New York powerhouses and unbeatens Lakeland and Shenendehowa finish at the top of MAX Field Hockey’s Final 2016 Northeast Region Rankings, right where they have been for much of the season, after capturing the New York State public school Class B and Class A State Championships.  Sound familiar?  The two programs share some striking resemblances with Massachusetts public schools and the New England #1 and #2 ranked teams, Watertown and Walpole.  For Lakeland, this was the Hornets 8th straight state title.  Cameron Lischinsky scored the game-winner with 5 minutes to play in the first half  to get the 1-0 win over Section VIII powerhouse Garden City.  This was the 4th straight year Lakeland has knocked off Diane Chapman’s Garden City squad in the final.  For Shenendehowa, two first half goals by Carli Pelletier and Kelly Buckley would be enough to earn the 2-1 win over Section 1’s Scarsdale, earning the Plainsmen their 2nd state title in 4 years and their first ever undefeated season.

TOP 20 BREAKDOWN:

*14 of the Final Northeast Region Top 20 teams were ranked coming into the season [View Preseason Top 20 Rankings]

*6 teams won state or major conference tournament championships, 4 were runner-up

*State Breakdown: New York: 9 teams, Connecticut: 9 teams, Rhode Island: 2 teams

*Public/Private Breakdown: 18 Public Schools, 2 Private Schools

 

2016 FINAL NORTHEAST REGION RANKINGS

1

LAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL
Shrub Oak, New York

Record: 20-0-2
Previous Ranking: #1
Preseason Ranking: #1
2016 Accomplishments: Class B State Champions, Section I Class B Champions

2

SHENENDEHOWA HIGH SCHOOL
Clifton Park, New York

Record: 21-0-0
Previous Ranking: #2
Preseason Ranking: #11
2016 Accomplishments: Class A State Champions, Section II Class A Champions

3

STAPLES HIGH SCHOOL
Westport, Connecticut

Record: 16-0-3
Previous Ranking: #5
Preseason Ranking: NR
2016 Accomplishments: Class L State Co-Champions

4

WARD MELVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Setauket-East Setauket, New York

Record: 20-1-0
Previous Ranking: #3
Preseason Ranking: #7
2016 Accomplishments: Class A State Semifinalist

5

GARDEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL
Garden City, New York

Record: 17-3-0
Previous Ranking: #10
Preseason Ranking: #3
2016 Accomplishments: Class B State Runner-Up

6

SCARSDALE HIGH SCHOOL
Scarsdale, New York

Record: 18-3-1
Previous Ranking: #8
Preseason Ranking: NR
2016 Accomplishments: Class A State Runner-Up, Section 1 Class A Champions

7

DARIEN HIGH SCHOOL
Darien, Connecticut

Record: 16-1-3
Previous Ranking: #9
Preseason Ranking: #8
2016 Accomplishments: Class L State Co-Champions

8

GLASTONBURY HIGH SCHOOL
Glastonbury, Connecticut

Record: 18-1-0
Previous Ranking: #4
Preseason Ranking: #6
2016 Accomplishments: Class L State Semi-finalist

9

WHITNEY POINT HIGH SCHOOL
Whitney Point, New York

Record: 20-1-0
Previous Ranking: #11
Preseason Ranking: #18
2016 Accomplishments: Class C State Champions

10

WILTON HIGH SCHOOL
Wilton, Connecticut

Record: 16-3-2
Previous Ranking: #6
Preseason Ranking: #4
2016 Accomplishments: FCIAC Champions, Class L State Quarterfinalists

11

GREENWICH ACADEMY
Greenwich, Connecticut

Record: 17-2-0
Previous Ranking: #7
Preseason Ranking: #12
2016 Accomplishments: FAA Champions, NEPSAC Class A Semifinalist

12

MAMARONECK HIGH SCHOOL
Mamaroneck, New York

Record: 15-2-2
Previous Ranking: #15
Preseason Ranking: #2
2016 Accomplishments: Section 1 Class A Runner-Up

13

ENFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
Enfield, Connecticut

Record: 17-2-0
Previous Ranking: #13
Preseason Ranking: NR
2016 Accomplishments: Class L State Semifinalist

14

BARRINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
Barrington, Rhode Island

Record: 17-2-1
Previous Ranking: #14
Preseason Ranking: #20
2016 Accomplishments: Division 1 State Champions

15

HOTCHKISS SCHOOL
Lakeville, Connecticut

Record: 14-3-0
Previous Ranking: #16
Preseason Ranking: #10
2016 Accomplishments: NEPSAC Class A Runner-Up

16

CARLE PLACE HIGH SCHOOL
Carle Place, New York

Record: 13-2-0
Previous Ranking: #12
Preseason Ranking: NR
2016 Accomplishments: Class C State Semifinalist

17

RYE HIGH SCHOOL
Rye, New York

Record: 12-3-1
Previous Ranking: #18
Preseason Ranking: #5
2016 Accomplishments: Section 1 Class B Runner-Up

18

CHESHIRE HIGH SCHOOL
Cheshire, Connecticut

Record: 15-3-3
Previous Ranking: #19
Preseason Ranking: #14
2016 Accomplishments: Class L State Quarterfinalist

19

EAST GREENWICH HIGH SCHOOL
East Greenwich, Rhode Island

Record: 12-6-1
Previous Ranking: #20
Preseason Ranking: NR
2016 Accomplishments: Division I State Runner-Up

20

NORWALK HIGH SCHOOL
Norwalk, Connecticut

Record: 14-5-0
Previous Ranking: #17
Preseason Ranking: NR
2016 Accomplishments: Class L State Quarterfinalist