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Two of our top-ranked area boys soccer teams, Marquette and Brookfield East, meet Tuesday

zac bellman, milwaukee journal sentinel
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In our latest greater Milwaukee area soccer rankings, Whitefish Bay takes a tumble after a 1-2 week that included a 3-1 loss to Arrowhead on Saturday. Marquette and Brookfield East move to second and third, respectively, ahead of a Tuesday night match between area powers. Here are our full rankings and 10 more teams considered for top 10 spots.

AREA RANKINGS

School (W-L-T), last week

  1. Arrowhead (5-0-1), 1

  2. Marquette (2-0-0), 3

  3. Brookfield East (4-0-0), 5

  4. Homestead (2-0-1), 4

  5. Oak Creek (3-0-0), 6

  6. Whitefish Bay (2-2-1), 2

  7. Elkhorn (6-0-0), 10

  8. Waukesha West (2-0-2), 8

  9. Westosha Central (4-0-1), -

  10. Cedarburg (2-0-1), -

Others considered: Brookfield Academy (4-0-0); Germantown (3-0-0); Lake Country Lutheran (4-1-0); Menomonee Falls (2-1-1); New Berlin Eisenhower (3-0-1); Nicolet (3-1-1); Union Grove (3-1-0); Veritas/Tenor (5-0-1); Wauwatosa East (2-0-1); West Bend West (6-0-1).

Arrowhead's Brady Kligora sends the ball downfield during a match at home against Whitefish Bay on Sept. 2. Arrowhead in No. 1 in our rankings this week, and Whitefish Bay is No. 6.
Arrowhead's Brady Kligora sends the ball downfield during a match at home against Whitefish Bay on Sept. 2. Arrowhead in No. 1 in our rankings this week, and Whitefish Bay is No. 6.

TEAM OF THE WEEK

Elkhorn

The Elks capped a 6-0 start to their season with three wins last week over Beloit Memorial, East Troy and Kettle Moraine. In the 5-1 win last Tuesday over Beloit Memorial, keeper Cody Nowaczyk had five saves and midfielder John Beilman had two goals to lead contributors for Elkhorn. Owen Backus added a goal, and Landon Rieck and Rey Paniagua had a goal and assist each as well. On Thursday in a 4-0 win over East Troy, Paniagua led the offense with two goals. Backus and Niccolo Cremascoli added a goal each, Carter Georgalas had two assists and keeper Sebasthian Datka pitched a shutout with five saves. Then on Friday in a 4-0 win over Kettle Moraine, it was Nowczyk back in goal to tally a three-save shutout. Backus had two goals, Paniagua had a goal and an assist and Cemascioli scored as well. Beilman and Emmanuel Padilla-Hernandez had an assist each in the Friday win. The Beloit win improved Elkhorn to 1-0 early in the Southern Lakes Conference race.

COMING UP

Homestead at West Bend West, 7 p.m. Thursday: North Shore teams that each entered the week undefeated look to establish conference dominance.

Wauwatosa East at Elkhorn, 2 p.m. Saturday: Our No. 7 team and team of the week hosts a Wauwatosa East team that tied Whitefish Bay amidst a 2-0-1 start.

Oak Creek at Sussex Hamilton, 7 p.m. Saturday: Our No. 5 team entering the week travels to face a Chargers team that reached the WIAA Division 1 state semifinal last year, but is looking for a statement win to rebound from a 0-2-2 start.

Brookfield East midfielder Lorenzo Reina celebrates his goal against Whitefish Bay during a match last year. Brookfield East faces Marquette on Tuesday night.
Brookfield East midfielder Lorenzo Reina celebrates his goal against Whitefish Bay during a match last year. Brookfield East faces Marquette on Tuesday night.

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Marquette, Brookfield East ranked No. 2, No. 3 ahead of Tuesday match