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Chicagoland Soccer Top 25


By Patrick Z. McGavin



Everywhere you turned Saturday was momentous.


From Naperville to Glenview and major points in between, a lot of significant soccer was going down. Tournaments and invitationals ruled the day. 


The symmetry was unmistakable: old friends Libertyville and Naperville North each won prestigious events by 2-1 margins over high-quality competition, the winning margin a late goal determined by penalty kick.


Clarity has been scrambled somewhat the first two weeks of the year. Sunday was a moment to honor and celebrate the perennials—those programs like three-time defending champion Naperville North, state finals veteran Libertyville, emerging power St. Patrick and programs like Metea Valley, York and West Chicago that delivered the goods.


Naperville North was just 1-2-2 after a stunning home loss in group play against Geneva, a team that lost 5-0 in a rain-shortened game against Benet the night before. The Huskies recovered to beat two high-leve, nad previously unbeaten programs in Benet and rival Naperville Central to again capture the Best of the West.


St. Patrick vanquished its ghosts by defeating Glenbrook South 1-0 in the championship of the Jim Wolter Titan Invitational. “Every year we lost this tournament, basically in the final,” midfielder Aaron Moreno-Lopez said. “We knew this was an important game for us to win, in order to boost us for the rest of the year.”


That brings up an interesting point. Games in September can have a significant bearing on games in late October and November. The games and moments, in the present, are volatile and constantly changing.


Saturday was a thrill ride. What will Week 3 bring?

Rk Last wk Team W L T Comment
11Morton302Cristian Perez scores 4 against Panthers
22Libertyville500Wins Northside title for 3d-straight year
33Naperville North322Ali Khorfan sparks Best of West title
45Solorio600Kevin Patino is a skilled defender
56St. Patrick601Jaden Buelvas hero against Glenbrook S
67Lyons312Julio Torres is highly accomplished
716Naperville Central511Ben Tietjen is a gifted midfielder
84New Trier411Alex Powell is offensively formidable
917Warren500Josh Segura is lighting it up
10NRYork420Joe Meade dominates Wheaton N
119Fremd012Paul Kwiatkowski is stellar
1210OPRF401Paul Garcia is dynamite offensively
1311Benet410Nick Renfro is player to watch
1425West Chicago601Jahir Martinez ignites Wildcats’ attack
1521Lockport501Porters capture Windy City Ram Classic
16NRMetea Valley312Davis Quarles stars against St. Charles N
17NRSt. Charles N.510Thomas Weber is very skilled
1822Glenbrook South312Christian Noordover is talented keeper
1923Barrington420Beat Marmion for own tournament title
2012Loyola320Mario Hrvojevic is a disruptive athlete
21NRGlenbard East420Impressive showing at downstate Morton tournament
22HMHighland Park410A talented team to watch
23HMZion-Benton511Dominates CL South
2418Hinsdale Central310Tuesday showdown with OPRF
25HMGlenbard North420Nathaniel Enriquez has made an impression
Look out for: Crystal Lake South, Juarez, Addison Trail, Wheaton North, Evanston, Buffalo Grove, St. Charles East, Glenbard West, Lane, Young, Streamwood, West Aurora, Plainfield North, St. Ignatius


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