Chicagoland Soccer Top 25
By Patrick Z. McGavin
With every passing week it gets even more interesting.
With more games and quality matchups to get a deeper and fuller sense of where things stand, the form of the CS Top 25 largely held.
The top seven teams remained unchanged from a week ago. That is a fairly remarkable data point. It reinforces what has seemed evident from the start. Two great teams at the top and some very high quality programs jammed together below them.
Of those top seven, Wheaton Academy continues to astonish with several more shutouts, including a 3-0 victory over quality city program Lane, which is undefeated in the Premier Division North.
Of the teams representing the top 10, those programs have a combined four losses. All four of those losses have come against teams also ranked in the top nine.
We are nearing the one month juncture of the season. The next phase will almost certainly produce its share of upsets. That is certainly going to hold our interest.
By Patrick Z. McGavin
With every passing week it gets even more interesting.
With more games and quality matchups to get a deeper and fuller sense of where things stand, the form of the CS Top 25 largely held.
The top seven teams remained unchanged from a week ago. That is a fairly remarkable data point. It reinforces what has seemed evident from the start. Two great teams at the top and some very high quality programs jammed together below them.
Of those top seven, Wheaton Academy continues to astonish with several more shutouts, including a 3-0 victory over quality city program Lane, which is undefeated in the Premier Division North.
Of the teams representing the top 10, those programs have a combined four losses. All four of those losses have come against teams also ranked in the top nine.
We are nearing the one month juncture of the season. The next phase will almost certainly produce its share of upsets. That is certainly going to hold our interest.
| Rank | LW | School | W | L | T | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Naperville North | 7 | 0 | 0 | Christian Romano is great defender |
| 2 | 2 | Libertyville | 6 | 0 | 0 | Survives Stevenson upset bid |
| 3 | 3 | Solorio | 9 | 0 | 0 | Donovan Dorantes is a fluid player |
| 4 | 4 | Morton | 5 | 1 | 1 | Andre Olvera is gifted two-way talent |
| 5 | 5 | Wheaton Academy | 8 | 0 | 1 | GK R.J. Simmons has been spectacular |
| 6 | 6 | Crystal Lake South | 7 | 0 | 1 | Alex Canfield is superb attacker |
| 7 | 7 | Lake Park | 9 | 0 | 1 | Victor Pawlik is a thrilling talent |
| 8 | 10 | Streamwood | 6 | 1 | 0 | Edwin Peralta is fun to watch |
| 9 | 11 | York | 6 | 1 | 0 | Ethan Oder is a quality playmaker |
| 10 | 12 | New Trier | 3 | 1 | 2 | Daniel Gunther is emerging talent |
| 11 | 13 | Benet | 5 | 2 | 0 | Kyle Kohlsaat is dynamic player |
| 12 | 8 | Elgin | 5 | 1 | 1 | Beat rival Larkin |
| 13 | 18 | Hinsdale Central | 7 | 1 | 0 | Red Devils are rolling |
| 14 | 17 | Bremen | 7 | 1 | 0 | Windy City Ram Classic reset to Sept. 23 |
| 15 | HM | Buffalo Grove | 6 | 2 | 1 | Jon Peici scores 2 vs. Rolling Meadows |
| 16 | 23 | Latin | 8 | 0 | 0 | Playing great soccer |
| 17 | HM | West Aurora | 7 | 1 | 0 | Statement win over Glenbrook South |
| 18 | 14 | Glenbrook South | 5 | 1 | 3 | Suffer first loss against to Blackhawks |
| 19 | NR | Minooka | 6 | 2 | 1 | Impresses against St. Patrick |
| 20 | 15 | St. Patrick | 6 | 2 | 0 | Luis Saucedo is assured and gifted |
| 21 | HM | Maine West | 5 | 2 | 0 | Played New Trier tight |
| 22 | 22 | Evanston | 5 | 2 | 1 | Big shutout of Glenbrook North |
| 23 | 25 | OPRF | 7 | 1 | 1 | Jaime Guillen = breathtaking talent |
| 24 | NR | Wheaton North | 4 | 2 | 1 | F Joseph Gaither is electric player |
| 25 | 9 | St. Charles North | 5 | 2 | 0 | Josh Amaro is a skilled talent |
Look out for: Waukegan, Hersey, Lyons, Hoffman Estates, Glenbrook North, St. Charles East, Lockport, Metea Valley, Fremd, Loyola, Washington (Chicago), Highland Park, Stevenson, Oswego East, Oswego