Chicagoland Boys Preseason Top 30

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The new high school boys season is here! One of my favorite things to do is rank teams featuring high-level talent that can make an impact at the collegiate level. I'm excited to reveal yet another preseason top 30 featuring high school programs in Chicago that will be updated on a weekly basis.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This year, the top team is seemingly obvious to me. And that's Naperville North. The Huskies made an outstanding run last season and return their entire core of players. The offensive firepower will be led by [player_tooltip player_id='143966' first='Noah' last='Radeke'] and [player_tooltip player_id='54366' first='Jaxon' last='Stokes']. Both of which were 20+ goal scorers last season. Defensively, junior GK Jack Bouska returns with preseason first xi standout Sam Hess playing right in front of him. The defense combined for 15 clean sheets last season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Games start tonight. Here's my initial rankings:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <ol class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Naperville North</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>New Trier</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Evanston</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Crystal Lake South</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Glenbrook North</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>OPRF</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Naperville Central</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Elgin</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Bloom</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Leyden</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Morton</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Stagg</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lyons</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Metea Valley</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>St. Charles East</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Notre Dame</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Marmion</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Conant</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Stevenson</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Benet</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Speer</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>West Aurora</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lane Tech</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Brother Rice</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Glenbrook South</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Bolingbrook</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lake Zurich</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>WWS</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Libertyville</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Sandburg</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list -->