Globe Top 20 girls' lacrosse poll: A new No. 1 emerges
Nine through 15 remains the same, as every team either took care of business or lost to a higher-ranked opponent. Foxborough fell to Bishop Feehan, and North Andover lost to Chelmsford. Westford makes its Poll debut after defeating Concord-Carlisle.
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The next 10, in alphabetical order, are: Apponequet, Archbishop Williams, Bishop Fenwick, Central Catholic, Chelmsford, Hamilton-Wenham, Newton North, North Andover, Scituate, and Weston.
Records based on results reported to the Globe.
The Globe's Top 20 girls' lacrosse poll
The Globe poll as of May 13, 2025. Teams were selected by the Globe sports staff.
No.
Team
Record
Previous
1.
Westwood
15-1-0
3
2.
Notre Dame (H)
14-3-0
4
3.
Walpole
13-1-0
1
4.
Cohasset
11-2-0
2
5.
Concord-Carlisle
12-2-0
6
6.
Wellesley
10-4-0
5
7.
Norwell
12-1-0
8
8.
Lincoln-Sudbury
8-4-0
7
9.
Duxbury
10-3-0
9
10.
Reading
14-2-0
10
11.
Hingham
9-6-0
11
12.
Sandwich
9-3-0
12
13.
Medfield
12-3-0
13
14.
Franklin
13-1-0
14
15.
Newburyport
10-3-0
15
16.
Ipswich
9-2-0
17
17.
Lexington
15-1-0
19
18.
King Philip
13-1-0
20
19.
Westford
11-2-0
–
20.
Foxborough
11-3-0
16
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