Disagree on Madlax. They were destroyed by Cavalier. Not on the same level as the other 3.
VLC was impressive as a brand new team. Several of these teams were more worthy than Team 91 of being in thr Elite division.
Madlax beat SR, lost to VLC by one, and Cannon's were the top seed. Hard to say ML is not right there. Maybe an off game v. Cav? The division was close all year long for several teams. I am sure Team 91 would have done well in this division along with BLC. Teams are now moving on to the summer and Elite is no longer a label. IMHO 2023: Tier one: Hawks (class by themselves) Tier two: Club Blue, Looney's, Crabs, FCA, NL, BLC (?) with CB the clear best of the group Tier three: 91, VLC, Cav, SR, MLX Tier four: Lax Factory, PLC, 3d, Cannon's, Top Caliber This is based on games I have seen and just an opinion for those interested if facing these teams in a summer tournament. Hawks should play in the HS 2022 Division this summer for the extra challenge.
I would rank the 2023 Elite division as:
- Tier 1 would be Hawks & Club Blue (no question on the Hawks, CB/Hawks regular season was a 2 goal game, could have gone either way, but no other team was competitive with CB) - Tier 2 would be Looney's, Crabs, FCA, NL - Tier 3 BLC & 91MD
I don't think the other teams are competitive with these teams, so I won't list them...
Time to stop referring to Club Blue. It is Madlax now. stinks for all the Madlax haters who loved picking on the 2023 team. For 2022-2024, Madlax is now (at worst) Top 3 in each age group.
Club Blue merging with Madlax?
Yes or at least the good CB 2023 is merging. Not sure what will happen to the other two CB teams (2022 and 2023 VA).
