Sayville Caps Historic Season, Rises in USA Lacrosse Girls' National Top 25
The final USA Lacrosse High School Girls’ National Top 25 features two newcomers after they captured state championships. Cold Spring Harbor (N.Y.) returned to the top of its New York class, and Victor (N.Y.) is a three-peat winner.
A third New York state champion, Sayville (N.Y.), made a little move up to No. 12 after finishing an unbeaten season. Sayville made history with its first state title.
New Canaan (Conn.) finished its season in fine fashion with another win over Darien (Conn.) for the state crown. New Canaan also topped Wilton (Conn.) in the semifinals in a good show of strength to cement a spot in the top five.
Just ahead of Cold Spring Harbor and Victor, No. 20 Summit (N.J.) was one of the lone active teams in the second half of the rankings. Summit won its group state title to complete a strong season.
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High school rankings are compiled by USA Lacrosse Magazine writers with input from coaches around the country. Teams with post-graduate players are not eligible, nor are those from outside the United States. These rankings are not affiliated with the official USA Lacrosse High School Awards program overseen by area chairs.
USA LACROSSE HIGH SCHOOL
GIRLS' NATIONAL TOP 25
Rank | Team | W-L | Prev |
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1 | St. Anthony's (N.Y.) | 19-0 | 1 |
2 | Good Counsel (Md.) | 21-0 | 2 |
3 | St. Paul's (Md.) | 16-5 | 3 |
4 | McDonogh (Md.) | 17-2 | 4 |
5 | New Canaan (Conn.) | 21-1-1 | 5 |
6 | St. Anne's-Belfield (Va.) | 22-1 | 6 |
7 | Darien (Conn.) | 16-5-1 | 7 |
8 | Episcopal (Pa.) | 21-2 | 8 |
9 | Stone Ridge (Md.) | 16-4 | 9 |
10 | Maryvale (Md.) | 16-3 | 10 |
11 | Noble & Greenough (Mass.) | 18-1 | 11 |
12 | Sayville (N.Y.) | 21-0 | 14 |
13 | Agnes Irwin (Pa.) | 15-5 | 13 |
14 | Archbishop Spalding (Md.) | 12-5 | 15 |
15 | American Heritage-Delray (Fla.) | 22-1 | 16 |
16 | Sacred Heart Greenwich (Conn.) | 15-3 | 17 |
17 | Wilton (Conn.) | 16-4 | 12 |
18 | Severna Park (Md.) | 18-1 | 18 |
19 | Hotchkiss School (Conn.) | 14-1 | 19 |
20 | Summit (N.J.) | 18-4 | 20 |
21 | Glenelg High (Md.) | 18-1 | 22 |
22 | Cold Spring Harbor (N.Y.) | 17-4 | NR |
23 | Manchester Valley (Md.) | 17-1 | 23 |
24 | Victor (N.Y.) | 19-3 | NR |
25 | Colorado Academy (Colo.) | 19-0 | 25 |
Also considered (alphabetical order): Archbishop Carroll (Pa.), Bayport-Blue Point (N.Y.), Broadneck (Md.), Cape Henlopen (Del.), Century (Md.), Chatham (N.J.), Cicero-North Syracuse (N.Y.), Conestoga (Pa.), Downingtown West (Pa.), Fairport (N.Y.), Garden City (N.Y.), Georgetown Visitation (D.C.), John Carroll (Md.), Loyola (Ill.), Manheim Township (Pa.), Massapequa (N.Y.), Moorestown (N.J.), Morristown (N.J.), Notre Dame Academy (Mass.), Notre Dame Prep (Md.), Nyack (N.Y.), Oak Knoll (N.J.), Penn Charter (Pa.), Radnor (Pa.), Rocky Point (N.Y.), Rye (N.Y.), St. John's College (D.C.), St. Stephen's & St. Agnes (Va.), Suffern (N.Y.), Victor (N.Y.), Ward Melville (N.Y.), West Islip (N.Y.)
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