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Three New Teams Emerge in USA Lacrosse High School Girls' National Top 25

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June 2, 2026
Justin Feil
Penfield Athletics

West Chester Henderson (Pa.) upset Conestoga (Pa.) for the second time this season, while Penfield (N.Y.) and Nyack (N.Y.) reached sectional championships as all three teams are newly ranked in this week's USA Lacrosse High School Girls' National Top 25, presented by CWENCH Hydration.

Elsewhere:

  • Darien (Conn.) hopes to continue its unbeaten season with a run through the Connecticut Class LL bracket. The top-seeded Blue Wave face the Staples (Conn.)-Trumbull (Conn.) winner on June 5 in the quarterfinals.
  • Sayville (N.Y.) also has a perfect season going. It try to keep it that way in the Long Island Class C final against South Side (N.Y.) on June 7.
  • Garden City (N.Y.) will face Westhampton (N.Y.) in a strong Class B state quarterfinal.
  • West Chester Henderson will open the Pennsylvania AAA state tournament hosting a District 1 traditional power, Radnor (Pa.). Conestoga will host Wilson (Pa.) in the first round. Archbishop Carroll (Pa.) drew a tough matchup against Bishop Shanahan (Pa.) in the first round.
  • Fresh off wins over Northport (N.Y.) and Ward Melville (N.Y.), Huntington (N.Y.) faces Massapequa (N.Y.) in the Long Island Class A final. 
  • Newcomers Penfield and Nyack look to remain alive in the postseason. Penfield will play for the Section V Class A championship and Nyack goes after the Section I Class B title.

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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 parentheses.

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

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National Top 25

1. Maryvale (Md.), 18-0 (1)  
2. Darien (Conn.), 19-0 (2) 
3. St. Anthony's (N.Y.), 15-1 (3)     
4. Penn Charter (Pa.), 25-2 (4) 
5. Sayville (N.Y.), 18-0 (5)
6. Manchester Valley (Md.), 19-0 (7) 
7. Sacred Heart Greenwich (Conn.), 12-6 (8) 
8. Episcopal (Pa.), 16-6 (9) 
9. Noble & Greenough (Mass.), 20-2 (10) 
10. Academy of Notre Dame (Pa.), 16-7 (11)
11. Phillips Andover (Mass.), 18-1 (12) 
12. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes (Va.), 25-1 (13) 
13. Agnes Irwin (Pa.), 13-7 (14) 
14. McDonogh (Md.), 13-4 (15)  
15. Lake Highland Prep (Fla.), 21-2 (16)
16. American Heritage-Delray (Fla.), 20-2 (17)  
17. Good Counsel (Md.), 18-2 (18)  
18. Garden City (N.Y.), 16-2 (19) 
19. West Chester Henderson (Pa.), 21-1 (NR)
20. Conestoga (Pa.), 20-2 (6) 
21. Archbishop Carroll (Pa.), 18-3 (21)
22. Huntington (N.Y.), 17-2 (25)
23. Penfield (N.Y.), 14-3 (NR)
24. Sacred Heart Prep (Calif.), 20-0 (24)  
25. Nyack (N.Y.), 14-4 (NR)

Also considered (alphabetical order): Archbishop Spalding (Md.), Broadneck (Md.), Cape Henlopen (Del.), Cold Spring Harbor (N.Y.), Deerfield (Mass.), Dexter Southfield (Mass.), Downingtown West (Pa.), Georgetown Visitation (D.C.), Glenelg Country Day (Md.), Haddonfield (N.J.), Loyola (Ill.), Marriotts Ridge (Md.), Manhasset (N.Y.), Massapequa (N.Y.), Mendham (N.J.), Moorestown (N.J.), Morristown (N.J.), New Trier (Ill.), Northport (N.Y.), Notre Dame Prep (Md.), Oak Knoll (N.J.), Ridgewood (N.J.), Roland Park (Md.), Rye (N.Y.), Severn (Md.), Severna Park (Md.), Springfield-Delco (Pa.), St. Anne's-Belfield (Va.), St. Mary's (Md.), St. Paul's (Md.), Stone Ridge (Md.), Suffern (N.Y.), Summit (N.J.), Trinity Hall (N.J.), Upper Arlington (Ohio), Valor Christian (Colo.), Villa Maria Academy (Pa.), Ward Melville (N.Y.), West Islip (N.Y.), Westfield (N.J.), Westhampton (N.Y.), Wilton (Conn.)

Regional Rankings

Northeast Top 10 
Week 11

1. Darien (Conn.), 19-0 (1) 
2. St. Anthony's (N.Y.), 15-1 (2) 
3. Sayville (N.Y.), 18-0 (3)
4. Sacred Heart Greenwich (Conn.), 12-6 (4) 
5. Noble & Greenough (Mass.), 20-2 (5)
6. Phillips Andover (Mass.), 18-1 (6) 
7. Garden City (N.Y.), 17-2 (7) 
8. Huntington (N.Y.), 17-2 (NR)
9. Penfield (N.Y.), 14-3 (NR)
10. Nyack (N.Y.), 14-4 (NR) 

Mid-Atlantic Top 10
Week 13

1. Maryvale (Md.), 18-0 (1) 
2. Penn Charter (Pa.), 25-2 (2) 
3. Manchester Valley (Md.), 19-0 (4) 
4. Episcopal (Pa.), 16-6 (5) 
5. Academy of Notre Dame (Pa.), 16-7 (6)
6. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes (Va.), 25-1 (7) 
7. Agnes Irwin (Pa.), 13-7 (8) 
8. McDonogh (Md.), 13-4 (9)
9. Good Counsel (Md.), 18-2 (10) 
10. West Chester Henderson (Pa.) 21-1 (NR)

South Top 10
Week 13

1. Lake Highland (Fla.), 21-2 (1) 
2. American Heritage-Delray (Fla.), 20-2 (2)
3. West Forsyth (Ga.), 22-0 (3)
4. Milton (Ga.), 19-2 (4)
5. Ponte Vedra (Fla.), 17-3 (5) 
6. Hockaday (Texas), 16-3 (6)
7. Anderson (Texas), 13-1 (7) 
8. Lambert (Ga.), 18-3 (8) 
9. Episcopal Jacksonville (Fla.), 16-4 (9)
10. Pinecrest (N.C.), 21-0 (10)

Midwest Top 10
Week 11

1. Upper Arlington (Ohio), 21-1 (1) 
2. Loyola (Ill.), 19-4 (2)
3. Hudson (Ohio), 20-0 (3) 
4. Olentangy Liberty (Ohio), 18-3 (4)
5. New Trier (Ill.), 18-5 (5) 
6. St. Francis DeSales (Ohio), 20-1 (6)
7. Minnetonka (Minn.), 14-1 (7)
8. Kentucky Country Day (Ky.), 23-1 (8)
9. Mariemont (Ohio), 19-1 (9)
10. Cretin-Derham Hall (Minn.), 13-1 (10)

West Top 10
Week 13

1. Sacred Heart (Calif.), 20-0 (1) 
2. Valor Christian (Colo.), 15-2 (2) 
3. Coronado (Calif.), 17-3 (3) 
4. La Costa Canyon (Calif.), 16-3 (4)
5. St. Ignatius (Calif.), 16-6 (5) 
6. Mira Costa (Calif.), 16-3 (6) 
7. Santa Margarita (Calif.), 16-3 (7) 
8. Jesuit Portland (Ore.), 17-0 (8)
9. Marin Academy (Calif.), 17-3 (9)
10. Regis Jesuit (Colo.), 15-4 (10)