Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 4/24/12
Garnet Valley is the unanimous choice as the No. 1 team in both the PIAA and All Schools divisions of the PA Media Girls’ Lacrosse Rankings released today.
The Jaguars, who improved to 11-0 last week after edging Harriton in overtime, received all 10 first-place votes in both polls and piled up 100 points.
Each week a panel of 10 journalists from around the state and the Mid-Atlantic region ranked Pennsylvania’s top teams. The panel includes Chris Goldberg of Phillylacrosse.com, Dennis C. Way of the Norristown Times Herald, Scott Johnston of EmmausSports.com, Matthew Blymier of the Lancaster Intelligencer, Karen Sangillo of the Bucks County Courier Times, Harry Chaykun, formerly of the Delco Times, Brad Spahr of the Daily Local News, Dave Assad of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Evan Burgos of the Inquirer and Matt Chandik of the Delco Times. The poll is compiled by Goldberg.
PA Media Girls Lacrosse Rankings
Week 5
PIAA
1, Garnet Valley (District 1) 11-0, 100 pts, 10 first-place votes, Prev: No. 1
2, Great Valley (1) 10-0, 88 pts, Prev: No. 2
3, Manheim Township (3) 12-0, 76 pts, Prev: No. 3
4, Harriton (1) 10-1, 74 pts, Prev: No. 4
5, Springfield-Delco (1) 9-1, 62 pts, Prev: No. 6
6, Upper Dublin (1) 8-1, 37 pts, Prev: No. 8
7, Conestoga (1) 5-3, 35 pts, Prev: No. 9
8, Radnor (1) 7-3, 34 pts, Prev: No. 5
9, Hatboro-Horsham (1) 10-1, 19 pts, Prev: No. 7
10. Henderson (1) 11-0, 9 pts, Prev: No. 10
Under consideration: Archbishop Carroll (D12) 7-5; Boyertown (D1) 8-4; Council Rock North (D1) 8-2, Haverford High (D1) 9-2; Merion Mercy (D1) 11-1; Mount St. Joseph (D1) 9-2; North Penn (D1) 8-3; Peters Township (D7) 8-0.
All Schools
1, Garnet Valley (District 1) 11-0, 100 pts, 10 first-place votes, Prev: No. 1
2, Great Valley (1) 10-0, 88 pts, Prev: No. 2
3, Manheim Township (3) 12-0, 76 pts, Prev: No. 3
4, Harriton (1) 10-1, 74 pts, Prev: No. 4
5, Springfield-Delco (1) 9-1, 59 pts, Prev: No. 6
6, Notre Dame (Inter-Ac) 8-0, 53 pts, pts, Prev: No. 7
7, Upper Dublin (1) 8-1, 30 pts, Prev: No. 9
8. Conestoga (1) 5-3, 28 pts, Prev: No. 10
9, Radnor (1) 7-3, 26 pts, Prev: No. 5
10, Hatboro-Horsham (1) 10-1, 9 pts, Prev: No. 8
