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Lawrenceville is PG's and competes against other PG schools and not against public and private in NJ.. PG's aren't passing themselves off as something they are not. So, don't have a problem. But, I have a friend at work who lives in a lax town in LI and he says in flag football for 7 year olds...half the kids are a year older. So, the hold back things starts early. I mean if college coaches are fooled I guess joke is on them.. I would definitely be asking when there birthdays are. My son played on the b team for a name brand club team. They would practice on the same field as the A team of the younger grade. The younger grade A team was ranked in top 5 by club lacrosse. Anyway, the point is they would sometimes scrimmage and the older B team would always win. So you take B kids and play them down 1 year and they are the top team in the country.

I get the Lawrenceville argument but to suggest NY/LI is littered w holdbacks and NJ isn’t doesnt pass the smell test. Or, hear me out, maybe that’s why NJ has fallen behind NY, PA and MD for lacrosse supremacy…? Look at the top 25 HS rankings - lots of NY, PA and New England, zero NJ

It is definitely an interesting metric. Outside of the NY/CT public powers, the rankings are mostly made up of non-public programs similar to Lawrenceville. With the exception of maybe Delbarton, and in some years Don Bosco, NJ simply does not have the consistent non-public strength like a Malvern Prep, Haverford, St. Anthony's, Chaminade, all of the MIAA schools in MD and CT/MA preps. Even in good years, Delbarton does not beat Chaminade or St. Anthony's. Also, the prep schools are the only option for a reclass/holdback or PG, so they are naturally going to be better due to the quality of their rosters. The New England preps also get a lot of NJ players, so the NJ holdbacks/reclasses are not as apparent because they are playing out of state, whereas, in MD all of the holdback/reclasses are playing locally.

The good thing is that NJ lax is on the map. In a big way. If some of the best players are leaving to get great opportunities that is a good thing.

Some posters have strong feeling that it is important for NJ to prove itself. It is certainly not a right or wrong issue, it is just a matter of perception. As you note, regardless of where they are going to school, there are a lot of really good NJ players, and it certainly shows at the club level.

Mountain lakes has hold backs just like every high school. The difference is Mountain likes and other NJ high schools have1,2,3 kids that reclassed. Go to other parts of the country they have an entire team in local high school or clubs teams. NJ is one of a few states that still has the rule of you cant be 19 the first day of your senior year of high school. Lawrenceville is in NJ however not in the NJSIAA. they are a prep school that has a lot of PG's. I am talking about kids in 7th-8th grade reclassing for sports.

A friend sons team played the 2032 Towermen a few weeks ago and said that they were really good. I was just curious how they compare to a New Jersey team like the 2032 BBL Black and if those teams have ever play against each other before.