For the week ending 3/20, USA Lacrosse Magazine has come out with their South Region Top 10, and it is full of Florida programs!

Five of the Top Ten on the Girls’ side and Four of the Top Ten on the Boys’.

Here are the links to both articles:

Lake Mary (Fla.) Ascends to No. 1 in South

The first complete Nike/USA Lacrosse High School Boys’ National Top 25 rankings since the preseason will be revealed on March 28, but we take this week to look at a pair of regions that are well underway. Some in the South and West Regions are almost at the midway point with double-digit games under their belts. Both regions have seen significant movement with four previously unranked teams vaulting to prominence. 

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Cardinal Gibbons No. 1 in South Girls’ Top 10

We’re one week away from our first full Nike/USA Lacrosse High School Girls’ National Top 25 update, but our first look since the preseason checks out the South and West Regions. Both have a lot of the same powers that started highly ranked with minor adjustments after some key head-to-head meetings. 

The South Region retains a number of familiar names from the preseason. Cardinal Gibbons (N.C.) jumped to No. 1 on the strength of a narrow win over an American Heritage-Delray (Fla.) that has played a far tougher overall schedule but couldn’t stop the streaking Crusaders.

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