Globe Top 20 boys' lacrosse poll: Billerica jumps into Top 5, two teams debut
Medfield delivered a 15-2 statement win over Hingham to open the Coaches Cup, Duxbury handed Walpole it's first loss during the Players Cup, and Mansfield jumps into the Top 10 after winning the Chowda Cup for the first time.
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Records based on scores reported to the Globe.
The Globe's Top 20 boys' lacrosse poll
The Globe poll as of May 1, 2025. Teams were selected by the Globe sports staff.
No.
Team
Record
Previous
1.
St. John's Prep
10-1-0
1
2.
BC High
9-1-0
2
3.
Lincoln-Sudbury
8-2-0
3
4.
Billerica
10-1-0
6
5.
Acton-Boxborough
8-3-0
5
6.
Medfield
10-1-0
7
7.
Hingham
10-1-0
9
8.
Walpole
9-2-0
4
9.
Mansfield
11-0-0
14
10.
Duxbury
8-4-0
11
11.
Winchester
7-3-0
8
12.
Concord-Carlisle
8-1-0
19
13.
Reading
7-2-0
10
14.
Westford
8-2-0
17
15.
Marshfield
7-3-0
12
16.
Andover
6-2-0
16
17.
Bishop Feehan
10-2-0
–
18.
Franklin
7-1-0
13
19.
Scituate
8-3-0
18
20.
Newburyport
8-1-0
–
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