THE ILLPOLO REPORT
Week 1
The
following is a summary of what took place during the first week of the
season. This is not a complete list and we can only include a few people
in this summary, but the purpose is to recognize a few of the best
performances from each week.
Players To Watch
Boys
- Eryk Puczek (Lane)
Puczek scored 7 goals and added 7
assists and 5 steals in the Indians' 16-9 win over Northside.
Boys
- Zach Demertzis (GBS)
Demertzis totaled 7 goals and 7
steals in the Titans' 18-7 win over Deer Park.
Boys
- Mike Mulcrone (Brother Rice)
Mulcrone scored 5 goals in the Crusaders' 16-3 win over Mt Carmel.
Boys
- Zach Golob (Stagg)
Golob scored 9 goals at the
Chargers' home tournament, helping them earn a surprise 10-9 win over
Young in the third-place game.
Girls - Kelsey White (Hinsdale Central)
The Red Devils' keeper recorded 22 saves in a
7-6 overtime win over Stagg earlier in the week.
Biggest Impact
Boys
- Bob Haines (Neuqua Valley)
Haines scored
the game-winning goal at the end of regulation to give Neuqua a 13-12
victory over Naperville North.
Boys
- Nate Urban (New Trier)
Urban scored
the game-tying goal in the final minute to help New Trier secure a 13-13
tie with Young in the preliminary round of the Stagg Tournament. The
Trevians eventually won the tiebreaker to advance to the title game.
Boys
- Matt Wich (Evanston)
Wich
registered 4 goals and helped lead Evanston to a 9-7 victory over
Stevenson to start the season.
Girls - Andrea Cobb (Conant)
Cobb scored 2 crucial fourth-quarter goals to help the Cougars hold off Lane
11-9 in the title game of their own tournament.
Girls - Chloe Kaulas (Latin)
The Romans' goalie stopped a penalty shot in overtime to help Latin beat
Lincoln-Way Central 7-6.
Top Goalie Performances
Boys
- Cody Korus/Gavin Taves/Sam Buchman (New Trier)
The Trevians'
goalies earned a key shutout over Morton that helped New Trier reach the
Stagg Tournament's title game.
Girls - Grace Trilla (Lyons)
The Lions'
goalkeeper shutout Hinsdale South and allowed just 3 goals in three grams
to start the season.
Girls - Shay Bell (Young)
Bell started the season off in fine fashion as she earned
a 9-0 shutout win over Mather.
Girls - Sam Virella (Naperville Central)
Allowed just 6 goals in three games at the
Naperville-area tournament, including a shutout against Naperville North.
She has allowed only 12 goals in her first five games of the season.
Biggest Surprises
Boys
- Evanston
The Wildkits
made a statement this week with a 9-7 win over Stevenson.
Boys
- Stagg
The Chargers
jumped into the Top 25 this week after stunning Young 10-9 in the
third-place game of their tournament.
Girls - Marian
The Catholic League team earned impressive wins over Hinsdale South, Oak
Park, and Northside this weekend.
Girls
- Waubonsie Valley
The Warriors grabbed wins over
Neuqua Valley and Naperville North over the weekend to move into the Top
25.
News and Notes
Boys/Girls - The Chicago Public League schools will continue to
participate in the sport this season, despite reports that the CPS is
cutting funding for water polo and other sports.
Super Ballers
Boys
- Brendan Moore (St Ignatius)
Girls - Erika
Lauraitis (Fremd)
Week 1 Super Ballers
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