Half Hollow Hills (N.Y.) Jumps, Five Teams Join Public HS Boys' Top 25

Summit (N.J.) remains at the top, while five of the last six ranked teams are new to the USA Lacrosse Public High School Boys' National Top 25.

The Hilltoppers are 4-0 after two weeks of play to pace the national rankings. They’ve allowed just 13 goals through their first four games but face a huge test from private power Delbarton (N.J.) next Wednesday.

Half Hollow Hills (N.Y.) jumps up to the top of the Northeast Region and from No. 7 to No. 3 nationally after its unbeaten start. Beyond that, the middle portion of the Top 25 remains mostly intact. Lake Mary (Fla.) is notable at 14-0 as it heads into state playoffs.

Teams that are new to the rankings are just beginning to get into the heart of their schedules and have taken advantage of chances to make good impressions quickly.

No. 20 Moorestown (N.J.) and No. 21 Ridgefield (Conn.) have gotten off to perfect starts, and No. 22 Cape Henlopen (Del.) overtook formerly ranked Broadneck (Md.) after winning their head-to-head matchup.

Upper Arlington (Ohio) has a record that doesn't jump off the page, but it moves into the Top 25 on the strength of its win over a St. Xavier (Ohio) team that knocked off Culver Academy (Ind.). Upper Arlington is also atop the Midwest Region now. Massapequa (N.Y.) hasn’t lost in its first four games to nab the No. 25 spot.

Cherry Creek (Colo.) ran its winning streak to nine straight when it handed Arapahoe (Colo.) its first loss Wednesday night in a huge West Region showdown. And Whitney (Calif.) has used its hot start to move into the No. 10 spot in the West rankings. 

Scroll below for this week's USA Lacrosse Public High School Boys' National Top 25 and Regional Top 10 lists, with each team's previous ranking denoted in parenthesis.

Compiled by USA Lacrosse writers with input from coaches around the country, these rankings (also found here in our hub) will be updated weekly on Thursdays.

National Top 25

1. Summit (N.J.), 4-0 (1)
2. Radnor (Pa.), 6-1 (6) 
3. Half Hollow Hills (N.Y.), 5-0 (7)
4. Severna Park (Md.), 5-1 (5) 
5. Garden City (N.Y.), 3-1 (2) 
6. Darien (Conn.), 0-1 (2) 
7. Springfield-Delco (Pa.), 7-1 (6)
8. Wantagh (N.Y.), 3-0 (8) 
9. Westfield (N.J.), 4-1 (9)
10. East Islip (N.Y.), 2-1 (10)
11. New Canaan (Conn.), 2-0 (11)
12. Northport (N.Y.), 3-0 (13)
13. Urbana (Md.), 5-1 (14)
14. Ridgewood (N.J.), 4-1 (12)
15. Lake Mary (Fla.), 14-0 (15)
16. Staples (Conn.), 1-0 (16)
17. Highland Park (Texas), 12-2 (17)
18. South River (Md.), 6-0 (18)
19. Horace Greeley (N.Y.), 4-0 (20) 
20. Moorestown (N.J.), 3-0 (NR) 
21. Ridgefield (Conn.), 1-0 (NR)
22. Cape Henlopen (Del.) 5-1 (NR) 
23. Cherry Creek (Colo.), 9-0 (24) 
24. Upper Arlington (Ohio), 3-2 (NR)
25. Massapequa (N.Y.), 4-0 (NR)

Also considered (alphabetical order): Arapahoe (Colo.), Broadneck (Md.), Chatham (N.J.), Cold Spring Harbor (N.Y.), Downingtown East (Pa.), Garnet Valley (Pa.), Hamilton Southeastern (Ind.), Jamesville-DeWitt (N.Y.), Lambert (Ga.), Madison (Va.), Manhasset (N.Y.), Massapequa (N.Y.), Mountain Lakes (N.J.), Olentangy Liberty (Ohio), Penfield (N.Y.), Robinson (Va.), Rumson-Fair Haven (N.J.), Shawnee (N.J.), South Side (N.Y.), Spring-Ford (Pa.), Torrey Pines (Calif.), Victor (N.Y.), Westlake (Texas), Wilson (Pa.), Yorktown (N.Y.)

Northeast Top 10

1. Half Hollow Hills (N.Y.), 5-0 (3) 
2. Garden City (N.Y.), 3-1 (1) 
3. Darien (Conn.), 0-1 (2)
4. Wantagh (N.Y.), 3-0 (4) 
5. East Islip (N.Y.), 2-1 (5)
6. New Canaan (Conn.), 2-0 (6)
7. Northport (N.Y.), 3-0 (7)
8. Staples (Conn.), 1-0 (8)
9. Horace Greeley (N.Y.), 4-0 (9)
10. Ridgefield (Conn.), 1-0 (NR)

Mid-Atlantic Top 10

1. Summit (N.J.), 4-0 (1)
2. Radnor (Pa.), 6-1 (2) 
3. Severna Park (Md.), 5-1 (3)
4. Springfield-Delco (Pa.), 7-1 (4)
5. Westfield (N.J.), 4-1 (5)
6. Urbana (Md.), 5-1 (7) 
7. Ridgewood (N.J.), 4-1 (6)
8. South River (Md.), 6-0 (8)
9. Moorestown (N.J.), 3-0 (NR) 
10. Cape Henlopen (Del.), 5-1 (NR)

South Top 10

1. Lake Mary (Fla.), 14-0 (1)
2. Highland Park (Texas), 12-2 (2)
3. Westlake (Texas), 7-3 (3)
4. Lambert (Ga.), 13-0 (4)
5. The Woodlands (Texas), 8-3 (5) 
6. Lassiter (Ga.), 14-0 (6)
7. Ponte Vedra (Fla.), 13-3 (7)
8. Apex (N.C.), 11-1 (8)
9. Plant (Fla.), 15-2 (9)
10. Roswell (Ga.), 10-3 (10)

Midwest Top 10

1. Upper Arlington (Ohio), 3-2 (2) 
2. Olentangy Liberty (Ohio), 4-0 (1)
3. Hamilton Southeastern (Ind.), 8-0 (3)
4. Lake Forest (Ill.), 4-1 (4)
5. Dublin Jerome (Ohio), 5-2 (5)
6. Mason (Ohio), 5-0 (6)
7. Worthington Kilbourne (Ohio), 6-2 (7) 
8. East Grand Rapids (Mich.), 3-2 (9) 
9. Carmel (Ind.), 7-1 (10) 
10. New Albany (Ohio), 2-1 (8)

West Top 10

1. Cherry Creek (Colo.), 9-0 (1)
2. Arapahoe (Colo.), 6-1 (2)
3. Torrey Pines (Calif.), 7-4 (3)
4. Mercer Island (Wash.), 9-0 (4) 
5. La Costa Canyon (Calif.), 6-5 (5) 
6. Foothill-Santa Ana (Calif.), 10-4 (6) 
7. Monte Vista (Calif.), 10-1 (7) 
8. Mount Si (Wash.), 9-1 (9) 
9. Lakeridge (Ore.), 4-1 (8)
10. Whitney (Calif.), 14-2 (NR)