Week 8 Super Ballers

BOYS

Dan Francisco (Fenwick)

The Friars' goalie stopped two shots in a 12-11 shootout win against Oak Park on Saturday, helping Fenwick beat the Huskies for the second straight week. He also made 4 straight saves in a second quarter run that helped the Friars take a 5-2 lead at halftime. He also made two key saves in the final two minutes of regulation and totaled 10 saves in the victory.

Francisco also helped Fenwick claim the Stevenson Tournament title over the weekend, as the team went 4-0 with wins over Naperville Central, Stevenson, and Palatine in addition to the title game win over Oak Park. He allowed only 3 goals in a 17-3 win over Stevenson and only 5 goals  in a 10-5 victory over Palatine.

Mark Menis (Naperville Central)

The Redhawks' senior led the team in scoring at the Stevenson Tournament over the weekend, helping them earn a third place finish and a 3-1 record against several of the top teams in the state. He totaled 13 goals in the four game event, including 4 scores in a 10-6 victory over Brother Rice in the tournament's third-place game.

Menis also scored 4 times in a 17-5 win over Palatine, put in 2 scores in a 16-1 triumph over Stevenson, and added 3 scores in a narrow 8-7 loss to Fenwick.

Menis also scored 4 goals in a 17-9 victory over H-F earlier in the week.

GIRLS

Erisa Apantaku/Sophia Palmer (New Trier)

Apantaku scored a key goal in the fourth quarter against Mundelein and Palmer scored the game-winner in overtime as the Trevians beat the Mustangs 6-5 in extra time on Tuesday night. Both Apantaku and Palmer scored 2 times in the victory over the ninth-ranked Mustangs.

The next night, Apantaku totaled 3 goals and Palmer added 2 scores as New Trier defeated Latin 8-3. The win helped the Trevians improve to 16-8 on the season as they gear up for the Central Suburban League Tournament on Friday.

Stephanie Ovalle (Fenwick)

Ovalle recorded 17 goals at the Rockford Tournament in Michiagn over the weekend, helping lead the Friars to a 3-1 mark at the event and a third-place finish.

She tallied 5 goals in a Saturday morning win over East Kentwood, added 6 scores in a victory over Zeeland that moved Fenwick into the third-place game, and recorded 3 scores to help the Friars knock off Ann Arbor Pioneer to secure a third-place finish.

The Friars improved to 20-6 in 2010 at the end of the event.