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Soccer is commonly viewed as a sport that is only exciting in short bursts as scoring opportunities are difficult to come by.
Possessing the ball while connecting passes for the length of the field rarely happen without disruption.
It usually takes a misstep by the defense or just great execution on the part of the offense, and even then anything more than two goals per match among evenly matched squads is considered high scoring.
Some teams, however, have been finding the back of the net early and often thus far.
Here is a look at the top scoring teams per conference a month into the season.
Boys6A ConferenceTeam, Games, Goals, Avg.1.
Tolleson, 6, 37, 6.2
2.
Sunnyside (Tucson), 10, 26, 2.6
3.
Desert Ridge (Mesa), 9, 24, 2.7
5A ConferenceTeam, Games, Goals, Avg.1.
Lake Havasu (Lake Havasu City), 9, 36, 4.0
2.
Liberty (Peoria), 7, 25, 3.6
3.
Sunnyslope (Phoenix), 6, 23, 3.8
4A ConferenceTeam, Games, Goals, Avg.1.
Tempe, 6, 28, 4.7
2.
Amphitheater (Tucson), 10, 27, 2.7
3.
Nogales, 7, 26, 3.7
3A ConferenceTeam Games Goals Avg.1.
Yuma Catholic (Yuma), 7, 51, 7.3
2.
River Valley (Mohave Valley.), 4, 41, 10.3
3.
American Leadership Academy (Queen Creek), 4, 31, 7.8
Girls6A ConferenceTeam, Games, Goals, Avg.1.
Desert Ridge (Mesa), 9, 40, 4.4
2.
Perry (Gilbert), 8, 32, 4.0
3.
Corona del Sol (Tempe), 9, 26, 2.9
The Corona del Sol girls soccer team is third in goals and goals per game in Arizona's 6A conference.
Photo by Darin Sicurello
1.
Queen Creek, 8, 49, 6.1
2.
Willow Canyon (Surprise), 7, 37, 5.3
3.
Sahuaro (Tucson), 8, 30, 3.8
4A ConferenceTeam, Games, Goals, Avg.1.
Seton Catholic (Chandler), 6, 34, 5.7
2.
Cactus Shadows (Cave Creek), 7, 31, 4.4
3.
Prescott, 6, 25, 4.2
3A ConferenceTeam, Games, Goals, Avg.1.
Fountain Hills, 6, 37, 6.2
2.
Trivium Prep (Goodyear), 5, 33, 6.6
3.
Scottsdale Christian Academy (Phoenix), 6, 32, 5.3
Jason P. Skoda, a former Arizona Republic sports writer and current Prep Sports Director for Times Publications, is a 20-year sports writing veteran. Contact him at jskoda1024@aol.com.
