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I did not see much in terms of physicality in this game. Well played lacrosse and the FO kid for crabs is good but is gassed by the 2nd half; they need a #2 FO to win games like this. Hawks defense is surprisingly small and if the crabs had any talent on attack outside of #50 they would have won this game. #21 on crabs is their only real threat up top.

Hawks goaltending is very good; but weak at defense otherwise. They have a couple of big attackman but I was surprised they had trouble running past a very slow crabs defense. What makes hawks better than other teams is they simply do not drop the ball and turn it over. They are very good at getting the lose ball leading to more possessions and their midfield my be the best around; very good ball movement. Hawks is clearly the #1 team but the gap is definitely closing.

Thanks Crabs f/o dad. Everyone who watched them play in the fall league knows they added 2025 players from the their own 2025 team. Gotta do what ya gotta do to win.

There are 9 kids on the Crabs walking in to the same grade this year as they did last year. That is a complete embarrassment. They better win everything for those parents to sell their souls that badly.

What happened to BLC? Please don't say injury's. This used to be one of the top teams around.

For what it is worth, I spoke in the parking lot briefly with the Crabs f/o Dad and the player after my son's team played against them and he did not seem the type to come on this board and brag about his son's f/o accomplishments. I could be totally wrong but I am generally a good judge of stuff like that.

For 12-13 year old 7th graders they are pretty big for on age. Now for the 14-15 year old 7th graders that Crabs has yes the look pretty small. Facts

For what it is worth, I spoke in the parking lot briefly with the Crabs f/o Dad and the player after my son's team played against them and he did not seem the type to come on this board and brag about his son's f/o accomplishments. I could be totally wrong but I am generally a good judge of stuff like that.

For what it is worth, I spoke in the parking lot briefly with the Crabs f/o Dad and the player after my son's team played against them and he did not seem the type to come on this board and brag about his son's f/o accomplishments. I could be totally wrong but I am generally a good judge of stuff like that.

Fall tourney. Maryland Fall Tournament. They are there and will get beat by Crabs.

Too bad Hawks and Looneys don't play...very disappointing.

Then took it easy on Mesa thinking it was an easy win. I think VLC beat them by 8 goals in Summer Exposure. Got a wakeup call there.

Bethesda is not setup for team lacrosse. A lot of selfish players on the team. Talented..but not TEAM players.

Guess VLC coaches have a reading comprehension problem. MESA (PA) didn't play in Summer Exposure. VLC played Mesa Futures Orange 2026 (Severna Park, MD), basically a rec team, in Summer Exposure.

Not a BLC parent and I did not see the games, but I don't think anything "happened" to BLC. They went 0-3 against Hawks, Crabs, and Looneys, one of which has always been dominant, and two of which became dominant this fall due to roster upgrades. All three would be in the top 6-7 nationally (if not higher) if a new ranking were done today. Aside from Looney's one goal loss to VLC yesterday, I don't think that Hawks, Crabs, or Looneys have lost a single game to anybody besides each other since their fall upgrades. Bethesda (who does have some injuries, by the way, ) is a legitimate top 10-15 team nationally, but there is no shame nor surprise that Bethesda played those three teams in one day and went winless.

Yes, very.......

I spoke with him after the game. Very nice guy and going to Gilman speaks highly of the young man off the field

Would be 10-0 Hawks.

What happened to BLC? Please don't say injury's. This used to be one of the top teams around.

Too bad you are the one with the misunderstanding.......
Mesa at Summer Exposure was the Mesa Pa team. Listed as the Severna Park team but every parent I spoke with on the sidelines was from the Philly area. It was Mesa Pa at summer exposure, not the SP team. The SP team had not even officially formed at the time.

Would be 10-0 Hawks.

Hawks almost lost to crabs. Looneys beat crabs twice. Come back to reality... It would be a good game with the score within 2 either way.

Get real. If you could only beat VLC by 4, how would you beat Looneys by 10? And, if you actually were 10 goals better than your closest competition, then why are you playing in 2026 at all? Why not move up to 2025 where your team would have closer games and where many of your players belong anyway.

I spoke with him after the game. Very nice guy and going to Gilman speaks highly of the young man off the field

Almost, maybe, but they never trailed and won by 2.

Looneys DID lost to VLC.

Hawks have beaten VLC 3 times in the last 2 months by 7, 6 and 4.

when did Looneys beat the Crabs?

So what are peoples prediction for top 5 in HOCO this spring at 2026?

1. Hawks
2. Looney
3. Crabs
4. Madlax
5. 91

6. BLC
7. VLC
8. Next Level

Who knows, and who cares, whether it was the PA or SP Mesa team? Obviously VLC had a big win in their first game and a big let down in their second game. But having watched the Mesa team play yesterday, they are not bad at all. They are well coached and had a great goalie (no, I am not the goalie Dad). They were good enough to smack down a good VLC team when it did not bring its A game, and good enough to play Looneys and Crabs without being totally blown out. I'd say that puts them in the top 20 in the country. Wherever that Mesa team is from, good on them for playing in an extremely competitive field and going 1-2.

Isn't Looney's goalie 14 and didn't they have to steal one yesterday from FCA yesterday to even play. Let's slow the 2025 talk down because it sounds like without one. You would be in trouble.