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Watch Brady Kinner from River Hill nail this incredible shot.After pulling off two upsets in the first two weekends of the season, Loyola Blakefield suffered an upset loss of its own last week, which had a ripple effect in the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Boys Lacrosse Rankings presented by the Army National Guard.
New Canaan opened its season with a win over Loyola Blakefield and immediately moved from No. 25 to No. 9 in this week's rankings. The win also dropped Haverford School and Landon, the two teams Loyola Blakefield knocked out of the No. 1 spot in the rankings the past two weeks.
Newcomers to this week's rankings include the IMG Academy National Independent Intersectional Team, which is not to be confused with the IMG Academy independent team, as well as Boys Latin (Baltimore).
MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Boys Lacrosse Rankings presented by the Army National Guard
New Canaan won it all Connecticut last season and is off to a hot start this year.
File photo by Matt Dewkett
The Blue Devils did not play last week and they do not play again until Thursday against Webster Thomas (Webster, N.Y.).
2. (8) Calvert Hall (Baltimore), 7-1
The Cardinals downed Half Hollow Hills West (Dix Hills, N.Y.) 19-3 and Conestoga (Berwyn, Pa.) 12-6.
3. (4) McDonogh (Owings Mills, Md.), 7-1
The Eagles held off St. Ignatius Prep (San Francisco) 9-8 in four overtimes last week and also topped Episcopal Academy 10-3.
4. (NR) IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), 6-0
The Ascenders national team is off to a strong start, averaging over 20 points per game with wins over Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.), St. John's (Washington D.C.) and Mullen (Colo.). There is a big game this week against Hill Academy (Ontario).
5. (13) Monte Vista (Danville, Calif.), 11-0
The Mustangs downed Redwood (Larkspur) 17-5, Granada (Livermore) 22-1 and Loyola (Los Angeles) 11-6.
6. (6) Bullis (Potomac, Md.), 8-2
The Bulldogs defeated Boys Latin 16-10 and also had a 14-8 win over Shaker Heights (Ohio) last week.
7. (5) Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.), 7-2
The Purple Eagles fell to Boys Latin (Baltimore) 10-8, but defeated Georgetown Prep 11-6. Gonzaga meets Haverford School this week.
8. (NR) Boys Latin (Baltimore), 4-2
The Lakers have a win over Gonzaga and losses to Bullis and Hill Academy.
9. (25) New Canaan (Conn.), 1-0
The Rams won their season opener against Loyola-Blakefield 9-8 in overtime. Loyola-Blakefield had wins over two teams ranked No. 1 during the season.
10. (9) Malvern Prep (Pa.), 5-1
The Friars defeated St. Augustine Prep 8-4 and Garnet Valley 11-10 last week.
11. (2) Loyola Blakefield (Towson, Md.), 3-2
The Dons topped St. Anne's Belfield 13-10, but lost to New Canaan 9-8 in overtime.
12. (3) Landon (Bethesda, Md.), 9-1
The Bears won twice last week, defeating Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh, N.C.) 14-8 and St. Augustine Prep (Richland, N.J.) 16-11.
13. (7) Culver Academies (Ind.), 6-2
Culver won its only game last week, defeating Detroit Country Day 10-4.
14. (10) Haverford School (Pa.), 4-2
The Fords won their only game last week, beating Gilman (Baltimore) 15-9.
15. (11) Hun (Princeton, N.J.), 2-0
The Raiders won their only game last week, beating Blair Academy (Blairstown, N.J.) 17-6.
16. (18) Cold Spring Harbor (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.), 4-0
The Seahawks won their only match last week, knocking off Syosset (N.Y.) 11-10.
17. (23) Deerfield Academy (Mass.), 1-0
The Big Green knocked off Brunswick School 13-10 in their season opener.
18. (17) Smithtown East (N.Y.), 3-0
The Bulls won twice last week, beating Half Hollows Hills East (Dix Hills, N.Y.) 15-13 and Walt Whitman (Huntington Station, N.Y.) 14-4.
19. (19) St. Anthony's (Melville, N.Y.), 2-0
The Friars edged Greenwich (Conn.) 15-6 to stay unbeaten.
20. (20) Darien (Conn.), 1-0
The Blue Wave opened the year with a 12-3 win over Yorktown. Darien faces Niskayuna this week.
21. (21) Bridgewater-Raritan (Bridgewater, N.J.), 2-0
The Panthers ran their win streak to 25 straight games with a 9-4 win over Watchung Hills and a 9-8 overtime win against Ridge in their first two games.
22. (22) Niskayuna (N.Y.), 2-0
The Silver Warriors began the year with an 11-3 win over Shaker (Latham, N.Y.) and a 20-9 win over Guilderland.
23. (24) Ward Melville (East Setauket, N.Y.), 3-0
The Patriots opened their season with three straight wins, including a 9-8 win over Chaminade (Mineola, N.Y.). They also defeated Sachem North 7-5 and Commack 8-5.
24. (14) Syosset (N.Y.), 3-1
The Braves fell to Cold Spring Harbor 11-10, but bounced back to beat Bronxville 11-10.
25. (15) Brunswick School (Greenwich, Conn.), 2-1
Brunswick suffered its first loss, falling to Deerfield 13-10.
Dropped Out: No. 12 Georgetown Prep (North Bethesda, Md.), No. 16 Chaminade (Mineola, N.Y.).
