Four Newcomers Enter High School Girls' National Top 25

It was a volatile and unpredictable week in high school girls' lacrosse. 

There are four newcomers in this week’s USA Lacrosse High School Girls' National Top 25. Westhampton (N.Y.) and Smithtown West (N.Y.) have emerged from the Northeast Region, Milton (Ga.) is back in from the South Region and St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes (Va.) debuts out of the Mid-Atlantic Region.

Westhampton and Smithtown West have each enjoyed 4-0 starts fueled by key wins over ranked teams. Westhampton edged former No. 3 New Canaan (Conn.) in overtime, and Smithtown West stopped previous No. 8 Sayville (N.Y.).

The ultra-competitive IAAM made a case for being as deep as ever when three of the conference’s top teams all suffered upsets. St. Paul’s (Md.), Archbishop Spalding (Md.) and Maryvale (Md.) all lost, and it was even worse for Spalding when it lost twice and also saw one of its top players suffer an injury in what’s already been an unfortunate season for injuries in the Mid-Atlantic Region.

Georgia power Milton lost a game to up-and-coming Good Counsel (Md.), but its win over a Potomac (Va.) team that started the season strong again puts the team in the national mix. Milton also beat Maryland stalwart Maryvale earlier this year. Its only other loss is to Cambridge (Ga.).

St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes returned from its West Coast trip that ended in a loss with a big triumph over Potomac (Va.). The Saints have lost just once in nine games, and they’ll have a chance to prove themselves further against some good Mid-Atlantic talent.

Sacred Heart Greenwich (Conn.) climbed to No. 6 with another good out-of-region win to remain unbeaten through six games. A healthier Stone Ridge (Md.) is also rising steadily, and the Gators come in at No. 9 after picking up their 10th win.

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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.), 4-0 (1)  
2. Episcopal (Pa.), 9-0 (2)  
3. McDonogh (Md.), 7-1 (5)  
4. Darien (Conn.), 1-0 (7)  
5. Sacred Heart Greenwich (Conn.), 6-0 (9)  
6. St. Paul's (Md.), 6-2 (6)  
7. Victor (N.Y.), 1-0 (10)  
8. Bayport-Blue Point (N.Y.), 3-0 (11)  
9. Stone Ridge (Md.), 10-3 (12)  
10. Archbishop Spalding (Md.), 4-2 (4)  
11. Westhampton (N.Y.), 4-0 (NR)  
12. New Canaan (Conn.), 0-1 (3)  
13. American Heritage-Delray (Fla.), 12-2 (14)  
14. Agnes Irwin (Pa.), 6-1 (16)  
15. Maryvale (Md.), 6-2 (18)  
16. Smithtown West (N.Y.), 4-0 (NR)
17. Good Counsel (Md.), 7-3 (23)  
18. Garden City (N.Y.), 2-1 (13)  
19. Manchester Valley (Md.), 4-0 (20)  
20. Sayville (N.Y.), 2-1 (8)  
21. Cambridge (Ga.) 11-2 (24)
22. Milton (Ga.), 12-2 (NR)  
23. St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes (Va.), 8-1 (NR)
24. IMG Academy (Fla.), 9-3 (17)  
25. Potomac (Va.), 5-3 (19)

Also considered (alphabetical order): Archbishop Carroll (Pa.), Cape Henlopen (Del.), Century (Md.), Cicero-North Syracuse (N.Y.), Cold Spring Harbor (N.Y.), Conestoga (Pa.), Coronado (Calif.), Downingtown West (Pa.), Georgetown Visitation (D.C.), Haddonfield (N.J.), Hockaday (Texas), Hotchkiss School (Conn.), John Carroll (Md.), Loyola (Ill.), Manheim Township (Pa.), 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.), Penn Charter (Pa.), Rye (N.Y.), Sacred Heart Prep (Calif.), Severna Park (Md.), Springfield-Delco (Pa.), St. Ignatius (Calif.), St. John's College (D.C.), Summit (N.J.), Valor Christian (Colo.), Wilton (Conn.)

Regional Rankings

Northeast Top 10 
Week 2

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

Mid-Atlantic Top 10
Week 5

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

South Top 10
Week 6

1. American Heritage-Delray (Fla.), 12-2 (1)
2. Cambridge (Ga.), 11-2 (3)
3. Milton (Ga.), 12-2 (5) 
4. IMG Academy (Fla.), 9-3 (2)
5. Hockaday (Texas), 9-1 (4) 
6. Anderson (Texas), 7-0 (6)
7. Plant (Fla.), 17-0 (7)
8. Providence Day (N.C.), 10-0 (10) 
9. Ponte Vedra (Fla.), 10-3 (NR)
10. Lake Highland (Fla.), 13-4 (8)

Midwest Top 10
Week 4

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

West Top 10
Week 6

1. St. Ignatius (Calif.), 10-0 (2) 
2. Sacred Heart Prep (Calif.), 10-1 (1)
3. Valor Christian (Colo.), 4-1 (3)
4. Coronado (Calif.), 8-0 (NR) 
5. Oak Ridge (Calif.), 10-2 (5) 
6. Del Oro (Calif.), 10-2 (4) 
7. ThunderRidge (Colo.), 5-1 (7) 
8. Mira Costa (Calif.), 14-0 (NR)
9. Foothill-Santa Ana (Calif.), 13-1 (6) 
10. Marin Catholic (Calif.), 10-3 (8)