ISL Boys Soccer 2013

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Agreed. Given the injuries Rivers has/is encountering TD's productivity is very impressive. So the fact that with some players around him who aren't truly starters and he is scoring more and more goals...that says something.

Rivers vs LA sure would be an exciting NEPSAC Class B championship game! Look forward to the next week and a half.

Let's be honest TD when marked isn't has good as ak. TD didn't get one shot on net during the la game, while ak had several on rivers and an assist. Not to mention ak scored on bershire, while being marked by 3 men.

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Agreed. Given the injuries Rivers has/is encountering TD's productivity is very impressive. So the fact that with some players around him who aren't truly starters and he is scoring more and more goals...that says something.

Rivers vs LA sure would be an exciting NEPSAC Class B championship game! Look forward to the next week and a half.

Rivers la won't be as close as many people think now with both aks healthy.

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Let's be honest TD when marked isn't has good as ak. TD didn't get one shot on net during the la game, while ak had several on rivers and an assist. Not to mention ak scored on bershire, while being marked by 3 men.

The fact is , regardless of the # of shots on goal you thought you saw, TD and Rivers controlled the ball better than three quarters of that game - by the way way TD scored as well.
As far as your mention of ak scoring on Berkshire - Rivers dominated their non league game against south kent - with TD scoring as well .

You need to appreciate that both are very good players , and that a rematch of LA and rivers would be the best outcome for all.

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TD and AK co MVP's. Outstanding players that have different roles on their respective teams.

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It's not just your pure record. It's done on a points system, you get the most points for beating a Class A team thats .500 or above, 5, then for a class A team that isn't, 3, then for a non-A team, 2, and for a tie against anyone, 1. BBN won't make it, BH beating St. marks was their last hope because that would push BH to .500.

Geez- would hope there is some discretion so they'd try to pick the best teams as opposed to those with the most "points." Hardly seems right that you'd get 3 for beating St. Sebs and 2 for beating South Kent or 0 for losing in a dogfight to Andover or Worcester.

On the individual players, depends on what you're voting for- somebody said "most outstanding" and another "mvp." Not that he's going to bump the other two, but what the kid at Thayer did on his own is amazing.

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Predictions on last game of teh season??????

Thayer 4-1 St. Sebastian's - ACH with a hat trick
Roxbury Latin 1-4 Rivers - TD with a hat trick
Belmont Hill 3-0 Governor's - BH ends with easy win
Lawrence 3-1 BB&N - LA grabs the title
Milton 2-2 Nobles - Rivals fight to a draw
St. Paul's 1-2 Brooks - Brooks wins and the yellow cards fly
Groton 0-4 St. Mark's - SM tries to sneak into the post season with a resounding win
St. George's 1-1 Middlesex - Lots of defense

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What a finish to the season - 3 teams can still win the ISL title. Lawrence is the only team in control of their destiny, Rivers & Milton looking for help from BB&N. All three teams are quality and may the best team win. Having seen all of the top teams, I think LA is the best with Rivers and Milton playing close 2nd. If Rivers and Milton played 10 times, I think they each win 5.

Let's look towards postseason. Rivers and Lawrence are definitely in for class B and Milton is in for class A. Question becomes do Nobles and St. Mark's make it for class B and does BB&N make it for class A?

The more ISL representation the better, but I have to think the non-ISL class A teams are better than those from the ISL. Berkshire, Worcester, Loomis, Kent, Exeter are all probably stronger than Milton and BB&N. I think the Class B ISL teams (Rivers & Lawrence) are as good as any team in New England, regardless of their classification.

Well if you think Rivers is as good as any team in New England regardless of classification, why don't you think the same of Milton who beat Rivers? Milton is better than Exeter. They played very early in the year and should have won that game. Not sure why so much respect for Rivers but not for Milton.

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Well if you think Rivers is as good as any team in New England regardless of classification, why don't you think the same of Milton who beat Rivers? Milton is better than Exeter. They played very early in the year and should have won that game. Not sure why so much respect for Rivers but not for Milton.

I agree with this post and while I readily admit that I have a Milton bias, they are two hit cross bars in the St. Pauls game away from being tied with LA for the league lead.

At the beginning of the season, they were certainly still figuring a few things out leading to the tie of Exeter and the loss to Thayer on turf. But if you look at the past 4-5 weeks, they have been very strong and steady. Their only loss since September 25th was to Andover and they were tied for 2/3rds of that game with a few kids hurt/off due to it being Columbus Day.

My belief is that Milton has good depth and is competitive with most Class A teams. They do, however, lack the breadth of high skilled players that an LA has....but most on this list do.

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I agree with this post and while I readily admit that I have a Milton bias, they are two hit cross bars in the St. Pauls game away from being tied with LA for the league lead.

At the beginning of the season, they were certainly still figuring a few things out leading to the tie of Exeter and the loss to Thayer on turf. But if you look at the past 4-5 weeks, they have been very strong and steady. Their only loss since September 25th was to Andover and they were tied for 2/3rds of that game with a few kids hurt/off due to it being Columbus Day.

My belief is that Milton has good depth and is competitive with most Class A teams. They do, however, lack the breadth of high skilled players that an LA has....but most on this list do.

I beilve Milton is better than rivers. They play better soccer. La is at another level than both but miton got unlucky this year.

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I don't think your "Milton bias" allows an objective assessment. On the plus side, Milton is 2 points out of first place and beat Rivers- those are impressive accomlishments.

In my view, LA is at a different level (when they're on, but part of the deal is being consistent). The early season/turf/injuries/Columbus Day are all excuses that every team plays through.

I didn't see the games, so I can only see the results. When Milton went against real Class A schools, they tied Exeter (which is not the same team as last year) and lost by 2 to Andover. Exeter won't even make the tournament (I assume). So while I'd don't disagree that Milton would be competitive with most Class A schools (they'd make it a game), I don't see them as on the same level with the Class A tournament teams.

I don't agree with the post that says Rivers is the best in New England regardless of which class. To me, their success speaks volumes about how effective their striker is.

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[QUOTE=Unregistered;1137584]Predictions on last game of teh season??????

Thayer 2-2 St Sebs - Sebs builds off last week's win
Roxbury Latin 0-5 Rivers - RL just gives up
Belmont Hill 5-1 Govs - BH takes out their frustrating season on Govs
Lawrence 2-2 BB&N - JN and BB&N shock LA
Milton 3-1Nobles - Milton defense slows down DA and MC
St. Paul's 2-2 Brooks - two teams to watch next year
Groton 2-2 St. Mark's - close, physical match
St. George's 1-3 Middlesex - not enough depth from SG

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I don't think your "Milton bias" allows an objective assessment. On the plus side, Milton is 2 points out of first place and beat Rivers- those are impressive accomlishments.

In my view, LA is at a different level (when they're on, but part of the deal is being consistent). The early season/turf/injuries/Columbus Day are all excuses that every team plays through.

I didn't see the games, so I can only see the results. When Milton went against real Class A schools, they tied Exeter (which is not the same team as last year) and lost by 2 to Andover. Exeter won't even make the tournament (I assume). So while I'd don't disagree that Milton would be competitive with most Class A schools (they'd make it a game), I don't see them as on the same level with the Class A tournament teams.

I don't agree with the post that says Rivers is the best in New England regardless of which class. To me, their success speaks volumes about how effective their striker is.

I think la is pretty consistent considering they will win the eague and are undefeated. Sure they have a few ties with injures such as both aks the goalie, mt, SH, but they tied under those conditions and never lost. Take players away of that calibare from any isl team or nepsac team and they will almost never win.

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I don't think your "Milton bias" allows an objective assessment. On the plus side, Milton is 2 points out of first place and beat Rivers- those are impressive accomlishments.

In my view, LA is at a different level (when they're on, but part of the deal is being consistent). The early season/turf/injuries/Columbus Day are all excuses that every team plays through.

I didn't see the games, so I can only see the results. When Milton went against real Class A schools, they tied Exeter (which is not the same team as last year) and lost by 2 to Andover. Exeter won't even make the tournament (I assume). So while I'd don't disagree that Milton would be competitive with most Class A schools (they'd make it a game), I don't see them as on the same level with the Class A tournament teams.

I don't agree with the post that says Rivers is the best in New England regardless of which class. To me, their success speaks volumes about how effective their striker is.

Name an undefeated team more consistent than LA.

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It was very unfortunate the referee was so poor when LA and Rivers played. He truly ruined the game. He lost complete control. I honestly feel that it was difficult to determine if one team was better than the other. It would be great if they played again in the tournament and the game had a competent referee.

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La 2-0 bbn