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[quote=Anonymous]serious question, do you really think McDonough offers a sub-par education?
Keep emotions aside and sports aside, how would you rank the schools academically?
No taking shots just honest opinions and why[/quote

Gilman, Severn, McDonogh - top tier in that order
LB, MSJ, JC - middle tier
St. Mary’s, BL, CHC, Spalding - bottom tier

St Mary’s bottom tier when it comes to facilities. McDonough probably has the best.

St. Mary's is bottom for facilities, and it's not even close.

Unfortunately St Mary’s has no space available to improve. MDLax got the Train rolling to Spalding now it is full speed ahead with top talent from Annapolis heading to Spalding.

Agree. It used to be that all of the best Hawks were a lock to attend St. Mary’s. The last few age groups have branched out to Spalding and even Severn. Best 25 and 26 Hawks are at Spalding and the best 27s went to Severn. STM cannot continue to compete if they don’t dominate the AA Co recruiting.

SMA has a built in advantage over almost all the other schools. There are 20+ Hawks, Crabs, FCA... players in each 8th grade class. They don't need to recruit they need to retain. My son was "recruited" by several of the MIAA schools, but not by SMA in the same way which is where he went to grade school.

Retention could work with a strong 8th grade class. The last 3 classes have been very thin on talent. This one in particular. They had an outstanding 22 and 23 class and decent 24. Nothing since.