FEATURE ARTICLE
Week 6
Boys
Tournament Report
By Aaron Brown
There were a total of five boys'
tournaments over the weekend, including an out-of-state venture for both Fenwick
and Stagg. Let's take a closer look at what went down over the weekend:
DeSmet
Tournament
Fenwick went 5-0 at the DeSmet Tourney,
beating Missouri's defending champions DeSmet 12-4 and then defeating SLUH
in the title game 17-8 on Saturday night. In the championship game, the
Friars scored the first five goals and jumped out to a 9-2 lead in the
first period to run away with the victory. Connor Brown scored 6 goals,
Matt Farmer added 4 scores, and Viken Huening put in 3 scores to lead
Fenwick to their fifth out-of-state win of the weekend.
Meanwhile, Stagg dropped a morning decision to the top-ranked Friars 16-7 and were
tipped by MICDS 12-11 in an afternoon game. They ended the tournament with
a 12-7 win over Marquette in the seventh place game.
Brown, Farmer, and Dan Newell
were named to the All-Tournament Team for the Friars, while Stagg's Juan
Valdez was recognized for his efforts as well.
Lyons Tournament
The hosts improved to 17-1 on the season after winning all three of their
weekend games to claim their own tournament title. The Lions held off St
Ignatius 10-8 in the tourn opener on Friday, then earned a decisive
victory over Stevenson to move on to Saturday's title game. LT defeated
Loyola 14-5
Loyola finished in second place, earning wins over Oak Park and York over
the weekend. St Ignatius cruised to a 17-4 victory over Oak Park in the
third place game on Saturday, while the Patriots beat the Dukes 13-7 in
the fifth place game.
Naperville Tournament
Naperville Central beat
Mundelein 11-7 and Naperville North 15-6 on Saturday to finish the 'Best
of the West' Tournament with a 4-0 record, the fourth straight time they
have won the event. North beat Mundelein 7-6 to claim second place, while
the Mustangs ended the proceedings with a 2-2 mark to finish in third
place.
GBS took fourth place after
beating Buffalo Grove 12-7 and outlasting Hinsdale Central in a 16-15
shootout finish. The Red Devils topped BG 14-11 to finish in fifth place.
New Trier Tournament
McHenry outscored New Trier by three goals in the final period to break a
deadlock and win the NT Tournament's title game 11-8 over the hosts.
McHenry also earned wins over Fremd and Lockport, while Jordan Palmer
recorded 9 goals and Konrad VonMoltke totaled 7 scores as New Trier
defeated Fremd 17-11 and edged Lockport 15-14 to start their own event.
The Porters finished in third place after holding off Fremd in the final
game of the day for both teams.
Sandburg Tournament
The Eagles and North Stars both went 3-0 in the opening round of the
Sandburg Tournament to advance to the title game in Orland Park. In the
end, Sandburg won their second straight tournament title after winning an
event at Naperville North last week, beating STC North 13-4.
