I don't think McDonogh over Chaminade is that much of a surprise. They're still a very good team even though they got whipped by Haverford, and now they're battle tested. Meanwhile Chaminade is just getting out of the gates in their season and hadn't been punched in the mouth yet -- key word being "hadn't" given that first half onslaught by McDonogh. I do suspect this edition of the Flyers might be good rather than great by the program's standards -- two of their starters on offense (including their best player) are sophomores, which is extremely rare at Chaminade. Too early to say for sure though.Finster wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:35 pmFinster wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:31 am You guys need Random Observer to give better color. Hes got a great handle on high school lacrosse.
SP getting thrashed by St Ignatius then topping Bullis is not computable. I can’t trust my St Paul’s buddies to provide objective opinions anymore
Anyway, a HUGE game today imo is McDonogh versus Chaminade in Delaware. I’ll check back in tonight after I see the score.
Random: please post more HS analysis including MIAA. Thanks.
I wouldn’t have predicted this, but McDonogh just beat NY’s Chaminade 12-10. I was following the McDonogh Twitter feed so I have no real color, but McDonogh raced out to a 6/0, then 9/3 leads, as Chaminade chipped away toward the end. McDonogh goalie had a great save with 55 seconds left.
Good win for the MIAA. Chaminade is obviously very good.
On the downside for the MIAA, Malvern Prep defeated Boys Latin 8-7. Looks like BL led except last five minutes. Malvern Prep might have the team this year. St Anthony’s up next!!
Even though they lost, I think the performance by BL was pretty impressive all things considered given how good I think Malvern likely is this year. I think as is typically the case these days, those two will be the favorites in the MIAA. The league is still very deep, but there seems to be an ingrained hierarchy now, whereas a decade or so ago, the balance of power would shift from year to year. Those two and Calvert Hall have sort of separated themselves from the pack over the past decade, with the decision to dive head first into boarding and recruiting players outside of Maryland accelerating the divide.
Early expecations for this season:
Tier 1 (favorites): BL and McDonogh
Tier 2 (contenders): CHC, St. Paul's, maybe Gilman
Tier 3 (fighting for the last playoff spot): Loyola, Severn, St. Mary's, Spalding
Tier 4 (would be decent teams in most leagues, will struggle to win games in the MIAA): John Carroll, MSJ
