South Region Rankings

The Boys' South Region Top 10 went live last week. It is the first region to go live this season. IMG National takes the early top spot with a 2-1 record and wins over DeMatha (Md.) and Highland Park (Texas).

There are three teams from Florida and Texas, which leads the way for most states in the Top 10. Georgia and North Carolina are each represented with two programs. 

1: IMG National (Fla), 2-1
2: Cardinal Gibbons (N.C.), 8-1
3: Roswell (Ga.), 11-2
4: St Andrews (Fla.), 10-2
5: Cannon School (N.C.), 6-0
6: West Forsyth (Ga.), 12-0
7: Lake Mary (Fla.), 12-0
8: Westlake (Texas), 5-1
9: Woodlands (Texas), 7-2
10: Southlake (Texas), 8-2

The entire South Region rankings includes more than 600 teams. 

Milestone Victories

Chip Davis, the head coach of the Deerfield (Mass.) boys' lacrosse team, won his 400th game on March 25, 2023, in an 11-7 win over Noble & Greenough (Mass.). Deerfield improved to 2-0 with the win.

Davis, who has been the head coach of the Deerfield program since 1990, has won at least 10 games 26 times in his 33 seasons.

Snapped

The longest active winning streak in the nation ended last week when Vestavia Hills (Ala.) defeated Mountain Brook (Ala.) 13-10 on March 20.

The Rebels win snapped the 31-game streak the Spartans had been riding since April 16, 2021. With the win, Vestavia Hills now boasts Alabama’s longest streak at 10 games. The Rebels are 10-0 and the No. 1 team in the state.

Mountain Brook’s streak ranks among the longest-reported streaks all time. Their 31 games tie them among the Top 60 with Allentown Central Catholic (Pa.), Stone Bridge (Va.), Delbarton (N.J.) and Montclair (N.J.). 

Their 31-game streak is the longest in state history, according to LaxRecords’ research.

Winning Streaks

LaxRecords has regularly tracked the longest winning streaks in the nation and as we head into the 2023 season, we will continue that tradition. Four reported teams have winning streaks of at least 15 games.

Middle Creek (N.C.) has the nation’s longest active streak with 25 games. Forest Hills Central (Mich.) and Jesuit Portland (Ore.) are right behind them with 24-game streaks.

Here are the other active streaks of at least 15 games as of March 26, 2023:

Active

• 25 Middle Creek (N.C.)
• 24 Forest Hills Central (Mich.)
• 24 Jesuit Portland (Ore.)
• 15 Mountain Lakes (N.J.)

Ended Last Week

• 31 Mountain Brook (Ala.)
• 22 Radnor (Pa.)
• 16 Corner Canyon (Utah)

A Week Away?

• 13 St. Ignatius Prep (Calif.)
• 13 Loyola Academy (Ill.)
• 13 Upper Arlington (Ohio)
• 13 Blessed Trinity (Fla.)

LaxRecords has 71 reported teams with at least a 30-game winning streak. West Genesee (N.Y.) and Sewanhaka (N.Y.) are tied for first with 91 game streaks

Quick Highlights

Malvern Prep (Pa.) downed Calvert Hall (Md.) 12-11 on March 23. Michael Ortleib scored four goals and goalie Chris Rabena made seven saves for the Friars in the win.

Western Reserve Academy Prep (Ohio) is off to a hot start this season with a 5-2 record. The Pioneers took Loyola-Blakefield (Md.) to triple overtime in the first of their three-game road trip to play the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA). WRA has outscored its opponents 103-37 this season. The team went 1-2 on their East Coast trip to play the MIAA. They defeated Archbishop Spalding (Md.) 7-4 before falling to Gilman 12-11. 

Blake (Md.) teammates Max Konzmann and opened the season in impressive fashion against Rockville (Md.) on March 21. Konzmann scored six goals and dished out four assists while Beck scored seven goals to lead the team to a 23-11 victory.

PhillyLacrosse.com No. 6 Episcopal Academy (Pa.) defeated No. 4 Radnor (Pa.) 8-7 last week. TJ Lamb led the way with four goals and an assist, while senior Eddie Jones added three goals for Episcopal Academy. Dylan Jaszcz and Nick Wolff each scored once, and Wolff also had an assist. EA’s win snapped Radnor’s 22-game winning streak.

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Chip Davis photo courtesy of The Deerfield Scroll.