Unbeaten Darien Still Tops Nike/USA Lacrosse High School Girls' Top 25

May 23, 2023

Justin Feil

John Strohsacker

Darien (Conn.) remains unbeaten and atop the latest Nike/USA Lacrosse High School Girls’ National Top 25.

Maryland’s top conference is complete, and Darien now puts its unbeaten mark on the line in the playoffs.

Another Connecticut team, Sacred Heart, makes the biggest move in the rankings, up five spots to ninth after improving to 16-1 by capturing the Prep Invitational handily. Sacred Heart’s only loss came by a goal against Darien.

Manchester Valley (Md.), the lone unbeaten public school in Maryland, slides up three spots after continuing its playoff run with a narrow win.

One new team enters the Top 25. Victor (N.Y.) has won six straight games and boasts a strong strength of schedule that has it tested for the playoffs. All four of its losses have come by one goal.

Continue below to see the Nike/USA Lacrosse High School Girls’ National Top 25 for this week. All results are through Sunday, May 21.

NIKE/USA LACROSSE HIGH SCHOOL
GIRLS’ NATIONAL TOP 25

	May 23, 2023	W/L	Prev
1	Darien (Conn.)	15-0	1
2	McDonogh (Md.)	20-1	2
3	St. Paul's (Md.)	18-3	3
4	Maryvale (Md.)	16-3	4
5	Bayport-Blue Point (N.Y.)	16-0	5
6	Archbishop Carroll (Pa.)	19-1	6
7	Glenelg Country (Md.)	14-4	7
8	St. Anthony's (N.Y.)	16-2	8
9	Sacred Heart (Conn.)	16-1	14
10	New Canaan (Conn.)	14-2	9
11	Wilton (Conn.)	13-2	10
12	Archbishop Spalding (Md.)	12-5	11
13	Ward Melville (N.Y.)	15-2	12
14	American Heritage-Delray (Fla.)	22-1	13
15	Owen J. Roberts (Pa.)	20-1	15
16	Summit (N.J.)	14-2	17
17	Colorado Academy (Colo.)	19-0	18
18	Garden City (N.Y.)	13-3	19
19	Wantagh (N.Y.)	12-3	20
20	North Shore (N.Y.)	14-2	21
21	Episcopal (Pa.)	16-3	22
22	Manchester Valley (Md.)	15-0	25
23	Greenwich Academy (Conn.)	8-2	24
24	Springfield-Delco (Pa.)	16-1	23
25	Victor (N.Y.)	11-4	NR

Also considered (alphabetical order): Agnes Irwin (Pa.), Bryn Mawr (Md.), Chatham (N.J.), Cicero-North Syracuse (N.Y.), Conestoga (Pa.), Glenelg High (Md.), Georgetown Visitation (D.C.), Good Counsel (Md.), Liberty (Md.), Loyola (Ill.), Manhasset (N.Y.), Morristown (N.J.), Notre Dame Prep (Md.), Paul VI (Va.), Pingry (N.J.), Ridgewood (N.J.), Severna Park (Md.), St. Anne's-Belfield (Va.), St. John's College High (D.C.), Stone Ridge (Md.)

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Justin Feil

Justin Feil grew up in Central PA before lacrosse arrived. He was introduced to the game while covering Bill Tierney and Chris Sailer’s Princeton teams. Feil enjoys writing for several publications, coaching and running and has completed 23 straight Boston Marathons. Feil has contributed to USA Lacrosse Magazine since 2009 and edits the national high school rankings.