Kyle and Mike Zhe preview New England prep lacrosse beyond the ISL, covering the Founders League, Lakes Region, NESLL, and girls prep rankings. In the Founders League they highlight Loomis Chaffee as the top returning team, with Choate and Taft as main challengers and Avon Old Farms a dark horse, plus notes on Hotchkiss, Trinity-Pawling, Westminster and others. In the Lakes Region they pick Holderness as the team to beat, discuss injury-hit New Hampton, St. Paul’s graduation losses, and dark horses including Proctor, Kimball Union, Brewster, Tilton and Vermont Academy. In the seven-team NESLL they rank Pingree over Dexter Southfield after last year’s 3–1 final, with Cushing as a potential riser and notes on Phillips Exeter and Portsmouth Abbey. The show ends with a girls prep top 10 led by Sacred Heart Greenwich, followed by Nobles, Dexter, Governors, Andover, Hotchkiss, Deerfield, Greenwich Academy, Holderness and Milton.

Topics

01:58 Founders League Preview

02:32 Loomis Chaffee Favorites

06:14 Choate Challenger Breakdown

08:42 Taft Rebound Season

10:30 Avon Dark Horse

12:35 Other Founders Teams

13:33 Lakes Region Shift

13:58 Holderness Top Pick

15:55 New Hampton Injury Comeback

18:41 St Paul’s Reloading

20:46 Dark Horses Proctor and KUA

22:41 Tilton and Brewster Picks

24:42 NESLL ‘Rock Fight’ Recap

25:36 Pingree Season Breakdown

27:43 Dexter Southfield Defense

29:21 Cushing Dark Horse Case

31:24 Exeter and Portsmouth Abbey

33:09 Girls Prep Format Overview

34:28 Girls Rankings 10 to 8

39:31 Girls Rankings 7 to 5

41:36 Girls Top Four Contenders

44:05 Sacred Heart Greenwich No 1

45:24 Closing Stories and Wrap

Kyle Devitte and guest Mike Zhe preview the upcoming ISL boys lacrosse season using tiered rankings and coaches survey feedback, noting many new head coaches and emphasizing faceoffs, defense, depth and replacing graduated scoring. In the “looking to improve” tier, they discuss Brooks, BB&N, Groton, Lawrence Academy, St. George’s and St. Mark’s. In the next tier, they rank Roxbury Latin (10), Rivers (9), Thayer (8), Governor’s (7), and Middlesex (6). Their top five are Nobles (5), Milton Academy (4), St. Sebastian’s (3), Tabor (2) and defending champion Belmont Hill (1), highlighting key players and predicting Tabor as champion.

Topics

01:57 ISL Preview Format

03:03 Tier 1 Brooks

04:38 BB&N's New Coach

07:02 Groton Underrated Pick

08:21 Lawrence Academy Firepower

09:54 St. Georges Campus and Rebuild

12:26 New Era at St Mark's

14:18 "Don't Sleep" Tier

15:37 Roxbury Latin Defense First

17:00 Rivers Ranking Debate

18:20 Thayer Bounce-Back Case

20:41 Governor's Tough Midfield

22:09 Middlesex Question Marks

24:39 Top 5 Tier

25:41 Nobles' Offensive Firepower

27:17 Milton Academy X Factors

30:27 St. Sebastian’s Talent and New Coach

33:42 System Overhaul Debate

36:48 Tabor Rising Contender

40:25 Belmont Hill Dynasty Talk

46:29 Season Predictions and Wrap

Kyle and Owen welcome Billerica boys lacrosse coach Ryan Nickerson, the reigning MIAA Division 2 champion. Nickerson describes a preseason shaped by winter-sport athletes, weight training, and the long-running “Spring Meltdown” tune-up, then reflects on beating BC High by focusing on being the better team rather than public-vs-Catholic narratives. He emphasizes managing high school players’ emotions, including using silent timeouts, and recounts a draining title game versus Reading where neither team would quit. The group discusses neutral-site showcase games at Bentley, scheduling strategy amid power rankings, integrating eighth graders, club lacrosse dynamics, replacing graduating seniors, team captains, and Billerica’s distinct town culture and accent.

Topics

01:05 Preseason Chaos

01:36 Welcoming Coach Nickerson

03:12 Preseason Plan

04:23 Public vs Catholic Pressure

06:25 Coaching Emotions

09:35 Duxbury Breakthrough

11:16 Championship Rollercoaster

15:02 Neutral Site Showcase

17:29 Scheduling Tough Opponents

19:04 Practice Tweaks and Sub Game

21:02 Eighth Graders on Varsity

24:22 Cam’s Rise and Recruiting

27:02 Undersized Star Advantage

28:25 Club Lacrosse Connections

30:01 Club Beyond Recruiting

31:41 High School Team Mindset

35:09 Reaching Tough Players

37:04 Scheduling and Rankings

41:05 Replacing Graduated Leaders

46:18 New Captains and Grit

49:30 Billerica Accent and Roots

52:22 Program Legends and Wrap Up