there are 2, maybe 3, tiers of delaware lacrosse right now, that fact is undeniable. this is not an insult to anyone by any means, please dont take this wrong. just my opinion.
tier 1 are the usual and historic contenders: Sallies, Archmere, Cape, Tower, Tatnall, Charter, CR, usually st. mark's and brandywine, friends, st. andrew's,
then we have tier 2: AI, DMA, mckean, mount, concord, middletown, dover, polytech, sussex, william penn, concord.
---a lot of these teams have a history of lacrosse, some are former powerhouses thta just have declined in recent years.
then tier 3 is mostly diamond state teams or those who werent mentioned. ill separate them from tier 2 because tier 2 certainly beats them consistently.
none of this is meant to insult those not included in tier 1. its absolutely great that lower tier schools are striving to compete recently. last year, polytech was no pushover, they showed up in the playoffs and lost respectably and their coach has the ability to keep the program growing. all of these teams have the occasional talent that just needs a better support system. there is no reason to bash lower teams for wanting to be competitive, thats how our sport is growing.