Good morning, readers. I know you’ve noticed something about our Top 10 the last three weeks or so: there have been 11 actual teams in our list.
Why? Well, if you’ve noticed, we’ve had Louisville Sacred Heart (Ky.) and Glenbrook (Ill.) North tied at fourth because the two tied on the field when they played in the Lake Forest Invitational. They have been perfect ever since, but that could change as the teams embark on the postseason over the course of the next couple of weeks.
This week’s RightToRightIsRight.com honorary No. 11 Team of the Week is Hood College. Last Saturday, they beat Widener University for the first time in program history by a 4-3 count. The win staked the Blazers to a 3-0 conference record for the first time in the 30-year history of the Hood College field hockey program. Full marks to head coach Carley Kessler and her staff for this success.
1. Uxbridge (Mass.) 16-0
Junior Aubrey Bouchard had five goals for the Spartinas in a win at Wrentham King Philip Regional (Mass.) last Saturday; the Spartans close out the regular season with a pair of road games, including a Sunday night game against Hopedale (Mass.)
2. Villanova Academy of Notre Dame de Namur (Pa.) 16-1
Notre Dame will host Springside-Chestnut Hill (Pa.) and Fort Washington Germantown Academy (Pa.) this week as the Irish attempt to lock down the top seed in the PAISAA Tournament
3. Newtown Square Episcopal Academy (Pa.) 15-2
The Churchwomen have only one fixture this week, today against Philadelphia Penn Charter (Pa.); they managed a meaningful 2-1 win over PIAA Class AAA defending champion Tredyffrin Conestoga (Pa.)
4T. Louisville Sacred Heart (Ky.) 24-0-1
The Valkyries took on the Christian Academy of Louisville (Ky.) last evening for their regional championship; the last two times these two have played, Sacred Heart pulled out 2-1 wins
4T. Glenbrook (Ill.) North 17-1-1
The Spartans won the town derby against Glenbrook (Ill.) South by a score of 6-0; the next match is tomorrow against Lincolnshire Stevenson (Ill.)
5. West Grove Avon Grove (Pa.) 18-0
The Red Devils are on a heater; they have outscored their last three opponents 25-2; they take on the winner of Quakertown (Pa.) and Royersford Spring-Ford (Pa.) tomorrow evening in the PIAA District 1-Class AAA Tournament
6. Malvern Villa Maria (Pa.) 16-2
Villa Maria gets the winner of Levittown Pennsbury (Pa.) and Folsom Ridley (Pa.) tomorrow in the octofinal round of the PIAA District 1-AAA Tournament
7. Summit Oak Knoll (N.J.) 14-1
The Royals got close wins over Woolwich Kingsway (N.J.) and Montclair-Kimberley (N.J.); the team will take on the winner of Summit (N.J.) and Westfield (N.J.) in the semifnal round of the Union County Tournament
8. Yorktown Tabb (Va.) 15-0
The Tigers host Williamsburg Jamestown (Va.) and then take on defending VHSL Class 5A titlist Suffolk Nansemond River (Va.) on Wednesday
9. Pottstown HIll School (Pa.) 10-4
The Rams have won five in a row, and will take on Woolwich Kingway (N.J.) on Thursday
10. Downingtown (Pa.) West 15-3
West will have the winner of Plymouth Meeting Plymouth-Whitemarsh (Pa.) and Pennridge (Pa.) tomorrow in the octofinal of the PIAA District 1-AAA tournament
11. Hood College 8-6
The Blazers will have the heart of the schedule tomorrow against Messiah and Saturday at York
Who’s out: None
And bear in mind: La Jolla Bishop’s School (Calif.) 16-2, San Diego Scripps Ranch (Calif.) 16-4, Greenwich Sacred Heart (Conn.) 10-2-1. Westport Staples (Conn.) 15-0, Smyrna (Del.) 12-1, Hummelstown Lower Dauphin (Pa.) 14-1-1, Palmyra (Pa.) 14-2, Lititz Warwick (Pa.) 14-2, Emmaus (Pa.) 20-1
