Coach Miller made his predictions known in August for the upcoming fall season, and while he nailed his share, boy was he off on a few. The burly coach revisits his predictions in this divisional meet preview and points out what he hit on, what he missed on, and where he wasn't even in the ballpark of. Next up is the boys of Eastern Mass..
Boys Previews
DI East Preseason Top 10:
1- Lowell
2- Brookline
3- Newton North
4- Acton-Boxboro
5- St. John’s Prep
6- Lexington
7- BC High
8- Xaverian
9- Newton South
10- Taunton
Hits: Lowell, Newton North, A-B, St. John’s Prep
Misses: Brookline, Lexington
Revised Top 5: Lowell, Newton North, Lexington, Brookline, St. John’s Prep
Coach Miller's Grade: B+ (with the exception of Lexington, this was a solid selection, and Brookline could easily hold to 2nd when it’s all over)
DII East Preseason Top 10:
1- Chelmsford
2- Masconomet
3- Needham
4- Mansfield
5- Central Catholic
6- Marshfield
7- Westford Academy
8- Franklin
9- Plymouth South
10- Lincoln-Sudbury
Hits: Chelmsford, Needham, Mansfield
Misses: Masconomet, L-S, Billerica, Westford
Revised Top 5: Billerica, L-S, Chelmsford, Westford, Needham
Coach Miller's Grade: F (Pathetic- the two trophy favorites not in my preseason top 9)
DIII East Preseason Top 10:
1- Oliver Ames
2- Wellesley
3- Concord-Carlisle
4- Whitman-Hanson
5- Sharon
6- Walpole
7- North Attleboro
8- Gloucester
9- Tewksbury
10- Dracut
Hits: Wellesley, C-C, Whitman-Hanson
Misses: Oliver Ames, Tewksbury
Revised Top 5: Tewksbury, Wellesley, Whitman-Hanson, Concord-Carlisle, Walpole
Coach Miller's Grade: C- (Tewksbury 9th? Wow… I’m embarrassed)
DIV East Preseason Top 10:
1- Bishop Feehan
2- Pembroke
3- Sandwich
4- Hopkinton
5- Hingham
6- Marblehead
7- Dighton-Rehoboth
8- Foxboro
9- Somerset-Berkley
10- Wakefield
Hits: Feehan, Pembroke, Sandwich, Hingham, Hopkinton
Misses: None
Revised Top 5: Pembroke, Bishop Feehan, Sandwich, Hingham, Hopkinton
Coach Miller's Grade: A (while I might slide teams from 1-2 and 4-5, I’m pretty sure I got this one close)
DV East Preseason Top 10:
1- Newburyport
2- Martha’s Vineyard
3- Old Rochester
4- Weston
5- Swampscott
6- Coyle & Cassidy
7- Medfield
8- Hamilton-Wenham
9- Westwood
10- Pentucket
Hits: Newburyport, Martha’s Vineyard, Weston
Misses: Old Rochester, Bedford
Revised Top 5: Newburyport, Martha’s Vineyard, Weston, Bedford, H-W
Coach Miller's Grade: B- (top teams were solid, but I missed a Bedford team from the entire top-10 that has 5 runners under 17:35)
DVI East Preseason Top 10:
1- Seekonk
2- Norwell
3- Dover-Sherborn
4- Lynnfield
5- Marian
6- Ipswich
7- West Bridgewater
8- East Bridgewater
9- Hanover
10- Bishop Fenwick
Hits: Seekonk, Dover-Sherborn
Misses: Ipswich, Lynnfield, Marian
Revised Top 5: Seekonk, Ipswich, Dover-Sherborn, Norwell, Hanover
Coach Miller's Grade: C- (Seekonk was the easy pick, but after that it was a mixed bag)