How many good publics are there. 3 in nassau. 2 in suffolk. We will see this year big mouth
Chaminade would be demolished if they played a powerhouse like Smithtown East. Wish a game like that would happen. WM should easily beat them as well. Soyosset is also on par with cham. GC and Mannhasst would be good competitive games. Chaminade couldn't even get past tiny Greenwich last year! All the schools mentioned are town teams boasting top recruited players. Why bother paying all that money? Makes no sense. My son is going top 20 at one of the traditional powers and am very pleased with the public education and athletic programs in the public system.
Your post has few facts and some misguided opinions....
"Tiny" Greenwich 2700 has kids = large hs that always has a competitive team
By way of reference Smithtown east 1700 kids
How has that "powerhouse SE team" done against perennial national powers in the last 10 years? expect they have a loosing record to historically strong local top 20 teams WM, WI etc.
Manhasset always gonna be on the schedule and almost always a good game. You know they are a great program.
GC never gonna be on the schedule - politics on the GC side.
Now I'll answer your question ..."Why bother paying all that money?" Parents and/or kids want something more than the public HS offers. Most likely it is a decision not entirely based on any lacrosse aspirations.
Very sincere Congrats to your son... that is great!
Why won't your school play teams from the MIAA, Philly Privates, The Hill or Culver? Either you're a Lacrosse powerhouse or your just another decent program at a private school. Its either one or the other. No big deal, but which is it? Can't boast about being one of top programs in the country when the program routinely ducks playing the best. And yes, you should be beating every public school you play. Manhasset has what? 220 kids per grade? 100+ of which are boys? How is that even a game? Especially when many of the better players from that town go to Chaminade anyway...
