Players To Watch

Boys - Joe Caffarini (Lincoln-Way Central)

Led the Knights to a 13-12 upset win over Lockport with 3 goals

Boys - Ryan Stanley (Naperville Central)

Scored 2 times in Central's 7-6 win over Lyons

Boys - Tom Steinbach (Wheeling)

Led the Wildcats with 4 goals in a 10-3 win over Hersey

Boys - Doug Fischer (Oak Park)

Totaled 4 goals in a 10-8 victory over St Ignatius

Girls - Maggie Knowles (Lockport)

Totaled 12 goals to lead the Porters to wins over Andrew and R-B

Biggest Impact

Boys - Shay Banton (H-F)

Scored the game-winner with two seconds left in an 8-7 win over Sandburg

Boys - Brian Coughlin (Libertyville)

Scored the eventual game-winner against Stevenson in a 7-6 win

Boys - John Mikuzis (Neuqua Valley)

Wildcats' top scored poured in 10 goals in 14-10 win over Lyons

Girls - Kathleen Patterson (Neuqua Valley)

Scored 4 goals in a 10-8 victory over Naperville Central

Girls - Laura Perez (Mother McAuley)

Led the Macs with 5 goals in three low-scoring games and wins over Rockford, Pioneer, and East Grand Rapids

Top Defensive Performances

Boys - Robert McHugh/Will Beaudoin (Deerfield)

Combine to make 10 steals in an 8-6 win over Maine East

Girls - Mallery Boczek (Glenbrook South)

Recorded 7 steals and added a goal in a 10-6 victory over Northside

Top Goalie Performances

Boys - Kevin Coughlin (Mundelein)

The seven-footer made 14 saves in an 8-3 victory over Libertyville

Girls - Lindsey Mills/Kaitlyn Webb (Wheeling)

Combined  to record a shutout against Rolling Meadows on Tuesday

Girls - Kelly DiCanio (Fremd)

Made 13 saves in Fremd's 19-8 win over St Charles North

Biggest Surprises

Boys - Schaumburg defeats St Patrick

MSL team with difficult schedule earns a big 12-5 win over St Patrick

Boys - Libertyville beats Stevenson

Wildcats could become huge wild card at the Vernon Hills Sectional

Girls - Loyola wins St Ignatius Tournament

Ramblers use huge first quarter to dominate Wolfpack in title game

Girls - Resurrection takes third at GBN Tourney

First year program beats Libertyville and ties Viator to finish in third

News and Notes

Boys/Girls - Sectional Seeds Finalized

Boys Sectional Seeds | Girls Sectional Seeds

Boys/Girls - State Bracket Drawing Held By IHSA

State Bracket Drawing

Boys/Girls - State Tournament Brackets (Excel file)

2008 State Brackets

Super Ballers

Boys - Bill Farmer (New Trier)

Boys - Chris Corbett (Schaumburg)

Girls - Kathleen Servatius (Loyola)

Week 7 Super Ballers Information