By Chris Goldberg
TopLaxRecruits.com, Posted 3/17/14
A number of the nation’s top teams – highlighted by No. 1 McDonogh School (MD) and its 91-game win streak – will converge on Vero Beach (FL) beginning tomorrow as the season kicks into gear. TopLaxRecruits.com will be providing game coverage and tweets for nearly all the action.
Here is a rundown of the schedule at Vero Beach High School and Indian River Lacrosse Field:
Tuesday: No. 17 Georgetown Visitation (DC) at No. 12 Vero Beach (FL), 5 p.m., at VBHS
Wednesday: No. 17 Georgetown Visitation (DC) vs. Benjamin School (FL), noon, at VBHS
Wednesday: No. 1 McDonogh School (MD) vs. No. 12 Vero Beach (FL), 7 p.m., at VBHS
Thursday: No. 1 McDonogh School (MD) vs. No. 17 Georgetown Visitation, 3 p.m., at IRLAX
Friday: No. 17 Georgetown Visitation (DC) vs. Barron Collier (FL), 5 p.m., at IRLAX
Friday: No. 1 McDonogh School (MD) vs. No. 7 Harriton (PA), 7 p.m., at IRLAX
Saturday: No. 7 Harriton (PA) vs. No. 12 Vero Beach (FL), 5 p.m., at VBHS
McDonogh (0-0) is the five-time champion of the powerful Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland and has recorded four straight undefeated seasons. The Eagles are 12 wins shy of the national record for consecutive victories by a girls’ team. Harriton (0-0) is the defending Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) champion. Vero Beach (8-0) has won eight straight Florida state titles and Georgetown Visitation (0-0) is a perennial power in the DC Independent Schools League. Both Barron Collier (8-1) and Benjamin School (6-1) are state powers.
Vero Beach also is playing No. 15 St. Paul’s School (MD) on Thursday at Disney World’s Wide World of Sports Stadium at 5 p.m.
Brine/TopLaxRecruits.com North America Girls’ Rankings
1. McDonogh School (MD) 0-0 Prev: No. 1
2. Moorestown (N.J.) 0-0 Prev: No. 2
3. Manhasset (N.Y.) 0-0 Prev: No. 3
4. Bay Shore (N.Y.) 0-0 Prev: No. 4
5. Mt. Sinai (N.Y.) 0-0 Prev: No. 5
6. Darien (CT) 0-0 Prev: No. 6
7. Harriton (PA) 0-0 Prev: No. 7
8. Marriotts Ridge (MD) 0-0 Prev: No. 8
9. St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) 0-0 Prev: No. 9
10. St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes (VA) 0-0 Prev: No. 10
11. Northport (N.Y.) 0-0 Prev: No. 11
12. Vero Beach (FL) 8-0 Prev: No. 16
13. Notre Dame Prep (MD) 0-0 Prev: No. 12
14. Garden City (N.Y.) 0-0 Prev: No. 13
15. St. Paul’s School (MD) 0-0 Prev: No. 14
16. Milton (GA) 4-1 Prev: No. 15
17. Georgetown Visitation (D.C.) 0-0 Prev: No. 17
18. Good Counsel (MD) 0-0 Prev: No. 18
19. Farmingdale (N.Y.) 0-0 Prev: No. 19
20. Brighton (N.Y.) 0-0 Prev: No. 20
Under Consideration: Amador Valley, CA (1-0); Blake School, MN (0-0); Bryn Mawr, MD (0-0); Christian Brothers, N.Y. (0-0); Century, MD (0-0), C.M. Wright, MD (0-0); Garnet Valley, PA (0-0); Loyola Academy, IL (0-0); Maryvale Prep, MD (0-0); Mt. Hebron, Md (0-0); New Canaan, CT (0-0); Notre Dame Academy, MA (0-0); Radnor, PA (0-0); Shawnee, N.J. (0-0); Skaneateles, N.Y. (0-0); West Genesee, N.Y. (0-0); Westwood, MA (0-0).
Brine, the sponsor for the Brine/TopLaxRecruits.com North America Girls’ Rankings, is the leader in lacrosse gear and equipment (as well as field hockey and soccer). For more information, access the Brine site at: http://brine.com/