Holderness (N.H.) Jumps Into USA Lacrosse High School Boys' National Top 25

Holderness (N.H.) debuts at No. 21, while Taft (Conn.) and Bullis (Md.) return to the rankings at No. 22 and No. 25, respectively, in this week's update to the USA Lacrosse High School Boys' National Top 25, presented by CWENCH Hydration.

Holderness enters the rankings on the strength of an 8-0 start. Taft knocked off previously ranked Choate (Conn.) and Bullis (Md.) has reemerged from its rough patch. The Bulldogs have won six straight after consecutive losses in which they were shorthanded due to injuries.

They are back to playing the way they were when they stopped Good Counsel (Md.), Gonzaga (D.C.) and Haverford School (Pa.), which just  beat Episcopal (Pa.) this week and earlier defeated McDonogh (Md.). Bullis held Landon (Md.) to just two goals and then edged Georgetown Prep (Md.) in another defensive gem, 5-4. The Bulldogs have sealed the top seed for the IAC playoffs.

Other notable results this past week:

— Deerfield (Mass.) flipped spots with Loomis Chaffee (Conn.) after a solid head-to-head win.

— Another key matchup went to Lawrenceville (N.J.), which defeated St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) in overtime.

— Malvern Prep (Pa.) picked up a key regional and national win over Delbarton (N.J.). 

— Chaminade (N.Y.) flexed its muscle against Manhasset (N.Y.).

— Garden City (N.Y.) dropped after a loss to St. Augustine (N.J.). 

— Losing to Haverford sent Episcopal down nine spots, while the Fords are knocking on the door of the top 25.

There's more in store this week. St. Anthony’s goes up against Darien (Conn.) and Haverford, St. Sebastian’s (Mass.) faces Tabor (Mass.) and Delbarton takes on Summit (N.J.).

No. 1 Culver Academy (Ind.), St. Sebastian's, Summit and Holderness are the lone unbeatens remaining among nationally ranked teams.

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Scroll below for this week's USA Lacrosse High School Boys' National Top 25 and Regional Top 10 rankings, with each team's previous ranking denoted in parentheses.

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

National Top 25

1. Culver Academy (Ind.), 12-0 (1)    
2. Brunswick (Conn.), 11-2 (2) 
3. Lawrenceville (N.J.), 10-2 (3) 
4. Deerfield (Mass.), 7-2 (5)  
5. Loomis Chaffee (Conn.), 8-2 (4) 
6. St. Sebastian's (Mass.), 9-0 (6) 
7. Western Reserve (Ohio), 12-1 (7)
8. St. Anthony's (N.Y.), 7-4 (8) 
9. Malvern Prep (Pa.), 12-3 (9)  
10. Chaminade (N.Y.), 10-3 (11)  
11. Hill School (Pa.), 11-1 (16) 
12. Delbarton (N.J.), 10-4 (13)    
13. Calvert Hall (Md.), 8-4 (12) 
14. Avon Old Farms (Conn.), 6-1 (15) 
15. Paul VI (Va.), 13-1 (17) 
16. St. John's College (D.C.), 9-4 (19)  
17. La Salle (Pa.), 11-2 (20)
18. Summit (N.J.), 8-0 (23) 
19. Episcopal Academy (Pa.), 10-4 (10) 
20. Garden City (N.Y.), 10-1 (14)  
21. Holderness (N.H.), 8-0 (NR)
22. Taft (Conn.), 8-3 (NR)
23. Tabor (Mass.), 8-1 (22)
24. Highland Park (Texas), 17-1 (25)
25. Bullis (Md.), 14-2 (NR)

Also considered (alphabetical order): Archbishop Spalding (Md.), Boys' Latin (Md.), Cape Henlopen (Del.), Choate (Conn.), Cold Spring Harbor (N.Y.), Darien (Conn.), Don Bosco (N.J.), Episcopal Dallas (Texas), Georgetown Prep (Md.), Gonzaga (D.C.), Haverford School (Pa.), Iona Prep (N.Y.), Loyola Blakefield (Md.), Loyola-Los Angeles (Calif.), Marin Catholic (Calif.), Massapequa (N.Y.), McDonogh (Md.), New Canaan (Conn.), Radnor (Pa.), Salesianum (Del.), Salisbury (Conn.), Seton Hall Prep (N.J.), Severn (Md.), Severna Park (Md.), Springfield-Delco (Pa.), St. Andrew's (Fla.), St. Anne's-Belfield (Va.), St. Augustine (N.J.), St. Ignatius (Calif.), St. Mary's (Md.), St. Xavier (Ohio), Staples (Conn.), Syosset (N.Y.), Victor (N.Y.), Westfield (N.J.)

Regional Rankings

Northeast Top 10 
Week 6

1. Brunswick (Conn.), 11-2 (1) 
2. Deerfield (Mass.), 7-2 (3) 
3. Loomis Chaffee (Conn.), 8-2 (2) 
4. St. Sebastian's (Mass.), 9-0 (4)
5. St. Anthony's (N.Y.), 7-4 (5)  
6. Chaminade (N.Y.), 10-3 (6) 
7. Avon Old Farms (Conn.), 6-1 (8) 
8. Garden City (N.Y.), 10-1 (7) 
9. Holderness (N.H.), 8-0 (NR)
10. Taft (Conn.), 8-3 (NR) 

Mid-Atlantic Top 10
Week 8

1. Lawrenceville (N.J.), 10-2 (1) 
2. Malvern Prep (Pa.), 12-3 (2) 
3. Hill School (Pa.), 11-1 (6) 
4. Delbarton (N.J.), 10-4 (5) 
5. Calvert Hall (Md.), 8-4 (4) 
6. Paul VI (Va.), 13-1 (7)
7. St. John's College (D.C.), 9-4 (8) 
8. La Salle (Pa.), 11-2 (9)
9. Summit (N.J.), 10-0 (10)
10. Episcopal Academy (Pa.), 10-4 (3) 

South Top 10
Week 9

1. Highland Park (Texas), 17-1 (1) 
2. St. Andrew's (Fla.), 17-3 (2) 
3. Episcopal Dallas (Texas), 15-3 (3) 
4. Ponte Vedra (Fla.), 17-2 (4) 
5. Jupiter (Fla.), 15-3 (5) 
6. Roswell (Ga.), 17-1 (6) 
7. The Woodlands (Texas), 16-3 (7)
8. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.), 14-3 (8)  
9. Benjamin (Fla.), 12-5 (9) 
10. Lambert (Ga.), 16-1 (10)

Midwest Top 10
Week 6

1. Culver Academy (Ind.), 12-0 (1) 
2. Western Reserve (Ohio), 12-1 (2) 
3. Upper Arlington (Ohio), 11-2 (4)  
4. St. Xavier (Ohio), 13-1 (3)
5. Carmel (Ind.), 11-1 (5)
6. Worthington Kilbourne (Ohio), 10-3 (6) 
7. Glenbard West (Ill.), 11-1 (7) 
8. Stillwater (Minn.), 6-0 (8) 
9. Detroit Country Day (Mich.), 10-0 (9)
10. MICDS (Mo.), 10-2 (10) 

West Top 10
Week 9

1. Loyola-Los Angeles (Calif.), 18-3 (1) 
2. Marin Catholic (Calif.), 13-5 (2) 
3. St. Ignatius (Calif.), 12-6 (3) 
4. Valor Christian (Colo.), 12-2 (4) 
5. Cherry Creek (Colo.), 11-2 (5) 
6. Torrey Pines (Calif.), 10-3 (6)  
7. De La Salle (Calif.), 14-4 (7) 
8. Regis Jesuit (Colo.), 12-1 (9) 
9. Brophy (Ariz.), 16-4 (8) 
10. Park City (Utah), 11-2 (NR)