GAMES
RANKINGS
Seven Lakes Soccer celebrating their 2022-23 State Championship
LET'S KICK IT: Houston loaded with boys soccer state hopefuls led by Seven Lakes
Other 6A contenders will undoubtedly include The Woodlands, MacArthur, Summer Creek, etc.
In Class 5A, expect Fulshear and Houston Wisdom to make another deep run this season, after both teams concluded last year as Regional Semifinalists.
Additionally, watch out for up-and-comers such as Lake Creek, Fort Bend Kempner, and Kingwood Park to hit a hot-streak once the postseason comes around in March.
That being said, its time to dish out our preseason power rankings.
...
PUBLIC SCHOOL
*All figures in parentheses indicate the result from each team’s 2022-23 season (Record structure is W-L-T)
...
CLASS 6A TOP 20
1. Seven Lakes Spartans (28-1-1/ Class 6A State Champions)
2. The Woodlands Highlanders (23-3-2/ Region II Finalists)
3. Summer Creek Bulldogs (15-6-3/ Area Finalists)
4. Katy Jordan Warriors (16-8-3/ Regionals Semifinalists)
5. MacArthur Generals (22-1-2/ Regional Quarterfinalists)
6. Dobie Longhorns (24-1-4/ Region III Finalists)
7. Strake Jesuit Crusaders (17-5-3/ Area Finalists)
8. Cypress Woods Wildcats (18-3-4/ Regional Semifinalists)
9. Cinco Ranch Cougars (12-6-5/ Regional Quarterfinalists)
10. Clear Springs Chargers (13-7-8/ Regional Semifinalists)
11. Ridge Point Panthers (13-5-5/ Bi-District Finalists)
12. Tomball Cougars (16-7-3/ Regional Quarterfinalists)
13. Katy Paetow Panthers (15-3-5/ Regional Quarterfinalists)
14. Cypress Springs Panthers (14-5-3/ Area Finalists)
15. Pearland Oilers (14-4-10/ Regional Quarterfinalists)
16. Alief Elsik Rams (18-3-3/ Area Finalists)
17. North Shore Mustangs (15-9-2/ Regional Quarterfinalists)
18. Bridgeland Bears (11-6-6)
19. Fort Bend Bush Broncos (13-5-3/ Bi-District Finalists)
20. Langham Creek Lobos (14-7-3/ Bi-District Finalists)
...
MacArthur Generals
Bradley C. Collier (VYPE)
CLASS 5A TOP 15
1. Fulshear Chargers (14-6-4/ Regional Semifinalists)
2. Houston Wisdom Generals (24-1/ Regional Semifinalists)
3. Goose Creek Memorial Patriots (20-2-3/ Regional Quarterfinalists)
4. Fort Bend Kempner Cougars (13-2-3/ Bi-District Finalists)
5. Santa Fe Indians (10-7-7/ Regional Quarterfinalists)
6. Lake Creek Lions (14-8-2/ Bi-District Finalists)
7. Kingwood Park Panthers (12-6-2/ Bi-District Finalists)
8. Magnolia West Mustangs (14-4-6/ Area Finalists)
9. Fort Bend Terry Rangers (14-5-4/ Bi-District Finalists)
10. Angleton Wildcats (13-3-7/ Bi-District Finalists)
11. Baytown Sterling Rangers (12-10-4/ Area Finalists)
12. Crosby Cougars (13-7-4/ Bi-District Finalists)
13. Galena Park Yellowjackets (12-6-3/ Bi-District Finalists)
14. La Porte Bulldogs (11-11-2/ Bi-District Finalists)
15. Friendswood Mustangs (9-10-4/ Bi-District Finalists)
Goose Creek Memorial was on the cusp of something special
'WHAT IF' - GCM soccer shut down after historic regular season
The Pats were having a season for the record books – their best regular season in school history. GC-M has only advanced to the Sectionals once in school history. The Friendswood game would have been for the district title.
"They beat us 1-0 and scored with three minutes left in the game," he said. "It would have been interesting to see how it would have played out."
Senior leader Tania Rodriguez was the heartbeat of the team, which had eight seniors. On the bright side, the Pats started five freshmen led by Kennedy Tristan.
"Tania would have been our top goal scorer and Kennedy would have been the District Newcomer of the Year – maybe even the MVP," he said. "She's a legit player and she will be our future. We have some other incoming freshmen and junior varsity players who will also step up next year in our new district."
With fingers crossed, Huizar and his squad have hopes of returning to a revised UIL playoff schedule.
"We are standing pat and watching the UIL," he said. "We have a sliver of hope. I'm sending workouts to the girls each week and they are itching to finish what they started."