The Archbishop Curley soccer team has been solidly ranked in the area’s top three all season, but with back-to-back wins over Mount St. Joseph and Calvert Hall, who were each ranked No. 1 at the time, the Friars have climbed to the top of the Week 8 VSN Boy’s Soccer Top 20.
In the six year history of Varsity Sports Network, Curley has been a frequent mainstay in the Top 5 and has been ranked as high as No. 2 on several occassions, but this marks the first time the Friars have claimed the top spot.
The power packed MIAA A Conference continues to hold the top four spots, with St. Joe moving from No. 3 to No. 2 and Calvert Hall falling from No. 1 to No. 3, while McDonogh held its ground at No. 4.
Here is the entire Week 8 VSN Boys Soccer Top 20:
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | LAST GAME: NEXT GAME |
| 01 | Archbishop Curley | 15-3-2 |
LAST GAME:
def. Archbishop Spalding, 2-1
NEXT GAME:
vs. No. 9 Gilman, 10/25
|
| 02 | Mount St. Joseph | 12-2-2 |
LAST GAME:
def. then No. 10 Eastern Tech, 3-0
NEXT GAME:
vs. John Carroll, 10/26
|
| 03 | Calvert Hall | 12-4-2 |
LAST GAME:
lost to then No. 3 Mount St. Joseph, 1-0
NEXT GAME:
vs. Archbishop Spalding, 10/28
|
| 04 | McDonogh | 12-6 |
LAST GAME:
def. No. 9 Gilman, 2-1
NEXT GAME:
at No. 14 Loyola, 10/26
|
| 05 | Severna Park | 12-1-1 |
LAST GAME:
def. North County, 7-0
NEXT GAME:
Reg. season complete, TBA
|
| 06 | Meade | 11-1-2 |
LAST GAME:
def. then No. 17 South River, 2-1
NEXT GAME:
Reg. season complete, TBA
|
| 07 | Mount Hebron | 11-2 |
LAST GAME:
def. Long Reach, 3-0
NEXT GAME:
Reg. season complete, TBA
|
| 08 | Catonsville | 9-2-2 |
LAST GAME:
tied Century, 1-1
NEXT GAME:
Reg. season complete, TBA
|
| 09 | Gilman | 8-4-4 |
LAST GAME:
lost to No. 4 McDonogh, 2-1
NEXT GAME:
at No. 1 Archbishop Curley, 10/25
|
| 10 | Centennial | 11-3 |
LAST GAME:
def. Reservoir, 3-0
NEXT GAME:
Reg. season complete, TBA
|
| 11 | Eastern Technical | 10-3 |
LAST GAME:
lost to then No. 3 Mount St. Joseph, 3-0
NEXT GAME:
Reg. season complete, TBA
|
| 12 | South Carroll | 9-2-2 |
LAST GAME:
def. Glenelg, 1-0
NEXT GAME:
Reg. season complete, TBA
|
| 13 | Perry Hall | 9-4-1 |
LAST GAME:
Did not play
NEXT GAME:
Reg. season complete, TBA
|
| 14 | Loyola Blakefield | 6-9 |
LAST GAME:
def. St. Pauls, 2-0
NEXT GAME:
vs. No. 4 McDonogh, 10/26
|
| 15 | Towson | 11-1-2 |
LAST GAME:
def. then No. 18 Fallston, 2-0
NEXT GAME:
Reg. season complete, TBA
|
| 16 | South River | 9-3-2 |
LAST GAME:
lost to No. 6 Meade, 2-1
NEXT GAME:
Reg. season complete, TBA
|
| 17 | Westminster | 9-2-2 |
LAST GAME:
def. Franklin, 5-0
NEXT GAME:
Reg. season complete, TBA
|
| 18 | C. Milton Wright | 8-5-1 |
LAST GAME:
lost to Salesianum (DE), 5-1
NEXT GAME:
Reg. season complete, TBA
|
| 19 | Severn | 15-4 |
LAST GAME:
def. Friends, 4-3
NEXT GAME:
at Mount Carmel, 10/24
|
| 20 | Howard | 9-4-1 |
LAST GAME:
def. Marriotts Ridge, 3-0
NEXT GAME:
Reg. season complete, TBA
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