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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]SSSAS over Holton 15-4[/quote]

ISL AA.  As one who like to see disruption and upsets, I think we have enough information to say that this is not the year that Holy Child or Holton break into the top 4 in the ISL.  Could Holy Child compete with Potomac toward the end of the season if they improve? Maybe, but I don't see any other possible wins for the "next two".

And for the Bullis booster, they appear to be slightly improved, but are not going to beat any of those 6 teams.

As for the the ISL A level, some speculated that Sidwell might step up.  Then they lost to St. Mary's Ryken.  Only remaining potential interesting development I see, is whether NCS can compete.  They simply haven't played much lacrosse yet, but should be ready to take the ISL A on paper.  If they handle Sidwell tomorrow, then the Holton Arms game next week might be worth watching.

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How was this match up?

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Holton by 4 (13-9), but you probably knew that. Notable that top tier of ISL A (NCS and Sidwell) are closer to Holton (within 4 goals), than Holton is to the top of the ISL AA (6-11 goals).  Seems likely that  NCS and Sidwell appear to be as good or better than Bullis and Episcopal.  Maybe a Premier league style relegation/promotion would make sense.[/quote]

Yes Holton by four, but that’s not the whole story. At half it was 8-3 and Holton played a man down for the entire second half. The player who was benched also is Holton’s top player. While just a scrimmage at the beginning of the year, Holton played Sidwell and handled them easily. NCS has a lot of great young talent that will be fun to watch grow over the next few years, and I am confident they will be better and stronger.

There’s a need for a middle division. Maybe. AAA, AA, A. And there should be a shot clock in lower divisions. It does the A teams a disservice to not be playing with one because once they move up to AA they don’t have the style of play needed when using a shot clock. [/quote]

Honestly, Holton was hands down the better team yesterday. They outplayed NCS in every facet of the game. Even after getting handed a couple of questionable yellows and playing man-down without their only D1 commit for the majority of the second half, NCS still couldn't close the gap. Holton was superior, and it wasn’t particularly close.

The reality of competing against the best in the ISL (SR, SSSAS, VISI, POTOMAC) is that games are often won through speed, strength, and size/height.

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