On Friday, September 20, 36 of the nation’s premier high school field hockey teams will descend upon The Proving Grounds in Conshohocken, Pa. for the 2019 MAX National High School Invitational tournament.  Teams from 12 states were invited to compete in the tournament based on their respective performances during the 2018 season.

Following a 2018 campaign in which they finished 14-4-1, tied the nation’s top-ranked team, and won the Mid-Atlantic Prep League championship, The Hill field hockey team received an invitation to compete in the prestigious event.  

Below are essential details pertaining to Hill’s games:

* Schedule
- Friday, September 20 vs. St. John’s School (TX) at 8:00 PM *NOTE NEW TIME
- Saturday, September 21 vs. Sacred Heart Academy (KY) at 9:00 AM 

* GPS Address
The Proving Grounds
725 Conshohocken Road

* Parking and Admission are free.

* Games will not be live-streamed, but frequent updates will be posted on Twitter @HillFieldHockey and re-tweeted by @HillAthletics.

Visit the tournament webpage for a facility map and additional information.

Hill enters the invitational with an overall record of 5-0 ranked 14^th nationally in the September 17 MAX poll, up three spots from the previous week's poll in which the program received its first-ever national ranking (MAX Field Hockey national rankings began in 2014).  In the opening game of the season, Hill defeated an Episcopal Academy team which was ranked fourth nationally, 3-2.  In the next game, a defensively resilient Cardinal O’Hara team limited Hill to one goal, but in the team’s past three games Hill has outscored its opponents by a combined margin of 20-2.    

Sacred Heart Academy is ranked 18^th nationally in the September 17 poll with an overall record of 11-1, and an undefeated St. John’s School is ranked fifth in the West/Mid-West regional poll.