St. Benedict's (NJ) boys' soccer win streak ends at 71

by Jeff Fisher
Host, NHSCA Sports Hour
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After 71 straight wins, top-ranked St. Benedict's Prep's (New Jersey) streak came to an end Tuesday with a 1-0 loss in overtime to Salesianum (Delaware), which is ranked in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America Top 25.

The most amazing things about the SBP streak is it began after a 1-0 loss to Salesianum on October 2, 2010.  The streak goes down as the third longest all-time in boys' high school soccer history.

All-Time Longest Boys' Soccer Win Streaks

74 Duxbury (Massachusetts) 1981-85
72 Springdale (Pennsylvania) 1968-72
71 St. Benedict's Prep (New Jersey) 2010-2013
69 Shenendehowa (New York) 1990-92
69 Thomas Jefferson (Washington) 1983-87
67 Jesuit (California) 2009-2010
65 Ben Lippen (North Carolina) 1963-1970
64 Blacksburg (Virginia) 1998-2001
61 Leland (California) 1987-90
59 La Canada (California) 1994-97

Click here to listen to an interview I did with St. Benedict's Prep head soccer coach Jim Wandling on October 3rd on the NHSCA Sports Hour.

Meanwhile, there were no changes this week to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America boy's Top 10 that was released on Tuesday. 

Below are the latest rankings for both the boys and girls.

NSCAA Boys' High School Soccer Rankings

1. St. Benedict's Prep (New Jersey) LW: #1
2. Mason (Ohio) LW: #2
3. Jesuit (California) LW: #3
4. Arlington (New York) LW: #4
5. Hinsdale Central (Illinois) LW: #5
6. Troy Athens (Michigan) LW: #6
7. Salesianum (Delaware) LW: #7
8. Greenwich (Connecticut) LW: #8
9. Upper St. Clair (Pennsylvania) LW: #9
10. McDonogh (Maryland) LW: 10

Click here to view entire boys' Top 25.

NSCAA Girls' High School Soccer Rankings

1. Exeter (New Hampshire) LW: #1
2. Northern Highlands (New Jersey) LW: #5
3. Houston (Tennessee) LW: #T2
4. Northport (New York) LW: #T2
5. Maria Carillo (California) LW: #4
6. Rocky River (Ohio) LW: #6
7. Central Catholic (Massachusetts) LW: #7
8. Cumberland Valley (Pennsylvania) LW: #8
9. Sacred Heart (Kentucky) LW: #10
10. Twinsburg (Ohio) LW: #11

Click here to view entire girls' Top 25

Pingry School's Miller Bugliari Talks About ESPN RISE Boys' Soccer Preseason Top 10 Ranking

by Jeff Fisher
Host, NHSA Sports Hour

Pingry School (Martinsville, NJ) isn't the biggest school in the Garden State, but it certainly is big in boys' soccer circles.

The reason?

Head coach Miller Bugliari, who has given the sports a stable foundation since taking over the reigns of the team in 1960.  A half-century later, Bugliari is three wins away from 750 victories and has led Pingry to more than 20 New Jersey state and sectional championships.

Bugliari, who graduated from Pingry in 1952, joined me on Thursday's NHSCA Sports Hour to talk about a career that isn't slowing down.

2011 should be another very good year for the Big Blue.  ESPN RISE ranked Pingry #10 in its Preseason Boys' Soccer FAB 50 Poll.

Check-out the rest of the poll below:

ESPN RISE Boys Soccer Top 25 Preseason Rankings
1. Sacramento Jesuit (CA)
2. St. Benedict's Prep (NJ)
3. Forest Hills Central (MI)
4. DeMatha (MD)
5. Boylan Catholic (IL)
6. St. Ignatius (OH)
7. McDonogh (MD)
8. Granite Bay (CA)
9. St. Louis University High (MO)
10. Pingry (NJ)
11. E.O. Smith (CT)
12. Hempfield (PA)
13. Canton (MI)
14. Naperville North (IL)
15. North Central (IN)
16. Rockhurst (MO)
17. Eldorado (NM)
18. Myers Park (NC)
19. Episcopal (VA)
20. St. Thomas Aquinas (KS)
21. Martin Luther King (NY)
22. Christian Brothers Academy (NJ)
23. Cherry Creek (CO)
24. Christian Brothers Academy (MO)
25. Ballard (KY)

Click here to see the entire FAB 50