High School

Connecticut has entered the chat. Staples (Conn.) and Darien (Conn.) vaulted into the top 10 of this week’s USA Lacrosse Public High School Boys’ National Top 25.

West Islip (N.Y.) faces Sayville (N.Y.) and Conestoga (Pa.) takes on Springfield-Delco (Pa.) in games certain to impact the USA Lacrosse High School Girls' National Top 25.

Haley Washall, Reed Pinkin, Jillian Murphy, Avery Anderson and Katie Pepper made winning plays to earn USA Lacrosse High School Girls' Player of the Week honors.

Danny Rooney, Brady Mollot,  Jack Pisciotta, Declan Ryan and Joey McNamara were instrumental to their team's successes this week.

Culver (Ind.) won its Midwest showdown over unbeaten Western Reserve (Ohio) while a marquee Connecticut meeting went to Avon Old Farms over unbeaten Loomis Chaffee.

Are the Explorers for real? Certainly seems so. They're 9-0 and rising rapidly in the USA Lacrosse High School Girls' Midwest Top 10.

Sacred Heart Greenwich (Conn.) has shaken off a difficult start to the season with three straight big-time wins and has vaulted into the top 10 of the national rankings.

Brunswick (Conn.) and Lawrenceville (N.J.) are the new No. 1 teams in the Northeast and Midwest, respectively. Rankings are presented by CWENCH Hydration.

Fast starts by Empire State teams Syosset, Cold Spring Harbor and Niskayuna earn them spots in the national rankings.

Northport (N.Y.) and Ridgewood (N.J.) bring unblemished records, and La Costa Canyon (Calif.) rides a cross-region win into the national Top 25.