TOP OF THE CROP
Boys soccer
1: (1) Lake Catholic 14-1
2: (2) University 10-4-2
3: (3) Beachwood 15-2
4: (4) Mentor 8-7-2
5: (5) Andrews Osborne 11-0-1
6: (6) Kirtland 13-3
7: (7) Kenston 10-5-1
8: (8) Gilmour 7-5-5
9: (9) Harvey 13-3
10: (10) Benedictine 14-2-1
Watch list: Hawken (6-8-3), Riverside (5-8-3), Madison (10-6-1)
Crop comments: Unlike the girls, the final boys Crop can be dictated by regular-season match results only as it usually is, since the postseason didn’t begin for boys until Oct. 16. … Lake Catholic hammered Akron SVSM in its lone match and goes wire-to-wire at No. 1. … Beachwood beat Kirtland, 3-1, and lost to Twinsburg, 4-0, the latter a bit more competitive than the scoreline indicates and one more about postseason tuneup than match result. … Mentor rebounded nicely from a rough night at St. Ignatius to beat Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (4-2) and Avon Lake (2-1). … It’s getting to a point at which we probably need to start taking notice more of Andrews Osborne. Routs of Open Door (6-0) and West Geauga (7-0) are impressive results for the unbeaten Phoenix. AOA should be heard from for a while in the Division III postseason. … Unfortunately, difficult as it is with this being the final Crop of this season, West G’s five-match losing streak and North’s eight-match winless skid, albeit against quality competition, means it’s time to exit the watch list.
Note: Matches considered through Oct. 14.
Source: https://www.news-herald.com/2023/10/17/final-2023-news-herald-boys-soccer-top-of-the-crop/
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