PA Media Girls’ Lacrosse Rankings: Garnet Valley gains top spot in preseason polls

Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 3/9/12

Garnet Valley, the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) champion in 2011, is the unanimous choice as the No. 1 team in both the All Schools and PIAA divisions of the preseason PA Media Girls’ Lacrosse Rankings released today.

The Jaguars, who finished 24-3 last year, 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 the Lehigh Valley Press, 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-Gazzette, the Doylestown Intelligencer and the Philadelphia Inquirer. The poll is compiled by Goldberg.

PA Media Girls Lacrosse Rankings
Preseason
PIAA

1, Garnet Valley (District 1) 24-3, 100 pts, 10 first-place votes
2, Great Valley (1) 21-4, 88 pts
3, Springfield-Delco (1) 21-4, 81 pts
4, Manheim Township (3) 23-1, 66 pts
5, Archbishop Carroll (12) 18-4, 62 pts
6, Radnor (1) 14-6, 50 pts
7, Conestoga (1) 12-7, 42 pts
8, Boyertown (1) 19-7, 31 pts
9, Downingtown East (1) 25-2, 15 pts
10, Upper Dublin (1) 17-7, 8 pts

Under consideration: Council Rock North (D1, 15-5), Harriton (D1) 20-4, Hatboro-Horsham (D1, 16-3), Haverford High (D1, 12-8), Merion Mercy (D1, 15-5), North Penn (D1, 18-2), Seneca Valley (D7, 15-4), Strath Haven (D1, 12-7), Villa Maria Academy (D1, 15-4).

All Schools

1, Garnet Valley (District 1) 24-3, 100 pts, 10 first-place votes
2, Great Valley (1) 21-4, 88 pts
3, Springfield-Delco (1) 21-4, 81 pts
4, Manheim Township (3) 23-1, 66 pts
5, Archbishop Carroll (12) 18-4, 62 pts
6, Radnor (1) 14-6, 48 pts
7, Conestoga (1) 12-7, 39 pts
8, Boyertown (1) 19-7, 28 pts
9. Notre Dame (Inter-Ac) 14-4, 22 pts
10, Downingtown East (1) 25-2, 7 pts.