With the

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lacrosse season well underway, Score Atlanta will release its boys and girls lacrosse polls every Monday by noon. This season's rankings will include scores and a breakdown regarding any movement from the previous week.

Boys

Class AAAAAA

1. Centennial

2. Hillgrove

3. Harrison

4. North Gwinnett

5. Milton

6. Walton

7. Lambert

8. Roswell

9. Etowah

10. Chattahoochee

RUNDOWN: Coming in at No. 1 is defending state champion Centennial, which is off to a 4-0 start with wins over Druid Hills (24-1), North Forsyth (25-1), West Forsyth (20-1) and Alpharetta (18-7). Undefeated Hillgrove debuts at No. 2 and has outscored its first six opponents 143-8 (a 120.42 average margin of victory). Harrison debuts at No. 3 and opened the season with quality wins over Etowah, Walton and Westminster. No. 4 North Gwinnett boasts wins over St. Pius, Chattahoochee and Greater Atlanta Christian during its 5-0 start and undefeated, two-time state champion Milton rounds out the top 5.

Boys Class AAAAA-A

1. Westminster

2. Northview

3. Lovett

4. St. Pius X

5. Blessed Trinity

6. Whitefield Academy

7. Pace Academy

8. McIntosh

9. Fellowship Christian

10. Pope

RUNDOWN: Defending champion Westminster sits at No. 1. Undefeated Northview debuts at No. 2 and Lovett comes in at No. 3 with only an out-of-state loss on its record. Pope fell to No. 2 Northview in overtime 8-7 on March 1, but the Greyhounds two other losses to Alpharetta (9-6) and McIntosh (10-9) drop their debut to No. 10.

Girls Class AAAAAA

1. Milton

2. Lassiter

3. Chattahoochee

4. Walton

5. Roswell

6. Centennial

7. Etowah

8. John's Creek

9. North Gwinnett

10. Woodstock

RUNDOWN: Eight-time state champion Milton sits at No. 1 in Class AAAAAA. The Eagles are 3-0 with wins over Cherokee (23-0), Etowah (21-0) and Roswell (19-4). Lassiter (4-0) sits at No. 2 in front of Chattahoochee, which is off to a 3-0 start. Walton debuts at No. 4 and is 3-0-1 after demolishing three opponents by a combined 69-8 and tying a talented Lamar High School team from Texas 12-12 the second game of the season.

Girls Class AAAAA-A

1. Westminster

2. Northview

3. Cambridge

4. Kell

5. Blessed Trinity

6. Holy Innocents'

7. McIntosh

8. Pope

9. St. Pius X

10. Marist

RUNDOWN: Four-time defending champion Westminster tops the Class AAAAA-A top 10 and has dominated its first four opponents. The Wildcats beat Darlington 21-4 in the season opener before posting wins over Riverwood (21-3), Allatoona (20-0) and Creekview (21-1). Northview has a convincing 19-5 win over Wesleyan and an 18-9 victory over John's Creek and debuts at No. 2. Undefeated Cambridge (5-0) enters the poll at No. 3 and Kell comes in at a No. 4 with wins over Sprayberry (19-2), Darlington (22-2) , Mill Creek (14-10) and Harrison (16-6).

Brookwood is back. The Broncos have started the 2014 season 9-0 with several impressive wins, including victories over Peachtree Ridge and Alabama powers Grissom and Mountain Brook. Right behind the two-time champs is Walton, which is also off to an undefeated start. The Raiders, who always play a challenging non-region schedule, already have victories over Westminster, Centennial and Pope.

Class AAAAA is all about McIntosh once again. Last year's wire-to-wire state champion is 8-0 with blowout wins over Lassiter, Heritage-Conyers and Lakeside-DeKalb in addition to impressive victories over Ola and Gainesville.

Like McIntosh in AAAAA, Dalton has owned its classification of late. The Catamounts dominated AAAA last year and won their first outright state title. No. 1 Dalton is now 6-0 with wins over its two biggest rivals and arguably two of the better teams in the classification: Southeast Whitfield and Northwest Whitfield.

St. Pius X has always been a power and the Golden Lions top the Class AAA rankings to start the 2014 season. The nine-time state champs are 7-1 with wins over Grayson, Starr's Mill and Lassiter and a loss to Westminster.

Class AA is topped by Greater Atlanta Christian which has exploded to a 10-0 start, including several quality wins. Last year's champion, Westminster, is 4-1-1 and comes in at No. 2 after a loss to Walton and draw to winless Marist.

In Class A, Atlanta International School is No. 1 after an impressive 5-1-1 start that included wins over Druid Hills, Blessed Trinity and Walker. Hebron Christian is third with a 5-2 record and a big win over Paideia. Speaking of last year's state champ, Paideia is off to a 3-3 start and comes in at No. 6.

Class AAAAAA

1. Brookwood

2. Walton

3. Centennial

4. Lambert

5. Mill Creek

6. Duluth

7. Peachtree Ridge

8. Berkmar

9. Grayson

10. Harrison

Class AAAAA

1. McIntosh

2. Pope

3. Gainesville

4. Lakeside-DeKalb

5. Greenbrier

6. Clarke Central

7. Allatoona

8. Glynn Academy

9. Houston County

10. Northside-Warner Robins

Class AAAA

1. Dalton

2. Southeast Whitfield

3. Grady

4. Johnson-Gainesville

5. Chestatee

6. Columbus

7. Perry

8. Northwest Whitfield

9. Lanier

10. Spalding

Class AAA

1. St. Pius X

2. Woodward Academy

3. East Hall

4. Coahulla Creek

5. Blessed Trinity

6. North Murray

7. North Hall

8. Dawson County

9. Oconee County

10. West Hall

Class AA

1. Greater Atlanta Christian

2. Westminster

3. Calhoun

4. Wesleyan

5. Murray County

6. Benedictine

7. Toombs County

8. Thomasville

9. Atkinson County

10. Vidalia

Class A

1. Atlanta International

2. First Presbyterian

3. Hebron Christian

4. Pinecrest Academy

5. Fellowship Christian

6. Paideia

7. Walker

8. Pace Academy

9. Aquinas

10. Holy Innocents'