Two new teams entered the N&O boys soccer rankings this week, but team at the top -- Green Hope -- remains there as the Triangle's only unbeaten and untied team. The Falcons will be tested in their next two contests, playing at Apex tonight (6:30 p.m.) before a Monday showdown with conference foe No. 2 Fuquay-Varina.
The biggest drop for any area team was that of Harnett Central, which lost its first game of the year last week, 3-1 to Southern Lee.
The Cap-8 and Tri-Nine Conference each have three league teams in this week's top 12. The Triangle Independent Schools Independent Athletics Conference has just four league members, but two of them are ranked.
All W-L records are as of last week.
1. Green Hope, 4-0-0 (1)
2. Fuquay-Varina, 5-0-1 (2)
3. Jordan, 4-1-0 (4)
4. Leesville Road, 4-1-0 (5)
5. Cardinal Gibbons, 3-0-1 (6)
6. Sanderson, 5-1-1 (7)
7. Harnett Central, 5-1-0 (3)
8. Broughton, 2-1-2 (8)
9. Panther Creek, 3-1-0 (NR)
10. Durham Academy, 5-1-0 (12)
11. Carrboro, 4-0-2 (9)
12. Ravenscroft, 5-2-0 (NR)
