Boys soccer: Latest North Jersey Top 25 rankings with a battle for No. 1 on deck
The No. 1 ranking and a spot in the Bergen County championship will be on the line Saturday night at Ramapo.
Top-ranked Bergen Catholic takes on No. 2 Ramsey in a matchup between the last two unbeaten teams in the Big North.
No. 4 Ramapo and No. 5 Don Bosco square off in the other semifinal featuring two of the winningest coaches in North Jersey history – Evan Baumgarten of the Raiders and Roy Nygren of the Ironmen. They have 19 Bergen County titles between them and went head-to-head in five finals. The Ironmen moved up three spots this week in the North Jersey rankings behind a 2-0 quarterfinal victory over Tenafly.
A team from Wayne is guaranteed to make the Passaic County title game with No. 15 Passaic Tech hosting No. 16 Wayne Valley in the semifinals Saturday. No. 7 Pompton Lakes will look to clinch its first championship berth in 20 years when it heads to No. 3 Clifton. Both games are scheduled for 2 p.m.
One new team makes its debut in the rankings this week with Wayne Hills up to No. 21.
Top 25 rankings
Bergen Catholic 10-0-2
Ramsey 12-0-1
Clifton 8-1-1
Ramapo 8-2
Don Bosco 7-3-1
Tenafly 8-2-2
Pompton Lakes 9-0-2
Old Tappan 8-3
Demarest 5-4-2
Glen Rock 6-2-1
DePaul 6-2
Cliffside Park 8-1-2
Garfield 8-1
Waldwick 8-2
Passaic Tech 10-2
Wayne Valley 8-3
Ridgewood 6-4
Pascack Valley 5-4-2
Lakeland 10-2-1
Dwight-Englewood
Wayne Hills 6-4-1
Rutherford 5-4
Bergenfield 7-6
Wallington 9-5
Hasbrouck Heights 7-4
(Records through Tuesday.)
This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: NJ boys soccer: Latest rankings with battle for No. 1 on deck
