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Chicagoland Soccer Top 25

By Patrick Z. McGavin



With seconds remaining in the first half of the Chicago Public League city championship, Washington midfielder Juan Antonio Garibay blasted a ball from about 40 yards that nestled inside the near post. The Patriots rode that score to a 1-0 victory over Lane on Sunday at Brooks High School. 

It was the last goal of the 2017 regular season. 



The city finalists, Washington and Lane, move up into the final poll, which is a prelude t the playoffs. Other noteworthy action from the week included defending state runnerup Barrington defeating Buffalo Grove in penalty kicks to capture the Mid-Suburban League Cup. 

The brutal final weekend weather was an anomaly as very few games were interrupted by inclement conditions this year. The weather is expected to bloom this week as the large schools in Class AA and Class 3A compete in the semifinal and championship rounds of the state regionals. 

This is the final Top 25 poll of the season. The Chicagoland Soccer Final 50, a combined poll of Chicago schools and programs from the rest of the state, will make its debut for the boys season after the state finals.

The top 11 programs from a week ago maintain their identical spots this week, an unprecedented action for this poll. The irregular number of games played over the last seven days ws a major factor. 

In the comment section this week we have listed the teams' sectional seeds. The Fremd Sectional appears to be the the toughest at the top. Carmel is no. 14 in the Top 25 and rated just a seventh seed. They are a regional host and have a potential showdown with Waukegan. 

The last two Class 3A state champions, Libertyville (2015) and Naperville North, end the year 1-2 in the poll. Libertyville is undefeated this season -- its two ties to the teams ranked no. 4 and no. 5 in this week's rankings. 

You could flip the two at the top or the next group of five or six teams. It's that close.

And now things get even more interesting. The state tournament is open for business. 




Games through 10-15, end of regular season.

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RankLWSchoolWLTComment
11Libertyville1402No. 1 seed at Fremd Sectional
22Naperville N2011No. 1 seed at own sectional
33New Trier1730No. 2 seed at own sectional
44Waukegan1423No. 2 seed at Fremd Sectional
55Glenbrook N1531No. 1 seed at New Trier Sectional
66Morton1812No. 1 seed at Hinsdale Central Sectional
77Dundee-Cr1702No. 1 seed at Streamwood Sectional
88SC North1024No. 1 seed at Conant Sectional
99OPRF1431No. 2 seed at Hinsdale Central Sectional
1010Lyons1541No. 3 seed at Hinsdale Central Sectional
1111Prairie Ridge1720No. 1 Subsectional A seed at Grayslake C
1213Naperville C1243No. 2 seed at Naperville North Sectional
1312Bradley-B1431No. 1 seed at Reavis Sectional
1414Carmel1321No. 7 seed at Fremd Sectional
1515Barrington1731No. 3 seed at Fremd Sectional
1616Buffalo Grove1551No. 5 seed at Fremd Sectional
1717Evanston1334No. 3 seed at New Trier Sectional
1818Wheaton A1740No. 1 Subsectional A seed at own sectional
1922St. Edward2210No. 1 Subsectional B seed at Rockford Chr
2021Mount Carmel1740No. 2 seed at Reavis Sectional
2119Fenton1661No. 2 seed at own sectional
2223Woodstock2110No. 1 Subsectional B seed at Grayslake C
23NRWashington1443No. 2 Subsectional A seed at Brooks Sectional
2424Streamwood1152No. 3 seed at own sectional
25HMLane1253No. 9 seed at New Trier Sectional
Look out for: Elgin, Leyden, St. Patrick, Round Lake, Plainfield Central, Downers Grove North, Reavis, Bremen, St. Ignatius, Loyola, Young, Geneva, Latin, Bulls, Lockport.
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