The Lakers received all 10 first-place votes to remain atop the poll, followed by Culver Academy (Ind.), Georgetown Prep (Md.) and Malvern Prep (Pa.) as the first four remain unchanged. Chaminade (N.Y.) joins the Top 5 in this week’s poll after improving to 5-0.
Of the newcomers, Episcopal Dallas (Texas) comes in riding a 14-1 record to this week’s No. 20 ranking. New York’s East Syracuse-Minoa (6-0, No. 22) and Timon-St. Jude (4-1, No. 23) and California’s Foothill-Santa Ana (10-1, No. 24) also join the rankings this week. Eight states are represented in the Top 25.
The Nike/US Lacrosse High School Boys’ Lacrosse National Top 25, with team records, voting points (first-place votes), previous week’s ranking and next opponent noted:
1. Boys’ Latin (Md.) 9-0, 250 (10), 1, 4/15 vs. Calvert Hall (Md.)
2. Culver Academy (Ind.) 12-0, 240, 2, 4/18 at Kiski Prep (Pa.)
3. Georgetown Prep (Md.) 11-0, 227, 3, 4/17 at Gonzaga (D.C.)
4. Malvern Prep (Pa.) 11-0, 219, 4, 4/15 at Episcopal (Pa.)
5. Chaminade (N.Y.) 5-0, 207, 7, 4/15 at Bergen Catholic (N.J.)
6. Smithtown West (N.Y.) 8-0, 205, T-5, 4/16 at Walt Whitman (N.Y.)
7. Landon (Md.) 10-2, 169, 8, 4/17 vs. Bullis (Md.)
8. McDonogh (Md.) 9-2, 162, T-5, 4/15 at Mount St. Joseph (Md.)
9. Haverford School (Pa.) 10-2, 161, 11, 4/17 vs. Avon Grove (Pa.)
10. Garden City (N.Y.) 6-1, 159, 10, 4/17 vs. St. Paul’s (Md.)
11. St. Paul’s (Md.) 6-4, 138, 17, 4/15 vs. Archbishop Spalding (Md.)
12. Darien (Conn.) 2-0, 137, 13, 4/15 vs. Fairfield-Ludlowe (Conn.)
13. Fordham Prep (N.Y.) 6-1, 126, T-14, 4/15 at Iona Prep (N.Y.)
14. Gilman (Md.) 6-3, 125, T-14, 4/17 vs. Paul VI (Va.)
15. DeMatha (Md.) 12-1, 103, 19, 4/18 at St. Mary’s (Md.)
16. Loyola Blakefield (Md.) 5-5, 101, 12, 4/15 at Severn (Md.)
17. Massapequa (N.Y.) 6-2, 96, 16, 4/19 at Wantagh (N.Y.)
18. Calvert Hall (Md.) 10-2, 77, 9, 4/15 at Boys’ Latin (Md.)
18. Salesianum (Del.) 5-1, 77, 20, 4/15 at Cape Henlopen (Del.)
20. Episcopal Dallas (Texas) 14-1, 44, NR, 4/17 at Dallas Jesuit (Texas)
21. Niskayuna (N.Y.) 4-1, 38, 18, 4/17 vs. Bethlehem (N.Y.)
22. East Syracuse-Minoa (N.Y.) 6-0, 28, NR, 4/15 vs. Homer (N.Y.)
23. Timon-St. Jude (N.Y.) 4-1, 25, NR, 4/17 at Boys’ Latin (Md.)
24. Foothill-Santa Ana (Calif.) 10-1, 23, NR, 4/17 vs. Palos Verdes (Calif.)
25. Manhasset (N.Y.) 3-3, 18, 23, 4/16 vs. John Jay (N.Y.)
Others receiving votes:
Regis Jesuit (Colo.) 11-0, 14
Bergen Catholic (N.J.) 6-0, 13
Smithtown East (N.Y.) 6-1, 13
Rocky Point (N.Y.) 6-1, 13
Ward Melville (N.Y.) 5-3, 10
Summit (N.J.) 6-1, 9
Cazenovia Central (N.Y.) 6-0, 6
Jamesville-DeWitt (N.Y.) 3-1, 5
Gonzaga (D.C.) 9-4, 4
Penncrest (Pa.) 10-0, 3
Hereford (Md.) 7-2, 2
Bellevue (Wash.) 10-1, 1
Ridge (N.J.) 6-1, 1
Cold Spring Harbor (N.Y.) 5-1, 1
Voters in the Nike/US Lacrosse Top 25 include Lacrosse Magazine writers and US Lacrosse area representatives in the field. The national Top 25 supplements in-depth coverage of high school boys’ lacrosse, including regional Top 10 rankings and news and notes from each of five regions:
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