TOP OF THE CROP

Boys soccer 1: (1) Chagrin Falls 13-2-1 2: (2) Kirtland 12-1-3 3: (3) Mayfield 11-3-2 4: (5) University 8-6-2 5: (4) Lake Catholic 6-6-4 6: (6) West Geauga 9-6-1 7: (7) Kenston 7-6-3 8: (8) Geneva 11-4-1 9: (9) Benedictine 12-4 10: (NR) Mentor 5-9-2

Dropped out: Perry (8-6-2) Watch list: Perry (8-6-2), Newbury (13-2-1), Wickliffe (8-7-1), Madison (6-5-5), Gilmour (7-7-2)

Crop comments: In the final Crop of 2018, Chagrin Falls (13-2-1) closes in style with shutouts of NDCL (3-0) and Woodridge (2-0) . ... A pair of 2-1 wins were encouraging signs of mettle for Kirtland (12-1-3) in tight matches as the postseason looms . ... Mayfield (11-3-2) handled its lone match last week, bouncing back from the ugliness of a 5-1 setback to Solon to dispatch North, 3-1 . ... University (8-6-2) deserved an ascent in the last Crop for a 6-1 victory over West Geauga. ... Lake Catholic (6-6-4) drops because of US’ impressive win over West Geauga and its own 2-1 loss to St. Edward, but the Cougars should be a dangerous side in Division I district play . ... It was tempting to penalize West Geauga (9-6-1) for getting hammered by US, 6-1, but a competitive 2-1 loss to Kirtland and overall body of work is enough to stay put. ... A scoreless stalemate with Madison and a 3-2 loss to Aurora keeps Kenston (7-6-3) in place . ... Resurgent Geneva (11-4-1) capped its regular season with a 5-1 rout at Holy Name . ... Benedictine (12-4) took care of its lone match, dominating Garfield Heights, 8-0 . ... Mentor is finding itself and looked good in wins over NDCL (3-0) and Riverside (60) to vault into the final Crop.

Note: Matches used for consideration were from Oct. 9-13.