Boys Soccer Preseason Rankings

1. HS BOYS SOCCER
POWER RANKINGS
PRESEASON EDITION
HALDANE – The Blue Devils finished 11-6-1 last year, playing their best soccer
when it counted the most – at the end. Haldane went on a terrific run and won
the Section One, Class C championship, advancing to the state regionals
before losing. Back is midfielder Aidan Draper, who scored 14 goals and had
15 assists last year.

2. HS BOYS SOCCER
POWER RANKINGS
PRESEASON EDITION
SPACKENKILL – Nothing surprises us about Spackenkill anymore. Coach
Manny Blanco squeezes every last bit of talent out of his players every year
and consistently puts them in position to win. Last year it was a trip to the
Section Nine, Class B final where the Spartans lost to Rhinebeck in the rubber
match of an awesome season series.

3. HS BOYS SOCCER
POWER RANKINGS
PRESEASON EDITION
RHINEBECK – It will be interesting to see how the Hawks fare this year.
Consistently one of the better programs in the area, Rhinebeck might have
suffered the biggest losses when it graduated Seth McClenahan and his 32
goals as well as fellow forward Nick Hoynes. It remains to be seen who the
Hawks have waiting in the wings – no pun intended – to replace them.

4. HS BOYS SOCCER
POWER RANKINGS
PRESEASON EDITION
WALLKILL – In the Hudson Valley, there is Arlington, John Jay, Spackenkill,
Newburgh, Monroe-Woodbury … and quietly, well under the radar, is one of
the best high school boys soccer programs in the area. Wallkill went 18-1 last
season and returns one of the best strikers around in Sean Cray, who had 25
goals last year for the Panthers.

5. HS BOYS SOCCER
POWER RANKINGS
PRESEASON EDITION
ARLINGTON – Hey, you don’t dethrone the king until you can beat him, and
nobody in the HVSR coverage area has been able to beat Arlington. The
Admirals went 19-1-2 last year and won the section again, a year after winning
the state title. But let’s see how long Arlington can last here – the Admirals
graduated a whopping 18 seniors.