BOYS LACROSSE TOP 10

TEAM

1. Darien (14)

REC

6-1

PTS

140

Latest results: def. Staples 10-7; lost to Brunswick 9-8 (OT); def. Fairfield Warde 20-4

This week: Thursday at Norwalk, 7 p.m.; Saturday vs. Wilton, 3 p.m.; Tuesday at Stamford, 4 p.m.

Bottom line: The Blue Wave played a heck of a couple of entertaining games this week, holding off a game Staples team and playing a barnburner with a fellow nationally ranked team. We’ll see if anyone picked anything up.

2. Ridgefield

5-3

117

Latest results: lost to Greenwich 15-13; lost to Brunswick 18-10

This week: Thursday vs. Trumbull, 6 p.m.; Saturday at New Canaan, 2 p.m.; Tuesday vs. Fairfield Ludlowe, 6 p.m.

Bottom line: Two of the top three teams lost back-to-back games this week. All of the top three lost on Saturday. Ridgefield lost a few points in the polling but remained No. 2.

3. Staples

6-2

103

Latest results: lost to Darien 10-7; lost to Wilton 13-10; def. Glastonbury 16-5

This week: Thursday at Fairfield Prep, 7 p.m.; Saturday vs. Trumbull, 3 p.m.; Monday vs. Danbury, 5:30 p.m.; Tuesday vs. Westhill, 7 p.m.

Bottom line: Looked every bit a candidate to move up to No. 2 against Darien. Lost its second in a row two days later and stays at No. 3.

4. New Canaan

5-3

82

Latest results: def. Stamford 18-3; def. McMahon 15-4

This week: Thursday at Fairfield Warde, 4:30 p.m.; Saturday vs. Ridgefield, 2 p.m.; Tuesday at St. Joseph, 4 p.m. 4

Bottom line: Three of the Rams’ last seven opponents are in the top 10. Another was earlier in the season. Another is defending Class S champion St. Joseph. Another is Brunswick.

5. Fairfield Prep

7-2

81 3 5

Latest results: def. Shelton 17-1; def. Cheshire 15-5; def. Notre Dame-West Haven 17-6

This week: Thursday vs. Staples, 7 p.m.; Monday at Guilford, 4 p.m.

Bottom line: The Jesuits’ closest margin in six SCC games was a seven-goal win over Hand five days into the season. They’re 1-2 against the FCIAC. Staples is next.

6. Wilton

5-3

79

Latest results: def. Norwalk 16-3; def. Staples 13-10

This week: Thursday at Fairfield Ludlowe, 7 p.m.; Friday at Stamford, 5 p.m.; Saturday at Darien, 3 p.m.; Tuesday at McMahon, 5:30 p.m.

Bottom line: The Warriors got that signature victory over Staples. Their next six games are on the road in a span of 10 days, with two top-10 teams on the “trip.”

7. Greenwich

4-2

53 10

Latest results: def. McMahon 13-6; def. Ridgefield 15-13; def. St. Joseph 15-8

This week: Thursday vs. Stamford, 5 p.m.; Saturday vs. Fairfield Warde, 3 p.m.; Tuesday at Trumbull, 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday vs. Norwalk, 5 p.m.

Bottom line: The Cards’ first day at full strength was Saturday against Ridgefield. It went all right. Opened some eyes. They were set to face Darien on Wednesday.

8. New Fairfield

8-0

51 7

Latest results: def. Notre Dame-Fairfield 19-1; def. Bethel 21-7

This week: Saturday at Newtown, 2 p.m.; Tuesday at Masuk, 6:45 p.m.

Bottom line: We voted (and are writing) before Wednesday’s SWC showdown against Weston. The Rebels’ closest games were five-goal wins over Barlow and Newtown. One rematch of those comes this week.

9. Cheshire

6-2

31

Latest results: def. Notre Dame-West Haven 18-7; lost to Fairfield Prep 15-5; def North Haven 20-7

This week: Friday at Glastonbury, 5 p.m.; Saturday vs. Xavier, 4 p.m.; Monday vs. North Haven, 6 p.m.

Bottom line: Only one top-10 team the rest of the way for the Rams, Greenwich to end the regular season. They have six league games in the meantime.

10. Weston

9-0

23

Latest results: def. Pomperaug 17-3; def. Barlow 8-3; def. Brookfield 17-0

This week: Tuesday vs. Bethel, 6 p.m.

Bottom line: After a big one against New Fairfield on Wednesday, the Trojans, who’d played the most games of any top 10 team except Fairfield Prep, had a lighter week to come. A Newtown rematch awaited on the other side of that lighter week, followed by the SWC playoffs.

Dropped out: None.

Others receiving votes: Simsbury (7-1) 5; Glastonbury (4-3) 4; Hall (5-2) 1.

The following voted: Brian Adkins, Foran coach and Connecticut secondary schools assistant liaison to U.S. Lacrosse; George Baldassare, CHSLCA Executive Secretary Emeritus; Sean Patrick Bowley, GameTimeCT; Jeff Brameier, Darien coach; Scott Bulkley, Newtown coach; Chris Dehnel, Patch Media Corp.; Michael Fornabaio, Connecticut Post; Ned Griffen, The Day; Scott Hinchey, Glastonbury coach; Greg Lederer, Cheshire Herald; John Mathews, Greens Farms Academy coach; Ken McCarthy, Somers coach; Dan Nowak, New Haven Register; Dave Ruden, The Ruden Report.