The scrimmages Landon had with BL and McDonogh this year were just that--scrimmages in which Landon's entire bench got to play, at length, and provided great training to all involved. The expert polls ranking Landon at #1 in the nation (and McDonogh and BL below that both nationally and regionally) reflect the experts' belief that if these scrimmages had been actual games, Landon would have emerged the victor over both of these excellent MIAA teams.