There are only a couple of weeks remaining as the girls’ lacrosse season winds through brackets coast-to-coast, with the final games to be played in Portland, Maine on June 20th.
As such, there isn’t much movement in our Top 10, but there are going to be some dramatic finals this coming week, especially in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and New York. I think Class LL in Connecticut is going to be particularly spicy, given the fact that we could very well have an FCIAC rematch in the title game, but that would mean Darien (Conn.), our No. 3 team, would have to win today against West Hartford Conard (Conn.).
In the other half of that bracket, the game between Wilton and New Canaan features teams which have split the season series. Back on April 23, Wilton beat New Canaan in the regular season. But but New Canaan, in the FCIAC Tournament, beat Wilton 6-4 in the semifinal round. Today’s rubber match is going to be must-see.
1. Lutherville Maryvale Prep (Md.) 19-0
Season complete: Won the IAAM Class A final with a 10-5 win over Owings Mills McDonogh (Md.)
2. Manchester (Md.) Valley 19-0
Season complete: Won the MPSSAA Class 2A final with a 14-5 win over Ellicott City Centennial (Md.) 14-5 to win the
3. Darien (Conn.) 19-0
The Blue Wave draw West Hartford Conard (Conn) in today’s CIAC Class LL semifinal. Should this team win this particular game, they wil take on the winner of Wilton (Conn.) and New Canaan (Conn.) in the grand tinal
4. South Huntington St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) 17-1
Season complete: The Friars won the NSCHSGAA title with a 13-4 win over Uniondale Kellenberg Memorial (N.Y.)
5. Philadelphia Penn Charter (Pa.) 23-2
Season complete: The Quakers outlasted Newtown Square Episcopal Academy (Pa.) 7-4 in the final of the PAISAA Tournament
6. Sayville (N.Y.) 19-0
The Golden Flash defeated Rockville Center Southside (N.Y.) 11-8 on Sunday, setting up a Friday semifinal against Rye (N.Y.) in the semifinals of the NYSPHSAA Class C Tournament; a win sends them to the state final Saturday against either Jamesville-DeWitt (N.Y.) or Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (N.Y.)
7. Owings Mills McDonogh (Md.) 13-4
Season complete: The Eagles threw a third-quarter scare into Maryvale Prep before falling short in the final term of the IAAM Class A final
8. Olney Good Counsel (Md.) 17-2
Season complete: The Falcons defeated Chantilly Paul VI (Va.) 13-3 to win the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference title
9. Newtown Square Episcopal Academy (Pa.) 16-6
Season complete: The Churchwomen, after a 12-9 win over Villanova Academy of Notre Dame de Namur (Pa.), dropped a 7-4 decision to Penn Charter in the finals of the PAISAA Tournament
10. Cumming West Forsyth (Ga.) 22-0
Season complete: Wolverines defeated Suwanee Lambert (Ga.) 10-8 in the GHSA Division 3 final
Who’s out: None
And bear in mind: Atherton Sacred Heart Prep (Calif.) 20-0, Highlands Ranch Valor Christian (Colo.) 15-2, Greenwich Sacred Heart (Conn.) 13-5, Delray American Heritage (Fla.) 20-2 Orlando Lake Highland Prep (Fla.) 21-2, Milton (Ga.) 19-2, Towson Notre Dame Prep (Md.) 10-6, Andover Phillips Academy (Mass.) 18-1, Summit Oak Knoll (N.J.) 21-3, Garden City (N.Y.) 18-2, Huntington (N.Y.) 18-2, Penfield (N.Y.) Central 17-3, West Chester Henderson (Pa.) 23-1, Springfield (Pa.) Township 20-3, Villanova Academy of Notre Dame de Namur (Pa.) 16-7, Rosemont Agnes Irwin (Pa.) 13-7, Charlottesville St. Anne’s Belfield (Va.) 16-6, Alexandria St. Stephen’s/St. Agnes (Md.) 25-1