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Dukes Mamba carved up the competition this weekend boys. On track to be one of the top teams in country for 2031 class. New kids from Mesa, JE and HHH were the missing pieces.
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Dukes Mamba carved up the competition this weekend boys. On track to be one of the top teams in country for 2031 class. New kids from Mesa, JE and HHH were the missing pieces. Glad you stated it so clearly!!! Yes, Dukes needs to bring in kids from other programs to show improvement. No such thing as coaching up the kids, just bring in the ringers from other programs. If you are looking to win middle school tourneys, show up to Dukes. If you are looking to improve your player through training and coaching, head on over to these other progrums.
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The Duke’s club sold their soul to BPG - all Dad coaches who recruit kids over, can’t coach for the life of them. But, at least they don’t have to share the money BPG pays them. Anyone ever ask why the same Duke’s coaches all coach different age groups? Amateur hour over there, enjoy it while you can
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This form has turned into two 31 programs bashing each other haha! Great for the sport!
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This form has turned into two 31 programs bashing each other haha! Great for the sport! Agreed. There kids won't even play in 3 years.
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Every year is the #1 team in the area (Dukes) and the haters (other clubs). Dukes has the top team in every year but the 29s (Dukes #2). Must really frustrate you non Dukes dads. Keep grinding
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Weird that the Turddogs also brought in new kids from Mesa, JE, and even Texas. Also head coached by a Dad. Mamba HC not a dad. Hmmm.
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From what I can see, it’s the 29 Dukes that should be concerned…noticed a number of their helmets at HHH tournament. Boys must’ve realized the grass wasn’t greener leaving NXT
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The Duke’s club sold their soul to BPG - all Dad coaches who recruit kids over, can’t coach for the life of them. But, at least they don’t have to share the money BPG pays them. Anyone ever ask why the same Duke’s coaches all coach different age groups? Amateur hour over there, enjoy it while you can Duke's does not have all Dads coaching the teams, not sure where you saw that. They have a very solid coaching staff.
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Birddog dad here. This is out of control. Too much nonsense on both sides. It’s two great local competitive clubs with boys that are friendly on and off the field. Dukes has won the last 3 matchups and we’re looking forward to more healthy competition in the spring. Stop making more of it than it is.
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List the Duke’s teams by age and coach…that should solve the issue
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Enough already with 6th graders. 27’s are on the clock as far as recruiting goes. Who has looked good so far this fall?
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Enough already with 6th graders. 27’s are on the clock as far as recruiting goes. Who has looked good so far this fall? Team Ten 2027 is the best local 2027 team. Morsell, Luchovich and French on that team are some of the top recruits in the entire class. All three were getting legitimate varsity minutes on the top teams in the Inter Ac as freshmen.
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HHH 27 have some nice top end talent as well. A few have seen significant minutes in the Inter-Ac as freshmen as well. They aren’t loaded across the board, but some bright spots to pay attention to this year.
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Any update from freedom and/or BL’s teams?? These are the yrs they start building competitive teams, right? I know Freedom’s 28s are strong.
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Enough already with 6th graders. 27’s are on the clock as far as recruiting goes. Who has looked good so far this fall? Team Ten 2027 is the best local 2027 team. Morsell, Luchovich and French on that team are some of the top recruits in the entire class. All three were getting legitimate varsity minutes on the top teams in the Inter Ac as freshmen. Morsell started most of or the entire year at attack for Haverford School and Luchovich started some of the year at attack for Malvern. Both impressive feats for freshmen especially since they were holding their own and putting points on the board against top competition nationally.
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Enough already with 6th graders. 27’s are on the clock as far as recruiting goes. Who has looked good so far this fall? Team Ten 2027 is the best local 2027 team. Morsell, Luchovich and French on that team are some of the top recruits in the entire class. All three were getting legitimate varsity minutes on the top teams in the Inter Ac as freshmen. Morsell started most of or the entire year at attack for Haverford School and Luchovich started some of the year at attack for Malvern. Both impressive feats for freshmen especially since they were holding their own and putting points on the board against top competition nationally. 17 year old freshmen.
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Enough already with 6th graders. 27’s are on the clock as far as recruiting goes. Who has looked good so far this fall? Team Ten 2027 is the best local 2027 team. Morsell, Luchovich and French on that team are some of the top recruits in the entire class. All three were getting legitimate varsity minutes on the top teams in the Inter Ac as freshmen. Morsell started most of or the entire year at attack for Haverford School and Luchovich started some of the year at attack for Malvern. Both impressive feats for freshmen especially since they were holding their own and putting points on the board against top competition nationally. 17 year old freshmen. Close 15
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Enough already with 6th graders. 27’s are on the clock as far as recruiting goes. Who has looked good so far this fall? Team Ten 2027 is the best local 2027 team. Morsell, Luchovich and French on that team are some of the top recruits in the entire class. All three were getting legitimate varsity minutes on the top teams in the Inter Ac as freshmen. Morsell started most of or the entire year at attack for Haverford School and Luchovich started some of the year at attack for Malvern. Both impressive feats for freshmen especially since they were holding their own and putting points on the board against top competition nationally. 17 year old freshmen. Freshman Did they call you an Meanyhole freshman or was being in 9th grade called being a freshman even for you?
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2024 inter-ac All-League Team Paul Bruder Team 10 EA Gavin Cooper HHH HS Lucca DiBartolomeo BL MP Peri DiBartolomeo BL MP Aydan DiRocco MESA HS Kellen Gardner MESA HS Charlie Halpert HHH HS Finn Lawrence NXT HS Jack Long BL HS Ben McCarthy Freedom HS Evan MacFarland Team Ten EA Owen Mears HHH MP Gavin Michener HHH PC Brody Murphy Team Ten HS Connor Nolen NXT HS Mike Ortlieb HHH MP Stevie Pileggi NXT SCH Ross Prince Freedom SCH Hayes Schreiner HHH SCH Alec Tulio HHH SCH Logan Turley HHH MP Ennis Udo Freedom MP Nick Wehmeyer BL MP Kyle Worsnup Freedom MP
Obviously there are some other really talented kids on Lasalle that mostly play for HHH but doesn’t this list make the which are the top HS clubs an easy conversation? Why are parent discussing MS club teams. All the talented kids leave anyway
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Now do All American and All State (EPSLA) that includes both private and public players. Looks a little different eh? Lots of Mesa, Dukes, etc kids included with the BL, HHH, TT.
All American Philadelphia region Hunter Aquino, Academy of the New Church Brian Box, Marple Newtown Gavin Cooper, Haverford School Stevie Davis, La Salle Lucca DiBartolomeo, Malvern Prep Tyler Gougler, Springfield-Delco Matt Jacobsen, Central Bucks West Owen Knight, Radnor Nate Lucchesi, Radnor Benjamin McCarthy, Haverford School Gavin Michener, Penn Charter Connor Nolen, Haverford School Michael Savadove, Radnor Hayes Schreiner, Springside Chestnut Hill Paul Van Bastalaar, La Salle Max Wickersham, La Salle Matthew Wills, La Salle
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ATTACK Hunter Aquino, Academy of the New Church Aydan DiRocco, Haverford School Owen Knight, Radnor Gavin Michener, Penn Charter Tyler Gougler, Springfield-Delco Ennis Udo, Malvern Prep Michael Ortlieb, Malvern Prep Teddy Fenlin, St. Joseph’s Prep Brady Welsh, Spring-Ford Max Wickersham, La Salle MIDFIELD Justin Besz, Upper Merion Brian Box Marple, Newtown Peri DiBartolomeo, Malvern Prep Matt Jacobsen, Central Bucks West Jack Long, Haverford School Nate Lucchesi, Radnor Owen Mears, Malvern Prep Connor Nolen, Haverford School Nate Pechin, Bayard Rustin Logan Turley, Malvern Prep Luke Valerio, Springfield-Delco Paul Van Bastelaar, La Salle DEFENSE Patrick Coleman, Central Bucks East Gavin Cooper, Haverford School Billy Henderson, Springfield-Delco Evan McFarland, Episcopal Academy Michael Savadove, Radnor Gavin Seaman, Bayard Rustin Andrew Van Stone, La Salle Kyle Worsnup, Malvern Prep Matthew Wills, La Salle LONG STICK MIDFIELD David Bertoline, Marple Newtown Aharon Bloshuk, Academy of the New Church Lucca DiBartolomeo, Malvern Prep Logan Missert, La Salle FOM Justin Daubert, Owen J. Roberts Stevie Davis, La Salle Kai Lopez, Garnet Valley Benjamin McCarthy, Haverford School Ross Prince, Springside Chestnut Hill GOALIE Brody Murphy, Haverford School Matt Nelson, La Salle Hayes Schreiner, Springside Chestnut Hill
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HHH is GOAT! Those 24’s and 25’s really set the bar for what you can expect from the 26’s 27’s and 28’s Tons of top tier D1 talent on these rosters
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HHH is GOAT! Those 24’s and 25’s really set the bar for what you can expect from the 26’s 27’s and 28’s Tons of top tier D1 talent on these rosters 2025 HHH class is an outlier. That team is probably tied with or right behind PrimeTime, Team 91 LI & Team 91 MD for the best club team in the 2025 class from a recruitment perspective and from a level of play perspective when they have their entire team playing together, meaning when none of their players absent for whatever reason. No other HHH team is at the top of the class like the 2025 class is. Stop trying to lump the other HHH classes in with the 2025 class. Nobody is falling for that. At the 2026 level Team Ten is the bar locally and nationally. At the 2027 level Team Ten is the bar locally and has the potential to be a top team in the nation but hasn't proven it yet. At the 2028 level Freedom is the bar locally and the Red Hots are proven nationally, but idk how much of their players are from the philly area, seems like it could be a national team with players from all over.
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HHH is GOAT! Those 24’s and 25’s really set the bar for what you can expect from the 26’s 27’s and 28’s Tons of top tier D1 talent on these rosters Maybe the 28’s but I have seen the 27s and the talent is not there
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HHH is GOAT! Those 24’s and 25’s really set the bar for what you can expect from the 26’s 27’s and 28’s Tons of top tier D1 talent on these rosters 2025 HHH class is an outlier. That team is probably tied with or right behind PrimeTime, Team 91 LI & Team 91 MD for the best club team in the 2025 class from a recruitment perspective and from a level of play perspective when they have their entire team playing together, meaning when none of their players absent for whatever reason. No other HHH team is at the top of the class like the 2025 class is. Stop trying to lump the other HHH classes in with the 2025 class. Nobody is falling for that. At the 2026 level Team Ten is the bar locally and nationally. At the 2027 level Team Ten is the bar locally and has the potential to be a top team in the nation but hasn't proven it yet. At the 2028 level Freedom is the bar locally and the Red Hots are proven nationally, but idk how much of their players are from the philly area, seems like it could be a national team with players from all over. TT 26 is phenomenal(basically Tigers) with a great coaching staff. TT 27 has a lot of talent but hasn’t been able to put it together, I’ve heard they are on their third or fourth head coach in as many years, the offense is a mess and the inmates(parents) are running the asylum, not great in a recruiting year. RH just simply can’t be called a PA team. Freedom could be very good but they refuse to give them a real coach.
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HHH drop off confirmed, they will have a couple tough years until their youth team mature. TT and Freedom set for a good run. I still think its comical to mention Dukes in the high school conversation but sure, they’re great.
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Should be a fun day at NAL today for the high school clubs. All the big boys are playing today included the “real” NLF teams (at this point HHH is like the little brother coasting on the name of his big brother).
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Dukes 28 just beat the socks off TT…. Dukes IS the club to beat
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Duke’s 2030 wins the NAL again. If this team stays together (and that’s a big if), they’ll be the next local power.
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Dukes seems to be an every other year sort of club. 29s and 31s are the drop offs. 28s, 30s and 32s are Elite. If the 28s really just beat TT then it looks like them and Freedom are the teams to beat. Are HHH 28s in the mix?
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HHH 28s were at NAL and, while they have a few okay players, comp was marginal and they went 1-2. As I understand it, this is a new team so may take time but wasn’t impressed watching. I talked to a Team Ten parent and she didn’t think that 28 team was good at all; said her son is the best player and he really shouldn’t be, not why they signed up. Expect more bumps in the road for them
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BM had really really dropped the ball with his club and the parents are not happy. The only viable team is the birddogs at ‘31 because he has gone the extra mile to surround his offspring with talent. The 28’s are in fact entirely new. The 27’s have been terrible for most of their existence as have the 26’s.
Of course, he’ll draw in the parents who have blinders on. He’s a charismatic guy with a product that is well past its prime.
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Dukes seems to be an every other year sort of club. 29s and 31s are the drop offs. 28s, 30s and 32s are Elite. If the 28s really just beat TT then it looks like them and Freedom are the teams to beat. Are HHH 28s in the mix? Agree and disagree, Dukes has some nice teams from 2034 to 2029 and so does HHH Mesa freedom.brotherly love is on there and delco dukes coming into them is strong.brotherly love with these programs with there north group where I’m sending my three kids or HHH.Depends on year and coach staff am I right ?
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Dukes seems to be an every other year sort of club. 29s and 31s are the drop offs. 28s, 30s and 32s are Elite. If the 28s really just beat TT then it looks like them and Freedom are the teams to beat. Are HHH 28s in the mix? Agree and disagree, Dukes has some nice teams from 2034 to 2029 and so does HHH Mesa freedom.brotherly love is on there and delco dukes coming into them is strong.brotherly love with these programs with there north group where I’m sending my three kids or HHH.Depends on year and coach staff am I right ? Brotherlove owns Dukes Delco and Mesa lax and they have a team in burbs now, When did that happen?Do they all go to the Brotherlove in high school? Pretty sure Freedom is independent from Brotherlove.
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Guess some folks should lay off the sauce, and the message boards!
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HHH 25s, TT 26s 27s TT will lead pack again with most D1. 28s will be Freedom. The Dukes daddies on this board should stick to being middle school champs.
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HHH 25s, TT 26s 27s TT will lead pack again with most D1. 28s will be Freedom. The Dukes daddies on this board should stick to being middle school champs. TT 25's over 20 commits so I think right there with HHH. This is good for the Philly area will help future Philly classes with over 50 commits in 25 classes from those 2 clubs.
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