Gators are No. 1 after back-to-back run in IAAM A; state champs Marriotts Ridge, Century finish in Top 10


by Derek Toney

St. Paul’s School, the preseason No. 1 in VSN’s Girls Lacrosse Top 20 has top billing in the final rankings of the spring season.

The Gators held No. 1 for most of the regular season. The Brooklandville school lost the mantle, as well as the nation’s top ranking, after a 20-7 shelling at the hands of Glenelg Country School.

St. Paul’s regrouped in the IAAM A Conference final, smothering the Dragons to win a second consecutive championship. Glenelg Country finished No. 2 followed by McDonogh School.

Century is fourth after completing the area’s lone perfect season in the Class 2A state final (defeated Hereford) at Loyola University’s Ridley Athletic Complex. IAAM A semifinalist Bryn Mawr School is fifth, followed by Glenelg and Archbishop Spalding.

Marriotts Ridge is No. 8 after winning the 3A state title over Severna Park, a team it lost by 10 goals during the regular season. The Falcons are ninth and Broadneck, which claimed a second consecutive 4A state crown, is 10th.

Maryvale Prep starts the second Top 10 followed by Notre Dame Prep, Manchester Valley, C. Milton Wright and 2A state runner-up Hereford.

Liberty enters at No. 16 after winning a second straight 1A state title. Fallston, the 1A runner-up, Westminster, Garrison Forest School, IAAM B champ Mercy and Towson complete the poll

Here is the final VSN Girls Lacrosse Top 20 for 2022:


1. ST. PAUL’S SCHOOL

Record: 17-1

Previous rank: 1

SEASON RESULT – IAAM A CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS


2 . GLENELG COUNTRY SCHOOL 

Record: 17-2

Previous rank: 2

SEASON RESULT – IAAM A CONFERENCE FINALIST


3. MCDONOGH SCHOOL 

Record: 15-3

Previous rank: 3

SEASON RESULT – IAAM A CONFERENCE SEMIFINALIST


4. CENTURY 

Record: 19-0

Previous rank: 4

Last week: defeated No. 15 Hereford, 16-6, Class 2A state final

                                   SEASON RESULT – CLASS 2A STATE CHAMPIONS


5. BRYN MAWR SCHOOL 

Record: 14-4

Previous rank: 5

SEASON RESULT – IAAM A CONFERENCE SEMIFINALIST


6. GLENELG

Record: 15-1

Previous rank: 6

SEASON RESULT – CLASS 2A WEST REGION FINALISTS & HOWARD COUNTY CHAMPIONS


7. ARCHBISHOP SPALDING

Record: 12-4

Previous rank: 7

SEASON RESULT – IAAM A CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALISTS


8. MARRIOTTS RIDGE 

Record: 14-3

Previous rank: 12

Last week: defeated then-No. 8 Severna Park, 11-10, Class 3A state final

                                   SEASON RESULT – CLASS 3A STATE CHAMPIONS


9. SEVERNA PARK 

Record: 17-3

Previous rank: 8

Last week: lost to then-No. 11 Marriotts Ridge, 11-10, Class 3A state final

                                   SEASON RESULT – CLASS 3A STATE FINALIST & ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY CHAMPIONS


10. BROADNECK 

Record: 17-3

Previous rank: 9

Last week: defeated Bethesda-Chevy Chase, 17-4, Class 4A state final

                                    SEASON RESULT – CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPIONS & ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY FINALIST


11. MARYVALE PREP 

Record: 12-6

Previous rank: 10

SEASON RESULT – IAAM A CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALIST


12. NOTRE DAME PREP 

Record: 9-9

Previous rank: 11

SEASON RESULT – IAAM A CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALIST


 

13. MANCHESTER VALLEY 

Record: 12-2

Previous rank: 13

SEASON RESULT – CLASS 2A WEST REGION I SEMIFINALIST


14. C. MILTON WRIGHT

Record: 11-5

Previous rank: 14

SEASON RESULT – CLASS 2A EAST REGION I FINALIST


15. HEREFORD 

Record: 15-2

Previous rank: 15

Last week: lost to No. 4 Century, 16-6, Class 2A state final

                                   SEASON RESULT – CLASS 2A STATE FINALIST & BALTIMORE COUNTY CHAMPIONS


16. LIBERTY

Record: 12-7

Previous rank: Not ranked

Last week: defeated then-No. 16 Fallston, 9-4, Class 1A state final

                                   SEASON RESULT – CLASS 1A STATE CHAMPIONS


17. FALLSTON 

Record: 13-3

Previous rank: 16

Last week: lost to Liberty 9-4, Class 1A state final

                                   SEASON RESULT – CLASS 1A STATE FINALIST


18. WESTMINSTER

Record: 12-4

Previous rank: 17

SEASON RESULT – CLASS 3A EAST REGION I FINALIST


19. GARRISON FOREST SCHOOL

Record: 7-10

Previous rank: 18

SEASON RESULT – IAAM A CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALIST


20. MERCY

Record: 14-4

Previous rank: 19

SEASON RESULT – IAAM B CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS


20. TOWSON

Record: 12-4

Previous rank: 20

SEASON RESULT – CLASS 3A STATE QUARTERFINALIST