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Chicagoland Soccer Top 25


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By Patrick Z. McGavin

The small school state tournament has begun and the larger school brackets start next week.

Welcome to madness! 

In a clash of the top two-ranked programs, no. 2 Morton edged no. 1 St. Patrick 5-4 in penalty kicks after a 2-2 regulation draw Sunday at the Lyons Soccer Complex. Giovanni Alvarez and Adrian Salto scored for the Mustangs.

Midfielder Edwin Zizumbo had the game-winner for the Mustangs in a victory that raised Morton back to the top spot this week.

After St. Patrick and Libertyville suffered their first defeats this week, the start of the state tournament has never felt quite so unsettled.


Little is firmly etched at this point other than a lot of very good teams at the top are poised to make a deep run. The perennials remain the programs to watch over the next three weeks.

Oak Park and River Forest and Addison Trail both jumped up in the rankings. The Huskies administered the first defeat to previous no. 1 St. Patrick on Thursday.

Addison Trail handled previous no. 3 Mount Carmel 4-2 and nearly took down Morton. The Blazers were up 1-0 with 12 minutes left in the second half before Zizumbo rallied the Mustangs with two goals.

On Tuesday, St. Patrick plays at Benet in another high-profile clash. Benet has a slight edge in the East Suburban Catholic standings by dint of St. Patrick’s tie with Marist.

St. Patrick needs to win outright to win the championship; Benet just needs a tie. Benet has only allowed three goals in 15 games, two of those by Naperville North.

Lane enters the Top 25 after their second city title in four years. The Indians defeated defending city champion Solorio 1-0 on a David Arroyo goal in the 60th minute.

“It’s crazy, I know,” Lane keeper Jacob Bozek said amid the revelry at Lane, almost shocked and overwhelmed after he made several astonishing saves -- including a penalty kick block -- for the Indians.

Bozek's statement summed up that night, and this week, perfectly.


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Rk Last wk Team W L T Comment
12Morton1532Saul Juarez is a great free kick specialist
21St. Patrick2022Aaron Moren-Lopez is been model of consistency
34Naperville North1342Keeper Jason Barba has been stellar
45Benet1311Nick Augustyn has sparked offense
56Libertyville1313First regular season loss in three years
67New Trier1314Jeffrey Urban helps Trevians take CSL title
73Mount Carmel1442Tough stretch for the Caravan
810Fremd1014John Kating stepping up offensively
99West Chicago1513Wildcats have only lost to St. Patrick
108Solorio1921Andy Salgado is terrific two-way talent
1112CL South1334Tom Coughlin emerging as strong offensive piece
1211Lyons1133Max Behm sparks OT win over York
1313Evanston1412Wildkits rebound after first loss
1423OPRF1132Evan Brown sparks upset of St. Patrick
1514Round Lake1214Showdown with Warren on Tuesday
1615St. Charles East1513Alex Mancera sparks the Saints’ offense
1720Warren1233Brandon Medina leads dominant win vs. Tremper ( Wis.)
18HMAddison Trail1242Anthony Hernandez is skilled offensive talent
1918Oswego1541Conference winning streak at 27 games
2019West Aurora1431Two more shutouts for Blackhawks
21HMLane1321Jacob Bozek helps secure city title
2222Buffalo Grove1062Sasha Tylnyy is impressive in space
23NRFenwick1341Friars take down Mount Carmel
2416Barrington1441Survives scare against Hoffman Estates
2521York1151Sam Musial helps charge up the offense
Look out for: Zion-Benton, Wheeling, Stagg, Loyola, St. Laurence, Jacobs, Geneva, Glenbard North, Wheaton North, South Elgin, Lincoln-Way Central, Glenbrook South, Naperville Central, Dundee-Crown, Taft

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