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Chicagoland Soccer Top 25


By Patrick Z. McGavin


​What a week that was.

One of the semifinals at the Lou Malnati’s Deep Dish Classic end after extra time and one after PKs with New Trier and Stevenson prevailing. It sets up a strong final on Monday night at New Trier.

Stevenson makes a big jump into the top five after a very impressive win over Naperville North, otherwise one of the hottest teams of the week with a 3-0-0 Malnati's run that included administering the first loss of the season to Evanston before the semifinal loss Saturday.

That’s how it goes. Nothing stays very permanent for long, except maybe Barrington. Entering the season, the big question facing the Fillies was how they would handle the loss of the state’s best player in senior forward Ashley Prell.

The answer seems by committee with waves of talent that seemingly never lets up, and a deep and imposing bench that can score from anywhere on the field. The Fillies are the favorites at the 24-team Naperville Invitational. As the tournament directors point out, twenty-seven of the 31 teams to capture the large schools state championships have roots at the tournament.

Lyons suffered its first loss, in the 95th minute, at the foot of the incomparable Emma Weaver, of New Trier. She has 17 goals in 13 games and leads the Trevians to their first title game appearance of the Deep Dish Classic, previously known as the North Shore Invitational.

The Lions jumped up five spots with the loss. They are clearly a team to reckon with.

Teams up and down this list are set to play at in the Naperville super tournament. Loyola and Fremd provided a sneak preview, with an early game due to scheduling conflicts. Loyola survived in penalty kicks, the first of, no doubt, many such scenarios.

St. Ignatius features one of the state’s top players in sophomore Ella Richards. The Wolfpack made a statement with a victory over St. Charles East on Tuesday. They are the team to beat in the Chicago Cup Classic, which starts group play later this week.

The tournaments blur together, but it is pretty clear the hierarchy. 

Add second-ranked St. Charles North to the fray in Naperville. How good is the field? Thirteen of the top 15 teams in this week’s poll are there. The Chicago Public League and a couple of private schools take their delayed spring breaks, which could throw a bit of a sidewinder into previously projected results.

It is all part of the fun. Take a look and join in. You are not going to disappointed.


Games through April 13

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Rk LW Team W L T Comment
11Barrington701Outscored opposition 47-4
22St. Charles North701Makes Naperville Inv. premiere
34New Trier805Ava Shah a defensive sparkplug
410Lyons611Meara Hilling is a skilled midfielder
520Stevenson712Stun Naperville North for New Trier rematch
6HMConant801A Naperville Inv. darkhorse candidate
7HMSt. Ignatius902Favorites for the Chicago Cup title
87St. Charles East1030Elle McCaslin scores GW vs. Geneva
98Naperville North531Jordan Leonard a backline talent
105Benet910Mary Kate Hansen shores up backline
113Evanston920Katarina Sehgal a skilled midfielder
1213Sandburg811Ready for Naperville Inv, gauntlet
1319Waubonsie Valley811Makes statement at Plainfield Classic
1414Neuqua Valley322Leah Sense a gifted midfielder
1515Geneva521Gave St. Charles East a tough game
1616WW South610Ellery Cagey a gifted midfielder
1711Lane831Carlye Makuch a Swiss Army Knife talent
189Glenbrook South1121Finished strong in Malnati's
1912Glenbard East831Showdown Wed. with W. Aurora
2018Prairie Ridge901Unbeaten and mostly untested
2121Wauconda721Takes WW South to PKs in PepsiCo
2222Batavia812CeCe Hamann a dangerous attacking piece
2324Loyola432Meredith Phillips provides offensive spark
2425Hersey821Olivia Mrowicki a dynamic attacker
2523Lemont631Michaela Egan a skilled midfielder
Look out for: Fremd, Warren, Deerfield, Mother McAuley, Lake Zurich, Naperville Central, West Aurora, Plainfield North, Metea Valley, St. Francis, Lake Forest, Mundelein, Joliet Catholic, Young, North Shore Country Day
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