soccer top 10

The battle for the top ranking in the Shore is heating up and it’s not limited to just a few teams. At least seven teams are within striking distance of the top spot at the beginning of the last week in September and that won’t necessarily change after week filled with big games coming up...

The third 2015 installment of the boys soccer top 10 features the first rearranging of the top five this season. There were two games this past week that featured top 10 teams squaring off against one another and all four of the teams involved in those games remain in the top five...

By Eric Braun With the new school year finally hitting full stride, the girls soccer landscape is struggling to take shape with one preseason favorite taking care of business on the pitch while the other favorites are struggling to find their way...

A little more than a week into the 2015, the top 10 is a tale of two halves. The top five remained exactly the same as it was in the preseason installment, while Nos. 6 through 10 went through a complete overhaul. That is pretty reflective of how things looked on paper early one – the top five teams stood out, while the next five offered lots of options...

A smattering of Shore Conference teams open their seasons on Friday and Saturday, and although division play does not start until Wednesday, it’s time to see how the teams stack up on paper heading into the season. Manalapan finished the 2014 season ranked No...

The games ended more than a week ago, but the soccer season does not end until the end-of-season awards. Below are links to all of the Shore Sports Network end-of-season soccer content, including All-Shore teams, stats and the final Top 10. For the sake of clarification, the teams linked below were all chosen by me based on lots of games attended and even more conversations with Shore Conference c

A year after its teams went 0-2 in NJSIAA sectional championship games, the Shore Conference bounced back in 2014 with seven teams reaching a sectional final and two taking home sectional championship trophies. The depth of the conference not only revealed itself in those seven finalists, but also in the form of a No...

Amid all of the top 10 changes this season, the No. 1 spot has always remained a constant. That all changes this week, and it’s not an easy call. Manalapan is the defending Shore Conference Tournament champion and plays in a Class A North division that is traditionally the most competitive in the Shore Conference, so the Braves should be afforded a loss or two before abdicating the throne... Read

At first glance, there is not much difference between this week’s top 10 and last week’s, but you might notice that, unlike the last couple of weeks, there are some teams outside the rankings that are starting to close the gap and push for a spot...

There was probably a little bit too much back-patting in this space last week for the top 10 holding up after a week, and the soccer gods humbled a bunch of top-10 teams – and yours truly – with a wild week of upsets throughout the conference...

Although a couple of top-five teams stumbled during the first week of the regular season, the preseason top 10 held up pretty well over the season’s first nine days. No. 1 looks like a legitimate championship favorite, No. 3 lost only to No...

The boys soccer season is already underway and this week marks the beginning of divisional play for the Shore Conference's six divisions. Below are links to previews of all six divisions, featuring write-ups on every team as well as players to watch during the next two-and-a-half months...