ESPN Boston's girls lacrosse Top 25

Updated: April 24, 2013, 2:53 PM ET
ESPNBoston.com Staff

Top 25 MIAA girls lacrosse poll, as selected by our panel of staff writers, correspondents and area coaches (updated 4/24).

Team Name Record Last Week Notes
1. Westwood (8-0) 1 What a week for the Wolverines, who scored a number of impressive victories over local powers Winchester (19-5), Dover-Sherborn (13-2) and Lincoln-Sudbury (19-3).
2. Notre Dame (Hingham) (8-1) 2 Cougars took a 19-9 loss to Long Island power St. Anthony's over April vacation, in New York, but returned stateside with wins over Scituate (18-7) and Lincoln-Sudbury (14-10).
3. Longmeadow (8-0) 4 Lancers looking sharp following wins over Minnechaug (12-8) and New York power Guiderland (13-10). Saturday's meeting with Connecticut juggernaut New Canaan should be enticing.
4. Westford Academy (10-0) 5 Wins over Acton-Boxborough (13-7) and North Andover (9-8) solidified another solid week for the Grey Ghosts. Wayland will be upset-minded when they visit Westford on Tuesday.
5. North Andover (7-1) 9 Scarlet Knights came up on the short end of a 9-8 thriller to Westford on Saturday. Otherwise, defense has been terrific this first half of the season, allowing 6.1 goals per game.
6. Minnechaug (7-1) 8 Falcons squeaked by Algonquin (8-5) and rolled Agawam (17-2) before falling to Longmeadow on Monday, 12-8.
7. Duxbury (5-2) 7 A challenge from upset-minded Cohasset awaits Friday, and then it gets interesting next week with Hingham and Westwood both on tap.
8. Needham (7-1) 3 Rockets suffered one of the biggest surprise upsets last Thursday, falling 5-3 to Franklin, but rebounded forcefully with wins over King Philip (14-2) and Natick (10-5).
9. Medfield (7-1) 16 Good week for the Warriors in knocking off two rising Central Mass. powers last week - starting with Shrewsbury (18-9), then defending district champ Algonquin (9-6).
10. Franklin (4-2) NR Panthers storm into the poll, making their season debut, following one of the more surprising upsets of the season, over Needham. Is this a flash in the pan, or will they keep the good fortunes going against King Philip and Foxborough?
11. Masconomet (5-2) 12 Chieftains sandwiched a loss to Concord-Carlisle around two nice wins over Bishop Fenwick and Manchester-Essex.
12. Winchester (5-3) 17 Sachems will forget the 19-5 Westwood loss  who's touching them right now, really?  but a 15-13 win over Framingham on April 17 is a nice one for the resume.
13. Framingham (3-3) 6 Flyers travel to Andover on April 29, and it will be interesting to see the results. Framingham looks to be rounding into shape, but can the Golden Warriors pull off the upset and get back to their winning ways?
14. Lincoln-Sudbury (2-4) 10 All four of the Warriors' losses are to teams ranked in top five of our poll, Longmeadow the lone exclusion. Of those losses, only the 19-3 decision to Westwood is a forgettable one.
15. Dover-Sherborn (6-1) 18 Raiders have an intriguing matchup Friday with Medfield. Prior to Tuesday's 13-2 loss to Westwood, D-S was averaging 13 goals per game.
16. Norwell (2-1) 14 Outside of the loss to Notre Dame, Clippers haven't been tested much. Friday's tilt with Lincoln-Sudbury should be a great test.
17. Hopkinton (5-1) 21 Hillers move up in the polls following a defensive-minded battle over Franklin (4-2) and an easy defeat of Algonquin (13-4).
18. Algonquin (4-3) 11 Tomahawks will drop a few spots after dropping three straight to Minnechaug, Medfield and Hopkinton. But in their familiar Central Mass. domain, they are undefeated.
19. Wayland (5-0-1) NR Warriors jump into polls making their season debut following 20-15 win over Ipswich. Can they continue their good fortunes and upset Westford on Tuesday?
20. Ipswich (4-1) 15 Tigers have been one of the most efficient scoring offenses across Division 2, averaging 15.8 goals per game.
21. Acton-Boxborough (4-2-1) 19 Colonials drop after taking a 13-7 loss to Westford, but rebounded with wins over Wellesley (11-6) and Waltham (18-1).
22. Marblehead (8-1) 20 Magicians have been on a tear, averaging 18.6 goals per game in their last three contests, including a 25-12 win over Pentucket.
23. Groton-Dunstable (5-1) NR Crusaders make season debut following wins over Oakmont, Littleton and Tyngsborough. We gave G-D the honors here over Shrewsbury based on their head-to-head matchup on April 11.
24. Concord-Carlisle (3-3-1) NR Patriots have had a tough start, but a 12-8 win over Masconomet on Monday slips them into the poll here at No. 24.
25. Agawam (6-2) 22 Brownies have a vice grip on the No. 3 spot in the pecking order of Western Mass. But after last week's showing, they have a ways to go to catch up to Longmeadow (L, 21-8) and Minnechaug (L, 17-2).
Last 10 out: Andover (1-3-1), Apponequet (7-0), Cohasset (2-2), Foxborough (7-0), King Philip (5-3), Newburyport (4-2), Reading (5-2), Scituate (6-2), Shrewsbury (6-2), Wellesley (3-3)

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