Anonymous wrote:Prep wins the Founders Cup in part because of their total enrollment. The following numbers are taken from the school/wikipedia websites and are probably within +/- 10 male students.

Prep - 500
Landon - 335
St. Albans-325
Bullis - 275
Episcopal- 250
SSSAS - 225

115 of those students are borders. I guarantee you that their lacrosse, football and basketball teams aren't made up of international students.

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Anonymous wrote:The Founders Cup is based on the aggregate performance in all sports. Schools are awarded points for regular season finish and tournament performance in each sport and the school with the most total points wins the Founders Cup.

Georgetown Prep has won the Founders Cup 16 of the last 18 years.

In the 1980's and 1990's, St Albans was a frequent winner.

Now that’s impressive. If they have won it that many times it maybe time to move on to another conference with stronger competition.

That's been suggested.

If GP were to leave the IAC and the two Virginia schools were to join a Virginia Private school league, Landon, STA and Bullis could have a three team league. or they could join the MAC.

The reality is that if any of the five schools were to leave the IAC, the remaining schools would be in a pickle. The wild card is that Potomac School has been interested in joining the IAC for many years, but hasn't been as to get an invitation.

When you continue to win year after year it’s an indication that you have outgrown the conference.

No, it’s an indication that the school has better athletes across the entire spectrum of the sports played by the conference.

Same thing as what pp was eluding to.

Prep wins the Founders Cup in part because of their total enrollment. The following numbers are taken from the school/wikipedia websites and are probably within +/- 10 male students.

Prep - 500
Landon - 335
St. Albans-325
Bullis - 275
Episcopal- 250
SSSAS - 225

STA is the favorite of the so-called “elite”. A great place if you want to be surrounded by the Ivy League and NESCAC obsessed. It’s a place for K Street lawyers, political consultants, and politicians to glad-hand one another and talk about their own educational resumes and their plans for their sons. Their children, of course, want to follow suit because they have been raised to do so.

Witness the “superiority” implicit in the “Our boys are a lot smarter than those Catholics at Mater Dei”.

Too rich for our blood. But it’s fine if that’s your taste. But if the concept of “the elite” triggers your gag reflex, it might not be for you.

You are the one who sounds like an elite snob. STA is a great place for boys/young men who are intellectually curious, love to learn, enjoy establishing relationships with their teachers and enjoy school, regardless of what their parents do or where their parents went to school. And wow - some of those STA boys are even Catholic.

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Anonymous wrote:Stick to WCAC

...if you think you're good enough to play football or basketball at the next level. Or you can't afford the cost of an IAC education, which, let's face it, is what those schools are there for. Nobody that has the option picks St. John's, GC or DM over Prep unless you're an elite athlete. GZ is a different story and actually has an identity of it's own.

Prep is not trying to be like the WCAC schools athletically. Prep is a strong academic school in a good athletic conference - the IAC - with other strong academic schools (i.e. STA, Landon).

Horrible example. Prep is a marginal academic school and NOWHERE near STA in academic rigor or student body. Witness the many Mater Dei kids who go there.

STA is the favorite of the so-called “elite”. A great place if you want to be surrounded by the Ivy League and NESCAC obsessed. It’s a place for K Street lawyers, political consultants, and politicians to glad-hand one another and talk about their own educational resumes and their plans for their sons. Their children, of course, want to follow suit because they have been raised to do so.

Witness the “superiority” implicit in the “Our boys are a lot smarter than those Catholics at Mater Dei”.

Too rich for our blood. But it’s fine if that’s your taste. But if the concept of “the elite” triggers your gag reflex, it might not be for you.

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Anonymous wrote:Stick to WCAC

...if you think you're good enough to play football or basketball at the next level. Or you can't afford the cost of an IAC education, which, let's face it, is what those schools are there for. Nobody that has the option picks St. John's, GC or DM over Prep unless you're an elite athlete. GZ is a different story and actually has an identity of it's own.

Prep is not trying to be like the WCAC schools athletically. Prep is a strong academic school in a good athletic conference - the IAC - with other strong academic schools (i.e. STA, Landon).

Horrible example. Prep is a marginal academic school and NOWHERE near STA in academic rigor or student body. Witness the many Mater Dei kids who go there.

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Anonymous wrote:The Founders Cup is based on the aggregate performance in all sports. Schools are awarded points for regular season finish and tournament performance in each sport and the school with the most total points wins the Founders Cup.

Georgetown Prep has won the Founders Cup 16 of the last 18 years.

In the 1980's and 1990's, St Albans was a frequent winner.

Now that’s impressive. If they have won it that many times it maybe time to move on to another conference with stronger competition.

That's been suggested.

If GP were to leave the IAC and the two Virginia schools were to join a Virginia Private school league, Landon, STA and Bullis could have a three team league. or they could join the MAC.

The reality is that if any of the five schools were to leave the IAC, the remaining schools would be in a pickle. The wild card is that Potomac School has been interested in joining the IAC for many years, but hasn't been as to get an invitation.

When you continue to win year after year it’s an indication that you have outgrown the conference.

No, it’s an indication that the school has better athletes across the entire spectrum of the sports played by the conference.

Landon won football crown 2 years ago and Bullis has also been pretty strong at times. Some kid named Haskins played QB for them a few years ago.

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Anonymous wrote:The Founders Cup is based on the aggregate performance in all sports. Schools are awarded points for regular season finish and tournament performance in each sport and the school with the most total points wins the Founders Cup.

Georgetown Prep has won the Founders Cup 16 of the last 18 years.

In the 1980's and 1990's, St Albans was a frequent winner.

Now that’s impressive. If they have won it that many times it maybe time to move on to another conference with stronger competition.

That's been suggested.

If GP were to leave the IAC and the two Virginia schools were to join a Virginia Private school league, Landon, STA and Bullis could have a three team league. or they could join the MAC.

The reality is that if any of the five schools were to leave the IAC, the remaining schools would be in a pickle. The wild card is that Potomac School has been interested in joining the IAC for many years, but hasn't been as to get an invitation.

When you continue to win year after year it’s an indication that you have outgrown the conference.

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Anonymous wrote:The Founders Cup is based on the aggregate performance in all sports. Schools are awarded points for regular season finish and tournament performance in each sport and the school with the most total points wins the Founders Cup.

Georgetown Prep has won the Founders Cup 16 of the last 18 years.

In the 1980's and 1990's, St Albans was a frequent winner.

Now that’s impressive. If they have won it that many times it maybe time to move on to another conference with stronger competition.

That's been suggested.

If GP were to leave the IAC and the two Virginia schools were to join a Virginia Private school league, Landon, STA and Bullis could have a three team league. or they could join the MAC.

The reality is that if any of the five schools were to leave the IAC, the remaining schools would be in a pickle. The wild card is that Potomac School has been interested in joining the IAC for many years, but hasn't been as to get an invitation.