High School Sports

Dutch Fork boys soccer earns national ranking after win over Wando, Capital City Cup title

Dutch Fork defeated Wando, 2-1, to win the Capital City Classic on Feb. 24, 2019. It snapped Wando’s 58-match winning streak.
Dutch Fork defeated Wando, 2-1, to win the Capital City Classic on Feb. 24, 2019. It snapped Wando’s 58-match winning streak. Dutch Fork Soccer

After winning the Capital City Cup over the weekend, the Dutch Fork boys soccer team made a big splash in the first USA Today and United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll.

The Silver Foxes are ranked No. 2 in the poll, which was released Wednesday. Dutch Fork went 5-0 and won the Capital City Cup with a 2-1 victory over Wando on Sunday. The victory sanpped Wando’s 58-match winning streak.

Wando is 10th in the rankings and Clovers is No. 8. Dalton (Ga.) is ranked No. 1 .

This story was originally published February 27, 2019 at 11:38 AM with the headline "Dutch Fork boys soccer earns national ranking after win over Wando, Capital City Cup title."

Lou Bezjak
The State
Lou Bezjak is the High School Sports Prep Coordinator for The (Columbia) State and (Hilton Head) Island Packet. He previously worked at the Florence Morning News and had covered high school sports in South Carolina since 2002. Lou is a two-time South Carolina Sports Writer of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Support my work with a digital subscription
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