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. We move on to the Eastern Mass. girls to see where he was right and where he was wrong.
Girls Previews
DI East Preseason Top 10:
1- Peabody
2- Lexington
3- Newton South
4- Lowell
5- Brookline
6- Newton North
7- Haverhill
8- Acton-Boxboro
9- Andover
10- North Quincy
Hits: Peabody, Lexington, Newton South, Lowell
Misses: Brookline, Newton North
Revised Top 5: Peabody, Newton North, Newton South, Lexington, Lowell
Coach Miller's Grade: A- (given the depth of this region, NN and Brookline were the only two needing to be swapped, and that’s not so bad)
DII East Preseason Top 10:
1- Lincoln-Sudbury
2- Chelmsford
3- Needham
4- Franklin
5- Masconomet
6- Central Catholic
7- Westford Academy
8- North Andover
9- Marshfield
10- Billerica
Hits: L-S, Needham, Chelmsford, Franklin, Masconomet
Misses: None
Revised Top 5: L-S, Needham, Chelmsford, Franklin, Masconomet
Coach Miller's Grade: A (while Needham appears underrated, and could very easily win All States, who could blame me for not realizing their top 3 runners would be freshmen under 19:00)
DIII East Preseason Top 10:
1- Whitman-Hanson
2- Concord-Carlisle
3- Notre Dame (H)
4- Oliver Ames
5- Walpole
6- Dracut
7- Wellesley
8- Beverly
9- Natick
10- Falmouth
Hits: Whitman-Hanson, C-C, Notre Dame, Oliver Ames, Walpole
Misses: None
Revised Top 5: Whitman-Hanson, C-C, Notre Dame, Oliver Ames, Walpole
Coach Miller's Grade: A+ (this could be the only one of my 20 predictions that goes to chalk!)
DIV East Preseason Top 10:
1- Bishop Feehan
2- Hingham
3- Dennis-Yarmouth
4- Pembroke
5- Hopkinton
6- Sandwich
7- Somerset-Berkeley
8- Wayland
9- Plymouth North
10- Danvers
Hits: Bishop Feehan, Hingham, Hopkinton
Misses: Dennis-Yarmouth, Pembroke, Wakefield, Plymouth North
Revised Top 5: Bishop Feehan, Hingham, Hopkinton, Wakefield, Plymouth North
Coach Miller's Grade: C+ (good up top, but my depth picks were way off)
DV East Preseason Top 10:
1- Hamilton-Wenham
2- Weston
3- Martha’s Vineyard
4- Newburyport
5- Arlington Catholic
6- Pentucket
7- Medfield
8- Old Rochester
9- Canton
10- Coyle & Cassidy
Hits: Weston, Newburyport, Arlington Catholic
Misses: Hamilton-Wenham, Martha’s Vineyard, Westwood
Revised Top 5: Weston, H-W, Newburyport, Arlington Catholic, Westwood
Coach Miller's Grade: B- (really only MV is a major miss here, with the rest of the top 5 still possible in that order)
DVI East Preseason Top 10:
1- Dover-Sherborn
2- Norwell
3- Ursuline
4- Ipswich
5- West Bridgewater
6- Lynnfield
7- East Bridgewater
8- Academy of Notre Dame
9- Marian
10- Austin Prep
Hits: Ipswich, D-S
Misses: W.B., Norwell, Lynnfield, Ursuline
Revised Top 5: Ursuline, D-S, Lynnfield, Ipswich, Norwell
Coach Miller's Grade: D (Really only the Ursuline pick was off by a lot, but it would still be surprising if any of what I predicted comes true)