Lacrosse notebook: Tough competition for state's top teams

Top-10 girls teams from Georgia played nine games against out-of-state opponents last week, winning five, with two of the state’s top-ranked teams breaking even.

Milton (7-2), No. 1 in Class AAAAAA and No. 9 in the nation in the LaxMagazine.com poll, rallied for an 11-10 win over nationally ranked Suffern (N.Y.) on Friday. But the Lady Eagles couldn’t repeat the following day and lost 9-8 to Radnor (Pa.) after falling behind 5-0.

Westminster (9-1, No. 2 Class A-AAAAA) took its first loss of the season on Saturday, falling 11-8 to Hutchinson (Tenn.), after defeating Upper Arlington (Ohio), 10-9, on Friday.

Lassiter stays spotless

The Lassiter girls (9-0) finished a 3-0 week Saturday with a 13-11 win over Bartram Trail (Fla.). The Lady Trojans, who are ranked No. 2 in Class AAAAAA, will play the bulk of the remainder of their schedule against out-of-state competition, but two crucial Area 2 games loom in late April.

Lassiter will play at fourth-ranked Walton on April 22 before finishing the season on April 28 by hosting No. 1 Milton.

Centennial boys score key wins in Area 3-AAAAAA

Maybe a loss to John’s Creek was just what the Centennial boys Lacrosse team needed. Since falling to the top-ranked Gladiators, 16-6, on March 6, Centennial has won five straight, including three straight over ranked opponents.

The Knights (9-1, No. 3 Class AAAAAA) gained some confidence with a 15-14 win over Lovett (No. 2 Class A-AAAAA) on March 21, then followed that with a pair of wins over ranked opponents in Area 3 play last week, knocking off second-ranked Lambert, 13-10 on Saturday.

Centennial’s next four games will be against out-of-state competition, and the Knights have just one area contest remaining (vs. South Forsyth, April 30). The games that will likely decided the Area 3-AAAAAA championship will likely be those involving Johns Creek. The Gladiators are alone atop the region at 5-0, but will face No. 6 Northview and No. 2 Lambert on April 17 and 25, respectively.

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BOYS

Class AAAAAA

1. Johns Creek (8-2)

• Tuesday: def. Alpharetta, 13-6
• Saturday: at South Forsyth, 22-6

2. Lambert (8-2)

• Tuesday: def. Chattahoochee, 13-3
• Saturday: lost to No. 3 Centennial, 13-10

3. Centennial (9-1)

• Wednesday: def. No. 6 Northview, 16-8
• Saturday: def. No. 2 Lambert, 13-10

4. Roswell (10-1)

• Tuesday: def. West Forsyth, 18-7
• Thursday: def. Milton, 21-4
• Friday: def. North Cobb, 13-0

5. Pope (7-2)

• March 31 at Milton

6. Northview (7-3)

• Wednesday: lost to No. 3 Centennial, 16-8
• Saturday: lost to No. 9 Mill Creek, 16-6

7. Lassiter (9-2)

• Friday: def. Grayson, 16-4

8. Walton (5-6)

• Saturday: lost to Westminster, 11-6

9. Mill Creek (10-1)

• Tuesday: def. South Forsyth, 14-4
• Saturday: def. No. 6 Northview, 16-6

10. Harrison (7-3)

• Friday: def. East Coweta, 19-2

Class A-AAAAA

1. Westminster (10-1)

• Saturday: def. Walton, 11-6

2. Lovett (7-3)

• Tuesday: def. Grady, 23-3
• Thursday: def. No. 10 Starr's Mill, 19-4
• Saturday def. No. 4 McIntosh, 18-6

3. Allatoona (9-0)

• Friday: def. Pace Academy, 16-6

4. McIntosh (8-2)

• Tuesday: lost to Marist, 5-4
• Saturday: lost to No. 2 Lovett, 18-6

5. Cambridge (9-1)

• Saturday: def. West Forsyth, 13-9

6. Greater Atlanta Christian (8-2)

• Tuesday: lost to Blessed Trinity, 10-9
• Friday: def. Decatur, 9-4

7. Wesleyan (5-1)

• Friday: def. Riverwood, 12-6

8. Benedictine (6-2)

• Friday: def. North Atlanta, 6-4

9. St. Pius (7-2)

• Thursday: def. Druid Hills, 18-1
• Saturday: def. North Springs, 16-0

10. Starr’s Mill (7-4)

• Thursday: Lost to No. 2 Lovett, 19-4

GIRLS

Class AAAAAA

1. Milton (7-2)

• Wednesday: def. Wheeler, 20-0
• Friday: def. Suffern (NY), 11-10
• Saturday: lost to Radnor (Pa.), 9-8

2. Lassiter (9-0)

• Tuesday: def. North Cobb, 19-0
• Thursday def. No. 8 Pope, 15-5
• Saturday def. Bartram Trail (Fla.), 13-11

3. Mill Creek (8-1)

• Friday: def. Seymour (Tenn.), 20-3
• Saturday: def. Roswell, 12-9
• Saturday: def. Starrs Mill, 12-11