By Chris Goldberg
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 3/18/21
The Preseason Phillylacrosse.com 2021 Girls’ Rankings (2019 season records in parenthesis):
1. Conestoga (19-4) – The Pioneers won the District 1 Class AAA championship in 2019 and start off at the top spot in what figure to be a very competitive race for the Central League and District 1 and PIAA Class AAA honors.
2. Archbishop Carroll (17-5) – The Patriots are again the class of the Catholic League and will be a PIAA AA favorite.
3. Radnor (18-6) – The Raiders will vie for Central League, District 1 and PIAA titles.
4. Agnes Irwin (18-7) – The Owls are a favorite for the Inter-Ac League championship.
5. Penn Charter (12-11) – Could this be the year the Quakers win an Inter-Ac League title?
6. Manheim Township (22-4) – The Blue Streaks won the Lancaster-Lebanon and District 3 championships and reached the PIAA Class AAA final in 2019.
7. Moorestown-NJ (19-5) – The Quakers were the New Jersey Group 3 State champion and a Tournament of Champions finalist in 2019.
8. Garnet Valley (21-4) – The Jaguars are yet another Central League power capable of contending for PIAA Class AAA honors.
9. Downingtown West (19-6) – The Whippets – a 2019 AAA semifinalist – are a favorite in the Ches-Mont League.
10. Episcopal Academy (18-1) – EA won the Inter-Ac League championship in 2019 and will again contend for the title.
11. Springfield-Delco (19-6) – The Cougars won the PIAA Class AAA championship in 2019 and will again challenge for PIAA honors in Class AA.
12. Villa Maria Academy (25-2) – The Hurricanes reached the PIAA Class AA final in 2018 (champion) and 2019 (runner-up) and are the class of the Catholic Academies .
13. Academy of Notre Dame (18-3) – The Irish won the Pennsylvania Independent Schools championship in 2019 and will challenge again in the Inter-Ac.
14. Bishop Shanahan (16-7) – The Eagles look to be a Ches-Mont and Class PIAA AA contender.
15. Cape Henlopen-DE (19-0) – The Vikings have won 11 straight Delaware state championships.
Under Consideration: Bayard Rustin (15-5), Cardinal O’Hara (13-5), Downingtown East (15-5), Eastern-NJ (18-5), Exeter (18-5), Haddonfield-NJ (19-4), Harriton (24-2), Haverford High (9-9), Hempfield (17-5), Ocean City-NJ (19-3), Owen J. Roberts (19-6), Parkland (15-8), Saucon Valley (17-2), Seneca-NJ (14-4), Unionville, Ursuline Academy-DE, York Catholic (23-2).
