Milton girls take on elite competition in Florida

AJC.com released its Week 4 rankings on Thursday, with Lambert and Westminster tops on the boys side, and Milton and Blessed Trinity earning No. 1 honors on the girls side. Below are the complete rankings along with records as of Monday's games - as updated on LaxPower.com.

1. Lambert (9-0)

2. Pope (8-1)

3. North Gwinnett (9-0)

4. Centennial (7-0)

5. Etowah (7-1)

6. Lassiter (5-2)

7. Walton (7-2)

8. Mill Creek (6-2)

9. Alpharetta (5-4)

10. Chattahooche (6-2)

1. Westminster (6-1)

2. GAC (6-1)

3. Allatoona (6-1)

4. Lovett (5-2)

5. Wesleyan (7-2)

6. McIntosh (6-1)

7. Blessed Trinity (7-3)

8. St. Pius (5-3)

9. Marist (3-1)

10. Cambridge (5-2)

1. Milton (5-1)

2. Mill Creek (10-0)

3. Walton (6-2)

4. Chattahoochee (7-1)

5. North Gwinnett (7-1)

6. Lassiter (4-5)

7. Harrison (6-2)

8. West Forsyth (8-1)

9. Lambert (6-2)

10. Hillgrove (9-1)

1. Blessed Trinity (7-1)

2. Kell (6-2)

3. Cambridge (5-3)

4. Westminster (9-1)

5. Wesleyan (4-2)

6. Sprayberry (5-1)

7. McIntosh (2-1)

8. Marist (5-0)

9. Lovett (3-3)

10. Creekview (4-2)

Centennial enjoyed an 18-8 victory over Northview on March 15 and a 19-8 win over Harrison on March 19. Against Northview, the Knights had 10 different scorers, including Jack Risse, Austin Wise, Sam Baroff, Jeremy Startin and Luke Sadd. The Harrison game was part of the AJO4 Lax Fest, and sophomore Nicky Solomon (a North Carolina commit) was named game MVP, scoring 5 goals and adding 4 assists. Junior Eric Cecere had a combined 16 saves over the two-game span.

Milton traveled to Vero Beach, Fla. last weekend for games against elite competition. The Lady Eagles beat the Sunshine State's top-ranked team, Vero Beach, 7-5, on Friday. On Saturday, the country's top-ranked team, McDonogh (Md.) extended its 135-game win streak by beating Milton 12-2. Emily Velez and Sophie Baez each totaled two goals in those games.
West Forsyth beat Woodstock 18-14 on March 16, with Sarah Grady and Madison Mueller each scoring 5 goals. Grady also had 4 assists, and Kelly Guthrie had 3 goals and an assist. On March 21, the Lady Wolverines beat Alpharetta 20-10, with Mueller and Grady again scoring 5 goals, along with Kelly Guthrie adding 5 of her own.