all second teams from ML, NL, Looney's, FCA, Breakers, TC and I would think Looney's green would win this.

Sent today to directors. 1st revision of 23 alignment. subject to change.

2023 Elite
Annapolis Hawks
Next Level Blue
Team 91
FCA Blue
South River
Crabs
VLC
DC Express Black
Madlax DC Dogs
Looney's Orange

2023 AA
Cavalier
Breakers
API Diamondbacks
FCA White
HLC (Hereford LC)
Saltwater Lacrosse
Top Caliber
Cannons Gold
AYLC (Annapolis Youth LC)
3D Maryland
Looney's Green
PLC Gold

what about A and B brackets any word? Thanks for sharing!

What high school are the top 23’s heading to?

All of them? I think that with the Elite Division teams the only one that I know if with strong ties to one particular HS is DC Dogs and Georgetown Prep. The other teams will mirror previous years.

What are the historical ties between clubs and certain HS?

I think the poster was asking about club programs and high schools... I don't have specific numbers or know if these are completely accurate, but here are a few...

Hawks - St. Mary's, Spalding, Severn
Club Blue/DC Dawgs - Matre Dei
Bethesda/DC Express - Landon/Bullis
Crabs - Boys Latin / Loyola / Gilman / McDonogh
FCA - Calvert Hall

Spot on , look at location of clubs and it makes sense.. tho most teams have multiple schools represented.

By the way:

Happy Birthday to the DC Dogs player that had his sweet 16 birthday party 3 weeks ago.

That makes three 16 year old men on the team playing against 13 and 14 year old boys.....

I bet if I took 3 top tier juniors from Boys Latin and had them play on 91MD the would also be in the finals.

By the way:

Happy Birthday to the DC Dogs player that had his sweet 16 birthday party 3 weeks ago.

That makes three 16 year old men on the team playing against 13 and 14 year old boys.....

I bet if I took 3 top tier juniors from Boys Latin and had them play on 91MD the would also be in the finals.

Make sense except for finding 3 top tier Juniors at BL that are only 16.

Almost every team in the elite division has at least 1 16 year old. All of the other teams have a majority of the players born prior to 9/1. it is truly a 14, 15 and some 16 year old division. The other divisions are closer to 13 and 14 year olds.

Almost every team in the elite division has at least 1 16 year old. All of the other teams have a majority of the players born prior to 9/1. it is truly a 14, 15 and some 16 year old division. The other divisions are closer to 13 and 14 year olds.

Almost every team in the elite division has at least 1 16 year old. All of the other teams have a majority of the players born prior to 9/1. it is truly a 14, 15 and some 16 year old division. The other divisions are closer to 13 and 14 year olds.

Almost every team in the elite division has at least 1 16 year old. All of the other teams have a majority of the players born prior to 9/1. it is truly a 14, 15 and some 16 year old division. The other divisions are closer to 13 and 14 year olds.

Almost every team in the elite division has at least 1 16 year old. All of the other teams have a majority of the players born prior to 9/1. it is truly a 14, 15 and some 16 year old division. The other divisions are closer to 13 and 14 year olds.