Steve Millar’s high school boys soccer rankings and player of the week for the Daily Southtown

St. Laurence takes over the top spot by beating De La Salle, while Providence enters rankings.

Top 10

With records through Tuesday and previous rankings in parentheses.

1. St. Laurence 14-2-4 (3)

Pauly Rzadkosz delivers clutch penalty kick as Vikings stun De La Salle 2-1.

2. De La Salle 16-3 (1)

Alex Panduro and Meteors can clinch Catholic League Blue title with win or tie against Marmion.

3. Lockport 11-2-2 (2)

Jacob Hareza scores twice as the Porters roll to a 7-0 win over Lincoln-Way East.

4. Stagg 13-2-2 (4)

Jacob Skupien and Chargers receive the top seed in the Class 3A Joliet West Sectional.

5. Lincoln-Way Central 13-3 (5)

Aidan Byrne delivers a hat trick to lead the Knights to a 5-0 win over Bradley-Bourbonnais.

6. Reavis 10-5-2 (9)

Galileo Figueroa leads the Rams to their third straight South Suburban Red championship.

7. Lemont 12-4-1 (10)

Senior goalkeeper Adrian Lisowski lifts Lemont to top seed in Class 2A Hinsdale South Sectional.

8. Mount Carmel 7-6-4 (6)

Senior defender Anthony Aguilar gets Caravan fifth seed in Class 3A Hinsdale Central Sectional.

9. Lincoln-Way East 9-9 (7)

Junior goalkeeper Owen Schultz comes up big in a shootout as Griffins edge Andrew 3-2.

10. Providence 10-5-3 (NR)

Jovanny Gonzalez has 16 goals and 11 assists as the Celtics continue to stack up wins.

Player of the Week

Senior forward Wences Baumgartner scores two goals in Beecher’s 4-0 win over Grant Park to break the Illinois High School Association record for career goals. He now has 178, topping the previous mark of 177 set by Crete-Monee’s Carlos Posada from 2007 to 2011.

Originally Published: October 8, 2025 at 10:37 AM CDT