After claiming top honors in the nation’s toughest league, McDonogh School is the undisputed No. 1 team in the final VSN boys’ lacrosse Top 20 for 2016. The Eagles went wire-to-wire at No. 1, capped with their first MIAA A Conference championship since 2005.
MIAA A runner-up Boys’ Latin School, Loyola Blakefield, Severn School and Calvert Hall College makes up the rest of the Top 5. A pair of state public champions highlight the lower half of the Top 10.
Severna Park, which ended Howard’s reign as Class 4A/3A champs last week at Stevenson University, is 7th. After spoiling Liberty’s perfect season and winning a 4th 2A/1A title in five seasons, Fallston finishes No. 10.
Though falling to Frederick County’s Linganore in the Class 3A/2A final, Mount Hebron place 13th. Fifteen teams ranked in the preseason VSN Top 20 poll are in the last listing. Â
Here’s the complete final 2016 VSN boys’ lacrosse Top 20.
1. McDonogh School (Final record: 18-1; Last week’s ranking: No. 1)
Preseason rank – No. 1
Season result – MIAA A Conference champion
2. Boys’ Latin School (14-4; No. 2)
Preseason rank – No. 3
Season result – MIAA A Conference finalist
3. Loyola Blakefield (9-7; No. 3)
Preseason rank – No. 5
Season result – MIAA A Conference semifinalist
4. Severn School (16-7; No. 4)
Preseason rank – No. 12
Season result – MIAA A Conference semifinalist
5. Calvert Hall College (14-5; No. 5)
Preseason rank – No. 2
Season result – MIAA A Conference quarterfinalist
6. St. Paul’s School (12-7; No. 6)
Preseason rank – No. 4
Season result – MIAA A Conference quarterfinalist
7. Severna Park (17-2; No. 7)
Preseason rank – No. 17
Season result – Class 4A/3A state champion
8. Mount St. Joseph (12-9; No. 8)
Preseason rank – No. 7
Season result – 7th in MIAA A Conference
9. John Carroll School (20-6; No. 10)
Preseason rank – Not ranked
Season result – MIAA B Conference champion
10. Fallston (15-5; No. 11)
Preseason rank – No. 13
Season result – Class 2A/1A state champion & UCBAC Chesapeake Division champion
11. Liberty (19-1; No. 9)
Preseason rank – Not ranked
Season result – Class 2A/1A state finalist & Carroll County champion
12. Howard (14-5; No. 12)
Preseason rank – No. 9
Season result – Class 4A/3A state finalist & Howard County co-champion
13. Mount Hebron (13-5; No. 14)
Preseason rank – No. 16
Season result – Class 3A/2A state finalist
14. Hereford (17-2; No. 15)
Preseason rank – No. 18
Season result – Class 3A/2A state semifinalist & Baltimore County champion
15. Annapolis (13-4; No. 16)
Preseason rank – Not ranked
Season result – Class 4A/3A East Region finalist
16. Westminster (10-6; No. 13)
Preseason rank – No. 10
Season result – Class 4A/3A North Region semifinalist
17. Broadneck (15-2; No. 17)
Preseason rank – No. 19
Season result – Class 4A/3A East Region semifinalist
18. River Hill (13-4; No. 18)
Preseason rank – No. 20
Season result – Class 3A/2A South Region finalist & Howard County co-champion
19. Towson (10-4; No. 19)
Preseason rank – Not ranked
Season result – Class 3A/2A North Region quarterfinalist & Baltimore County finalist
20. Century (12-5; No. 20)
Preseason rank – Not ranked
Season result – Class 2A/1A West Region semifinalist
