2028 Girls Lacrosse
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Anonymous
| One game doesn’t do it! Coppermine always with the excuse for not being #1. Strength of schedule people. Guess that applies to everyone else but not to you??? It’s alright - U dubs had a helluva run too. |
Anonymous
| I really don’t care what the “rankings” say. This season in the Mid Atlantic NGLL has had some very good games and the girls will just be that much better off from playing this level of competition. Even the “2nd” tier teams are playing some really good lacrosse and giving the traditional powers decent games. There will be future college players coming off of nearly every team in this division. |
Anonymous
Say it with me, National Champs! That wasn’t so hard. Back to your basement you go. |
Anonymous
| I’d say be proud of being #2, but “If you ain’t first … you’re last.” |
Anonymous
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Georgia Dad found his way back to the board. Funny.
This debate is pretty clear over 3 years. Coppermine is 108-7-2 in that span. Finished the last two full seasons in first. Defending NGLL champs; and beat Eagle Stix in the Fall. Hero's and Eagle Stix have closed the gap, but Coppermine is still the best team in 2028s. |
Anonymous
| Except you’re #2 and not #1 now!!! |
Anonymous
I knew one week of relatively interesting posts would be ruined by an a-hole. The |
Anonymous
Just ignore the troll and they will go away. They are a miserable BFM and they wish ill will on everyone. |
Anonymous
The irony of Baltimore parents complaining on a DC forum that a Georgia dad has entered the chat. Can’t make it up .. |
Anonymous
The Irony of a lowly DC area parent pretending to be a GA parent for a team they could never make. |
Anonymous
The Baltimore brain is a fascinating study. It has a difficult time grasping more than one person is posting here. |
Anonymous
| Awaiting Data Guy’s breakdown of this week’s games and his analysis of the matchup of the season thus far, Hero’s v Coppermine. |
Anonymous
Not Data Guy, but predict Coppermine will avenge it’s loss in Fall Classic: 8-5. |
Anonymous
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DG here. The stage is set for the final weekend of the NGLL Mid-Atlantic season, with a blockbuster game on the marquee. Will add a follow up post later this week with the rest of the games, but let’s cut right to the chase:
--Coppermine vs. Hero’s Green: Two 7-0 heavyweights slug it out for the regular season title and the #1 seed. These teams have been extremely competitive this season, know each other well, and always leave it on the field for this matchup. Coppermine was dominant during the 2022-2023 season, winning all three official match ups, the last by 6 goals at Live Love Lax. While both clubs added talent in the offseason, Hero’s pulled off the big upset at the Fall Mid-Atlantic showcase in November, turning the tables 3-1 on Coppermine, and announcing a new, more competitive, era with the dominant 2028 team. The battles continued back and forth over the indoor season (yes, purists, I know it doesn’t count), with a hard-fought OT win for Coppermine at the Indoor Nationals at Spooky Nook in January, followed by a bit easier victory for Hero’s Green in the BWI Winter League HS-B finale the next month. As for NGLL common opponents, both teams played M&D Black and Red. Coppermine beat Black by 5, and Red by 3 goals (strangely for the second straight time). Hero’s squeaked by Black by 2, and thumped Red by 9. The two teams have the exact same Goals Against (30), and are within 3 on Goals Scored, although Hero’s schedule was a bit more challenging. Both teams are strong in every phase, each have an athlete a cut above the rest, and both have multiple options on attack, good goaltending, solid coaching and good schemes. When they start strong and are rolling, Coppermine remains an unstoppable force with too many weapons, but they can become a bit one-dimensional when they get behind and feel pressed--as in their shock loss to Aces at Summer Genesis last year. Hero’s won’t wilt under pressure and remains disciplined in their attack and their defensive structure, even against the best opponents, and seem to shrug off mistakes, bad luck, and adverse calls. Sometimes they can struggle to crank up their attack, but if their motion and cutting game is working and their attackers are being utilized, they are extremely effective. There is very little to separate these two teams. I’m perplexed by Coppermine’s close games with CCL and M&D Red, and I think they might need a jolt to play their best. Hero's has been pushed a bit by Sky Walkers and Pride, in addition to M&D Black (also played MDU), and maybe more prepared for a close game. Taking it all into account, factoring in recent performance and trend lines, I will have to go with Hero’s Green. Hero’s Green -1 (9-8) (Bonus Picks: If Hero's Green does pull it off, I predict that Coppermine responds by going on to win the playoffs and the National Championship.) |
Anonymous
| Data Guy: you’ve outdone yourself. Truly a fantastic breakdown. |