Predictions?
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Getting weaker:
Portsmouth
Mt Hope
Cumberland
Getting stronger:
Lincoln
Smithfield
Barrington
Holding steady:
LaSalle
SK
Smithfield
Everyone else, no clue or doesn’t matter anyway -
Favorites:
Lasalle
South Kingston
Final Four Hopefuls:
Lincoln
Smithfield
Mt Hope
Coventry
Bound for Playoffs:
Cumberland
Portsmouth
East Greenwich
Cranston West
Barrington
Not in the Discussion:
Bayview
Burriville
Prout
SituateComment
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Prediction
No way Portsmouth makes the playoffs they are very weak this year. Rebuild mode and hope for some upcoming youth.Comment
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SK do not have many current seniors that are at a high level. They will be very reliant on a group of talented juniors and sophomores.
Realistically, La Salle could be way ahead of everyone else, and have the best player in RI HS soccer by an absolute mile.
Can't see Mount Hope, Portsmouth, Cumberland, NK, EG or Smithfield laying a glove.
La Salle/SK significantly ahead of the rest for years to come.Comment
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i would find it hard to believe they wouldn't make playoffs.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
what is the requirement to qualify for playoffs? is it a minimum % of total possible points?
by the way, the poster forgot about NK who will be strongComment
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You must now make a certain % of points. I believe there are just too many talented teams ahead of them. SK will be very strong, LSA, NK, Lincoln and Barrington will surprise a few teams and there is always a surprise or two like a Cranston West team if they can ever straighten it out. They have been so strong for so long I just think some other public’s will be better. Town teams have to go through cycles, while the privates just have to recruit so it is what it is.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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There is no player in the state even close to the level of what Portsmouth had a couple of years ago.
Does LaSalle have a strong group again?
Also, what does anyone know about the new teams? Will Scituate be competitive with the lower half, since at least they have a keeper to neutralize other teams somewhat?Comment
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They will have no firepower to get on the board, and no keeper is good enough to overcome that.
They will struggle badly with the upper half teams just like Burrillville, but for the good of the division hopefully they can both at least compete with the rest of the bottom half. Nobody wants to suffer through crappy games.Comment
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*Could be*? Realistically RI Girls HS soccer is LaSalle and then everyone else competes for the other championship spot with ebbs and flows among the generally decent programs and the occasional flash by the wannabe's.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
Of course, among the contenders you need at least a dominant POY caliber talent..and that player, well, plays for LaSalle already.
With uneven coaching you get the occasional trap game (perhaps this year at Smithfield) but absent major injuries, it will be LSA. At least this season there will be some interesting story lines - good to see how strong D2 programs fare playing up, how some of the up and coming programs (Lincoln, Barrington) fare, and if Bayview can win a game..Comment
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You know of course LaSalle is going to always be in the top 3 in the state. They pool players from anywhere and regardless of what “they say”, the ability to recruit and/or attract top athletes will always make them a force. However, they are not infallible. I have watched them scrimmage and although they are indeed loaded with talent (their JV team even more so), they are not “head and shoulders” above everyone. Sorry, but there will be publics that will contented evenly with them this year, and that makes me happy. We all know it’s beyond aggravating to have these privates dominate certain sports every year in public school leagues, but we also all know nothing will ever change, so anytime a public can take down a private and keep some parity in what is not an even playing field, makes me happy. I know I’m not alone.Comment
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The mother is everywhere. Read the MA thread on New England. She posts everyday.Originally posted by UnregisteredComment
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What do we think of the opening results? Any changes to the ranking predictions?Comment
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Not all teams have even played a single game yet. Let’s wait until we get a week in and everyone has played at least a game.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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