Illinois High School Boy's Varsity Rankings

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1 New Trier
2 Neuqua Valley
3 Naperville Central
4 Downers Grove South
5 Naperville north
6 Barrington
7 Morton (may drop after 8 seniors suspended this week)
8 Lincoln Way Central
9 Wheaton Warrenville South
10 Maine South

[Celtic3]

From the Chicago Tribune-

Note: Records through Saturday, Sept. 15.
1. Neuqua Valley 6-0-2
Previous ranking: 2
Sophomore keeper Jack Turanchik has a knack in the net for the Wildcats.

2. Naperville Central 8-1-1
Previous ranking: 3
Joe Sawa is a leader and organizational whiz in the Redhawks' backfield.

3. Naperville North 7-1-3
Previous ranking: 5
Chris Boswell makes all-tourney team for Morton (Ill.) champion Huskies.

4. New Trier 6-1
Previous ranking: 1
Trevians' unbeaten and unscored upon streak end Saturday at Hinsdale C.

5. Barrington 9-1
Previous ranking: 6
Goalies Tom Unak and Jack Deroche have seven shutouts for Broncos.

6. Lincoln-Way Central 10-1-1
Previous ranking: 8
Tim Garland and the rest of the Knights offense hitting on all cylinders.

7. Downers Grove South 9-1-1
Previous ranking: 4
Unbeaten streak ends at 10; meets Willowbrook on Tuesday.

8. Wheaton Warrenville South 8-2-1
Previous ranking: 9
Senior Joshua Exclusa is making plays for the tough Tigers.

9. St. Viator 7-0-3
Previous ranking: NR
Matt Riggio is playing well; Ryan Cortese has 5 goals in the last 3 games.

10. Loyola 6-1-1
Previous ranking: NR
Ramblers took two games in Indianapolis this weekend.

On the verge: Morton (9-2-2), Maine East (6-1), Lyons (6-2), Lemont (6-1-1) and Hinsdale Central (7-4-1).

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From the Chicago Tribune-


2. Naperville Central 8-1-1
Previous ranking: 3
Joe Sawa is a leader and organizational whiz in the Redhawks' backfield.

3. Naperville North 7-1-3
Previous ranking: 5
Chris Boswell makes all-tourney team for Morton (Ill.) champion Huskies.


North just put it on Central 6-1...pretty surprising game! Wonder what that will do to both teams, and their confidence, going forward. Esp. when if you look at the sectional seeds, these teams would be slated to meet in a sectional semi final should both teams get out of what is easily the toughest, and deepest sectional in the state!

[Celtic3]

Wow.....great result for North.....4 of the 6 goals that North scored were directly assisted by throw ins from Riley Breese .........Thats a new one for me........Neuqua (8-0-3)drew with a very decent Larkin team (8-3-1).......Lincoln Way (10-1-1) looking very dangerous too,high powered offensive team......

My ranking

1. Lincoln Way Central
2 Neuqua Valley
3 Naperville North
4 New Trier
5 Barrington
6 Naperville Central
7 Downers Grove South
8 Wheaton Warrenville South
9 Hinsdale Central
10 Maine East

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Chicago Tribune Rankings


1. Neuqua Valley (9-0-3)
Previous ranking: 1
Tanner Fink rules the air in the Wildcats' center backfield.

2. Naperville North (9-1-3)
Previous ranking: 3
Riley Breese's four assists pace drubbing of rival Naperville Central.

3. New Trier (12-1)
Previous ranking: 4
Junior goalkeeper Jordan Maman has recorded 10 shutouts for the Trevians.

4. Barrington (11-1)
Previous ranking: 5
Cameron Reilly making an impact at center midfield for the Broncos.

5. Lincoln-Way Central (13-1-1)
Previous ranking: 6
Knights ready to bubble over in Pepsi Showdown final.

6. Wheaton Warrenville South (11-2-1)
Previous ranking: 8
Defender Tim Litterio rested in 2-0 victory over Argo on Saturday

7. St. Viator (10-0-3)
Previous ranking: 9
Brock Vavric and Jack Morches big reasons Lions have only allowed six goals.

8. Loyola (8-2-1)
Previous ranking: 10
Ramblers dropped 3-0 decision to national No. 2 DeSmet on Saturday.

9. Glenbrook North (5-1-3)
Previous ranking: NR
Senior midfielder Jeff Weisberg starting to get hot for the Spartans.

10. Downers Grove South (10-1-2)
Previous ranking: 7
Junior Brett Petricek plays goalkeeper and center field for the Mustangs.

On the verge: Lemont (9-1-2), Morton (11-2-3), Lyons Township (7-3), Hinsdale Central (8-6-1), Naperville Central (9-3-1).

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These rankings were posted prior to the Pepsi challenge game between Lincoln Way Central and Wheaton Warrenville South.
Wheaton Warrenville South won 3-1.
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1. Barrington (13-1)
Previous ranking: 4
On 10-game winning streak since PK loss in finals of Bronco Classic on Sept. 1.
2. Neuqua Valley (12-1-3)
Previous ranking: 1
Third at Quincy; loses on PK's in semis and beats national No. 7 Granite Bay (Calif.).
3. New Trier (14-1-1)
Previous ranking: 3
Senior forward Mark Roos (4 goals, 5 assists) rock solid for defending state champs.
4. Wheaton Warrenville South (13-2-2)
Previous ranking: 6
Versatile Ty Carey helps Tigers play at high level; 13-game unbeaten streak.
5. Lincoln-Way Central (16-2-1)
Previous ranking: 5
Pepsi Showdown runner-up rebounds with trio of wins this week.
6. St. Viator (14-0-3)
Previous ranking: 7
Josh Concon scores a hat trick in 4-0 victory over Peoria ND for Mid-State Classic title.
7. Downers Grove South (12-1-3)
Previous ranking: 10
Mustangs junior defender Mitch Larva clogs up opposing offenses.
8. Naperville North (11-2-3)
Previous ranking: 2
Tough defender Mike Hogan only junior to get a start on Senior Day on Sat.
9. Glenbrook North (9-2-3)
Previous ranking: 9
Spartans lose to national No. 8 Reitz Memorial (Evansville, Ind.) on PKs in Quincy.
10. Loyola (10-2-1)
Previous ranking: 8
Senior Peter Bolton has two goals and an assist in 2-0 week for the Ramblers. On the verge: Lyons Township (9-3), Morton (13-3-4), Hinsdale Central (10-6-1), Naperville Central (12-3-1) and Bloom (15-0).

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Sun-Times boys soccer rankings

October 1, 2007
JOE TROST'S RANKINGS (Last week's ranking in parentheses)

1. Neuqua Valley 12-1-3 (1)
Settles for third at Quincy Invite

2. Barrington 13-1 (3)
Big week with Conant, Fremd on tap

3. New Trier 14-1-1 (4)
Offense unable to find the goal vs. Maine South

4. WW South 13-2-1 (5)
Unbeaten streak stands at 13 now

5. Lincoln-Way Central 16-2-1 (6)
Knights have recorded 40 wins in last 47 games.

6. St. Viator 14-0-3 (9)
Concon carries Lions to Peoria title

7. Downers Grove South 12-1-3 (8)
Looking for fifth straight “Southern Bell” Thursday vs. Hinsdale South

8. Naperville North 11-2-3 (2)
Huskies Unbeaten in 12 of last 13

9. Naperville Central 12-3-1 (7)
Big win over Wheaton North keeps DVC title hopes alive

10. Glenbrook North 9-2-3 (10)
Ahlering, Heydt leading the way for Spartans

[The Blind Pig]

you might want to change the thread title to chicago area rankings

[Celtic3]

Which high Schoold do you feel are being left out? NSCAA has all Chicago area schools too......

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Here's who's left in Class AA .......some surprises......especially Minooka.Top 3 seeds still there.Neuqua,New Trier and Barrington.


Springfield (Sacred Heart-Griffin)
Chicago (Lane)
Summit (Argo)
Peoria (Notre Dame)
Collinsville
Hinsdale (Central)
Barrington
Lemont (H.S.)
Libertyville
Champaign (Centennial)
Naperville (Neuqua Valley)
Minooka
Winnetka (New Trier)
Rockford (Boylan)
Schaumburg (H.S.)
Geneva

[JG]

They should just cancel the Class A tournament and give the trophy to Gibault permanently.

[Celtic3]

They were pushed to pks!

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State Final Neuqua Valley Vs Barrington tonight at 8.00 p.m.North Central Stadium Naperville....Neuqua leading scorer Brett Hruby was injured in the semi final.......suspected broken nose,influential attacking mid Jamie Bullard also subbed our with a leg injury.
3 and 4th Place playoff between Rockford Boylan and Hinsdale Central at 6.00 p.m.

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Congratulations to the Barrington Broncos on their 2-1 triple OT victory over the powerhouse Neuqua Valley wildcats in the IHSA AA state Cup soccer tournament.

This is Barrington's 1st IHSA soccer championship.

Barrington had the better of the first half and carried a deserved 1-0 lead into half time courtesy of a Francisco Furio header,Neuqua came back strongly in the second half and Ian Krol was unlucky not to score, when after taking on and beating 2 defenders he saw his powerful shot rebound of the near post.Neuqua's incessant pressure was finally rewarded when after some smooth passing on the left flank the game was tied through a deft Brian Ciesiulka finish. The Wildcats then stepped up the pressure and carried the game to the Broncos with Broncos goalkeeper Unak making three fine saves from Ciesiulka,Krol and the Wildcats leading scorer Brett Hruby.Hruby played the final despite breaking his nose in the semi-final earlier in the day. With just over 6 minutes to go the Wildcats were awarded a penalty but Hruby's well struck shot was matched by a superb save,low and to the left by junior Tom Unak.
Both sides traded opportunities in the overtime periods with Neuqua creating far more chances and looked the more likely to score,however throughout the game the Broncos always looked dangerous in the air and fittingly enough they won the game in the third overtime period on a header by Ryan Nolan following a fine set piece delivery by Cameron Reilly.


Man of the Match : Unak- Barrington.

Rockford Boylan beat Hinsdale Cenral in the third place playoff game again in multiple OT's.

The IHSA needs to extend this tourmnament.
I found it ridiculous that a final is played on the same day as a semifinal.

Neuqua started playing on Saturday at 9.00 a.m. and Barrington at 11.00 a.m. and it was nearly 11.00 p.m.that night when Barrington score the decisive goal.

It is time to showcase the Finals with a day of their own.We don't ask the Football players to play semifinal and finals on the same day.It's time to extend the same courtesy and respect to the athletes representing their schools in soccer.

[JG]

They should just cancel the Class A tournament and give the trophy to Gibault permanently.

Looks like they took my suggestion, as they're changing to a three-class format in the future.