Foss Is Boss: Top 20 Western High School Rankings Week 4

High School Rankings

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April 1st, 2015

(PC: Anna Scipione)

Current  #  Previous #  Team  State  Record  Notes
1 1 St. Ignatius California (7-0) Wins against San Ramon Valley, Torrey Pines, Coronado, and Highland Park (TX) to start the season.  Next test will be De La Salle on 4/1 before traveling back east to play Landon and Gonzaga.
2 2 Foothill-Santa Ana California (10-0) Beat La Costa Canyon, 10-7, on a huge 3rd quarter run.  Wins against De la Salle, SMES, and LCC to start the season.  They play another undefeated OC team in Jserra on 4/2.
3 3 Cherry Creek Colorado (4-0) Undefeated but not many tests yet. Traveling back east to play solid New Jersey teams in Bergen Catholic and Summit.
4 5 Corona Del Mar California (7-0) Averaging 17 goals per game and only giving up 2 goals per games.  They play Torrey Pines on 4/3 which will be their first game against a team with a winning record.
5 6 Regis Jesuit Colorado (4-1) Dropped an early one to Arapahoe but came back to beat Moutain Vista.  Started their spring break with a 16-7 dismantling of Cathedral Catholic. Torrey Pines on 4/1 will shake up the Top 20rankings.
6 9 Corner Canyon Utah (9-0) Proved they are legit with wins over Eastside Catholic (WA), Fort Collins Unified (CO), and Palo Verde (NV).  Game on 4/1 against Park City will determine who is #1 in Utah.
7 N/R Mercer Island Washington (7-0) Undefeated with back to back wins against Lakeridge and Jesuit-Portland from Oregon last weekend.
8 11 Mountain Vista Colorado (4-1) One goal loss to Regis Jesuit drops them to the 4/5 spot in Colorado in what looks like a competitve year.
9 13 Lakeridge Oregon (4-1) Dropped a game to Mercer Island on the first of the 3 game stretch against top Washington teams.  Followed up with wins against Bellevue and Bainbridge Island.
10 10 West Linn Oregon (2-2) Fell to Brewster Academy and Brunswick School on their spring break trip.  Should be battle tested and ready to come back and play in-state competition.
11 4 Bellevue Washington (4-2) Tough week dropping two games to Claremont School (Canada) and Lakeridge (OR).  Beat a tough Skyline in OT to start the week and hotsting out of state Lincoln on 4/3.
12 12 San Ramon Valley California (7-1) Top team in the EBAL with win over Monte Vista/Danville.  Next game will be against a tough St.Margarets team from OC.
13 7 Torrey Pines California (5-2) Down but not out.  Lost a big one to SD rival, Coronado, by a score of 13-10 but came out hot and dominated Colorado Academy on 3/27.  Huge test this week with Regis Jesuit (4/1) and Corona Del Mar (4/3) in town.
14 8 Arapahoe Colorado (5-1) Split their games over spring break with a win over LCC and a loss to Coronado.  Kent Denver in two weeks will clear up Colorado rankings.
15 N/R Coronado California (3-2) Big week for the Islanders with wins against Top 20 teams Torrey Pines ans Arapahoe!
16 16 Coronado Red Nevada (7-1) Solid schedule with wins against in-state and out of state opponents.  Top team in Nevada.  Lone loss to Claremont School from Canada.
17 17 J Serra California (7-0) Nice win over Cathedral Catholic from SD on 3/24.  Tough stretch of 4 straight games against top 10 OC teams including Foothill-Santa Ana and SMES.
18 14 Eastside Catholic Washington (5-1) Dropped first game of the season to a talented Corner Canyon (UT) team.  Beat Claremont School on the fourth game in two days for the team from Canada.
19 15 Desert Vista Arizona (5-0) Easily handling their competition.  Issaquah (WA) on 4/7 and Brophy Prep on 4/17 are the only games on their schedule.  Only two other games left on their schedule against teams with a winning record.
20 18 Park City Utah (9-0) Undefeated but have not played anyone yet.  Game versus Corner Canyon will determine if they remain in the top 20.