Girls lacrosse: The bay area buzz — March 21

Player of the week — Feb. 28-March 5

Bethany Bonds, Sr., Land O’ Lakes

Position: Attacker/midfielder

Season stats: 24 goals, 14 ground balls, four assists.

The lowdown: Three weeks ago, Bonds recorded a combined 16 draw controls, 12 goals, nine ground balls and two assists in three games. Fans took notice. Bonds had 45 percent of the votes (2,721) in the girls lacrosse player of the week poll to beat out Academy of the Holy Names’ Allie Ragano (2,443).

Top 10 team rankings

Rank/teamRecordLast spot
1. Steinbrenner7-1No. 1
2. Plant7-1No. 2
3. Wiregrass Ranch8-0No. 3
4. Newsome7-4No. 4
5. Mitchell6-1No. 5
6. St. Petersburg Catholic5-2No. 8
7. Academy of the Holy Names4-3No. 7
8. Northeast4-1No. 6
9. Sickles7-3No. 10
10. Calvary Christian6-3No. 9
On the bubble: Berkeley Prep (5-4), Land O’ Lakes (4-3), Cypress Creek (4-4)

Monday’s matchup (March 21)

IMG at Academy of the Holy Names, 6