Boys soccer/Top 20
Boys soccer
Team (record) Comment
1. Warren (21-5-3) Class 3A champion
2. Naperville Central (23-2) Class 3A runner-up 2nd straight year
3. St. Charles East (20-3-1) Won first sectional since 2001
4. Hinsdale Central (18-4-3) Great year for seniors
5. Naperville North (15-4) String of regional titles ends
6. Stevenson (19-5-1) Fourth in Class 3A
7. Barrington (18-4-3) Good run to sectional final
8. Libertyville (17-3-1) Lost to Stevenson in sectional final
9. Round Lake (18-4-1) Season ended by Warren
10. Palatine (16-2-3) MSL champion
11. Cary-Grove (17-1-2) Fell to Barrington in regional final
12. Benet (18-4-1) Unheralded Knapke was key
13. Metea Valley (11-7-4) The school’s first regional title
14. Larkin (15-6-4) Regrouped to reach sectional fnal
15. St. Viator (21-4-3) Eighth state trophy in program history
16. Fremd (10-9-3) Vikings were tournament ready
17. Maine West (17-4-2) Difficult finish to the season
18. Buffalo Grove (13-7) Losing a talented group of seniors
19. Waubonsie Valley (13-7-1) Losing 11 seniors
20. Wheaton Academy (21-8) Fourth in Class 2A