Just a defense of Bownet's credentials since their berth into the 18u Premier tournament was brought up in this thread.
(gathered this info from their gamechanger
https://www.gamechanger.io/t/summer-201 ... 4/schedule)
Looks like Bownet went 10-1 this summer against teams that participated in the 18u Platinum:
2-0 SoCal Fillys (6-2, 10-2)
1-0 AZ Hotshots McCord (8-0)
1-0 Fresno Force (3-1)
1-0 Lady Magic (8-3)
1-0 OC Dynasty 13-0)
1-0 OC Impact (7-5)
1-0 SoCal Jets (1-0)
1-0 TNL Downs (11-6)
1-1 SoCal 3-D (1-3, 3-2)
Bownet beat 7 teams this summer that qualified for the 18u Premier:
Arizona Firecrackers, East Coast Firecrackers, Lakewood Firecrackers, Texas Firecrackers, USA A's, Arizona Storm - Brun, SoCal Breakers
Bownet finished top 10 in several of the top tournaments this summer:
T-5 of 124 at Triple Crown Colorado Fireworks
T-5 of 84 at Surf City Summer Showcase
T-7 of 38 in PGF NorCal Salinas qualifier
T-9 of 71 in PGF SoCal qualifier
Also won their Premier pool play games by a combined score of 17-0, and they were one of 16 teams that had to play an extra game in the premier bracket before the field of 64 began playing.