Actually, I am not going to use names or specific schools to protect privacy. But a young man that I know committed to a Patriot League school early in his Soph year. He was feeling the pressure because he played on a very high profile team and quite a few of his teammates had already committed. He ended up being "dropped" by the school at the end of his Junior year. The school claimed it was grade related, but who knows if they just decided they found a better player. He was so disenfranchised he ended up not playing lacrosse again ( didn't play school ball or club after that) and is not partying it up at another college.
I am sure there are many more, but no one is advertising them because it makes the kid and/or family look foolish. My point is, there is no reason that schools need to be recruiting 8th and 9th graders. If you feel good about it, then go for it
