The bay state league has been arguably the best and most consistent league for a number of years now with teams winning state titles, sectional titles, and making dark horse runs in many divisions
2019 Rankings
1. Wellesley- State finalist last year and return the league MVP and leading goal scorer, but do lose a lot of their core in the midfield and most importantly just lost their coach two weeks ago. Expect them to win a competitive Carey Division Title.
2. Needham- lost in PKs to Wellesley in the South Quarterfinals after an impressive year, they lose much of their backline and midfield but as always they find a way to bring in new and younger players to fill the spot. Expect to win the Herget Division title.
3. Weymouth- up and down year for Weymouth as they struggled to score goals after losing their D1 bound striker for the season. They rerun 15 players and 9 starters from last season which ended in the South Sectional 1st round OT Loss to Wellesley.
4. Newton North- by far the best season they’ve put together in a while but didn’t translate to the tournament as they got matched up against league foe Brookline who won in PKs. They lost a number of talented players
5. Brookline- as always they are a very talent and solid throughout the spine of their team. They will have to rebuild this upcoming year but will likely be a low tournament seed who looks to upset teams yet again.
The rest are
6. Framingham- could be improved from a disappointing few years but we'll have to see what they bring in for talent.
7. Natick- was good last year with loaded upperclassmen and will be hurting this year playing in a tough league. Very hard to seen them making the tournament.
8. Walpole- Made a great run to the D2 Finals before running into Nauset. They lose a lot of talent and will struggle to replace the goals and midfield and backline. Always a hard nose team that will grind results. Expect a couple upsets and a lot of ties but the wins will be less than 6 this year.
9. Braintree- similar to last year but could be slightly improved with a younger core coming back. Lacking talent and goal scorers yet again.
10. Milton- new coach after decent success for the last few years. Not much talent. Will be the team who gets beat on week after week.
2019 Rankings
1. Wellesley- State finalist last year and return the league MVP and leading goal scorer, but do lose a lot of their core in the midfield and most importantly just lost their coach two weeks ago. Expect them to win a competitive Carey Division Title.
2. Needham- lost in PKs to Wellesley in the South Quarterfinals after an impressive year, they lose much of their backline and midfield but as always they find a way to bring in new and younger players to fill the spot. Expect to win the Herget Division title.
3. Weymouth- up and down year for Weymouth as they struggled to score goals after losing their D1 bound striker for the season. They rerun 15 players and 9 starters from last season which ended in the South Sectional 1st round OT Loss to Wellesley.
4. Newton North- by far the best season they’ve put together in a while but didn’t translate to the tournament as they got matched up against league foe Brookline who won in PKs. They lost a number of talented players
5. Brookline- as always they are a very talent and solid throughout the spine of their team. They will have to rebuild this upcoming year but will likely be a low tournament seed who looks to upset teams yet again.
The rest are
6. Framingham- could be improved from a disappointing few years but we'll have to see what they bring in for talent.
7. Natick- was good last year with loaded upperclassmen and will be hurting this year playing in a tough league. Very hard to seen them making the tournament.
8. Walpole- Made a great run to the D2 Finals before running into Nauset. They lose a lot of talent and will struggle to replace the goals and midfield and backline. Always a hard nose team that will grind results. Expect a couple upsets and a lot of ties but the wins will be less than 6 this year.
9. Braintree- similar to last year but could be slightly improved with a younger core coming back. Lacking talent and goal scorers yet again.
10. Milton- new coach after decent success for the last few years. Not much talent. Will be the team who gets beat on week after week.
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