Globe Top 20 girls' lacrosse poll: Reclaiming No. 1 with a show of strength
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The next 10, in alphabetical order, are: Apponequet, Bishop Fenwick, Foxborough, Hamilton-Wenham, Nantucket, Newton North, North Andover, Scituate, Ursuline, and Weston. Records based on results reported to the Globe.
The Globe's Top 20 girls' lacrosse poll
The Globe poll as of May 20, 2025. Teams were selected by the Globe sports staff.
No.
Team
Record
Previous
1.
Notre Dame (H)
16-3-0
2
2.
Westwood
17-2-0
1
3.
Walpole
18-1-0
3
4.
Cohasset
15-2-0
4
5.
Concord-Carlisle
15-2-0
5
6.
Wellesley
13-4-0
6
7.
Norwell
13-2-0
7
8.
Duxbury
12-4-0
9
9.
Medfield
14-3-0
13
10.
Reading
15-3-0
10
11.
Franklin
16-1-0
14
12.
Westford
13-2-0
19
13.
Lincoln-Sudbury
9-5-0
8
14.
Hingham
11-7-0
11
15.
Sandwich
10-4-0
12
16.
Newburyport
12-3-0
15
17.
Ipswich
13-2-0
16
18.
Lexington
17-1-0
17
19.
King Philip
16-3-0
18
20.
Chelmsford
13-4-0
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