Vermont Varsity Insider: Week 1 high school girls soccer power rankings
Powerhouses Champlain Valley and Colchester are off to unbeaten starts and remain No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, from the preseason to the Week 1 Varsity Insider high school girls soccer power rankings.
How did the rest of the top 10 shake out? Read on below.
Enjoy!
(Editor's note: Updated girls soccer power rankings will be published Tuesday mornings).
This week's rankings (through 9/11):
1. Champlain Valley Union High School
Record: 3-0
Preseason ranking: 1.
▶ The Redhawks have 26 goals through three games. Chloe Pecor has 10 of them, but the balance on the scoresheet (goals and assists) is impressive: 10 players scored vs. Mount Anthony; a dozen had at least a goal or an assist vs. Montpelier.
2. Colchester High School
Record: 4-0
Preseason ranking: 2.
▶After outscoring teams 15-1 in its first three wins, Colchester needed a second-half rally at defending Division III champion Stowe to leave town with a 2-1 triumph.
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3. Mount Mansfield Union High School
Record: 2-0
Preseason ranking: 3.
▶Two games, two shutout wins vs. nonleague opponents (North Country, Harwood) for the Cougars.
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4. Burlington High School
Record: 2-0
Preseason ranking: 5.
▶ Paced by Brooks DeShaw, the Seahorses rolled to 4-0 wins over Stowe and Rutland. Local rivals are on deck this week: home vs. Rice on Wednesday night and then at South Burlington on Friday.
5. South Burlington High School
Record: 1-1
Preseason ranking: 4.
▶The Wolves' connecting in the final third was a tad off vs. Rice in Monday night's 2-1 overtime loss. Understandable, considering they had 10 days between games.
6. Rice Memorial High School
Record: 1-2
Preseason ranking: 6.
▶Rice looked more organized in the back in its second meeting vs. South Burlington on Monday night (SB won the first matchup 4-0). And the Green Knights tucked away two goals in the OT triumph.
7. North Country Union High School
Record: 1-1-1
Preseason ranking: 7.
▶ North Country made some noise with its 4-1 win at Milton. And after a 4-0 defeat to MMU, the Falcons picked up a 2-2 tie at St. Johnsbury.
8. Milton High School
Record: 2-1
Preseason ranking: 9.
▶After a 4-1 home loss to North Country in the opener, Milton has rebounded with wins over Stowe (2-0) and Montpelier (4-1).
9. Fair Haven Union High School
Record: 2-0
Preseason ranking: 10.
▶The Slaters opened with dominant wins in its first two games, totaling 19 goals.
10. BFA-St. Albans
Record: 1-0-1
Preseason ranking: Bubble.
▶BFA opened with a 4-2 win over Stowe and host Milton on Friday.
ON THE BUBBLE
Burr and Burton, Essex, Mount Abraham, Stowe, Vergennes, U-32
GAMES TO WATCH
Rice at Burlington, 6 p.m. Wednesday: Can Rice snag another Metro road win under the lights this week?
U-32 at Mount Abraham, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday: Teams are combined 5-0 as of Monday night.
North Country at Stowe, 4:30 p.m. Wednesday: Big early season Capital showdown in Stowe.
Burlington at South Burlington, 3:30 p.m. Friday: The first Metro game for both teams.
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This article originally appeared on Burlington Free Press: Vermont H.S. girls soccer: Week 1 Varsity Insider power rankings
