They're good friends off the field but Broadneck High School's Karri Ellen Johnson (left) and Severna Park's Julie Gardner are fierce competitors on it. The Falcons rallied back to force overtime with the Bruins and pulled out an 11-10 win in the Class 4A-3A East Region finals to remain undefeated.
DigitalSports and
Inside Lacrosse
Magazine have partnered to create a Top 20 girls lacrosse poll that
will be updated each Monday based on results of games played during the
week.
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Here, now, is the eighth edition of the DigitalSports/Inside Lacrosse Top 20 girls lacrosse poll. The final poll will be posted next Monday.
DigitalSports/Inside Lacrosse Top 20 girls lacrosse poll (5/19/08)1.
Severna Park (19-0 record, last week: 1) -- beat South River, 20-4, beat Broadneck 11-10 (OT), beat Westminster 20-9 (next up: vs. Catonsville in Class 4A-3A state championship on 5/21)
2. John Carroll (18-0, 2) -- beat Notre Dame Prep, 14-12 (OT), beat McDonogh, 11-6 (next up: season complete)
3. McDonogh (18-3, 3) -- beat Bryn Mawr, 10-9, beat Severn, 10-8, lost to Jon Carroll, 11-6 (next up: season complete)
4. Severn (12-6, 4) -- beat St. Mary's, 11-9 (OT), lost to McDonogh, 10-8 (next up: season complete)
5.
Broadneck (13-4, 6) -- beat Leonardtown, 19-3, lost to Severna Park, 11-10 (OT) (next up: season complete)
6.
Glenelg (15-4, 10) -- beat Poolesville, 23-3, beat Liberty 13-9, beat Rising Sun, 23-0 (next up: vs. Loch Raven in Class 2A-1A state championship on 5/20)
7. South River (14-3, 7) -- lost to Severna Park, 20-4 (next up: season complete)
8. Dulaney (13-4, 8) -- beat Aberdeen, 21-1, lost to Catonsville, 19-10 (next up: season complete)
9. Century (12-4, 9) -- lost to Liberty, 13-9 (next up: season complete)
10. Bullis (15-3, 11) -- beat Potomac School, 10-6, lost to Georgetown Visitation, 11-5 (next up: season complete)
11. Notre Dame Prep (13-7, 12) -- beat Spalding, 10-8, lost to John Carroll, 14-12 (OT) (next up: season complete)
12. Bryn Mawr (9-7, 13) -- lost to McDonogh, 10-9 (next up: season complete)
13. Archbishop Spalding (13-6, 14) -- lost to Notre Dame Prep, 10-8 (next up: season complete)
14.
Winters Mill (16-2, 19) -- beat Walkersville, 18-3, beat Middletown, 16-10, beat Centennial, 11-10 (next up: vs. Towson in the Class 3A-2A state championship on 5/21)
15.
Towson (14-4, NR) -- beat North Harford, 14-6, beat Hereford, 11-4, beat Annapolis, 15-6 (next up: vs. Winters Mill in the Class 3A-2A state championship on 5/21)
16.
Catonsville (13-6, NR) -- beat CM Wright, 13-12, beat Dulaney, 19-10, beat Wootton, 11-6 (next up: vs. Severna Park in Class 4A-3A state championship on 5/21)
17.
Centennial (14-4, 16) -- beat River Hill, 13-5, beat Mt. Hebron, 10-9, lost to Winters Mill, 11-10 (next up: season complete)
18. St. Mary's (13-8, 18) -- lost to Severn, 11-9 (OT) (next up: season complete)
19. Good Counsel (15-6, NR) -- beat St. John's, 15-0, beat Bishop O'Connell, 21-9, beat Bishop Ireton, 11-8 (next up: season complete)
20.
Westminster (13-5, 15) -- beat Linganore, 24-9, beat Urbana, 16-10, lost to Severna Park, 20-9 (next up: season complete)
Others considered: Mt. Hebron (12-5), Stephen Decatur (14-1), Wootton (15-1), Liberty (15-2),
Loch Raven (12-3), Kent Island (13-3), Mount de Sales (7-10), Roland Park (6-7), Maryvale Prep (5-11), St. Paul's (7-11)
Archived polls: Week 1,
Week 2,
Week 3,
Week 4,
Week 5,
Week 6,
Week 7