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HP moved up to No. 31 in the final LAXpower.com national rankings, and its recent state championships helped it hold on to the No. 2 spot in the South Regional rankings. The Scots (23-2) have the fourth-toughest strength-of-schedule multiplier within the regional ranking systems.

The Scots, predictably, also garnered the top-ranked position in two other prominent website's final state polls. Here are the top 10 teams in the various rankings, including HP's Division II team being ranked in the LAXpower.com poll.

LAXpower.com South Region rankings, May 24
1. Saint Andrew's (Boca Raton, Fla.) (20-2-0)
2. HP (23-2)
3. McCallie (Chattanooga, Tenn.) (15-1)
4. Charlotte (N.C.) Myers Park (19-1)
5. Charlotte (N.C.) Country Day (18-1)
6. Ponte Vedra (Fla.) (18-1)
7. Coppell (17-1)
8. Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh, N.C.) (19-1)
9. St. Mark's (17-3) 
10. Charlotte (N.C.) Catholic (15-4)

LAXpower.com Texas Division I rankings, May 24
1. HP (23-2)
2. St. Mark's (17-3)
3. Austin High (12-3)
4. The Woodlands (14-5)
5. Jesuit (14-7)
6. ESD (11-7)
7. Houston Strake Jesuit (17-8)
8. Houston Episcopal (16-10)
9. Houston St. John's (13-7)
10. Round Rock Westwood (7-3) 

LAXpower.com Texas Division II rankings, May 24
1. Coppell (17-0)
2. Hillcrest (16-3)
3. Houston Christian (20-2)
4. Round Rock Stony Point (15-3)
5. Plano West (8-7)
6. San Antonio Reagan (12-3)
7. HP II (6-5)
8.  Cypress-Fairbanks (9-4)
9. Keller (11-3)
10. Houston Clear Lake (8-4)

1. HP (23-2)
2. St. Mark's (17-3)
3. Jesuit (14-7)
4. Houston Episcopal (16-10)
5. Austin High (12-3)
6. The Woodlands (14-5)
7. Houston Strake Jesuit (17-8)
8. ESD (12-7)
9. Coppell (17-0)
10. Houston St. John's (13-7)

The Texas High School Lacrosse League (THSLL) has announced that the Fox Sports Southwest website will stream its state championship games on Sunday live from Highlander Stadium. Fox will have the broadcasts of the Division I and Division II title matches at www.foxsportssouthwest.com/pages/streaming.

 The streaming start time for the Division II title match is at 10:25 a.m., followed by the Division I title match at 1 p.m. Broadcast and cable stations, including Fox Sports Southwest and KTXA Channel 21 in Dallas, will also be replaying the games on future dates. Information and updates on those televised replays will be posted on the THSLL website at www.thsll.org and be forwarded to the THSLL Member School Programs via email as soon as they become available.

Here again is the THSLL state tournament schedule:THSLL Championships
at Highlander Stadium

Division I Semifinals
Sat., May 8
2:30 p.m. - HP (21-2) vs. Jesuit (14-6)
5 p.m. - St. Mark's (16-2) vs. Houston Episcopal (16-9)

Division I Championship
Sun., May 9
1 p.m. - Semifinal winners

Division II Semifinals
Sat., May 8
9:30 a.m. - Coppell (15-0) vs. San Antonio Reagan (12-2)
Noon - Round Rock Stony Point (15-2) vs. Houston Christian (19-1)

Division II Championship
Sun., May 9
10:30 a.m. - Semifinal winners

HP maintained its spot at No. 2 in the LAXpower.com South Regional rankings, and is ranked No. 36 in the nation in the website's computer-scoring rankings. The Scots (21-2), who will play in and host the THSLL State Championships at Highlander Stadium this weekend, have the fifth-best strength-of-schedule multiplier within the national ranking systems.

The Scots are also the state's top-ranked team in two other prominent website's state polls. Here are the top 10 team in the various rankings.

The teams and times are set for the THSLL State Championships this weekend at Highlander Stadium. And with HP in the favorite's position in the Division I bracket, even the Division II field should have a little interest for Scots fans. 

Reports from the THSLL indicate that Coppell, the defending Division II state champion and a favorite to repeat, has plans to join the Division I ranks next season. So watching what Coppell does this weekend could serve as a preview for next year's North District race. Coppell, which eliminated HP's Division II team in the district semifinals last week, would be the North District's seventh team.

Here is the schedule for this weekend's Final Four:

THSLL Championships
at Highlander Stadium

Division I Semifinals
Sat., May 8
2:30 p.m. - HP vs. Jesuit
5 p.m. - St. Mark's vs. Episcopal Houston

Division I Championship
Sun., May 9
1 p.m. - Semifinal winners

Division II Semifinals
Sat., May 8
9:30 a.m. - Coppell vs. San Antonio Reagan
Noon - Round Rock Stony Point vs. Houston Christian

The HP Division II boys lacrosse team advanced into the North District semifinals with a 4-3 win at McKinney on Tuesday night. Three different Scots - Kyle Wallace, Joe Lang and Robert Schmitz - scored for HP, which will play district champion and undefeated Coppell at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Hillcrest's Franklin Stadium. 

Scot captains Davis Briggs and HP goalkeeper Trafford Lamar helped keep the Lions scoreless in the first half, and goals by Wallace and Lang gave HP a 2-0 lead at the half. Lang tallied a second goal, and Schmitz's score iced the game in the second half.

A win over defending Division II state champion Coppell would put the Division II Scots into the District Championship match at 3 p.m. Sunday, also at Franklin Stadium. The North District champion advances to the State Championships hosted by HP May 8-9 at Highlander Stadium. The Scots won the Division II title in 2009.

Here's the North District tournament schedule:

North District Championships
(at Franklin Stadium at Hillcrest HS)

Sat., May 1 Semifinals
1:30 p.m. – Plano West vs. Hillcrest
3:30 p.m. – HP vs. Coppell

Sun., May 2
3 p.m. – Championship

We already knew that HP would be facing in the winner between Episcopal Houston (12-9) and Austin Westlake (7-5) in the final of the South Super Regional on Sunday, May 2. Now the rest of the bracket is complete with ESD and Jesuit winning district playoff matches Monday night. The winners of each Super Regional sub-bracket come to Highlander Stadium on May 8-9 for the THSLL Final Four.

And one note - there is a possibility of all four North District teams making it to the Final Four. HP is the state's top-ranked team in the latest LAXpower.com computer rankings, followed by No. 2 St. Mark's. ESD is No. 5 and the highest-ranked team in its sub-bracket of the Central Super Regional. Jesuit is No. 6, and must go through No. 3 Austin High in the South Super Regional.

Here are the state playoff pairings, which by the way, aren't available on the THSLL website at the time of this post. You're reading it here first. Times for the matches have not been released:

HP maintained its spot at No. 2 in the LAXpower.com South Regional rankings, and is ranked No. 34 in the nation in the website's computer-scoring rankings. The Scots (20-2), who are idle until next weekend's Super Regionals in Houston, have the second-best strength-of-schedule multiplier within the ranking systems.

The Scots are also the state's top-ranked team in the prominent website's state polls. Here are the top 10 team in the various rankings.

Most of the remaining pieces to the THSLL's state playoff bracket were determined last weekend, and we now know that HP (20-2) will face the winner between Episcopal Houston (12-9) and Austin Westlake (7-5) in the final of the Houston Super Regional on Sunday, May 2. The time has not been announced. The Scots are the state's top-ranked team and are the favorites to repeat as state champions in a Final Four they will host May 8-9 at Highlander Stadium. HP is also the defending champion.

The two remaining spots in the expanded 12-team bracket will be determined tonight when four North District teams face off. The two winners there will receive bids into the Super Regionals next weekend.

Here are the pairings as they exist following last weekend's results. Times for the matches have not been released:

HP scored 20 goals in a runaway win over Shreveport (La.) Byrd on Saturday morning, winning the Texas High School Girls Lacrosse League first-round playoff match at ESD. The Lady Scots (11-2) tied the second-highest-scoring match of the season in the 20-11 win that advanced them to the North District semifinals against ESD. The win was similar to HP's 21-11 win over Byrd earlier in the season, a match that marked HP's highest goal total of the season. The Lady Scots also scored 20 goals in a 20-11 win over Euless Trinity last month.

In the semifinals, HP fell to ESD 17-11 to end its season with a program-best 12-3 record. 

Below is the final list of HP's schedule and results this season.