South Top 10
1. Ponte Vedra (Fla.), 15-0
The Sharks remained unbeaten last week after a pair of victories, including a thrilling 6-5 victory over Oak Hall (Fla.) on Friday. Freddie DiMarzo, a Utah commit, scored a hat trick and the game-winner against Oak Hall. Maddox Johnson scored seven times in Ponte Vedra’s 20-8 win over Maclay (Fla.) on April 6. The Sharks and other teams in Florida start state playoffs this week. Previous: 1
2. Highland Park (Texas), 10-1
The Highlanders are on a 10-game winning streak after victories last week against Rockwell (Texas), Woodlands (Texas) and Memorial (Texas). Highland Park has a big matchup against Dallas Jesuit (Texas) this week. Previous: 2
3. Lassiter (Ga.), 12-2
The Trojans were off last week and will return to play on Friday against Westminster (Ga.). They’ve won four in a row since a three-goal loss to North Gwinnett on March 20. Previous: 3
4. Cardinal Gibbons (N.C.), 17-0
The Crusaders completed an unbeaten season with a state title on March 26, defeating Hough (N.C.) 14-5. Bryce Wojnovich, a Jacksonville recruit, was named the state championship MVP for his five-goal performance. Junior Caden Zadell led Cardinal Gibbons with 42 goals this season. Previous: 4
5. Dallas Jesuit (Texas), 7-2
The Rangers collected a 6-4 win over Southlake Carroll (Texas) on April 8. Goaltender Connor Knight made 10 saves to preserve the win. Curran Rose led the offense with a pair of goals. Previous: 5
6. Blessed Trinity (Ga.), 12-0
The Titans were off last week and will return to action on April 13 against Northview (Ga.). They have impressive wins against Johns Creek (Ga.), Lambert (Ga.) and Westminster (Ga.). Previous: 7
7. Middle Creek (N.C.), 12-1
The Mustangs’ season came to an end on March 17, losing to eventual state champion Cardinal Gibbons 12-7. Eight Mustangs tallied double figures in goals this year, led by junior Tate Jones, who had 36. Charlie Riesett won more than 90 percent of faceoffs. Previous: 7
8. St. Andrew’s (Fla.), 12-0
The Scots’ games last week against Jupiter (Fla.) and Cardinal Newman (Fla.) were canceled. They enter state tournament play this week. Jack Schulte leads St. Andrew’s with 28 goals for the season. Junior Kurt Schwarz has a team-high 19 assists. Previous: 9
9. Jupiter (Fla.), 12-1
The Warriors won contests last week against Martin County (Fla.) and Benjamin (Fla.), but a highly anticipated contest against St. Andrew’s was canceled. Max Sanderson continues to lead Jupiter with 58 goals, including six against Martin County and five against Benjamin. Trace Hogan contributed four goals in the win over Benjamin. Previous: 10
10. Episcopal Dallas (Texas), 6-3
The Eagles pitched a second-half shutout over previously ranked Westlake (Texas) on Saturday to win 7-3. Fletcher Calvert scored three of ESD’s first four goals, and Dax Dunden scored twice in the second half. Previous: NR
— Justin Boggs
Midwest Top 10
1. Culver Academy (Ind.), 9-1
The Eagles bounced back from their first loss of the season with a dominant performance against one of Ohio's top teams, beating Cleveland St. Ignatius 24-8 thanks in part to a hat trick by Ty English (three goals, four assists). Next up for Culver is another Buckeye State battle against Upper Arlington on Sunday. Previous: 1
2. MICDS (Mo.), 6-0
The Rams doubled up on Christian Brothers (Mo.) and Rockhurst (Mo.) to stay undefeated, including a 12-goal explosion in the first half against the Cadets. In the first win, Crawford Bundy and Landon Gelven combined to score 12 goals, while Bundy led the Rams with six goals against the Hawklets and Mark Mintzlaff scored five. Previous: 3
3. New Trier (Ill.), 0-0
A new Trevians team, with no returning starters, gets an immediate test on April 19 in Glenbrook South, which New Trier beat by five back in 2019. Green as they might be, the Trevians still have their customary top talent, including midfielder Jesse Shapiro (Williams) and a shutdown defender in Vincent Flannagan (Providence). Previous: 4
4. Loyola Academy (Ill.), 0-0
Don’t read too far into Loyola Academy’s 15-7 record in 2019, since it lost a single in-state game all year, and that was the state title game to New Trier. With Will Maheras (Yale) leading the attack, expect the Ramblers to be dangerous. Previous: 5
5. Dublin Jerome (Ohio), 6-0
The Celtics had a weekend to remember, with an 18-12 victory over 2019 state runner-up St. Xavier and a 21-3 win over Worthington Kilbourne (Ohio). They trailed the Bombers by a goal early in the second half before scoring five straight. Carter Barco led the way with six goals and two assists, Marik Tzagournis added four goals and three assists, Will Ackert controlled the middle of the field and Jack Donahue and Brady Sestili excelled at the faceoff X. Previous: 7
6. East Grand Rapids (Mich.), 3-0
After winning their first three games by a combined five goals, including an overtime victory against in-state power Detroit Catholic Central, the Pioneers enjoyed some down time on spring break. That ends this week as they face Traverse City United and Detroit Country Day. A battle with Rockford also is looming. Previous: 10
7. Brother Rice (Mich.), 3-1
The Warriors bounced back from a heartbreaker in Cleveland on Thursday night with an emphatic 17-8 win over Hartland (Mich.) on Saturday. Senior Bobby Reaume and sophomore Hunter Polonkey got off to a quick start against the Eagles, combining to score six of the Warriors’ first 10 goals. Brother Rice dropped a 9-7 loss to St. Ignatius before that. Previous: 2
8. Upper Arlington (Ohio), 5-0
Winners of 17 games back in 2019, the Golden Bears are off to a scorching start, including a 12-6 victory over Western Reserve Academy (Ohio) and a 10-goal win against Mason (Ohio) over the weekend. Senior captain Shea Keethler, who has nine goals and is 78-for-90 on faceoffs, recently announced his commitment to Maryland. Previous: NR
9. Prior Lake (Minn.), 0-0
After ending the 2019 season on a 12-game win streak, the Lakers have to wait until the final weeks of April to get started. One of Prior Lake’s first scheduled games is against Lakeville North (Minn.), which handed the Lakers one of their three losses back in 2019, with Benilde-St. Margaret (Minn.) lurking when the calendar turns to May. Previous: 9
10. Dublin Coffman (Ohio), 6-1
The Shamrocks suffered their first loss of the season, 17-11 to Bishop Watterson, despite OJ Morris winning 22 of 27 faceoffs and Nate Brown, Ben Holland and Peter Tyack all contributing hat tricks. Previous: 6
— Jonah Rosenblum
West Top 10
1. St. Ignatius Prep (Calif.), 0-0
St. Ignatius opens April 20 at Marin Catholic (Calif.). In their last full season on the field, the Wildcats returned to prominence after a down season in 2018, and they were looking to continue their climb last year. That plan got delayed — not derailed. St. Ignatius Prep seeks to defend its West Catholic Athletic League title from two years ago with a much different lineup, but there’s still plenty of talent, led by a strong senior class. Top returning players include senior attackmen Nils Barry (Bates College) and Jackson Kane (Colgate), senior midfielder Henry Niehaus (Brown) and senior defender Duke Reeder (Stanford football). Previous: 1
2. Torrey Pines (Calif.), 0-0
The Falcons open their season Wednesday against Canyon Crest (Calif.). After claiming their second straight CIF San Diego Open Division state title in 2019, they were off to a 3-0 start last year when the season shut down. Torrey Pines lost a group of 16 to graduation, but the program has a strong history of reloading and building depth through young talent. That remains the case in 2021, with senior attackman Dewey Egan (UNC), senior defenseman Tyler Blackburn (Brown), senior midfielder Logan Gutzwiller (Notre Dame) and junior midfielders Tayden Bultman (UNC) and Griffin Grant (Notre Dame) leading the way. Previous: 2
3. Regis Jesuit (Colo.), 0-0
The Raiders had some young talent that got valuable experience in a disappointing 2019 campaign, and now they are the upperclassmen leading the team. Regis Jesuit especially is strong at the close defense and attack positions, but the key will be seeing how a three-senior goalie competition plays out and the development of the middies on offense and defense. Top returning players include senior attackmen Jack Ringhofer and Will McFadden, senior long-stick middie Adam Zdanovicz, senior midfielder Jack Egan and sophomore defender Jack Casey, who would have started as a freshman. Colorado teams begin practice April 26 with games set for the following week. Previous: 3
4. Sacred Heart Prep (Calif.), 0-0
The 2019 WCAL runners up open Friday at Bellarmine Prep. The Gators returned nine starters last year and didn’t get the chance to try to avenge their championship loss to St. Ignatius Prep. Fortunately, many of those players are back now as seniors, including midfielders Ben Ramsey and Billy Barnds and defenders Cav Williams and Paul Barton. Junior Max Sloat should pace the attack. Previous: 4
5. La Costa Canyon (Calif.), 4-0
The Mavericks were idle last week but return from a 10-day layoff Tuesday against Scripps Ranch (Calif.). LCC will be looking to build of its strong start, which included in-state wins against Del Norte, St. Augustine SD, Canyon Crest and Rancho Bernardo. The Mavericks haven’t given up more than four goals in any game so far. Previous: 5
6. San Ramon Valley (Calif.), 0-0
The Wolves don’t have a ton of depth but feature a strong core of players who are expected to keep SRV among the top teams in the CIF North Coast Section. SRV finished 17-2 in 2019, suffering an upset loss to De LaSalle in the quarterfinals of the postseason tournament. Top players include senior midfielder Matt Carbonell (Holy Cross), senior attackman/midfielder Charlie Tagliaferri (Tufts) and junior midfielders Charlie Iler (Johns Hopkins) and Calvin Watson. Previous: 6
7. Cherry Creek (Colo.), 0-0
The Bruins won their seventh state title in 2019 and were ready to pick up where they left off last year, but the season shut down before they ever took the field. Cherry Creek would have returned seven starters and 25 of 36 players from that championship squad, but only four of those return after 21 seniors graduated in 2020. Senior attackman/midfielder Dakota Johnson and junior faceoff specialist Sawyer Brewer lead a group that will look to improve as the season progresses. Cherry Creek still has a few weeks before opening, as tryouts aren’t set to begin until April 26. Previous: 7
8. Corner Canyon (Utah), 10-0
The Chargers were idle last week but resume play Thursday against Skyridge (Utah), seeking to pick up where they left off. Corner Canyon has outscored opponents 186-32 this season. Previous: 8
9. Mater Dei (Calif.), 5-0
The Monarchs enter the mix after an impressive start to the season, which included a 13-9 win over newly ranked St. Margaret’s Episcopal on March 27. Mater Dei beat Los Alamitos (Calif.) on Wednesday with nine different players scoring goals, led by Triston Jewell and Grant Portillo each tallying four. Nick Colignon had four saves in goal. Previous: NR
10. St. Margaret’s Episcopal (Calif.), 4-1
Matt Groeninger tallied three goals and two assists, and Sebastien Chicas made 11 saves to lead the Tartans to an 11-9 win over previously ranked and unbeaten Loyola-Los Angeles (Calif.) on Friday. According to Devin Arkinson’s report for MaxLaxOC.com, Will Stahl scored off Groeninger’s assist with less than a minute remaining for an important insurance goal that sealed the win. St. Margaret’s also added a victory over Santa Fe Christian (Calif.) last week, as the Tartans bounced back from an early season loss to Mater Dei. Stahl had three goals and two assists in the Santa Fe Christian game. Previous: NR
— Laurel Pfahler