Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 6/14/11
Haverford School finished as the No. 1 in the All-Schools division of the Pennsylvania Media Boys’ Lacrosse Rankings released today.
The Fords closed out a perfect 23-0 season by winning the Inter-Ac Invitational and Inter-Ac League titles. They received all nine first-place votes and had 90 points.
Conestoga, which won its second straight Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) championship on Saturday, placed first in the PIAA division. The Pioneers had all nine first-place votes and 90 points in the PIAA poll, while also placing second to Haverford School in the All-Schools Division.
Each week a panel of journalists from around the state and the Mid-Atlantic rank the top teams. The panel includes Chris Goldberg of Phillylacrosse.com, Jimmy Oliver of LaxPower, Brett Manney of ESPN RISE, Dennis C. Way of the Norristown Times Herald, Scott Johnston of the Lehigh Valley Press, Rick Woelfel of the Doylestown Intelligencer, Karen Sangillo of the Bucks County Courier Times, Matt Breen of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Matthew Blymier of the Lancaster Intelligencer. The poll is compiled by Goldberg.
Week 13 (FINAL)
PA Boys’ Media Lacrosse Rankings
PIAA
1. Conestoga (District 1) 25-1, 90 pts, 9 first-place votes, Prev: No. 1
2, St. Joseph’s Prep (12) 19-5, 79 pts, Prev: No. 3
3. Central Bucks East (1) 22-3, 74 pts, Prev: No. 2
4, Manheim Township (3) 22-2, 63 pts, Prev: No. 4
5, La Salle (12) 14-6, 47 pts, Prev: No. 5
6, Downingtown West (1) 20-3, 46 pts, Prev: No. 6
7. Pennsbury (1) 15-9, 34 pts, Prev: No. 7
8, Ridley (1) 19-5, 31 pts, Prev: No. 8
9, Allentown Central Catholic (11) 19-5, 13 pts, Prev: No. 9
10, Mt. Lebanon (7) 18-3, 7 pts, Prev: No. 10
Honorable Mention: Abington (D1, 15-6), Avon Grove (D1, 17-4), Bishop Shanahan (D1, 14-5), Downingtown East (D1, 13-6), Emmaus (D11, 16-6), Garnet Valley (1, 15-5), Great Valley (D1, 15-5), Hempfield (D3, 20-3), Radnor (D1, 12-8), Springfield-Delco (D1, 11-8), Spring-Ford (D1, 20-4).
All Schools
1, Haverford School (Inter-Ac) 23-0, 90 pts, 9 first-place votes, Prev: No. 1
2, Conestoga (1) 25-1, 81 pts, Prev: No. 2
3. Malvern Prep (Inter-Ac) 14-6, 66 pts, Prev: No.3
4, St. Joseph’s Prep (12) 19-5, 63 pts, Prev: No. 5
5. Central Bucks East (1) 22-3, 60 pts, Prev: No. 4
6, Manheim Township (3) 22-2, 45 pts, Prev: No. 6
7. La Salle (12) 14-6, 33 pts, Prev: No. 7
8. Downingtown West (1) 20-3, 25 pts, Prev: No. 8
9, Penn Charter (Inter-Ac) 12-11, 15 pts, Prev: No. 9
10, Germantown Academy (Inter-Ac) 14-5, 8 pts, Prev: No. 10
