What are the Top 3 Private High School Leagues for Boys Lacrosse Players?
Student-athletes who want to play at the top levels in college, have a big decision to make.
Where to play in high school.
Approximately 1200 high school programs across the continent, the power has shifted from public programs to private schools.
Fortunately, there are many ways up the mountain and many of the coaches we talk to, say, "find a school that fits you, don’t choose a school for their lacrosse program.”
That said, little boys growing up laxers, gravitate toward a handful of familiar names. Of course there’s ebb and flow but, many of those names remain at the top due to strength of schedule.
By no means the only places you should look, here’s a quick synopsis of three of the best-known private boys lacrosse leagues.
We've included each school’s 2023 Lax Numbers North America Boys HS Rank.
NEW ENGLAND WEST 1
The top division of the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC), established in 1942, decides its champion by record. Some of those schools are further grouped into the well-known Founders League,* which crowns its champ the old fashioned way…
Brunswick (6)
Loomis-Chaffee* (14)
Deerfield Academy (15)
Taft* (21)
Salisbury (32)
Trinity-Pawling* (61)
Choate* (68)
Avon Old Farms* (95)
Hotchkiss* (106)
Berkshire (108)
Westminster* (122)
Northfield Mount Hermon (815)
Kent* (1897)
Avg. Rank NEW-1: 258
Median Rank NEW-1: 946
*Avg. Rank Founders League: 298
*Median Rank Founders League: 941
MIAA - A Conference
The A Conference of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association would argue they’re the top dog…
McDonogh (4)
Boys Latin (7)
Gilman (12)
Archbishop Spalding (13)
Calvert Hall (16)
Loyola Blakefield (23)
St. Paul’s (44)
St. Mary’s (59)
Severn (62)
Mount St. Joseph (69)
John Carroll (178)
Avg. Rank: 44
Median Rank: 87
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The Inter-Academic League, a division of the Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association (PAISAA), traces its origins to 1887…
