1. Leo Ramos (Calistoga), 20 goals
Ramos is one goal short of last fall's total with games still to play. As a junior he scored 21 goals in 11 games; as a senior he has 20 in 10, and he has added six assists to go with them. His 4.6 points per game is up from 3.8 a year ago, and he has been involved in 46 percent of the recorded goals for a Calistoga side that are 10-1-2 in the North Central League II.
2. Levi Ewing (Clear Lake), 19 goals
Ewing is one behind and in form. The senior has six goals in Clear Lake's last three games, including five against Cloverdale on Sept. 22, a 7-4 win, and two of his 19 have been game-winners. He has scored 46 percent of the recorded goals for a Clear Lake side that are 9-3-3 in the North Central League I. Teammate Bairo Carmona has 11 assists, so Clear Lake have a creator as well as a finisher.
3. Marcel Nsizoa Ndi (Sonoma Academy), 18 goals
Few players have come further in a year. As a sophomore, Nsizoa Ndi scored 12 goals in 14 games; as a junior he has 18 in seven, with seven assists, and his 6.1 points per game is the best on this list. He had five goals and two assists against Point Arena on Sept. 9, a 16-0 win, and four at Geyserville five days earlier, a 10-0 win. Sonoma Academy are 11-0-0, with 10 players on two or more goals.
4. Kaiyi Yang (Quarry Lane), 14 goals
Yang has already matched last fall's numbers in less than half the games. A year ago he had 14 goals and two assists in 13 games; this fall he has the same in six. The junior has scored in five straight games and has nine goals in his last three, including four at Brave Christian on Sept. 25, a 5-3 win. He has been involved in half of Quarry Lane's recorded goals, for a side that are 5-1-0.
T5. David Duenas (Cristo Rey De La Salle), 12 goals
Duenas is the only freshman in the top five. He has 12 goals in six games, 4.0 points per game, for a Cristo Rey De La Salle side that are 6-1-0 and share their goals widely: 11 players have scored two or more.
T5. Sinai Bierman (Jewish Community), 12 goals
Bierman has tripled last season's goal tally. As a junior he scored four in six games; as a senior he has 12 in 10, with three assists, and has been involved in 45 percent of Jewish Community's recorded goals. They are 8-2-0 in the Bay Counties League - Central.
T7. Omar Alvarez (Cristo Rey De La Salle), 9 goals
Alvarez gives Cristo Rey De La Salle a second name in the top ten. The senior has nine goals in five games, 3.6 points per game, and between them he and Duenas have 21.
T7. Alex Sarabio (Calistoga), 9 goals
Sarabio is a freshman scoring alongside the leader. He has nine goals and three assists in 10 games, and has turned 21 shots into those nine goals, one of the better ratios among these players.
T7. Gavin Evans (Mendocino), 9 goals
Evans has nine goals and six assists in 10 games and has been involved in 45 percent of Mendocino's recorded goals. The senior has three goals and three assists in Mendocino's last three games, for a Mendocino side that are 7-6-0 in the North Central League III.
T10. Leo Donley (Mendocino), 7 goals
Donley has scored in three straight games and has five goals in his last three. The senior makes it two Mendocino players in the top ten, and his 3.2 points per game has come against one of the tougher schedules among these teams.
T10. Teo Foehl (Sonoma Academy), 7 goals
Foehl is the second Sonoma Academy player on the list. The senior has seven goals and three assists in six games, 2.8 points per game, for the unbeaten side.
T10. Kevin Munguia (Calistoga), 7 goals
Munguia makes it three Calistoga players in the top ten. The junior has seven goals and two assists in seven games, part of a Calistoga attack in which eight players have scored two or more.
T10. Ben McCauley (Sonoma Academy), 7 goals
McCauley has scored as many goals in seven games as he did in 15 last fall. The sophomore has seven goals and seven assists, and his 3.0 points per game is up from 1.1 a year ago. He had four goals and two assists against Point Arena on Sept. 9, and with Nsizoa Ndi and Foehl ahead of him, Sonoma Academy have three players in the race.