Right now, lacrosse fans should be discussing one thing and one thing only: North Carolina HS Boys and Girls State Play-Offs. These were Yesterday’s Best Games. 

Team Rank VS Rank Opp Team
1 Cardinal Gibbons (NC) #1 12 – 7 #5 Middle Creek (NC)
2 Charlotte Catholic (NC) #3 20 – 2 #9 Mount Tabor (NC)
3 Hough (NC) #4 18 – 6 #16 Jordan (NC)
4 Marvin Ridge (NC) #2 16 – 7 #22 Lake Norman Charter (NC)
5 Weddington (NC) #6 16 – 4 #25 T.C. Roberson (NC)
6 Northwest Guilford (NC) #14 14 – 5 #20 R.J. Reynolds (NC)
7 Holly Springs (NC) #19 13 – 7 #23 Hoggard (NC)
8 Ardrey Kell (NC) #8 15 – 6 #36 East Forsyth (NC)
9 Lake Norman (NC) #7 13 – 1 #37 Myers Park (NC)
10 Fuquay – Varina (NC) #13 12 – 10 #35 Pinecrest (NC)
11 Northern Guilford (NC) #10 14 – 2 #46 Community School of Davidson (NC)
12 Ashley (NC) #42 12 – 8 #21 Broughton (NC)
13 Orange (NC) #38 10 – 9 #32 Northwood (NC)
14 Topsail (NC) #49 11 – 9 #29 Chapel Hill (NC)
15 East Chapel Hill (NC) #27 16 – 3 #69 Jacksonville (NC)
16 West Brunswick (NC) #72 18 – 11 #88 Cape Fear (NC)

There were three Upsets. (For the record, Upsets are based on each team’s Ws and Ls throughout this 2021 season and who those Ws and Ls were against.

Team Rank VS Rank Opp Team
1 Ashley (NC) #42 12 – 8 #21 Broughton (NC)
2 Topsail (NC) #49 11 – 9 #29 Chapel Hill (NC)
3 Orange (NC) #38 10 – 9 #32 Northwood (NC)

The Play-Offs pick up again on Monday. And these, in order, are the Best Games.

Team Rank VS Rank Opp Team
1 Marvin Ridge (NC) 2 vs 3 Charlotte Catholic (NC)
2 Fuquay – Varina (NC) 13 vs 1 Cardinal Gibbons (NC)
3 Lake Norman (NC) 7 vs 8 Ardrey Kell (NC)
4 Weddington (NC) 6 vs 10 Northern Guilford (NC)
5 Northwest Guilford (NC) 14 vs 4 Hough (NC)
6 Ashley (NC) 42 vs 19 Holly Springs (NC)
7 East Chapel Hill (NC) 27 vs 38 Orange (NC)
8 West Brunswick (NC) 72 vs 49 Topsail (NC)