Top 5 Teams
1. St. Charles North: Cece Wahlberg, Claudia Najera and Sami Rydberg lead an offensive juggernaut featuring eight starters from a Class 3A supersectional qualifier that suffered only one loss.
2. Burlington Central: Zoey Kollhoff scored 30 goals with 11 assists last season in leading the Rockets to a 2A supersectional. Madelyn Menke also is dangerous.
3. St. Charles East: Kayla Villa, Hannah Miller and Margaret Harper power superb attack featuring eight returning starters. Alondra Carranza is an elite defender
4. Bartlett: Mikayla Brown leads a solid nucleus of 12 players and five starters. Paige Bednarke is a lockdown defender.
5. Jacobs: Attacking players Cassie Kowalski and Baylee Vincent highlight seven returning starters. Kesley Medina and Dominique Anderson also provide offensive jolt.
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Top 15 Players
Taylor Abbott, Burlington Central, senior, defender; Mikayla Brown, Bartlett, senior, midfielder; Alondra Carranza, St. Charles East, junior, defender; Braidy Ceh, Huntley, senior, midfielder; Katie Ellsworth, St. Edward, senior, midfielder; Zoey Kollhoff, Burlington Central, junior, midfielder; Cassie Kowalski, Jacobs, senior, midfielder; Madelyn Menke, Burlington Central, junior, midfielder; Claudia Najera, St. Charles North, senior, forward; Sami Rydberg, St. Charles North, junior, midfielder; Guadalupe Sanchez, Elgin, senior, midfielder; Katelyn Skibinski, Dundee-Crown, junior, midfielder; Kayla Villa, St. Charles East, senior, midfielder; Cece Wahlberg, St. Charles North, senior, midfielder; Rachel Younker, Genoa-Kingston, senior, defender.
Patrick Z. McGavin is a freelance reporter for The Courier-News.