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2010 Season Has Started

2010-09-02T23:03:00.003-05:00

2010 season has started and plenty of good teams to watch. So far from what I see, I like Minneapolis Southwest. I'm going to try to see as many teams as I can and give some sort of assessment and prediction where they will be. Best of luck for all HS teams.

Last 10 years State AA Champions

2009-10-25T16:29:00.001-05:00

Last 10 years State AA Champions

1999 - Edina (Classic Lake)
2000 - Edina (Classic Lake)
2001 - Edina (Classic Lake)
2002 - Eden Prarie (Lake)
2003 - Armstrong (Classic Lake)
2004 - Jefferson (Lake)
2005 - Wayzata (Classic Lake)
2006 - Apple Valley (Lake)
2007 - Anoka (Northwest Suburban)
2008 - Osseo (Northwest Suburban)

Classic Lake - 5 Champions
Lake - 3 Champions
Northwest Suburban - 2 Champions

So Classic Lake produced the most Champions past 10 years.

Class AA - State Tournament Bracket

2009-10-25T13:58:00.002-05:00

Class AA - State Tournament Bracket

Thursday 10/29 - Hopkins HS
#4 Elk River vs. Northfield - 5:30 PM
#1 Apple Valley vs. Blaine - 7:30 PM <--- MUST SEE

Friday 10/30 - Park Cottage Grove
#3 Jefferson vs. Wayzata - 5:30 PM
#2 Woodbury vs. Champlin Park - 7:30 PM <--- MUST SEE

Like I've pointed out earlier what the top four seeded teams fear the most is to meet either Champlin Park or Blaine. Luck of the draw got #1 AV meeting Blaine and #2 to play Champlin Park. It couldn't be any better challenges for the top two teams.

#3 Jefferson shouldn't have any problems with Wayzata and it's the same for #4 Elk River when they play Northfield. I would say Wayzata and Northfield are the weakest of the bunch. It would be a gigantic upset if they go through next round.

Predictions
Apple Valley 3-1 Blaine
Champlin Park 2-1 Woodbury

Sure Things
Jefferson
Elk River

What do top 4 teams fear the most?

2009-10-24T11:15:00.000-05:00

Class AA State - Bottom 4 Teams Ranking
1. Champlin Park
2. Blaine
3. Northfield
4. Wayzata

What do top 4 teams fear the most?
This is based on the playing style, coaching, and players peformance.

Champlin Park.
The Rebels playing flat-four defense which could net many offsides.
The make the field smaller and playing more physical.
Watch more speedy flanks and midfielders.
Professional coach.
BTW, EP needs Gavin to bring them to State.

Blaine.
The Bengals has strong defense and stymie midfield.
The attacking game plan is well organized.

Conference Representatives

2009-10-24T10:55:00.002-05:00

Class AA Section Champions
Section 1AA - Northfield - #1 Missota Conference
Section 2AA - Bloomington Jefferson - #7 Lake Conference
Section 3AA - Apple Valley - #1 Lake Conference
Section 4AA - Woodbury - #1 Suburban East Conference
Section 5AA - Champlin Park - #6 Northwest Suburban Conference
Section 6AA - Wayzata - #3 Classic Lake Conference
Section 7AA - Blaine - #5 Northwest Suburban Conference
Section 8AA - Elk River - #3 Northwest Suburban Conference

Conference Representatives
Northwest Suburban - 3 teams (Elk River, Champlin Park, Blaine)
Lake - 2 teams (Apple Valley, Jefferson)
Classic Lake - 1 team (Wayzata)
Suburban East - 1 team (Woodbury)
Missota - 1 team (Northfield)

Toughest Conference
Northwest Suburban Conference

State Seeding Prediction
1. Apple Valley
2. Woodbury
3. Elk River
4. Jefferson

AA Section Finals Update II

2009-10-24T10:29:00.003-05:00

AA Section Finals Update

Section 5AA Final - Champlin Park 5-2 Maple Grove
Section 6AA Final - Wayzata 2-1 Armstrong
Section 8AA Final - Elk River 1-0 Moorhead

The Falcons couldn't muster another beating on the Trojans heh?
Anyone went to this game? What happened?

AA Section Finals Update

2009-10-22T21:59:00.002-05:00

AA Section Finals Update

Section 1AA Final - Lakeville North 1-2 Northfield
Section 2AA Final - Eden Prairie 0-2 Jefferson
Section 3AA Final - Apple Valley 4-0 Eagan
Section 4AA Final - Woodbury 1-0 OT White Bear Lake
Section 7AA Final - Blaine 1-0 Duluth East

Apple Valley 4-0 Eagan

2009-10-22T21:06:00.001-05:00

I have two strong points that broke Eagan's game:

On defense: I guess Eagan didn't take my advice to play more physical to break up the flow. Eagan should double or even triple the fouls than what they have tonight.

On attacking: Eagan midfield forced the ball up too fast and given up possession too soon. They kept jamming the ball up front w/o much support from midfield. AV just booted right back to them.

I have two strong points why AV finally broke away:

On attacking: AV kept composure at midfield and dominate there to setup the plays with forwards. Basically the attacks are composed with midfielders and forwards which is very good for HS level.

On defense: AV is strong in the air and one-on-one. Many unnecessary booting but I guess they want the ball up front sooner. This could hurt them with good possession team.

Overall the possession is 65%-35% AV with plenty of scoring chances and good finishing. AV won it fair and square.

The only way to beat AV is in spot kicks.

Comparing AV this year vs last year, this year is much better at possession and more patient with the ball.

Class AA Coaches Poll - Update 10/21

2009-10-21T17:08:00.002-05:00

Class AA Coaches Poll - Update 10/21
1. Apple Valley
2. Woodbury
3. Anoka (OUT)
4. Eagan
5. Minneapolis Southwest (OUT)
6. White Bear Lake
7. Eden Prairie
8. Elk River
9. Edina (OUT)
10. Bloomington Jefferson

Section Finals with Ranked Teams
2AA. #7 Eden Prairie vs #10 Bloomington Jefferson
3AA. #1 Apple Valley vs #4 Eagan
4AA. #2 Woodbury vs #6 White Bear Lake
8AA. #8 Elk River vs Moorhead

AA Section Final Games

2009-10-21T10:48:00.001-05:00

AA Section Final Games

Section 1AA Final - Thursday 10/22/2009 5 PM at Lakeville North HS
Lakeville North vs. Northfield
The Panthers should not have problems with the Raiders.
I have Panthers 3-1 Raiders.

Section 2AA Final - Thursday 10/22/2009 7 PM at Eden Prairie HS
Eden Prairie vs. Jefferson
Like I said before. I would take Eagles but coaching is big setback.
I have Jaguars 2-1 Eagles.

Section 3AA Final - Thursday 10/22/2009 5 PM at Farmington HS
Apple Valley vs. Eagan
I would love to see this as the final game for State Tournament.
The Eagles are still the most favorite to win it all.
I have Eagles 3-1 Wildcats.

Section 4AA Final - Thursday 10/22/2009 5 PM at Woodbury HS
Woodbury vs. White Bear Lake
Well the Bears beat me last game so I will go with them this game.
I have Raiders 2-1 Royals.

Section 5AA Final - Friday 10/23/2009 7 PM at Champlin Park HS
Champlin Park vs. Maple Grove
Can the Rebels woulda-coulda-shoulda team finally break the jinx?
The Cinderella Crimson team knows how to play in Section.
I have Rebels 2-1 Crimson.

Section 6AA Final - Friday 10/23/2009 7:30 PM at Armstrong
Armstrong vs. Wayzata
The Falcons had no problems beating up Trojans twice before.
So this time will be no different.
I have Falcons 3-0 Trojans.

Section 7AA Final - Thursday 10/22/2009 7 PM at Blaine
Blaine vs. Duluth East
The last time they met, it was a tie 1-1.
The Bengals should pull put as victors from this game.
I have Bengals 2-1 Greyhounds.

Section 8AA Final - Friday 10/23/2009 5:30 PM at SCSU
Elk River vs. Moorhead
The Elks should win this game easily.
I have Elks 3-0 Spuds.

Games to Watch - Tuesday 10/20

2009-10-20T11:03:00.003-05:00

XMan Games to Watch - Tuesday 10/20

Bloomington Jefferson vs. Edina - 7:00 PM at Edina
The Hornets will have their hands full tonight.
I don't think they can contain the Jaguars attacks.
I have Jaguars 3-0 Hornets.

Sure Games (should not be any surprises here)
Lakeville North over Rochester Mayo
Lakeville South over Northfield
Eden Prairie over Prior Lake
Elk River over St. Cloud Tech
Fergus Falls over Moorhead

Update on Monday 10/19 Games

2009-10-20T10:55:00.003-05:00

XMan Update on Monday 10/19 Games
2-out-of-5 is horrible!

Right
Armstrong 4-0 South
Eagan 3-2 OT Park Cottage Grove

Wrong
Champlin Park 2-0 Centennial
Maple Grove 2-1 OT/SO Osseo
White Bear Lake 1-0 Stillwater

I believe coaching has a lot to do with these upsets.

Games to Watch - Monday 10/19

2009-10-19T08:54:00.000-05:00

XMan Games to Watch - Monday 10/19

Minneapolis South vs. Robbinsdale Armstrong - 7PM at Armstrong
The last time they met, the Tigers came out ahead 1-0.
The Falcons have many good players and will they show up to play tonight.
This will be a good game to watch with all the chips on the table this time.
I have Falcons 3-1 Tigers.

Centennial vs. Champlin Park - 7PM at Centennial
The last time they met, the Cougars came out ahead 1-0.
Both have speedy attackers. The Cougars defense is more solid.
I have Cougars 2-1 Rebels.

Maple Grove vs. Osseo - 7PM at Osseo
The last time they met, the Crimson took the game 1-0.
Was it a fluke or the Crimson know how to win in Section.
I have Orioles 3-0 Crimson.

Stillwater Area vs. White Bear Lake - 5M at White Bear Lake
It was a tie when they met last. Both have strong defense.
This probably will come down to spot kicks.
I have Stillwater 2-1 Bears.

Eagan vs. Park of Cottage Grove 7PM at Eagan
The Wildcats have a strong record in tough Lake conference.
Finishing 2nd behind the almighty Apple Valley.
The Wolfpack will have their hands full tonight.
I have Wildcats 3-0 Wolfpack.

Anoka 1-2 Duluth East

2009-10-19T08:03:00.003-05:00

That's a big shocker for me. Anoka has been doing well and especially at defense department. Two goals are the max they've given in a game this year versus scoring 6:1 ratio (48 for and 8 against). Champion of the tough NWS conference with record of 8-0-1.

I don't want to take credits away from Duluth East, they've done a great job in stopping the Tornadoes attacking and blasted in two goals for the win is a great accomplishment. Congrats.

BTW, I wasn't at this game. What happened?

AA Section Winners Prediction - 10/13

2009-10-13T11:40:00.000-05:00

XMan AA Section Winners Prediction - 10/13

Section 1AA - Lakeville North
Section 2AA - Jefferson
I would have picked EP but it's the coach that I have a huge question.
Section 3AA - Apple Valley
Section 4AA - Woodbury
Section 5AA - Centennial
Section 6AA - Armstrong
Section 7AA - Anoka
Section 8AA - Elk River

XMan Games to Watch - Saturday 10/10

2009-10-09T15:21:00.000-05:00

XMan Games to Watch - Saturday 10/10

** MUST WATCH **
Minneapolis South vs. Robbinsdale Armstrong - 3:00 PM at Robbinsdale Armstrong
This should tell how better Armstrong comparing to Minneapolis Southwest.
The Falcons need to make a strong case for #1 in Section 6AA.
They better trounce the Tigers more than 3 goals.
I have Falcons 4-0 Tigers.

White Bear Lake vs. Stillwater Area - 5:00 PM at Stillwater Area
The Bears need to win this game to secure #2 in Section 4AA.
I have Bears 2-1 Stillwater.

Elk River vs. Eden Prairie - 10:00 AM at Eden Prairie
These two could possibily meet in State Tournament (if they can win their sections).
I have Elks 3-2 Eagles.

Conference Champs Update 10/9

2009-10-09T09:02:00.004-05:00

Conference Champs Update 10/9

Classic Lake - Armstrong.
Lake Conference - Apple Valley.
Minneapolis City - Minneapolis Southwest.
North Suburban - Totino-Grace.
Northwest Suburban - Anoka. ** Update **
St. Paul City - St. Paul Como Park and/or St. Paul Central.
Suburban East - Woodbury. ** Update **

XMan Games to Watch - Thursday 10/8

2009-10-08T10:03:00.000-05:00

XMan Games to Watch - Thursday 10/8

Conference Champs Update
Classic Lake - Armstrong.
Lake Conference - Apple Valley.
Minneapolis City - Minneapolis Southwest.
North Suburban - Totino-Grace.
Northwest Suburban - Anoka and/or Centennial.
St. Paul City - St. Paul Como Park and/or St. Paul Central.
Suburban East - Woodbury, White Bear Lake, and Stillwater are still in the hunt.

Anoka vs. Elk River - 7:00 PM at Elk River
The Tornadoes are close in winning conference if they can beat the Elks.
With the loss to Osseo last game, the Elks are out of running for 1st-place.
These two teams could possibly meet in the State Tournament (if they can win their respoective sections).
I have Tornadoes 3-2 Elks.

Centennial vs. Champlin Park - 5:00 PM at Champlin Park
The Cougars are in position to their conference if they can beat the Rebels and hope Anoka to lose.
The Rebels are very disappointing lately.
I have Cougars 3-1 Rebels.

Minnetonka vs. Edina - 7:00 PM at Edina
They're battling for 2nd-place in Classic Lake conference.
I have Hornets 2-1 Skippers.

Eden Prairie vs. Lakeville North - 6:00 PM at Lakeville
The Eagles are coming on strong lately and probably due to easier schedule.
I have Eagles 2-1 Panthers.

XMan Games to Watch - Tuesday 10/6

2009-10-05T11:42:00.002-05:00

XMan Games to Watch - Tuesday 10/6
Plenty of good games on Tuesday as the season nearing close.
We have tight races in these conferences:
Northwest Suburban - Anoka, Centennial, Elk River
Classic Lake - Armstrong, Edina.
Suburban East - Mounds View, White Bear Lake, Stillwater, Park of Cottage Grove.

* MUST WATCH GAME *
Apple Valley vs. Bloomington Jefferson - 7:00 PM at Bloomington
There shouldn't be any questions who's better team but will they show up and play like one.
If they do then game should be over at half-time. Otherwise watch for an upset in OT.
I have Eagles 3-0 Jaguars.

Lakeville North vs. Lakeville South - 7:00 PM at Lakeville
There's always a battle between these two.
I have Panthers 2-1 Cougars.

Blaine vs. Centennial - 5:00 PM at Centennial High School
Can Bengals get back on winning track after losing to Osseo and Anoka.
Can Centennial come back after uncharistic lost to Spring Lake Park.
Centennial is in a tight race for #1 with Anoka and Elk River.
I have Cougars 2-1 Bengals.

Champlin Park vs. Anoka - 5:00 PM at Anoka
The Tornadoes is in good position to win the NWSC conference.
The Rebels have been disappointing lately.
I have Tornadoes 4-0 Rebels.

Elk River vs. Osseo - 5:00 PM at Osseo, MN
The Elks are in tight race with Anoka and Centennial.
Can they pull a fast one over Orioles to have a showdown with Anoka.
I have Elks 3-1 Orioles.

Robbinsdale Armstrong vs. Minnetonka - 5:00 PM at Robbinsdale Armstrong
Can the Falcons be the Champs of the outgoing Classic Lake conference?
I don't think the Skippers can stop the train.
I have Falcons 2-0 Skippers.

Edina vs. Wayzata - 7:00 PM at Edina
Don't count the Hornets out just yet. They're hoping for the Falcons to lose or tie.
I have Hornets 3-1 Trojans.

Mounds View vs. Woodbury - 5:00 PM at Woodbury
The Royals can win the Suburban East conference if they beat the Mustangs.
I have Royals 3-0 Mustangs.

Roseville vs. Stillwater Area - 7:00 PM at Stillwater
They're fighting for #2 spot in Suburban East conference.
I have Raiders 2-1 Ponies.

Park of Cottage Grove vs. White Bear Lake - 5:00 PM at White Bear Lake
They're fighting for #2 spot in Suburban East conference.
I have Wolfpack 2-1 Bears.

Games to Watch - Saturdday 10/3

2009-10-02T08:44:00.003-05:00

XMan Games to Watch - Saturdday 10/3

Elk River vs. Park of Cottage Grove - 7:00 PM at Park of Cottage Grove
The Elks are looking stronger than I had thought earlier.
They will be in Top 10 by next week.
I have Elks 3-1 Wolfpack.

Osseo vs. Robbinsdale Armstrong - 1:00 PM at Robbinsdale
The Orioles and Falcons are making a strong run lately.
This should be a fun game to watch.
BTW, Armstrong will join Northwest Suburban Conference next year.
There will be no more Classic Lake Conference.
I have Orioles 2-2 Falcons.

Totino-Grace vs. Woodbury - 1:00 PM at Woodbury
We have #2 Class AA vs #1 Class A.
I have Royals 3-1 Eagles

Games to Watch - Thursday 10/1

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XMan Games to Watch - Thursday 10/1

Anoka vs. Blaine - 7:00 PM at Blaine High School
Tornadoes have a little more speed but Bengals have tough defense.
Can the Bengals pull an upset over the Tornadoes?
I have Tornadoes 2-1 Bengals.

Osseo vs. Champlin Park - 7:00 PM at Champlin
It's always a good battle either in conference or section.
I have Orioles 2-1 Rebels.

Eagan vs. Lakeville North - 6:00 PM at Lakeville
A fierce battle for #2 spot in Lake conference.
It will be a very evenly matched game.
I have Wildcats 3-2 Panthers.

Eden Prairie vs. Lakeville South - 5:00 PM at Lakeville
The Eagles are fighting for #2 spot as well. Got to keep up with Eagan.
I have Eagles 3-1 Courgars.

Games to Watch - Tuesday 9/29

2009-09-28T09:58:00.001-05:00

XMan Games to Watch - Tuesday 9/29

Champlin Park vs. Elk River - 5:00 PM at Elk River, MN
The Elks are very interesting this season.
This should be one good game to watch.
I have Elks 3-2 Rebels.

Blaine vs. Osseo - 7:00 PM at Osseo
The Bengals are doing well so far.
It should be very even game.
I have Bengals 1-1 Orioles.

St. Cloud Tech vs. St. Cloud Apollo - 5:00 PM at St. Cloud Apollo
Always a battle between these two
I have Eagles 2-1 Tigers.

Minnetonka vs. Wayzata - 5:00 PM at Wayzata, MN
There's another rivaly. Skippers better prove me right.
I have Skippers 3-1 Trojans.

Woodbury vs. White Bear Lake - 5:00 PM at White Bear Lake
The Bears have a good chance in putting The Royals in their place.
Two hard stinking defenses so low scoring I imagine.
I have Bears 1-0 Royals.

Games to Watch - Saturday 9/26

2009-09-24T09:00:00.001-05:00

XMan Games to Watch - Saturday 9/26

Eagan vs. Apple Valley - 1:00 PM at Johnny Cake Ridge Soccer Complex
The Eagles will probably pluck the eyes out of these Wildcats.
I don't think the Eagles will lose a single game this year.
I have Eagles 3-1 Wildcats.

Minneapolis South vs. Minneapolis Southwest - 4:30 PM at Minneapolis Southwest
Always a battle between these two. Can the Tigers get one back like last year.
I have Lakers 3-1 Tigers.

St. Louis Park vs. Osseo - 1:00 PM at Osseo
One more for the good old time. Hard to tell which Orioles will win but one will.
I have Orioles 1-0 Orioles.

Coon Rapids vs. Park of Cottage Grove - 5:00 PM at Park of Cottage Grove
The Wolfpack could be mentioned in Top 10 if they can dethrown the Cardinals.

Games to Watch - Thursday 9/24

2009-09-23T11:49:00.001-05:00

XMan Games to Watch - Thursday 9/24

Centennial vs. Coon Rapids - 7:00 PM at Coon Rapids, MN
The Courgars better prove me right that they should be #1 in NWSC.
The Cardinals will be a tough bird to kill but they'll do it.
I have Courgars 3-1 Cardinals.

Now we're getting into the Lake Conference aka Black'n Blue Zone.
Finally, Thursday features good matches and plenty of fireworks.

Bloomington Jefferson vs. Eastview - 7:00 PM at Apple Valley, MN
The Jaguars to prove they should be in Top 10 which I don't agree.
The Lighting are party-crashers. They already crashed on Eagan Wildcats.
I have Jaguars 2-1 Lighting.

Apple Valley vs. Lakeville North - 8:00 PM at Lakeville North High School
The Eagle will be too much for the Panthers.
I have Eagles 4-0 Panthers.

Eagan vs. Lakeville South - 7:00 PM at Lakeville, MN
The Wildcats should be able to get their game on track.
I have Wildcats 3-1 Courgars.

Mankato West vs. Rochester Century - 7:00 PM at Rochester, MN
The Panthers should have no problems with the Scarlets.
I have Panthers 3-1 Scarlets.

Woodbury vs Mpls SW

2009-09-21T22:10:00.001-05:00

I've missed this good game between Woodbury and Mpls SW. However I don't agree with Mpls SW high ranking in Top 10.

Mpls SW schedule is limited with non-conf games and beating up on too many easy teams in their conference.

I don't see tougher competition in Suburban East and Mpls City than Lake and NW Suburban conferences. Their Top 10 ranking is too high IMO.

From history, Mplw SW do very well in their conf year-in and year-out and falls apart in section. You can say the same thing for Woodbury.

Final Score
Woodbury 1, Minneapolis Southwest 0

Games to Watch - Tuesday 9/22

2009-09-21T08:31:00.001-05:00

XMan Games to Watch - Tuesday 9/22

Coon Rapids vs. Anoka - 5:00 PM at Anoka
Always a battle in conference and section between these two.
I have Tornadoes 2-1 Cardinals.

Lakeville North vs. Bloomington Jefferson - 5:00 PM at Bloomington Jefferson
The Panthers let their guard down and lost to Rochester Century over the weekend.
It's probably another even game for the Jaguars. I have Panthers 1-1 Jaguars.

Edina vs. Minnetonka 5:00 PM at Minnetonka
Whoever wins this game will win take the conference title.
I have Edina 2-1 Skippers.

NW Suburban Conference Prediction - Top 4

2009-09-16T10:04:00.002-05:00

NW Suburban Conference Prediction - Top 4

This conference is one tough one to predict.
The top 5 are the most even teams.
They can out do each others on a given day.

Centennial
Quick and fast attacking with strong defense.
There hasn't been much from this school for years but this could be their year.
Sept 17 game against Anoka should paint a better picture.

Anoka
Good feeder system from strong traveling Premier and Classic I teams.
Strong defense but lacks attacking punches.
Sept 17 game against Centennial should paint a better picture.

Champlin Park
Coulda and Shoulda team last few years but lacking cohesion.
Maybe some key players head are bigger than they are.

Coon Rapids and/or Osseo
Good success last year for these two teams.
They're trying to find some firm footing here.
I will say at least they're better than Maple Grove, Park Center, and Andover.

Lake Conference Prediction - Top 4

2009-09-16T09:39:00.002-05:00

Lake Conference Prediction - Top 4

Apple Valley
This team has to be the most favorite to take the conference, section, and state titles this year.
Also David Rosenthal is looking strong to take Mr. Soccer title.
So this team could repeat what Osseo did last year with State Championship and Mr. Soccer.

Eagan
A well balanced team from defending to attacking.
Wildcats could give AV Eagles a run for their money.
Sept 26th game against AV should tell the story.

Eden Prairie
Strong defense and bulldog attacking style.
Looking strong to take #2 spot from Eagan.

Lakeville North
Playing good soccer possession game.

Games to Watch - Thursday 9/17

2009-09-16T08:34:00.003-05:00

XMan Games to Watch - Thursday 9/17

MUST SEE GAME
Anoka vs. Centennial - 5:00 PM at Centennial
Two undefeated teams in NWSC and it's going to be one heck of a battle.
I have a convincely 4-2 win for Courgars over Tornadoes.
Courgars could be the darkhorse of NWSC. They're flying under the radar.

Osseo vs. Coon Rapids - 5:00 PM at Coon Rapids
Contestants of "What just happened to us?".
Both haven't won a game in their own conference.
I see it's an even game.

Bloomington Jefferson vs. Eden Prairie - 7:00 PM at Eden Prairie
Tough defense vs so-so-to-overrated team.
I have Eagles 3-0 Jaguars.

Apple Valley vs. Lakeville South - 7:00 PM at Lakeville South High School
It took AV in OT to grab a win from Eastview. AV is showing some fatigue.
I see Eagles 2-1 Cougars.

Games to Watch - Tuesday 9/15

2009-09-14T07:41:00.001-05:00

XMan Games to Watch - Tuesday 9/15

#3 Eden Prairie vs. #9 Eagan - 5:00 PM at Eagan
Tough defense vs strong attackers.

Games to Watch - Monday 9/14

2009-09-13T08:17:00.002-05:00

XMan Games to Watch - Monday 9/14

Coon Rapids vs. Elk River - 5:00 PM at Elk River
CR won the Challenge Cup. They're looking to extend the winning streak.

Centennial vs. Osseo - 7:00 PM at Osseo
Cougars surprised victory last week over ER.
Orioles looking to get back on winning track.

Games to Watch - Saturday 9/12

2009-09-11T14:12:00.000-05:00

XMan Games to Watch - Saturday 9/12

Eden Prairie vs. Totino-Grace - 1:30 PM at Totino-Grace
Strong defense vs explosive offense

Minneapolis Southwest vs. Minneapolis South - 2:30 PM at Minneapolis
SouthAlways a tough battle for Minneapolis title.

Games to watch - Thursday 9/10

2009-09-07T09:06:00.004-05:00

XMan Games to watch - Thursday 9/10

Osseo vs. Anoka - 7:00 PM at Anoka
Orioles 2-1 Tornadoes

Bloomington Jefferson vs. Eagan - 7:00 PM at Eagan
Jaguars 2-1 Wildcats

Wayzata vs. Minnetonka - 7:00 PM at Minnetonka
Skippers 3-1 Trojans

Hopkins vs. Robbinsdale Armstrong - 5:00 PM at Armstrong
Royals 2-0 Falcons

Games to Watch - Tuesday 9/8

2009-09-06T08:09:00.002-05:00

XMan Games to Watch - Tuesday 9/8

Eden Prairie vs. Apple Valley - 5:00 PM at Johnny Cake Ridge Soccer Compl
This should be boot balls galore game. Counter-attacks after counter-attacks.
I'll give to the best bootballers.
EP Eagles 2-1 AV Eagles.

Elk River vs. Blaine - 7:00 PM at Blaine
Elks should have some sort of decent midfield game against the Bengals.
Elks 3-1 Bengals.

Hopkins vs. Edina - 5:00 PM at Hopkins
Royals could be the darkhorse this year.
Hornets will have to fight hard and I mean physical.
Royals 2-1 Hornets.

Robbinsdale Armstrong vs. Wayzata - 7:00 PM at Wayzata, MN
Trojans are overrated in the poll.
They both don't have the firepowers to dominate.
Falcons 1-1 Trojans.

2008 Class AA All-Tournament Team

2008-10-31T10:13:00.002-05:00

2008 Class AA All-Tournament Team
Congratulations to all these young men! You've done well in State Tournament and deservedly getting this award. Congrats!

Ahmad Bah - Osseo - Defender
Lucas Hoang - Osseo - Midfielder
George Kawalawu - Osseo - Midfielder
John Nuefville - Osseo - Defender
Lekpea Kordah - St. Louis Park - Attacker
Tony Lozancic - St. Louis Park - Attacker
Harry Ullmann - St. Louis Park - Goalkeeper
Alexander Ballard - Bloomington Jefferson - Goalkeeper
Chad Gilmer - Bloomington Jefferson - Defender
Joshua Sweeney - Bloomington Jefferson - Midfielder
Emanual Carr - Coon Rapids - Attacker
Lawrence Talery - Coon Rapids - Attacker
Bijan Jabari - Apple Valley - Defender
Nicholas Nugent - St. Cloud Tech - Midfielder
Derrick Roller - Lakeville North - Goalkeeper
Jack Treacy - Stillwater Area - Midfielder

AA State Championship - Final

2008-10-31T09:57:00.002-05:00

AA State Championship - Final
Osseo 4-1 St. Louis Park

I believe my game assessment was right on.

1. Technicals. Overall Osseo has an upperhand in skills in the middle and flanks.
Correct. Osseo three midfielders are extremely skilled and fast (except the right mid). They can take on 1-on-1 and win it most of the time. SLP has players with skills at midfield but speed was much slower.

2. Tacticals. They both play the same game plan by dominating the midfield and work into the box or shooting at the key. Whoever dominates the midfield will win the game. You'll have Hoang and Bah vs Lozancic and Johnson.
Correct. There's a big difference in how Osseo and SLP played the midfield and it's speed of game. Osseo plays through the midfield with speed and control while SLP is the same but much slower. Osseo attacks and penetrates quick and their midfielders get to attacking third very fast. They slow down there and work through the defensive zone. They take on 1-on-1 or use combination plays to get around defenders. Playing close to goal takes composure and skills. Defenders can't be too aggressive here or they'll pay the price with PK's. It doesn't matter how much possession time you have at midfield, it's how you use the possesion to create dangerous opportunities. This is where I feel many coaches have missed.

3. Physical. Size is about the same. Speed will be a big factor in favor of Osseo. Quickness favors Osseo. If Osseo can spring the attacks from midfield then SLP will be in trouble. Also Osseo plays bootball then they'll win the races.
Correct. In general Osseo is faster all around and in quickness as well. Osseo attackers play very close to last defender. This is where I believe Whitney Browne excels with his speed and goal scoring ability. One false move and it's a footrace.

4. Mental. Both are very determined. Osseo won't relax after scoring goals. They're scoring machine.
Correct. Osseo didn't even ease up after being up 2-1 3-1 4-1. What a scoring machine. SLP was able to keep up 3/4 of the game but got wore down at the end.

5. Defense. Even. Both can be erratic at times.
Correct. SLP first goal was due to miscommunication between GK and right defender and let attacker slipped through to pound in the header. Osseo goals came in SLP defense got confused in man-marking in the box.

6. Offense. Osseo is scoring machine. SLP has problem in scoring lately.
Correct. Let the score speaks for itself. SLP attackers didn't really pose much danger to Osseo defenders.

7. Coaching. Chato vs Hoang (assistant coach and not head coach Smith). Google them both and you'll see where they've been. Hoang has upperhand.
So so. I would say even now. Chato did his best but he could do so much with limited talent he has. Both teams have gone further than anyone had thought. Chato and Hoang have done a great job.

In general, I'm going with Osseo. They've been scoring 2-4 goals per game and coming back 1-goal down so you can't really suppress Osseo attacks. MG game proved that well when they put 10-man bunker defense when up by 1-0 and still got beat 2-1. Defense has to weather out the Osseo storms.
Correct. Once again, Osseo is a scoring machine. They don't know how to slow down. Most team would be in panic mode after got scored on in first 5-minutes. But they weren't even fazed. They came back and scored 4 unanswered goals. SLP couldn't pack the box 'cause they need to score hence more goals allowed.

St.Louis Park is not a scoring machine like Osseo. Their defense can be shaky under pressure. It showed in Apple Valley game. If Osseo get a jump in scoring then game is over. SLP must score first to stay in the game.
Correct. See previous points.

AA State Final - Prediction

2008-10-30T00:16:00.002-05:00

AA State Final - Prediction
Osseo 3-1 St. Louis Park

Here's my assessment on both teams:

1. Technicals. Overall Osseo has an upperhand in skills in the middle and flanks.

2. Tacticals. They both play the same game plan by dominating the midfield and work into the box or shooting at the key. Whoever dominates the midfield will win the game. You'll have Hoang and Bah vs Lozancic and Johnson.

3. Physical. Size is about the same. Speed will be a big factor in favor of Osseo. Quickness favors Osseo. If Osseo can spring the attacks from midfield then SLP will be in trouble. Also Osseo plays bootball then they'll win the races.

4. Mental. Both are very determined. Osseo won't relax after scoring goals. They're scoring machine.

5. Defense. Even. Both can be erratic at times.

6. Offense. Osseo is scoring machine. SLP has problem in scoring lately.

7. Coaching. Chato vs Hoang (assistant coach and not head coach Smith). Google them both and you'll see where they've been. Hoang has upperhand.

In general, I'm going with Osseo. They've been scoring 2-4 goals per game and coming back 1-goal down so you can't really suppress Osseo attacks. MG game proved that well when they put 10-man bunker defense when up by 1-0 and still got beat 2-1. Defense has to weather out the Osseo storms.

St.Louis Park is not a scoring machine like Osseo. Their defense can be shaky under pressure. It showed in Apple Valley game. If Osseo get a jump in scoring then game is over. SLP must score first to stay in the game.

AA State Semifinals - Final

2008-10-28T00:02:00.002-05:00

AA State Semifinals - Final
Osseo 4-1 Coon Rapids
Jefferson 1-1 St. Louis Park
St. Louis Park won in SO 3-2

AA State Semifinals - Prediction

2008-10-27T09:31:00.002-05:00

AA State Semifinals - Prediction
Osseo 3-1 Coon Rapids
Jefferson 2-0 St. Louis Park

AA State - Quarterfinals

2008-10-26T16:09:00.003-05:00

Osseo 3-1 Lakeville North
Coon Rapids 2-0 St. Cloud Tech
St. Louis Park 1-0 Apple Valley
Jefferson 1-0 Stillwater

St.Louis Park should get some respects now since they've beaten #1 seed Apple Valley.

AA State Seedings

2008-10-18T11:07:00.002-05:00

AA State seedings and games
1. Apple Valley vs St. Louis Park
2. Osseo vs Lakeville North
3. Coon Rapids vs St. Cloud Tech
4. Jefferson vs Stillwater

Interesting that St. Louis Park has got no respect from coaches and not get rated in top 4. I hope they prove them wrong by beating up Apple Valley.

Jefferson will have an easy game with pushover Stillwater.

Osseo will advance over Lakeville North.

Coon Rapids shouldn't have any problems with St. Cloud Tech.

XMan AA State Seedings

2008-10-16T21:54:00.006-05:00

XMan AA State Seedings
Top 4 seedings
1. Apple Valley
2. Osseo
3. Coon Rapids
4. St. Louis Park

Blind draw into top 4 seedings

Stillwater

Bloomington Jefferson

Lakeville North

St. Cloud Tech

A few thoughts

St. Louis Park surprises me in making out of Section of Death (6AA).

Jefferson owns EP or got lucky with shootout.

AA Section Champions

2008-10-15T03:17:00.003-05:00

1AA - Lakeville North (Lake)
2AA - Bloomington Jefferson (Lake)
3AA - Apple Valley (Lake)
4AA - Stillwater
5AA - Osseo (Northwest Suburban)
6AA - St. Louis Park (North Suburban)
7AA - Coon Rapids (Northwest Suburban)
8AA - Elk River or St. Cloud Tech (10/17)

Section final games to watch Tuesday 10/14 - Results

2008-10-15T03:05:00.003-05:00

Section final games to watch Tuesday 10/14 - Results
Class AA - Section 1 Boys Soccer
Rochester Century 0-2 Lakeville North

Class AA - Section 2 Boys Soccer
Bloomington Jefferson 3-2 (SO 5-4) Eden Prairie

Class AA - Section 3 Boys Soccer
Apple Valley 2-1 (SO 6-5) Eastview

Class AA - Section 4 Boys Soccer
Stillwater 1-0 Cretin-Derham Hall (Semifinal)
Woodbury vs Stillwatter (Thursday 10/16)

Class AA - Section 5 Boys Soccer
Osseo 2-1 Maple Grove

Class AA - Section 6 Boys Soccer
St Louis Park 3-1 Wayzata

Class AA - Section 7 Boys Soccer
Coon Rapids 5-1 Anoka

Section final games to watch Tuesday 10/14

2008-10-12T06:50:00.001-05:00

Section final games to watch Tuesday 10/14
Class AA - Section 1 Boys Soccer
Rochester Century vs Lakeville North

Class AA - Section 2 Boys Soccer
Bloomington Jefferson vs Eden Prairie

Class AA - Section 3 Boys Soccer
Apple Valley vs Eastview

Class AA - Section 4 Boys Soccer
Stillwater ???-??? Cretin-Derham Hall
Woodbury vs Stillwatter or Cretin-Derham Hall

Class AA - Section 5 Boys Soccer
Osseo vs Maple Grove

Class AA - Section 6 Boys Soccer
St Louis Park vs Wayzata

Class AA - Section 7 Boys Soccer
Coon Rapids vs Anoka

Section semifinal games to watch Saturday 10/11 - Results

2008-10-12T06:45:00.002-05:00

Section semifinal games to watch Saturday 10/11 - Results
Class AA - Section 1 Boys Soccer
Rochester Century 2-1 (SO) Rochester Mayo
Lakeville North 3-0 Owatonna

Class AA - Section 2 Boys Soccer
Bloomington Jefferson 1-0 Edina
Eden Prairie 2-1 (OT) Chaska

Class AA - Section 3 Boys Soccer
Apple Valley 2-1 (SO) Park of Cottage Grove
Eagan 3-4 (SO) Eastview

Class AA - Section 4 Boys Soccer
Stillwater ???-??? Cretin-Derham Hall
Saint Paul Central 0-1 Woodbury

Class AA - Section 5 Boys Soccer
Osseo 4-2 Park Center
Maple Grove 1-0 Champlin Park

Class AA - Section 6 Boys Soccer
Armstrong 0-2 Wayzata
St Louis Park 3-2 (OT) Minneapolis South

Class AA - Section 7 Boys Soccer
Coon Rapids 3-2 Blaine
Anoka 3-0 Andover

Section semifinal games to watch Saturday 10/11

2008-10-11T06:21:00.001-05:00

Section semifinal games to watch Saturday 10/11
Class AA - Section 1 Boys Soccer
Rochester Century vs. Rochester Mayo | 1:00 PM at Rochester Mayo
Lakeville North vs. Owatonna | 1:00 PM at Owatonna

Class AA - Section 2 Boys Soccer
Bloomington Jefferson vs. Edina | 12:00 PM at Bloomington Jefferson
Eden Prairie vs Chaska | 11:00 AM at Eden Prairie

Class AA - Section 3 Boys Soccer
Apple Valley vs. Park of Cottage Grove | 1:30 PM at Park of Cottage Grove
Eagan vs Eastview | 4:00 PM at Park of Cottage Grove

Class AA - Section 4 Boys Soccer
Stillwater vs Cretin-Derham Hall | 7:00 PM at Stillwater
Saint Paul Central vs Woodbury | 5:00 PM at Woodbury

Class AA - Section 5 Boys Soccer
Osseo vs Park Center | 1:00 PM at Osseo
Maple Grove vs Champlin Park | 1:00 PM at Champlin Park

Class AA - Section 6 Boys Soccer
Armstrong vs Wayzata | 1:00 PM at Armstrong
St Louis Park vs Minneapolis South | 1:00 PM at Minneapolis South

Class AA - Section 7 Boys Soccer
Coon Rapids vs Blaine | 3:00 PM at Coon Rapids
Anoka vs Andover | 3:00 PM at Anoka

Section 4AA Seedings

2008-10-08T14:25:00.001-05:00

Section 4AA seedings.
1. Stillwater
2. Woodbury
3. St. Paul Central
4. Tartan
5. Cretin-Derham Hall
6. White Bear Lake
7. Mpls North
9. Roseville

Prediction
QF: Stillwater vs Roseville --- Stillwater
QF: Tartan vs Cretin-Derham Hall - Cretin-Derham Hall

QF: Woodbury vs Mpls North --- Woodbury
QF: St. Paul Central vs White Bear Lake --- St. Paul Central

Final: Stillwater vs Woodbury --- Woodbury

Section 8AA Seedings

2008-10-08T12:39:00.001-05:00

Section 8AA seedings.
1. Elk River
2. St. Cloud Tech
3. Brainerd
4. St. Cloud Apollo
5. Moorhead
6. Fergus Falls
7. Alexandria
8. Bemidji

Prediction
QF: Elk River vs Bemidji --- Elk River
QF: St. Cloud Apollo vs Moorhead --- St. Cloud Apollo

QF: St. Cloud Tech vs Alexandria --- St. Cloud Tech
QF: Brainerd vs Fergus Falls --- Brainerd

Final: Elk River vs St. Cloud Tech --- Elk River

Section games to watch Tuesday 10/7 - Results

2008-10-07T23:43:00.004-05:00

Section games to watch Tuesday 10/7 - Results
Class AA - Section 2 Boys Soccer
Minnetonka 0-2 Edina
Chaska 2-0 Prior Lake

Class AA - Section 5 Boys Soccer
Centennial 1-2 Park Center
Maple Grove 2-1 Spring Lake Park

Class AA - Section 6 Boys Soccer
Hopkins 1-2 (SO) St. Louis Park
Mpls Southwest 0-2 Wayzata

Disappointed to see Hopkins lost out on PK's.

Section games to watch Tuesday 10/7

2008-10-07T16:05:00.003-05:00

Section games to watch Tuesday 10/7
Class AA - Section 2 Boys Soccer
Minnetonka vs. Edina | 5:00 PM at Edina
Chaska vs. Prior Lake | 5:00 PM at Prior Lake

Class AA - Section 5 Boys Soccer
Centennial vs. Park Center | 7:00 PM at Park Center
Maple Grove vs. Spring Lake Park | 5:00 PM at Maple Grove

Class AA - Section 6 Boys Soccer
Hopkins vs. St. Louis Park | 5:00 PM at St. Louis Park
Mpls Southwest vs. Wayzata | 5:00 PM at Wayzata

Section 1AA Seedings

2008-10-06T13:55:00.001-05:00

Section 1AA seedings.
1. Rochester Mayo
2. Lakeville North
3. Owatonna
4. Rochester Century
5. Winona
6. Lakeville South
7. Rochester John Marshall
8. Farmington

Prediction
QF: Rochester Mayo vs Farmington --- Rochester Mayo
QF: Rochester Century vs Winona --- Rochester Century

QF: Lakeville North vs Rochester John Marshall --- Lakeville North
QF: Owatonna vs Lakeville South --- Owatonna

Final: Rochester Mayo vs Lakeville North --- Rochester Mayo

MN Coaches Top 10 vs QRF Ranking as of 10/6

2008-10-06T11:41:00.000-05:00

MN Coaches Top 10 vs QRF Ranking as of 10/6
1. Apple Valley (#8 69.4) - Lake
2. Eden Prairie (#1 84.9) - Lake
3. Osseo (#2 72.6) - Northwest Suburban
4. Coon Rapids (#3 71.5) - Northwest Suburban
5. Eagan (#9 68.4) - Lake
6. St. Louis Park (#4 70.2) - North Suburban
7. Woodbury (#28 52.0) - Suburban East
8. Stillwater Area (#23 56.5) - Suburban East
9. Robbinsdale Armstrong (#4 70.2) - Classic Lake
10. Minneapolis Southwest (#25 54.3) - Mpls City

QRF Top 10 - Monday 10/6
1. Eden Prairie (13-1-4) 84.9 - Lake
2. Osseo (13-2-2) 72.6 - Northwest Suburban
3. Coon Rapids (13-2-3) 71.5 - Northwest Suburban
T-4. Robbinsdale Armstrong (11-5-2) 70.2 - Classic Lake
T-4. St. Louis Park (12-2-3) 70.2 - North Suburban
6. Wayzata (8-5-4) 69.8 - Classic Lake
7. Rochester Mayo (12-1-1) 69.5 - Big 9
8. Apple Valley (16-1-1) 69.4 - Lake
9. Hopkins (9-5-1) 68.4 - Classic Lake
10. Eagan (15-3-0) 67.9 - Lake

QRF calculation NOT supporting these teams in Top 10
Woodbury (#28 52.0)
Stillwater Area (#23 56.5)
Minneapolis Southwest (#25 54.3)

Are these in Top 10 for political purposes and not for strength?

Don't want too much Classic Lake representation in Top 10?

QRF calculation supporting these teams in Top 10
Wayzata (8-5-4) 69.8
Rochester Mayo (12-1-1) 69.5
Hopkins (9-5-1) 68.4

MN Coaches Top 10 - Week of 10/6

2008-10-06T11:16:00.000-05:00

MN Coaches Top 10 - Week of 10/6
CLASS 2A BOYS POLL
1. Apple Valley (16-1)
2. Eden Prairie (13-1)
3. Osseo (13-2)
4. Coon Rapids (13-2)
5. Eagan (15-3)
6. St. Louis Park (12-2)
7. Woodbury (9-2)
8. Stillwater Area (11-4)
9. Robbinsdale Armstrong (11-5)
10. Minneapolis Southwest (13-2)

Others receiving votes: St. Paul Central, Bloomington Jefferson, Rochester Mayo
Class 2A Ranking Provided By: Coaches Association

A few thoughts

Questionable ranking for Stillwater Area, Mpls Southwest, and Woodbury.

Mpls Southwest is ranked behind Mpls South and Wayzata in Section 6AA seedings.

Hopkins and Wayzata should be in Top 10.

Section 7AA Seedings

2008-10-06T07:39:00.002-05:00

Section 7AA seedings.
1. Coon Rapids
2. Anoka
3. Andover
4. Blaine
5. Forest Lake
6. St. Francis
7. Cambridge-Isanti
8. Eveleth-Gilbert

Prediction
QF: Coon Rapids vs Eveleth-Gilbert --- Coon Rapids
QF: Blaine vs Forest Lake --- Blaine

QF: Anoka vs Cambridge-Isanti --- Anoka
QF: Andover vs St. Francis --- Andover

Final: Coon Rapids vs Anoka --- Coon Rapids

Section 5AA Seedings

2008-10-06T06:54:00.002-05:00

Section 5AA seedings.
1. Osseo
2. Champlin Park
3. Maple Grove
4. Park Center
5. Centennial
6. Spring Lake Park
7. Irondale
8. Mounds View

Prediction
QF: Osseo vs Mounds View --- Osseo
QF: Park Center vs Centennial --- Park Center

QF: Champlin Park vs Irondale --- Champlin Park
QF: Maple Grove vs Spring Lake Park --- Maple Grove

Final: Osseo vs Champlin Park --- Osseo

Section 3AA Seedings

2008-10-06T06:49:00.002-05:00

Section 3AA seedings.
1. Apple Valley
2. Eagan
3. Eastview
4. Park Cottage Grove
5. Burnsville
6. Henry Sibley
7. Hastings
8. Rosemount

Prediction
QF: Apple Valley vs Rosemount --- Apple valley
QF: Park Cottage Grove vs Burnsville --- Burnsville

QF: Eagan vs Hastings --- Eagan
QF: Eastview vs Henry Sibley --- Eastview

Final: Apple Valley vs Eagan --- Apple Valley

Section 2AA Seedings

2008-10-06T06:43:00.002-05:00

Section 2AA seedings.
1. Eden Prairie
2. Bloomington Jefferson
3. Edina
4. Prior Lake
5. Chaska
6. Minnetonka
7. Bloomington Kennedy
8. Shakopee

Prediction
QF: EP vs Shakopee --- EP
QF: Prior Lake vs Chaska --- Prior Lake

QF: Jefferson vs Kennedy --- Jefferson
QF: Edina vs Minnetonka --- Edina

Final: EP vs Jefferson --- Eden Prairie

Section 6AA Seedings

2008-10-05T20:44:00.005-05:00

Section 6AA is Section of Death.
This is one tough section and I can't believe they've put Hopkins as #6 and last of all the tough teams.
1. Armstrong
2. South
3. St. Louis Park
4. Wayzata
5. Mpls Southwest
6. Hopkins
7. Buffalo
8. Cooper

Prediction
QF: Armstrong vs Cooper --- Armstrong
QF: Wayzata vs Mpls Southwest --- Wayzata

QF: Mpls South vs Buffalo --- Mpls South
QF: St. Louis Park vs Hopkins --- Hopkins

Final: Armstrong vs Hopkins --- Hopkins

* Only Wayzata has figured out how to beat Hopkins twice.

XMan Top 10 - Week of 10/6

2008-10-05T10:10:00.002-05:00

XMan Top 10 - Week of 10/6
1. Apple Valley
2. Eden Prairie
3. Osseo
4. Coon Rapids
5. Hopkins
6. Armstrong
7. Eagan
8. St. Louis Park
9. Wayzata
10. Rochester Mayo

Dropped from Top 10
Bloomington Jefferson, Minneapolis Southwest, Edina, Woodbury

Added to Top 10
Hopkins, Armstrong, Wayzata, Rochester Mayo

Hopkins Record
Thu 11 5:00 PM Wayzata L 2-1
Sat 13 1:00 PM Breck W 4-3
Tue 16 5:00 PM Edina W 3-2
Thu 18 5:00 PM Robbinsdale Armstrong W 3-0
Sat 20 11:00 AM Monticello W 4-0
Sat 27 11:00 AM Shakopee W 4-2
Mon 29 5:00 PM Minnetonka W 3-1
Thu 2 7:00 PM Wayzata L 3-0

Armstrong Record
Mon 8 5:00 PM Minnetonka L 2-1
Sat 13 1:00 PM Totino-Grace L 2-1
Tue 16 7:00 PM Wayzata W 1-0
Thu 18 5:00 PM Hopkins L 3-0
Thu 25 7:00 PM Minnetonka W 4-0
Sat 27 8:00 PM Holy Angels W 4-1
Mon 29 5:00 PM Bloomington Jefferson W 1-0
Wed 1 5:00 PM Edina W 2-1
Sat 4 1:00 PM Minneapolis South L 4-0

Wayzata Record
Mon 8 7:00 PM Edina L 1-0
Thu 11 5:00 PM Hopkins W 2-1
Tue 16 7:00 PM Robbinsdale Armstrong L 1-0
Thu 18 7:00 PM Minnetonka W 2-1
Mon 22 7:00 PM Minneapolis South W 2-0
Thu 25 5:00 PM Edina W 2-1
Sat 27 1:00 PM White Bear Lake L 2-1
Thu 2 7:00 PM Hopkins W 3-0

Rochester Mayo
Sat 6 1:00 PM Lakeville North W 3-1
Mon 8 7:00 PM Albert Lea W 3-0
Thu 11 7:00 PM Rochester Century W 3-0
Tue 16 7:00 PM Rochester John Marshall W 6-0
Thu 18 5:00 PM Mankato West W 2-1
Thu 25 5:00 PM Mankato East T 1-1
Sat 27 1:00 PM Rochester Lourdes W 2-1
Tue 30 7:00 PM Austin W 3-0
Thu 2 7:00 PM Owatonna W 5-0
Sat 4 12:00 PM Lakeville South W 3-0

Top 10 in Action - Week of 9/29 Results

2008-10-04T21:15:00.002-05:00

Top 10 in Action - Week of 9/29 Results
1. Apple Valley - WW
Tue 9/30 5:00 PM Park of Cottage Grove W 1-0
Thu 10/2 7:00 PM Burnsville W 3-1

2. Osseo - WLW
Tue 9/30 7:00 PM Champlin Park W 2-1
Thu 10/2 7:00 PM Elk River L 4-1
Sat 10/4 11:00 AM Rogers W 3-2

3. Eden Prairie - WWW
Mon 9/29 4:30 PM Burnsville W 1-0
Thu 10/2 7:00 PM Lakeville North W 2-0
Sat 10/4 12:00 PM Elk River W 3-1

4. St. Louis Park - WT
Thu 10/2 5:00 PM Irondale W 3-0
Sat 10/4 11:00 AM Maple Grove T 0-0

5. Coon Rapids - WW
Tue 9/30 7:00 PM Maple Grove W 1-0
Thu 10/2 7:00 PM Andover W 3-0

6. Eagan - W
Thu 10/2 7:00 PM Eastview W 3-0

7. Bloomington Jefferson - LT
Mon 9/29 5:00 PM Robbinsdale Armstrong L 1-0
Wed 10/1 7:00 PM Chaska T 0-0

8. Minneapolis Southwest - TWWW
Mon 9/29 4:15 PM Benilde-St. Margaret's T 0-0
Wed 10/1 4:30 PM Minneapolis Henry W 8-0
Thu 10/2 4:30 PM Minneapolis Edison W 5-0
Fri 10/3 4:30 PM Minneapolis Roosevelt W 1-0

9. Edina - LLWT
Tue 9/30 5:00 PM Rosemount L 1-0
Wed 10/1 5:00 PM Robbinsdale Armstrong L 2-1
Thu 10/2 5:00 PM Minnetonka W 1-0
Sat 10/4 2:00 PM Prior Lake T 0-0

10. Woodbury - W
Tue 9/30 5:00 PM Hastings W 3-0

Top 10 in Action - Saturday 10/4 Results

2008-10-04T21:00:00.001-05:00

Top 10 in Action - Saturday 10/4 Results
1. Apple Valley (Done)
2. Osseo (Osseo 3, Rogers 2) Won
3. Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie 3, Elk River 1) Won
4. St. Louis Park (Maple Grove 0, St. Louis Park 0) Tied
5. Coon Rapids (Done)
6. Eagan (Done)
7. Bloomington Jefferson (Done)
8. Minneapolis Southwest (Done)
9. Edina (Prior Lake 0, Edina 0) Tied
10. Woodbury (Done)

Games to watch - Results
Elk River 1-3 Eden Prairie
Rochester Century 2-0 Owatonna
Minneapolis South 4-0 Robbinsdale Armstrong

Section 6AA is Section of Death

2008-10-03T23:57:00.000-05:00

Section 6AA is Section of Death with 4 teams in QRF Top 10 ranking.

No. 03 Hopkins (68.3)
No. 05 Robbinsdale Armstrong (68.0)
No. 07 Wayzata (66.6)
No. 08 St. Louis Park (66.2)
No. 25 Minneapolis Southwest (51.0)
No. 31 Minneapolis South (47.1)
No. 54 Buffalo (33.2)
No. 63 Robbinsdale Cooper (23.9)

Hopkins vs Armstrong should be a must game to see.

MN Coaches Top 10 vs QRF Ranking and Points - Friday 10/3

2008-10-03T23:19:00.001-05:00

MN Coaches Top 10 vs QRF Ranking and Points - Friday 10/3
1. Apple Valley (#5 68.0)
2. Osseo (#2 69.6)
3. Eden Prairie (#1 78.5)
4. St. Louis Park (#8 66.2)
5. Coon Rapids (#4 68.1)
6. Eagan (#9 64.6)
7. Bloomington Jefferson (#16 56.8)
8. Minneapolis Southwest (#25 51.0)
9. Edina (#12 62.1)
10. Woodbury (#25 51.0)

QRF Top 10 - Friday 10/3
1. Eden Prairie (11-1-4) 78.5
2. Osseo (12-2-2) 69.6
3. Hopkins (9-4-1) 68.3
4. Coon Rapids (12-2-3) 68.1
T-5. Robbinsdale Armstrong (11-4-2) 68.0
T-5. Apple Valley (15-1-1) 68.0
7. Wayzata (7-5-4) 66.6
8. St. Louis Park (11-2-2) 66.2
9. Eagan (14-3-0) 64.6
10. Owatonna (11-2-0) 63.2

QRF calculation is NOT supporting these teams in Top 10
7. Bloomington Jefferson (#16 56.8)
8. Minneapolis Southwest (#25 51.0)
9. Edina (#12 62.1)
10. Woodbury (#25 51.0)

QRF calculation supporting these teams in Top 10
3. Hopkins (9-4-1) 68.3
5. Robbinsdale Armstrong (11-4-2) 68.0
7. Wayzata (7-5-4) 66.6
10. Owatonna (11-2-0) 63.2

I believe QRF calculation is much more accurate than coaches assessments.

I totally support Hopkins and Armstrong to be in Top 10.

Wayzata and Owatonna are the two I wasn't expecting but looking over the results one can make a case for them.

Mpls Southwest, Bloomington Jefferson, and Woodbury are overrated.

Top 10 in Action - Saturday 10/4

2008-10-03T22:55:00.003-05:00

Top 10 in Action - Saturday 10/4
1. Apple Valley (Done)
2. Osseo (Away 11am at Rogers)
3. Eden Prairie (Home 12pm vs Elk River)
4. St. Louis Park (Home 11am vs Maple Grove)
5. Coon Rapids (Done)
6. Eagan (Done)
7. Bloomington Jefferson (Done)
8. Minneapolis Southwest (Done)
9. Edina (Home 2pm vs Prior Lake)
10. Woodbury (Done)

Games to watch
Elk River vs. Eden Prairie | 12:00 PM at Eden Prairie
Rochester Century vs. Owatonna | 7:00 PM at Owatonna
Minneapolis South vs. Robbinsdale Armstrong | 1:00 PM at Robbinsdale Armstrong

Interesting new site with calculated ranking formula QRF
http://www.minnesota-scores.net/classqrf.php?yid=0809&sport=112&class=3
Rankings: October 3, 2008
1 Eden Prairie (11-1-4) 78.5
2 Osseo (12-2-2) 69.6
3 Hopkins (9-4-1) 68.3
4 Coon Rapids (12-2-3) 68.1
T-5 Robbinsdale Armstrong (11-4-2) 68.0
T-5 Apple Valley (15-1-1) 68.0
7 Wayzata (7-5-4) 66.6
8 St. Louis Park (11-2-2) 66.2
9 Eagan (14-3-0) 64.6
10 Owatonna (11-2-0) 63.2
11 Elk River (10-5-2) 62.7
12 Edina (10-6-1) 62.1
13 Rochester Mayo (10-1-1) 60.8
14 Champlin Park (5-5-2) 60.1
15 St. Paul Central (12-3-2) 57.3
16 Bloomington Jefferson (9-4-4) 56.8
17 Park Center (8-7-1) 56.1
18 Maple Grove (8-5-3) 56.0
T-19 St. Cloud Tech (11-2-2) 55.1
T-19 Minnetonka (6-8-2) 55.1
21 Winona (9-2-1) 54.8
22 Stillwater Area (11-4-3) 53.6
23 Chaska (7-6-3) 53.5
24 Anoka (8-5-4) 52.8
T-25 Woodbury (9-2-3) 51.0
T-25 Minneapolis Southwest (12-2-3) 51.0
27 Lakeville South (5-6-3) 50.8
28 Eastview (6-8-2) 50.0
29 Andover (9-6-1) 48.8
30 Lakeville North (9-5-2) 47.8
T-31 Minneapolis South (11-5-1) 47.1
T-31 Prior Lake (9-4-3) 47.1
33 Centennial (6-5-4) 47.0
34 Cretin-Derham Hall (12-6-0) 44.8
35 Brainerd (10-2-2) 44.6
36 Tartan (11-3-2) 43.4
37 Blaine (6-11-1) 42.8
38 Spring Lake Park (7-6-2) 41.8
39 North St. Paul (8-6-2) 41.5
40 Burnsville (5-6-3) 40.4
41 Bloomington Kennedy (5-8-2) 40.1
42 White Bear Lake (9-5-3) 39.0
43 Rosemount (1-9-4) 38.8
44 SC Apollo/Sauk Rapids-Rice (6-5-3) 38.3
45 Rochester Century (7-6-2) 38.1
46 Irondale (5-8-3) 37.7
47 Fergus Falls (6-9-2) 37.5
T-48 Moorhead (6-8-2) 37.4
T-48 Forest Lake (5-6-6) 37.4
50 Shakopee (5-8-3) 37.0
51 Park of Cottage Grove (4-8-4) 36.6
52 Henry Sibley (4-9-3) 36.4
53 Roseville (1-8-7) 33.9
T-54 Hill-Murray (4-8-4) 33.2
T-54 Buffalo (7-6-2) 33.2
56 Bemidji (3-11-2) 32.5
57 Alexandria (2-10-2) 31.9
58 Rochester John Marshall (2-9-3) 31.6
59 St. Francis (5-11-1) 30.3
60 Cambridge-Isanti (3-9-1) 27.8
61 Mounds View (0-11-3) 27.6
62 Hastings (3-11-3) 24.2
63 Robbinsdale Cooper (2-12-1) 23.9
64 Farmington (3-10-1) 22.6
65 Eveleth-Gilbert (1-9-0) 15.1

Top 10 in Action - Friday 10/3 Result

2008-10-03T22:44:00.001-05:00

Top 10 in Action - Friday 10/3 Result
1. Apple Valley (Done)
2. Osseo (off)
3. Eden Prairie (off)
4. St. Louis Park (off)
5. Coon Rapids (Done)
6. Eagan (Done)
7. Bloomington Jefferson (Done)
8. Minneapolis Southwest (Minneapolis Southwest 1, Minneapolis Roosevelt 0) Won
9. Edina (off)
10. Woodbury (Done)

Top 10 in Action - Friday 10/3

2008-10-03T13:06:00.001-05:00

Top 10 in Action - Friday 10/3
1. Apple Valley (off)
2. Osseo (off)
3. Eden Prairie (off)
4. St. Louis Park (off)
5. Coon Rapids (off)
6. Eagan (off)
7. Bloomington Jefferson (Done)
8. Minneapolis Southwest (Home 4:30pm vs Minneapolis Roosevelt)
9. Edina (off)
10. Woodbury (Done)

Top 10 in Action - Thursday 10/2 Results

2008-10-03T06:28:00.001-05:00

Top 10 in Action - Thursday 10/2 Results
1. Apple Valley (Apple Valley 3, Burnsville 1) Won
2. Osseo (Elk River 4, Osseo 1) Lost
3. Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie 2, Lakeville North 0) Won
4. St. Louis Park (St. Louis Park 3, Irondale 0) Won
5. Coon Rapids (Coon Rapids 3, Andover 0) Won
6. Eagan (Eagan 3, Eastview 0) Won
7. Bloomington Jefferson (Done)
8. Minneapolis Southwest (Southwest 5, Edison 0) Won
9. Edina (Edina 1, Minnetonka 0) Won
10. Woodbury (Done)

Games to watch
Anoka 1-0 Champlin Park
Lakeville North 0-2 Eden Prairie
Edina 1-0 Minnetonka
Owatonna vs. Rochester Mayo | 7:00 PM at Rochester Mayo
Monticello 2-1 Rogers
Hopkins 0-3 Wayzata

Top 10 in Action - Thursday 10/2

2008-10-02T13:12:00.002-05:00

Top 10 in Action - Thursday 10/2
1. Apple Valley (Home 7pm vs Burnsville)
2. Osseo (Away 7pm at Elk River)
3. Eden Prairie (Home 7pm vs Lakeville North)
4. St. Louis Park (Home 5pm vs Irondale)
5. Coon Rapids (Away 7pm at Andover)
6. Eagan (Home 7pm vs Eastview)
7. Bloomington Jefferson (Done)
8. Minneapolis Southwest (Away 4:30pm at Minneapolis Edison)
9. Edina (Away 5pm at Minnetonka)
10. Woodbury (Done)

Games to watch
Anoka vs. Champlin Park | 7:00 PM at Champlin Park
Lakeville North vs. Eden Prairie | 7:00 PM at Eden Prairie
Edina vs. Minnetonka | 5:00 PM at Minnetonka
Owatonna vs. Rochester Mayo | 7:00 PM at Rochester Mayo
Monticello vs. Rogers | 5:00 PM at Rogers
Hopkins vs. Wayzata | 7:00 PM at Wayzata

A few thoughts

Hopkins is HOT! They're on a tear since lost to Wayzata 2-1 on 9/11. They've out scored opponents 21-8 in past six games. Beating Edina, Armstrong, Minnetonka.

Anoka got beat by lowly Blaine 5-1. Not 1-0 but FIVE-ONE. Ouch! How could it be? Can they recover from the thrashing.

Owatonna and Rochester Mayo are playing for conference title.

Edina and Bloomington Jefferson should be out Top 10.

Hopkins and Armstrong should be in Top 10.

Top 10 in Action - Wednesday 10/1 Results

2008-10-02T12:52:00.001-05:00

Top 10 in Action - Wednesday 10/1 Results
1. Apple Valley (off)
2. Osseo (off)
3. Eden Prairie (off)
4. St. Louis Park (off)
5. Coon Rapids (off)
6. Eagan (off)
7. Bloomington Jefferson (Bloomington Jefferson 0, Chaska 0) Tied
8. Minneapolis Southwest (Minneapolis Southwest 8, Minneapolis Henry 0) Won
9. Edina (Robbinsdale Armstrong 2, Edina 1) Lost
10. Woodbury (off)

Games to watch
Edina 1-2 Robbinsdale Armstrong
Bloomington Jefferson 0-0 Chaska

Class AA Section Champions Prediction

2008-10-02T08:57:00.001-05:00

Class AA Section Champions Prediction
1AA: Rochester Mayo (Big 9)
2AA: Eden Prairie (Lake)
3AA: Apple Valley (Lake)
4AA: Woodbury (Suburban East)
5AA: Osseo (Northwest Suburban)
6AA: Hopkins (Classic Lake)
7AA: Coon Rapids (Northwest Suburban)
8AA: Elk River (Northwest Suburban)

Top 10 in Action - Wednesday 10/1

2008-10-01T10:54:00.001-05:00

Top 10 in Action - Wednesday 10/1
1. Apple Valley (off)
2. Osseo (off)
3. Eden Prairie (off)
4. St. Louis Park (off)
5. Coon Rapids (off)
6. Eagan (off)
7. Bloomington Jefferson (Away 7pm at Chaska)
8. Minneapolis Southwest (home 4:30pm vs Minneapolis Henry)
9. Edina (Away 5pm at Robbinsdale Armstrong)
10. Woodbury (off)

Games to watch
Edina vs. Robbinsdale Armstrong | 5:00 PM at Robbinsdale Armstrong
Bloomington Jefferson vs. Chaska | 7:00 PM at Chaska

Top 10 in Action - Tuesday 9/30 Results

2008-09-30T22:42:00.003-05:00

Top 10 in Action - Tuesday 9/30 Results
1. Apple Valley (Apple Valley 1, Cottage Grove 0) Won
2. Osseo (Osseo 2, Champlin Park 1) Won
3. Eden Prairie (off)
4. St. Louis Park (off)
5. Coon Rapids (Coon Rapids 1, Maple Grove 0) Won
6. Eagan (off)
7. Bloomington Jefferson (off)
8. Minneapolis Southwest (off)
9. Edina (Edina 0, Rosemount 1) Lost
10. Woodbury (Woodbury 3, Hastings 0) Won

Games to watch - Results
Champlin Park 1-2 Osseo
Maple Grove 0-1 Coon Rapids

A few thoughts

Edina lost again and it's four straight losses. What's going with the team. They were doing good and now falling apart. Armstrong will eat them up tomorrow if they don't wake up soon.

Osseo is likely to win their Northwest Suburban conference. Got last conference game with Elk River on Thursday.

Apple Valley is likely to win their Lake conference. Got last conference game with Burnsville.

Stillwater to win their Suburban East conference. Got last conference game with White Bear Lake.

Robbinsdale Armstrong is likely to win their Classic Lake conference. Got last conference game with Edina.

St.Louis Park to win their North Suburban conference. Got last conference game with Irondale.

Top 10 in Action - Tuesday 9/30

2008-09-30T12:15:00.000-05:00

Top 10 in Action - Tuesday 9/30
1. Apple Valley (Away 5pm at Cottage Grove)
2. Osseo (Home 7pm vs Champlin Park)
3. Eden Prairie (off)
4. St. Louis Park (off)
5. Coon Rapids (Home 7pm vs Maple Grove)
6. Eagan (off)
7. Bloomington Jefferson (off)
8. Minneapolis Southwest (off)
9. Edina (Away 5pm at Rosemount)
10. Woodbury (Away 5pm at Hastings)

Games to watch
Champlin Park vs. Osseo | 7:00 PM at Osseo
Maple Grove vs. Coon Rapids | 7:00 PM at Coon Rapids

Top 10 in Action - Monday 9/29 Results

2008-09-30T12:08:00.001-05:00

Top 10 in Action - Monday 9/29 Results
1. Apple Valley (off)
2. Osseo (off)
3. Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie 1, Burnsville 0) Won
4. St. Louis Park (off)
5. Coon Rapids (off)
6. Eagan (off)
7. Bloomington Jefferson (Robbinsdale Armstrong 1, Bloomington Jefferson 0) Lost
8. Minneapolis Southwest (Benilde-St. Margaret's 0, Minneapolis Southwest 0) Tied
9. Edina (off)
10. Woodbury (off)

Games to watch
Minnetonka 1-3 Hopkins
Bloomington Jefferson 0-1 Robbinsdale Armstrong
Benilde-St. Margaret's 0-0 Minneapolis Southwest

Top 10 in Action - Monday 9/29

2008-09-29T11:31:00.001-05:00

Top 10 in Action - Monday 9/29
1. Apple Valley (off)
2. Osseo (off)
3. Eden Prairie (Away 7pm at Burnsville)
4. St. Louis Park (off)
5. Coon Rapids (off)
6. Eagan (off)
7. Bloomington Jefferson (Away 5pm at Robbinsdale Armstrong)
8. Minneapolis Southwest (Home 4:15pm vs Benilde-St. Margaret's)
9. Edina (off)
10. Woodbury (off)

Games to watch
Minnetonka vs. Hopkins | 5:00 PM at Hopkins
Bloomington Jefferson vs. Robbinsdale Armstrong | 5:00 PM at Robbinsdale Armstrong
Benilde-St. Margaret's vs. Minneapolis Southwest | 4:15 PM at Minneapolis Southwest

MN Coaches Top 10 - Week 9/29

2008-09-29T09:38:00.001-05:00

MN Coaches Top 10 - Week 9/29
CLASS 2A BOYS POLL
1. Apple Valley (14-1)
2. Osseo (11-1)
3. Eden Prairie (10-1)
4. St. Louis Park (11-2)
5. Coon Rapids (11-2)
6. Eagan (14-3)
7. Bloomington Jefferson (9-3)
8. Minneapolis Southwest (10-2)
9. Edina (9-4)
10. Woodbury (8-2)

Others receiving votes: Robbinsdale Armstrong, Hopkins, St. Paul Central, Stillwater
Class 2A Ranking Provided By: Coaches Association

A few thoughts

Mpls Southwest still there after losing to Mpls South?

Hopkins should be rewarded to be in Top 10 after wins over tough teams St.Louis Park, Edina, and Armstrong.

XMan Top 10 - Week 9/29

2008-09-27T23:17:00.003-05:00

XMan Top 10 - Week 9/29
1. Apple Valley (14-1-1)
2. Osseo (11-1-2)
3. Eden Prairie (10-1-4)
4. St. Louis Park (11-2-2)
5. Coon Rapids (9-2-2)
6. Woodbury (8-2-3)
7. Eagan (14-3)
8. Bloomington Jefferson (9-3-3)
9. Edina (9-4-1)
10. Hopkins (7-4-1)

Dropped from Top 10
Minneapolis Southwest and Cretin-Derham Hall.

Added to Top 10
Hopkins and Eagan.

Hopkins record last 2 weeks
Tue 16 5:00 PM Edina W 3-2
Thu 18 5:00 PM Robbinsdale Armstrong W 3-0
Sat 20 11:00 AM Monticello W 4-0
Sat 27 11:00 AM Shakopee W 4-2

Eagan record last 2 weeks
Tue 16 7:00 PM Lakeville North W 3-1
Thu 18 5:00 PM Chaska W 1-0
Sat 20 1:00 PM Duluth East W 1-0
Wed 24 7:00 PM Bloomington Jefferson W 2-1
Thu 25 5:00 PM Burnsville W 4-1
Sat 27 3:00 PM Lakeville South W 5-0

Top 10 in Action - Week 9/22 Results

2008-09-27T23:07:00.001-05:00

Top 10 in Action - Week 9/22 Results
1. Apple Valley - WWT
Mon 22 7:00 PM Henry Sibley W 5-0
Thu 25 5:00 PM Chaska W 2-0
Sat 27 3:00 PM Bloomington Jefferson T 1-1

2. Eden Prairie - TW
Thu 25 5:00 PM Lakeville South T 0-0
Sat 27 12:00 PM Eastview W 2-0

3. Osseo - WWW
Tue 23 7:00 PM Andover W 8-2
Thu 25 5:00 PM Blaine W 3-1
Sat 27 1:00 PM South St. Paul W 4-0

4. Edina - L
Thu 25 5:00 PM Wayzata L 2-1

5. Coon Rapids - TWW
Tue 23 7:00 PM Centennial T 2-2
Thu 25 5:00 PM Park Center W 3-2
Sat 27 5:00 PM Zimmerman W 5-0

6. St. Louis Park - WWW
Tue 23 7:00 PM North Branch W 3-0
Thu 25 5:00 PM Totino-Grace W 3-2
Sat 27 1:00 PM Chisago Lakes Area W 3-0

7. Minneapolis Southwest - WWL
Wed 24 5:30 PM Minneapolis North W 16-0
Thu 25 5:30 PM Minneapolis Washburn W 5-0
Sat 27 2:00 PM Minneapolis South L 2-1

8. Bloomington Jefferson - LWT
Wed 24 7:00 PM Eagan L 2-1
Thu 25 5:00 PM Rosemount W 1-0
Sat 27 3:00 PM Apple Valley T 1-1

9. Cretin-Derham Hall - LLW
Mon 22 6:00 PM Woodbury L 2-0
Thu 25 7:00 PM Stillwater Area L 2-0
Sat 27 1:00 PM Mounds View W 2-0

10. Woodbury - WWT
Mon 22 6:00 PM Cretin-Derham Hall W 2-0
Thu 25 7:00 PM White Bear Lake W 3-2
Sat 27 11:00 AM Roseville T 1-1

Top 10 in Action - Saturday 9/27 Results

2008-09-27T22:45:00.003-05:00

Top 10 in Action - Saturday 9/27 Results
1. Apple Valley (Apple Valley 1, Bloomington Jefferson 1) Tied
2. Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie 2, Eastview 0) Won
3. Osseo (Osseo 4, South St.Paul 0) Won
4. Edina (off)
5. Coon Rapids (Home 5pm vs Zimmerman)
6. St. Louis Park (St. Louis Park 3, Chisago Lakes Area 0) Won
7. Minneapolis Southwest (Minneapolis South 2, Minneapolis Southwest 1) Lost
8. Bloomington Jefferson (Apple Valley 1, Bloomington Jefferson 1) Tied
9. Cretin-Derham Hall (Cretin-Derham Hall 2, Mounds View 0) Won
10. Woodbury (Woodbury 1, Roseville 1) Tied

Games to watch - Results
Apple Valley 1-1 Bloomington Jefferson
Minneapolis Southwest 1-2 Minneapolis South

Predictions - Results
Apple Valley 2-1 Bloomington Jefferson (Final: Apple Valley 1-1 Bloomington Jefferson)
Mpls Southwest 2-1 Mpls South (Final: Minneapolis Southwest 1-2 Minneapolis South)

0-for-2...man I'm getting worse...

A few thoughts

Hopkins to make Top 10 and replacing Cretin-Derham Hall.

Eagan to make Top 10 and replacing Minneapolis Southwest.

Top 10 in Action - Saturday 9/27

2008-09-27T07:45:00.001-05:00

Top 10 in Action - Saturday 9/27
1. Apple Valley (Away 3pm at Bloomington Jefferson)
2. Eden Prairie (Away 12pm at Eastview)
3. Osseo (Home 1pm vs South St.Paul)
4. Edina (off)
5. Coon Rapids (Home 5pm vs Zimmerman)
6. St. Louis Park (Home 1pm vs Chisago Lakes Area)
7. Minneapolis Southwest (Away 2pm at Minneapolis South)
8. Bloomington Jefferson (Home 3pm vs Apple Valley)
9. Cretin-Derham Hall (Home 1pm vs Mounds View)
10. Woodbury (Away 11am at Roseville)

Games to watch
Apple Valley vs. Bloomington Jefferson | 3:00 PM at Bloomington Jefferson
Minneapolis Southwest vs. Minneapolis South | 2:00 PM at Minneapolis South

Predictions
Apple Valley 2-1 Bloomington Jefferson
Mpls Southwest 2-1 Mpls South

Top 10 in Action - Thursday 9/25 Results

2008-09-26T02:57:00.002-05:00

Top 10 in Action - Thursday 9/25 Results
1. Apple Valley (Apple Valley 2, Chaska 0) Won
2. Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie 0, Lakeville South 0) Tied
3. Osseo (Osseo 3, Blaine 1) Won
4. Edina (Edina 1, Wayzata 2) Lost
5. Coon Rapids (Coon Rapids 3, Park Center 2) Won
6. St. Louis Park (St. Louis Park 3, Totino-Grace 2) Won
7. Minneapolis Southwest (Southwest 5, Washburn 0) Won
8. Bloomington Jefferson (Bloomington Jefferson 1, Rosemount 0) Won
9. Cretin-Derham Hall (CDH 0, Stillwater Area 2) Lost
10. Woodbury (Woodbury 3, White Bear Lake 2) Won

Games to watch
Park Center 2-3 Coon Rapids
Cretin-Derham Hall 0-2 Stillwater Area
St. Louis Park 3-2 Totino-Grace

Predictions
Park Center 0-3 Coon Rapids (Final: Park Center 2-3 Coon Rapids) Yes
Cretin-Derham Hall 2-1 Stillwater Area (Final: Cretin-Derham Hall 0-2 Stillwater Area) No
St. Louis Park 0-3 Totino-Grace (Final: St. Louis Park 3-2 Totino-Grace) No

A few thoughts

Surprised to see Edina lost again. That's three straight. Spencer Duhaime is one fun kid.

EP tied Lakeville South? How? EP is better than that. Taking a breather?

St.Louis Park is proving their ranking. Paul Yonga you've got to do better. Jerry must be going nuts watching.

CDH is letting me down dropping to Woodbury and Stillwater. Top 10 is too much to handle I guess.

Mpls SW continues to beat on easy teams.

Top 10 in Action - Thursday 9/25

2008-09-25T11:04:00.001-05:00

Top 10 in Action - Thursday 9/25
1. Apple Valley (Home 5pm vs Chaska)
2. Eden Prairie (Home 5pm vs Lakeville South)
3. Osseo (Away 5pm at Blaine)
4. Edina (Home 5pm vs Wayzata)
5. Coon Rapids (Home 5pm vs Park Center)
6. St. Louis Park (Away 5pm at Totino-Grace)
7. Minneapolis Southwest (Home 5:30pm vs Minneapolis Washburn)
8. Bloomington Jefferson (Away 5pm at Rosemount)
9. Cretin-Derham Hall (Away 7pm at Stillwater Area)
10. Woodbury (Home 7pm vs White Bear Lake)

Games to watch
Park Center vs. Coon Rapids | 5:00 PM at Coon Rapids
Cretin-Derham Hall vs. Stillwater Area | 7:00 PM at Stillwater Area
St. Louis Park vs. Totino-Grace | 5:00 PM at Totino-Grace

Predictions
Park Center 0-3 Coon Rapids
Cretin-Derham Hall 2-1 Stillwater Area
St. Louis Park 0-3 Totino-Grace

Top 10 in Action - Wednesday 9/24 Result

2008-09-25T08:39:00.001-05:00

Top 10 in Action - Wednesday 9/24 Result
1. Apple Valley (off)
2. Eden Prairie (off)
3. Osseo (off)
4. Edina (off)
5. Coon Rapids (off)
6. St. Louis Park (off)
7. Minneapolis Southwest (Minneapolis Southwest 16, Minneapolis North 0) Won
8. Bloomington Jefferson (off)
9. Cretin-Derham Hall (off)
10. Woodbury (off)

Minneapolis North Record
Fri 5 5:30 PM Minneapolis Roosevelt Lost 13-0
Sat 6 11:00 AM Robbinsdale Cooper Lost 9-0
Tue 9 4:30 PM Minneapolis Edison Lost 16-0
Thu 11 5:30 PM Minneapolis Henry Lost 6-0
Sat 13 3:00 PM Columbia Heights Lost 10-0
Mon 15 4:30 PM Minneapolis Southwest Lost 14-0
Tue 16 5:30 PM Minneapolis Washburn Lost 15-0
Wed 17 5:30 PM Minneapolis South Lost 18-0
Fri 19 5:30 PM Minneapolis Edison Lost 11-0
Wed 24 5:30 PM Minneapolis Southwest Lost 16-0

I feel for these kids...

Top 10 in Action - Wednesday 9/24

2008-09-24T13:38:00.001-05:00

Top 10 in Action - Wednesday 9/24
1. Apple Valley (off)
2. Eden Prairie (off)
3. Osseo (off)
4. Edina (off)
5. Coon Rapids (off)
6. St. Louis Park (off)
7. Minneapolis Southwest (Home 5:30pm vs Minneapolis North)
8. Bloomington Jefferson (off)
9. Cretin-Derham Hall (off)
10. Woodbury (off)

Top 10 in Action - Tuesday 9/23 Results

2008-09-24T09:56:00.002-05:00

Top 10 in Action - Tuesday 9/23 Results
1. Apple Valley (off)
2. Eden Prairie (Away 7pm at Burnsville) *Rained out*
3. Osseo (Osseo 8, Andover 2) Won
4. Edina (Away 5pm at Robbinsdale Armstrong) *Rained out*
5. Coon Rapids (Coon Rapids 2, Centennial 2) Tied
6. St. Louis Park (St. Louis Park 3, North Branch 0) Won
7. Minneapolis Southwest (Home 4:15pm vs Benilde-St. Margaret's) *Rained out*
8. Bloomington Jefferson (Bloomington Jefferson 1, Eagan 2) Lost
9. Cretin-Derham Hall (off)
10. Woodbury (off)

Games to watch - Results
Eagan 2-1 Bloomington Jefferson
Coon Rapids 2-2 Centennial
Minnetonka vs. Hopkins (*Rained out*)
Edina vs. Robbinsdale Armstrong (*Rained out*)

Predictions - Results
Eagan 1-2 Bloomington Jefferson (Final: Eagan 2-1 Bloomington Jefferson)
Coon Rapids 1-2 Centennial (Final: Coon Rapids 2-2 Centennial)
Minnetonka 1-2 Hopkins (*Rained out*)
Edina 2-0 Robbinsdale Armstrong (*Rained out*)

Top 10 in Action - Tuesday 9/23

2008-09-23T14:03:00.001-05:00

Top 10 in Action - Tuesday 9/23
1. Apple Valley (off)
2. Eden Prairie (Away 7pm at Burnsville)
3. Osseo (Home 7pm vs Andover)
4. Edina (Away 5pm at Robbinsdale Armstrong)
5. Coon Rapids (Away 7pm at Centennial)
6. St. Louis Park (Home 7pm vs North Branch)
7. Minneapolis Southwest (Home 4:15pm vs Benilde-St. Margaret's)
8. Bloomington Jefferson (Home 7pm vs Eagan)
9. Cretin-Derham Hall (off)
10. Woodbury (off)

Games to watch - Results
Eagan vs. Bloomington Jefferson | 7:00 PM at Bloomington Jefferson
Coon Rapids vs. Centennial | 7:00 PM at Centennial
Minnetonka vs. Hopkins | 7:00 PM at Hopkins
Edina vs. Robbinsdale Armstrong | 5:00 PM at Robbinsdale Armstrong

Predictions - Results
Eagan 1-2 Bloomington Jefferson
Coon Rapids 1-2 Centennial
Minnetonka 1-2 Hopkins
Edina 2-0 Robbinsdale Armstrong

Top 10 in Action - Monday 9/22 Results

2008-09-23T13:52:00.001-05:00

Top 10 in Action - Monday 9/22 Results
1. Apple Valley (Apple Valley 5, Henry Sibley 0)
2. Eden Prairie (off)
3. Osseo (off)
4. Edina (off)
5. Coon Rapids (off)
6. St. Louis Park (off)
7. Minneapolis Southwest (off)
8. Bloomington Jefferson (off)
9. Cretin-Derham Hall (Woodbury 2, Cretin-Derham Hall 0)
10. Woodbury (Woodbury 2, Cretin-Derham Hall 0)

Games to watch - Results
Woodbury 2-0 Cretin-Derham Hall
Minneapolis South 0-2 Wayzata

Predictions - Results
Woodbury 1-3 Cretin-Derham Hall (Final: Woodbury 2-0 Cretin-Derham Hall) No
Minneapolis South 2-1 Wayzata (Final: Minneapolis South 0-2 Wayzata) No

0-for-2 oh man I'm going downhill...

Top 10 in Action - Monday 9/22

2008-09-22T12:26:00.001-05:00

Top 10 in Action - Monday 9/22
1. Apple Valley (Home 7pm vs Henry Sibley)
2. Eden Prairie (off)
3. Osseo (off)
4. Edina (off)
5. Coon Rapids (off)
6. St. Louis Park (off)
7. Minneapolis Southwest (off)
8. Bloomington Jefferson (off)
9. Cretin-Derham Hall (Home 6pm vs Woodbury)
10. Woodbury (Away 6pm at Cretin-Derham Hall)

Games to watch
Woodbury vs. Cretin-Derham Hall | 6:00 PM at Cretin-Derham Hall
Minneapolis South vs. Wayzata | 7:00 PM at Wayzata

Predictions
Woodbury 1-3 Cretin-Derham Hall
Minneapolis South 2-1 Wayzata

MN Coaches Top 10 - Week 9/22

2008-09-22T12:05:00.003-05:00

MN Coaches Top 10 - Week 9/22
CLASS 2A BOYS POLL
1. Apple Valley (12-1)
2. Eden Prairie (9-1)
3. Osseo (8-1)
4. Edina (9-3)
5. Coon Rapids (9-2)
6. St. Louis Park (8-2)
7. Minneapolis Southwest (8-1)
8. Bloomington Jefferson (8-2)
9. Cretin-Derham Hall (10-3)
10. Woodbury (6-2)

Others receiving votes: Eagan, Robbinsdale Armstrong
Class 2A Ranking Provided By: Coaches Association

A few thoughts

Hopkins should have been in and not Mpls SW.

St.Louis Park has easy schedule and got beat by Hopkins.

Get St.Louis Park off Top 10 or they should be #10.

Mpls SW hasn't proved themselves for #7 and got easy schedule.

Top 10 in Action - Saturday 9/20 Results

2008-09-21T01:23:00.001-05:00

Top 10 in Action - Saturday 9/20 Results
1. Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie 3, Fargo North 0) Won
2. Edina (Chaska 1, Edina 0) Lost
3. Apple Valley (Apple Valley 2, St. Paul Academy 0) Won
4. Osseo (off)
5. Coon Rapids (Minnetonka 1, Coon Rapids 0) Lost
6. St. Louis Park (off)
7. Anoka (Minneapolis Southwest 1, Anoka 0) Lost
8. Maple Grove (Maple Grove 1, Tartan 0) Won
9. Woodbury (Woodbury 3, Mounds View 2) Won
10. Robbinsdale Armstrong (off)

Games to watch
Anoka 0-1 Minneapolis Southwest
Coon Rapids 0-1 Minnetonka
Bloomington Kennedy 2-0 Prior Lake
Park Center 2-2 Spring Lake Park

Predictions
Anoka 1-2 Minneapolis Southwest (Final: Anoka 0-1 Minneapolis Southwest) Yes
Coon Rapids 2-1 Minnetonka (Final: Coon Rapids 0-1 Minnetonka) No
Bloomington Kennedy 1-2 Prior Lake (Final: Bloomington Kennedy 2-0 Prior Lake) No
Park Center 1-2 Spring Lake Park (Final: Park Center 2-2 Spring Lake Park) No

1-for-4 and keep trying...

A few thoughts

Edina lost again? What's going on here?

XMan Top 10 - Week 9/22

2008-09-20T23:47:00.003-05:00

XMan Top 10 - Week 9/22
1. Apple Valley (12-1)
2. Osseo (8-1-2)
3. Eden Prairie (8-1-3)
4. Edina (9-2-1)
5. Coon Rapids (9-2-2)
6. Bloomington Jefferson (8-2-2)
7. Cretin-Durham Hall (10-3)
8. Woodbury (6-2-2)
9. Hopkins (7-4-1)
10. St. Louis Park (8-2-2)

Dropped from Top 10
Anoka, Maple Grove, Armstrong.

Added to Top 10
Cretin-Durham Hall, Bloomington Jefferson, Hopkins.

A few thoughts

Eagan is coming on strong with 5 straight wins. Beat Lakeville North and ending Duluth East 7 wins streak.

Bloomington Jefferson vs Eagan game on 9/23 Tuesday should be one to watch.

Park Center is coming together? Another week should tell if they're real.

Top 10 in Action - Week 9/15 Results

2008-09-20T23:29:00.002-05:00

Top 10 in Action - Week 9/15 Results
1. Eden Prairie
Tie. Tue 16 7:00 PM Bloomington Kennedy T 1-1
Loss. Thu 18 5:00 PM Bloomington Jefferson L 1-0
? Fri 19 5:00 PM Fargo South
Win. Sat 20 12:00 PM Fargo North W 3-0 8-1-3 Fargo North

2. Edina
Loss. Tue 16 5:00 PM Hopkins L 3-2
Loss. Sat 20 7:00 PM Chaska L 1-0

3. Apple Valley
Win. Tue 16 7:00 PM Lakeville South W 3-1
Win. Thu 18 5:00 PM Rosemount W 4-0
Win. Sat 20 1:00 PM St. Paul Academy W 2-0

4. Osseo
Tie. Tue 16 7:00 PM Coon Rapids T 3-3
Win. Thu 18 5:00 PM Maple Grove W 3-0

5. Coon Rapids
Tie. Tue 16 7:00 PM Osseo T 3-3
Win. Thu 18 5:00 PM Anoka W 2-0
Loss. Sat 20 3:00 PM Minnetonka L 1

6. St. Louis Park
Tie. Tue 16 7:00 PM Benilde-St. Margaret's T 0-0
Win. Thu 18 5:00 PM Fridley W 2-1

7. Anoka
Tie. Tue 16 7:00 PM Centennial T 0-0
Loss. Thu 18 5:00 PM Coon Rapids L 2-0
Loss. Sat 20 3:00 PM Minneapolis Southwest L 1-0

8. Maple Grove
Loss. Tue 16 7:00 PM Elk River L 1-0
Loss. Thu 18 5:00 PM Osseo L 3-0
Win. Sat 20 7:00 PM Tartan W 1-0

9. Woodbury
Tie. Tue 16 7:00 PM Park of Cottage Grove T 2-2
Win. Thu 18 5:00 PM Hastings W 3-1
Win. Sat 20 1:00 PM Mounds View W 3-2

10. Robbinsdale Armstrong
Win. Tue 16 7:00 PM Wayzata W 1-0
Loss. Thu 18 5:00 PM Hopkins L 3-0

Should be dropped from Top 10
Anoka, Maple Grove, Armstrong.

Should be included in Top 10
Cretin-Durham Hall, Bloomington Jefferson, Hopkins.

Cretin-Durham Hall
Win. Tue 16 4:30 PM St. Paul Academy W 5-3
Win. Thu 18 5:00 PM Roseville W 4-0
Win. Sat 20 11:00 AM Forest Lake W 3-2

Bloomington Jefferson
Win. Tue 16 7:00 PM Minnetonka W 2-0
Win. Thu 18 5:00 PM Eden Prairie W 1-0
Win. Sat 20 12:00 PM Shakopee W 1-0

Hopkins
Win. Tue 16 5:00 PM Edina W 3-2
Win. Thu 18 5:00 PM Robbinsdale Armstrong W 3-0
Win. Sat 20 11:00 AM Monticello W 4-0

Top 10 in Action - Saturday 9/20

2008-09-19T22:21:00.000-05:00

Top 10 in Action - Saturday 9/20
1. Eden Prairie (Away 12pm at Fargo North)
2. Edina (Away 7pm at Chaska)
3. Apple Valley (Home 1pm vs St. Paul Academy)
4. Osseo (off)
5. Coon Rapids (Away 3pm at Minnetonka)
6. St. Louis Park (off)
7. Anoka (Away 3pm at Minneapolis Southwest)
8. Maple Grove (Home 7pm vs Tartan)
9. Woodbury (Away 1pm at Mounds View)
10. Robbinsdale Armstrong (off)

Games to watch
Anoka vs. Minneapolis Southwest | 3:00 PM at Minneapolis Southwest
Coon Rapids vs. Minnetonka | 3:00 PM at Minnetonka
Bloomington Kennedy vs. Prior Lake | 3:00 PM at Prior Lake
Park Center vs. Spring Lake Park | 1:00 PM at Spring Lake Park

Predictions
Anoka 1-2 Minneapolis Southwest
Coon Rapids 2-1 Minnetonka
Bloomington Kennedy 1-2 Prior Lake
Park Center 1-2 Spring Lake Park

Top 10 in Action - Friday 9/19

2008-09-19T08:52:00.003-05:00

Top 10 in Action - Friday 9/19
1. Eden Prairie (Away 5pm at Fargo South)
2. Edina (off)
3. Apple Valley (off)
4. Osseo (off)
5. Coon Rapids (off)
6. St. Louis Park (off)
7. Anoka (off)
8. Maple Grove (off)
9. Woodbury (off)
10. Robbinsdale Armstrong (off)

Top 10 in Action - Thursday 9/18 Results

2008-09-19T08:52:00.002-05:00

Top 10 in Action - Thursday 9/18 Results
1. Eden Prairie (Jefferson 1, Eden Prairie 0) Lost
2. Edina (off)
3. Apple Valley (Apple Valley 4, Rosemount 0) Won
4. Osseo (Osseo 3, Maple Grove 0) Won
5. Coon Rapids (Coon Rapids 2, Anoka 0) Won
6. St. Louis Park (Away 5pm at Fridley)
7. Anoka (Coon Rapids 2, Anoka 0) Lost
8. Maple Grove (Osseo 3, Maple Grove 0) Lost
9. Woodbury (Woodbury 3, Hastings 1) Won
10. Robbinsdale Armstrong (Hopkins 3, Armstrong 0) Lost

Games to watch - Results
Anoka 0-2 Coon Rapids
Bloomington Jefferson 1-0 Eden Prairie
Robbinsdale Armstrong 0-3 Hopkins
Lakeville South 6-0 Lakeville North
Osseo 3-0 Maple Grove

Predictions - Results
Anoka 1-1 Coon Rapids (Final: Anoka 0-2 Coon Rapids) No
Bloomington Jefferson 1-3 Eden Prairie (Bloomington Jefferson 1-0 Eden Prairie) No
Robbinsdale Armstrong 1-2 Hopkins (Final: Robbinsdale Armstrong 0-3 Hopkins) Yes
Lakeville South 1-2 Lakeville North (Final: Lakeville South 6-0 Lakeville North) No
Osseo 3-1 Maple Grove (Final: Osseo 3-0 Maple Grove) Yes

2-for-5. Getting tough with all these upsets. But that's HS soccer.

Others - Results
Cretin-Derham Hall 4-0 Roseville

A few thoughts

Surprising lost for Eden Prairie or letdown since beating Appley Valley 5-1.

Bloomington Jefferson should be in consideration for Top 10 with win over Minnetonka and EP.

Maple Grove shouldn't be in Top 10 in first place. They should be off next week.

Hopkins should be in Top 10 after beating up St.Louis Park, Edina and Armstrong.

Armstrong should be off Top 10.

Cretin-Derham Hall should be in Top 10.

Mpls SW to play Anoka this Saturday. We'll see how good Mpls SW is.

Rogers 14, Big Lake 0. It's average of 5.71 mins per goal. Is this fair?

Park Center 1, Centennial 0 (OT). Interesting.

Top 10 in Action - Thursday 9/18

2008-09-18T04:41:00.001-05:00

Top 10 in Action - Thursday 9/18
1. Eden Prairie (Home 5pm vs Bloomington Jefferson)
2. Edina (off)
3. Apple Valley (Away 5pm at Rosemount)
4. Osseo (Away 5pm at Maple Grove)
5. Coon Rapids (Home 5pm vs Anoka)
6. St. Louis Park (Away 5pm at Fridley)
7. Anoka (Away 5pm at Coon Rapids)
8. Maple Grove (Home 5pm vs Osseo)
9. Woodbury (Home 5pm vs Hastings)
10. Robbinsdale Armstrong (Away 5pm at Hopkins)

Games to watch
Anoka vs. Coon Rapids | 5:00 PM at Coon Rapids
Bloomington Jefferson vs. Eden Prairie | 5:00 PM at Eden Prairie
Robbinsdale Armstrong vs. Hopkins | 5:00 PM at Hopkins
Lakeville South vs. Lakeville North | 5:00 PM at Lakeville North
Osseo vs. Maple Grove | 5:00 PM at Maple Grove

Predictions
Anoka 1-1 Coon Rapids
Bloomington Jefferson 1-3 Eden Prairie
Robbinsdale Armstrong 1-2 Hopkins
Lakeville South 1-2 Lakeville North
Osseo 3-1 Maple Grove

Top 10 in Action - Tuesday 9/16 Results

2008-09-16T23:52:00.000-05:00

Top 10 in Action - Tuesday 9/16 Results
1. Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie 1, Bloomington Kennedy 1) Tied
2. Edina (Hopkins 3, Edina 2) Lost
3. Apple Valley (Apple Valley 3, Lakeville South 1) Won
4. Osseo (Coon Rapids 3, Osseo 3) Tied
5. Coon Rapids (Coon Rapids 3, Osseo 3) Tied
6. St. Louis Park (Benilde-St. Margaret's 0, St. Louis Park 0) Tied
7. Anoka (Centennial 0, Anoka 0) Tied
8. Maple Grove (Elk River 1, Maple Grove 0) Lost
9. Woodbury (Park of Cottage Grove 2, Woodbury 2) Tied
10. Robbinsdale Armstrong (Robbinsdale Armstrong 1, Wayzata 0) Won

Games to watch - Results
Coon Rapids 3-3 Osseo
Centennial 0-0 Anoka
Eagan 3-1 Lakeville North

Predictions - Results
Coon Rapids 1-3 Osseo (Final: Coon Rapids 3-3 Osseo) No
Centennial 2-1 Anoka (Final: Centennial 0-0 Anoka) No
Eagan 1-1 Lakeville North (Final: Eagan 3-1 Lakeville North) No

0-for-3. Not good. Try again another day.

A few thoughts

Edina lost to Hopkins is an interesting score. Edina should be better than that.

EP got a let down after beating up on Apple Valley? Tied 1-1 Bloomington Kennedy? What's going on here?

Cretin-Derham Hall 5-3 St.Paul Academy and CDH should get in Top 10.

St. Louis Park should slide more in Top 10.

Maple Grove lost to Elk River 1-0 and I suspect they're sliding rest of season. They should be out of Top 10 next week.

After beating Armstrong, Minnetonka lost three straight games. Just a blip of glory I guess.

Bloomington Jefferson 2-0 Minnetonka and making a come back to Top 10?

Osseo has a good chance in winning their conference title and winner of 5AA Section. Centennial is a tough opponent there.

Coon Rapids is for real. They'll win their 7AA Section. Anoka is the only tough opponent there.

Woodbury shouldn't be in Top 10 if they can't beat Park of Cottage Grove.

Top 10 in Action - Tuesday 9/16

2008-09-15T11:58:00.000-05:00

Top 10 in Action - Tuesday 9/16
1. Eden Prairie (Away 7pm at Bloomington Kennedy)
2. Edina (Away 5pm at Hopkins)
3. Apple Valley (Away 7pm at Lakeville South)
4. Osseo (Home 7pm vs Coon Rapids)
5. Coon Rapids (Away 7pm at Osseo)
6. St. Louis Park (Home 7pm vs Benilde-St. Margaret's)
7. Anoka (Home 7pm vs Centennial)
8. Maple Grove (Away 7pm at Elk River)
9. Woodbury (Home 7pm vs Park of Cottage Grove)
10. Robbinsdale Armstrong (Away 7pm at Wayzata)

Games to watch
Coon Rapids vs. Osseo | 7:00 PM at Osseo
Centennial vs. Anoka | 7:00 PM at Anoka
Eagan vs. Lakeville North | 7:00 PM at Lakeville North

Predictions
Coon Rapids 1-3 Osseo
Centennial 2-1 Anoka
Eagan 1-1 Lakeville North

MN Coaches Top 10 - Week 9/15

2008-09-15T09:00:00.002-05:00

MN Coaches Top 10 - Week 9/15
CLASS 2A BOYS POLL
1. Eden Prairie (7-0)
2. Edina (9-1)
3. Apple Valley (9-1)
4. Osseo (7-1)
5. Coon Rapids (8-1)
6. St. Louis Park (7-1)
7. Anoka (6-2)
8. Maple Grove (5-0)
9. Woodbury (4-2)
10. Robbinsdale Armstrong (6-3)

Others receiving votes: Cretin-Derham Hall, Lakeville North, Minneapolis Southwest
Class 2A Ranking Provided By: Coaches Association

Anoka and Maple Grove get in Top 10? Pfleese!!!

Maple Grove couldn't win last two games and beat up on weak teams.

Both Anoka and Maple Grove will be out of ranking next week.

Centennial is much better than Maple Grove and Anoka.

Cretin-Derham Hall and Prior Lake should have been in Top 10 this week.