Agree. PAL at this stage doesn't really mean anything. A number of towns started breaking away from PAL a couple years ago because of the travel scene. Some very good town teams aren't fielding PAL teams at this age because of the commitment to club and/or high school. That's why there's 7/8 grade divisions and also why you'll see other kids playing for other towns (bc they don't have a local PAL team anymore). I dont know that I've seen anyone care about PAL scores in the past... let alone in 8th grade.
