PA Media Girls’ Lacrosse Rankings: Garnet Valley holds top spot; Harriton moves up

Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 4/3/12

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 3-0 last week, 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-Gazette, the Doylestown Intelligencer and the Philadelphia Inquirer. The poll is compiled by Goldberg.

PA Media Girls Lacrosse Rankings
Week 2
PIAA
1, Garnet Valley (District 1) 5-0, 100 pts, 10 first-place votes, Prev: No. 1
2, Great Valley (1) 3-0, 84 pts, Prev: No. 2
3, Manheim Township (3) 3-0 , 66 pts, Prev: No. 4
4, Radnor (1) 3-0, 64 pts, Prev: No. 5
5, Harriton (1) 5-0, 62 pts, Prev: No. 8
6, Springfield-Delco (1) 3-1, 52 pts, Prev: No. 3
7, Conestoga (1) 3-1, 44 pts, Prev: No. 6
8, Upper Dublin (1) 2-0, 34 pts, Prev: No. 7
9, Council Rock North (1), 3-0, 22 pts, Prev: No. 9
10, Hatboro-Horsham (1) 5-0, 21 pts, Prev: No. 10

Under consideration: Archbishop Carroll (D12) 1-3; Boyertown (D1) 3-2; Haverford High (D1) 4-1; Henderson (D1) 4-0; Merion Mercy (D1) 3-0; Mount St. Joseph (D1) 3-1; North Penn (D1) 3-1; Seneca Valley (D7) 3-0; Strath Haven (D1) 1-3.

All Schools

1, Garnet Valley (District 1) 5-0, 100 pts, 10 first-place votes, Prev: No. 1
2, Great Valley (1) 3-0,  84 pts, Prev: No. 2
3, Manheim Township (3) 3-0, 66 pts, Prev: No. 4
4, Radnor (1) 3-0, 64 pts, Prev: No. 5
5. Harriton (1) 5-0, 62 pts, Prev: No. 9
6, Springfield-Delco (1) 3-1, 52 pts, Prev: No. 3
7, Conestoga (1) 3-1, 44 pts, Prev: No. 6
8. Notre Dame (Inter-Ac) 1-0, 41 pts, Prev: No. 7
9, Upper Dublin (1) 2-0, 20 pts, Prev: No. 8
10, Council Rock North (1), 3-0, 14 pts, Prev: No. 10