Wayzata boys' team pushes its way to the peak in the Class 3A soccer rankings

The Trojans have risen from fifth place in the preseason poll by going 6-0, the most recent win over No. 3 Minnetonka.

September 7, 2022 at 6:02PM
Maple Grove at Champlin Park. August 31, 2022. Photo by Earl J. Ebensteiner
Ethan Smith (6) played a header for Maple Grove during a 3-2 victory over Champlin Park on Aug. 31. Maple Grove, 3-1, is ninth in the latest Class 3A rankings. (Earl J. Ebensteiner, SportsEngine/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Wayzata's boys' soccer team, after starting the season ranked fifth in Class 3A, found its way to the top.

The Trojans, 6-0 after defeating No. 3 Minnetonka 3-1 on Tuesday, are No. 1 in the rankings released this week by the Minnesota State High School Soccer Coaches Association. It's the third rankings release of the season; the Trojans had risen to second in the interim.

In Class 3A girls, watch for change at the top. Rosemount was ranked ahead of Stillwater in this week's rankings, but the Poniesdefeated the Irish 2-0 on Tuesday at Stillwater.

SOCCER STATE RANKINGS

Boys' Class 3A

  1. Wayzata; 2. Stillwater; 3. Minnetonka; 4. East Ridge; 5. Woodbury; 6. Eastview; 7. Edina; 8. Mounds View; 9. Maple Grove; 10. Blaine.

    Boys' Class 2A

    1. Orono; 2. Hill-Murray; 3. Holy Angels; 4. Benilde-St. Margaret's; 5. Richfield; 6. DeLaSalle; 7. Two Rivers; 8. Worthington; 9. Willmar; 10. Austin.

      Boys' Class 1A

      1. St. Paul Academy; 2. Southwest Christian; 3. Providence Academy; 4. Holy Family; 5. Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppa; 6. St. Cloud Cathedral; 7. St. Paul Humboldt; 8. St. Paul Washington; 9. Minnehaha Academy; 10. Rochester Lourdes.

        Girls Class 3A

        1. Rosemount; 2. Stillwater; 3. Wayzata; 4. Blaine; 5. Edina; 6. Maple Grove; 7. Andover; 8. Centennial; 9. Champlin Park; 10. White Bear Lake.

          Girls' Class 2A

          1. Holy Angels; 2. Mahtomedi; 3. Benilde-St. Margaret's; 4. Hill-Murray; 5. Mankato West; 6. Totino-Grace; 7. Simley; 8. Visitation; 9. St. Francis; 10. Cloquet/Carlton.

            Girls' Class 1A

            1. Minnehaha Academy; 2. Breck; 3. Southwest Christian; 4. St Paul Academy; 5. Holy Family; 6. St Croix Lutheran; 7. St Croix Prep; 8. Providence Academy; 9. Rochester Lourdes; 10. Watertown-Mayer.
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