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Milton tops pre-playoffs lacrosse polls
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In an interesting twist, the No. 2 team in the boys Class AAAAAA rankings, Lassiter, has not lost since March. However, due to the fact that the Trojans only two losses this year came to No. 1 Milton and No. 7 Walton, Lassiter enters the AAAAAA playoffs as a No. 3 seed and must travel to No. 3 North Gwinnett in the first round. No. 4 Centennial dropped down to No. 4 after two losses in the Knights last three games. Centennial enters the playoffs as the No. 1 seed out of Area 3. No. 5 Chattahoochee finally saw its winning streak snapped with a loss to Walton, but the Cougars enter the postseason as the No. 2 seed out of Area 3. Harrison enters the poll at No. 9 after finishing off an undefeated Area 1 schedule.
In Class A-AAAAA, No. 1 Decatur, No. 2 Westminster and No. 3 Northview all enter the 16-team tournament as No. 1 seeds while former No. 3 Allatoona fell to No. 8 in the rankings and a No. 2 seed after recent losses to Westminster and Harrison. No. 5 Lovett is the fourth No. 1 seed. In perhaps the best matchup of the first round, No. 4 Blessed Trinity faces No. 6 Whitfield Academy.
The only changes in the girls Class AAAAAA poll were Alpharetta sliding in at No. 10, taking Etowahs spot and Kennesaw Mountain and Chattahoochee trading spots at No. 6 and 7, respectively.
Finally, No. 6 Woodward Academy inched past Starrs Mill while No. 8 Marist moved up from No. 10 past No. 9 St. Pius X. Blessed Trinity takes the No. 10 spot, bouncing Columbus from the poll.
Boys
Class AAAAAA
1. Milton
2. Lassiter
3. North Gwinnett
4. Centennial
5. Chattahoochee
6. Mill Creek
7. Walton
8. Lambert
9. Harrison
10. Roswell
Class A-AAAAA
1. Decatur
2. Westminster
3. Northview
4. Blessed Trinity
5. Lovett
6. Whitfield Academy
7. Holy Innocents
8. Allatoona
9. McIntosh
10. Marist
Girls
Class AAAAAA
1. Milton
2. Centennial
3. Walton
4. Mill Creek
5. West Forsyth
6. Kennesaw Mountain
7. Chattahoochee
8. Lassiter
9. Peachtree Ridge
10. Alpharetta
Class A-AAAAA
1. Westminster
2. Northview
3. Cambridge
4. Kell
5. McIntosh
6. Woodward Academy
7. Starrs Mill
8. Marist
9. St. Pius X
10. Blessed Trinity
