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Chicagoland Soccer Top 25


By Patrick Z. McGavin


The game never gets old.

What else is there to say after another breathtaking and wild week of soccer. In some ways, the early delirium of the first week has settled down.

In other ways, we are still trying to get a grasp of the season: the top teams and what they have to offer; those in a position to really be dangerous, and the next group of programs on the rise.

The start of PepsiCo Showdown added to the intrigue with some interesting first round games. Defending Class AA state champion Crystal Lake South gave top-ranked Morton a run for its money in a 2-1 Mustangs win. West Chicago beating a very good Metea Valley team on penalty kicks.

There’s the rub. In probably the best Top 10 matchup, Lyons ended Solorio’s perfect start by beating the Sun Warriors 5-3 in the penalty kick phase after the game ended 1-1 in regulation. That was also the pre-PK score of the West Chicago and Metea Valley game.

For this week the movement at the very top of the poll was nil with Morton, Libertyville and Naperville North remaining in their past perch.

Oak Park and River Forest is a program on the rise. The Huskies stunned Morton in the state tournament last year to reach a Class 3A sectional final. There they lost a tight game against conference rival Lyons.

The Huskies, who have 13 players back, went to Indianapolis and played fantastic soccer. They beat Lawrence North (Ind.) 3-1 and lost 1-0 to Hoosier power North Central. Keep an eye on Oak Park and River Forest.

The technical end of summer marks another rite of passage, with many conferences getting into the teeth of their schedules. 

Now it really starts to get interesting.




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Rk Last wk Team W L T Comment
11Morton602GK Andreas Calderon saves 2 PKs vs. CLS
22Libertyville700Cade Upton is a talented player
33Naperville N622Zach Smith's a goal-scorer
46Lyons412Mike Niedermeyer is a versatile talent
54Solorio910Rafael Soto helps offense thrive
65St. Patrick702Angel Adame is fun to watch
78New Trier611Aidan Crowder is new catalyst
89Warren800Max Floriani big against Waukegan
912OPRF711Zaahir Hall is very athletic
107Naperville C613James Kim is creative talent
1113Benet510Nick Augustyn is skilled offensively
1214W. Chicago801Survives Metea Valley in shootout
1315Lockport701Hot start continues
1418Glenbrook S512Jhovany Guadarrama has smooth touch
1520Loyola620Andrew Hoepfner is a dynamic player
1611Fremd213C.J. Williams is versatile talent
1719Barrington620Broncos looking to stay hot
1821Glenbard East620Showdown with W. Aurora
1916Metea Valley323Alex Krehl is offensive threat
2017St. Charles N.521Luke Persenico has stepped up
2123Zion-Benton711Best start in years
2222Highland Park621Deep and athletic
23HMCrystal Lake South522Big effort against Morton
24HMSt. Charles East811Soph Sebastian Carranza red hot
25HMAddison Trail710On a four-game win streak
Look out for: Barlett, Buffalo Grove, Maine South, West Aurora, Round Lake, Marmion, York, Wheaton North, Evanston, Mount Carmel, Plainfield North, St. Ignatius, Washington (Chicago), Oswego, Lane




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