Put Town politics away. If you do not believe that playing with stronger players is beneficial you are lying to yourself.

2014 Tewaaraton Award Watch List. The award is given to the Top Mens and Womens player in the country. One Male and one Female selected from a pool of D-1, D-2 and D-3 players.

Out of the Top 50 players on the "Watch List" here are former Express Players.

-Men-
Tommy Schreiber - Princeton
Brendon Fowler - DUKE,
Michael Chanenchuck - Maryland
Michael Ehrhardt - Maryland
Brandon Mangan - Yale
Dylan Levings - Yale
Zach Losco - Penn

Women
Kerrin Mauerer - Duke

I am sure if go down the list you will find that just about all of the players played for "Both" their Town / High School as well as a private club.