HS: Fall state, regional rankings, Sept. 11

by Sheldon Shealer

September 11, 2017

St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.), Dublin Coffman (Dublin, Ohio) and Dodge City (Kan.) take over TopDrawerSoccer boys soccer regional No. 1 rankings this week after spending previous week's in the No. 2 spot.

St. Benedict's rises to the top of the New Jersey/New York region after a reshuffling of the top three and strong showings by the Gray Bees, which includes wins over four teams from four states -- of them against recent/defending state champions.

Dublin Coffman moves to the front in the Great Lakes region after the former No. 1 Milwaukee Marquette (Milwaukee, Wis.) played to a draw with another regionally ranked team, Stillwater (Minn.).

Dodge City, a defending state champion, inherits No. 1 following a three-loss week by former No. 1 Christian Brothers College (St. Louis, Mo.).

On the girls side, there was no change in regional No. 1s as the seven top teams combined for a 11-0 week.

THINGS TO WATCH

BOYS

* The PepsiCo Showdown continues this week with defending champion Morton (Cicero, Ill.) through to the quarterfinals.

* McDonogh School (Owings Mills, Md.) has a loaded schedule this week, facing defending MIAA champ Calvert Hall on Friday before taking on defending New England Prep A champion Berkshire School (Sheffield, Mass.) on Sunday.

* St. Benedict's clashes with Christian Brothers Academy (Lincroft, N.J.) on Saturday. Christian Brothers is the reigning private school state champion in New Jersey.

* The Top Dawg Tournament runs this week and features Rockhurst Jesuit (Kansas City, Mo.) and St. Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park, Kan.).

CLICK BELOW FOR THE COMPLETE FALL HIGH SCHOOL RANKINGS

FALL REGION RANKINGS: BOYS (Sept. 11) | GIRLS (Sept. 11)

FALL STATE RANKINGS: BOYS (Sept. 11) | GIRLS (Sept. 11)

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