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

High School Boys' Soccer & Water Polo on October 3 NHSCA Sports Hour

by Jeff Fisher
Host, NHSCA Sports Hour
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Join me tonight at 6 P.M. Eastern Time/3 P.M. Pacific for the the NHSCA Sports Hour on the ArtistFirst WorldWide Radio Network.

Tonight I'll be talking with St. Benedict's Prep (New Jersey) boys' soccer coach Jim Wandling, who has the the Gray Bees to back-to-back national championships while amassing a 65-match win streak.  St. Benedict's is closing-in on the all-time national high school record of 74 straight wins.

Also on the show, I'll be talking with Dan Albano of the Orange County Register about the strength of Southern California high school water polo.

Listen to the show by click here.

Boys High School Soccer: Latest Top 25

by Jeff Fisher
Host, NHSCA Sports Hour
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Plenty of shuffling in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America national boys' soccer rankings, including last week's #2 Wesleyan Christian Academy of North Carolina falling out of the Top 25.

There are five new teams in the rankings, including Hinsdale Central (Illinois) debuting all the way at #6

1. St. Benedict's Prep (New Jersey) 9-0, LW: #1
2. Arlington (New York) 7-0, LW: #4
3. Mason (Ohio) 11-0, LW: #5
4. Jesuit (California) 10-0-3, LW: #3
5. Ludlow (Massachusetts) 9-0, LW: #8
6. Hinsdale Central (Illinois) 11-0-2, LW: NR
7. Ann Arbor Skyline (Michigan) 14-0-1, LW: #20
8. Salesianum School (Delaware) 7-0-1, LW: #13
9. Martin Luther King, Jr. (New York) 7-0, LW: #10
10. Upper St. Clair (Pennsylvania) 11-0-1, LW: #9
11. Columbus North (Indiana) 12-0-1, LW: #14
12. Washburn Rural (Kansas) 6-0-1, LW: #6
13. McDonogh (Maryland) 11-0, LW: #22
14. Marquette University High (Wisconsin) 12-0-2, LW: #16
15. Jesuit (Oregon) 5-1, LW: #25
16. Glastonbury (Connecticut) 6-0-1, LW: NR
17. Smithtown West (New York) 7-0, LW: #17
18. St. Charles East (Illinois) 10-0-3, LW: #21
19. Greenwich (Connecticut) 6-0-1, LW: #23
20. Avon (Indiana) 14-0-1, LW: #24
21. Cumberland Valley (Pennsylvania) 12-0-1, LW: #18
22. Analy (California) 13-0-1, LW: NR
23. George Washington (West Virginia) 13-0, LW: NR
24. Kettle Moraine (Wisconsin) 15-1-1, LW: NR
25. Norfolk Academy (Virginia) 7-1-1, LW: NR

National Soccer Coaches Association of America Boys & Girls Soccer Top 25

by Jeff Fisher
Host, NHSCA Sports Hour
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We very excited to have the head coach of the #1 boys' high school soccer team in America on Thursday's radio show.

Jim Wandling, who has led St. Benedict's Prep (New Jersey) to 63 straight victories, will be on our show Thursday night at 6 P.M. Eastern Time.  

St. Benedict's is trying to set a new record for consecutive victories.  Duxbury High School (Massachusetts) currently holds the record with 74 straight victories.

Below are the latest boys' and girls' rankings from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America through 9/24/13.

NSCAA Boys Top 25

1. St. Benedict's Prep (New Jersey)
2. Wesleyan Christian Academy (North Carolina)
3. Jesuit (California)
4. Arlington (New York)
5. Mason (Ohio)
6. Washburn Rural (Kansas)
7. East Lansing (Michigan)
8. Ludlow (Massachusetts)
9. Upper St. Clair (Pennsylvania)
10. Martin Luther King, Jr. (New York)
11. Farmington (Connecticut
12. St. John Vianney (Missouri)
13. Salesianum School (Delaware)
14. Columbus North (Indiana)
15. Cibola (New Mexico)
16. Marquette (Wisconsin)
17. Smithtown West (New York)
18. Cumberland Valley (Pennsylvania)
19. Cherry Creek (Colorado)
20. Ann Arbor Skyline (Michigan)
21. St. Charles East (Illinois)
22. McDonogh (Maryland)
23. Greenwich (Connecticut)
24. Avon (Indiana)
25. Jesuit (Oregon)

NSCAA Girls Top 25

1. Houston (Tennessee)
2. Exeter (New Hampshire)
3. South Side (New York)
4. Northern Highlands (New Jersey)
5. Maria Carillo (California)
6. Rock River (Ohio)
7. Washingtonville (New York)
8. Good Counsel (Maryland)
9. Cumberland Valley (Pennsylvania)
10. Skyline (Washington)
11. Central Catholic (Mississippi)
12. Franklin (Tennessee)
13. Avon (Indiana)
14. Immaculata Heart Academy (New Jersey)
15. Falmouth (Maine)
16. Northport (New York)
17. Walsh Jesuit (Ohio)
18. Neshaminy (Pennsylvania)
19. Jesuit (Oregon)
20. Sacred Heart Academy (Kentucky)
21. Twinsburg (Ohio)
22. Trumbull (Connecticut)
T23. Massapequa (New York)
T 23. Montgomery (California)
25. Winfield (West Virginia)

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