HS: Fall FAB 50 rankings, Nov. 13

by Sheldon Shealer

November 13, 2018

It doesn't get much more dominant than the three teams atop of the girls Fall FAB 50 this season.

No. 1 Portland Jesuit (Portland, Ore.), No. 2 St. Anthony's (Melville, N.Y.) and No. 3 Beavercreek (Ohio) -- all stacked with NCAA Division I-bound players -- combined for a 60-0-0 record.

Jesuit outscored its opponents 128-1 and won the state final 8-0 over the state's No. 2-ranked team. Beavercreek outscored its opponents 140-6 and St. Anthony's scored five or more goals in all but six matches this season.

All three won state titles last week to secure the Nos. 1, 2 and 3 spots, respectively, for the 2018 fall season. For Portland Jesuit, it marks a second FAB 50 national title, joining the 2009 squad that also posted a perfect record.

Throughout this week's rankings, both boys and girls, there were plenty of major moves as upsets dotted the playoff landscape. In many cases, the "newcomers" to this week's rankings are merely teams that were ranked, fell out during postseason losses and have crept back into the FAB 50 as other teams have failed to hold their spots. Other teams made major jumps, usually based on one of two reasons -- big playoff wins that justify the moves or still undefeated entering this week's final contests and deserve the opportunity to earn a high ranking.

While most of the fall-playing states are finished, only the Top 5 boys and Top 4 girls spots are locked up. This weekend's results will sort of the rest of the rankings. In fact, it is possible any team ranked No. 26-30, for example, could inch their way into the Top 25 for the final ranking.

Now on with the rankings ...

BIG MOVERS: BOYS: Medina (Ohio). Two overtime wins vaulted Medina from No. 36 to No. 7 this week as the Bees captured their first state title. It also resulted in both the school's boys and girls soccer teams to finished again the FAB 50 Top 25. ... GIRLS: West Orange (N.J.). The undefeated Group 4 section champs vaulted from No. 38 to No. 18 this week in preparation for this week's stretch run. West Orange is in the state semifinals where it will meet Top 10-ranked Bridgewater-Raritan.

NEWCOMERS: BOYS: No. 36 Fairview (Boulder, Colo.), No. 37 DeSmet (St. Louis, Mo.), No. 38 Seneca Valley (Harmony, Pa.), No. 41 Myers Park (Charlotte, N.C.), No. 42 Daniel Hand (Madison, Conn.), No. 43 Green Hope (Cary, N.C.), No. 44 Elizabeth (N.J.), No. 47 Duluth East (Duluth, Minn.), No. 48 St. Paul Central (St. Paul, Minn.), No. 49 Francis Lewis (Queens, N.Y.) and No. 50 Rocky Mountain (Meridian, Idaho). ... GIRLS: No. 21 Gig Harbor (Wash.), No. 36 Valley Stream South (Valley Stream, N.Y.), No. 37 Hudson (Hudson, Ohio), No. 38 Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio), No. 39 Ramsey (Ramsey, N.J.), No. 41 Pickerington North (Pickerington, Ohio), No. 42 Minnetonka (Minnetonka, Minn.), No. 43 Eagan (Eagan, Minn.), No. 45 Central Valley (Spokane Valley, Wash), No. 46 Fishers (Fishers, Ind.), No. 47 Noblesville (Noblesville, Ind.), No. 48 Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers, Ind.) and No. 50 Indian Hill (Cincinnati, Ohio).