2023 National Rankings

[njbill]

Summit beat Episcopal Academy today 9–4. Big win for the Hilltoppers.

Summit will be up at Gains for Brains next weekend.

[njbill]

Looks like a revised schedule for the Gains for Brains:

Saturday, April 29 @
Cold Spring Harbor HS

Upper Field

10 am – Mt Sinai vs Wilton

12pm – Massapequa vs Sacred Heart CT

2pm – West Babylon vs Greenwich Academy

4pm – ESM vs Morristown

6pm – BBP vs Summit


Lower Field

11am – Sacred Heart LI vs Suffern

1pm – Garden City vs New Canaan

3pm – St Anthony’s vs Darien

5pm – Manhasset vs Bronxville

7pm – CSH vs John Jay


A number of great games.

[njbill]

Darien 11 New Canaan 6. Big win for the Blue Wave over their biggest rival. The teams will probably play twice more this year (County, States). NC beat Darien three out of four times in 2021 and two out of three times in 2022. Darien probably will need to sweep all three games this year in order to achieve its goal of national number one.

[njbill]

Unfortunately, yesterday’s Gains for Brains event was canceled due to the weather.

[njbill]

Laxnumbers hasn't activated their national rankings link yet, but if you look through the state rankings, you can compile the current national top 10:

1. Darien (Laxnumbers rating 99.99)
2. SPSG (98.87)
3. Owen Roberts (98.33)
4. Summit (98.22)
5. McDonogh (98.14)
6. Manchester Valley (97.88)
7. Episcopal Academy (97.86)
8. Wilton (97.60)
9. New Canaan (96.77)
10. Archbishop Carroll (96.20)

https://www.laxnumbers.com/current-rankings/girls

[WaffleTwineFaceoff]

Pretty good list!

[njbill]

Laxnumbers has now activated their National rankings:

https://www.laxnumbers.com/ratings.php?y=2023&v=4000

1. Darien
2. SPSG
3. Summit
4. Wilton
5. McDonogh

[WaffleTwineFaceoff]

Darien v. Wilton this Thursday certainly has national ramifications! Wonder if it’s streaming.

[totc]

Mine came out today:

https://topofthecircle.wordpress.com/20 ... -april-30/

1. Darien
2. McDonogh
3. SPSG
4. Arch. Carroll
5. Maryvale Prep

[totc]

Darien v. Wilton this Thursday certainly has national ramifications! Wonder if it’s streaming.

Darien should have its student video team on it, I'm sure.

[njbill]

Yep. They are on it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fRb9N7tUlE

If this link doesn't work for any reason, search "DAF Media lacrosse."

[Bystanders]

For some reason the CT FCIACs are able to call some match-ups scrimmages - instead of games - even mid to late season. Last Friday Greenwich Academy beat Wilton 11-6 and they called it a “scrimmage”. Starters played the entire game on both sides - same rules / timeouts and intensity. In 2022 and 2021 it was a “game” on the exact same weekend (and wins for Wilton) both years. Anyone know how or why this is? Coaches just agree to it beforehand? Perhaps the FCIAC schools have a limit on number OOC “games” and need to call the rest scrimmages.

[JoeMauer89]

For some reason the CT FCIACs are able to call some match-ups scrimmages - instead of games - even mid to late season. Last Friday Greenwich Academy beat Wilton 11-6 and they called it a “scrimmage”. Starters played the entire game on both sides - same rules / timeouts and intensity. In 2022 and 2021 it was a “game” on the exact same weekend (and wins for Wilton) both years. Anyone know how or why this is? Coaches just agree to it beforehand? Perhaps the FCIAC schools have a limit on number OOC “games” and need to call the rest scrimmages.

WOW, I knew Greenwich Academy was one of the best in the country, but Wilton is a top 5 team this year hands down. Maybe they treated it like a scrimmage in their heads. Who knows. They are currently battling Darien in a matchup of Titans right now on DAF Media Youtube Channel.

Joe

[njbill]

8-5 Darien at half.

[Bystanders]

For some reason the CT FCIACs are able to call some match-ups scrimmages - instead of games - even mid to late season. Last Friday Greenwich Academy beat Wilton 11-6 and they called it a “scrimmage”. Starters played the entire game on both sides - same rules / timeouts and intensity. In 2022 and 2021 it was a “game” on the exact same weekend (and wins for Wilton) both years. Anyone know how or why this is? Coaches just agree to it beforehand? Perhaps the FCIAC schools have a limit on number OOC “games” and need to call the rest scrimmages.

WOW, I knew Greenwich Academy was one of the best in the country, but Wilton is a top 5 team this year hands down. Maybe they treated it like a scrimmage in their heads. Who knows. They are currently battling Darien in a matchup of Titans right now on DAF Media Youtube Channel.

Joe

Wilton did not treat it like a scrimmage. Greenwich Academy also beat New Canaan but that was earlier in the season in another “scrimmage”. (GA lost to Darien in yet another “scrimmage”). Would love to know how this works.

[njbill]

Darien 17 Wilton 7. Final.

[JoeMauer89]

For some reason the CT FCIACs are able to call some match-ups scrimmages - instead of games - even mid to late season. Last Friday Greenwich Academy beat Wilton 11-6 and they called it a “scrimmage”. Starters played the entire game on both sides - same rules / timeouts and intensity. In 2022 and 2021 it was a “game” on the exact same weekend (and wins for Wilton) both years. Anyone know how or why this is? Coaches just agree to it beforehand? Perhaps the FCIAC schools have a limit on number OOC “games” and need to call the rest scrimmages.

WOW, I knew Greenwich Academy was one of the best in the country, but Wilton is a top 5 team this year hands down. Maybe they treated it like a scrimmage in their heads. Who knows. They are currently battling Darien in a matchup of Titans right now on DAF Media Youtube Channel.

Joe

Wilton did not treat it like a scrimmage. Greenwich Academy also beat New Canaan but that was earlier in the season in another “scrimmage”. (GA lost to Darien in yet another “scrimmage”). Would love to know how this works.

Thanks. Does Greenwich Academy have any Post-Grads?

Joe

[JoeMauer89]

Darien 17 Wilton 7. Final.

Any color? Thanks!

Joe

[njbill]

I haven't watched the game, Joe. Just checked in a couple of times to get the score. I plan on watching at some point.

[Bystanders]

For some reason the CT FCIACs are able to call some match-ups scrimmages - instead of games - even mid to late season. Last Friday Greenwich Academy beat Wilton 11-6 and they called it a “scrimmage”. Starters played the entire game on both sides - same rules / timeouts and intensity. In 2022 and 2021 it was a “game” on the exact same weekend (and wins for Wilton) both years. Anyone know how or why this is? Coaches just agree to it beforehand? Perhaps the FCIAC schools have a limit on number OOC “games” and need to call the rest scrimmages.

WOW, I knew Greenwich Academy was one of the best in the country, but Wilton is a top 5 team this year hands down. Maybe they treated it like a scrimmage in their heads. Who knows. They are currently battling Darien in a matchup of Titans right now on DAF Media Youtube Channel.

Joe

Wilton did not treat it like a scrimmage. Greenwich Academy also beat New Canaan but that was earlier in the season in another “scrimmage”. (GA lost to Darien in yet another “scrimmage”). Would love to know how this works.

Thanks. Does Greenwich Academy have any Post-Grads?

Joe

No PGs- day school - all local