Girls’ Games to Watch (with regional rankings)
• Kentucky County Day (Ky.) at No. 10 Sacred Heart Academy (Ky.), March 1
• No. 5 Carondelet (Calif.) at The Menlo School (Calif.), March 3
• No. 1 Vero Beach (Fla.) vs. No. 2 Milton (Ga.), March 3 • Park City (Utah) at No. 8 Alta (Utah), March 6
• No. 3 St. John’s (Texas) at No. 6 Winter Springs (Fla.), March 10
• No. 5 Cy-Fair (Texas) at No. 2 Milton (Ga.), March 17 • Bishop Moore (Fla.) at No. 1 Vero Beach (Fla.), March 19
• No. 4 Bainbridge Island (Wash.) at Mercer Island (Wash.), March 19
• No. 1 McDonogh (Md.) at No. 1 Vero Beach (Fl.), March 20
• Denver East (Colo.) at No. 7 Kent Denver (Colo.), April 6
• No. 8 Christian Brothers Academy (N.Y.) at Skaneateles (N.Y.), April 14
• No. 3 Blake (Minn.) vs. No. 2 New Trier (Ill.), April 14 • Shawnee (N.J.) at No. 3 Moorestown (N.J.), April 21 • Notre Dame (Pa.) at Episcopal Academy (Pa.), April 24
• West Genesee (N.Y.) at No. 8 Christian Brothers Academy (N.Y.), April 25
• No. 5 Cleveland Heights (Ohio) at No. 8 Medina (Ohio), April 26
• Bryn Mawr (Pa.) at Notre Dame Prep (Pa.), April 27
• No. 2 St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes (Va.) vs. No. 6 Garnet Valley (Pa.), April 28
• No. 4 Upper Arlington (Ohio) at No. 6 New Albany (Ohio), May 1
• West Islip (N.Y.) at No. 2 Northport, May 4 • Okemos (Mich.) at No. 6 New Albany (Ohio), May 5 • Episcopal Academy (Pa.) at Notre Dame (Pa.), May 18 • No. 6 Westwood (Mass.) at Hopkinton (Mass.), May 22
5 Emerging Rivalries West
No. 1 Cherry Creek (Colo.) at No. 2 St. Ignatius (Calif.), March 24 The two West Coast powerhouses will play for the third time since 2009. Cherry Creek won the fi rst matchup 19-8 in Colorado and won against last year 15- 10 at St. Ignatius.
The third time could be the charm for the Wildcats. Either way, the matchup features excellent star power. Cherry Creek has one of the region’s best players in Anya Gersoff, who had 84 goals last season and led her team to its ninth state championship. St. Ignatius has a solid core of returning players, including junior Nicole Vincelette (Cal). St. Ignatius coach Amy Harms said the key for her team is adapting to Cherry Creek’s solid stick stills and the quickness of their offense.
Midwest
No. 2 New Trier (Ill.) at No. 1 Loyola (Ill.), April 27
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South No. 5 Cy-Fair (Texas) at No. 3 St. Johns (Texas), April 5
In a state with a cluster of elite teams, the Cy-Fair-St. Johns matchup is emerging as the state’s most palatable rivalry. The squads have faced each other eight times in the past three years, with each team winning four games. Of those eight contests, three went into overtime and two were for the state championship. St. Johns has won when
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No. 2 New Trier (Ill.) at No. 1 Loyola (Ill.), April 27 It’s the fi rst of likely two meetings between the top two teams in the region. Loyola won both last year, including a win in the state
tournament.The schools are less than four miles apart in the northern suburbs of Chicago and players know each other outside of lacrosse.
“The fact the kids know each other and played with each other on the playground makes it better, more exciting,” New Trier coach Pete Collins said. “It’s like Duke- North Carolina or Bears-Packers.”
Loyola coach John Dwyer said the close proximity of the two schools adds to the rivalry. “The kids don’t have any problem getting up for [New Trier].”
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it mattered most, as the Mavericks captured the past two state titles. Last year, a short-handed Cy-Fair squad pulled within one goal with 22 seconds left to play, but St. Johns escaped with the victory.
“Our teams always match up pretty well,” said St. Johns coach Angie Kensinger. “It’s always a very intense game, a real fi ght to the fi nish.”
Mid-Atlantic
Mt. Hebron (Md.) at No. 9 Marriotts Ridge (Md.), April 17
In a short time, this Howard County matchup has emerged as a premier rivalry in the Baltimore area. Since Marriotts Ridge opened in 2005, the schools have met a handful of times. Last year Mt. Hebron nipped the Mustangs, 10-9, in the regular season for what amounted to a County championship game, but Marriotts Ridge toppled the Vikings, 8-3, on the way to a 3A-2A state title.
“This rivalry is huge,” said Marriotts Ridge coach Natalie Gaieski. “There are a lot of emotions. It’s like the Ravens vs. the Steelers. It’s a big game and there is not much you have to say to the girls. They are incredible games to coach and to play.”
Northeast
No. 3 St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) at No. 1 Garden City (N.Y.), April 28
This has local and national implications. Located less than a half-hour drive from each other on Long Island, Garden City and St. Anthony’s are considered two of the top teams in the country, ranking second and third respectively in Lacrosse Magazine’s 2011 season- ending rankings. It took the Trojans two overtimes to put away the Friars last season, and now Garden City gets home-fi eld advantage.
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