This is a Long Island specific forum. Public school kids do fine here.
Really? Show me all the LI public school kids going to top programs. Maybe one for the top programs, then it’s STA and Chammy. Stop the nonsense. Your 5’8” public school kid may get to Hofstra or SJU, no chance at Duke, NC, or ND.
It really isn't nonsense, though, as good public school players on Long Island, especially those from historically strong programs/schools (Ward Melville, Manhasset, GC, CSH, etc.) do just fine when it comes to recruiting. Obviously these schools will have fewer recruits each year than C and SA due mainly to depth and consistency (which makes sense), but any player good enough to play D1 can and will do just fine playing public school lacrosse on Long Island. They are not at all invisible the way public school players might seem elsewhere in the country.
You can't base your argument by looking at just Duke and Notre Dame -- they've historically had huge numbers of CHSAA kids, going back 15+ years. Heck, the commentators on TV even joked during the Duke vs. ND final that it was actually another Chaminade vs. St. Anthony's game.
But if you look at other top D1 rosters you'll see plenty of public school kids. The other school you mentioned, UNC has as many Ward Melville kids on the roster as CHSAA kids.
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