TOURNAMENT RECAP

Preview
The Patriots host a crucial late-season tournament that often serves as a preview of the state tournament. This year is no exception, as seven of the top ten teams will play in Lincolnshire, including #2 Fenwick, #3 Loyola, the fifth-ranked hosts, #6 Oak Park, #7 Naperville Central, #8 Lyons, and #10 Palatine. #15 New Trier and #28 Brother Rice are also in the mix. The defending state champions (Fenwick) will be looking to reclaim the title after losing to LT 9-5 last season in the virtual title game, while the rest of the stacked field will be looking to showcase their abilities as the season has entered the homestretch.

Schedule/Results
Friday

Stevenson 13 Brother Rice 5

Loyola 7 Fenwick 6

NC 10 Lyons 7

Stevenson 14 Palatine 8

Fenwick 9 Oak Park 5

NC 12 New Trier 3

Saturday

Palatine 13 Brother Rice 12

Loyola 10 Oak Park 6

Lyons 14 New Trier 7

Championship round

Loyola 9 Stevenson 8

Fenwick 20 Palatine 7

Oak Park 10 Brother Rice 9

NC 8 Loyola 7

Fenwick 11 Lyons 5

New Trier 5 Oak Park 4

Stevenson 11 NC 9

Lyons 15 Palatine 5

New Trier 9 Brother Rice 2

Friday's Game Recaps

Stevenson 13 Brother Rice 5

Alex Divanyan and Andrew Shashin both recorded 3 goals and the trio of Alex Kapecki, Liam Holzer, and Mitchell Sokolsky tallied 2 scores in Stevenson's 13-5 triumph over Brother Rice. Shaurya Gilani blocked 13 shots in the win for the hosts.

Loyola 7 Fenwick 6

Cameron Shewchuck scored the game-winning goal late in the fourth quarter to help Loyola beat Fenwick 7-6. George Finn and Matt Kearney both recorded 3 goals, Shewchuck totaled 4 assists to go along with his key goal, and Trevor Prince blocked 7 shots for the victors. Danny Farmer and Ryan Masi both scored 3 times and Mike Hill made 9 saves in the loss for the Friars.

Naperville Central 10 Lyons 7

Nick Walker registered 4 scores and Ryan Donahue added 2 scores to help the Redhawks get past Lyons 10-7 on Friday evening. Nathan Kriha led the Lions' offense with 4 scores in the loss.

Stevenson 14 Palatine 8

The Patriots advanced to the first place bracket of their own tournament after using a 6-1 run during the second half as they defeated Palatine 14-8. Andrew Shashin and Mitchell Sokolsky each scored 4 goals and Alex Kapecki chipped in with 3 scores in the Stevenson victory. Shaurya Gilani also saved 13 shots for the hosts. Kristian Kalev registered 5 goals, Omar El Hoffi scored 3 times and drew 3 ejections and Charlie Davis blocked 7 shots in the loss for the Pirates.

Fenwick 9 Oak Park 5

Bailey Wendt and Danny Farmer each scored 2 goals and Mike Hill denied 9 shots as the Friars bounced back from an earlier loss to beat Oak Park 9-5. Andrew Bertschy, David Durkin, Omar Calderon, Ryan Masi and Zack Tieke all scored once in the win for Fenwick. Mark Hallman recorded 2 goals in the loss for the Huskies.

Naperville Central 12 New Trier 3

Ryan Donahue scored 3 times and Adam Hunter put in 2 goals to help lead the Redhawks to a 12-3 win over New Trier. Alex Grant, Jack Riggio, and Jack Vorwald each tallied one score in the losing effort for the Trevians.

Saturday's Game Recaps

Palatine 13 Brother Rice 12

The Pirates erased an early deficit and fended off Brother Rice 13-12 on Saturday morning to advance to the second-place group at the Stevenson Tournament. Omar El Hoffi scored 5 goals and Wally Kleinfeldt scored 4 times in the winning effort. Kristian Kalev also tallied 2 scores for the Pirates. Matt Bachler put in 3 goals and Dan Birmingham netted 2 goals in the loss for the Crusaders.

Loyola 10 Oak Park 6

Andrew Hodur and Matt Kearney each registered 3 scores to help the Ramblers beat Oak Park 10-6. Mark Hallman and James Kelly both tallied 2 scores in the loss for the Huskies.

Lyons 14 New Trier 7

Nathan Kriha notched 6 scores and George Duffy chipped in with 3 scores as Lyons beat New Trier 14-7. Chandler Tempest scored 2 times to lead the Trevians' offense.

Loyola 9 Stevenson 8

Cameron Shewchuck, Jack Schermerhorn, Matt Kearney, and Tom Baker each scored 2 goals and Ragan Murphy added one score as Loyola held off Stevenson 9-8 to get within one game of winning the event. Andrew Shashin recorded 3 goals and Alex Kapecki, Alex Divanyan, Liam Holzer, Mitchell Sokolsky, and Zach Stephens each scored once in the loss for the hosts. Shaurya Gilani also blocked 15 shots on the defensive end for Stevenson.

Fenwick 20 Palatine 7

Danny Farmer scored 6 goals and Omar Calderon notched 4 scores in Fenwick's 20-7 win over Palatine. Bailey Wendt added 3 goals, Andrew Bertschy and David Durkin both put in 2 scores, and Will Skowron stopped 7 shots in the win. Kristian Kalev netted 4 goals, Wally Kleinfeldt put in 2 goals, and Omar El Hoffi scored once in the Pirates' loss.

Oak Park 10 Brother Rice 9

Lee Werner totaled 5 goals and Mark Hallman scored 3 goals as the Huskies held off Brother Rice 10-9 on Saturday. Dan Birmingham tallied 4 scores and Matt Bachler netted 2 goals in the losing effort.

Naperville Central 8 Loyola 7

Joe Bigenwald, Nick Walker, and Ryan Donahue each scored 2 goals as the Redhawks knocked off Loyola 8-7. Matt Kearney scored 3 goals and Cameron Shewchuck put in 2 scores in the loss for the Ramblers.

Fenwick 11 Lyons 5

Danny Farmer recorded 5 goals, Andrew Bertschy scored 2 times, and Will Skowron made 11 saves to help the Friars beat Lyons 11-5. George Lundgren scored 3 goals in the loss for the Lions.

New Trier 5 Oak Park 4

Alex Grant scored 3 goals and both Jack Riggio and Will Kohr scored once as the Trevians outscored the Huskies 2-0 in the final period to earn a 5-4 comeback win on Saturday. Lee Werner and Mark Hallman each scored 2 times in the loss.

Stevenson 11 Naperville Central 9

Mitchell Sokolsky recorded 4 goals and Shaurya Gilani made 11 saves as the Patriots beat the Redhawks 11-9 to win their own event via goal-differential. Alex Divanyan, Andrew Shashin, and Alex Kapecki each scored 2 times and Liam Holzer added a goal for the winners. Joe Bigenwald totaled 4 goals and Christian May recorded 2 scores in the loss for Central.

Lyons 15 Palatine 5

George Lundgren and Nathan Kriha both tallied 4 scores and Jack Patel notched 3 goals as the Lions got past Palatine 15-5. George Duffy and Thomas Waters each added 2 goals in the winning effort. Kristian Kalev and Omar El Hoffi each scored 2 goals and Wally Kleinfeldt netted one score in the loss.

New Trier 9 Brother Rice 2

Alex Grant, Jack Riggio, and Michael Krueger each scored 2 goals to lift the Trevians over the Crusaders 9-2 in the event's final game on Saturday evening.

Event Standings

Loyola (3-1)

NC (3-1)

Stevenson (3-1)

Fenwick (3-1)

Lyons (2-2)

New Trier (2-2)

Oak Park (1-3)

Palatine (1-3)

Brother Rice (0-4)

Top Scorers

Danny Farmer (Fenwick) - 16

Nathan Kriha (Lyons) - 15

Kristian Kalev (Palatine) - 13

Andrew Shashin (Stevenson) - 12

Mitchell Sokolsky (Stevenson) - 11

Omar El Hoffi (Palatine) - 11

George Lundgren (Lyons) - 9

Matt Kearney (Loyola) - 9

Mark Hallman (OPRF) - 9

Alex Grant (New Trier) - 8

Alex Kapecki (Stevenson) - 8

Lee Werner (OPRF) - 8

Alex Divanyan (Stevenson) - 7

George Duffy (Lyons) - 7

Nick Walker (NC) - 7

Ryan Donahue (NC) - 7

Wally Kleinfeldt (Palatine) - 7