POWERADE FAB 50 Rankings: Final
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The POWERADE FAB 50 is released every Tuesday throughout the fall high school season. The fall-playing states are: California (one section), Connecticut, D.C, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia (private), Washington and West Virginia.
Final Fall Rankings, 2011
The following is a list of all-time fall season POWERADE FAB 50 No. 1 teams:
2011: Carmel (Carmel, Ind.)
2010: Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio)
2009: Jesuit (Portland, Ore.)
2008: Pennington Prep (Pennington, N.J.)
2007: South Side (Rockville Center, N.Y.)
2006: Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio)
2005: Massapequa (Massapequa, N.Y.)
2004: Montgomery (Santa Rosa, Calif.)
2003: Dublin Coffman (Dublin, Ohio)
2002: Carmel (Carmel, Ind.)
2001: South Side (Rockville Center, N.Y.)
2000: Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio)
1999: Germantown (Germantown, Tenn.)
| 2011 POWERADE FAB 50 Girls' Soccer Rankings: Final | |||
| RK (LW) | SCHOOL (CITY, STATE) | REC | COMMENT |
| 1 (1) | Carmel Carmel, IN | 22-0-1 | Season complete. Indiana Class 2A state champion. Iowa-bound senior Brooke Backes scored the lone goal on an assist from Samantha Kokoska as Carmel defeated Hamilton Southeastern, 1-0, in the state final. The title marked the ninth for Carmel since 1994 -- all under 21-year coach Frank Dixon, but the first since 2004. The Greyhounds' playoff run featured seven wins over teams that were all ranked in the Indiana Top 20. Carmel had key victories over Dublin Coffman (Dublin, Ohio), Reitz Memorial and Columbus North. Backes finished the season with 16 goals and nine assists. Fellow senior Samantha Tiongson, who has committed to Toldeo, was in goal for Carmel's 15 shutout victories. A trio of juniors proved important in Carmel's offense: Xavier-bound Tori Doss (17 goals, 12 assists), Samford commit Molly Pittman (14 goals, 15 assists) and Western Kentucky commit Christine Gordon (seven goals, 16 assists). |
| 2 (2) | Franklin Franklin, TN | 24-0 | Season complete. Tennessee Class AAA state champion. Franklin secured its place among the nation's elite with a 3-0 victory over Farragut in the state final. UNC Greensboro commit Chesney White scored twice in the final, which gave Franklin a record 11th state title. The team also featured Mississippi commit Jessica Hiskey and Tennessee commit Mackenzie Moore. |
| 3 (3) | Baylor School Chattanooga, TN | 19-1 | Season complete. Tennessee Division II-AA state champion. Baylor capped a perfect run through Tennessee with a 2-0 victory over St. Agnes (Memphis, Tenn.) in the state final for the program's eighth title. Baylor defeated Father Ryan (Nashville, Tenn.), 3-0, in the semifinals. Samford commit McKenzie Thomas finished the season with 18 goals and five assists while her twin sister Peyton, another Samford commit, added 10 goals and eight assists. Pittsburgh commit Chloe Brackett had 11 goals and six assists. Western Carolina commit Kelly Pannell added 11 goals and five assists. Defender Paige Elliott has committed to Lehigh. Baylor ended the season with 12 straight shutouts, and sophomore keeper Analiese Smith had a 0.20 goals against average and 16 overall shutouts. Baylor went 2-1 at the Zionsville Lady Eagle Invitational early in the season, which included a win over Ohio power Strongsville. |
| 4 (4) | Northern Highlands Allendale, NJ | 24-0 | Season complete. New Jersey Group 3 state champion. Jackie Reyneke and Hana Kerner scored goals in the final 10 minutes as Northern Highlands capped a perfect season with a 2-0 state final victory over Moorestown. Reyneke's goal was from a long throw-in that glanced off the keeper to break a scoreless tie. This outcome marks Northern Highlands' first outright state title. The team handed long-time New Jersey power and former POWERADE FAB 50-ranked Ramapo (19-4-0) all four of its losses this season: twice in league play, once in the county tournament and once in the playoffs. |
| 5 (5) | Strongsville Strongsville, OH | 21-2 | Season complete. Ohio Division I state champion. The POWERADE FAB 50 preseason No. 1 team rebounded from a pair of early season losses to prove itself the best team in Ohio. Alyssa Pejic followed up a rebound from the initial shot by Emily Ogle, resulting in the lone goal in Strongsville's 1-0 state final victory over Dublin Jerome. The victory marked Strongsville's fourth state title since 1998. Strongsville boasted wins over POWERADE FAB 50-ranked McDonogh (Owings Mills, Md.) and Massillon Jackson. Strongsville had a loss to Baylor (Chattanooga, Tenn.). Ashley Meier earned first-team all-state honors from the coaches association. Allison Sender was a second-team pick. |
| 6 (6) | Maria Carrillo Santa Rosa, CA | 22-1 | Season complete. CIF North Coast Division I champion. Katie Mohr, one of three Maria Carrillo players committed to Arizona State, scored three goals in a 12-minute window en route to Maria Carrillo's 5-0 victory over Montgomery in the final. Sara Tosti and Rachel Sellner also have committed to Arizona State. |
| 7 (7) | Tualatin Tualatin, OR | 19-0 | Season complete. Oregon Class 6A state champion. Boise State commit Anna-Marie Popma converted a penalty kick in the 52nd minute, marking her 100th career goal, to help Tualatin to a 1-0 victory over Sunset in the state final. Tualatin shutout 17 of its 19 opponents this season, allowing only two goals -- both coming during the playoffs. The state title marks the program's third since 2005. Senior Cassie Baldwin scored a team-high 26 goals. Popma, who missed a month during the season due to injury, had 23. Her 100 goals broke the school record previously held by Stanford standout Courtney Verloo, who had 97. Keeper Celeste Cota-Wockenfuss was in goal for the 17 shutouts. Tualatin played the state final without sophomore standout Jill Farley, who was in Florida preparing for the US Youth Soccer ODP Interregional event. |
| 8 (8) | Veterans Memorial Peabody, MA | 22-0-2 | Season complete. Massachusetts Division 1 state champion. Senior Katie Brunelle's goal late in the first half carried Peabody to its first girls' soccer state title with a 1-0 victory over East Longmeadow. The victory marked the first state title for any girls team at the school since 1985. Peabody dominated play, led by senior star Haley Dowd, who is a Boston College commit. Peabody has made POWERADE FAB 50 appearances the past three seasons, but this is the first time the Tanners finishes in the rankings. |
| 9 (9) | Skyline Sammamish, WA | 18-0-2 | Season complete. Washington Class 4A state champion. Lianna Simms, a defender, converted a penalty kick for her first goal of the season midway through the first half to lift Skyline to a 1-0 victory over Bellarmine Prep. The victory marked Skyline's third state title in four seasons. Senior Maddie Christ led the team in scoring with 18 points (three goals, 12 assists). Jackie Wilson ended with a team-high seven goals. Sydne Tingey and Anna Deweirdt each added six goals. Senior keeper and Denver commit Tina Vargas had 10 shutouts. |
| 10 (10) | Alta Sandy, UT | 19-1 | Season complete. Utah Class 5A state champion. BYU commit Michele Murphy's 65th minute goal carried Alta to a 1-0 victory over Viewmont and the program's fifth state title in the past six seasons. Murphy finished the season as the state's 5A leading scorer with 38 goals. By beating Viewmont in the final, Alta avenged its only loss of the season. In addition, Alta had a victory over Montgomery (Santa Rosa, Calif.), a team that annually vies for a section title in California. Following Alta's loss to Viewmont, the team rolled off a state record 12 straight shutouts and finished the year with a state record 18 shutouts. Alta surrendered only four goals in 20 matches. The team's state title marked the program's eighth since 1999. In addition to Murphy heading to BYU, the following Alta players also have committed to colleges: Lexe Selman (Arizona), Taylor Campbell (BYU) and Megan Millerberg (Utah Valley). All seven seniors on the roster started and were part of three titles during their high school career. |
| 11 (11) | La Salle Academy Providence, RI | 20-0-2 | Season complete. Rhode Island Division I state champion. La Salle capped a third straight undefeated season with a 6-2 victory over Smithfield for the Rhode Island Division I state title. Boston College commits McMenzie Meehan (80 goals) and Madison Meehan (44 assists) sparked the program, which is now riding a 74-match undefeated streak. Since Rhode Island offers little competition to this powerhouse program, its most compelling result this year was a 4-4 tie with Bishop Feehan (Attleboro, Mass.), a former Top 10 team that lost in the Massachusetts playoffs. |
| 12 (12) | Hamilton Southeastern Fishers, IN | 20-1-2 | Season complete. Indiana Class 2A state runner-up. Hamilton Southeastern's undefeated run ended with a 1-0 loss to Carmel in the state final. Hamilton Southeastern pinned the only two losses on Noblesville (12-2-4) this year and the only loss on Leo (17-1-3). Senior Hannah Miller led the team with 22 goals and seven assists. Sophomore Emily Coudret added 17 goals and 10 assists and freshman Jess Miller had 14 goals and eight assists. |
| 13 (13) | Reitz Memorial Evansville, IN | 16-1-3 | Season complete. Indiana Semi-State semifinalist. Reitz Memorial's undefeated season ended with a 3-2 loss to Carmel in what amounts to the Indiana state quarterfinals. Michigan commit Lisha Murphy scored to give Reitz Memorial the lead, but the team's last goal came 57 minutes later by Miami (Fla.) commit Grace Lachowecki, making the final score 3-2. |
| 14 (14) | Jerome Dublin, OH | 20-2-1 | Season complete. Ohio Division I state runner-up. Jerome pushed Strongsville before losing 1-0 in the state final. Jerome's season was bookended by losses with a 21-match undefeated streak in the middle. This year's team featured Kentucky commit Courtney Kobashigawa, a senior, and junior superstar Lindsay Agnew, a member of the Canadian Youth National Team. |
| 15 (15) | Saint Johns College Washington, DC | 11-2-1 | Season complete. Washington Catholic Athletic Conference champion. On paper, St. John's is one of the most talented teams in the country, but it took all season before the Cadets put it all together for a WCAC title run. Twelve players have committed to college programs, led by Maryland-bound Shannon Collins and Maisie McCune and Yale commit Ally Grossman. In the final, Collins' corner kick found the net in a 1-0 victory over Bishop Ireton. |
| 16 (16) | Bishop Ireton Alexandria, VA | 12-3-1 | Season complete. Washington Catholic Athletic Conference runner-up. Bishop Ireton pinned a 2-0 defeat on Good Counsel in the WCAC semifinals, avenging a regular-season defeat to the Falcons. Ireton then lost 1-0 to St. John's (D.C.) in the title match. |
| 17 (17) | Good Counsel Olney, MD | 19-1 | Season complete. Washington Catholic Athletic Conference semifinalist. Good Counsel's perfect season and its stay at No. 1 ended with a 2-0 upset loss to Bishop Ireton (Alexandria, Va.) in the WCAC semifinals. Good Counsel played without its star player and leading scorer Midge Purce, who had received a red card in the team's previous match. The Falcons were undefeated in Maryland, which included a 2-1 victory over McDonogh. |
| 18 (18) | McDonogh School Owings Mills, MD | 16-3 | Season complete. Independent Athletic Association of Maryland (IAAM) A champ. Anna Bialczak and Taylor Cummings each scored to carry McDonogh to a 2-0 victory over Archbishop Spalding in the state final. McDonogh's lineup featured senior midfielder Ashley Spivey, a Maryland recruit and Youth National Team player, and senior keeper Morgan Ruhl, who has committed to LSU. McDonogh plays a demanding non-league schedule, which included one-goal losses this year to Strongsville (Strongsville, Ohio) and Good Counsel and a victory over New Jersey power Lenape (Medford, N.J.). |
| 19 (19) | Lenape Medford, NJ | 24-2-1 | Season complete. New Jersey Group 4 state champion. Lenape continued its amazing dominance of Group 4 soccer, winning its fifth straight state title. Katie Rigby and Courtney Kovac scored goals to lift Lenape past Ridge 2-0 in the state final. Rigby, a Utah commit, led the team with 23 goals. Tori Prager and Emmy Duffey each added 10 goals. Lenape went 23-1-1 in New Jersey, where it avenged its only loss. The team suffered a setback to McDonogh (Owings Mills, Md.) at the McDonogh Invitational in September. |
| 20 (20) | Mars Area Mars, PA | 25-0-1 | Season complete. Pennsylvania Class AA state champion. For the second straight year, a Class AA school finishes as the top-ranked team in Pennsylvania. Mars, which led the nation in scoring by rolling up 193 goals while allowing only eight, stunned previously undefeated Villa Joseph Marie 1-0 in the state final on an own goal. |
| 21 (21) | Auburn Auburn, MA | 22-0-1 | Season complete. Massachusetts Division 2 state champion. Alysha Brunelle converted a crossing pass from Jenna Scanlon midway through the second half to lift Auburn to a 1-0 victory over Canton in the state final. Auburn was making its second straight state final appearance. |
| 22 (22) | Montgomery Skillman, NJ | 18-2-2 | Season complete. New Jersey Group 4 state semifinalist. Montgomery lost to Lenape 2-0 in the state semifinals, just three days after defeating Pingry School for the county title. Montgomery, an underclass-dominated team, split its matches with Pingry this season. Sophomore Colby Ciarrocca led the team with 19 goals and 12 assists. Junior Catrina Atanda, who has committed to Northwestern, added 14 goals and nine assists. Sophomore Jessica Goldman scored 11 goals and 10 assists. |
| 23 (23) | Pingry School Martinsville, NJ | 21-1-1 | Season complete. New Jersey Non-Public A state champion. Corey Delaney scored the deciding goal as Pingry rallied from a 1-0 deficit for a 2-1 victory over Red Bank Catholic in the state final. The victory marked Pingry's first state title since 2006 and the fifth for the program. Pingry's win was the perfect send-off gift for a trio of talented seniors who led the team in scoring: Shayna Blackwood (Northeastern commit), Emily Damstrom (Villanova) and Delaney (Dartmouth). Damstrom scored 22 goals, Delaney had 19 and Blackwood added 11. |
| 24 (24) | Peters Township McMurray, PA | 20-3-1 | Season complete. Pennsylvania Class AAA state champion. Peters Township completed a Pittsburgh sweep of the two large-school classifications with a 1-0 victory over Pennridge on a goal by Veronica Latsko. Peters Township's win marks the first time a District 7 (Pittsburgh area) program has ever won back-to-back large-school state titles. After the match, Latsko caught a flight to Florida to join the US Youth Soccer Region I team at the ODP Thanksgiving Interregional event. |
| 25 (37) | Glastonbury Glastonbury, CT | 17-0-2 | Season complete. Connecticut Class LL state champion. Liza Otto and Kristen Dragotta scored goals as Glastonbury built a 2-0 lead en route to a 2-1 state final win over Trumbull. Senior team captain McKenzie Hollenbaugh has committed to Boston University. Glastonbury has had a four-year run of 67-3-4 with four straight conference titles and a pair of state final appearances. |
| 26 (25) | Pennridge Perkasie, PA | 24-2 | |
| 27 (26) | Villa Joseph Marie Holland, PA | 23-1 | |
| 28 (27) | Pennington School Pennington, NJ | 15-1-2 | |
| 29 (28) | Freehold Township Freehold, NJ | 14-2-3 | |
| 30 (29) | Saint Anthony's South Huntington, NY | 16-1-4 | |
| 31 (30) | Farragut Knoxville, TN | 23-1-2 | |
| 32 (31) | Red Bank Catholic Red Bank, NJ | 17-2-2 | |
| 33 (32) | Christian Academy Of Knoxville Knoxville, TN | 24-1-1 | |
| 34 (33) | Viewmont Bountiful, UT | 18-2 | |
| 35 (34) | Houston Germantown, TN | 18-2-3 | |
| 36 (35) | Jackson Massillon, OH | 14-1-5 | |
| 37 (36) | Centerville Centerville, OH | 13-2-2 | |
| 38 (38) | Gen. D. MacArthur Levittown, NY | 18-2 | |
| 39 (39) | Brecksville-Broadview Hts. Broadview Heights, OH | 13-2-2 | |
| 40 (40) | Northwest Catholic West Hartford, CT | 19-0-1 | |
| 41 (41) | Wayzata Plymouth, MN | 18-2-2 | |
| 42 (42) | Lakeville North Lakeville, MN | 18-1-2 | |
| 43 (43) | Canton Canton, MA | 18-2-2 | |
| 44 (44) | Sunset Portland, OR | 14-3-2 | |
| 45 (45) | Noblesville Noblesville, IN | 12-2-4 | |
| 46 (46) | Milford Milford, OH | 17-3-1 | |
| 47 (47) | Beavercreek Beavercreek, OH | 17-2-1 | |
| 48 (48) | South Tahoe South Lake Tahoe, CA | 21-1 | |
| 49 (49) | Upper Saint Clair Upper St. Clair, PA | 20-3-1 | |
| 50 (50) | Strath Haven Wallingford, PA | 17-4 | |