Kyle Devitte and Owen Hart discuss a difficult season personally and then preview the upcoming MIAA boys lacrosse playoffs, emphasizing how unusually unpredictable the year has been. They suggest parity might be influenced by more players leaving for prep/private schools and by broader talent saturation driven by youth coaching and participation (noting 208 Massachusetts varsity programs). They highlight surprise teams Winchester (16–1) and Bishop Feehan, and stress roster depth as increasingly decisive, especially across lower divisions. They review notable tight results involving St. John’s Prep and identify key D2 contenders (Reading, Billerica, Mansfield, Longmeadow). Sleepers include Newton North, Needham, St. John’s Shrewsbury, Weston, Foxborough and Bourne/Mashpee; favorites include Cohasset (D4), Norwell/Medfield (D3), Billerica (D2), and Lincoln-Sudbury (D1). They also pick NCAA winners: Princeton (D1), Adelphi (D2) and Tufts (D3).
MIAA boys lacrosse, MIAA, MIAA lacrosse, high school lacrosse, Winchester, Bishop Feehan, St. John’s Prep, Reading, Billerica, Mansfield, Longmeadow, Chasing the Goal podcast, lacrosse
Topics
00:52 Podcast Kickoff Banter
01:10 Season Grind Stories
02:06 Playoff Preview Setup
02:49 Why This Season Is Wild
04:57 Prep School Talent Drain
06:09 Talent Boom Theory
10:14 Coaching and Expectations
15:47 Surprise Teams Rising
17:51 Depth Wins Playoffs
22:16 St. Johns Prep Close Calls
24:09 Division 2 Contenders
24:52 Division 3 Chaos
27:44 Division Cutoffs Explained
28:33 Weston Moves Up
29:06 Giving D4 Some Love
29:31 D4 Towns and Cohasset
30:34 Wild Injury Tangent
32:32 Seeding and Dream Matchups
34:55 D1 Sleepers to Watch
37:00 Sleepers D2 to D4
40:58 Picking Division Favorites
44:05 LS Title Case in D1
46:07 Games to Watch Soon
47:34 NCAA Final Four Picks
51:07 Wrap Up and Thanks
