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Chicagoland Soccer Top 25


By Patrick Z. McGavin

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“Big players put their stamps on big games,” New Trier coach Matt Ravenscraft said after his best players came through in the Trevians’ 2-0 victory over rival Loyola on Saturday.

Now the Trevians are the latest to occupy the top spot of our weekly poll. Some years a dominant team took hold from the start and rode it all the way to the end of the season.

This is clearly not one of those years. As stated previously, this is not a typical year. The only predictable action is how unpredictable everything is.

With schools on Spring Break and others dealing with the continuing fallout of health and safety protocols and hyper weather, "The Beautiful Game" moves decidedly against the grain.

So far Morton (First 50), Naperville North and Lyons have held the top spots. 

Lyons went down to Addison Trail 1-0, just two days after the Lions defeated rival Hinsdale Central by the same score.

This is not to say the season has been without consistency. All things being equal, the quality of the play has been remarkable given the backdrop to this year.

With players getting their health and conditioning back, watch for a wild and deeply intriguing final three weeks of the season.

What always animated past seasons was that very uncertainty, especially as it related to the ultimate prize, the state tournament.

As the NCAA basketball tournament has shown again and again, regular season success is not a predictor of future performance.

The moments collect, and the games form a tapestry. Against our haphazard moment, every game played and finished constitutes its own story.

That is very much worth celebrating.



​Games through Saturday




Rk LW Team W L T Comment
12New Trier800Peter Kanellos is creative with ball
21Lyons510Robert Sullivan is a defensive stopper
33Warren500Sebastian Rodriguez is athletic midfielder
46Benet510Sam Hepburn solidifies the middle attack
55Morton311Giovanni Alvarez is electric in space
64Loyola410Frank Meidema is dynamic shotmaker
78St. Charles N810Mike DePasquale leads elite back
811Naperville North620Pablo Jara is heir to great keeper tradition
912Hersey600Tommy Steeger is great off-the-ball defender
1019West Aurora800Blackhawks pile up wins
1120Fenwick200Brett Bergnach is elite defender
1213Maine South501Stefan Iricanin is dynamic midfielder
139St. Charles E721Alex Mancera is exciting midfielder
14HMTimothy510Josh Bode helps end Wheaton A streak
15HMStevenson310Patriots are on the rise
1610Geneva414Jack Cannon helps form a solid backline
17NRAddison Trail421Junior D David Peters never comes off field
1824Leyden410Matt Espinoza is gifted shotmaker
1923St. Ignatius210Gavin Troy is fun to watch
2015St. Patrick310Sebastian Estrada is create playmaker
2125Fremd320Ryan Sapiente is a top junior
2217Wheaton A721Evan Eckert has range in back
23HMJacobs401Impressive win over Huntley
24NRPlainfield North611Cooper Allen is standout sophomore
2514York311Chase McNeill is a talented midfielder
Look out for: Naperville Central, Glenbard East, Streamwood, Downers Grove North, Huntley, Buffalo Grove, South Elgin, Glenbrook South, Sandburg, St. Laurence, Barrington, North Shore Country Day, Homewood-Flossmoor, Glenbrook North, Round Lake. Roche
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