It has not been an easy week for those in our Top 10, as we had three teams drop out. We could have a bigger shakeup because of the results of this week’s Gains for Brains Showcase, played in the hamlet of Cold Spring Harbor, at the northern edge of Long Island.
At the top of our rankings is a game which is going to be a great one, as Darien (Conn.) takes on New Canaan (Conn.) in a matchup which goes back many years. Both teams are in the CIAC Class L bracket, and in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference, which means that these teams could meet three times this season. Today, at Dunning Stadium in New Canaan, is the first test.
1. Darien (Conn.) 9-0
Wave went to Long Island and took down East Setauket Ward Melville (Md.) 12-5, setting up a titanic matchup tomorrow against New Canaan (Conn.) and a meeting with South Huntington St. Anthony (N.Y.) at the Gains for Brains Showcase
2. New Canaan (Conn.) 7-0
Rams not only have Darien (Conn.) tomorrow, they have Garden City (N.Y.) this weekend, and South Huntington St. Anthony (N.Y.) the weekend after
3. Owings Mills McDonogh (Md.) 14-1
Don’t look now, but the Eagles are finding championship form, throttling Olney Good Counsel (Md.) 21-10 in a key intersectional match last week
4. Northport (N.Y.) 9-0
Tigers take on East Setauket Ward Melville (N.Y.) tomorrow
5. Brooklandville St. Paul’s (Md.) 14-2
Gators take on Glenelg (Md.) Country School in what could be a bellweather game for the IAAM playoffs
6. Radnor Archbishop Carroll (Pa.) 9-1
Patriots embark into the heart of their Philadelphia Catholic League schedule
7. Lutherville Maryvale Prep (Md.) 12-2
The coaching of Brian Reese is paying dividends; this will be a dangerous team in the playoffs
8. Wilton (Conn.) 8-0
Warriors take on Trumbull St. Joseph’s (Conn.) today and Ridgefield (Conn.) on Thursday
9. Bayport-Blue Point (N.Y.) 9-0
BBP takes on Summit (N.J.) this Saturday in the Gains for Brains Showcase
10. Eldersburg Liberty (Md.) 9-1
Liberty takes on Sykesville Century (Md.) today in a derby match
Who’s out: Glenelg (Md.) Country School 12-8 loss to Owings Mills McDonogh and 9-7 loss to Brooklandville Maryvale Prep (Md.); Rosemont Agnes Irwin (Pa.) 5-4 loss to Newtown Square Episcopal Academy (Pa.) and 8-7 loss to Philadelphia Penn Charter (Pa.); Wantaugh (N.Y.) 8-7 loss to Cold Spring Harbor (N.Y.) and 14-13 loss to Garden City (N.Y.)
And bear in mind: Denver Colorado Academy (Colo.) 10-0, Greenwich (Conn.) Academy 5-1, Lewes Cape Henlopen (Del.) 6-1, Delray American Heritage (Fla.) 18-1, Glenelg (Md.) Country School 11-2, Manchester (Md.) Valley 10-0, Severna Park (Md.) 7-3, Olney Good Counsel (Md.) 11-5, Glenelg (Md.) 8-2, Summit (N.J.) 7-1, Cicero-North Syracuse (N.Y.) 7-1, Baldwinsville (N.Y.) 6-1, Rush-Henretta (N.Y.) 5-0, South Huntington St. Anthony (N.Y.) 7-2, Canandaigua (N.Y.) Academy 9-2, East Setauket Ward Melville (N.Y.) 8-1, Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons (N.C.) 14-1, Charlottesville St. Anne’s-Belfield (Va.) 11-1
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