We’ve come a long way since the first lacrosse balls were fired in anger in February, and as you might expect, a lot of the later seasons are having an impact in our Top 10.
Sunday is going to see a good quarterfinal game in the New York Class C final. As is tradition, the Nassau County champion (Sayvlle) will take on the Suffolk County champion (Southside) in the quarterfinal round of the state tournament. Sometimes, the meeting of the Section 8 and Section 11 champions often decides the state tournament, as Long Island is a center of the girls’ scholastic lacrosse universe.
But up the coast, keep an eye on Darien (Conn.). Think of this: since Darien escaped with a one-goal win over Nyack (N.Y.), the Blue Wave have become a tsunami. Their last five games have been won by a total score of 87-12, and the CIAC Class LL bracket is full of teams that they have already beaten. But that’s no guarantee, and we’ll find out a lot more on the road to the June 13 final.
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: After a day’s rain delay, the Mustangs defeated Ellicott City Centennial (Md.) 14-5 to win the MPSSAA Class 2A final
3. Darien (Conn.) 18-0
The Blue Wave, now that they have won the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Council tournament, will face many of their same rivals in the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Confereence Class LL Tournament. Darien has a bye into Round 2 against the winner of Westfield Staples (Conn.) and Trumbull (Conn.) on Friday
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.) in the final of the PAISAA Tournament
6. Sayville (N.Y.) 18-0
The Golden Flash defeated Harborfields (N.Y.) in the New York Section 11 Class C final, and will take on a good Rockville Center Southside (N.Y.) side on Sunday at Stony Brook in the state Class C quarterfinals
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.) 19-3, Garden City (N.Y.) 17-2, Huntington (N.Y.) 17-2, Penfield (N.Y.) Central 14-3, West Chester Henderson (Pa.) 21-1, Radnor Archbishop Carroll (Pa.) 18-3, 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