Quarterly Check In & Section Preview - Girls
The regular season is done (sad face) and we start looking forward to Section seedings.
We dive into the seedings and have a silly power ranking at the end.
Section 1
https://www.mshsl.org/tournaments/2024-section-1a-lacrosse-girls-tournament
Lakeville South (13-0)
Lakeville North (9-4)
SW Christian (12-1)
Farmington (6-7)
Owatonna (11-2)
New Prague (5-7)
Rochester Century (6-6)
Rochester Mayo (6-7)
Mankato (5-7)
Northfield (2-9)
Rochester John Marshall (0-11)
Love the North/SWC semifinal pending…let’s see if SWC got snubbed.
Prediction: South over SW Christian.
How clueless were we?
Ted is the only one to not have SW Christian in the top 4, and instead had New Prague
PMAC did not have Lakeville North in the top 4, and instead had Mankato
Section 2
https://www.mshsl.org/tournaments/2024-section-2a-lacrosse-girls-tournament
Eden Prairie (11-2)
Minnetonka (11-2)
Orono (11-2)
Chanhassen (6-6)
Chaska (7-6)
Delano/Rockford (9-4)
Hutchinson (7-6)
Holy Family (5-8)
Mound Westonka/PA (4-9)
Waconia (2-11)
Love looking at the Tonka/Orono likely rematch. Likely Chan/EP semi could also be spicy.
Prediction: Tonka over EP.
How clueless were we?
None of us had EP 1st in the section
PMAC did not have EP in the top 4
The Source was keeping their eye on Hutchinson
Katie and PMAC had Chan 1st in the section
Ted and The Source had Minnetonka 1st in the section
Section 3
https://www.mshsl.org/tournaments/2024-section-3a-lacrosse-girls-tournament
Park (12-1)
East Ridge (10-3)
CDH (8-5)
Simley (7-6)
Woodbury (6-7)
St. Croix Prep (10-3)
Visitation (4-9)
Hastings (6-5)
St. Paul/Two Rivers (2-11)
St. Paul Academy (1-11)
We kind of like every quarterfinal game, and then it gets better from there in this section.
Prediction: Park over East Ridge
How clueless were we?
Ted is the only one to pick Park 1st
PMAC had The Hedge Fund in 4th
Section 4
https://www.mshsl.org/tournaments/2024-section-4a-lacrosse-girls-tournament
Stillwater (9-3)
White Bear Lake (8-5)
Gentry (11-1)
Hill-Murray (11-2)
Mahtomedi (8-5)
Roseville (5-8)
Mounds View (5-8)
Totino-Grace (5-8)
Irondale (2-10)
Tartan/North St. Paul (3-9)
Columbia Heights (3-8)
White Bear’s win over Stillwater, combined with Gentry’s loss to Orono dictated those two spots. We kinda thought that maybe they were also disrespecting H-M, but WBL ran over them in the first game of the season, so that must have carried all the weight.
Prediction: Gentry over Stillwater
How clueless were we?
PMAC is only one to not pick Stillwater to be 1st in the section (he had WBL)
Shout out to PMAC and Katie - they both had H-M 4th in section (we had our eyes on them)…Ted hates Hill-Murray, apparently
Katie did not have Gentry in the top 4 in the section (Ted and The Source had them 2nd and PMAC had them 3rd)
Section 5
https://www.mshsl.org/tournaments/2024-section-5a-lacrosse-girls-tournament
Note: as we publish this, the Section 5 bracket was not posted on MSHSL site…shout out to one of our sources for the help.
BSM (11-1-1)
Maple Grove (10-2-1)
Champlin Park (12-1)
Wayzata (6-7)
Blake (7-6)
Armstrong/Cooper (8-5)
Hopkins (8-5)
Rogers (7-6)
Breck (6-7)
St. Louis Park (6-7)
Osseo/Park Center (4-9)
This section is wild: 3 teams with double digit wins, 7 teams above .500, a 6-7 Wayzata seeded #4, and a lowest win total of 4 by their 11th seed.
Prediction: BSM over Champlin Park
How clueless were we?
All 3 of us had the top 4 teams (Katie did not have section picks this week - RIP Lucy)
The Source had the teams in the correct order
Ted picked CP to be 1st in the section
Section 6
https://www.mshsl.org/tournaments/2024-section-6a-lacrosse-girls-tournament
Prior Lake (12-1)
Rosemount (9-4)
Edina (6-7)
Bloomington Jefferson (8-5)
Shakopee (5-8)
Holy Angels (6-7)
Eastview/Eagan (1-12)
Apple Valley (2-11)
Bloomington Kennedy/Burnsville (3-8)
MPLS (0-11)
Rosemount/Edina rematch of a 1 goal win for Rosemount earlier in the season, should be a banger. Is there a better 6-7 anyone then Edina?
Prediction: Prior Lake over Edina
How clueless were we?
Katie picked PL 3rd in section
All four of us had the right 4 teams…The Source had them in the correct order
Section 7
https://www.mshsl.org/tournaments/2024-section-7a-lacrosse-girls-tournament
Chisago Lakes (13-0)
Grand Rapids/Greenway (10-2)
Duluth (10-3)
Duluth Marshall (6-3)
Centennial (6-7)
Andover (4-9)
Blaine (5-8)
Spring Lake Park (6-7)
Hermantown/Proctor (3-8)
Anoka (2-11)
Forest Lake (2-11)
Coon Rapids (0-13)
Shout out to Duluth Marshall earning the 4 seed!
Prediction: Chisago Lakes over Grand Rapids/Greenway
How clueless were we?
All 4 of us crew picked Andover to be 1st. They finished 6th
Ted is the only one to pick Duluth in the top 4 (4th) - although we listed them as a team to keep an eye on
Not sure anyone even talked about Duluth Marshall
PMAC faded Centennial rightfully, the rest of us had them somewhere in the top 4
Section 8
https://www.mshsl.org/tournaments/2024-section-8a-lacrosse-girls-tournament
Elk River/Zimmerman (10-3)
Buffalo (7-6)
Moorhead (7-5)
STMA (2-11)
Monticello (7-6)
St. Cloud (8-4)
Brainerd (8-5)
Becker (3-8)
Big Lake (4-9)
Rocori (2-11)
Sartell/Sauk Rapids (0-12)
STMA at 2-11 with the 4 seed…sticks out. They beat #5 Monticello 9-6. They beat S/SR 24-2. They lost to Moorhead 12-11. They lost to ERZ 14-6. We guess the win over Monti on April 22 gives them the nod, so we’ll see!
Prediction: ERZ over Buffalo
How clueless were we?
PMAC didn’t have ERZ in the top 4
Source had the right 4 teams…just had Moorhead and STMA flipped
Let’s get into an end of regular season silly poweranking.
Darth Vader
Lakeville South
They’ve had the toughest schedule (except for the last 2 games of the season). Largest # of goals allowed? 8 goals to East Ridge in first game of season. They score from all over. No one has really come close to stopping them.
Luke Skywalker
Prior Lake
If Lakeville South wasn’t a thing, we’d be talking about how PL has blown people out, how good they are, how no one has touched them. But Lakeville South is very much a thing.
Now…some of you clever ones will note that DV died in Return of the Jedi and Luke ended up tricking Kylo Ren in The Last Jedi before he…stopped being….
STOP. Just go with it.
South is the evil empire and crushing the hopes and dreams of everyone - thats not Luke Skywalker, thats Darth Vader…so that means PL has to be Skywalker.
Han Solo
BSM, Maple Grove and Champlin Park
You want fun? Han is fun. So is Section 5. Is this truly a power ranking - no. We also don’t care. Write your own blog if you don’t like it.
BSM was 2 before stubbing their toe against MG…MG took down CP…MG has had close games. Section 5 meeting is going to be awesome.
Rey & Ren
Orono, Eden Praire, Minnetonka, and Chanhassen
Right now…these teams don’t like each other…they’ve all beaten each other all season…and now Section 2 seedings are going to piss off a few of them again.
In a month, most are going to go play club lax together and they’ll be friends again.
Just how Rey’s and Ren’s story went.
Boba Fett
Stillwater, East Ridge, Park, Gentry, CDH, Rosemount, Edina
Ok…this is getting tough.
Some really love Boba…some really love each of these squads. We don’t know…just get us the Section seeds please.
BB8
Chisago Lakes
CL is undefeated and thats worth something…BB8 is something.