This week's girls soccer Top 20
Girls soccer
Team Comment
1. Barrington (28-1-0) Ranked 1st in nation by USA Today/NSCAA
2. Downers North (20-4-2) First state finals appearance
3. St. Charles North (19-1-3) Wahlberg, Rydberg just too good
4. Geneva (21-2-1) Best Vikings squad in more than a decade
5. Naperville North (20-3-3) Recorded a school-record 20 shutouts
6. Warren (21-2-2) Playoff run stopped by Barrington
7. Metea Valley (16-4-4) Eriksen-Russo was tremendous
8. Fremd (15-5-1) Leonard, Stone part of great senior group
9. Neuqua Valley (12-4-4) Gareis was amazing
10. Lake Zurich (18-6-0) Kubin scored 30 school-record goals
11. Wheaton Acad. (21-6-0) Class 2A runner-up
12. Conant (13-7-1) Mazurek will be back in 2018
13. Burlington Cent. (25-3-2) The first of many trips to state?
14. Wauconda (18-1-1) Lost to Prairie Ridge in 2A sectional final
15. Batavia (14-4-2) Bulldogs will miss Maris, Scara
16. St. Viator (9-7-2) Will build around GK Johnston
17. Libertyville (10-6-1) Season ended in sectional semifinals
18. Hinsdale South (18-5-3) Allowed only 11 goals this season
19. St. Charles East (10-5-6) Won a regional despite setbacks
20. Naperville Central (11-8-4) Avery's defense was key