Bay Area News Group boys soccer Top 15
(Mercury News & East Bay Times)
(Records through Monday)
No. 1 BERKELEY (9-0)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Oakland Tech 2-0, Monte Vista 1-0, Tennyson 3-0, Alameda 2-1, San Ramon Valley 3-0, Encinal 13-0, Arroyo 7-0, Clayton Valley 1-0, Liberty 4-0
Up next: Friday at San Lorenzo, 3:15 p.m.
No. 2 ST. FRANCIS (5-0)
Previous ranking: 6
Since last ranking: Beat North Salinas 1-0, Hollister 3-1, Palo Alto 2-0, Burlingame 2-1, Burlingame 4-1
Up next: Thursday at Harbor, 6 p.m.
No. 3 ARCHBISHOP MITTY (4-0-1)
Previous ranking: 3
Since last ranking: Beat Greenfield 4-1, Branham 4-0, Alisal 3-1, Prospect 3-1, tied Cathedral-Los Angles 2-2
Up next: Dec. 28 at Lincoln-San Jose, 1 p.m.
No. 4 DE LA SALLE (2-0-1)
Previous ranking: 5
Since last ranking: Beat St. Mary’s-Stockton 2-0, tied Warren-Downey 1-1, beat Branham 3-0
Up next: Dec. 27 vs. Loyola-Los Angeles, 9 a.m., site TBA
No. 5 MOUNTAIN VIEW (7-1)
Previous ranking: 1
Since last ranking: Beat Milpitas 1-0, Pioneer 4-0, Silver Creek 8-0, Sequoia 4-0, Westmont 2-1, Lynbrook 4-0, lost to Carlmont 3-2, beat Homestead 4-0
Up next: Dec. 30 at Serra, 11 a.m.
No. 6 MONTE VISTA (6-1-1)
Previous ranking: 2
Since last ranking: Beat Branham 4-1, tied San Ramon Valley 2-2, lost to Berkeley 1-0, beat Sacred Heart Cathedral 2-1, Las Lomas 1-0, Freedom 1-0, Marin Academy 2-0, Warren-Downey 2-1
Up next: TBA
No. 7 BISHOP O’DOWD (3-0-1)
Previous ranking: 8
Since last ranking: Beat Alameda 3-0, Encinal 8-0, tied Whitney-Rocklin 1-1, beat San Lorenzo 5-0
Up next: Jan. 3 vs. Hayward, 6 p.m.
No. 8 LAS LOMAS (5-1-1)
Previous ranking: 9
Since last ranking: Beat Deer Valley 4-0, tied Richmond 0-0, beat Washington-San Francisco 3-0, Vanden 5-0, lost to Monte Vista 1-0, beat College Park 1-0, Folsom 3-1
Up next: Friday vs. Acalanes, 7:15 p.m.
No. 9 CARLMONT (6-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Menlo School 2-0, Lincoln-San Jose 1-0, Los Altos 1-0, Branham 1-0, lost to Hollister 1-0, beat Mountain View 3-2, Santa Clara 2-0
Up next: Jan. 4 at Woodside, 4 p.m.
No. 10 NEWARK MEMORIAL (6-0-1)
Previous ranking: 15
Since last ranking: Beat American 2-0, Washington-Fremont 2-0, Foothill 1-0, tied Granada 3-3, beat Kennedy-Fremont 5-0, Irvington 4-1, Dublin 1-0
Up next: Wednesday vs. Rio Americano, 1 p.m.
No. 11 MT. DIABLO (5-1-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Vanden 2-0, tied Antioch 2-2, beat Pittsburg 2-0, lost to Vacaville 3-2, beat Deer Valley 6-1, Campolindo 3-2, Miramonte 3-1
Up next: Thursday vs. Ygnacio Valley, 7 p.m.
No. 12 PITTSBURG (5-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat San Ramon Valley 2-1, lost to Mt. Diablo 2-0, beat Montgomery 2-0, Acalanes 4-2, Foothill 3-0, College Park 3-1
Up next: Tuesday (Dec. 19) vs. Northgate, 6 p.m.
No. 13 CLAYTON VALLEY CHARTER (3-1-1)
Previous ranking: 13
Since last ranking: Beat Amador Valley 5-2, tied Dougherty Valley 1-1, beat Concord 6-1, College Park 2-1, lost to Berkeley 1-0
Up next: Wednesday at Freedom, 6 p.m.
No. 14 GRANADA (5-0-1)
Previous ranking: Not ranked
Since last ranking: Beat Irvington 4-0, Heritage 1-0, Tracy 2-0, Alameda 1-0, tied Newark Memorial 3-3, beat Foothill 3-0
Up next: Jan. 6 at Bishop O’Dowd, 2 p.m.
No. 15 DOUGHERTY VALLEY (4-1-1)
Previous ranking: 4
Since last ranking: Beat College Park 4-3, lost to Marin Academy 6-0, tied Clayton Valley 1-1, beat Berean Christian 6-0, Oakland Tech 2-0, Ygnacio Valley 4-0
Up next: Tuesday (Dec. 19) vs. James Logan, 6:30 p.m.
Editor’s note: Teams eligible for the Bay Area News Group rankings come from leagues based predominantly in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.
Source: www.mercurynews.com