Crestwood opens the season in the same spot it ended 2022, on top of the Riverfront Sports Girls Lacrosse Power Rankings of District 2 teams.
The defending Wyoming Valley Conference and District 2 Class 2A champion Lady Comets lead the first set of spring sports rankings, which were released late Wednesday night.
Wyoming Area, last year’s final No. 2 team, is also in the same spot
Dallas, Abington Heights and Scranton Prep round out the first set of five-deep rankings.
Crestwood, which went 18-2-1 a year ago, is off to a 2-1 start. The Lady Comets lost, 15-12, to District 11’s Pleasant Valley and won their two games against District 2 opponents by a total of 35-8 over Delaware Valley and Holy Redeemer.
Wyoming Area joined Crestwood in last season’s district final and Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association state Class 2A tournament.
The Lady Warriors defeated Lewisburg, 11-6, and Wyoming Seminary, 9-6, in their first two games.
Dallas, unranked at the end of last season, opens in third with the help of a 2-0 start. One of the wins was 8-2 over Lake-Lehman, last season’s final No. 3 team and a team it lost to 21-5 in the District 2 Class 2A quarterfinals.
Scranton Prep was fourth and Abington Heights fifth to end last season.
They open in reverse roles after Abington Heights defeated Scranton Prep, 7-6, in its season opener.
The full rankings, with 2022 records, current records and last season’s final ranking:
RIVERFRONT SPORTS GIRLS LACROSSE POWER RANKINGS
Rank | Team | 2022 Record | 2023 Record | Last Rank |
1. | Crestwood | 18-2-1 | 2-1-0 | 1 |
2. | Wyoming Area | 14-4-1 | 2-0-0 | 2 |
3. | Dallas | 10-7-0 | 2-0-0 | NR |
4. | Abington Heights | 9-6-0 | 2-0-0 | 5 |
5. | Scranton Prep | 11-7-0 | 2-1-0 | 4 |