After being left off the Maine Soccer Coaches Association Class D all-star team, Richmond's Andy Harrington has something to prove.

With the regular season about to end, here is my boys soccer top 10. Of course, we'll have a much more accurate picture in a couple of weeks.

The beauty of the game of soccer is just about anyone of any size can play. This is especially true of smaller players who would be hard pressed to find a spot on a football team. In Tuesday's game between Maine Central Institute and Maranacook in Readfield, two little guys who stood out were MCI senior Ben Badeen and Maranacook sophomore Keegan Ballard.

Getting good competition has always been a problem for soccer teams in central Maine. We've often seen good teams from Maranacook breeze through the regular season only to lose to southern Maine teams in the playoffs. will this year be more of the same? Tough to tell. The Black Bears are off to a 5-0 start but have only really been challenged by Winslow, a 2-1 win.
The tough part for the Black Bears is playing in Western Maine which includes powerhouse Falmouth as well as perenially strong teams from Yarmouth and Freeport.
Winslow is a little more fortunate in playing in Eastern Maine where the competition is not as strong but the Black Raiders eventually have to face their Waterloo in the state game. Both these teams are lcoked into conference schedules, unlike Class D Richmond which plays a weak schedule but is able to schedule some strong Class C clubs.