LaxNumbers News

State Rankings Movment and Coach Milestones

by Mike Loveday

The 2026 boys high school lacrosse season has begun and Laxnumbers will once again post the best performances in points, goals, assists, face-offs and saves

Rankings Movement

Every Monday each of our state rankings are updated and this past week brough movement among some states. 

St. Andrew’s (Fla.) moved up one spot to No. 1 in Florida with a 9-0 record. Less than a point separates the Scots from St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.).

Allatoona (Ga.) moved into Georgia’s Top 10 by moving up three spots to No. 9. The Buccaneers were 3-0 last week with wins over North Paulding (Ga.), Christian Brothers (Tenn.) and Westminster (Ga.).

Hough (N.C.) moved up seven spots to No. 2 in North Carolina on the strength of a 13-6 win over Charlotte Catholic (N.C.).

Look for Laxnumbers to being their state rankings as some of the southern states reach at least five games played. 

States that have gone live already are:

News From Around the Country

Keegan Kropp from Downingtown East (Pa.) scored his 100th career goal with a three-goal performance against Central Bucks East (Pa.) on March 17. Reported by PhillyLacrosse.com.

Also reported by PhillyLacrosse.com, Parker Williams from Garnet Valley (Pa.) reached 100 career goals with a four-goal performance in a 12-7 win over Central Bucks West (Pa.) on March 13.

Coach Milestone Potential

Did you know that coach records can be updated in real time?

If a coach is verified for the current season, their career record will update with the team’s record. If you have yet to verify your head coach for the 2026 season, please submit them with their current tenure and we will take care of the rest. 

Coaches who are verified and records are confirmed, populate our various state leaders lists in addition to our Career Wins list. You can watch your head coach climb the lists!

Some coaches who’ve been verified for 2026 that could reach milestone victories this season include*:

Jon Heisman from Bishop Shanahan (Pa.) earned his 550 career win with a 9-2 victory over Penn Charter (Pa.) on March 18.

New McDonogh (Md.) Head Coach Travis Holmes won his first career game with a 12-10 win over IMG National (Fla.) on March 4.

Nick Holota from Middle Creek (N.C.) needs nine more wins this season to reach 200 for his career. The team is 5-1 this season and has won at least 10 games every season since 2007 - excluding the shortened 2020 season.

Jacob Manning needs eight more wins this season to reach 100 for his career. The Chapel Hill (N.C.) Head Coach is 2-3 so far, and needs to reach 10 wins. He’s led his team to at least 10 victories every season since 2021.

Chris Polanski needs seven more wins to reach 100 for his career. The Ponte Vedra (Fla.) Head Coach is off to an 11-1 season. The Sharks are coming off a 19-4 season.

Jeff Teat won his first career game at Hill Academy (Canada) with a 14-11 victory over Calvert Hall (Md.) on March 17.

Bryan Wallace from Roswell (Ga.) needs nine more wins to reach 250 for his career. The Hornets’ Head Coach is off to a 10-0 start after finishing 19-3 last season.

With a 14-win season, Tom Wetherby from Athens Drive (N.C.) will reach 100 career victories. The Jaguars are off to a 5-0 start this season.

*based on information gathered and submitted to Laxnumbers

Submission Form

Laxnumbers has a Stat Submission form for you to submit both player and coach information for inclusion in our Stat Leaders and weekly boys lacrosse notebook. 

This is the only sure-fire way to get a player or coach’s information added/updated on Laxnumbers. Let Mike Loveday know if you run into any issues or have any questions.

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