New England Schools Make Splash in USA Lacrosse High School Boys' National Top 25

Many in the Northeast Region took their first faceoffs, and their starts gave a small sample size but a big effect. Led by St. Sebastian’s (Mass.), three teams from the Northeast are new to this week’s USA Lacrosse High School Boys' National Top 25.

St. Sebastian’s win over Taft (Conn.) helped the Arrows debut at No. 9. That’s just a few spots ahead of Choate (Conn.) which rides a pair of wins, including one over previously ranked Belmont Hill (Mass.), into the rankings at No. 12. Choate’s only loss came at the start of a preseason trip after just one day of practice. Garden City (N.Y.) claimed its season opener to jump to the No. 24 spot.  

Salisbury (Conn.) climbed a few rungs with a win over a Loomis Chaffee (Conn.) team that also impressed early by defeating Malvern Prep (Pa.). Brunswick (Conn.) made a sizable jump to No. 14 after adding two more wins to its resume. Within its region, it took down a Deerfield (Mass.) team that had been ranked.

Loomis Chaffee’s win over Malvern further shuffled rankings, as did Boys’ Latin (Md.) handing Archbishop Spalding (Md.) its first loss of the year. McDonogh (Md.) is finally getting healthy and starting to win. A pair of quality victories, including another one-goal game, helped the Eagles soar up a few spots this week, and further complicated a middle sector of the rankings.

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» Northeast Top 10  
» Mid-Atlantic Top 10  
» South Top 10  
» Midwest Top 10  
» West Top 10  
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With Connecticut and New Jersey teams opening play this week, and plenty of non-conference games on the docket, the rankings are likely to be in flux again in a week. 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 parenthesis.

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

Also considered (alphabetical order): Belmont Hill (Mass.), Darien (Conn.), Deerfield (Mass.), Don Bosco (N.J.), Episcopal Dallas (Texas), Garden City (N.Y.), Georgetown Prep (Md.), Gilman (Md.), Gonzaga (D.C.), Half Hollow Hills (N.Y.), Lake Mary (Fla.), La Salle (Pa.), La Salle (R.I.), McQuaid Jesuit (N.Y.), Mount St. Joseph (Md.), Radnor (Pa.), Salesianum (Del.), Severna Park (Md.), Springfield-Delco (Pa.), Springside Chestnut Hill (Pa.), Staples (Conn.), St. John's College (D.C.), St. Mary's (Md.), St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.), Summit (N.J.), Taft (Conn.), Valor Christian (Colo.), Wantagh (N.Y.)

Regional Rankings

Northeast Top 10 
Week 1

1. St. Anthony's (N.Y.), 3-0 (1)
2. Salisbury (Conn.), 2-0 (4) 
3. Brunswick (Conn.), 3-0 (6) 
4. Loomis Chaffee (Conn.), 1-1 (2)
5. St. Sebastian's (Mass.), 1-1 (NR) 
6. Choate (Conn.), 2-1 (NR) 
7. Chaminade (N.Y.), 2-1 (7)
8. Fairfield Prep (Conn.), 0-0 (9) 
9. Garden City (N.Y.), 1-0 (NR)
10. Darien (Conn.), 0-0 (10)

Mid-Atlantic Top 10
Week 4

1. Calvert Hall (Md.), 6-0 (1) 
2. Lawrenceville (N.J.), 5-1 (4) 
3. Malvern Prep (Pa.), 6-2 (3) 
4. Boys' Latin (Md.), 5-2 (8) 
5. Archbishop Spalding (Md.), 7-1 (2)  
6. McDonogh (Md.), 5-3 (10) 
7. Delbarton (N.J.), 2-1 (5) 
8. Haverford School (Pa.), 3-2 (6) 
9. Loyola Blakefield (Md.), 6-2 (7) 
10. Landon (Md.), 7-1 (9) 

South Top 10
Week 5

1. Benjamin (Fla.), 15-1 (1) 
2. IMG Academy (Fla.), 8-0 (2) 
3. Lake Mary (Fla.), 12-0 (3) 
4. Episcopal Dallas (Texas), 11-1 (4) 
5. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.), 13-2 (5) 
6. Highland Park (Texas), 9-2 (6) 
7. St. Andrew's (Fla.), 11-5 (7) 
8. Westlake (Texas), 7-2 (8) 
9. Lambert (Ga.), 12-0 (9) 
10. The Woodlands (Texas), 7-3 (10)

Midwest Top 10
Week 3

1. Culver Academy (Ind.), 6-1 (1) 
2. Western Reserve (Ohio), 4-2 (2) 
3. Detroit Catholic Central (Mich.), 3-0 (3) 
4. Olentangy Liberty (Ohio), 1-0 (4) 
5. Upper Arlington (Ohio), 1-2 (6) 
6. St. Xavier (Ohio), 3-1 (5) 
7. Hamilton Southeastern (Ind.), 8-0 (7) 
8. Rockhurst Jesuit (Mo.), 3-0 (8) 
9. Lake Forest (Ill.), 2-0 (9) 
10. St. Viator (Ill.), 4-0 (10)

West Top 10
Week 5

1. Loyola-Los Angeles (Calif.), 12-3 (1) 
2. St. Ignatius (Calif.), 10-1 (2) 
3. Cherry Creek (Colo.), 7-0 (3) 
4. Torrey Pines (Calif.), 6-4 (4) 
5. Valor Christian (Colo.), 5-1 (6)  
6. Sacred Heart Prep (Calif.), 5-3 (8)
7. Marin Catholic (Calif.), 10-3 (5) 
8. De La Salle (Calif.), 7-3 (7) 
9. Arapahoe (Colo.), 6-0 (9) 
10. Santa Margarita (Calif.), 8-1 (10)