New England Soccer Journal

  • Login
  • Logout
  • Subscribe
  • Dashboard
Subscribe
Prep School

What’s driving increased depth, parity in ISL soccer?

By Jonathan SigalOctober 30, 2019

Milton Academy forward Aidan Farwell drives past a Belmont Hill defender. (Evan Scales/New England Soccer Journal)

Heading into the final two weeks of the Independent School League regular season, just six points separate the teams in first and seventh place.

Much can change from now through the second weekend of November, but that’s a sizable group that speaks to the ISL's growing level of parity. There’s no shoe-in champion this year, even if it's looking like a season-end game between Milton Academy and Nobles & Greenough on Nov. 9 could determine who takes home the Gummere Cup.

Coaches around the ISL are taking notice, namely with how the middle tier has become far more talented. Just ask Willie Waters, who has seen his young Brooks team surpass expectations for a sophomore- and junior-heavy squad.

Tags: Belmont Hill, Brooks, Buckingham Browne & Nichols, Governor's Academy, Groton, ISL, Lawrence Academy, Middlesex, Milton Academy, NEPSAC, Nobles, Rivers, Roxbury Latin, St. George's, St. Mark's, st. sebastians, Tabor, Thayer

Subscribe to finish reading this story

SUBSCRIBE

Members login below

Register
Forgot Password?

Related Articles

Annual South Kent vs. Berkshire game a spectacle for NEPSAC soccer

Charlie Bour, the third-year head coach at Berkshire, has no hesitation in explaining the importance of Wednesday’s matchup against South Kent. “The culture, the mystique…
Read More

Boys High School All-American Game to feature 10 from New England

The annual Boys High School All-American Game will include 10 players from New England, as rosters were released over the weekend. The game, set for…
Read More

Recruiting: Viana to Loyola, Roberts to Princeton, CBs to Ivy League

Editor’s note – Further committments can be sent to commits@NESoccerJournal.com with the following: name, hometown, position, college, high school, class year, club team. One of the region's…
Read More

NESJ Insider Newsletter

  • Subscribe
  • Seamans Media, Inc.
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Contact Us

© Copyright 2022 Seamans Media, Inc. • All Rights Reserved

Contact Us!

Please write a brief description and someone will get back to you shortly!

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.