Brunswick Finishes In Top 5 of National High School Lax Rankings

Three Connecticut teams on the boys side and two on the girls side representing four schools made the final Nike/US Lacrosse High School Top 25, the national governing body announced in its latest publication.

The Brunswick School of Greenwich was ranked the No. 5 boys team nationally. The Bruins finished the 2018 spring campaign with a 16-1 record.

Culver Academy of Indiana was the top-ranked team nationally at 25-2 with its only losses coming to Ontario powerhouse Hill Academy. Calvert Hill (MD, 16-3), Ward Melville (NY, 21-1), and Boys Latin (MD, 14-4), finished the top four.

Ridgefield High School, by virtue of upsetting previous top-ranked Darien in the state Class L title game, was ranked No. 13. The Tigers were 16-5.

Darien was ranked 14th at 22-1.

New Canaan and Darien were ranked No.13 and No. 14, respectively in the final girls Top 25. New Canaan finished the season with a 17-5 record and Darien was 19-3.

Photo Credit: Chris Dehnel

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