St. Louis schools enter national spotlight
ESPN will release the ESPN RISE FAB 50 national boys' soccer rankings each Tuesday of the regular season and playoffs, continuing through the final games of the various state playoffs around the nation. For the state-by-state rankings, click here.
Quite a bit of shuffling took place in this week's FAB 50 in order to position teams for the stretch run of regular season play. The big winners this week were three St. Louis private schools and Lower Merion (Pa.).
The third-ranked St. Louis squad, Christian Brothers, overcame a strong field, which included seven teams that have been in the FAB 50 or state-by-state rankings, to win the top flight bracket of the Gateway City Soccer Classic. Christian Brothers' impressive showing benefited the two St. Louis schools that have wins over CBC, as SLUH, No. 1 in St. Louis, and St. John Vianney, No. 2, climb in this week's rankings.
Lower Merion makes a big jump this week as the new No. 1 in Pennsylvania. Of course, the future ranking for Lower Merion, along with Don Bosco Prep (N.J.), will be tied to St. Benedict's (N.J.) performance since both teams lost to SBP 1-0.
Rankings through matches played as of Sunday, Oct. 5.
ESPN RISE.com Fall FAB 50 Boys Soccer
| Rk. | School (City, State) | Record | Prv. | Notes |
| 1 | Sacramento Jesuit (Carmichael, Calif.) | 15-0-0 | 1 | Davis' showing at the Gateway Classic, coupled with Jesuit's wins over top-ranked schools in Oregon and New Mexico, helps solidify the Marauders' place as national No. 1. |
| 2 | Brentwood (Brentwood, N.Y.) | 12-0-0 | 2 | Hancell Guevara scored four goals last week, two in each match, as Brentwood remained perfect with wins over league rivals Longwood and Floyd. |
| 3 | St. Benedict's (Newark, N.J.) | 10-0-0 | 3 | The GrayBees shutout streak was ended after 9.5 matches, yet their two wins over Top 25 teams in the past two weeks justifies the lofty national ranking. |
| 4 | New Trier (Winnetka, Ill.) | 12-0-0 | 4 | New Trier is the lone undefeated team in Illinois Class AA, and it tops the Sun-Times and Tribune rankings. |
| 5 | Sylvania Northview (Sylvania, Ohio) | 14-0-1 | 8 | The top-ranked Ohio squad is now in position to make a run at a national title with an undefeated season. |
| 6 | Plymouth Salem (Canton, Mich.) | 16-0-4 | 19 | Salem, the state's top-ranked and lone undefeated team in Division I, received goals from four players in a 4-1 win over South Lyon last week. |
| 7 | St. Anthony's (Melville, N.Y.) | 10-0-1 | 6 | St. Anthony's and Chaminade played to a scoreless draw last week, but the teams will play again later this month. |
| 8 | St. Louis University High (St. Louis, Mo.) | 14-2-0 | 11 | SLUH, winners of 10 in a row, is ranked No. 1 in St. Louis after avenging its regular season losses with wins over Vianney and Christian Brothers a week ago. |
| 9 | Lower Merion (Ardmore, Pa.) | 10-1-0 | 42 | Lower Merion's 1-0 loss to St. Benedict's keeps looking more impressive as the GrayBees continue to win. Lower Merion moved up to No. 1 in the Pennsylvania soccer coaches state poll following a loss by Downingtown West. |
| 10 | Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.) | 7-1-0 | 7 | The Ironmen are ranked No. 1 in the state by the Star-Ledger despite last week's 1-0 loss to St. Benedict's. |
| 11 | TC Roberson (Asheville, N.C.) | 16-0-0 | 15 | Roberson's match with Forestview is seemingly its biggest obstacle for an undefeated regular season. |
| 12 | Chaminade (Mineola, N.Y.) | 9-0-3 | 9 | Chaminade now has three scoreless draws against Top 25 programs following last week's 0-0 result with St. Anthony's. |
| 13 | Beacon (New York, N.Y.) | 10-0-1 | 10 | Beacon takes on Martin Luther King this week in a rematch of PSAL powers. |
| 14 | Pingry School (Martinsville, N.J.) | 7-0-1 | 13 | Pingry School defeated Glen Ridge 3-0 last week to remain undefeated. |
| 15 | St. John Vianney (St. Louis, Mo.) | 13-2-1 | 29 | John Roeckle scored twice in Vianney's 3-2 win over Chaminade last week. |
| 16 | Myers Park (Charlotte, N.C.) | 12-0-0 | 23 | Myers Park is the lone undefeated, untied team remaining among North Carolina's Class 4A. The team faces a three-match-in-three-days stretch this week. |
| 17 | Christian Brothers (St. Louis, Mo.) | 15-2-0 | 12 | CBC, ranked No. 3 in the St. Louis area, bounced back from a loss to Edwardsville (Ill.) by winning the Arbelaez Bracket of the Gateway City Soccer Classic with a 3-0 victory over Milwaukee Marquette (Wis.) in the final. Zach Hundelt was named MVP. |
| 18 | Reitz Memorial (Evansville, Ind.) | 15-0-2 | 18 | Reitz Memorial ran its undefeated streak to 42 matches with an easy run through the Strodtman Bracket of the Gateway City Soccer Classic. |
| 19 | Rangeview (Aurora, Colo.) | 10-0-2 | 20 | Rangeview's match with Regis Jesuit next week will help determine this squad's position among the national elite. Regis went 1-1 against a pair of FAB 50 teams at the Jesuit Classic in September. |
| 20 | Lexington (Lexington, Mass.) | 10-0-0 | 21 | Lexington's perfect start has this squad ranked No. 1 in the Boston area, which includes two other FAB 50 teams. |
| 21 | Broomfield (Broomfield, Colo.) | 10-0-1 | 24 | Broomfield faces Fossil Ridge this week in a match of undefeated programs. |
| 22 | DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.) | 10-0-3 | 25 | Chris Hegngi, who leads DeMatha with 17 goals, is making a bid for D.C. area player of the year. |
| 23 | Downingtown West (Downingtown, Pa.) | 10-1-0 | 5 | Downingtown West is no longer the state No. 1 after an upset loss last week, but the squad remains No. 2 in Pennsylvania. |
| 24 | Davis (Davis, Calif.) | 11-1-1 | 14 | In Davis' first trip outside of California in the program's storied history, the team handled Grandview (Colo.) and played to a draw with Chaminade (Mo.) before losing in penalty kicks. However, PK results count as ties in Davis' section. Sacramento Jesuit, which previouly beat Davis 3-0, is a possible playoff opponent. |
| 25 | Norfolk Academy (Norfolk, Va.) | 13-0-0 | 26 | Maryland commit Jordan Cyrus has 113 career goals and has moved within 10 points of becoming the school's all-time leading scorer. |
| Rk. | School (City, State) | Record | Prv. | |
| 26 | Windsor (Windsor, Calif.) | 12-0-3 | 27 | |
| 27 | Westview (Portland, Ore.) | 8-0-1 | 28 | |
| 28 | Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.) | 12-1-1 | 30 | |
| 29 | Guilderland (Guilderland Center, N.Y.) | 11-0-0 | NR | |
| 30 | Westfield (Westfield, Ind.) | 12-1-0 | 34 | |
| 31 | River Hill (Clarksburg, Md.) | 6-0-1 | 35 | |
| 32 | Webster Thomas (Webster, N.Y.) | 10-0-1 | 36 | |
| 33 | Rancocas Valley (Mount Holy, N.J.) | 7-0-1 | 37 | |
| 34 | St. Xavier (Louisville, Ky.) | 12-1-0 | 38 | |
| 35 | Naperville Central (Naperville, Ill.) | 12-2-1 | 39 | |
| 36 | East Kentwood (Kentwood, Mich.) | 14-1-3 | 43 | |
| 37 | Kickapoo (Kickapoo, Mo.) | 12-0-0 | 47 | |
| 38 | La Cueva (Albuquerque, N.M.) | 12-2-0 | 40 | |
| 39 | Milford (Milford, Ohio) | 11-0-3 | 44 | |
| 40 | Marquette (Milwaukee, Wis.) | 13-2-1 | 33 | |
| 41 | Anthony Wayne (Whitehouse, Ohio) | 12-0-3 | 48 | |
| 42 | Glastonbury (Glastonbury, Conn.) | 8-0-0 | 45 | |
| 43 | La Salle Academy (Providence, R.I.) | 11-0-2 | 49 | |
| 44 | Apple Valley (Apple Valley, Minn.) | 16-1-1 | 50 | |
| 45 | Cicero-North Syracuse (Cicero, N.Y.) | 13-0-0 | NR | |
| 46 | Winston Churchill (Bethesda, Md.) | 6-0-1 | NR | |
| 47 | Neuqua Valley (Naperville, Ill.) | 12-3-1 | NR | |
| 48 | St. John's (Shrewsbury, Mass.) | 8-0-3 | 46 | |
| 49 | Boston College High (Dorchester, Mass.) | 8-0-3 | NR | |
| 50 | Livonia Stevenson (Livonia, Mich.) | 12-1-2 | NR | |
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