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The big fella was definitely there.

The big kid played a lot middie in the Express game. Assume it was because the Express FOGO was so good the Tigers wanted to get the young man more involved in the game. Do any teams have a FOGO that can compete the the Express FOGO - he's really good?

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Yes, genius. That was exactly my point. Coach C makes the other teams pay all the fees. Perhaps you’re labeling the wrong organization as low class. Congrats on your 3 weeks of consecutive scrimmages. Now get a life.

What number was the big fella?

Based upon the limited amount of lacrosse I watched this summer I think a case can be made that the big kid on Tigers is the most dominate player in the 2026 class at this point in time. While similar arguments can be made that a few kid on Sweetlax, Express LI, Hawks and Prime Time truly dominate, the sheer height and weight of the Tiger middie make him something truly special.

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Haven't played Express but the Hawks kids is really good

Hahaha. Thanks, Tiger Dad. The other kids will catch up in size and speed soon. Then we will re-evaluate......

I wish I was going to catch up in size with the young man - he's a big, athletic dude.

91 dad, it was your parents that were complaining . So go take care of your own house , it’s a mess . For an organization to tell a team that they’re going to a scrimmage but have to pay for it is low class. Happens all the time at 91. Have a friend that plays for 91 and if a coach decides to go outside of “ my lacrosse tournaments “ to challenge the kids the parents have to pay for that too. All facts. Low class corporate parent

Ha,thanks dad. While he is certainly a very good player, I have seen a number of players that are more skilled than him who also have size and speed.

Does not really seem like a "class" issue. Just a different business model.

How big is the kid, height/weight?

Very good player indeed, but we saw a kid this summer at NLF (we were just watching as my nephew plays for a MD team that was involved) on Big 4 HHH who was similar size to big Tigers player but seemed much faster and probably more skilled. They were not an impressive team but the one kid was a monster (could be a lot older, no idea on age).

Embarrasses himself at every game! Imagine being so immature you take the spotlight off the kids playing on the field by acting the way the he does on the sidelines! Ha Ha

The biggest difference between the two that Ive seen and both are very good is the kid form Big 4 H is unselfish and makes the pass when he gets doubled or tripled. I do feel bad for the Tigers kid with his dad on the sideline barking at the coaching staff. We saw that at NLF and NAL

Who?

who?

I definitely agree on those points. I often wonder with players like that if they would be better or worse without the overbearing dad (probably indifferent, but that's no fun to assume). Most people think better off because of the obnoxiousness, but probably not always the case.

Athletic is not an adjective I would have used.

Express definitely going undefeated at Columbus Day tournament on Monday!

This could apply to more than one person for sure.

So no spectators at the Columbus Day Invitational?........Really?

very weak

The tournaments that they have attempted so far in NY have stunk . Went to one a month ago and there were no face offs allowed and a guy walking around blowing a whistle if there was too much contact. Not sure why they even bother ,would gladly drive to jersey than put up with a PAL style tournament

Are you talking about the obnoxious “Woooooooooooooo!” Dad from Express?

So instead of standing socially distanced on sidelines looking at fields, parents are going to be huddled together talking in parking lot? Makes no sense.

The kid from HHH is the entire team. Last year they were a low level b team at best. Kid scored more goals in one game than entire team did all last summer at NLF and pretty much 80% of their goals this year. Imagine if he was at a program with actual talent development.

Wishful thinking. He is bigger, stronger and faster than most of these kids will become. There are a few athletically and genetically gifted kids, but they are few and far between out there. Interested to see what happens

I thought HHH was one of the best clubs up in PA? I know they have some older teams that are legit. I wasn’t impressed with the 2026 squad (outside of the obvious kid), but my older boys have faced some good HHH teams over the years.

Cancelled

Mondays tournament?

Yes

I am involved with leagues ad tournaments all over and coached in PA after college, was down in MD for a few years and am now back home in LI and I'll say the PA teams tend to be different as they never have the depth that we do up here or down in MD. Lax is growing, but still not getting enough big time athletes in PA so teams are often based around one big kid who is physically dominant instead of a full squad of kids who are dangerous. That's the HHH team with their dominant oversized middie, that's Tigers with their man child attack/middie, that PA RoughRiders with their monster attackman, that's NXT with their huge overly padded middie and probably a few other PA teams that I don't know/haven't seen. They all rely so much on one player who is currently bigger/stronger/faster (or at least fast enough). The top teams up here and the top ones down in MD are just too deep for those teams. We can matchup one on one with the big kid and double when needed and then have an advantage at every other spot on the field.

What’s that stunad express dad gonna do now that the tournament is canceled, how’s he gonna grab the attention he so desperately needs? 🤣

He’s hosting a Columbus Day party at the local park. He’ll just yell at anyone walking by.

No one here cares about PA teams. I have no doubt the kids you mentioned are beasts, but they are all probably summer/spring 2007 bdays at best pretending to be true 2026s.

My nephew plays in MD for a strong club and my bro-in-law said he has played and/or seen HHH, PA RR and Tigers this past summer (no idea on NXT as he said they are more B level) and says none of the 3 big kids being referenced could possibly be true 2026s. He said all 3 look like they drove to the tourney which is no surprise given what I hear from the teams south of us.

Weather or Covid?