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I agree Spalding is much improved past few years not among the elite top 4 but their best years are coming soon. Many of TY X 4/5 star Kids are from Spalding Whatever that means think this year will be a strong showing from Spalding

And that’s your problem right there.

You can have the 5 best players in the Conference on your team but if the next 9-11 players aren't very good, you won't even make the semis in this League. I've seen teams with a handful of 1-3rd team D1 AAs on the same team not make the playoffs much less win the A Conference championship. Its about having the top 15-17 players (AKA the best team) period plus a championship caliber coaching staff. Hot goalie play and a dominant FO game are often the deciding factor when the talent is somewhat equal among the top teams. Its hard to accumulate championship caliber critical mass. You need to have both great recruiting and strong player development along with a top flight coaching staff to win it all. Occasionally one team runs away with it because their second line middies are almost as good as everyone else's firsts but that's a rarity.

Calvert Hall has had its way with MIAA last few years. Frankly they will be MIAA champions next few years with their recruitment and player development. McD and BL are starting to see the light. Both will recruit and board more players in future

Calvert Hall will not be king this spring, if there is a spring. YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST!

And it 100% will not be Archbishop Spalding

Its a toss up this year: CHC, Loyola, MCD, and BL in no particular order. A weak year in the MIAA depth wise. Teams will rely on stellar coaching, role player contributions and underclassmen development to succeed.

Cottle, Petro,Ripley,Ford,Kelly and the rest of the soldiers on the sidelines coaching at Spalding this year and next along with paying for transfers to gain edge in specific positions is tuff to beat ! Oh wait and Head Coach Brian Phipps..

Too many chiefs ...

Paying transfers? Please.

Spalding talk makes one's heart dream of Spring.

🙌 Haven’t seen their schedule but it will be the norm. 5 to 7 wins. That’s IT!!

In Conference, they can beat SP, MSJ and JC. They will probably lose to CHC, BL, MCD, and Loyola. The question is can they beat SM and Gilman to get into the playoffs?

You Spaulding haters clearly do not know lacrosse.
The two attackman, multiple middies, defense along with the multiple MLL coaches and owner will bring Spaulding multiple MIAA Championships.

All that and they can’t even spell the name of the school correctly