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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Early Predictions for 2019 Season (HS Boys)

1. Gonzaga - a huge school, always has the numbers to re-load. Well coached!
2. Bullis  - rumors that a few marquee transfers are leaving the school after this year as are are some of the DCE coaches. Bulldogs could easily drop further.
3. GP - we have been hearing for years how strong this 2019 class is, will this be the year GP finally gets back into the IAC Championship? Always has the athletes but coaching is suspect 
4. SJC - Kevin Plank is pouring money into SJC lacrosse program similar to what they have been doing for football. Look for the CADETS to have several studs from Annapolis on their roster next Spring
5. Landon - end of the Bordley era! Will be interesting to see how Landon performs next Spring without Epstein leading the offense. Bears graduated a strong senior class. Always well coached. 
6. Paul VI - fresh off a VISSA state title and WCAC runner-up, expect the Panthers to contend again for a WCAC title. Despite losing strong senior class, PVI is super athletic in always in the "hunt"
7. SS/SA - graduate a deep and talented senior class. It will be a rebuilding year in Alexandria next Spring. Still have the best FOGO in the region
8. Bishop O'Connell - Coach Giblin is now in his 3rd year, he has quietly built a foundation in Arlington. Look for the Knights to hang with some teams who they have not been able to compete with in  the past.  
9. Episcopal - rumors that the Maroon are bringing in some Canadian's next Fall to play some lacrosse. EHS returns most of their team from last season and their JV team was very strong. 
10. STA - return their FOGO. Next Level connection is gradually paying off as a few more lacrosse players are ending up at STA. Lack the athletes will always hurt STA, very hard for them to contend with a full season in the IAC.

HM: (no order)
1. Churchill - play one of the schools mentioned above in this list! 
2. The Heights - needs to play a tougher schedule!
3. Riverside - Leesburg school has some athletes and a flurry of D1 commits.
4. Robinson - largest public school in NOVA always re-loads. [/quote]

This list ignores quite a bit of facts.  Gonzaga loses its top two scorers. Top two by a mile.  Going to be very difficult to maintain where they were this year.  Prep loses its top two scorers with no one on the horizon behind them.  Their 2019 class really consists of two of the best poles in the region - that's it.  Landon has little coming up to replace its power houses (middie and attack) that graduate.  Episcopal graduates it goalie and the only player on their team that competes at a high level.  Bullis on the other hand returns just about everyone on offense and will be impossible to compete with.  SSSAS loses its (2?) goalies, its attack going to Denver and a top pole and its fogo doesn't do well in big games (see Landon, Bullis and STA games for example - think he even got pulled in STA games two years in a row).  DeMatha loses pretty much everyone.  Will have athletes but they are losing all their best players  O'Connell - seriously?  They can't beat anyone. Coach no longer affiliated with CB so has no pipeline.  Churchill, Robinson and Riverside would lose by 5 to Episcopal who has finished last in the IAC for the last several years.  Bullis is the class of the IAC and will be number 1 by far in the All Met region.  Rest of the IAC is a jump ball.  Will be a down year in DC Lax. [/quote]

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