GAME RECAPS (Saturday, March 10)

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PALATINE TOURNAMENT

Loyola's Dramatic Turnaround Ends With Tournament Title

Loyola won the Palatine Tournament in thrilling fashion on Saturday with narrow victories over Latin (6-5) and New Trier (9-8), drastically improving on a last place finish at the same event in 2011. Meanwhile, the Trevians and Romans finished the second-place game tied at 8-8; The tiebreaker advantage for second position went to Latin.

Game Recaps

New Trier 20 Palatine 1

Jordan Palmer scored 5 goals and both Jacob Dray and Nate Urban added 4 scores to lead New Trier to a convincing 20-1 win over Palatine in the tournament opener. Christian Kalfas notched the lone goal for the Pirates in the loss.

Loyola 17 Mundelein 3

Brendan Hulseman tallied 4 scores Charlie Dowdle, Danny Stauder, Erik Goosman, Jordan Hodur, and Patrick Demetrio scored 2 times apeice as Loyola cruised to a 17-3 win over Mundelein. Dan Cross, Luke Speer, and Matt Marcotte each notched a goal in the loss for the Mustangs.

Latin 13 H-F 8

James Ruggiero recorded 4 goals and Jacob Himmel added 3 scores in Latin's 13-8 victory over H-F. The Romans jumped out to a 7-0 first quarter lead en route to the five-goal win. Nick Thiros scored 3 goals and both Henry Weeks and Zach Peterson each added 2 goals in the loss for the Vikings.

New Trier 21 St Ignatius 2

Joey Ryan registered 6 scores and Jordan Palmer added 5 more in the Trevians 21-2 triumph over St Ignatius. Billy Barth and Joe Imburgia each scored once in the loss for the Wolfpack.

Loyola 13 Curie 8

Charlie Dowdle and Danny Stauder each scored 3 goals and Brendan Hulseman notched 2 scores to help lift Loyola past Curie 13-8. Eduardo Chavez led the Condors with 3 goals in the losing effort.

Latin 14 McHenry 6

James Ruggiero scored 6 times and Jacob Himmel put in 4 goals to lead the Romans past McHenry 14-6. Dylan Clohessy scored 3 goals and Lucas Matthys netted 2 scores in the loss for the Warriors.

Palatine 13 St Ignatius 4

Christian Kalfas scored 4 times and both Kristiyan Kalev and Wally Kleinfeldt added 3 scores as Palatine beat St Ignatius 13-4. Billy Barth and Tom Dowling each scored 2 times in the loss for the Wolfpack.

Curie 19 Mundelein 1

Eduardo Chavez and Marcos Hernandez each recorded 5 goals to lead the Condors past Mundelein 19-1. Jason Rehor tallied the lone goal for the Mustangs.

McHenry 11 Homewood-Flossmoor 10

Joe Peck tallied 4 scores and Dylan Clohessy added 3 goals in the Warriors' 11-10 victory over H-F. Kevin Kuchta scored 4 goals in the Vikings' loss.

Loyola 9 New Trier 8

Tim Netzel scored 3 times and Jordan Hodur added 2 scores as the Ramblers held off a late rally by New Trier to emerge with a 9-8 win in the first game of the championship bracket of the Palatine Tournament. Jordan Palmer led the Trevians with 3 scores.

Curie 14 Palatine 5

Eduardo Chavez poured in 7 goals to lead Curie past Palatine 14-5 in the opening game of the fourth place bracket. Kristiyan Kalev led the Pirates with 2 goals in the losing effort.

Mundelein 9 St Ignatius 8

Jason Rehor recorded 4 goals and Matt Marcotte added 3 scores to help the Wolfpack win for the first time in three tries at the Palatine Tournamntafter edging St Ignatius 9-8 on Saturday. Jason Rehor recorded 4 goals and Matt Marcotte added 3 goals for the Mustangs.

Loyola 6 Latin 5

Charlie Dowdle scored 3 goals and Brendan Hulseman added 2 scores as Loyola overcame a 5-3 deficit heading into the fourth quarter with a 3-0 run that earned them a 6-5 win and the tournament title. James Ruggiero led the Romans with 2 goals in the close loss.

Curie 12 McHenry 4

Ramiro Almarez poured in 6 goals to lead the Condors to a 12-4 victory over McHenry, a win that gave the state's seventh-ranked team a fourth place finish at the event. Robby Schwertdfeger tallied 2 scores in the loss for the Warriors.

Homewood-Flossmoor 17 Mundelein 1

Zach Peterson scored 8 times, Kevin Kuchta added 5 scores, and Henry Weeks notched 3 goals in H-F's big 17-1 victory over Mundelein. Jason Rehor scored the solo goal for the Mustangs.

New Trier 8 Latin 8

In the battle for second place, New Trier raced out to a 7-4 halftime lead, only to see the Romans mount a second half comeback that saw the teams finish in an 8-8 deadlock at the end of regulation. With the same overall record, Latin claimed the tiebreaker and an official second place finish. Eddie Wickes and Jacob Himmel both notched 3 scores for the Romans, while Jordan Palmer led the Trevians with 3 goals.

McHenry 11 Palatine 9

Dylan Clohessy recorded 5 goals and Lucas Matthys added 3 scores to give McHenry an 11-9 win over Palatine and a fifth place finish at the tournament. Wally Kleinfeldt scored 4 times and Christian Kalfas added 2 scores for the Pirates.

Homewood-Flossmoor 19 St Ignatius 2

Zach Peterson scored 7 goals and Kevin Kuchta poured in 6 goals as H-F earned a dominant 19-2 victory over St Ignatius in the night's last game. Billy Barth and Tom Dowling each scored once in the Wolfpack's fourth loss of the weekend.