Cicero-North Syracuse (N.Y.) made a huge jump in this week's USA Lacrosse Public High School Girls’ National Top 25, inheriting the No. 7 spot previously held by Victor (N.Y.), whom the Northstars defeated 14-10. They also dealt Fayetteville-Manlius (N.Y.) a five-goal loss for their 10th straight win.
No. 1 Manchester Valley (Md.) continues to bulldoze opponents. The Mavericks are into the Class 2A semifinals after outscoring their first three playoff foes, 58-7.
No. 2 Nyack (N.Y.) also remained unbeaten. The Red Hawks nearly doubled up a good Wilton (Conn.) team 15-8 last week.
No. 3 Chatham (N.J.) and No. 6 Summit (N.J.) each captured their respective county tournament titles in the Garden State.
No. 12 Cambridge (Ga.) plays for the Division I championship and No. 13 Milton (Ga.) plays for the Division 2 championship Saturday as they look to finish their season with long winning streaks.
No. 17 Coronado (Calif.) tries to wrap up an unbeaten season with a CIF San Diego Section title after winning its semifinal 18-5. The Islanders face Cathedral Catholic (Calif.), a team that they beat twice before, by one goal on April 10 and by four goals on April 29.
Pennsylvania teams are just getting into their district playoffs. No. 8 Cape Henlopen (Del.) opens its state tournament this week. New York teams wrap up their regular seasons this week while New Jersey teams have almost two weeks left in their regular seasons.
The USA Lacrosse Public High School Girls' National Top 25 and Regional Top 10 lists can also be found here in our rankings hub. Scroll below for this week's rankings, with each team's previous ranking denoted in parenthesis.
Compiled by USA Lacrosse writers with input from coaches around the country, these rankings will be updated weekly on Thursdays.
National Top 25
1. Manchester Valley (Md.), 17-0 (1)
2. Nyack (N.Y.), 16-0 (2)
3. Chatham (N.J.), 14-1 (3)
4. Darien (Conn.), 13-2 (4)
5. Bayport-Blue Point (N.Y.), 14-1 (5)
6. Summit (N.J.), 11-4 (6)
7. Cicero-North Syracuse (N.Y.), 14-1 (22)
8. Cape Henlopen (Del.), 14-0-1 (8)
9. Broadneck (Md.), 12-3 (9)
10. Severna Park (Md.), 17-2 (10)
11. Moorestown (N.J.), 15-1 (11)
12. Cambridge (Ga.), 18-2 (12)
13. Milton (Ga.), 19-2 (13)
14. Springfield-Delco (Pa.), 17-1 (14)
15. West Islip (N.Y.), 13-2 (15)
16. Smithtown West (N.Y.), 12-2 (16)
17. Coronado (Calif.), 18-0 (17)
18. Garden City (N.Y.), 14-2 (18)
19. Sayville (N.Y.), 12-3 (19)
20. Downingtown West (Pa.), 15-3 (20)
21. Victor (N.Y.), 10-2 (7)
22. Westhampton (N.Y.), 12-3 (21)
23. Radnor (Pa.), 14-3 (23)
24. Haddonfield (N.J.), 14-2 (24)
25. Glenelg High (Md.), 16-3 (25)
Also considered (alphabetical order): Anderson (Texas), Cold Spring Harbor (N.Y.), Conestoga (Pa.), Garnet Valley (Pa.), Huntington (N.Y.), Lake Mary (Fla.), Manhasset (N.Y.), Manheim Township (Pa.), Marriott's Ridge (Md.), Mira Costa (Calif.), New Canaan (Conn.), New Trier (Ill.), Olentangy Liberty (Ohio), Plant (Fla.), Pleasant Valley (Pa.), Queen Anne's County (Md.), Radnor (Pa.), Rocky Point (N.Y.), San Ramon Valley (Calif.), South River (Md.), South Side (N.Y.), Upper Arlington (Ohio), Walpole (Mass.), West Chester Henderson (Pa.), Westfield (N.J.), Wilton (Conn.), Wyomissing Area (Pa.), Yorktown (Va.)
