The debate flares up every year around this time. Public school teams vs. private school teams.
Though competing under the same umbrella, be it the MIAA, CIAC or another state organization, there are differences between the two. Tuition-funded private schools can cast a wider net to find players, while taxpayer-funded public schools produce teams of players who’ve often grown up playing together.
State champions across the region this year included private school teams like Notre Dame Academy (Mass.) and Moses Brown (R.I.).
So here is our ranking of the Top 10 public school teams in New England this season.