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Poll: Chicagoland Soccer Top 25 (Week 4)

By Patrick Z. McGavin , 09/24/24, 2:00PM CDT

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The season hit the one-month mark, clarifying the larger picture at the top, while at the same time suggesting again that nothing should be written in ink.

Naperville North and Glenbrook South remain at the top.

Elgin is the big mover with a jump from 20th to fourth. The Maroons entered the season with high hopes and grand ambitions after back-to-back supersectional appearances.

After a preseason rank of sixth among the Chicago-based teams in the First 50, an early upset loss against Fenton threw the team’s rhythm out of whack.

Now the Maroons are back among the elite programs after their exhilarating 80th-minute victory over Leyden in the semifinal and championship win over Young in the Streamwood Fall Classic.

The red-hot team and its seven-match win streak was going to travel to Lyons on Tuesday (Sept. 24) for a top 20 matchup, but the weather had other ideas. Unfortunately at this juncture, it appears the match will not be rescheduled.

In this topsy-turvy season, what goes around comes around. 

With conference play now in full bloom, the best teams are locking up and squaring off, like superb second-ranked Glenbrook South, which hosts no. 3 Evanston on Thursday night.

The hits keep coming, and the soccer is alive with excitement.
 

Rank Previous rank Team Record Comment
1 1 Naperville North 11-0-0 Josh Pedersen has emerged as another fantastic attacking talent
2 2 Glenbrook South 12-0-0 Ronan Kessler keys victory over Maine South
3 5 Evanston 10-0-1 Wildkits take on both Glenbrook programs this week
4 20 Elgin 7-1-2 Robert Salinas delivers dramatic win over Leyden
5 3 Leyden 9-1-2 Yadier DeLaCruz is a superb two-way talent in the back
6 10 Naperville Central 5-2-3 Redhawks give top-ranked rival their greatest test
7 4 West Aurora 8-2-0 Battle of Aurora at East Tuesday
8 6 Lincoln-Way East 9-1-1 Huge test Thursday at No. 14 Lincoln-Way Central
9 9 New Trier 7-2-2 Nikhil Prasad is great at building attack from the back
10 8 Wheaton Academy 12-1-0 Cuyler Finnegan is fast and dangerous at the top
11 12 DeLaSalle 12-1-0 Meteors have impressed with their dynamic attack
12 11 Libertyville 4-1-3 Noah Finnema is hard to contain in space
13 13 Stevenson 6-1-4 Navaan Kistanna is a very skilled and creative midfielder
14 HM Lincoln-Way Central 7-1-0 Seven-game winning streak
15 15 Glenbrook North 6-2-2 Lukasz Wilczek is a fast, physical player in the middle
16 7 Maine South 7-4-0 Will Smucker is electric and hard to contain
17 22 Morton 5-3-3 Moises Malavaez is crucial part of middle attack
18 HM Lyons 7-4-1 Filip Soldat is a rapidly improving offensive talent
19 16 Oak Park and River Forest 4-1-2 Zach Goldberg keys an elite back
20 NR Hersey 7-2-2 Kacper Lechowicz powers dominant performance against Fremd
21 NR Young 7-4-2 John Stanton makes case as city's top player
22 17 Stagg 5-1-2 Suffers first loss against Young at Streamwood
23 HM Brother Rice 8-2-2 Julian Zambrano is a very skilled and versatile two-way player
24 NR Rolling Meadows 10-2-0 Standout keeper Marceli Okonski has five shutouts
25 NR Reavis 5-2-3 Diego Ochoa helps secure big win over Lemont

Look our for:  Benet, Argo, Elk Grove, Andrew, Plainfield North, Oswego East, Waubonsie Valley, Metea Valley, Plainfield Central, Bolingbrook, Lane, Timothy, Streamwood, Warren, Palatine