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I closely follow AA Co lacrosse. I’d have to say that for 2020 Spalding is among the top three public school programs in the county, just behind Broadneck and Severna Park but top three!

Relocating for work from the Philadelphia area. We have an 8th and 6th grade boys. I'd appreciate any insight on the programs (lacrosse & Football) at South River, Broadneck, and Severna Park if any one has them. Thanks.

Relocating for work from the Philadelphia area. We have an 8th and 6th grade boys. I'd appreciate any insight on the programs (lacrosse & Football) at South River, Broadneck, and Severna Park if any one has them. Thanks.

Typical MIAA attitude. If you can’t beat them then refuse to play them. lost mentality

Severna Park is by far the better lacrosse program, Broadneck would be #2 and SR is a distant 3rd. Broadneck has a good young coaching group that is doing a solid job rebuilding the program but they don't have a very strong pipeline of players coming in so it will always be a challenge for them. Severna Park always has a good flood of talent coming up through the feeder programs.

For football Broadneck probably has the best program followed by South River and Severna Park... well they are a lacrosse school.

Does the rest of the MIAA start to recruit from outside of Maryland? Does anyone really think BL is reserving their new dorms for strictly international students? All good things come to an end like the MSA of old .. MIAA will evolve in one way or the other in the coming years.

CH outscored their opponents last year 265 - 99; my guess is they may be looking for more a challenge on the National Level. Seems to make sense to me; time to move them out of the MIAA.

Does the rest of the MIAA start to recruit from outside of Maryland? Does anyone really think BL is reserving their new dorms for strictly international students? All good things come to an end like the MSA of old .. MIAA will evolve in one way or the other in the coming years.

Like what? If you have more than 100 boys per class you are in a different league? If your assistant coaches are middle school science teachers you get spotted 5 goals? Calvert's top 10 are no better than Boys Latin, Mcdough, Gilman, St Pauls, Loyola. Their (Calvert's) second 10 are. Their coaches are. Their systems are (apparently). The MIAA league is top notch as are all the teams in it. It looks like Calvert's coaches and systems are better and they have a lot more kids to work with and develop. Their teams from the past few years all played the same- intense and like they wanted to win. Thats not due to talent and size- that is some serious character that must come from the systems and coaches. You see the same thing in college sports.

If your kids like both sports equally, without question Broadneck has the best program. Not even close. If Lacrosse is all they care about, look in SP. South River is about to change drastically with Crofton High opening up next year. They will be terrible - like they were in the 90s.

What? Don’t give us this high character excuse... The 2 CHC players (twins) from Georgia were men among boys and dominated the middle of the field on offense and defense. They were key contributors to 3 championships. Both were elite level players with immense talent and size.

Academically South River is ranked much higher than both Severna Park and Broadneck, (USNews) so that's something to consider if that's important to you and your family. Also, it depends on how important it is for your child to play in and win State Championships. Broadneck hasn't won one since 1997, where Severna Park (2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) and South River (2009, 2012, 2014) have been considerably more successful in the recent past.

Calvert Hall yawn....you guys put all your eggs in 1 basket.....CH basketball....horrible.......CH football c-.......wrestling...horrible......Besides lacrosse what else is CH dominating? Maybe putting everything into your lacrosse program is not the best thing for your school...the so called stellar multiple sport athletes at Calvert Hall that play lacrosse don’t seem to be getting it done in other sports.....CH may need to reconsider putting everything into lacrosse....

Academically South River is ranked much higher than both Severna Park and Broadneck, (USNews) so that's something to consider if that's important to you and your family. Also, it depends on how important it is for your child to play in and win State Championships. Broadneck hasn't won one since 1997, where Severna Park (2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) and South River (2009, 2012, 2014) have been considerably more successful in the recent past.

Severna Park runs come to a end this. Not much talent after the 2020 class is gone.
1 or 2 21’s nothing in the 22 or 23 class. Severna park club program was
Late to the party and never got started. A bunch of glorified rec players playing club now. All the talent is leaving public and heading to private now in SP

You must be a democrat... spreading fake news.

SP has at least 5 21's that will be D1 commits, at least 6 22's that will be D1, and their 23's are strong. stink on that Bernie.

You must be a democrat... spreading fake news.

SP has at least 5 21's that will be D1 commits, at least 6 22's that will be D1, and their 23's are strong. stink on that Bernie.

SP has 1 21’s so far. The 21 class is almost done with over 600 commits. 2022 class are you
Kidding me. None of the 22’s play for a top team in its class. Mostly B/C club teams.
Same with the 23’s

This may be the most uniformed post I have read on this forum. SP athletics is completely non-existent at this point and a new AD is coming in to save the entire program. The Varsity and JV will struggle against teas like JC this year. SP will be irrelevant for the next 4 years.

This may be the most uniformed post I have read on this forum. SP athletics is completely non-existent at this point and a new AD is coming in to save the entire program. The Varsity and JV will struggle against teas like JC this year. SP will be irrelevant for the next 4 years.

SP has 1 21’s so far. The 21 class is almost done with over 600 commits. 2022 class are you
Kidding me. None of the 22’s play for a top team in its class. Mostly B/C club teams.
Same with the 23’s

Calvert Hall is doing what it takes to win MIAA Championships. The rest are playing catch up. It is a new era that many MIAA teams are being left behind.

Without CH, the MIAA would look like it has the last 10 years. One year BL wins, one year McD, One year St M wins, etc. Maybe a twofer here and there. Not now

CH will keep winning until someone catches up with them. BL boarding is BL saying, we are coming. That its for international students is a joke. McD has boarders and will start using it more in future to get out of state talent. Right now, its limited boarding isnt.

Us Lacrosse Magazine has a good article on CH lacrosse in the March and digital issue:

https://www.uslaxmagazine.com/high-...rt-hall-set-a-new-standard-of-excellence

There are good insights into the programs character, leadership, values, and discipline-

“The thing we do better than anywhere I’ve seen is our seniors run the show,” Cardinals assistant Joel Tinney says. “Some places, freshmen carry the balls, but not here. Our seniors are the last ones getting the balls, and they’re making sure everyone is in line. Rarely at a Calvert Hall practice do you see a coach get upset or call out a player because a senior is doing it before that.”

“It starts with leadership,” said Team USA coach Nick Myers, who has established a similar pipeline of Calvert Hall products to Ohio State, where he’s in his 12th season as the coach. “You have to start with Bryan and what he’s done.”

“What stands out about their team has always been their toughness,” says Brodie Merrill, the director of lacrosse at The Hill Academy. “They play a blue collar, ultra aggressive and physical style, not just compared to the MIAA, but all the teams that we play.”

Calvert Hall never discusses its past championships. After every practice, Kelly also tells his players that lacrosse is what you do. It’s not who you are.

Kelly got involved with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. At an Athletes in Action meeting, he heard evangelist Billy Graham say a coach can have more of an influence than a parent.

“I realized that’s what I wanted to do,” Kelly says. “I want to have an impact on these kids. I look at Calvert Hall coaching as my ministry.”

“He cares a lot about lacrosse, and it’s a big part of his life, but he is focused on much more than that,” says Syracuse midfielder Brendan Curry (CHC ’17). “That’s a way he gains trust in us. We know he has our best interests first, even before lacrosse.”

Watched the video of Severna Park vs. Broadneck at the Rivals Challenge. I know that team well and all their top guns were there among the 35+ kid squad they brought to that event. Broadneck was clearly the better team, but Severna Park will still challenge for the state championship if they can get out of their region. They ran through the rest of the teams at the fall event judging by tourney machine.

Good Lord we get it already... Not only did you share this a million times on your facebook feeds we now have to see it here.... US lacrosse will write a great article about you as well if you donate tons of money to them like the Calvert Hall Kelly's..... Go Away you blowhards

Calvert Hall is doing what it takes to win MIAA Championships. The rest are playing catch up. It is a new era that many MIAA teams are being left behind.

Without CH, the MIAA would look like it has the last 10 years. One year BL wins, one year McD, One year St M wins, etc. Maybe a twofer here and there. Not now

CH will keep winning until someone catches up with them. BL boarding is BL saying, we are coming. That its for international students is a joke. McD has boarders and will start using it more in future to get out of state talent. Right now, its limited boarding isnt.

Us Lacrosse Magazine has a good article on CH lacrosse in the March and digital issue:

https://www.uslaxmagazine.com/high-...rt-hall-set-a-new-standard-of-excellence

There are good insights into the programs character, leadership, values, and discipline-

“The thing we do better than anywhere I’ve seen is our seniors run the show,” Cardinals assistant Joel Tinney says. “Some places, freshmen carry the balls, but not here. Our seniors are the last ones getting the balls, and they’re making sure everyone is in line. Rarely at a Calvert Hall practice do you see a coach get upset or call out a player because a senior is doing it before that.”

“It starts with leadership,” said Team USA coach Nick Myers, who has established a similar pipeline of Calvert Hall products to Ohio State, where he’s in his 12th season as the coach. “You have to start with Bryan and what he’s done.”

“What stands out about their team has always been their toughness,” says Brodie Merrill, the director of lacrosse at The Hill Academy. “They play a blue collar, ultra aggressive and physical style, not just compared to the MIAA, but all the teams that we play.”

Calvert Hall never discusses its past championships. After every practice, Kelly also tells his players that lacrosse is what you do. It’s not who you are.

Kelly got involved with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. At an Athletes in Action meeting, he heard evangelist Billy Graham say a coach can have more of an influence than a parent.

“I realized that’s what I wanted to do,” Kelly says. “I want to have an impact on these kids. I look at Calvert Hall coaching as my ministry.”

“He cares a lot about lacrosse, and it’s a big part of his life, but he is focused on much more than that,” says Syracuse midfielder Brendan Curry (CHC ’17). “That’s a way he gains trust in us. We know he has our best interests first, even before lacrosse.”

While all that sounds great, and parts may be true. Have you ever seen one article critical of anyone that carries any weight in US lax mag. It is generally is a slobber-feast

Does beating Catonsville by one goal qualify as "running through" that team?

I've talked to many parents who have been involved with Kelly and FCA. If you are "his guy" he is great. He will call and check up on the kid, help with medical referrals, etc.

But, once he decides you aren't "his guy" he will find someone else and lie about it as needed. He has built an incredible powerhouse at CHC, but the holier than though persona is bull.

You better get them this year because Catonsville will make a deep run this year and then 2 straight State Championships. 2022 Class is the best in Maryland Public or Private.

You better get them this year because Catonsville will make a deep run this year and then 2 straight State Championships. 2022 Class is the best in Maryland Public or Private.

Catonsville fan here. Quoted post smacks of trolling. Too many superlatives. Always best to save the crowing 'til after the achievement.

I guess one of us took your senior son's spot Sorry