Girls Lacrosse

Girls Lacrosse Rankings: Four teams join statewide top 25; Holly Springs earns top-five spot

Union Pines is making its first-ever appearance in the rankings, while West Forsyth is back in after a one-week hiatus and Croatan is ranked for the first time since March 3.

Posted 2024-04-15T11:24:27+00:00 - Updated 2024-04-15T05:12:00+00:00

Emma Penkunas of Holly Springs. Holly Springs girls lacrosse came from behind to defeat Weddington 11-10 on April 12, 2024 (Photo: Evan Moesta/HighSchoolOT.com)

In this, the eighth edition of the HighSchoolOT girls lacrosse rankings this season, only eight teams have made an appearance in the top five. The latest to join this exclusive group? Holly Springs, which defeated Weddington in a thriller on Friday.

There were considerable rising-and-falling changes made in the top 20 or so positions, with four new teams this week — R.J. Reynolds, First Flight, Northwest Guilford, and Lake Norman — clustered at the bottom.

R.J. Reynolds and First Flight are in the rankings for the first time this year, Northwest Guilford is back after two weeks on the outside, and Lake Norman is back after three weeks. They replace Middle Creek, Willow Spring, Fuquay-Varina, and Croatan.

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Rankings reminders:

Rankings are updated weekly and released on every Sunday
All high schools in the state of North Carolina, excluding athletic training academies, are eligible for the statewide top 25
Rankings are paused during the N.C. High School Athletic Association playoffs
Final rankings are released the week after the state championships

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