MIAA Champ Calvert Hall Claims No. 1 Spot in USA Lacrosse High School Boys' National Top 25

Calvert Hall (Md.) avenged both of its regular-season losses on its way to the MIAA A Conference championship and the No. 1 ranking in this week’s USA Lacrosse High School Boys' National Top 25.

In true Cardinals 2025 fashion, it was another close win.

Peyton Forte scored his fourth goal with 13 seconds left in regulation to force overtime, then assisted on a game-winning give-and-go to Jackson Mitchell to defeat former No. 1 Archbishop Spalding (Md.).

That was just one of the crucial matchups last week that reworked the rankings.

Included in the changes is the addition of two new teams — Staples (Conn.) at No. 20 and and IMG Academy (Fla.) at No. 25. IMG knocked off previously ranked Western Reserve (Ohio) in the National Prep Championship.

St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) defeated Chaminade (N.Y.) 16-12 to claim its sixth straight CHSAA championship and climb to No. 4.

Lawrenceville (N.J.) rounds out the top five with wins over Deerfield (Mass.) and Salisbury (Conn.).

Salisbury leapfrogged Brunswick (Conn.) to take the No. 7 spot after winning head-to-head in the semifinals of the same event.

Culver Academy (Ind.) took a step up to No. 16 by dominating three straight games to win the National Prep Championship, defeating Hill Academy (Ontario) in the final.

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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. Calvert Hall (Md.), 16-2 (5)    
2. Loomis Chaffee (Conn.), 15-1 (2)    
3. Archbishop Spalding (Md.), 18-2 (1)    
4. St. Anthony's (N.Y.), 13-4 (9) 
5. Lawrenceville (N.J.), 17-3 (7)    
6. Chaminade (N.Y.), 14-2 (3)    
7. Salisbury (Conn.), 13-4 (10)    
8. Brunswick (Conn.), 14-3 (4)    
9. Delbarton (N.J.), 15-2 (6)    
10. McDonogh (Md.), 12-6 (8)    
11. Malvern Prep (Pa.), 17-7 (11)    
12. Boys' Latin (Md.), 13-5 (12)    
13. Haverford School (Pa.), 15-4 (13)    
14. Landon (Md.), 18-1 (14)    
15. Benjamin (Fla.), 24-1 (15)    
16. Culver Academy (Ind.), 15-2 (17)    
17. Half Hollow Hills (N.Y.), 16-0 (16)    
18. Choate (Conn.), 11-4 (18)
19. New Canaan (Conn.), 13-1 (20)    
20. Staples (Conn.), 12-3 (NR)    
21. Seton Hall Prep (N.J.), 14-3 (19)    
22. Loyola Blakefield (Md.), 11-7 (22)    
23. Bullis (Md.), 15-4 (23)    
24. St. Paul's (Md.), 8-8 (24)    
25. IMG Academy (Fla.), 15-3 (NR)

Also considered (alphabetical order): Belmont Hill (Mass.), Darien (Conn.), Deerfield (Mass.), DeMatha (Md.), Episcopal (Pa.), Episcopal Dallas (Texas), Garden City (N.Y.), Georgetown Prep (Md.), La Salle (R.I.), Mount St. Joseph (Md.), New Canaan (Conn.), Northport (N.Y.), Radnor (Pa.), Ridgefield (Conn.), Ridgewood (N.J.), Rye (N.Y.), Salesianum (Del.), Severna Park (Md.), Springfield-Delco (Pa.), Springside Chestnut Hill (Pa.), Staples (Conn.), St. Augustine (N.J.), St. John's College (D.C.), St. John's Prep (Mass.), St. Mary's (Md.), St. Sebastian's (Mass.), St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.), Summit (N.J.), Tabor (Mass.), Valor Christian (Colo.), Westfield (N.J.)

Regional Rankings

Northeast Top 10 
Week 9

1. Loomis Chaffee (Conn.), 15-1 (1) 
2. St. Anthony's (N.Y.), 13-4 (4) 
3. Chaminade (N.Y.), 14-2 (2)  
4. Salisbury (Conn.), 13-4 (5) 
5. Brunswick (Conn.), 14-3 (3)
6. Half Hollow Hills (N.Y.), 16-0 (6) 
7. Choate (Conn.), 11-4 (7) 
8. New Canaan (Conn.), 13-1 (8) 
9. Staples (Conn.), 12-3 (NR) 
10. Northport (N.Y.), 14-2 (9) 

Mid-Atlantic Top 10
Week 11

1. Calvert Hall (Md.), 16-2 (2) 
2. Archbishop Spalding (Md.), 18-2 (1)  
3. Lawrenceville (N.J.), 17-3 (4) 
4. Delbarton (N.J.), 15-2 (3)  
5. McDonogh (Md.), 12-6 (5) 
6. Malvern Prep (Pa.), 17-7 (6) 
7. Boys' Latin (Md.), 13-5 (7) 
8. Haverford School (Pa.), 15-4 (8) 
9. Landon (Md.), 18-1 (9) 
10. Seton Hall Prep (N.J.), 14-3 (10) 

South Top 10
Week 12

1. Benjamin (Fla.), 24-1 (1) 
2. IMG Academy (Fla.), 15-3 (3) 
3. Highland Park (Texas), 19-3 (2) 
4. Episcopal Dallas (Texas), 19-3 (4) 
5. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.), 21-3 (5) 
6. Lake Mary (Fla.), 19-1 (6) 
7. Lambert (Ga.), 22-0 (7) 
8. St. Andrew's (Fla.), 18-7 (8) 
9. Lucy Beckham (S.C.), 17-3 (9) 
10. The Woodlands (Texas), 12-5 (10)

Midwest Top 10
Week 10

1. Culver Academy (Ind.), 15-2 (1)  
2. Western Reserve (Ohio), 15-6 (2)  
3. St. Xavier (Ohio), 13-2 (3) 
4. Olentangy Liberty (Ohio), 16-2 (4) 
5. Upper Arlington (Ohio), 11-7 (5) 
6. Detroit Catholic Central (Mich.), 19-0 (6)
7. Brother Rice (Mich.), 14-5 (7) 
8. Worthington Kilbourne (Ohio), 15-3 (9) 
9. Edina (Minn.), 12-1 (10) 
10. St. Viator (Ill.), 15-3 (NR) 

West Top 10
Week 12

1. Loyola-Los Angeles (Calif.), 21-3 (1) 
2. Cherry Creek (Colo.), 18-0 (2) 
3. Torrey Pines (Calif.), 15-5 (4) 
4. Sacred Heart Prep (Calif.), 17-7 (NR)
5. St. Ignatius (Calif.), 21-4 (3) 
6. Valor Christian (Colo.), 16-2 (5)  
7. Marin Catholic (Calif.), 21-5 (6) 
8. La Costa Canyon (Calif.), 12-7 (10) 
9. Colorado Academy (Colo.), 14-4 (7) 
10. Arapahoe (Colo.), 15-3 (8)