ECNL: A look at the top of the conferences

By Jimmy LaRoue

With the ECNL taking the week off and resuming with a limited schedule this weekend to kick off December, let’s take a look at the top of the conferences for each age group, keeping in mind that a few teams still have not started their seasons.

Even within divisions, some teams have yet to play games, or have not played as much as others. First place is determined by a team’s points-per-game average:

Mid-Atlantic Conference

U-14: Carmel United 9-0-1, 28 pts. 2.80 ppg.

U-15: FC Virginia 6-0-0, 18 pts., 3.00 ppg.

U-16: Ohio Elite Soccer Academy 2-0-0, 6 pts., 3.00 ppg.

U-17: Internationals 2-0-0, 6 pts. 3.00 ppg.

U-18: Internationals 2-0-0, 6 pts., 3.00 ppg.

Midwest Conference

U-14: Michigan Hawks 6-1-0, 18 pts., 2.57 ppg.

U-15: Michigan Hawks 7-2-0, 21 pts. 2.33 ppg., Sporting Blue Valley 4-0-2, 14 pts., 2.33 ppg.

U-16: Eclipse Select Soccer Club 8-0-1, 25 pts., 2.78 ppg.

U-17: Michigan Hawks 8-0-0, 24 pts., 3.00 ppg., Sporting Blue Valley 6-0-0, 18 pts., 3.00 ppg.

U-18: Eclipse Select Soccer Club 10-1-0, 30 pts., 2.73 ppg.

Mountain West Conference

U-14: Colorado Storm 9-0-1, 27 pts., 2.70 ppg.

U-15: Real Colorado 11-0-0, 33 pts., 3.00 ppg.

U-16: Colorado Rush 8-1-2, 26 pts., 2.36 ppg.

U-17: SC Del Sol 7-0-1, 22 pts., 2.75 ppg.

U-18: Colorado Rush 9-1-1, 28 pts., 2.55 ppg.

Northeast Conference

U-14: PDA 6-0-0, 18 pts., 3.00 ppg.

U-15: No games played

U-16: No games played

U-17: No games played

U-18: No games played

Northwest Conference

U-14: De Anza Force 7-0-1, 22 pts., 2.75 ppg.

U-15: San Juan Soccer Club 4-0-1, 13 pts., 2.60 ppg.

U-16: MVLA 4-0-0, 12 pts., 3.00 ppg.

U-17: MVLA 3-0-1, 10 pts., 2.50 ppg.

U-18: Santa Rosa United 1-0-0, 3 pts., 3.00 ppg.

SoCal Conference

U-14: West Coast FC 6-1-0, 18 pts., 2.57 ppg.

U-15: San Diego Surf 5-0-0, 15 pts., 3.00 ppg.

U-16: West Coast FC 4-0-1, 13 pts., 2.60 ppg.

U-17: San Diego Surf 4-1-0, 12 pts., 2.40 ppg., Slammers FC 4-1-0, 12 pts., 2.40 ppg.

U-18: San Diego Surf 4-1-0, 12 pts., 2.40 ppg., Real So Cal 4-1-0, 12 pts., 2.40 ppg.

Southeast Conference

U-14: CASL Chelsea Ladies 6-1-2, 20 pts., 2.22 ppg.

U-15: Concorde Fire, 12-0-1, 37 pts., 2.85 ppg.

U-16: Gwinnett Soccer Association 8-2-2, 26 pts., 2.17 ppg., Orlando City YS 8-2-2, 26 pts., 2.17 ppg.

U-17: Charlotte Soccer Academy 8-1-2, 26 pts., 2.36 ppg.

U-18: CASL Chelsea Ladies 8-0-3, 27 pts., 2.45 ppg.

Texas Conference

U-14: Solar-Chelsea Soccer Club 6-0-2, 20 pts., 2.50 ppg.

U-15: Dallas Sting 9-0-3, 30 pts., 2.50 ppg.

U-16: Dallas Sting 9-0-2, 29 pts., 2.64 ppg., Dallas Texans 9-0-2, 29 pts., 2.64 ppg.

U-17: Lonestar SC 9-0-1, 28 pts., 2.80 ppg.

U-18: Dallas Texans 11-1-0, 33 pts., 2.75 ppg.

Team goal leaders

U-14: Colorado Storm 58 goals/10 games, 5.80 goals per game

U-15: Real Colorado 45 goals/11 games, 4.09 goals per game

U-16: Dallas Sting 41 goals/11 games, 3.73 goals per game

U-17: Sporting Blue Valley 31 goals/6 games, 5.17 goals per game

U-18: Mustang SC 21 goals/5 games, 4.20 goals per game