2024 Boys Private School Results /Game Schedules/ Commentary
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Anonymous
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That is sort of how Landon has always operated going way back to the Bordley days. They are invested in getting younger players real game experience.
I didn't watch the game but it looks like they won by 5 and had it under control. Trying to beat Dematha by 18 goals doesn't help anyone |
Anonymous
| That is a correct assessment. I had a son who played for Bordley and he wanted these games to get everyone on the field and he also made sure to never run up the score. |
Anonymous
| IAC's signature win of 2024 is Bullis over 6th best in MIAA. Bullis, Landon, and GP all lost to mid/lower tier MIAA teams, but none of them have a major victory to hang their hat on. Best teams in the country play top flight schedules. Only DC teams to do that are SJC (went 1-4) and Gonzaga (0-3). Landon tested itself twice outside IAC and went 0-2. |
Anonymous
They're ranked in the top 10 nationally in some outlets and won both of those games. Landon has always gone deep when they can so they lower roster kids who work hard in practice some game time. Fans should celebrate coaches modeling caring about the entire roster instead of lamenting not winning by enough. |
Anonymous
Agree. Landon is actually building depth again by getting younger players time. I have yet to understand why HS coaches in this area shorten the bench so quickly, at least at the higher level private schools. The high level talent is recruited in to about 6-8 schools and then the coach doesn't develop them at all. It happens everywhere. I get they need to win (which Landon did), but getting a third line two runs a game doesn't cost you the game; or at least shouldn't, if the HS coach can actually coach at all. It's no wonder kids search for coaching/development from clubs, consultants, individual development around here...HS coaches stuggle to with talent develop, plain and simple. |
Anonymous
| Landon has always done a good job of developing players. And getting field time is part of this and also helps morale. |
Anonymous
Spalding sits in 4th with the win over McDonogh, not 6th. Landon had 3 chances to beat maybe the #1 team in the country and couldn't pull it off, losing by 1. Someone earlier said Bullis handled Spalding. 1 goal win but a win. GZ and SJC don't get any points for scheduling and losing out of area games. GZ is the focal point for all comparisons. |
Anonymous
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who did SJC beat that is being considered a top flight team?
Teams schedule games and then play those games. Just because Loyola Blakefield or St Marys is having a down year and won't look good on paper they can't just cancel the game. Most of the IAC programs have historical relationships, and like to keep them in tact which is why the schedules look like they do. I usually complain about GP playing a soft schedule but I atleast understand the relationships they have built over time being the driving factor in the schedule. |
Anonymous
I don’t think Taft is the top flight team you make them out to be. |
Anonymous
I respect programs that want to play a top-flight national schedule. As a previous poster pointed out, some programs regardless if they are up or down, will always continue to play one another (i.e Loyola Blakefield vs GP or Landon vs Saint Pauls etc). You don't get points for losing to opponents on the national stage - you need to win. Moral victories don't matter. While everyone has their subjective viewpoints here, Inside Lacrosse produces a daily RPI Rating that incorporates teams SOS, and how common opponents perform throughout the season. This ranking above is different than the weekly Q-Collar rankings as it is purely objective and derived from computer algorithms and takes into account no human assessment. The RPI ratings get more accurate as the season goes on as more game results are inputted into the system. https://www.insidelacrosse.com/recruiting/highschool/national/24 |
Anonymous
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Landon has more quality wins this spring than the Cadets.
Bullis, GP and Highland Park - are all quality wins for the Bears. I guess you can maybe throw in Saint Mary’s (they did beat Gonzaga earlier in the year but the Saints are down and have lost 5 straight games) SJCs… beat wins this year is Taft and maybe PVI and Good Counsel. |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
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Potomac 7 St. Stephen's 6.
They get Landon tomorrow...yikes |
Anonymous
The algorithm is off. |
Anonymous
| The RPI rating makes more sense as the season goes on |