Top 25 Girls North Jersey soccer rankings

  1. DePaul 4-0
  2. Ramapo 4-0
  3. Wayne Hills 4-0
  4. Immaculate Heart 2-1
  5. Wayne Valley 3-1
  6. Ridgewood 3-0
  7. Demarest 2-0-1
  8. Paramus 4-1
  9. Mahwah 4-0
  10. Northern Highlands 1-3
  11. Hawthorne 3-0
  12. Clifton 2-2
  13. Waldwick 2-0
  14. River Dell 1-1
  15. Ramsey 4-1
  16. Rutherford 2-0
  17. Old Tappan 2-1-1
  18. Lyndhurst 2-1
  19. Park Ridge 2-1
  20. Pascack Valley 2-1
  21. Glen Rock 3-0
  22. Emerson 2-1
  23. Hasbrouck Heights 3-0
  24. Passaic Tech 3-1
  25. Secaucus 3-0

(Records through Sunday

> In the NJIC, Hasbrouck Heights and Secaucus entered the poll due to unbeaten starts. Both have a player who found the back of the net in all three wins: Paige McGuire for the Aviators and Daniela Peschetti for the Patriots.

Around the pitch

Emerson senior Gia Mandile recently broke the team record for career assists with 40. Mandile has started this season on a three-game point streak, pouring in six goals and four assists for the 22nd-ranked Cavos.

Hasbrouck Heights has vaulted into the Top 25 with a pair of sophomores averaging more than a point per game – forward Lexy Samperi (4 goals, 2 assists) and midfielder Sophia Lara (3 goals, 1 assist). Sophomore goalie Madison Ejgird also stepped up last week by backstopping the Aviators to consecutive wins.

Sean Farrell is a high school sports reporter for NorthJersey.com. For full access to live scores, breaking news and analysis from our Varsity Aces team, subscribe today. To get breaking news directly to your inbox, sign up for our newsletter and download our app.           Email: farrells@northjersey.com         Twitter: @seanfarrell92