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1 (2)
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St. Benedict's Prep
Newark, NJ
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8-0-0
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| Junior Ronald Mafunzwaini scored four goals last week and junior Thiago Franca -- like Mafunzwaini -- had a hat trick in the team's comfortable win over Hightstown. Things start to get more interesting for the Gray Bees starting this week with a clash with nationally ranked Pennington, which ended St. Benedict's run of state titles last year. A week later, St. Benedict's faces SIMA FAB 50 No. 13 Salesianum (Del.). |
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2 (4)
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Archbishop Curley
Baltimore, MD
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10-0-0
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| Penn commit Ben Stitz scored a pair of second-half goals as Curley rallied for a 2-1 win over McDonogh in a clash of Baltimore powers. The teams will meet again next month. But for the time being, this result, coupled with early season wins over Haverford School (Pa.) and then SIMA AFB 50-ranked Mount St. Joseph vaults Curley into the national title chase. |
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3 (3)
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Bradley-Bourbonnais
Bradley, IL
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10-0-0
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| Opinions vary widely on Bradley-Bourbonnais, but many questions will be answered this week as the team participates in the Go 4 The Goal Fall Classic in Burlington, Iowa. The Boilermakers are 35-1 over the past two seasons, but this week's event will be its most serious challenge as it is grouped in an eight-team tournament with No. 10 Whitefish Bay (Wis.), No. 37 Rockhurst Jesuit (Mo.) and regionally ranked Washburn Rural (Kan.). |
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4 (5)
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Delbarton School
Morristown, NJ
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7-0-0
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| Colgate commit Kian Alberto and Brendan McSorley scored scored a goal in Delbarton's wins over Chaminade (N.Y.) and DeMatha (Md.) last week. |
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5 (6)
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Libertyville
Libertyville, IL
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8-0-1
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| Indiana commit Ryan Wittenbrink netted his fourth hat trick of the season as Libertyville cruised past Stevenson 5-0 in the team's only match last week. |
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6 (7)
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Dublin Coffman
Dublin, OH
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11-0-1
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| Emeka Eneli scored twice as Dublin Coffman ended Dunbar's (Ky.) undefeated season with a 3-1 victory to cap a two-win week. |
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7 (1)
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Conestoga
Berwyn, PA
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7-0-1
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| Conestoga slipped from the top spot following a 2-2 draw with Haverford School last week. |
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8 (8)
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Dodge City
Dodge City, KS
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8-0-0
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| Joshua DonJuan delivered the team's offensive highlight last week with a hat trick in a 6-0 win over Great Bend. |
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9 (9)
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Martin Luther King
Manhattan, NY
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6-0-0
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| This past week, Akeem Shelton scored six goals and national recruit Yaya Bakayoko added eight assists in a pair of MLK victories. |
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10 (10)
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Whitefish Bay
Whitefish Bay, WI
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11-0-0
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| Matthew Comiskey had five goals and one assist while Jackson Dryden added a goal and four assist in the team's 8-3 win over Homestead. After a pair of instate matches this week, Whitefish Bay travels to Burlington, Iowa, for the Go 4 The Goal Fall Classic, where it is grouped with No. 3 Bradley-Bourbonnais (Ill.), No. 37 Rockhurst Jesuit (Mo.) and regionally ranked Washburn Rural (Kan.). |
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11 (15)
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Rockwood Summit
Fenton, MO
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13-1-0
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| Billy Hency, who committed to Loyola Chicago last week, had a goal in each outing as Summit defeated Hazelwood West and Fort Zumwalt East last week. |
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12 (17)
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Salesianum
Wilmington, DE
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5-0-0
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| Bryce Wallace had four goals and one assist while Gavin Ford added three goals and one assist as Sallies rolled to a pair of wins last week. |
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13 (16)
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Blue Valley Southwest
Overland Park, KS
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6-0-0
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| Blue Valley Southwest, after falling behind 1-0, rallied for three goals and held on for a 3-2 win over St. James in a rematch of last year's state final. |
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14 (11)
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McDonogh School
Owings Mills, MD
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7-1-0
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| McDonogh's perfect start ended with a 2-1 loss to SIMA FAB 50 No. 2 Curley in the first of at least two meetings between these Baltimore powers. |
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15 (20)
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Denver East
Denver, CO
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8-0-0
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| Denver East received goals from three players in a 3-1 win over Thomas Jefferson in the team's only outing last week. |
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16 (21)
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Olentangy Liberty
Powell, OH
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8-0-1
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| Stephen Psyhogios and Nathan Rothert netted the goals as Olentangy Liberty posted a 2-0 victory over defending state champion and nationally ranked St. Ignatius. |
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17 (46)
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Cardinal Gibbons
Raleigh, NC
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10-0-1
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| When the two top-ranked teams in Raleigh, both undefeated, met last week, the contest was expected to be quite the battle. Instead Nick Brassington and Jack Zarnik's second-half goals carried Cardinal Gibbons to a surprising one-sided 4-1 win over previously perfect Heritage. Brassington finished with two goals. |
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18 (44)
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Columbus St. Francis de Sales
Columbus, OH
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9-0-1
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| Three goals from Hector Gomez helped St. Francis de Sales knock off Covington Catholic (Ky.) and Trinity (Ky.) last week. |
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19
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Forest Hills Northern
Grand Rapids, MI
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11-0-0
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| Forest Hills Northern has posted nine straight shutout wins to vault into the national limelight. The Huskies have allowed two goals this year -- one in each of the team's first two matches. Hayden Strobel, Jordan Okito and Luca Licari each scored twice in last week's 8-0 win over Ottawa Hills. Nate Texer and Okito scored in the 2-0 win over state-ranked Lowell. |
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20 (31)
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Naperville North
Naperville, IL
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12-1-1
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| Ty Konrad had a goal and one assist in both of Naperville North's wins last week. The Huskies are up to No. 2 in the ChicagolandSoccer.org rankings, behind top-ranked Libertyville. |
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21 (14)
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Dunbar
Lexington, KY
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13-1-1
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| After shutout wins over Tates Creek and Bishop Brossart, Dunbar had its undefeated season ended in a 3-1 loss to Dublin Coffman (Ohio). |
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22 (29)
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Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO
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6-0-1
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| Alec Fronapfel added himself to the national leaderboard with a four-assist outing against Mountain Range. On the week, he had two goals and five assists. |
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23
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Peters Township
McMurray, PA
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8-0-1
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| Peters Township edged Upper St. Clair and Canon-McMillan last week to reinforce its position as among the top teams in Pittsburgh this fall. |
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24 (37)
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Evansville Memorial
Evansville, IN
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10-1-1
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| Andrew Cross scored six goals last week, giving the senior 18 on the season. The Tigers' only loss is to Dunbar (Ky.). |
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25 (26)
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E.O. Smith
Storrs, CT
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5-0-0
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| Last year, it was considered a statement win. This year, it was expected. Still, E.O. Smith had to ground out a 4-2 victory over perennial state title challenger Farmington last week to remain perfect. |
