Lacrosse: Upsets bring chaos to first North Jersey rankings of May
In April, there was clarity in the North Jersey lacrosse rankings.
In May, there is chaos.
We've reached a point on the boys side that everyone outside the top two has some pluses and minuses to consider and no obvious place in the rankings.
Glen Rock beat Pascack Valley, which beat Mahwah, which beat Glen Rock. All those games were decided by a single goal. Tenafly created even more confusion on Tuesday by knocking off Bergen Catholic.
Translation? Stay tuned for the early rounds of the county tournaments.
As for the girls, Old Tappan debuts in the rankings this week after winning six in a row, and Northern Highlands climbs to No. 2 with a head-to-head victory over Immaculate Heart.
Boys lacrosse Top 10 rankings
Don Bosco 7-3
Ridgewood 9-0
Bergen Catholic 6-6
Glen Rock 6-4
Pascack Valley 8-2
Northern Highlands 4-6
Tenafly 8-3
Mahwah 7-3
Ramapo 6-5
Ramsey 6-3
(Records through Tuesday.)
Girls lacrosse Top 10 rankings
Ridgewood 6-4
Northern Highlands 6-5
Immaculate Heart 4-7
Pascack Valley 9-1
Saddle River Day 7-1
Glen Rock 9-2
Westwood 10-2
Ramapo 2-7
Mahwah 7-3
Old Tappan 8-2
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Boys lacrosse stat leaders
GOALS
Connor Denny, Fair Lawn 39
Matt Branco, Lyndhurst 38
Cody Webster, DePaul 36
Wyatt Dabby, Tenafly 32
William Gerhardstein, Hawthorne 32
Damian Kribs, Passaic Valley 32
Joe Styskal, DePaul 31
Jayden Amico, Passaic Valley 31
Will Corry, Glen Rock 30
Brady Scioletti, Don Bosco 29
CJ Driver, Pascack Hills 28
Dean Wilkie, Wayne Hills 28
Ryan Davis, Pascack Hills 26
Logan Sakir, Hawthorne 26
ASSISTS
Cody Webster, DePaul 35
Ty Christianson, Fair Lawn 31
CJ Driver, Pascack Hills 29
Owen Crowley, Ramsey 28
Cooper Roberts, Tenafly 27
Dylan Reichel, Tenafly 25
Donnie Duffus, Pascack Valley 25
Jack Tenaglia, Bergen Catholic 23
Cameron Robator, Mahwah 22
Nate Barriteau, Lyndhurst 22
Charles Conti, Rutherford 21
Joe Styskal, DePaul 21
Mikey Rickard, Paramus 19
William Gerhardstein, Hawthorne 19
Damian Kribs, Passaic Valley 19
POINTS
Cody Webster, DePaul 71
CJ Driver, Pascack Hills 57
Joe Styskal, DePaul 52
William Gerhardstein, Hawthorne 51
Damian Kribs, Passaic Valley 51
Matt Branco, Lyndhurst 49
Wyatt Dabby, Tenafly 49
Dylan Reichel, Tenafly 48
Connor Denny, Fair Lawn 48
Jayden Amico, Passaic Valley 47
Ty Christianson, Fair Lawn 46
Cooper Roberts, Tenafly 43
Cameron Robator, Mahwah 42
Donnie Duffus, Pascack Valley 42
Will Corry, Glen Rock 42
Jack Schultz, Ridgewood 41
Brady Scioletti, Don Bosco 40
GROUND BALLS
Antonio Santora, Lakeland 93
Cole Mogensen, Tenafly 87
Cody Webster, DePaul 80
Jake Kelshaw, West Milford 80
Parker Dupuis, Glen Rock 74
Sean Morrison, Westwood 68
Owen Deady, Pascack Valley 68
David Levine, Tenafly 66
Luke Biello, Westwood 60
Evan Errigo, St. Joseph 55
Leo Cone, Rutherford 52
Nick Lora, Rutherford 52
Justus Favata, Ramsey 52
Caleb Chae, Eastern Christian 52
Nexhat Reci, Pompton Lakes 52
SAVES
Tyler Acanfrio, West Milford 171
Brennan Visokey, Glen Rock 144
Jackson Clift, Dwight-Englewood 128
Nazario Ramos, DePaul 127
Jackson Barnett, Northern Highlands 116
Ismael Jimenez, Clifton 115
Colin Daroch, Wayne Valley 107
Parker Day, Bergen Catholic 106
Luke Festa, Indian Hills 106
Lukas Gallo, Lyndhurst 105
Neil Bernhaut, Demarest 102
Brian Pierpont, Ramsey 102
Jake Mahan, Old Tappan 99
Gannon Strother, Pascack Valley 96
Girls lacrosse stat leaders
GOALS
Jane Tenaglia, Holy Angels 52
Julia Levitzke, Waldwick 46
Paige Fava, West Milford 42
Ava Bower, DePaul 42
Kaitlyn Verdesca, Waldwick 40
Maya Edwards, Bergen Tech 39
Mary Grace Craffey, Emerson/Park Ridge 39
Ryan Doyle, Glen Rock 39
Lauren Vignola, Lakeland 38
Kayla Hunt, Emerson/Park Ridge 38
Allyson Sheldon, Old Tappan 37
Isabella Pedone, Saddle River Day 36
Sydney Murri, Fair Lawn 33
Olivia Foulke, Indian Hills 33
ASSISTS
Jacklyn Janiec, Pompton Lakes 36
Mary Grace Craffey, Emerson/Park Ridge 27
Charlotte Malady, Old Tappan 26
Kailey Maskerines, West Milford 26
Hope Arturi, River Dell 26
Julia Graceffo, Mahwah 23
Carly Stoepker, Clifton 21
Ryan Doyle, Glen Rock 20
Erica Vazquez, Paramus Catholic 19
Kaitlyn Hu, Waldwick 18
Megan Hartnett, River Dell 18
Olivia Trowbridge, Pompton Lakes 17
Nia Carrera, Saddle River Day 17
POINTS
Mary Grace Craffey, Emerson/Park Ridge 66
Jane Tenaglia, Holy Angels 62
Ryan Doyle, Glen Rock 59
Julia Levitzke, Waldwick 58
Maya Edwards, Bergen Tech 55
Paige Fava, West Milford 52
Kaitlyn Verdesca, Waldwick 51
Hope Arturi, River Dell 50
Ava Bower, DePaul 49
Isabella Pedone, Saddle River Day 49
Jacklyn Janiec, Pompton Lakes 48
Kayla Hunt, Emerson/Park Ridge 47
Kailey Maskerines, West Milford 47
Julia Graceffo, Mahwah 47
Sydney Murri, Fair Lawn 46
GROUND BALLS
Isabella Fontanez, Fair Lawn 58
Zoe Gatanas, Demarest 47
Meryl Lawson, Pompton Lakes 46
Sydney Murri, Fair Lawn 46
Saoirse Twomey, Saddle Brook 46
Ava Bower, DePaul 45
Blake Nisenson, Wayne Hills 36
Mia Kurtz, River Dell 36
Maya Edwards, Bergen Tech 35
Juliet Trouse, Pompton Lakes 35
Alexa Demarco, Indian Hills 35
Alexandra Morgan, Wayne Valley 34
Sloane Kaplan, Demarest 33
Paige Grider, DePaul 33
SAVES
Samantha Idiculla, River Dell 128
Mia Nardi, DePaul 119
Bridget Leahy, Pompton Lakes 117
Katie Choi, Demarest 111
Sloane Wolford, Wayne Valley 108
Deanna Jose, Saddle Brook 106
Reagan Larson, IHA 102
Mackenzie Brattlof, Emerson/Park Ridge 96
MC Salter, Saddle River Day 91
Sabrina Dowling, Waldwick 89
Elizabeth Crames, Mahwah 88
Taylor Summers, Ramsey 88
Valeria Mendoza, Paramus Catholic 86
Crystal Erasmus, Dwight-Englewood 86
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