Top Ten: Northern Section Boys, Girls Rankings

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The High School soccer season has come to an end. It's time to a top ten for every section in California. Moving from the top of the State to the bottom. We start with the Northern Section, where teams in Chico, Redding and in the surrounding areas are rapidly improving.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>BOYS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Chico High boys won the Northern Section Division I crown, and claim the No. 1 spot followed by crosstown rival Pleasant Valley, the DI runners up. Live Oak, a small town south of Chico, had a team that won the Division II crown and win 19 matches this year and earns the No. 3 ranking. Gridley, the DII runners up, comes in at No. 4. Division III champion Winters is No. 6</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>1. Chico (20-2-1)</td></tr><tr><td><strong>2. Pleasant Valley (18-7-1)</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>3. Live Oak (19-1-4)</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>4. Gridley (14-7-2)</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>5. Orland (15-4-3)</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>6. Winters (13-2-4)</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>7. Williams (14-4-6)</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>8. Shasta (9-6-2)</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>9. University Prep (16-6-1)</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>10. Las Plumas (12-8-2)</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>GIRLS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pleasant Valley knocked off defending State champion Chico to win the Northern Section Division I crown this season, claiming the No. 1 spot, with the Panthers coming in at No. 2. Perennial small school power University Prep of Redding is No. 3 while DI semifinalists Shasta and Foothill round out the top five.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:table --> <figure class="wp-block-table"><table><tbody><tr><td>1. Pleasant Valley (20-3-2)</td></tr><tr><td><strong>2. Chico (17-5-1)</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>3. University Prep (17-7-1)</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>4. Shasta (13-5-1)</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>5. Foothill (11-9-0)</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>6. Las Plumas (15-4-0)</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>7. Live Oak (16-7-2)</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>8. Corning (8-8-3)</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>9. Winters (15-3-1)</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>10. Hamilton (16-3-2)</strong></td></tr></tbody></table></figure> <!-- /wp:table -->