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Preview

Quarterfinal #1: McHenry (28-4) vs St Ignatius (22-9)

Game Time: 4:30pm; Thursday, May 20

Coaches: McHenry-Craig Fowles (6th year) / St Ignatius-Brian Drumm (3rd year)

How They Got Here: McHenry beat Palatine 9-8 at the Barrington Sectional. St Ignatius beat Latin 8-7 at the UIC Sectional.

Previous 2010 Meetings: None.

Current Rankings: McHenry - #9 / St Ignatius - #6

Top Performers: McHenry (Reilly Shanahan - 157 goals) / St Ignatius (Brendan Moore - 88 goals, 45 assists)

The Goalies: McHenry (Dan Brucki & Alex Birkle) / St Ignatius (Mike Fratto)

The X-Factor: The teams did not meet in 2010. That could make for an interesting matchup, especially in the first quarter when the teams are getting used to one another. Both teams also have recent state tournament experience; they each lost in separate quarterfinal games in 2009.

Other Players to Watch: 

McHenry (Andrew Hertel, Drew Schmitt, D. Clohessy, Kyle Braun, Matt Feltes, Scott Dabrowski, Phil Lesniak, Tim Briscoe)

St Ignatius (Giuliano Wrobel, Jack Abernethy, Jack Turek, Jaime Juarez, Mark Alvarado, Tom Maloney)