Fort Worth-area high school boys and girls soccer preseason rankings
The UIL high school soccer season officially kicks off on Thursday Dec. 29.
That’s when games can start counting.
Meanwhile, private school teams have started playing.
Here is a look at the Fort Worth-area preseason Top 10 in boys and girls soccer for Class 6A, 5A and 4A and others. Send any updated records to bgosset@star-telegram.com
Boys
Class 6A
1. Keller (Last season 23-3, regional final)
2. Mansfield Lake Ridge (17-5-4, regional semifinals)
3. Mansfield (15-7-3, regional quarterfinals)
4. Euless Trinity (18-4-3, regional quarterfinals)
5. LD Bell (17-5-4, regional quarterfinals)
6. Crowley (16-5-2, 5A bi-district)
7. Timber Creek (14-5-3, area round)
8. Southlake Carroll (11-7-3, bi-district)
9. Byron Nelson (12-7-1, bi-district)
10. Arlington Martin (13-7, bi-district)
Class 5A
1. Grapevine (Last season 27-1-2, regional final)
2. Colleyville Heritage (20-3-2, area round)
3. Midlothian Heritage (18-6-1, 4A regional semifinals)
4. FW Trimble Tech (29-4-1, state semifinals)
5. Argyle (15-7-1, 4A area round)
6. FW Wyatt (20-4, area round)
7. Midlothian (14-5-5, area round)
8. FW Arlington Heights (15-10, regional quarterfinals)
9. Mansfield Summit (12-9-3, bi-district)
10. Birdville (10-7, bi-district)
Class 4A/Others
1. Colleyville Covenant (TAPPS D3 state champ)
2. Castleberry (21-6-1, regional final)
3. Nolan Catholic (12-5-1, TAPPS D1 state runner-up)
4. FW Diamond Hill-Jarvis (18-5-1, regional quarterfinals)
5. FW Western Hills (15-5-1, bi-district)
6. FW Carter-Riverside (12-10, area round)
7. Alvarado (12-7-2, bi-district)
8. Lake Worth (9-11-2, bi-district)
9. Kennedale (7-8)
10. FW Country Day
Girls
Class 6A
1. Southlake Carroll (Last season 23-1-4, state champ)
2. Keller (17-2-5, regional semifinals)
3. Mansfield (23-3, regional quarterfinals)
4. Eaton (11-7-5, regional quarterfinals)
5. Mansfield Lake Ridge (13-8-2, area round)
6. Mansfield Legacy (16-4-4, 5A area round)
7. Arlington Martin (13-7, area round)
8. LD Bell (19-2-3, bi-district)
9. Arlington (16-8-1, area round)
10. Timber Creek (8-9-5, area round)
Class 5A
1. Grapevine (Last season 23-3-1, state runner-up)
2. Colleyville Heritage (20-4-2, regional final)
3. Midlothian Heritage (22-4-3, 4A state runner-up)
4. Midlothian (18-8-1, regional semifinals)
5. Argyle (24-2-1, 4A regional final)
6. Burleson Centennial (18-4-2, regional quarterfinals)
7. Birdville (14-8-2, bi-district)
8. Joshua (20-3, regional quarterfinals)
9. Burleson (15-8-1, area round)
10. Aledo (11-8-2, bi-district)
Class 4A/Others
1. Grapevine Faith (Last season 17-3, TAPPS D2 state champ)
2. Benbrook (21-2-1, regional quarterfinals)
3. Alvarado (14-9-1, regional quarterfinals)
4. Kennedale (11-7-1, area round)
5. Decatur (11-6-2, bi-district)
6. Nolan Catholic (19-7-2, TAPPS D1 regional round)
7. FW All Saints
8. FW Diamond Hill-Jarvis (10-10-2, bi-district)
9. Castleberry (8-14-1, bi-district)
10. Springtown (8-12, bi-district)