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If this is somehow shocking for any Team 91 parents, you simply have not been paying attention. Bye bye families who've been paying their way for 4+ years and being promised that "91 develops elite players" and "never cuts our players." You can either hold back, or you can go play for Predators or Sidewinders.

If these are former 91 '26 players I wouldn't expect much. Did worse than the '27s for years.

No former Team 91 26s have become Team 91 27s.

All the new 27s are from other programs.

I'll save every parent here $1800 x 5 years of Team 91 fees with the following template "8th grade elite lacrosse placement advice" from MM and co.

1. Yeah unfortunately your son really only projects to maybe a public school or maybe an MIAA-C level.
2. However if you hold him back next year, not only would he easily make MIAA-A rosters, but we'd make a space for him on the 2028 91 team.
3. This is the way everybody does it. You either hold back or you're lying.
4. I know every MIAA Coach and we'll get you a campus tour (!!!!) at Gilman or BL no problem. If you hold back.

Were they starters for the 26's?

Acceptance letters went out so who got the best 27 class. BL, Gilman, STM?

I’d say STM.

St. John’s.

How many holdbacks, I mean Hawks kids did they get?

You obviously haven’t seen the new crabs team.

All were starters for other 27 teams last year.

What team are you talking about?

They saw the playing opportunities after two below average classes in a row.

Wait till next year all the boarders At BL taking kids spots.

Wow True Chesapeake must not have been able to fly any of those 15-16 year olds today.

They showed their usual mediocre results in a March tournament. Yawn, same little practice, same little results.

91 is basically Looneys Lite / Bad News Bears until 9th Grade Hold Back Fest gets underway. Holdbacks from NJ and NY and PA boarding schools on the way to save the team's future.

91 MD doesn't offer anything compelling to kids from NJ, NY and PA. Better options in those markets.

I thought only crabs and ML bring in kids from out of state?

So who are the good team(s) for the last season of HoCo?

And who is the last team - are Zingos and DCE having a playoff?

DCE won the play in game for Elite - you can see it on the schedule.

DC is now 1-17 through Fall early Spring......

Tons of talent on DCE. They'll be tough to beat in HoCo.

Elite Favorites = Crabs, Hawks, Next Level
Elite Long Shots = Madlax and Team 91

I'm afraid DCE might be in for a long spring, and I don't know much about FCA or True Chesapeake...

Who is the best player on the Hawks? Most folks believe it's one of the attackmen. You are clueless! Hawks have 3-4 players who are the best players on the east coast if not the country. 2027 division will only be tight if other teams fly in players for top games.

What an odd post.

They sound awesome. I’ll have to keep an eye out for them. What kind of car do they drive?

Hey everyone, my son plays for Hawks but I'm tired of hearing how good the attackmen is. My kid is just as good, actually probably better. TBH he's the best player in the country.

news flash, other teams DO fly in players for top games

They had no choice but to go all in after sub par 25 and 26 classes.

Based on the Hawks' results this past fall (without their best attackman), I'd say he's the difference maker. Crabs and Team 10 absolutely owned them.

NAL champs were Express. Express will win the whole summer all summer. Will end AS NLF National Champs, period!

This is either the biggest clown lax dad of all time or little junior is firing off posts in study hall

Thanks DCE mom. We will see how this post ages

Pretty sure it was sarcasm.

okay, projected regular season finish:

Hawks
NextLevel
Crabs
MadLax
FCA
True
DCE
91

League MVP - Hawks attackman or NextLevel attackman

It will age fine because I think it was sarcastic.

I don’t know. I think crabs will do better than you think. Remember they fly in kids for the championship game.

You know nothing. At least two NY (both Chaminade) and one NH player for Team 91 MD 2024 have college letters in hand. Obviously the MD 91 program is attracting talent from far outside of the MIAA, and these elite players believe - and have seen for themselves - that there is some benefit to them.

TBH, given the archaic roster challenge rules for HoCo (50 mint fresh gold dubloons presented to the official at 11:11am as the 3rd vulture flies over the press box), coaches are fool to not cheat on rosters all the time. If memory serves, it's been a fairly constant issue from A league to Elite in both the 2027 and 2028 age classes. And I admit, watching a line of True players be walked off the field prior to a league semi-final game, with parents screaming across the field at True coaches, is pretty great.