Nine area boys’ lacrosse teams are ranked in the final ESPN national Top 50 poll released Wednesday morning. Calvert Hall College, the consensus No. 1 in the region, placed sixth with MIAA A Conference runner-up Loyola Blakefield at No. 10.
Gilman School (16th) and Boys’ Latin School (25th) finished in the Top 25. Severn School, which reached the MIAA A postseason for the first time in several seasons, is 35th.
Five-time reigning Class 3A/2A state champ Hereford placed 38th followed by McDonogh School (39th) and St. Mary’s (No. 40). Class 4A/3A champ and unbeaten South River landed at No. 48.
Unbeaten Garden City from Long Island region of New York finished the unanimous No. 1. The team was also voted No. 1 by Inside Lacrosse and LaxPower.com
This is the final ESPN national lacrosse ranking. The sports conglomerate recently announced it’s discontinuing its high school website and several other high school-related projects.
Final POWERADE FAB 50 ESPNHS Team Rankings
Rank, Team (State), Record, Point Total (First Place Votes)
1. Garden City (N.Y.), 21-0. 400 (8)
2. Gonzaga College (D.C.), 20-1. 390
3. Bridgewater -Raritan (N.J.), 21-0. 384
4. Haverford (Pa.) School (Haverford, Pa.), 21-2. 368
5. Conestoga (Pa.), 23-3. 364
6. Calvert Hall College, 16-2. 362
7. St. Anthony’s (N.Y.), 16-3. 344
8. Chaminade (N.Y.), 16-2. 339
9. West Islip (N.Y.), 22-1. 328
10. Loyola Blakefield, 16-4. 327
11. Ithaca (N.Y.), 18-2. 311
12. Fairport (N.Y.), 20-1, 308
13. Irondequoit (N.Y.), 19-3. 302
14. Duxbury (Mass.), 22-2. 291
15. Ward Melville (N.Y.), 15-4. 280
16. Gilman School, 12-4. 277
17. LaSalle (Pa.), 18-5. 272
18. Niskayuna (N.Y.), 20-2. 263
19. Jamesville-DeWitt (N.Y.), 16-4. 258
20. Smithtown (N.Y.) West, 16-2. 247
21. Darien (Conn.), 19-2. 243
22. Episcopal Academy (Pa.), 18-5. 231
23. West Genesee (N.Y.), 17-2. 224
24. Liverpool (N.Y.), 18-2. 219
25. Boys’ Latin School, 13-7. 206
26. Landon School, 13-6. 196
27. Bullis School, 14-4. 189
28. La Costa Canyon (Calif.), 22-1. 183
29. St. Andrews School (Fla.), 23-2. 163
30. Georgetown Prep, 15-6. 155
31. Lambert (Ga.), 22-0. 154
32. Hamburg (N.Y.) Central, 17-2. 133
33. Araphoe (Col.) 19-0. 118
34. Manhasset (N.Y.), 12-5. 114
35. Severn School, 15-7. 104
36. Culver (Ind.) Academy, 18-3. 100.
37. Fayetteville-Manlius (N.Y.), 14-4, 95.
38. Hereford, 19-1. 92
39. McDonogh School, 9-8. 90
40. St. Mary’s, 10-7. 74
41. Brother Rice (Mich.), 19-2. 73.
42. Shoreham-Wading River (N.Y.), 18-3. 73
43. Upper Arlington (Ohio), 17-4. 72
44. Yorktown (N.Y.), 16-4. 61
45. Jerome (Ohio), 21-1. 49
46. Delbarton School (N.J.), 16-7. 44
47. Summit (N.J.), 20-2. 39
48. South River, 20-0. 39
49. Lake Highland Prep, 20-3. 35
50. Langley (Va.), 21-2. 32