Monroe — There were numerous games that had a major impact on conference standings and playoff seedings for Union County boys soccer teams last week, and the regular season wraps up this week.

Monroe (13-3, 11-2 RRC) went 3-0 during last week with wins over Central Academy and North Stanly on Monday and Wednesday, followed by their biggest win of the year — over Cuthbertson 2-1 Thursday — to move into position to at least grab a share of the Rocky River Conference title.

Fernando Estevez and Jesus Cornejo combined for six of the Redhawks’ seven goals during the week, scoring three apiece.

Cuthbertson dropped to 12-2 in the conference with the loss after getting two easy wins to start the week. If the Cavs win their last two and the Redhawks their last three, they will be co-champions.

Piedmont is sitting a game back in the loss column with an 11-3 conference record.

The Panthers started slow but they have put it together and are on an eight-game winning streak dating back to Sept. 23.

The Panthers have outscored their opponents 38-7 during the streak, which includes a 3-2 win over Monroe and a surprisingly lopsided 3-0 victory against Cuthbertson.

Piedmont played twice this week and TJ Doster carried the load with five goals, which led the county for the week.

Marvin Ridge is rolling this season in the Southern Carolina Conference with a record of 8-0 with two games left.

The Mavericks are ranked fourth in the 3A state coaches poll and can close out the championship with a win over Weddington Tuesday.

Garrett Condon and Matt Risher each scored four times in the past week as the Mavericks outscored their opponents 17-0 in three games.

Weddington is ranked 11th in the state and has just one league loss, so the Warriors will try to create a co-championship with hopes of earning the top seed for the 3A playoffs.

It is looks likely that eight teams will represent Union County throughout the state playoffs.

Monroe has clinched the only guaranteed spot for the Rocky River Conference in 1A with Union Academy or CATA having to hope for one of the 12 wild card berths.

Cuthbertson and Piedmont have clinched spots for the 2A playoffs and Piedmont is postseason bound as well.

Marvin Ridge, Weddington and Parkwood will make the playoffs as 3A teams and both Porter Ridge and Sun Valley get automatic bids into the 4A state tournament with a 64-team field.