By Chris Goldberg
TopLaxRecruits.com, Posted 2/18/14

Boys’ Latin (MD) is the No. 1 team in the Warrior/TopLaxRecruits.com Preseason North America Boys’ Rankings for 2014.

The Lakers finished 19-1 in 2013 and were ranked No. 1 all season until bowing to Loyola Blakefield (MD) in the finals of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association championships. The Lakers graduated a large senior class, but return a host of experienced players.

No. 2 Haverford School was 15-7 last year, but finished strong by winning the Inter-Ac invitational. The Fords relied heavily on sophomores and freshmen last year and will be top-heavy with young but seasoned starters.

No. 3 Culver Academy has become the class of the Midwest. Last year the Eagles won the North American Lacrosse Tournament. They play mostly a national schedule against top teams in the East and Midwest and fans can point especially to a March 25 date at No. 5 Gilman School. The No. 4 team is Hill Academy, of Ontario, Canada.

(Last year’s final rankings are at bottom.)

Warrior/TopLaxRecruits.com Preseason Boys’ Rankings, 2014
1. Boys’ Latin (MD) 19-1 last year
2. Haverford School (PA) 15-7
3. Culver Academy (IN) 19-2
4. Hill Academy (ONT, Canada) 18-4
5. St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) 11-5
6. Gilman School (MD) 12-4
7. St. Paul’s (MD) 15-5
8. Smithtown West (N.Y.) 16-3
9. McDonogh School (MD) 14-4
10. Chaminade (N.Y.) 15-2
11. Georgetown Prep (MD) 17-6
12. Delbarton (N.J.) 17-1
13. Garden City (N.Y.) 19-3
14. Massapequa (N.Y.) 14-3
15. Ward Melville (N.Y.) 22-0
16. Salesianum School (DE) 17-2
17. Landon School (MD) 13-7
18. Trinity-Pawling (N.Y.) 13-5
19. Malvern Prep (PA) 16-2
20. Gonzaga (D.C.) 19-2

Under consideration: Arapahoe, CO (16-3); Avon Grove, PA, (21-4); Avon Old Farms (CT) 10-7; Bishop Timon St. Jude, N.Y. (17-4); Brunswick School, CT (13-3); Calvert Hall, MD (11-6); Conestoga, PA (15-11); Darien, CT (12-8); Hereford, MD (19-2); ; La Costa Canyon, CA (18-4); Lake Highland Prep, FL (20-5); La Salle, PA (20-2); Loyola Blakefield, MD (13-8); Manhasset, N.Y. (15-4); Niskayuna, N.Y. (21-1); Paul VI, VA (20-4); Ridge, N.J. (20-3); Smithtown East, N.Y. (14-4); St. Ignatius Prep, CA (21-1); St. Mark’s, TX (18-3); St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes, VA (18-6); Yorktown, N.Y. (17-3).

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Final 2013 North America Boys’ Rankings:

Teams with links to articles.

1. Ward Melville, N.Y. (22-0) – NY Class A champion
2. Boys’ Latin, Md. (19-1) – MIAA finalist
3. La Salle, Pa. (23-2) – PIAA champion
4. Garden City, N.Y. (19-3) – NY Class B champion
5. Chaminade, N.Y. (15-2) – CHSAA champion
6. Gonzaga, D.C. (19-2) – DC WCAC champion
7. Loyola Blakefield, Md. (13-8) – MIAA champion
8. Culver Academy, Ill. (18-2) – NALI champion
9. St. Ignatius Prep, Cal. (21-1) – WCAL champion
10. Hill Academy, Ontario (18-4) – NALI finalist
11. Malvern Prep, Pa. (16-2) – Inter-Ac League champion
12. Niskayuna, N.Y. (21-1) – NY Class B semifinalist
13. Delbarton, N.J. (17-1) – Non-Public Class A semifinalist
14. Jamesville-DeWitt, N.Y. (20-2) – NY Class B finalist
15. Deerfield Academy, CT (15-1) – NE West champion
16. McDonogh School, Md. (14-4) – MIAA semifinalist
17. Calvert Hall, Md. (11-6) – MIAA semifinalist
18. Gilman School, Md. (12-4) – MIAA quarterfinalist
19. Hereford, Md. (19-2) – MD Public 3A/2A champion
20. Salesianum School, DE (17-2) – Delaware state champion
21. Ridge, N.J. (20-3) – NJ Tournament of Champions winner
22. Haverford School, Pa. (15-7) – Inter-Ac Invitational champion
23. St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes, Va. (18-6) DC Interstate Athletic Conference champion
24. Yorktown, N.Y. (17-3) – NY Class B playoff qualifier
25. Timon St. Jude, N.Y. (17-4) – NY State Catholic champion

Under consideration: Arapahoe, CO. (16-3); Cazenovia Central, N.Y. (22-2); Don Bosco Prep, N.J. (18-3); Episcopal Academy, Pa. (15-6); Fairfield Prep, CT. (18-4); Lake Highland Prep, FL., (20-5); Loyola Academy, Ill. (19-3); Massapequa, N.Y. (15-3); Smithtown West, N.Y. (16-3); St. Mark’s, TX, (18-3); St. Paul’s, Md. (15-5); Shoreham-Wading River, N.Y. (18-2); West Genesee, N.Y. (15-6); Westminster, Md. (19-0); Xaverian Brothers, MA, (16-6).