High School Lacrosse Rankings

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.

Darien (Conn.) ended St. Anthony's (N.Y.) 51-game winning streak in overtime, opening the door for Maryvale (Md.).

Each region added at least one newcomer in the past week.

Brunswick (Conn.) edged Mid-Atlantic Nos. 1 and 2 Episcopal (Pa.) and Lawrenceville (N.J.) in one week.

Compiled by USA Lacrosse writers with input from coaches around the country, rankings and records reflect results as of previous Sunday.