Undefeated Saints have top spot for first time since 2015 championship run; Curley debuts
by Derek Toney
St. Mary’s is the new No. 1 in VSN Boys Lacrosse Top 20 after another crazy week in the MIAA A Conference.
The undefeated Saints defeated St. Paul’s School Friday evening after holding off McDonogh School Tuesday. It’s the first No. 1 ranking for the Annapolis school since winning the title in the nation’s toughest boys lacrosse league in 2015.
Boys’ Latin is No. 2 after previously owning the top ranking. Severn School, which knocked off the Lakers in Roland Park Tuesday, is third, followed by Archbishop Spalding and Calvert Hall College.
McDonogh School, Loyola Blakefield, Severna Park, St. Paul’s School and Broadneck complete the Top 10.
Here is the VSN 2022 Boys Lacrosse Top 20 for week 5:
1. ST. MARY’S
Record: 12-0
Previous rank: 2
Last week: defeated No. 9 St. Paul’s School, 13-5, and then-No. 3 McDonogh School, 7-6
This week: at No. 17 John Carroll School, April 26; vs. No. 11 Gilman School, April 29
2. BOYS’ LATIN SCHOOL
Record: 9-2
Previous rank: 1
Last week: defeated No. 4 Archbishop Spalding, 9-7, and lost to then-No. 7 Severn School, 6-5
This week: at No. 7 Loyola Blakefield, April 26; vs. No. 5 Calvert Hall College, April 29
3. SEVERN SCHOOL
Record: 9-2
Previous rank: 7
Last week: defeated No. 11 Gilman School, 7-2, and then-No. 1 Boys’ Latin School, 6-5
This week: vs. No. 4 Archbishop Spalding, April 26
4. ARCHBISHOP SPALDING
Record: 7-2
Previous rank: 4
Last week: lost to then-No. 1 Boys’ Latin School, 9-7, and defeated Mater Dei (CA), 9-2
This week: at No. 3 Severn School, April 26; vs. No. 7 Loyola Blakefield, April 29
5. CALVERT HALL COLLEGE
Record: 8-4
Previous rank: 5
Last week: defeated then-No. 3 McDonogh School, 9-8, and lost to then-No. 20 John Carroll School, 8-7
This week: at No. 11 Gilman School, April 26; at No. 2 Boys’ Latin School, April 29
6. MCDONOGH SCHOOL
Record: 6-5
Previous rank: 3
Last week: lost to No. 5 Calvert Hall College, 9-8, and then-No. 2 St. Mary’s, 7-6
This week: at Mount St. Joseph, April 26; vs. No. 9 St. Paul’s School, April 29
7. LOYOLA BLAKEFIELD
Record: 5-6
Previous rank: 6
Last week: defeated then-No. 20 John Carroll School, 11-3, and lost to No. 11 Gilman School, 8-5
This week: vs. No. 2 Boys’ Latin School, April 26; at No. 4 Archbishop Spalding, April 29
8. SEVERNA PARK
Record: 7-2
Previous rank: 7
Last week: defeated Crofton, 19-3
This week: at Landon School, April 26; vs. Northeast, April 27; vs. No. 10 Broadneck, April 29
9. ST. PAUL’S SCHOOL
Record: 8-5
Previous rank: 9
Last week: lost to then-No. 2 St. Mary’s, 13-5, and defeated Mount St. Joseph, 7-5
This week: at No. 6 McDonogh School, April 29
10. BROADNECK
Record: 8-2
Previous rank: 10
Last week: defeated South River, 12-9, and DeMatha Catholic, 7-6
This week: at Chesapeake-Anne Arundel, April 26; at No. 8 Severna Park, April 29
11. GILMAN SCHOOL
Record: 8-7
Previous rank: 11
Last week: lost to then-No. 7 Severn School, 7-2, and defeated then-No. 6 Loyola Blakefield, 8-5
This week: vs. No. 5 Calvert Hall College, April 26; at No. 1 St. Mary’s, April 29
12. CATONSVILLE
Record: 11-0
Previous rank: 12
Last week: defeated Mount St. Joseph (9-8), No. 13 Hereford (7-6), and Perry Hall (14-2)
This week: at No. 19 Marriotts Ridge, April 27; at Dulaney, April 28
13. HEREFORD
Record: 7-2
Previous rank: 13
Last week: lost to No. 12 Catonsville, 7-6, and defeated then-No. 17 Dulaney, 11-10
This week: at No. 16 Towson, April 28
14. MOUNT HEBRON
Record: 8-1
Previous rank: 14
Last week: defeated Centennial, 20-5, and C. Milton Wright, 8-3
This week: vs. Wilde Lake, April 25; at River Hill, April 27; at Century, April 29
15. FALLSTON
Record: 10-2
Previous rank: 16
Last week: defeated C. Milton Wright, 8-6, and Havre de Grace, 13-12
This week: at Patterson Mill, April 29
16. TOWSON
Record: 7-2
Previous rank: 18
Last week: defeated Perry Hall, 16-2, and Franklin, 10-9
This week: at Patterson Mill, April 25; vs. No. 13 Hereford, April 28
17. JOHN CARROLL SCHOOL
Record: 5-7
Previous rank: 20
Last week: lost to then-No. 6 Loyola Blakefield, 11-3, and defeated No. 5 Calvert Hall College, 8-7
This week: vs. No. 1 St. Mary’s, April 26
18. GLENELG
Record: 8-3
Previous rank: Not ranked
Last week: defeated Wilde Lake, 18-3, and then-No. 15 Marriotts Ridge, 14-11
This week: vs. River Hill, April 25; at Centennial, April 27
19. MARRIOTTS RIDGE
Record: 6-4
Previous rank: 15
Last week: defeated River Hill, 12-3, and lost to Glenelg, 14-11
This week: vs. Centennial, April 25; vs. No. 12 Catonsville, April 27
20. ARCHBISHOP CURLEY
Record: 7-4
Previous rank: Not ranked
Last week: defeated Friends School, 9-6
This week: at Annapolis Area Christian School, April 29
