justanotherperson wrote: ↑Thu May 23, 2024 7:00 am
FINAL NOT SO ACCURATE NEW1-2-3 rankings
-Congrats to the Pels for a great game and a great season. If only we could play one more game and have a rematch of Loomis v Wick with everyone healthy
-I think the teams that were expected to win, won (with maybe the exception of Harvey) but congrats to 'Wick, Millbrook, King and Williams School
-Here are my final rankings but as always, very disputable so please feel free to comment. I have included whether they met, exceeded or failed to meet (my) expectations imho (color coded for relegation purposes...):
NEW1
NEW2 Boarding
NEW2 Day School
NEW3
FINAL RANK /// TEAM /// EXPECTATIONS
1
Brunswick EXCEEDED Yes, they are the favorite but in what I believe was a more tight NEW1, they still came out on top
2
Loomis MET Was expected to be at the top and had an amazing year but fell short in a game they would like to replay Offense may be the best in NEW1
3
Deerfield DID NOT MEET Brought in a lot of talent via PG's this year and fell flat in some games most notably AOF
4
Taft MET New coach had a rough start but defense started playing better and righted the ship until the Founders championship
5
Choate MET Kind of finished exactly where I expected them to be. Dont know their trajectory but expect some PG's to be brought in
6 S
alisbury DID NOT MEET No bones about it - down year and the offense didnt live up to potential with defense fading in the end
7
Trinity Pawling MET Also finished where they were projected. Beat who they were supposed to beat and lost to who they were supposed to (except Millbrook). Also expect some new talent
8
Avon Old Farms EXCEEDED (slightly). Was supposed to be a rebuilding year and I didnt expect them to win more than 4 games but managed to beat Choate, HIll and Deerfield
9
Berkshire MET Up and down year with big wins over AOF and Andover but fell to Westy
10
Hotchkiss DID NOT MEET Also a new coach, they pieced together some wins towards the end with a big one over Salisbury but offense seemed to be the issue this year
11
Westminster MET New coach. Things are looking up but not a great year but had good wins over Hkiss and Berkshire
12
Millbrook EXCEEDED Like 'Wick, expected to win and met all challengers and upstarts with a solid win over TP
13
Gunnery EXCEEDED The Gunnery is back after a few off years. Except for a Wilby hiccup, they finished the season strong
14
Albany Acadamies DID NOT MEET (and EXCEEDED at the same time). Had high hopes with their high powered offense scoring at will but end of the year losses to MBrook and Gunnery made them pretenders
15
King School EXCEEDED (see 'Wick and MBrook) - won the NEW2 Day schools which deserves some recognition. Great season by them. Lose a lot of talent though.
16 G
reenwich Country Day DID NOT MEET I expected them to win NEW2 Day Schools. Offensively explosive, they fell flat vs King x 2 as well as a bad Canterbury loss
17
Wilbraham & Monson DID NOT MEET Usually a contender, they fall to 4th in the NEW2 Boarding schools. Solid season overall
18
Pomfret DID NOT MEET Usually a better team, they had a really bad start but end of the year punctuated with 2 Williston wins
19
Williston DID NOT MEET Also expect them to be better every year, they seem to be on a downard trend
20
Northfield Mount Hermon MET I know nothing about this team except that they are in NEW1 for some reason and the scheduling is very weak and they had a new assistant from Bowdoin this year
21
Brunswick B (not JV) MET The old Brunswick B teams used to be a powerhouse but has fallen into being average as of late.
22
Canterbury DID NOT MEET The mighty have fallen. Used to be a solid program, the losses were bad and piled up this year, though they managed to beat GCDS
23
Greens Farms Academy MET Lost firepower from last year. Projected to finish 3rd in the NEW2 Day schools
24
Hamden Hall EXCEEDED Swapped places with RCDS and made the FAA playoffs but had a bad loss to Suffield Academy
25
Rye Country Day MET Battled with HH for the last playoff spot and didnt make it. Bad loss to St Lukes
26
Cheshire Academy MET Football players had helped out in previous years and there doesnt seem to be an upswing. They are losing their best player to graduation which doesnt help
27
Suffield Academy MET Expected to not be good again. Seem to always be rebuilding. Did manage to upset HH
28
Kent School DID NOT MEET Would normally say "MET" but their losses were really bad losses. Only win was vs a bad NEW3 team
29 Harvey DID NOT MEET Had a great year but lost to Williams in the HouVAL finals, otherwise they would have "Exceeded"
30
Kingswood Oxford MET Small squad. Only 2 FAA wins and beat up on some NEW3 teams
31
St Lukes DID NOT MEET Except a school in this area of the state to do better, they have not played great for quite some time. Good upset win over RCDS though
32 Williams School MET Two bad losses to Harvey redeemed by beating them in the HouVal championship
33
Hopkins School MET Expected to finish last and they did. Things not looking good for the future as well as the new coach navigates recruitment at the best academic school below Slot #10
34 Forman DID NOT MEET Always expect them to get better. Fighting some injuries to their best player, they also beat and lost to whom they were exoected to
35 South Kent EXCEEDED Slowly rebuilding with good wins over Hoosac, Darrow and Forman after not having a team for a couple of years
36 Wooster DID NOT MEET Also always expect them to be better
37 Marvelwood EXCEEDED Won the HudVAL finals amd won their last 8 games and also scheduled up which I am always a fan of
38 Woodhall EXCEEDED Made the HudVAL finals and finished above 500
39 Darrow MET Up and down year. Beat and lost to teams in the rematch
40 Masters DID NOT MEET Winless. Small schedule
41 Storm King EXCEEDED Just happy they not only got a season but was able to beat Woodhall
42 Hoosac DID NOT MEET They havent really lived up to year past. Scheduling is an issue with not a lot of games