Milton (Ga.), Downingtown West (Pa.) Ascend Public High School Girls' Lacrosse Rankings

Wins over a pair of private schools spoke volumes about the strength of Milton (Ga.) and Downingtown West (Pa.) and made them the biggest movers in this week’s rankings. It was a light week overall with many publics set for their first draw this week or next.

Milton took down highly regarded Maryvale (Md.). The Clemson-bound duo of Kylie Waters and Ella Pauley each had hat tricks, Anna Mellinger (Penn State) supplied three assists, and sophomore Lillian Katula scored a pair of goals and won nine draw controls. Milton has won seven straight Georgia state titles.

Downingtown West opened with an impressive 15-6 win over traditional private power Archbishop Carroll (Pa.), winners of the last four Pennsylvania AA state championships. Florida commit Autumn Blair had five goals and two assists. Brinn Findora had nine draw controls and Ava Findora had a pair of goals. The junior twins are committed to Virginia.

Downingtown West moves into the top 10 in the Mid-Atlantic Region. In the South Region, newcomers Frisco (Texas) and Walton (Ga.) are both unbeaten. Carmel (Ind.) is the lone ranked team to play yet in the Midwest Region. 

Foothill-Santa (Calif.) ascended to No. 1 in the West Region thanks to an 8-0 start. The top three teams changed in the West, with unbeaten Mira Costa (Calif.) climbing to No. 2 and unbeaten Del Oro (Calif.) joining the Top 10 at No. 3. 

The USA Lacrosse National Public Girls' Top 25 and Regional Top 10 lists (also found here in our rankings hub) highlight the best of the best after a week of action. Scroll below for this week's Top 25, 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. New Canaan (Conn.), 0-0 (1)
2. Darien (Conn.), 0-0 (2)
3. Milton (Ga.), 7-0 (17)
4. Manchester Valley (Md.), 0-0 (3)
5. Severna Park (Md.), 0-0 (4)
6. Sayville (N.Y.), 0-0 (5)
7. Glenelg High (Md.), 0-0 (6)
8. Summit (N.J.), 0-0 (7)
9. Victor (N.Y.), 0-0 (8)
10. Garden City (N.Y.), 0-0 (9)
11. Morristown (N.J.), 0-0 (10)
12. Radnor (Pa.), 1-0 (11)
13. Downingtown West (Pa.), 1-0 (22)
14. Bayport-Blue Point (N.Y.), 0-0 (13)
15. Moorestown (N.J.), 0-0 (14)
16. Springfield-Delco (Pa.), 1-0 (15)
17. Wilton (Conn.), 0-0 (16)
18. Cold Spring Harbor (N.Y.), 0-0 (18)
19. Rye (N.Y.), 0-0 (19)
20. Chatham (N.J.), 0-0 (20)
21. Cicero-North Syracuse (N.Y.), 0-0 (21)
22. Conestoga (Pa.), 0-1 (12)
23. Foothill-Santa Ana (Calif.), 8-0 (NR)
24. Nyack (N.Y.), 0-0 (24)
25. Century (Md.), 0-0 (25)

Also considered (alphabetical order): Anderson (Texas), Broadneck (Md.), Cape Henlopen (Del.), Del Oro (Calif.), Fairport (N.Y.), Fairview (Colo.), Garnet Valley (Pa.), Greenwich (Conn.), Haddonfield (N.J.), Liberty (Md.), Manheim Township (Pa.), Mira Costa (Calif.), New Albany (Ohio), New Trier (Ill.), Northport (N.Y.), Olentangy Liberty (Ohio), Penncrest (Pa.), Plant (Fla.), Ridgewood (N.J.), South Jefferson (N.Y.), Upper Arlington (Ohio), West Genesee (N.Y.), Yorktown (Va.)

Northeast Top 10

1. New Canaan (Conn.), 0-0 (1)
2. Darien (Conn.), 0-0 (2)
3. Sayville (N.Y.), 0-0 (3)
4. Victor (N.Y.), 0-0 (4)
5. Garden City (N.Y.), 0-0 (5)
6. Bayport-Bluepoint (N.Y.), 0-0 (6)
7. Wilton (Conn.), 0-0 (7)
8. Cold Spring Harbor (N.Y.), 0-0 (8)
9. Rye (N.Y.), 0-0 (9)
10. Cicero-North Syracuse (N.Y.), 0-0 (10)

Mid-Atlantic Top 10

1. Manchester Valley (Md.), 0-0 (1)
2. Severna Park (Md.), 0-0 (2)
3. Glenelg High (Md.), 0-0 (3)
4. Summit (N.J.), 0-0 (4)
5. Morristown (N.J.), 0-0 (5)
6. Radnor (Pa.), 1-0 (6)
7. Downingtown West (Pa.), 1-0 (NR)
8. Moorestown (N.J.), 0-0 (8)
9. Springfield-Delco (Pa.), 1-0 (9)
10. Chatham (N.J.), 0-0 (10)

South Top 10

1. Milton (Ga.), 8-0 (1)
2. Anderson (Texas), 6-0 (2)
3. Plant (Fla.), 12-0 (3)
4. Cambridge (Ga.), 7-2 (4)
5. West Forsyth (Ga.), 8-1 (5)
6. Hagerty (Fla.), 9-3 (6)
7. Weddington (N.C.), 4-1 (7)
8. Vero Beach (Fla.), 8-2 (8)
9. Frisco (Texas), 5-0 (NR)
10. Walton (Ga.), 8-0 (NR)

Midwest Top 10

1. New Trier (Ill.), 0-0 (1)
2. Olentangy Liberty (Ohio), 0-0 (2)
3. Carmel (Ind.), 2-0 (3)
4. Upper Arlington (Ohio), 0-0 (4)
5. New Albany (Ohio), 0-0 (5)
6. Lakeville South (Minn.), 0-0 (6)
7. Hindsdale Central (Ill.), 0-0 (7)
8. Hudson (Ohio), 0-0 (8)
9. Prior Lake (Minn.), 0-0 (9)
10. Brighton (Mich.), 0-0 (10)

West Top 10

1. Foothill-Santa Ana (Calif.), 8-0 (5)
2. Mira Costa (Calif.), 10-0 (6)
3. Del Oro (Calif.), 5-0 (NR)
4. Oak Ridge (Calif.), 5-1 (1)
5. San Ramon Valley (Calif.), 3-1 (2)
6. Fairview (Colo.), 2-1 (3)
7. ThunderRidge (Colo.), 1-1 (4)
8. Marlborough (Calif.), 8-2 (7)
9. Torrey Pines (Calif.), 4-2 (8)
10. Chandler (Ariz.), 4-1 (10)