By Chris Goldberg
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/16/16
The Phillylacrosse.com Boys’ Rankings:
1. Haverford School (18-4) Prev. No. 1: The Inter-Ac League champion Fords have a first-round bye and second seed in the Inter-Ac Challenge and will face the Penn Charter/Springside Chestnut Hill Academy winner in the quarterfinals Wednesday.
2. Malvern Prep (17-4) Prev. No. 2: The Friars, seeded third in the Inter-Ac Challenge, face the Episcopal Academy/Hill School winner in the quarters on Wednesday.
3. La Salle (15-3) Prev. No. 3: The Explorers are the top seed in the Catholic League tournament.
4. Avon Grove (15-1) Prev. No. 4: The Ches-Mont champion Red Devils are the top seed in the District 1 playoffs and have a first-round bye.
5. Upper Dublin (16-2) Prev. No. 5: The Suburban One American champion Cardinals are the No. 3 seed in District 1 and have a first-round bye.
6. Spring-Ford (19-1) Prev. No. 6: The PAC-10 champion Rams are the second seed in District 1 and have a first-round bye.
7. Garnet Valley (14-4) Prev No. 9:The Central League tri-champion Jaguars have the No. 6 seed in District 1 and host Pennridge on Tuesday in the first round.
8. Conestoga (12-5) Prev. No. 10:The Central League tri-champion Pioneers have the No. 8 seed in District 1 and host Harriton Tuesday in the first round.
9. Strath Haven (14-4) Prev. No. 7: The Central League tri-champion Panthers have the No. 5 seed in District 1 and host Bayard Rustin in the first round Tuesday.
10. Salesianum School-DE (12-3) Prev. No. 8: The Sals closed their regular season with a 19-9 loss to Malvern Prep and should be the top seed in the Delaware state tourney.
11. Bishop Shanahan (14-2) Prev. No. 11: The Eagles have the fourth seed in District 1 and host Council Rock South on Tuesday in the first round.
12. Wilson (20-0) Prev. No. 12: The Bulldogs defeated Berks Catholic, 19-10, for the Berks County title.
13. Haverford High (14-4) Prev: NR The Fords have the No. 7 seed in District 1 and host Wissahickon in the first round Tuesday
14. Springfield-Delco (12-6) Prev. NR The Cougars have the No. 10 seed in District 1 and host Great Valley in the first round Tuesday.
15. Moorestown (14-3) Prev. No. 15: The Quakers downed St. Joseph’s Prep, 10-9, on Saturday.
Under consideration: Academy of the New Church (16-2), Allentown Central Catholic (17-2), Central Bucks East (13-4), Easton (16-3), Episcopal Academy (6-12), Germantown Academy (9-12), Haverford High (12-4), Henderson (11-5), Hun School-NJ (10-6), Lawrenceville School (13-9), Lenape-NJ (10-1), Manheim Township (18-2), North Penn (15-3), St. Augustine Prep (10-7), St. Joseph’s Prep (10-5).
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