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St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio) celebrates a state title, a perfect season and the POWERADE FAB 50 No. 1 ranking after winning the Division I state title.
Photo By: Sheldon Shealer

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Boys Soccer


This is the POWERADE FAB 50 ESPNHS Team rankings for the fall season. The fall-playing states are: California (two sections), Colorado, Connecticut, D.C, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia (private schools), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

The rankings are through matches played as of Nov. 21.

St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio) emphatically put its stamp on the POWERADE FAB 50 No. 1 ranking for the 2010 fall season.

While there will always be debate and lobbying by others, few can touch St. Ignatius' accomplishments this season. The team's perfect record included wins over programs from three states and it pinned the only losses on two FAB 50 teams. Along the way to its fourth state title in seven years, St. Ignatius turned in the second highest goals scored effort in program history. And if a team's final matches are the lasting memories, those also were record-setting performances. St. Ignatius defeated a pair of FAB 50 teams by a combined 9-3, the most goals ever scored in the Ohio large school state tournament.

St. Ignatius joins the ranks of the all-time great high school teams and earned a second FAB 50 crown.

The following is a list of the all-time FAB 50 final No. 1 fall teams:

2010 - St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio)
2009 - St. Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park, Kan.)
2008 - Brentwood (Brentwood, N.Y.)
2007 - Broughton (Raleigh, N.C.)
2006 - St. Benedict's (Newark, N.J.)
2005 - St. Benedict's (Newark, N.J.) and St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio)
2004 - Upper St. Clair (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
2003 - Sacramento Jesuit (Carmichael, Calif.)
2002 - Hudson (Hudson, Ohio)
2001 - St. Benedict's (Newark, N.J.)
2000 - Horizon (Thornton, Colo.)
1999 - Davis (Davis, Calif.)


Here's a quick glance at the movers in this week's rankings:

On the Rise: St. Augustine (Richland, N.J.). St. Augustine jumps into the top 25 after upsetting Pingry (Martinsville, N.J.) in the New Jersey Non-Public A final. St. Augustine was an ESPNHS State-ranked team heading into the final but was considered an underdog against Pingry. In a steady rain, however, it was St. Augustine that emerged for a 2-0 win.

Welcome to the Club: The newcomers to this week's rankings are: St. Augustine, Hempfield (Landisville, Pa.), Holmdel (Holmdel, N.J.), Rockhurst Jesuit (Kansas City, Mo.), Gilman (Baltimore, Md.), Woodburn (Woodburn, Ore.), Clifside Park (Cliffside Park, N.J.), Ludlow (Ludlow, Mass.), Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville, Md.) and Barrington (Barrington, R.I.).

What's Next: The fall season is complete. However, next week the POWERADE FAB 50 will be updated with any postseason accolades announced for the ranked teams.
ESPNHS State Rankings:  Final | Week 12 | Week 11 | Week 10 | Week 9 | Week 8 | Week 7 |  Week 6 |  Week 5 | Week 4 |  Week 3 |  Week 2 |  Week 1 | Preseason

               
Rank School (City, State) Record Prev
1 St. Ignatius (Cleveland, Ohio) 23-0-0 1
Season complete. Ohio Division I state champion. Yianni Sarris scored twice on assists by Matt Foldesy before Sarris returned the favor to Foldesy -- in a four-minute span -- as St. Ignatius pulled away for a 4-1 win over Centerville in the final. St. Ignatius' nine goals between the semifinal and state final set a record for most team goals during an Ohio large-school state tournament, an event dating to 1976. St. Ignatius scored 114 goals and allowed 13 on the year. The Wildcats are 63-1-3 in their last 67 matches, which includes a pair of state titles and a state runner-up. This season, St. Ignatius posted four wins over current FAB 50 teams, including Missouri No. 1 St. Louis University (St. Louis, Mo.). The Wildcats finished with an 8-0 record against teams that appeared in the FAB 50 rankings this season.
2 Jordan (Durham, N.C.) 25-0-0 2
Season complete. North Carolina Class 4A state champion. Monbo Bokar scored a goal and assisted on Matt Feigler's goal as Jordan capped a perfect season, 2-0, over over Myers Park in the state final. Bokar will play for North Carolina State and Feigler is bound for UNC-Wilmington. Junior defender Bryan Roque was named championship MVP. Jordan's roster featured 19 seniors, including Wake Forest commit and PAC-Six Conference Player of the Year Teddy Mullins. The team's domination in the state's large school bracket was reinforced as it won 23 of its 25 matches by at least two goals. On the season, Jordan scored 116 goals and allowed 12.
3 Sacramento Jesuit (Carmichael, Calif.) 30-0-0 3
Season complete. California Sac-Joaquin Division I champion. Jesuit closed out a perfect season, 3-0, over Davis in the section final. Andrew Mills and Matt Wiesenfarth scored early goals to put Jesuit in control of its second straight title and ninth overall. Jesuit did not allow a goal in the playoffs, outscoring its opponents 14-0. In addition to defeating Davis twice, Jesuit went on the road to defeat Portland Jesuit (Portland, Ore.) and Neuqua Valley (Naperville, Ill.), teams that spent time in the FAB 50.
4 DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Md.) 24-0-0 4
Season complete. Washington Catholic Athletic Conference champion. DeMatha rolled to the WCAC title, defeating three playoff opponents [teams it'd already beaten twice] by a combined 20-1. The Stags defeated Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.), 5-1, in the final. St. John's commit Cody Albrecht set a state record with 30 assists during the season. UC Irvine commit Lester Hayes finished with 22 goals. DeMatha ended the year with 110 goals scored, 10 allowed. Albrecht, Hayes and goalkeeper Danny Sherrin were first-team all-WCAC selections.
5 Granite Bay (Granite Bay, Calif.) 25-0-2 5
Season complete. California Sac-Joaquin Division II champion. The Thompson brothers accounted for all four goals as Granite Bay capped an undefeated season, 4-0, over Bella Vista in the section final. Freshman Tommy Thompson scored twice while sophomore Tanner and junior Tyler added goals.
6 Brentwood (Brentwood, N.Y.) 20-1-2 7
Season complete. New York Class AA state champion. Johnathan Interiano scored the game-winning goal in both the state semifinal and final, and Brentwood won its second crown in the past three years. Brentwood edged Scarsdale, 1-0, in the semifinals and beat Baldwinsville, 2-0, in the final. Brentwood also had two wins over FAB 50-ranked Commack.
7 Chaminade (Mineola, N.Y.) 18-1-3 8
Season complete. New York Catholic High School Athletic Association state champion. Jon Stallone netted the game-winning goal in the second overtime as Chaminade edged St. Francis Prep, 1-0, in the final. Chaminade's postseason run included 1-0 wins over St. Anthony's, Iona Prep and St. Francis Prep. Chaminade kicked off the season with a 1-0 victory over St. Benedict's (Newark, N.J.).
8 Notre Dame (Peoria, Ill.) 26-1-0 9
Season complete. Illinois Class 2A state champion. Peoria Notre Dame delivered one of the nation's most dominating state tournament appearances, winning the state semifinal, 4-0, and the final, 8-0. Senior Brett Lane scored two goals in the semifinal win, while Bradley commit Cody Gilfillan and Notre Dame commit Vince Cicciarelli each scored twice in the final. Cicciarelli ended the season with 36 goals and 13 assists. Gilfillan added 25 goals and 21 assists. Sophomore Alex Garcia added 14 goals and 22 assists, while senior Kevin Whalen had 12 goals and 12 assists. The Irish scored 129 goals and allowed 15. Peoria Notre Dame posted a win over perennial power Christian Brothers (St. Louis, Mo.) and won its bracket at the Gateway City Soccer Classic, a bracket which included eventual Wisconsin state champion Marquette (Milwaukee, Wis.).
9 East Kentwood (Kentwood, Mich.) 25-1-1 10
Season complete. Michigan Division I state champion. East Kentwood claimed its third title in four years and secured the highest FAB 50 ranking ever by a Michigan program. East Kentwood whipped Sterling Heights Stevenson, 6-0, in the state final, marking the largest margin of victory in any Michigan state title match. During the season, East Kentwood scored 128 goals and allowed 13. The team's top players were Michigan State commit Dzenan Catic and Nermin Crnkic. In the last four years, East Kentwood is 94-6-5.
10 Apple Valley (Apple Valley, Minn.) 23-0-0 11
Season complete. Minnesota Class AA state champion. Hudson Fasching scored twice and Apple Valley netted three second-half goals in a 3-0 victory over previously undefeated Minneapolis Southwest in the state final. The result increased Apple Valley's win streak to a state-record 47. Southwest had only allowed two goals all season before playing Apple Valley, which won its ninth state title in as many appearances. Seniors Tom Obarski, Simon Goettl and Tim Van Beck were named to the Class AA first-team all-state squad.
11 Boylan (Rockford, Ill.) 25-1-3 14
Season complete. Illinois Class 3A state champion. Homero Jordan's overtime goal lifted Boylan over Libertyville, 3-2, in the state final, earning the program's its first title after nine state tournament appearances in the past 14 years. U.S. Youth National Team member Victor Zamora and Ryan Howe scored in the first half, setting up Jordan's overtime heroics. Zamora, a junior, led the team with 26 goals. Fellow juniors Tyler Robinson (19 goals, 11 assists) and Howe (six goals, 27 assists) figure to return in 2011. Jordan, who finished with 13 goals, is one of only four seniors on the team.
12 Blue Valley West (Overland Park, Kan.) 20-1-0 13
Season complete. Kansas Class 6A state champion. Notre Dame commit Nick Besler scored first and Eric Moore added the deciding goal as Blue Valley West edged rival Blue Valley North, 2-1, in the state final. In addition to the title-game win, Blue Valley West posted an important state and regional win over Kansas 5A champ St. Thomas Aquinas.
13 Myers Park (Charlotte, N.C.) 25-2-0 6
Season complete. North Carolina Class 4A state runner-up. After knocking off previously undefeated Page in the quarterfinals, Myers Park lost to No. 2 Jordan, 2-0, in the state final. It marks Myers Park's second state final appearance in three years.
14 St. Anthony's (Melville, N.Y.) 15-2-3 15
Season complete. Long Island Catholic High School Athletic Association runner-up. After winning the league regular-season title over Chaminade, St. Anthony's fell to Chaminade in the tournament final. The result allowed only Chaminade to advance to the state tournament, which it won. During the regular season, St. Anthony's and Chaminade played to two scoreless draws.
15 Page (Greensboro, N.C.) 22-1-1 18
Season complete. North Carolina Class 4A state quarterfinalist. Page's 46-match undefeated streak ended with a loss to Myers Park. Despite graduating a pair of North Carolina signees last year, Page bounced back with another strong showing in 2010 led by Virginia commit Matt Mills and High Point commit Mamadee Nyepon. During the season, Page defeated and tied FAB 50-ranked Greensboro Day School.
16 St. Benedict's (Newark, N.J.) 20-2-0 39
Season complete. New Jersey Prep A state champion. St. Benedict's claimed its 22nd straight state title over Pennington School, 4-0. The result marked the team's 16th shutout of the season. Christiano Francois scored twice -- his 16th and 17th goals -- and Cris Hernandez and Noah Sadaoui added second-half goals in the victory. St. Benedict's losses this season were to Chaminade (Mineola, N.Y.) and Salesianum (Wilmington, Del.) in a pair of matches in which St. Benedict's had decisive margins in shots taken. The team's key wins included victories over Farmingdale (Farmingdale, N.Y.) and South Kent (South Kent, Conn.).
17 Centerville (Centerville, Ohio) 20-1-2 22
Season complete. Ohio Division I state runner-up. After surrendering seven goals all season, Centerville gave up three in a four-minute span to FAB 50 No. 1 St. Ignatius in a 4-1 state final loss. Centerville had postseason wins over St. Xavier and Olentangy Orange, the team that defeated preseason FAB 50 No. 1 Gahanna Lincoln. Senior Memme Onwudiwe finished as the team's leading scorer with 13 goals. Sophomore Jake Stovall had a team-high 10 assists. Senior keeper Andrew Kreger had 14 shutouts.
18 St. Augustine (Richland, N.J.) 25-1-0 NR
Season complete. New Jersey Non-Public A state champion. Connor Hurff and Dominick Palmieri each scored a goal as St. Augustine stunned Pingry, 2-0, in the state final. St. Augustine's most recent state final appearance -- in 2008 -- resulted in a 3-0 loss to Pingry.
19 Scarsdale (Scarsdale, N.Y.) 20-3-0 17
Season complete. New York Class AA state semifinalist. Scarsdale was every bit the match for Brentwood in the state semifinals, but fell 1-0. The team featured Monmouth commit Andres Penfold. His younger brother, Tomas, and teammate Hiroki Kobayashi are both Division I prospects.
20 Pingry (Martinsville, N.J.) 18-2-1 20
Season complete. New Jersey Non-Public A state runner-up. Pingry upset Seton Hall Prep in the North Jersey semifinals on penalty kicks and Delbarton in the North Jersey final, but lost to St. Augustine, 2-0, in the state title game. Pingry coach Miller Bugliari holds an all-time coaching record of 747-91-47.
21 Seton Hall Prep (West Orange, N.J.) 18-0-3 21
Season complete. New Jersey Non-Public A state semifinalist. Seton Hall Prep, which spent time at FAB 50 No. 1 this season, was upset by Pingry in the state semifinals on penalty kicks. During the season, Seton Hall Prep twice defeated West Orange and handed Martin Luther King (New York, N.Y.) a loss.
22 Libertyville (Libertyville, Ill.) 21-4-2 24
Season complete. Illinois Class 3A runner-up. After defeating Naperville North, 3-2, on an overtime goal by Miles McNeir in the state semifinals, Libertyville fell to Boylan, 3-2, in the final. Libertyville cracked the POWERADE FAB 50 early in the season as it built a 12-0-1 record. A rough patch at midseason bounced the team from the rankings until its postseason run. Libertyville coach Andy Bitta, in his 25th season, coached two sons on the team -- senior keeper Andrew Bitta and sophomore forward Austin Bitta. McNeir, a senior, ended the year with 20 goals. Senior Joey Ruppert added 15 goals, Austin Bitta had a team-best 13 assists and junior midfielder Marshall Hollingsworth was named to the coaches all-state team.
23 St. Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park, Kan.) 18-3-0 25
Season complete. Kansas Class 5A state champion. Luke Steele scored twice after Drake commit Kyle Whigham staked the Saints to a lead in a 3-0, state-final win over Liberal. Aquinas has won eight state Class 5A state titles and 15 championships in the past 23 seasons. Aquinas had losses to St. Louis University High (St. Louis, Mo.), Kansas 6A champ Blue Valley West and Rockhurst (Kansas City, Mo.). The Saints placed second to SLUH at the main draw of the Gateway City Soccer Classic, an event that also included Rockhurst. Aquinas had victories over Christian Brothers College (St. Louis, Mo.) and a 4-0 win over Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village, Colo.).
24 Cherry Creek (Englewood, Colo.) 16-1-3 27
Season complete. Colorado Class 5A state champion. Jake Gilchrist Dudley scored early in overtime to carry Cherry Creek, 1-0, over Mountain Vista in the Colorado state final. Cherry Creek's lone loss was to eventual Kansas state champion St. Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park, Kan.) at the Gateway City Soccer Classic.
25 Mountain Vista (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) 18-1-0 28
Season complete. Season complete. Colorado Class 5A state runner-up. Mountain Vista's perfect season ended with a 1-0 loss to Cherry Creek in the state final.
26 St. John's Jesuit (Toledo, Ohio) 21-2-0 30
Season complete. Ohio Division I state semifinalist. St. John's Jesuit lost to St. Ignatius, 5-2, in the state semifinals. St. Ignatius also won a 2-1 meeting early at the Ohio Jesuit Cup. St. John's Jesuit was led by Michigan State commit Adam Montague.
27 Commack (Commack, N.Y.) 17-2-1 29
Season complete. New York Class AA section runner-up. Commack lost to Brentwood in the section title game. Commack defeated Brentwood early in the season, a result that helped Commack to a league title. However, Brentwood won the later two meetings in this match of Long Island powers.
28 Hempfield (Landisville, Pa.) 24-4-0 NR
Season complete. Pennsylvania Class AAA state champion. Hempfield rallied from a 1-0 deficit in the last three minutes of the state final to snag a 2-1, overtime victory over Central Bucks East. Drew Skundrick scored the game-tying goal and Zach Hollinger netted the winner with only 13 seconds left in the first overtime. Hempfield's lineup included goalkeeper Travis Worra, committed to New Hampshire.
29 Greensboro Day (Greensboro, N.C.) 21-2-2 32
Season complete. North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association 3A state champion. Myles Mansfield scored the only goal in Greensboro Day's 1-0 victory over Wesleyan Christian in the state final. The Bengals played North Carolina public school power Page twice, losing the first meeting and tying the second. Greensboro Day School's lineup featured national recruits Jonathan Campbell and Joel Teah.
30 Rockhurst Jesuit (Kansas City, Mo.) 25-5-1 NR
Season complete. Missouri Class 3 state champion. After losing three previous matches against St. Louis private schools, Rockhurst got revenge with a 3-1 win over St. John Vianney in the state final. Derek Schrick, Cole Stevenson and Daniel Hare scored for Rockhurst. The result marked Rockhurst's fifth state title -- its third since 2007. Rockhurst posted a victory over St. Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park, Kan.) and tied Marquette (Milwaukee, Wis.). However, the team also placed sixth in a tournament where St. Thomas Aquinas took second. Rockhurst has been a FAB 50 fixture for the past decade, and next year's team figures to again challenge for a state title. After all, all three goalscorers from this year's final return.
31 Edwardsville (Edwardsville, Ill.) 20-5-2 34
Season complete. Illinois Class 3A third-place finisher. After losing to Boylan in the state semifinals, Edwardsville edged Naperville North, 3-2, in sudden-death overtime in the consolation match. Wake Forest commit Sam Fink assisted all three Edwardsville goals in the third-place match. He finished with 22 goals and seven assists. Junior keeper Daniel Brennan and forward Chris Pearson, who scored twice against Naperville North, are expected to return next season. Brennan and Fink were named to the coaches all-state team.
32 Northview (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 23-0-1 37
Season complete. Season complete. Michigan Division II state champion. Northview became only the 12th program in Michigan history to go undefeated and win a state title after edging Lahser, 2-1, in the state final. Aldony Mendez scored both goals for Northview, the first was assisted by T.J. VanSlooten.
33 Holmdel (Holmdel, N.J.) 22-1-0 NR
Season complete. New Jersey Group 3 state champion. Maryland commit Daniel Metzger scored both goals as Holmdel edged Chatham in the state final. Metzger finished the year with 15 goals and 16 assists. Holmdel's title-match win vaults the team into the final FAB 50 for the fall season.
34 Naperville North (Naperville, Ill.) 22-3-2 35
Season complete. Illinois Class 3A fourth-place finisher. Naperville North was a favorite entering the state semifinals after knocking off defending champion Lyons in the Super-Sectional. However, the team sustained overtime defeats to both Libertyville in the semifinals and Edwardsville in the consolation match. Naperville North's postseason run included a win over perennial power Neuqua Valley. Junior Evan Trychta led the team with 19 goals. Junior keeper Kevin Anderson had 13 shutouts. Anderon and Trychta were named to the coaches all-state team.
35 Lyons (La Grange, Ill.) 22-2-2 36
Season complete. Illinois Class 3A Super-Sectional runner-up. Lyons' bid for back-to-back state titles ended with a 2-1 loss to Naperville North. The team's other setback was to Morton, a squad it beat in the postseason. Lyons boasted a victory over Marquette (Milwaukee, Wis.), the Wisconsin state champion. Senior forward Horacio Sanchez was named to the coaches all-state team. Junior midfielder Elliott Borge and senior midfielder Kyle Kurfirst were all-sectional selections.
36 Marquette (Milwaukee, Wis.) 22-4-1 38
Season complete. Wisconsin Division 1 state champion. Wisconsin-Milwaukee commit Alex Megna scored twice as Marquette built a 3-0 lead en route to a 3-2 win over Appleton North in the state final. Marquette has won seven state titles in the past 10 years. Marquette's key victories were over Neuqua Valley (Naperville, Ill.) and Evansville Memorial (Evansville, Ind.) and twice beat Brookfield East. The Hilltoppers tied Rockhurst Jesuit (Kansas City, Mo.) and lost to Lyons (La Grange, Ill.). Junior Patrick Hodan led the team with 28 goals and seven assists. Megna finished with 12 goals and 14 assists. Dorian O'Lochlayne, who has committed to Creighton, ended with 11 goals and five assists. Other college-bound seniors include defender Vinny Kennedy (Army) and goalkeeper Brian Carr (Maclaster College).
37 Lake Central (St. John, Ind.) 21-3-0 39
Season complete. Indiana state champion. Lake Central delivered in a season of high expectations, bringing home its first state title with a 2-0 championship victory over Indianapolis Cathedral. Randy Maksimik and Manny Rios scored in the final. Butler commit Chad Rigg, a senior, was voted the top player in the district. Rios, a junior, and seniors Cody Barnes and Brandon Cloutier were first-team selections. Lake Central started the season in the POWERADE FAB 50 and climbed to No. 12 before falling out of the rankings after back-to-back losses in Indianapolis. The team's playoff run included a 3-1 victory over Evansville Memorial in the state semifinals.
38 Olentangy Orange (Lewis Center, Ohio) 19-3-0 40
Season complete. Ohio Division I state semifinalist. Olentangy Orange's season ended with a loss to Centerville in the state semifinal.
39 Lincoln (Gahanna, Ohio) 19-1-1 41
Season complete. Ohio Division I regional runner-up. Gahanna Lincoln's undefeated streak ended at 42 matches in a 2-1 overtime loss to Olentangy Orange in the regional final. Lincoln had defeated Olentangy Orange, 3-0, earlier in the season. After yielding five goals in a 16-game regular-season schedule, Lincoln conceded four goals in its final two matches. Lincoln's team featured Akron commit Will Trapp and national recruit Chris Davis.
40 Beacon (New York, N.Y.) 16-3-1 43
Season complete. New York Public School Athletic League champion. After upsetting Martin Luther King in the PSAL semifinals, Beacon captured the title with a shootout victory over Francis Lewis. Beacon lost twice to MLK during the regular season and once to Catholic champ Chaminade.
41 Martin Luther King (Manhattan, N.Y.) 17-3-0 44
Season complete. New York Public School Athletic League semifinalist. After twice defeating Beacon during the regular season, MLK fell to the league rival in the PSAL semifinals. MLK's other losses were to No. 7 Seton Hall Prep (West Orange, N.J.) and Chaminade.
42 Concord-Carlisle (Concord, Mass.) 21-1-1 48
Season complete. Massachusetts Division 2 state champion. Concord-Carlisle captured its second straight state title, and third in the last five years, with a 2-1 win over Nipmuc. Mike O'Brien and Stowe Simonton scored for the victors.
43 Eldorado (Albuquerque, N.M.) 18-3-0 45
Season complete. New Mexico Class AAAAA state champion. Eldorado defeated Mayfield, 4-2, in the state final. Eldorado placed six players on the New Mexico Class AAAAA all-state team: seniors Dillon DeLuca and Tristan Bennett, juniors Tyler Cotter, Deven Mason and Brad Carabajal and sophomore Isaiah Madrid.
44 Legacy (Las Vegas, Nev.) 20-1-1 NR
Season complete. Nevada Class 4A state champion. Legacy claimed the program's first state title with a 3-0 win over Desert Pines, which knocked out former FAB 50-ranked Bishop Gorman in the state semifinals. Luis Chaidez scored twice in the final and keeper Ramon Carvajal recorded his 13th shutout of the season.
45 Gilman (Baltimore, Md.) 17-2-3 NR
Season complete. Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference champion. Gilman upended perennial power McDonogh, 1-0, on a goal by junior Cotter Brown. The Greyhounds ended the year ranked No. 1 in the Baltimore Metro area, ahead of fellow FAB 50-ranked Marriotts Ridge.
46 Woodburn (Woodburn, Ore.) 17-1-0 NR
Season complete. Oregon Class 5A state champion. Jaime Veles converted a penalty kick in overtime to lift Woodburn to a 2-1 state final win over Corvallis. The victory marked Woodburn's first soccer state title -- and its first crown in any sport since 1989. In a state often dominated by 6A programs, it might be easy to overlook Woodburn if it weren't for one major early-season victory. Woodburn routed defending 6A state champ South Salem, 5-0. South Salem reached the 6A state semifinals this year before a 1-0 loss to Portland Jesuit.
47 Cliffside Park (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 22-1-0 NR
Season complete. New Jersey Group 2 state champion. Exau Pau netted his 34th goal of the year as Cliffside Park edged Haddon Heights, 1-0, in the state final. Cliffside Park was making its third straight state final appearance, but this marked the team's first outright state title. It tied Delran in the 2008 final.
48 Ludlow (Ludlow, Mass.) 16-2-5 NR
Season complete. Massachusetts Division I state champion. Chris Pereira scored twice and assisted on a third goal as Ludlow pounded New Bedford, 4-1, in the state final. Pereira's performance came 39 years after his father helped Ludlow to the state final, where it lost to the same New Bedford program.
49 Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville, Md.) 18-1-0 NR
Season complete. Maryland Class 2A state champion. A year after graduating nine starters for a state-winning lineup, Marriotts Ridge reloaded for another title run. Patrick Sullivan scored the lone goal as Marriotts Ridge edged Liberty, 1-0, in the state final. Marriotts Ridge, heavy in seniors again, put the cap on a three-year run where it went 52-4.
50 Barrington (Barrington, R.I.) 18-0-4 NR
Season complete. Rhode Island Division I state champion. Jeff Craven scored both goals as Barrington upended Shea, 2-1, for the program's second state title in three years. Barrington has won 11 state titles since 1965.