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<p>The 3d Fall Classic played host to a number of top teams from the region. Unsurprisingly, the tournament was headlined by the 3d New England Red squad, which is shaping up to be almost as impactful in the recruiting world as the '28 team.</p>
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<p>There were buckets of goals, game-saving saves, and physical defense throughout the event. Regarding the former, here are five attackmen who lit up the scoreboard for their respective teams. </p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Uh, ISL defenses are in trouble. Belmont Hill is going to be a handful on offense this spring, and Waldeck is a huge reason why. He is casually dazzling in a way that's effortless. He's not just finesse, though - the power is there with both hands, which makes him one of the most dangerous scorers on the field for any team. There were more than a few times where he rose up out of a scrum of defenders and fired a ball that the goalie had no chance ot save from 8, 10, and 15 yards. If you give Waldeck space, he makes you pay. For my money, he was the best attackman in this class at the event and maybe the best '29 attackman I've seen this fall. </p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">As gritty as they come at the attack position. That's no surprise given where he's from. Marshfield attackmen are known for their ability to dish out punishment on the ride as well as to the back of the net. Finucane is a slicing kind of attackman whose best asset is his braking speed. The ability to run hard through a double is something everyone learns, but I saw Finucane constantly wrong foot defenders because of how much control he has over stopping and restarting his movements. That half-circle of space on the inside wing is where he did most of his damage with the ball, but without it, he was still very disruptive with razor-like cuts and involvement in the two-man game.</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">The thing I like about Piche is that he always attacked the net and surveyed the field with his head up. He didn't drop his shoulders and drive. There was no hiding for this guy at X; he always pushed the ball through the right channels and worked to make things easier for his teammates. He was the best attackman that I saw on the 3d White team, and I thought his play in this tournament made a case for a call-up to Red. Decision-making is one of the hardest things to qualify, but Piche was at the top of the list of X attackmen I saw for that reason. He knows where to find the cutter, when to make the pass, and, most importantly, when not to make the pass.</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Wegman's hands are so exceptional that I can only describe their effectiveness by going in detail about a very specific play that didn't even result in a goal, but was still jaw-dropping. In one sequence against the Kings, Wegman came up the wing to get the ball from the midfielder, but the middie was under pressure, so he threw a desperation bullet pass as he was getting hit. Wegman went full stretch, diving to the inside to catch the ball as a defender was closing in, and in one motion, from his knees, Wegman fired the ball at the net. It pinged off the post and went out, but the goalie didn't even move. After that, I kept watching Wegman more closely, and each time he was a difference maker, the ball flowed through his side of the field, and he made reads or took shots accordingly.</p>
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<p class="text-gray-700">Shaw was *checks notes* "an absolute UNIT" for his 3D team at the Fall Classic. He's on their second attack group and also plays a little midfield and on man-up because he's the sort of undeniable lefty you need to keep defenses honest. You don't need to do any research to find out that Shaw plays football because it's pretty evident in his build and how he plays lacrosse that he can handle and dish out contact in equal measure. Shaw can also hold onto the ball even when he's getting tripled and held, something he did several times on the low block and up high in the few middies runs that he took. I'm intrigued to see how St. John's Prep coach John Pynchon fits him into their system this spring.</p>
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The 3d Fall Classic played host to a number of top teams from the region. Unsurprisingly, the tournament was headlined by the 3d New England Red squad, which is shaping up to be almost as impactful in the recruiting world as the '28 team.
There were buckets of goals, game-saving saves, and physical defense throughout the event. Regarding the former, here are five attackmen who lit up the scoreboard for their respective teams.
Uh, ISL defenses are in trouble. Belmont Hill is going to be a handful on offense this spring, and Waldeck is a huge reason why. He is casually dazzling in a way that's effortless. He's not just finesse, though - the power is there with both hands, which makes him one of the most dangerous scorers on the field for any team. There were more than a few times where he rose up out of a scrum of defenders and fired a ball that the goalie had no chance ot save from 8, 10, and 15 yards. If you give Waldeck space, he makes you pay. For my money, he was the best attackman in this class at the event and maybe the best '29 attackman I've seen this fall.
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As gritty as they come at the attack position. That's no surprise given where he's from. Marshfield attackmen are known for their ability to dish out punishment on the ride as well as to the back of the net. Finucane…
The thing I like about Piche is that he always attacked the net and surveyed the field with his head up. He didn't drop his shoulders and drive. There was no hiding for this guy at X; he always pushed…
Wegman's hands are so exceptional that I can only describe their effectiveness by going in detail about a very specific play that didn't even result in a goal, but was still jaw-dropping. In one sequence against the Kings, Wegman came up the wing to get the ball from the midfielder, but the middie was under pressure, so he threw a desperation bullet pass as he was getting hit. Wegman went full stretch, diving to the inside to catch the ball as a defender was closing in, and in one motion, from his knees, Wegman fired the ball at the net. It pinged off the post and went out, but the goalie didn't even move. After that, I kept watching Wegman more closely, and each time he was a difference maker, the ball flowed through his side of the field, and he made reads or took shots accordingly.
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Shaw was *checks notes* "an absolute UNIT" for his 3D team at the Fall Classic. He's on their second attack group and also plays a little midfield and on man-up because he's the sort of undeniable lefty you need to keep defenses honest. You don't need to do any research to find out that Shaw plays football because it's pretty evident in his build and how he plays lacrosse that he can handle and dish out contact in equal measure. Shaw can also hold onto the ball even when he's getting tripled and held, something he did several times on the low block and up high in the few middies runs that he took. I'm intrigued to see how St. John's Prep coach John Pynchon fits him into their system this spring.
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