**********The MIAA "A" Conference 2022**************

[gymman1031]

Spalding and St. Mary's in a huge one. Predictions?

[kramerica.inc]

I think Spalding has more high-level talent, but StM is well-rounded and has generally played better as a team this year.

Gonna go against my gut and say Spalding wins by a couple.

[Jumbo]

I think Spalding has more high-level talent, but StM is well-rounded and has generally played better as a team this year.

Gonna go against my gut and say Spalding wins by a couple.

St Marys has 19 D1 commits. You can’t get much more high level than that.

St Marys has better players are every position except Spaldings elite middie

St Marys wins this one by a few

[kramerica.inc]

I think Spalding has more high-level talent, but StM is well-rounded and has generally played better as a team this year.

Gonna go against my gut and say Spalding wins by a couple.

St Marys has 19 D1 commits. You can’t get much more high level than that.

St Marys has better players are every position except Spaldings elite middie

St Marys wins this one by a few

Not all D1 commits are created equal. But fair enough.
I think Spalding has more impact and "difference makers" than St Mary's. And plays with an edge. That helps them at home. But St Mary's plays much better as a team and is deeper. I think St Mary's SHOULD win, but I'm always wrong with my picks so I'm sticking with AS by a couple.

[kramerica.inc]

Spalding gets an open net goal at the end to win 8-6 in a game that was close throughout.

[Jumbo]

It’s like st Mary’s is hitting a slump at the worst time.

[gymman1031]

Starting to wonder if Spalding wins it all, and, like BL last year, defeats three teams in the playoffs who beat them in the regular season. For Spalding, those teams are, in no order:

BL
Calvert Hall
McDonogh

[MDlaxfan76]

19 D1 commits...yikes!

[kramerica.inc]

19 D1 commits...yikes!

Welcome to the MIAA. It's brutal.

Even the teams in the bottom half of the standings have kids going to D1 programs like UVA, Upenn, Army, Navy, Hobart etc.

Just 6-10 instead of 19.

[MDlaxfan76]

19 D1 commits...yikes!

Welcome to the MIAA. It's brutal.

Even the teams in the bottom half of the standings have kids going to D1 programs like UVA, Upenn, Army, Navy, Hobart etc.

Just 6-10 instead of 19.

Obviously, I'm well aware.
19's nevertheless a very high number these days, as that's 9.5 per class. Wasn't so strange during ER as it covered more classes. Basically a full first and second string of D1 players...usually there's a bunch of D3 mixed in. Fewer D2's out of MIAA, though a few.

And I doubt that St. Mary's has ever had that # of D1 in back to back classes before, though I could be incorrect.

[kramerica.inc]

19 D1 commits...yikes!

Welcome to the MIAA. It's brutal.

Even the teams in the bottom half of the standings have kids going to D1 programs like UVA, Upenn, Army, Navy, Hobart etc.

Just 6-10 instead of 19.

Obviously, I'm well aware.
19's nevertheless a very high number these days, as that's 9.5 per class. Wasn't so strange during ER as it covered more classes. Basically a full first and second string of D1 players...usually there's a bunch of D3 mixed in. Fewer D2's out of MIAA, though a few.

And I doubt that St. Mary's has ever had that # of D1 in back to back classes before, though I could be incorrect.

This year's 19 includes both '22 and '23 classes.
And that does not include a few D3s and couple D2s that have been announced. There are often a lot of kids who don't announce or get picked up by Inside lacrosse database. Also a number of senior D1 adds are kids who fill-in to classes who might have a kid back out of commitment or get hurt etc.

StM has been doing well lately. The '20-'21 classes had about 18-20 (combined) D1 kids too. They seem to have a good relationship with High Point. Kind of how Severn has had lots of kids going to Navy.

[MDlaxfan76]

19 D1 commits...yikes!

Welcome to the MIAA. It's brutal.

Even the teams in the bottom half of the standings have kids going to D1 programs like UVA, Upenn, Army, Navy, Hobart etc.

Just 6-10 instead of 19.

Obviously, I'm well aware.
19's nevertheless a very high number these days, as that's 9.5 per class. Wasn't so strange during ER as it covered more classes. Basically a full first and second string of D1 players...usually there's a bunch of D3 mixed in. Fewer D2's out of MIAA, though a few.

And I doubt that St. Mary's has ever had that # of D1 in back to back classes before, though I could be incorrect.

This year's 19 includes both '22 and '23 classes.
And that does not include a few D3s and couple D2s that have been announced. There are often a lot of kids who don't announce or get picked up by Inside lacrosse database. Also a number of senior D1 adds are kids who fill-in to classes who might have a kid back out of commitment or get hurt etc.

StM has been doing well lately. The '20-'21 classes had about 18-20 (combined) D1 kids too. They seem to have a good relationship with High Point. Kind of how Severn has had lots of kids going to Navy.

Right, 2 classes worth.
Very large #, but I hear you that there are various levels of D1, of course.
IL has them with 16 D1's and some D3's. Dickinson, Roanoke, Aurora, and one D2.
16 sounds more like it...But you may have a better list...still a lot!

No surprise that Jon Torpey is tapping into MIAA schools, given he's a CHC alum, but I think they only have one St.M kid on their current roster.

[Slim]

Caught StP v Gilman today in a monsoon. Sloppy at times as expected in the conditions. Crusies controlled start to finish 11-5. Dominated the faceoff and gb game.

[KI Dock Bar]

BL - 7-2 @ StP
StM - 7-2 vs Sev
CHC - 6-3 vs LB
AS - 6-3 @ MSJ
McD - 5-4 vs Gil
Sev - 5-4 @ StM
StP - 5-4 vs BL
LB - 4-5 @ CHC
Gil - 2-7 @ McD
JC - 2-8 BYE
MSJ - 1-8 vs AS

Still 8 teams with a chance to make the 6-team play-off with 1 game left in the regular season.
Top 2 seeds get a 1st round BYE. #6 seed plays at #3 seed and #5 seed plays at #4 seed on Friday, May 13th.
Semi-final games are at Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Tuesday, May 17th at 5:00 and 7:30.
Championship game is at NMCMS on Friday, May 20th at 7:30.

[kramerica.inc]

BL - 7-2 @ StP
StM - 7-2 vs Sev
CHC - 6-3 vs LB
AS - 6-3 @ MSJ
McD - 5-4 vs Gil
Sev - 5-4 @ StM
StP - 5-4 vs BL
LB - 4-5 @ CHC
Gil - 2-7 @ McD
JC - 2-8 BYE
MSJ - 1-8 vs AS

Still 8 teams with a chance to make the 6-team play-off with 1 game left in the regular season.
Top 2 seeds get a 1st round BYE. #6 seed plays at #3 seed and #5 seed plays at #4 seed on Friday, May 13th.
Semi-final games are at Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Tuesday, May 17th at 5:00 and 7:30.
Championship game is at NMCMS on Friday, May 20th at 7:30.

With so many tie breakers in play, the playoffs, in essence, start tonight for all the teams with 6 or less wins. And the top two seeds (that get byes) are not set in stone, either,

Severn (5-4) @ St. Mary's (7-2) 4:00 pm
Spaulding (6-3) @ Mount St. Joseph (1-8) 4:00 pm
BL (7-2) @ St. Paul's (5-4) 4:00 pm
Calvert Hall (6-3) @ Loyola (4-5) 4:30 pm
Gilman (2-7) @ McDonogh (5-4) 4:30 pm

[Jumbo]

My predictions

Severn (5-4) @ St. Mary's (7-2) st Mary’s by 2-5
Spaulding (6-3) @ Mount St. Joseph (1-8) Spalding by double digits
BL (7-2) @ St. Paul's (5-4) BL by 7-10
Calvert Hall (6-3) @ Loyola (4-5) CH by 5-7
Gilman (2-7) @ McDonogh (5-4) McD by 5-7

[JPAtlantic]

Sun poll came out yesterday:
1. Boys’ Latin (12-3) 2
2. Calvert Hall (12-4) 8
3. Archbishop Spalding (11-4) 4
4. St. Mary’s (14-2) 1
5. St. Paul’s (11-5) 7
6. McDonogh (8-6) 9
7. Loyola Blakefield (6-8) 6
8. Severn (9-5) 3
9. Catonsville (14-0) 11
10. Broadneck (12-2) 12
11. Mt. Hebron (13-1) 13
12. Gilman (8-11) 5
13. Severna Park (9-4) 10
14. Hereford (10-2) 14
15. Fallston (11-3) --
HM. Archbishop Curley (10-4)
HM. Glenelg (10-4)
HM. John Carroll (5-10)
HM. Towson (9-4)

[gymman1031]

Alright, everyone! From what it sounds like, and I could be wrong:

-BL and St. Mary's have byes
-the opening games will be Spalding-McDonogh and Calvert Hall-Severn

Does anyone know which winner BL and St. Mary's will face?

[head73]

In the past, they have not reseeded. So, CHC/Severn v St Mary’s. AS/McD v BL.

[KI Dock Bar]

I count 3 Annapolis area schools - 1st time that has ever happened!