By Chris Goldberg
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/8/17
The Phillylacrosse.com Boys’ Rankings:
1. La Salle (14-1) Prev: No. 1 The Explorers host No. 3 Haverford School on Wednesday.
2. Malvern Prep (15-4) Prev: No. 2 The Friars can clinch a tie for the Inter-Ac League title with wins over Penn Charter Tuesday and Episcopal Academy Friday.
3. Haverford School (12-5) Prev: No. 3 The Fords can clinch a tie for the Inter-Ac League title with wins over Germantown Academy Tuesday and Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Friday.
4. Garnet Valley (12-4) Prev: No. 4:The Jags can clinch a tie for the Central League title with a win over Radnor on Tuesday.
5. Conestoga (14-3) Prev: No. 5The Pioneers can clinch a tie for the Central League title with a win over Lower Merion Tuesday.
6. Avon Grove (14-1) Prev: No. 7 The Red Devils can clinch the Ches-Mont League title with wins over Great Valley Tuesday and Oxford Thursday.
7. Episcopal Academy (8-4) Prev: No. 8 The Churchmen are one game behind Malvern Prep and Haverford School in the Inter-Ac League title race.
8. Springfield-Delco (13-3) Prev: No. 6 The Cougars play Tuesday at Strath Haven in a battle of two of the elite Class AA teams in the state.
9. Spring-Ford (15-2) Prev: No. 10 The Rams earned the No. 1 seed in the Pioneer Conference playoffs and meet No. 4 Boyertown in the semifinals Tuesday at Owen J. Roberts.
10. Salesianum School-DE (8-3) Prev: No. 9 The Sals have a key in-state game Friday against Cape Henlopen.
11. Strath Haven (12-5) Prev: No. 11 The Panthers host Springfield-Delco Tuesday in their regular-season finale.
12. Henderson (13-2) Prev: No. 15 The Warriors have won 12 straight games.
13. Penn Charter (9-10) Prev: No. 12 The Quakers host Malvern Prep Tuesday.
14. Lenape-NJ (12-1) Prev: No. 14 The Indians play today at rival Seneca.
15. (tie) Parkland (16-1) Prev: NR The Trojans defeated Allentown Central Catholic 11-10 in a key East Penn contest.
15. (tie) Haverford High (11-5) Prev: NR The Fords knocked off Strath Haven and Springfield-Delco in a current five-game win streak.
Under consideration: Academy of the New Church (11-4), Allentown Central Catholic (16-1), Bishop Shanahan (12-3), Central Bucks East (12-2), Downingtown East (11-5), Hatboro-Horsham (13-2), Manheim Township (13-2), Moorestown-NJ (9-3), Perkiomen Valley (13-4), Radnor (10-6), Shawnee-NJ (7-1), Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (9-9), St. Augustine Prep (8-5), Wilson (17-1).