Anonymous
05/29/2026 10:58
Subject: Re:VHSL Boys Lacrosse 2026 Season
Anonymous wrote:It’s not a prediction of what the score will be between the teams based on their strengths. It’s an attempt at a historical look of how many points they have scored per quarter…but since they don’t often get the per quarter scoring from previous games, half of it is “divide total score by 4 and apply that to each quarter”. That’s how you get a score prediction with Langley (ranked 10th by MaxPrep) “beating” Madison (ranked 3rd by MaxPrep). It’s not actually a score prediction based on the matchup. It’s simply an estimate of how many goals they’ve scored per quarter over the course of the season, generated with not enough data to be useful or accurate.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:it’s not a prediction. It’s meant to show their normal goal output per quarter. It’s a crap statistic that means nothing and is fed by bad dataAnonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Those MaxPrep "predictions" aren't predictions. If the people who entered scores for earlier MaxPrep games did it by quarter, then it is reflecting the average number of goals they score per quarter. The more scores for each team that were just entered as finals (with no quarter breakdown), the further off the 'prediction' is (thus Langley appearing to be favored over Madison, Robinson only being 'favored' by 5 over Woodson, and West Potomac only being 'favored' by 1 over Fairfax).Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Predictions for tonight:
Independence 10, Battlefield 7
Yorkown 14, Oakton 6
MaxPreps has it
Indy (16.9) over Battlefield (11.5)
Yorktown (13.9) over Oakton (9.2)
Tomorrow:
Langley (10.8) over Maidson (10.4), or is that a push?
Robinson (12.7) over Woodson (7.8)
West Potomac (8.4) over Fairfax (7.2) but the number of WestPo parents with noisemakers is 25.3.
Why would quarter by quarter scores alter the prediction?
I still don't understand your point. The prediction is based on the scores of the games played. I do not see what the goals per quarter aspect that you raised has on the prediction. How is the data (the scores of games) bad?
You're really fixated on this per quarter thing man, and I have news for you, that's not how the predictions work.
Anonymous
05/29/2026 10:55
Subject: VHSL Boys Lacrosse 2026 Season
With the Yorktown win last night they are either D1 or D2 in states. Madison plays Langley tonight and winner is state bound as well.
Cosby is already in as A1 or A2 and Landstown played Thomas Dale last night in the other region A semifinal but no updates yet.
Battlefield and Indy are B2 and B1 respectively.
Robinson plays Woodson and West Potomac plays Fairfax. Winners go to states from region C.
Bracket is shaping up
Cosby is already in as A1 or A2 and Landstown played Thomas Dale last night in the other region A semifinal but no updates yet.
Battlefield and Indy are B2 and B1 respectively.
Robinson plays Woodson and West Potomac plays Fairfax. Winners go to states from region C.
Bracket is shaping up
Anonymous
05/29/2026 10:31
Subject: Re:VHSL Boys Lacrosse 2026 Season
It’s not a prediction of what the score will be between the teams based on their strengths. It’s an attempt at a historical look of how many points they have scored per quarter…but since they don’t often get the per quarter scoring from previous games, half of it is “divide total score by 4 and apply that to each quarter”. That’s how you get a score prediction with Langley (ranked 10th by MaxPrep) “beating” Madison (ranked 3rd by MaxPrep). It’s not actually a score prediction based on the matchup. It’s simply an estimate of how many goals they’ve scored per quarter over the course of the season, generated with not enough data to be useful or accurate.Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:it’s not a prediction. It’s meant to show their normal goal output per quarter. It’s a crap statistic that means nothing and is fed by bad dataAnonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Those MaxPrep "predictions" aren't predictions. If the people who entered scores for earlier MaxPrep games did it by quarter, then it is reflecting the average number of goals they score per quarter. The more scores for each team that were just entered as finals (with no quarter breakdown), the further off the 'prediction' is (thus Langley appearing to be favored over Madison, Robinson only being 'favored' by 5 over Woodson, and West Potomac only being 'favored' by 1 over Fairfax).Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Predictions for tonight:
Independence 10, Battlefield 7
Yorkown 14, Oakton 6
MaxPreps has it
Indy (16.9) over Battlefield (11.5)
Yorktown (13.9) over Oakton (9.2)
Tomorrow:
Langley (10.8) over Maidson (10.4), or is that a push?
Robinson (12.7) over Woodson (7.8)
West Potomac (8.4) over Fairfax (7.2) but the number of WestPo parents with noisemakers is 25.3.
Why would quarter by quarter scores alter the prediction?
I still don't understand your point. The prediction is based on the scores of the games played. I do not see what the goals per quarter aspect that you raised has on the prediction. How is the data (the scores of games) bad?
Anonymous
05/29/2026 10:19
Subject: VHSL Boys Lacrosse 2026 Season
Anonymous wrote:Indy's Pressure Zone Defense and 10 man Ride is the best in the business.
I've been wondering about how many team's actually use a zone defense, safe to say it's not that common in general but maybe more common for the better teams?
Anonymous
05/29/2026 10:04
Subject: VHSL Boys Lacrosse 2026 Season
Indy's Pressure Zone Defense and 10 man Ride is the best in the business.
Anonymous
05/29/2026 09:43
Subject: Re:VHSL Boys Lacrosse 2026 Season
Anonymous wrote:it’s not a prediction. It’s meant to show their normal goal output per quarter. It’s a crap statistic that means nothing and is fed by bad dataAnonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Those MaxPrep "predictions" aren't predictions. If the people who entered scores for earlier MaxPrep games did it by quarter, then it is reflecting the average number of goals they score per quarter. The more scores for each team that were just entered as finals (with no quarter breakdown), the further off the 'prediction' is (thus Langley appearing to be favored over Madison, Robinson only being 'favored' by 5 over Woodson, and West Potomac only being 'favored' by 1 over Fairfax).Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Predictions for tonight:
Independence 10, Battlefield 7
Yorkown 14, Oakton 6
MaxPreps has it
Indy (16.9) over Battlefield (11.5)
Yorktown (13.9) over Oakton (9.2)
Tomorrow:
Langley (10.8) over Maidson (10.4), or is that a push?
Robinson (12.7) over Woodson (7.8)
West Potomac (8.4) over Fairfax (7.2) but the number of WestPo parents with noisemakers is 25.3.
Why would quarter by quarter scores alter the prediction?
I still don't understand your point. The prediction is based on the scores of the games played. I do not see what the goals per quarter aspect that you raised has on the prediction. How is the data (the scores of games) bad?
Anonymous
05/29/2026 09:08
Subject: VHSL Boys Lacrosse 2026 Season
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:15-7 YT. Pulled the starters at 15-3.
That’s more lopsided than I expected. How many points for the kid chasing the public school record?
I think #3 had 8 or 9 Points. Oakton was trying to shut him off with a pole.
Anonymous
05/29/2026 08:35
Subject: VHSL Boys Lacrosse 2026 Season
Anonymous wrote:BF looked bad. Had shots, couldn't finish early. Then it just got away from them and Indy defense is too good. Attack Indy through the middies and you've got a shot.
I didn’t see BF had quality shots, they had shot but not quality, “wide left”
I saw an offense that was very frustrated by no one being able to penetrate.
If you are basing attacking them through the middies off last night stream, you have never played pole.
It was very obvious what Indy was doing. To attack them via the middies you will need at least 2 top tier attack that warrant a deny strategy, and, two top middies to have success. BF tried but didn’t have the players on mid to take advantage
Since teams struggle to have even one top tier player much less 4, good luck.
Anonymous
05/29/2026 07:51
Subject: Re:VHSL Boys Lacrosse 2026 Season
it’s not a prediction. It’s meant to show their normal goal output per quarter. It’s a crap statistic that means nothing and is fed by bad dataAnonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Those MaxPrep "predictions" aren't predictions. If the people who entered scores for earlier MaxPrep games did it by quarter, then it is reflecting the average number of goals they score per quarter. The more scores for each team that were just entered as finals (with no quarter breakdown), the further off the 'prediction' is (thus Langley appearing to be favored over Madison, Robinson only being 'favored' by 5 over Woodson, and West Potomac only being 'favored' by 1 over Fairfax).Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Predictions for tonight:
Independence 10, Battlefield 7
Yorkown 14, Oakton 6
MaxPreps has it
Indy (16.9) over Battlefield (11.5)
Yorktown (13.9) over Oakton (9.2)
Tomorrow:
Langley (10.8) over Maidson (10.4), or is that a push?
Robinson (12.7) over Woodson (7.8)
West Potomac (8.4) over Fairfax (7.2) but the number of WestPo parents with noisemakers is 25.3.
Why would quarter by quarter scores alter the prediction?
Anonymous
05/29/2026 07:34
Subject: VHSL Boys Lacrosse 2026 Season
LaxNumber:
Riverside 11 SB 7
Human Prediction:
Independence 10, Battlefield 7
Yorkown 14, Oakton 6
MaxPreps:
Indy (16.9) over Battlefield (11.5)
Yorktown (13.9) over Oakton (9.2)
ACTUAL --
Indy 14, Battlefield 5
Yorktown 15, Oakton 7
Riverside 11 SB 7
Human Prediction:
Independence 10, Battlefield 7
Yorkown 14, Oakton 6
MaxPreps:
Indy (16.9) over Battlefield (11.5)
Yorktown (13.9) over Oakton (9.2)
ACTUAL --
Indy 14, Battlefield 5
Yorktown 15, Oakton 7
Anonymous
05/29/2026 07:28
Subject: Re:VHSL Boys Lacrosse 2026 Season
Anonymous wrote:Those MaxPrep "predictions" aren't predictions. If the people who entered scores for earlier MaxPrep games did it by quarter, then it is reflecting the average number of goals they score per quarter. The more scores for each team that were just entered as finals (with no quarter breakdown), the further off the 'prediction' is (thus Langley appearing to be favored over Madison, Robinson only being 'favored' by 5 over Woodson, and West Potomac only being 'favored' by 1 over Fairfax).Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Predictions for tonight:
Independence 10, Battlefield 7
Yorkown 14, Oakton 6
MaxPreps has it
Indy (16.9) over Battlefield (11.5)
Yorktown (13.9) over Oakton (9.2)
Tomorrow:
Langley (10.8) over Maidson (10.4), or is that a push?
Robinson (12.7) over Woodson (7.8)
West Potomac (8.4) over Fairfax (7.2) but the number of WestPo parents with noisemakers is 25.3.
Why would quarter by quarter scores alter the prediction?
Anonymous
05/29/2026 06:42
Subject: VHSL Boys Lacrosse 2026 Season
BF looked bad. Had shots, couldn't finish early. Then it just got away from them and Indy defense is too good. Attack Indy through the middies and you've got a shot.
Anonymous
05/28/2026 22:21
Subject: VHSL Boys Lacrosse 2026 Season
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Indy rolled em they will win 6A DW is COY deal with it!
Sounds like DW is back on the forums after his games.
DW is a dumpster fire
Anonymous
05/28/2026 22:02
Subject: VHSL Boys Lacrosse 2026 Season
Robo and Indy are top 2 in 6A.
Anonymous
05/28/2026 21:37
Subject: VHSL Boys Lacrosse 2026 Season
Anonymous wrote:Indy rolled em they will win 6A DW is COY deal with it!
Sounds like DW is back on the forums after his games.