High School 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.

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.

Andover (Mass.) broke through in a New England Prep series and Episcopal Dallas (Texas) was a big winner in Texas.

Phillips Andover (Mass.) beat Noble & Greenough (Mass.) for the first time in two decades and Academy of Notre Dame (Pa.) continued its early-season surge.