Friday, October 31, 2008

2008 Class AA All-Tournament Team

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

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.

Thursday, October 30, 2008

AA State Final - Prediction

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.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

AA State Semifinals - Final

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

Monday, October 27, 2008

AA State Semifinals - Prediction

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

Sunday, October 26, 2008

AA State - Quarterfinals

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.
  • Saturday, October 18, 2008

    AA State Seedings

    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.
  • Thursday, October 16, 2008

    XMan AA State Seedings

    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.
  • Wednesday, October 15, 2008

    AA Section Champions

    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

    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

    Sunday, October 12, 2008

    Section final games to watch Tuesday 10/14

    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

    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

    Saturday, October 11, 2008

    Section semifinal games to watch Saturday 10/11

    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

    Wednesday, October 8, 2008

    Section 4AA Seedings

    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

    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

    Tuesday, October 7, 2008

    Section games to watch Tuesday 10/7 - Results

    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

    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

    Monday, October 6, 2008

    Section 1AA Seedings

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    Sunday, October 5, 2008

    Section 6AA Seedings

    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

    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

    Saturday, October 4, 2008

    Top 10 in Action - Week of 9/29 Results

    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

    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

    Friday, October 3, 2008

    Section 6AA is Section of Death

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    Thursday, October 2, 2008

    Top 10 in Action - Thursday 10/2

    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

    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

    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)

    Wednesday, October 1, 2008

    Top 10 in Action - Wednesday 10/1

    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

    Tuesday, September 30, 2008

    Top 10 in Action - Tuesday 9/30 Results

    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

    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

    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

    Monday, September 29, 2008

    Top 10 in Action - Monday 9/29

    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

    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.
  • Saturday, September 27, 2008

    XMan Top 10 - Week 9/29

    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

    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

    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

    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

    Friday, September 26, 2008

    Top 10 in Action - Thursday 9/25 Results

    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.
  • Thursday, September 25, 2008

    Top 10 in Action - Thursday 9/25

    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

    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...
  • Wednesday, September 24, 2008

    Top 10 in Action - Wednesday 9/24

    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

    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*)

    Tuesday, September 23, 2008

    Top 10 in Action - Tuesday 9/23

    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

    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...
  • Monday, September 22, 2008

    Top 10 in Action - Monday 9/22

    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

    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.
  • Sunday, September 21, 2008

    Top 10 in Action - Saturday 9/20 Results

    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?
  • Saturday, September 20, 2008

    XMan Top 10 - Week 9/22

    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

    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

    Friday, September 19, 2008

    Top 10 in Action - Saturday 9/20

    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

    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

    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.
  • Thursday, September 18, 2008

    Top 10 in Action - Thursday 9/18

    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

    Tuesday, September 16, 2008

    Top 10 in Action - Tuesday 9/16 Results

    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.
  • Monday, September 15, 2008

    Top 10 in Action - Tuesday 9/16

    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

    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.
  • Saturday, September 13, 2008

    XMan Top 10 - Week 9/15

    XMan Top 10 - Week 9/15
    1. Eden Prairie (7-0-2)
    2. Apple Valley (9-1-0)
    3. Edina (9-1-1)
    4. Osseo (7-1-1)
    5. St.Louis Park (7-1-1)
    6. Cretin-Derham Hall (6-3)
    7. Coon Rapids (8-1-1)
    8. Armstrong (6-3-2)
    9. Prior Lake (5-1-3)
    10. Bloomington Jefferson (5-2-2)

    Top 10 in Action - Week 9/8 Results

    Top 10 in Action - Week 9/8 Results

    1. Apple Valley
    Tue 9 7:00 PM Lakeville North W 3-1
    Thu 11 5:00 PM Bloomington Kennedy W 3-1
    Sat 13 1:00 PM Eden Prairie L 5-1

    2. Eden Prairie
    Tue 9 7:00 PM Eagan W 3-0
    Thu 11 5:00 PM Rosemount W 4-0
    Sat 13 1:00 PM Apple Valley W 5-1

    3. Edina
    Mon 8 7:00 PM Wayzata W 1-0
    Thu 11 7:00 PM Minnetonka W 4-0

    4. Armstrong
    Mon 8 5:00 PM Minnetonka L 2-1
    Sat 13 1:00 PM Totino-Grace L 2-1

    5. St.Louis Park
    Mon 8 5:00 PM Hopkins L 2-1
    Thu 11 5:00 PM Spring Lake Park W 3-0

    6. Osseo
    Mon 8 7:00 PM Anoka W 2-1
    Thu 11 5:00 PM Centennial W 2-1
    Sat 13 1:00 PM Irondale W 3-1

    7. Lakeville North
    Tue 9 7:00 PM Apple Valley L 3-1
    Thu 11 5:00 PM Chaska L 3-1
    Sat 13 1:00 PM Bloomington Jefferson T 0-0

    8. Coon Rapids
    Mon 8 7:00 PM Champlin Park W 1-0
    Thu 11 5:00 PM Elk River W 2-0

    9. Anoka
    Mon 8 7:00 PM Osseo L 2-1
    Thu 11 5:00 PM Park Center W 2-1
    Sat 13 1:00 PM Rochester John Marshall W 4-0

    10. Woodbury
    Mon 8 5:00 PM Cretin-Derham Hall L 4-3

    Should be off Top 10
    Anoka, Woodbury, Lakeville North.

    Should be on Top 10
    Cretin-Derham Hall, Totino-Grace, Prior Lake.

    Top 10 in Action - Saturday 9/13 Results

    Top 10 in Action - Saturday 9/13 Results
    1. Apple Valley (Apple Valley 1-5 Eden Prairie) Lost
    2. Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie 5-1 Apple Valley) Won
    3. Edina (off)
    4. Armstrong (Armstrong 1-2 Totino-Grace) Lost
    5. St.Louis Park (off)
    6. Osseo (Osseo 2-1 Irondale) Won
    7. Lakeville North (Lakville North 0-0 Bloomington Jefferson) Tied
    8. Coon Rapids (off)
    9. Anoka (Anoka 4-0 Rochester John Marshall) Won
    10. Woodbury (off)

    Games to watch - Results
    Apple Valley 1-5 Eden Prairie
    Totino-Grace 2-1 Robbinsdale Armstrong
    Prior Lake 1-0 Shakopee

    Predictions - Results
    Apple Valley 3-4 Eden Prairie (Final: Apple Valley 1-5 Eden Prairie) Yes!
    Totino-Grace 2-1 Robbinsdale Armstrong (Final: Totino-Grace 2-1 Robbinsdale Armstrong) YES!
    Prior Lake 2-1 Shakopee (Final: Prior Lake 1-0 Shakopee) Yes!

  • 3-for-3...not bad at all.
  • Armstrong should drop to 9th or 10th place in ranking after 2 losses.
  • Cretin-Derham Hall and Totino-Grace should be in Top 10.
  • Anoka should be out Top 10
  • Top 10 in Action - Saturday 9/13

    Top 10 in Action - Saturday 9/13
    1. Apple Valley (Away 1PM at Eden Prairie)
    2. Eden Prairie (Home 1PM vs Apple Valley)
    3. Edina (off)
    4. Armstrong (Home 1PM vs Totino-Grace)
    5. St.Louis Park (off)
    6. Osseo (Home 1PM vs Irondale)
    7. Lakeville North (Home 1PM vs Bloomington Jefferson)
    8. Coon Rapids (off)
    9. Anoka (Home 1PM vs Rochester John Marshall)
    10. Woodbury (Home 7PM vs Park of Cottage Grove)

    Games to watch
    Apple Valley vs. Eden Prairie | 1:00 PM at Eden Prairie
    Totino-Grace vs. Robbinsdale Armstrong | 1:00 PM at Robbinsdale Armstrong
    Prior Lake vs. Shakopee | 11:00 AM at Shakopee

    Predictions
    Apple Valley 3-4 Eden Prairie
    Totino-Grace 2-1 Robbinsdale Armstrong
    Prior Lake 2-1 Shakopee

    Thursday, September 11, 2008

    Top 10 in Action - Thursday 9/11 Results

    Top 10 in Action - Thursday 9/11 Results
    1. Apple Valley (Apple Valley 3-1 Bloomington Kennedy) Won
    2. Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie 4, Rosemount 0) Won
    3. Edina (Edina 4-0 Minnetonka) Won
    4. Armstrong (off)
    5. St.Louis Park (St.Louis Park 3, Spring Lake Park 0) Won
    6. Osseo (Osseo 2, Centennial 1) Won
    7. Lakeville North (Lakeville North 1, Chaska 3) Lost
    8. Coon Rapids (Coon Rapids 2, Elk River 0) Won
    9. Anoka (Anoka 2, Park Center 1 OT) Won
    10. Woodbury (off)

    Games to watch - Results
    Minnetonka 0-4 Edina
    Park Center 1-2 Anoka (OT)
    Elk River 0-2 Coon Rapids
    Wayzata vs. Hopkins
    St.Louis Park 3-0 Spring Lake Park

    Predictions - Results
    Minnetonka 1-3 Edina (Final: Minnetonka 0-4 Edina) Yes
    Park Center 2-1 Anoka (Final: Park Center 1-2 Anoka) No
    Elk River 1-1 Coon Rapids (Final: Elk River 0-2 Coon Rapids) No
    Wayzata 2-1 Hopkins (Final: Wayzata 2-1 Hopkins) YES!
    St.Louis Park 2-1 Spring Lake Park (Final: St.Louis Park 3-0 Spring Lake Park) Yes
  • 3 out of 5 right. Not doing so well this time. I counted on upset with Park Center and Elk River will put up a good game but guess not.
  • Top 10 in Action - Thursday 9/11

    Top 10 in Action - Thursday 9/11
    1. Apple Valley (Home 5pm vs Bloomington Kennedy)
    2. Eden Prairie (Away 5pm at Rosemount)
    3. Edina (Home 7pm vs Minnetonka)
    4. Armstrong (off)
    5. St.Louis Park (Away 5pm at Spring Lake Park)
    6. Osseo (Away 5pm at Centennial)
    7. Lakeville North (Away 5pm at Chaska)
    8. Coon Rapids (Home 5pm vs Elk River)
    9. Anoka (Home 5pm vs Park Center)
    10. Woodbury (off)

    Games to watch
    Minnetonka vs. Edina | 7:00 PM at Edina
    Park Center vs. Anoka | 5:00 PM at Anoka
    Elk River vs. Coon Rapids | 5:00 PM at Coon Rapids
    Wayzata vs. Hopkins | 5:00 PM at Hopkins
    St. Louis Park vs. Spring Lake Park | 5:00 PM at Spring Lake Park

    Predictions
    Minnetonka 1-3 Edina
    Park Center 2-1 Anoka
    Elk River 1-1 Coon Rapids
    Wayzata 2-1 Hopkins
    St. Louis Park 2-1 Spring Lake Park

    Wednesday Scores

    Interesting to see these scores:

    Cretin-Derham Hall 2, Mounds View 1, OT
    CDH is on the roll with 6 wins now.
    Cretin-Derham Hall Raiders will be in Top 10 next week?

    Mahtomedi 1, St. Paul Central 0
    SPC supposed to be good but got beat.
    Mahtomedi broke 4 games losing streak.

    Wednesday, September 10, 2008

    Top 10 in Action - Tuesday 9/9 Results

    Top 10 in Action - Tuesday 9/9 Results
    1. Apple Valley (Apple Valley 3, Lakeville North 1)
    2. Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie 3, Eagan 0)
    3. Edina (off)
    4. Armstrong (off)
    5. St.Louis Park (off)
    6. Osseo (off)
    7. Lakeville North (Apple Valley 3, Lakeville North 1)
    8. Coon Rapids (off)
    9. Anoka (off)
    10. Woodbury (off)

    Games to watch
    Apple Valley 3-1 Lakeville North
    Eagan 0-3 Eden Prairie

    Predictions
    Apple Valley 1-0 Lakeville North (Final: Apple Valley 3-1 Lakeville North) Yes
    Eden Prairie 3-0 Eagan (Final: Eden Prairie 3-0 Eagan) YES!

    Tuesday, September 9, 2008

    Top 10 in Action - Tuesday 9/9

    Top 10 in Action - Tuesday 9/9
    1. Apple Valley (Away 7:00 PM at Lakeville North)
    2. Eden Prairie (Home 7:00 PM vs Eagan)
    3. Edina (off)
    4. Armstrong (off)
    5. St.Louis Park (off)
    6. Osseo (off)
    7. Lakeville North (Home 7:00 PM vs Apple Valley)
    8. Coon Rapids (off)
    9. Anoka (off)
    10. Woodbury (off)

    Games to watch
    Apple Valley vs. Lakeville North | 7:00 PM at Lakeville North
    Eagan vs. Eden Prairie | 7:00 PM at Eden Prairie
    Bloomington Jefferson vs. Lakeville South | 7:00 PM at Lakeville South
    I'm running out of ideas...

    Predictions
    Apple Valley 1-0 Lakeville North
    Eden Prairie 3-0 Eagan
    Bloomington Jefferson 3-1 Lakeville South

    Monday, September 8, 2008

    Top 10 in Action - Monday 9/8 Results

    Top 10 in Action - Monday 9/8 Results
    1. Apple Valley (off)
    2. Eden Prairie (off)
    3. Edina (Edina 1, Wayzata 0) Won
    4. Armstrong (Armstrong 1, Minnetonka 2) Lost
    5. St.Louis Park (St.Louis Park 1, Hopkins 2) Lost
    6. Osseo (Osseo 2, Anoka 1) Won
    7. Lakeville North (off)
    8. Coon Rapids (Coon Rapids 1, Champlin Park 0) Won
    9. Anoka (Anoka 1, Osseo 2) Lost
    10. Woodbury (Woodbury 3, Cretin-Derham Hall 4) Lost

    Games to watch - Results
    Anoka 1-2 Osseo
    Robbinsdale Armstrong 1-2 Minnetonka
    Coon Rapids vs. Champlin Park | 7:00 PM at Champlin Park
    Hopkins 2-1 St. Louis Park
    Cretin-Derham Hall 4-3 Woodbury

    Predictions - Results
    Edina 2-0 Wayzata (Final: Edina 1-0 Wayzata) Yes
    Armstrong 1-1 Minnetonka (Final: Armstrong 1-2 Minnetonka) No
    Hopkins 2-1 St.Louis Park (Final: Hopkins 2-1 St.Louis Park) YES!
    Osseo 3-1 Anoka (Final: Osseo 2-1 Anoka) Yes
    Champlin Park 1-1 Coon Rapids (Final: Champlin Park 0-1 Coon Rapids ) No
    Cretin-Derham Hall 3-1 Woodbury (Final: Cretin-Derham Hall 4-3 Woodbury) YES!
    4 winners out of 6 ain't bad...

  • Predicted two upsets with Hopkins over St.Louis Park and Cretin-Derham Hall over Woodbury and right on with those two.
  • Armstrong ran out of luck with their boot-n-go game against Minnetonka I see. Any game summary here will be great.
  • Like I said before about Anoka Head Coach, he should leave the program. He's making a farce of himself. Plenty of PO'ed parents I hear.
  • St.Louis Park finally playing a real team and result showed. Hopkins is a decent team.
  • Osseo midfield and attacking game is by far one of the best in state. Defense needs some work. Anoka should be off top 10 now.
  • Cretin-Derham Hall is a darkhorse and coming on strong? Five victories streak so far. They should be above Coon Rapids in top 10.
  • Coon Rapids haven't faced real tough metro teams yet.
  • Top 10 in Action - Monday 9/8

    Top 10 in Action - Monday 9/8
    1. Apple Valley (off)
    2. Eden Prairie (off)
    3. Edina (Away 7:00 PM Wayzata)
    4. Armstrong (Away 5:00 PM Minnetonka)
    5. St.Louis Park (Home 5:00 PM Hopkins)
    6. Osseo (Home 7:00 PM Anoka)
    7. Lakeville North (off)
    8. Coon Rapids (Away 7:00 PM Champlin Park)
    9. Anoka (Away 7:00 PM Osseo)
    10. Woodbury (Home 5:00 PM Cretin-Derham Hall)

    Games to watch
    Anoka vs. Osseo | 7:00 PM at Osseo
    Robbinsdale Armstrong vs. Minnetonka | 5:00 PM at Minnetonka
    Coon Rapids vs. Champlin Park | 7:00 PM at Champlin Park
    Hopkins vs. St. Louis Park | 5:00 PM at St. Louis Park
    Cretin-Derham Hall vs. Woodbury | 5:00 PM at Woodbury

    Prediction
    Edina 2-0 Wayzata
    Armstrong 1-1 Minnetonka
    Hopkins 2-1 St.Louis Park
    Osseo 3-1 Anoka
    Champlin Park 1-1 Coon Rapids
    Cretin-Derham Hall 3-1 Woodbury

    MN Coaches Rank Top 10 - Week 9/8

    Class 2A Boys Soccer Rankings
    September 7 - Star Tribune

    RK (last) Team Record
    1 (1) Apple Valley (7-0)
    2 (3) Eden Prairie (4-0)
    3 (2) Edina (7-1)
    4 (NR) Armstrong (6-1)
    5 (4) St.Louis Park(4-0)
    6 (5) Osseo (4-1)
    7 (9) Lakeville N (7-1)
    8 (8) Coon Rapids (6-1)
    9 (7) Anoka (3-0)
    10(NR) Woodbury (4-1)

    Others Receiving Votes: St. Paul Central, Maple Grove, Stillwater

    Saturday, September 6, 2008

    Top 10 - Week of 9/8

    XMan Top 10 - Week of 9/8
    1. Apple Valley (7-0-0)
    2. Eden Prairie (4-0-2)
    3. St. Louis Park (4-0-1)
    4. Edina (7-1-1)
    5. Armstrong (6-1-2)
    6. Osseo (4-1-1)
    7. Anoka (3-0-2)
    8. Coon Rapids (6-1-1)
    9. Lakeville North (7-1)
    10. Wayzata (1-1-4)

    9/6 Osseo vs Armstrong

    Went to see it and saw a beautiful game played by Osseo but lacking finishing.
    It could be really bad for Armstrong if those easy chances were put away.
    All Armstrong could do most of the time were put 9 guys in back-third and played counter-attack which worked.
    No need to say if they meet again I think Osseo will win...oh yeah if they can put those easy goals away.
    I think Armstrong should be in top 10 now after a hard week.

    Whitney is fast with good touch and I can see how he scored those many goals. Osseo dominates the midfield plays and set him up to finish. Not saying he doesn't work hard to ditch defenders and get the shots off. From this game, I think Osseo has the best midfield game in metro area.

    If Whitney Browne keeps up the pace he will be in All State team.
    Ahmad Bah and Lucas Hoang dominated the midfield plays.

    Soccer Top 10 - Week 9/1 Results

    Top 10 - Week of 9/1 Result
    1. Apple Valley
    Win - Tue 2 7:00 PM Eagan W 1-0
    Win - Thu 4 5:00 PM Eastview W 2-0
    2. Edina
    Win - Tue 2 7:00 PM Breck W 4-1
    Lost - Thu 4 7:00 PM Robbinsdale Armstrong L 4-2
    Win - Sat 6 3:00 PM Heritage Christian W 2-0
    3. Eden Prairie
    Win - Tue 2 7:00 PM Chaska W 3-1
    Win - Wed 3 5:00 PM Robbinsdale Armstrong W 3-0
    Win - Sat 6 1:00 PM Totino-Grace W 2-1
    4. St. Louis Park
    Win - Tue 2 7:00 PM Robbinsdale Cooper W 2-1
    Win -Thu 4 5:00 PM St. Francis W 1-0
    ? - Sat 6 11:00 AM Columbia Heights
    5. Osseo
    Win - Thu 4 5:00 PM Park Center W 6-3
    Lost - Sat 6 TBA Robbinsdale Armstrong L 2-1
    6. Stillwater
    Win - Tue 2 7:00 PM Roseville W 4-2
    Lost - Thu 4 7:00 PM Woodbury L 2-0
    Lost - Sat 6 1:00 PM White Bear Lake L 2-1
    7. Anoka
    Win - Tue 2 7:00 PM North St. Paul W 1-0
    Win - Thu 4 5:00 PM Elk River W 1-0
    8. Coon Rapids
    Win - Tue 2 7:00 PM Blaine W 2-0
    Lost - Thu 4 4:00 PM Cretin-Derham Hall L 3-0
    Win - Sat 6 7:00 PM SC Apollo/Sauk Rapids-Rice W 2-0
    9. Lakeville North
    Win - Tue 2 7:00 PM Burnsville W 2-0
    Win - Thu 4 5:00 PM Rosemount W 3-1
    Lost - Sat 6 1:00 PM Rochester Mayo L 3-1
    10. Champlin Park
    Lost - Thu 4 5:00 PM Centennial L 3-2
    10. Wayzata
    Tie - Tue 2 5:00 PM Minnetonka T 0-0

    Monday, September 1, 2008

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