Through October 15th, the United Soccer Coaches' poll shows:
#1 St. Benedict's Preparatory School (Newark, NJ) - assistant coach Clint Caso (Akron 2013, 14); current Zip, Henrique Cruz is an alumnus
#2 Medina, (Medina, OH) - head coach Simon Spelling (Akron 1980, 81, 82, 83)
https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/top-ranked-teams-continue-their-stronghold/
The Medina Battling Bees defeated Barberton 5-0 yesterday and will play Akron Firestone, who defeated Brunswick 2-1 yesterday, on Wednesday, Oct 23rd in Medina.
The St. Benedict's Grey Bees also won yesterday, 3-0 over Long Island’s Chaminade
From Henrique's bio on GoZips.com: ...Helped his St. Benedict's Prep (N.J.) squad capture back-to-back national and New Jersey State Prep A titles in 2017 and 2018, respectively, including posting a perfect 18-0 mark in 2018...played at St. Benedict's Prep under the tutelage of former Zips' men's soccer player Clint Caso, who is an assistant coach with the program... (https://gozips.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6343)