High school soccer season kicks off with many familiar names atop the rankings.
Perennial powers Starr’s Mill and Collins Hill are the teams to watch in all classifications. Both are defending champions, and bring back a ton of talent. The Panthers actually beat the Eagles 3-2 in the teams’ season opener. There’s plenty more to look for across all classifications. Lassiter have become one of the state’s more consistent programs and are ranked No. 2 in Class AAAAA.
McIntosh will again be in the mix in Class AAAA. And a pair of teams from Region 6 in Marist and Lakeside should also figure into the equation.
In AAA, Gainesville defend their title with Woodward and St. Pius both providing formidable challenges.
It’s the usual suspects in AA, with Thomasville, Westminster, Blessed Trinity and GAC all amongst the favorites.
For the first time, A and AA will not be combined into one region. Aquinas is ranked No. 1 in A.
On the girls side, Starr’s Mill, Pius and Marist are ranked just as highly as their male counterparts. But Mark Karen’s North Gwinnett Bulldogs figure to be the team to watch, and they are ranked No. 1 in all classifications to begin the season.
2011 Georgia High School Soccer Coaches Poll
Boys AAAAA
1. Collins Hill (123)
2. Lassiter (89)
3. Brookwood (72)
4. Walton (62)
5. Harrison (60)
6. Milton (49)
7. Peachtree Ridge (39)
8. Parkview (37)
9. Dacula (32)
10. Centennial (23)
Girls AAAAA
1. North Gwinnett (70)
2. Milton (38)
3. Mill Creek (34)
4. Collins Hill (33)
1. Parkview (32)
6. Etowah (24)
7. Brookwood (21)
8. Walton (19)
9. Harrison (18)
10. Northview (16)
Boys AAAA
1. Starr’s Mill (104)
2. McIntosh (88)
3. Marist (82)
4. Habersham Central (74)
5. Lakeside (73)
6. Lambert (65)
7. Chattahoochee (64)
8. Lakeside, Evans (49)
9. Greenbrier (41)
10. Tucker (20)
Girls AAAA
1. Starr’s Mill (106)
2. Whitewater (85)
3. Marist (74)
4. McIntosh (62)
5. Pope (49)
6. Heritage (47)
7. Glynn Academy (33)
8. Greenbrier (19)
9. Northgate (18)
10. Lakeside, Evans (17)
Boys AAA
1. Gainesville (83)
2. Woodward (69)
3. St. Pius (59)
4. SE Whitfield (44)
5. Oconee (42)
6. Johnson (32)
7. Dalton (27)
8. Columbus (22)
9. Druid Hills (12)
10. Perry (11)
Girls AAA
1. St. Pius (90)
2. Woodward (89)
3. Columbus (70)
4. Oconee (51)
5. Riverwood (34)
6. Spalding (29)
7. Carrollton (27)
8. Gainesville (26)
9. Eagles Landing (17)
10. Grady (16)
Boys AA
1. Thomasville (38)
2. Westminster (37)
3. Blessed Trinity (36)
4. GAC (33)
5. Lovett (29)
6. Calhoun (21)
7. Buford (17)
8. Decatur (15)
9. Dublin (14)
10. Cross Keys (13)
Girls AA
1. GAC (20)
2. Blessed Trinity (18)
3. St. Vincent’s (16)
4. Westminster (14)
5. Lovett (12)
6. Pike County (10)
7. Buford (8)
8. Hart County (6)
9. Fannin (4)
10. Dublin (2)
Boys A
1. Aquinas (54)
2. Athens Academy (43)
3. Paideia (42)
4. Providence (38)
5. Pace (37)
6. Walker (36)
7. Wesleyan (35)
8. Whitefield (21)
9. Savannah Country Day (19)
10. Atlanta International School (16)
Girls A
1. Wesleyan (26)
2. Walker (22)
3. Paideia (21)
4. Eagles Landing Christian School (19)
5. Fellowship Christian Academy (18)
6. Athens Academy (15)
7. First Presbyterian (11)
8. Holy Innocents (7)
9. Pace Academy (6)
10. Savannah Country Day (5)
Georgia High School Soccer All-Class Rankings
Boys All-Classification
1. Collins Hill
2. Starr’s Mill
3. Gainesville
4. Lassiter
5. McIntosh
6. Brookwood
7. Woodward
8. Marist
9. Walton
10. Thomasville
11. St. Pius
12. Aquinas
13. Harrison
14. Habersham Central
15. Westminster
Girls All-Classification
1. North Gwinnett
2. Milton
3. Starr’s Mill
4. Whitewater
5. St. Pius
6. Mill Creek
7. Marist
8. Collins Hill
9. McIntosh
10. Parkview
11. GAC
12. Woodward
13. Pope
14. Blessed Trinity
15. Brookwood