Week 5 Lacrosse Rankings

In Class 7A, No. 1 ranked Lambert (7-0) remains undefeated and is already garnering major momentum in the national polls. The Longhorns have a huge home game against No. 2 ranked Pope (5-0) this Saturday. Pope moved up a slot to No. 2 after Johns Creeks 13-8 loss to Harrison. The Hoyas win over Johns Creek sent the Gladiators down to No. 7 and Harrison rose to No. 3 ahead of No. 4 Waltonwhose only loss was a 15-14 defeat to Harrison. North Paulding climbed from No. 7 to No. 5 after its 7-0 start and Roswell comes in at No. 6 with a 5-2 record and its only two losses coming to Lambert (10-7) and Lovett (12-7). No. 8 Lassiter is 6-1 and its only loss was a 6-4 defeat to No. 6 North Paulding. Allatoona comes in at No. 9 with a 4-3 record and tough losses to No. 2 Pope (13-11), No. 2 Roswell (15-12) and No. 4 Walton (11-9). Also, Buford makes its debut at No. 10 in place of South Forsyth and has won five-straight.

In Class A-5A, No. 1 ranked Blessed Trinity is 6-1 and is undefeated in the state; the Titans lone loss was a 6-2 defeat to North Carolinas Charlotte Country Day School. No. 2 Weselyan is 8-0 and No. 3 Lovett is also off to a blazing 6-0 start. Kings Ridge jumped up from No. 6 to No. 4 and North Oconee slid from No. 4 to No. 6 following a loss to Woodstock behind No. 5 Fellowship Christian. Marist is 3-1 with its lone loss to Class 6A-7A No. 1 Buford. Also, Westminster rose a slot to No. 8 and Pace Academy fell to No. 10. The Knights are 1-5, but remain in the poll because all the losses came to Kings Ridge 9-7, Fellowship Christian 11-7, Johns Creek 8-7, Buford 7-6 and Milton 12-5 and recently scored a 12-4 victory over Benedictines squad that was undefeated at the time. Pace Academy will open up Region play next Monday on the road against Midtown.

On the girls side, Class 6A-7A No. 1 Milton is 3-0 and No. 2 Walton is 5-3 with a perfect in-straight record. No. 3 Lassiter (6-2) is also undefeated within the state and Kell comes in at No. 4 with a 3-0 start. Mill Creek remains No. 5 and North Paulding and Roswell each moved up a slot to No. 6 and No. 7, respectively. Popes losses to Alpharetta and Roswell dropped the Greyhounds down two slots to No. 8. Creekview comes in at No. 9 with its strong 3-0 start and West Forsyth replaced Johns Creek at No. 10 after defeating the Gladiators 12-10 previously this season and putting together an impressive 3-2 start.

In Class A-5A, No. 1 Blessed Trinity is 8-0 and Westminster and Wesleyan moved up to No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. McIntosh climbed to No. 4 ahead of No. 5 Starrs Mill and the rest of this weeks poll features St. Pius, Fellowship Christian, Lovett, Ola and Pace Academy. Northview and Whitewater both exited this weeks top 10.

BOYS

Class 6A-7A

1. Lambert (7-0)

2. Pope (5-0)

3. Harrison (6-0)

4. Walton (7-1)

5. North Paulding (7-0)

6. Roswell (5-2)

7. Johns Creek (3-1)

8. Lassiter (6-1)

9. Allatoona (4-3)

10. Buford (7-2)

Class A-5A

1. Blessed Trinity (6-1)

2. Westleyan (8-0)

3. Lovett (6-0)

4. Kings Ridge (5-2)

5. Fellowship Christian (4-2)

6. North Oconee (6-1)

7. Marist (3-1)

8. Westminster (3-4)

9. Starrs Mill (6-3)

10. Pace Academy (1-5)



GIRLS

Class 6A-7A

1. Milton (3-0)

2. Walton (5-3)

3. Lassiter (6-2)

4. Kell (3-0)

5. Mill Creek (5-2)

6. North Paulding (6-1)

7. Roswell (6-2)

8. Pope (4-3)

9. Creekview (3-0)

10. West Forsyth (3-2)

Class A-5A

1. Blessed Trinity (8-0)

2. Westminster (6-0)

3. Wesleyan (8-0)

4. McIntosh (4-1)

5. Starrs Mill (0-0)

6. St. Pius (2-2)

7. Fellowship Christian (2-1)

8. Lovett (4-4)

9. Ola (5-1)

10. Pace Academy (3-3)