BRUNSWICK

The high school soccer regular season is just over a week away from being completed, with all 14 area teams currently in the playoff mix.

Here is a look at where your team stacks up as the postseason race nears.

Boys

In the ever-changing region of Class A North, both Mt. Ararat and Brunswick are safely into the playoffs.

That is where things become sketchy.

Mt. Ararat has been the talk of the town. The Eagles entered Friday’s home encounter with fellow 9-1 powerhouse Bangor riding a nine-game winning streak. The Rams put an end to that, prevailing 3-1 to leave with a 10-1 mark and the current top seed in the region.

The loss hurt the Eagles, who dropped from second to fourth with the setback. The top six teams — Bangor, Edward Little, Lewiston, Mt. Ararat, Camden Hills and Messalonskee — play each other this week, so a lot of shifting is likely in the region before the season is concluded.

Mt. Ararat coach Jack Rioux feels the hunt for the Class A North regional title will be a dogfight.

“I think the top six or seven teams have a chance to come out,” said Rioux last week after his Eagles rolled to a 4-0 win over Hampden Academy. “Bangor, Lewiston, Edward Little, Camden Hills — they are all tough. Then you have us, plus you can never forget about Brunswick.”

Thinking of the Dragons, goal scoring has been a definite challenge, as Brunswick has been shut out four times this season and has posted just 22 goals while sporting a 3-5-3 mark.

“It is frustrating because these kids are putting in the work and giving it their best efforts every single day,” said Brunswick coach Mark Roma, whose Dragons can right the ship today when they host Mt. Ararat in a rematch of their 1-0 overtime loss in Topsham in September.

After facing Mt. Ararat, the Dragons host Cony and Skowhegan to close the season.

Back to the Eagles, Rioux’s squad has put up 36 goals and allowed just eight behind goaltender Gavin Patterson and a solid shutdown defense. Patterson has posted five shutouts this year.

Mt. Ararat has a tough slate to close the regular season, hosting Camden Hills on Friday (6:30 p.m.) and Mt. Blue this upcoming Monday.

There has been a resurgence in Class B South, as Morse and Freeport have both put together solid seasons that has the squads looking for a playoff spot.

Chuck Reece’s squad has been solid on the pitch, keeping the games low scoring and holding a 16-11 scoring advantage through 11 games (7-4 record). The Shipbuilders are coming off back-to-back 1-0 wins (over Belfast and Gardiner), and visits Medomak Valley today (3:30 p.m.), and hosts both Winslow (Thursday) and Lincoln Academy (Oct. 18) to close out the campaign.

Down at Freeport, Joe Heathco’s Falcons have outscored their opponents 28-17, and enters tonight’s Western Maine Conference match with Cape Elizabeth riding a 6-5-1 mark.

Currently, Yarmouth leads the region, with Cape Elizabeth in second and Maranacook in third. The top 12 teams advance to the postseason, with Freeport in eighth and Morse in 11th.

The Falcons certainly will be pressed to try to get win No. 7 this season. After the game at Cape Elizabeth, Freeport closes the season at Yarmouth on Thursday.

Lisbon was rolling along, that is until Saturday when Telstar handed the Greyhounds a 2-1 Mountain Valley Conference setback.

The loss was just Lisbon’s second (7-2-2), and the Greyhounds are still sitting in third place in Class C South, with Monmouth and Hall- Dale the top two teams. Lisbon played those squads tough this seasons, falling to the Mustangs, 2-1, and dropping the Bulldogs at home, 1- 0.

Dan Sylvester’s squad has only allowed seven goals, with goaltender Jonah Sautter posting six shutouts.

Lisbon hosts Class B Oak Hill today (3:30 p.m.) and Wiscasset on Friday (3:30 p.m.), before closing out with a rematch at Telstar on Oct. 18.

Over at Wiscasset, Chris Cossette’s Wolverines are riding a three-game winning streak and holding a 7-4 record, good for fifth in Class C South.

Wiscasset holds a 29-16 scoring edge this year, and visits Carrabec today and hosts Dirigo on Wednesday to finish things up.

Up north at Richmond, Peter Gardner has his charges thinking defense first, a tactic that has led to five shutouts and a 9-1 mark entering today’s home match with Pine Tree Academy (4 p.m.).

“The kids are playing well and working hard,” said Gardner, whose Bobcats close their home slate on Thursday against Valley before visiting Searsport (Saturday) and Buckfield (Oct. 18).

Richmond’s lone loss came against Buckfield in a 2-1 defeat in overtime on Sept. 23.

Girls

The standings are a bit more worrisome on the girls side.

Mt. Ararat, in Class A North, Freeport in Class B South and Wiscasset in Class C South are on the inside for now, but a slip up or two down the stretch might end those playoff dreams.

The Eagles have been up and down this year. Mt. Ararat has been shut out five times and has scored just 19 goals. But, the Eagles have only allowed 19 goals and have three shutouts of their own for a 5-6 mark entering tonight’s home matchup with Brunswick at 6:30 p.m.

In the first meeting between the teams, the Dragons captured a 3-0 win.

Thinking of Brunswick, Martyn Davison’s squad has put together a good season, sporting an 8-3 record going into tonight and sitting in third place. Bangor and Camden Hills hold down the top two spots, and the Dragons witnessed how solid the Rams and Windjammers are, with Bangor downing Brunswick, 6-2, and Camden Hills handing the Dragons a 9-3 loss early in the season.

Brunswick holds a 40-19 scoring edge on its opponents, and closes out the regular season with three on the road — tonight’s battle with Mt. Ararat, at Cony on Thursday (3:30 p.m.) and at Skowhegan on Monday (3:30 p.m.).

Morse has put up some solid offensive numbers this season in Class B South, outscoring its opponents by a 44-7 margin and earning five shutouts.

The Shipbuilders are 9-2 overall, with both setbacks coming in one-goal matches with Oceanside.

Morse competes in a difficult region, with those nine wins giving the Shipbuilders the No. 6 seed currently, which would mean a home preliminary possibly down the road. Yarmouth, Cape Elizabeth, York and Oak Hill hold down the top four spots.

Freeport is ninth with a 6- 4-2 mark. Elayna Girardin’s Falcons are coming off a solid 0-0 stalemate with unbeaten Sacopee Valley on Saturday, but close the regular season slate with home contests against Cape Elizabeth (today) and Yarmouth (Thursday).

With the top 12 getting in, the Falcons will likely be scoreboard watching, that is unless Freeport can pull an upset against one of those top two teams.

Over in Lisbon, Brian Dube’s first season has gone well, with his Greyhounds currently holding a 6-3-3 mark, good for No. 4 in Class C South.

Lisbon faces a tough matchup today, visiting Oak Hill. The teams played to a 2- 2 deadlock earlier this season when the Raiders came back from a 2-0 halftime deficit.

The Greyhounds also entertain Boothbay to finish things out on Wednesday, with the hopes to try and catch one of the top three teams in the region — Madison, Monmouth and Sacopee Valley.

Wiscasset has been outscored 29-23 this year, but the numbers don’t tell the whole story.

The Wolverines had a six-game winless streak (0-5-1) in the middle of the season, with losses to Madison, Monmouth and Mountain Valley, Mt. Abram and Oak Hill. Wiscasset was outscored 18-2 in those losses.

Since then, Wiscasset has won two straight, including a 2-1 win over Winthrop on Saturday.

With the top 10 getting into the postseason, Wiscasset, currently ninth, will likely need to beat Carrabec (away today, 5:30 p.m.) or Dirigo (home, Wednesday, 4 p.m.) to secure a spot in the postseason.

Defending Class B state champion Richmond doesn’t have those kind of concerns. It has been another solid season for Troy Kendrick’s Bobcats, who are currently 9-1 and have out-scored their opponents by a whopping 67- 5 count with five shutouts.

Richmond has faced a challenging schedule, with matchups outside the East- West Conference against St. Dom’s and Sacopee Valley. The Hawks handed the Bobcats their only loss in a hard-fought and physical 2-1 overtime win last week.

Richmond finishes the regular season with home matchups against Pine Tree Academy (today, 4 p.m.) and Valley (Thursday, 4 p.m.), before hitting the road to Searsport (Saturday, 11 a.m.) and Buckfield (Oct. 18, 4 p.m.).