National attention II

Our friends over at LaxPower.com unveiled their final national poll for the 2008 girls' lacrosse season.

Westwood -- the Division 1 state champion and No. 1 on our final girls' lacrosse poll of 2008 -- earned spot No. 15 on the national poll with a 24-0-1 mark. The Wolverines, whose lone blemish was a midseason tie with the same Framingham squad it topped in the Eastern Mass. finals, were the highest ranking Massachusetts team.

The Flyers landed at No. 43 on the final national poll.

Prep squads Nobles (39) , Brooks (68), and Thayer (93) were all part of the top 100.

Western Mass. power Longmeadow, which fell to Westwood twice, including in the state championship game, checked in at No. 96.

Other local public schools cracking the top 200 included Winchester (124), Wellesley (126), Lincoln-Sudbury (140), and Needham (181).

Check out this entry from Monday to see how the local boys' squads fared nationally. Check out this entry to see the Globe's final Top 20 polls for the 2008 season.