Potomac (Va.), Rye (N.Y.) New to USA Lacrosse High School Girls' National Top 25

Potomac (Va.) downed a pair of regional foes to bolster its resume and move with rising Rye (N.Y.) into the USA Lacrosse High School Girls' National Top 25.

Potomac defeated Penn Charter (Pa.) and St. Anne's-Belfield (Va.) to add to an impressive start. Rye looked dominant with a combined 25-goal edge in back-to-back wins to start the year. 

Episcopal (Pa.) cemented its spot at No. 2 with a win over McDonogh (Md.) in a huge showdown. The Churchwomen have been convincing in their fast start to the season.

Stone Ridge (Md.) also helped itself with an out-of-region win over American Heritage-Delray (Fla.), only the second loss this year for the Florida power. Sacred Heart Greenwich (Conn.) slid up to No. 9 after remaining perfect against strong competition. One opponent it defeated was Penn Charter (Pa.), which slipped down after a pair of losses. 

There were minor moves in the second half of the rankings. There are still a fair number of ranked teams waiting to show their abilities and they will spring into action as the calendar turns to April while some South teams will start gearing up for their playoffs shortly.

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Scroll below for this week's USA Lacrosse High School Girls' 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.), 2-0 (1)  
2. Episcopal (Pa.), 7-0 (2)  
3. New Canaan (Conn.), 0-0 (4)   
4. Archbishop Spalding (Md.), 3-0 (5)   
5. McDonogh (Md.), 5-1 (3)
6. St. Paul's (Md.), 5-1 (6)  
7. Darien (Conn.), 0-0 (7)  
8. Sayville (N.Y.), 1-0 (9)  
9. Sacred Heart (Conn.), 3-0 (10)  
10. Victor (N.Y.), 0-0 (11)  
11. Bayport-Blue Point (N.Y.), 1-0 (14)   
12. Stone Ridge (Md.), 8-3 (17)  
13. Garden City (N.Y.), 0-1 (12) 
14. American Heritage-Delray (Fla.), 10-2 (13)  
15. Wilton (Conn.), 0-0 (15) 
16. Agnes Irwin (Pa.), 4-1 (18)   
17. IMG Academy (Fla.), 9-2 (19)
18. Maryvale (Md.), 5-1 (20) 
19. Potomac (Va.), 5-1 (NR)  
20. Manchester Valley (Md.), 2-0 (21)  
21. Cold Spring Harbor (N.Y.), 0-0 (24) 
22. Penn Charter (Pa.), 5-4 (16)   
23. Good Counsel (Md.), 2-3 (23)  
24. Cambridge (Ga.) 10-2 (25) 
25. Rye (N.Y.), 2-0 (NR)

Also considered (alphabetical order): Archbishop Carroll (Pa.), Cape Henlopen (Del.), Century (Md.), Cicero-North Syracuse (N.Y.), Conestoga (Pa.), Downingtown West (Pa.), Georgetown Visitation (D.C.), Glenelg High (Md.), Haddonfield (N.J.), Hockaday (Texas), Hotchkiss School (Conn.), Loyola (Ill.), Manheim Township (Pa.), Milton (Ga.), Moorestown (N.J.) Morristown (N.J.), New Trier (Ill.), Noble & Greenough (Mass.), Notre Dame Prep (Md.), Nyack (N.Y.), Oak Knoll (N.J.), Oak Ridge (Calif.), Radnor (Pa.), Rye (N.Y.), Sacred Heart (Calif.), Severna Park (Md.), St. Ignatius (Calif.), St. John's College (D.C.), St. Stephen's & St Agnes (Va.), Summit (N.J.), Valor Christian (Colo.)

Regional Rankings

Northeast Top 10 
Week 1

1. St. Anthony's (N.Y.), 2-0 (1) 
2. New Canaan (Conn.), 0-0 (2)
3. Darien (Conn.), 0-0 (3)
4. Sayville (N.Y.), 1-0 (5)
5. Sacred Heart (Conn.), 3-0 (6)
6. Victor (N.Y.), 0-0 (7)
7. Bayport-Blue Point (N.Y.), 1-0 (9)
8. Garden City (N.Y.), 0-1 (8)
9. Wilton (Conn.), 0-0 (10)
10. Cold Spring Harbor (N.Y.), 0-0 (NR)

Mid-Atlantic Top 10
Week 4

1. Episcopal (Pa.), 7-0 (1)
2. Archbishop Spalding (Md.), 3-0 (3) 
3. McDonogh (Md.), 5-1 (2)
4. St. Paul's Md., 5-1 (4)
5. Stone Ridge (Md.), 8-3 (NR) 
6. Agnes Irwin (Pa.), 4-1 (7) 
7. Maryvale (Md.), 5-1 (8)
8. Potomac (Va.), 5-1 (NR)
9. Manchester Valley (Md.), 2-0 (9)
10. Penn Charter (Pa.), 5-4 (5) 

South Top 10
Week 5

1. American Heritage-Delray (Fla.), 10-2 (1)
2. IMG Academy (Fla.), 9-2 (2)
3. Cambridge (Ga.), 10-2 (3)
4. Hockaday (Texas), 7-1 (4)
5. Milton (Ga.), 11-1 (5) 
6. Anderson (Texas), 7-0 (6)
7. Plant (Fla.), 13-0 (7)
8. Lake Highland (Fla.), 10-3 (8)
9. Lake Mary (Fla.), 11-2 (9)
10. Providence Day (N.C.), 9-0 (10)

Midwest Top 10
Week 3

1. Loyola (Ill.), 6-1 (1)
2. New Trier (Ill.), 2-2 (2)
3. Olentangy (Ohio), 2-1 (3)
4. Hinsdale Central (Ill.), 5-0 (4)
5. Carmel (Ind.), 4-1 (5)
6. Guerin Catholic (Ind.), 9-0 (6)
7. New Albany (Ohio), 1-0 (7)
8. Kentucky Country Day (Ky.), 5-2 (8) 
9. Upper Arlington (Ohio), 3-1 (9) 
10. Detroit Country Day (Mich.), 3-1 (NR)

West Top 10
Week 5

1. Sacred Heart (Calif.), 9-0 (1)
2. St. Ignatius (Calif.), 9-0 (2) 
3. Valor Christian (Colo.), 3-1 (3)
4. Del Oro (Calif.), 8-1 (4)
5. Oak Ridge (Calif.), 10-2 (5)
6. Foothill-Santa Ana (Calif.), 12-0 (6)
7. ThunderRidge (Colo.), 3-1 (7)
8. Marin Catholic (Calif.), 9-3 (8) 
9. San Ramon Valley (Calif.), 6-2 (10) 
10. Colorado Academy (Colo.), 1-4 (9)