I'm following Montini the last few years, so I've seen Byron live twice. I've also seen the CCL schools Montini plays, including great teams like Fenwick, big schools like Marist, and star players like Taylor at Carmel. Additionally, I get to a lot of Palatine games, so I've seen Fremd, Barrington, Maine South, Warren, LWE the last two seasons.
Byron was 100% legit. This Montini program that has won 22 games in a row escaped Byron by inches. Their style of play could make it hard to come back from a deficit. But play to play, they can line up and smash it out with the best of them. I'm not saying they'd beat those big Palatine opponents. But based on their enrollment, if you want to rank them pretty high, I'm all for it. Nothing but respect for those guys.