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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The season is in the books.

Takeaways?[/quote]

I'm going to stick to VHSL teams only, PVI winning doesn't really say much about how good they are because VEL is not indicative of the kind of competition they will face in the Spring.

Indy: They are making the big move up to 6A this year. Their team is made up of up a couple of really solid players who were not at every game all fall. All that being said they did not win very many games, and obviously they had there fair share of drama both on the field and in this forum. My final takeaway for them is to cut out all the drama and lack of sportsmanship it only holds your team back.

Madison: Overall pretty good. A lot to make up for after the graduates from their 2024 class, which is a common theme across the top teams in the state. Their offense had looked solid all fall led by a group of good dodging lefty middies. However, something has to give with the goalie play, unlike last year I do not expect what they have in the net to cut it. Otherwise on defense they have looked okay, but Madison often has many defenders gone all fall for football.

Langley: Looked great. Had tough games against both private schools, but won all games against VHSL competition. Played good defense and by far had the best goalie play out of any public school in the Black division. Their offense has a lot of roles to fill, they did alright with the guys they had returning from last year but undoubtedly have a lot more work to do if they want to beat all these teams again in the spring.

Robinson: Looks alright in VEL. They also had questionable goalie play and again had a lot to replace after 2024 losses. Their poles looked very good in the games of theirs I saw, but I know they were missing their best d mids to football which hindered them this fall. The Robinson offense was disappointing to say the least, they lost as many guys as anyone and Coach Curran has a lot of work to do before the spring if they want to make a run like last year.

Yorktown: Not great. My understanding is they had a lot of guys gone for more of the season on defense so I don't want to judge too strong and they have a big role to replace in the net after graduating their guy from last year. The offense did seem to have a lot of their guys and it didn't look good, it seems to be all one guy taking most dodging and the entire offense runs through him. I do not think that is a sustainable offense in the spring, but I am sure coach Beer will figure something out by the spring.

In the end understand that this is just my opinion and you can only take away so much from VEL and fall lacrosse.[/quote]

My take-
Indy- only team to not lose or win in a blowout. Has some solid pieces, but some players hold them back with attitude
Madison- O seems to reliant on 1 or 2 of players. Questions about goal and maybe D
Langley- seems to be a broken record. Can beat up a lesser team but struggle with better competition.
Robinson- up and down week to week. Maybe be a case of who showed up that game?
Yorktown- again, rely too much on one or two players but not as good as Madison. 
You forgot Battlefield- gave up a ton of goals (miss their goalie from last year). System offence can work but need more talent to step up [/quote]

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