TOURNAMENT REPORT

Preview
The fifth-annual Palatine Tournament provides a much better look at how several of the top teams in the state will fare during the upcoming season. This year's edition will be no exception, as some of the state's best do battle in a nine-team tournament that features six exciting contests on Friday night followed by three morning games on Saturday before the championship round begins. Loyola edged New Trier to win the event last year, but they will have their work cut out for them if they hope to stave off the rest of the stacked field.

Note: The event will take place at H-F & Mundelein on Friday night and exclusively at H-F the next day.

Schedule
Friday

St Ignatius 12 Curie 9

Loyola 8 Oak Park 4

St Ignatius 13 Palatine 4

Loyola 11 H-F 6

New Trier 10 Mundelein 6

Mundelein 16 McHenry 3

Saturday

Game Recaps

St Ignatius 12 Curie 9

Shane Hughes registered 7 goals, both Andreas Christy and Moises Lopez scored 2 times and Sam Enger stopped 8 shots in the Wolfpack's 12-9 victory over Curie. Bradley Yendro also scored once in the win for SICP. Oscar Hernandez led the Condors with 3 goals, both Adrian Lemus and Jose Servin scored 2 times and Christian Campos made 15 saves in the loss.

Loyola 8 Oak Park 4

Kevin Manna tallied 3 scores and Matt Merucci scored 2 times as the Ramblers built a 5-2 halftime lead en route to an 8-4 victory over Oak Park. Jake Grant, Leo Manola, Thomas Cozzi and Zach Kayser each scored once and Kevin Obrecht made 17 saves in the loss for the Huskies.

St Ignatius 13 Palatine 4

Andreas Christy and Shane Hughes both scored 4 goals and Sam Enger saved 8 shots to help SICP get past the tournament hosts 13-4 on Friday night. Bradley Yendro, Jacob Conroy, Finn Connors, Gus Enger and Robert Flores all scored once as well for the winners. Ivan Turkan and Marcus Carter-Buckman both scored 2 goals and Jake Conrad made 9 saves in the loss.

Loyola 11 Homewood-Flossmoor 6

Larkin Flanagan and Matt Merucci both registered 3 goals to help lift the Ramblers over the Vikings 11-6 on Friday. Johnnie Schmidt and Travis Tanner each scored 2 goals and Lucas Santefort blocked 20 shots in the loss for the Vikings.

New Trier 10 Mundelein 6

Michael Krueger notched 3 scores and both Charlie Ryan and Henry Yavitt each scored 2 times as the Trevians defeated Mundelein 10-6.  Alex Holme, Danilo Scekic and Sam Yavitt each added one goal for the victors.

Homewood-Flossmoor 5 Oak Park 3

Michael Bonthron scored 2 goals and Luke Santefort stopped 12 shots as the Vikings fended off Oak Park 5-3 on Saturday morning. Henry Kries, John Weeks and Travis Tanner each added one score in the win. Jake Grant, Lawrence Cozzi and Matt Matrovich each scored once and Kevin Obrecht made 15 saves in the losing effort.

Curie 6 Palatine 2

Omar Pantoja scored 3 goals, Jose Servin added 2 scores and Adrian Lemus tallied one score as Curie defeated Palatine 6-2. Christian Campos blocked 6 shots in the win for the Condors. Dylan White and Jerome Gabriel each scored once and Jake Conrad saved 5 shots in the loss.

New Trier 15 McHenry 4

Danilo Scekic and Sam Yavitt each scored 3 goals and Piers Braunrot made 18 saves as the Trevians knocked off McHenry 15-4. Henry Yavitt, Michael Krueger and Patrick Drake each scored 2 times in the victory. Jonah Smith tallied 2 goals, both Jackson Smith and Josh Frost scored once and Adam Starus made 5 saves for the Warriors.

Loyola 13 St Ignatius 11

Matt Merucci scored 5 goals and Kevin Manna scored 3 times as the Ramblers used a 4-2 run in the final period to break a 9-9 deadlock and beat St Ignatius 13-11. Mike Considine and Cole Morgan both put in 2 goals while Larkin Flanagan scored once in the win. Shane Hughes recorded 7 goals in the loss for the Wolfpack. Andreas Christy, Bradley Yendro, Finn Connors and Moises Lopez each scored once while Sam Enger made 6 saves.

Homewood-Flossmoor 9 Curie 5

Travis Tanner netted 3 goals, John Weeks scored 2 times and Luke Santefort made 12 saves to help the Vikings emerge with a 9-5 victory over Curie. John Schmidt, Joe Humphrey, Max Dunlavy and Michael Bonthron each scored once for the winners.

Oak Park 10 Palatine 6

Lawrence Cozzi scored 5 goals, Thomas Cozzi put in 2 scores and Kevin Obrecht made 9 saves in the Huskies' 10-6 win over Palatine. Marcus Carter-Buckman scored 3 times, Ivan Turkan scored 2 goals and Jake Conrad blocked 14 shots in the losing effort.

New Trier 17 St Ignatius 8

Henry Yavitt poured in 6 goals while Charlie Ryan, Danilo Scekic and Will Kohr each scored 2 times in the Trevians' 17-8 win over St Ignatius. Michael Kruger, Patrick Drake, Sam Yavitt and Will Kohr each put in one goal for the victors. Shane Hughes netted 6 goals in the losing effort for SICP while both Andreas Christy and Finn Connors scored once.

Palatine 11 McHenry 7

Marcus Carter-Buckman registered 6 goals and Jake Conrad made 10 saves as Palatine earned an 11-7 come-from-behind victory over McHenry. The Pirates trailed the Warriors 5-3 at halftime. Dylan White added 2 goals while both Drew Brown and Sean O'Brien scored once in the win. Jackson Smith totaled 4 goals, Josh Frost scored 2 times and Adam Starus made 10 saves in the loss.

New Trier 10 Loyola 9

Danilo Scekic scored 5 goals and Henry Yavitt tallied 2 scores as the Trevians held off Loyola 10-9 to win the Palatine Tournament.

Mundelein 16 Homewood-Flossmoor 6

Mike Ward connected on 5 shots and Nick Oleinik tallied 3 scores in the Mustangs' 16-6 triumph over H-F. John Schmidt scored 3 goals, John Weeks put in 2 scores and Luke Santefort made 12 saves in the loss.

Oak Park 15 McHenry 4

Dan Franklin amassed 5 goals while Jake Grant and Leo Manola both scored 2 times and Kevin Obrecht stopped 12 shots in the Huskies' 15-4 win over McHenry. Jackson Smith registered 2 scores while Luke Rose and Mike Matusek each scored once for the Warriors.

Event Standings

New Trier (4-0)

Loyola (3-1)

Mundelein (3-1)

H-F (2-2)

St Ignatius (2-2)

Oak Park (2-2)

Curie (1-3)

Palatine (1-3)

McHenry (0-4)

Top Scorers

Shane Hughes (SICP) - 24

Mike Ward (Mundelein) - 18

Henry Yavitt (NT) - 13

Matt Merucci (Loyola) - 13

Danilo Scekic (NT) - 11

Marcus Carter-Buckman (Palatine) - 11

Kevin Manna (Loyola) - 10

Michael Krueger (NT) - 9

Nick Oleinik (Mundelein) - 9

Andreas Christy (SICP) - 8

Lawrence Cozzi (OPRF) - 7

Matt Schaedel (Mundelein) - 7