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Ain’t that what it’s about? Good luck to your daughter this weekend, have fun, make memories!

Lines look very good.

3 bets I would make though

Pride -6 vs. Phantastix Can't understand why Phantastix is playing at this level; this same team was playing in most B or C level tourneys or groups last week
Eagle Stix +2 vs. BLC. Horrible matchup for BLC; another team that thrives at low tempo but much better than them on draw
M&D -7 vs. Heros White. -- M&D may get 20 here. Hero's White lost a lot.

Where did Hero’s White players from last year’s team go?

Two went BLC, one went Coppermine, a few others elsewhere.

21 min halves but with 1 min halftime, clock will start before teams on field, going to be hard to break double digit leads, simple matter of time.

ES vs BLC, going to be good one.

Someone on the forum mentioned Phantastix got some good players from Philly Blast and several other clubs? The implication was thought they may be quite a bit stronger now? Guess we'll find out...

Even if they got the entire philly blast team, Pride still beast them by more than 6.

You could be right, but keep in mind, running clock, with only a min of halftime, last year Eagle Stix only beat them by 7, NEMS by 6, Integrity by 6, you really have to be running on all cylinders to get more than 7 goals in these tournaments.

That's a good point.

Just heard confirmation that Crush officially folded its 26 and 27 teams this Fall.

A bit disappointing to me. While they were never the greatest teams out there (though I think 26s won NGLL B league once) , they were by far the most affordable travel option out there. Its a shame that this is no longer an option.

Strange move to go to BLC for 1 season since the program ends after 8th grade.

I think it’s fantastic! Keep it up.

Not sure where they picked them up, but definitely upgraded talent and were competitive in all games. Their goalie was probably one of the best 2 or 3 27 girls today.

One of the 2 players has a sister who plays on Capital. My guess is that was the driving force.

M&D had at least 3 new starters this weekend, courtesy of NEMS.

Had a chance to watch SWB play today at top guns, they definitely improved significantly. Beat Philly Blast, mc elite and YJ North milim.

Def not “elite” competition but they are legit and filled gaps.

PRIDE 27 RED Renegades 27
Pride Red -4
Renegades see's their toughest team last, in this case, I think it hurts them.

Looks like the spread was nailed on the head. The house always wins.

They beat C level teams. How can you tell they are "legit" ? With that being said, I am sure they are better. They have been mediocre the last few years.

Ouch! M&D Black 17 NEMS 3 Rough weekend for the NEMS program. I don't think any of their 27 and below teams won a game this weekend!

NEMS and M&D Shore had bad weekend, but that was the assumption as well. May take them a min to figure out who will step up.

Both Coppermine and Integrity had rough weekends but both had impressive losses by 1 goal to top teams so who knows.

MDU looked very strong.

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Agree MDU had three solid wins, but they made the playoffs beating three teams with a combined record of 1-8. Lost 5-1 to M&D in championship. Will wait to see how they play stronger teams in next few tournaments.

It's fall lacrosse people. No need to overreact and hit any panic buttons or coronate anyone yet as the next great team.

I watched 8 or 9 games(mainly because we were there all day and didn't have a choice)

M&D and Bethesda looked like top teams should. M&D crushed everyone. Bethesda had the most impressive win over Eaglestix. Shame they didn't play for the championship.

Otherwise there were no real surprises. The teams that are average or were considered below average haven't changed.

Agreed. Only real shock for me was why Eagle Stix B team was playing in such a low division. Why would you travel 700 miles for 4 blowout wins?

Only real shock? There were a few things that were a bit shocking.

Eagle Stix 6 Coppermine 5?

BLC 7 Integrity 6?

Wasnt Integrity one of the most improved teams last year?

They aren't bad. They are in the mix from 8-10th best in Maryland. Couple solid players. They won't beat any top teams. But will get their share of wins against middle and lower ranked teams. Nothing wrong with that.

Actually saw part of Coppermine / Eagle Stix game. It was back and forth throughout the game then Coppermine went up by 2 goals in the 2nd half. They looked decent but then couldn’t win a draw and went down by 1 however they had several chances to tie it up at the end. No real stand out stars on that team but they do play well together. BLC was another team I saw and they haven’t missed a beat. They pass the ball very well and play good defense. M&D looked really strong but didn’t really play anyone that was really competitive.

M&D is going to be the top team again I think. They got more depth this year. I saw a few of their games and they are spreading the ball around, not 2-3 kids only.

Their D is big and fast and really pressures the offense. I think the key to beating them is pressure the D on clears, force them to make tight throws, then slow pace down on offense.

Eaglestix either didn't have full talent last weekend or they aren't where they were last year.

Eagle Stix had all its top players. Big difference is that don't have the physical size advantage thay they've had in past few years.

Agreed. Things will start to even out this year and next. Give BLC credit, they are good at moving the ball and play well together as a team.

I see most competitive teams are in Baltimore on Sunday.

I just noticed there is a tournament in Pennsylvania on Saturday as well featuring Aces, Eagle Stix and M&D. Called Next Level or something like that. Anyone ever heard of it?

Generally almost everyone catches up physically at around 14, the great teams have a few studs and lots of above average “glue players”

Pride Red 27 Aces Elite 27
Aces -5
I could see this game being closer, if Pride can win the draws.

M&D Black 27 Eagle Stix Blue 27
M&D -3
ES had a poor showing a few weeks ago and I think M&D controls this.

Aces Elite 27 M&D Black 27
M&D -2
Lots of great shooters in this one.

Pride Red 27 Eagle Stix Blue 27
Eagle Stix -4
Pride has a rough weekend with elite competition.

Eagle Stix Blue 27 Aces Elite 27
Aces -2
Best in the north beats best in the south

Pride Red 27 M&D Black 27
M&D -8
M&D won't call off the dogs, with no playoff in rest for.

Coppermine Black 27 BLC Blue 27
BLC -8
This was 11-4 a few weeks ago, I see a repeat performance.


HoCo Black 27 Skywalkers Blue 27
SW -6
SW much improved just not top competition yet.

NEMS 27 Hero's Green 27
Hero's -11
HG gets it going here.

Jesters Black 27 MD United 27
MDU -4
Solid MD team against a solid Long Island team

Hero's White 27 Jester's Blue 27
Hero's -3
Hero's takes out frustration

Stars Blue 27 CCLax 27
Stars -4
Stars a bit too much

Coppermine Black 27 Cav Lax Elite 27
Coppermine -6
Experience on Coppermine's side.

3D Colorado 27 BLC Blue 27
BLC -9
BLC rolls this one.

Skywalkers Blue 27 GRIT Dallas 27
SW -6
SW stays hot.

Jesters Black 27 Hero's Green 27
Hero's -8
Green too much.

NEMS 27 MD United 27
MDU -6
Depth wins out.

Hero's White 27 CCLax 27
Hero's -5
White rolled them in NGLL, this one a bit closer.

Cav Lax Elite 27 BLC Blue 27
BLC -8
BLC caps off a good weekend.

3D Colorado 27 Coppermine Black 27
Coppermine -6
3D just can't handle MD teams, yet.

CCLax 27 Jester's Blue 27
CCLax -2
CCLax gets a tight win.

Hero's White 27 Stars Blue 27
Star's -2
Back and forth game here.

Good insight. And agree with most of your assessments. But why is Hero's playing against sub-par softer competition and not in same bracket as Aces, Eagle and M&D?

This seems like a great opportunity to play top competition instead of playing teams that won't challenge them.

Great work for posting these.

Most lines feel right except for 3d Colorado / Coppermine. That's a tossup if their whole roster makes the trip. 3D picked up some top girls from Team 180.

At best Coppermine, 1-2 goal favorite. I'd expect a low scoring 6-5 type of game

Yeah, that doesn't make sense to me either?!? Hero's Green in with M&D, Aces, and ES would be a battle!

Likewise, Pride playing Jesters, MD United, and NEMS would all be good games against similar competition.

M&D needs to spread the scoring to unlock its true potential

BLC needs to score outside of the midfield to unlock its true potential

Hero's Gr just needs to show up and it will be fine

NEMS needs less me and more we to unlock its true potential

Skywalkers needs to focus on the kids it has, not the kids it wants next year, to unlock its true potential

Coppermine need to focus on itself, not the competition, to unlock it's true potential.

Heros Wh needs someone, anyone, to show up to have a chance.

With all due respect to Team 180, they still were the 50th ranked team.

You really are giving 3D a lot of credit if you think they will turn around and play the 25th ranked team from last year within 1-2 goals.

New year. HW lost a lot of starters. I would be shocked if they end up ranked in the top 50 this year.

so my colorado friend said Team 180 didn't lose anyone to 3D and that Team 180 took the top 3D player, regardless, Coppermine is a solid team and will control this game.