Week 8 Lacrosse Rankings

The boys Class 6A-7A poll experienced a lot of changes this week and there are some major top 10 matchups scheduled in the coming days. Undefeated Lambert (12-0) remains No. 1 and is currently the top-ranked team in the MaxPreps National poll. North Paulding moved up to No. 2 after its 13-0 start and will host previous No. 2 and current No. 5 ranked Pope on Thursday. The Greyhounds fell from No. 2 to No. 5 after a 13-7 loss to Walton. Roswell moved up from No. 5 to No. 3 and Walton moved up from No. 6 to No. 4 after its big win over Pope. Creekview improved from No. 8 to No. 6 and Lassiter will have a big showdown with No. 3 Roswell on Tuesday. Lassiter was replaced in the polls by Centennial after falling 11-9 to the Knights and 10-9 to Johns Creek. Harrison recently fell 10-6 to Lassiter, but also has victories over Walton and Woodstock and is a solid No. 10. Finally, No. 8 ranked Johns Creek will visit No. 9 ranked Buford Tuesday night—making three different Class 6A-7A top 10 showdowns to watch this week.

In Class A-5A boys, No. 1 Lovett is 10-0 and No. 2 Wesleyan is 10-0. The top-ranked Lions recently defeated No. 3 Blessed Trinity 16-9 last Friday. Blessed Trinity will have a big game with No. 5 Westminster on Friday. Also, Fellowship Christian improved from No. 10 to No. 7 and No. 8 Woodward Academy will host No. 10 Starr’s Mill on Wednesday.

In Class 6A-7A girls, No. 1 ranked Milton improved to 10-0 with a 16-11 win over No. 2 Walton and is currently No. 3 in the MaxPreps National poll. Creekview comes in at No. 3 and Hillgrove sits at No. 4 with its lone loss (8-6) coming to Creekview back on March 4. Lassiter moved up two spots to No. 5, Alpharetta jumped from No. 10 to No. 6, Mill Creek fell from No. 5 to No. 7 after a 9-6 loss to No. 8 Chattahoochee and No. 9 North Paulding rounds out the poll with No. 10 Roswell.