TOURNAMENT RECAP (Tuesday, May 1-Thursday, May 3)

MSL PLAYOFFS

Mid-Suburban League Pits East Versus West To End 2012 Season
For the first time, the Mid-Suburban League will feature crossover games in addition to their annual championship game between the winners of the East and West divisions. Palatine beat Elk Grove in a girls' matchup that kicked things off on Monday night, while the boys gets started with five total games to be played on Tuesday, followed by the title game on Wednesday. Below are the game recaps:

1st Place

Fremd 16 Buffalo Grove 3

Austin Smock and JP French both recorded 3 goals and Max Plichta made 17 saves as Fremd dominated Buffalo Grove 16-3 in the MSL title game on Wednesday night. The Vikings built up a 9-1 halftime lead and didn't allow another goal until the final quarter en route to their first league title. Dillon Heinlein, Matt Emerson, Matt Zambelli, and Ryan Helsdingen each tallied 2 scores in Fremd's win. Ian Rodriguez led the Bison with all 3 scores in the losing effort.

3rd Place

Conant 9 Wheeling 6

Alan Wojciechowski totaled 4 goals in the Cougars' 9-6 triumph over Wheeling in the MSL's third-place contest. Conant used a 3-0 run in the game's final five minutes to pull away from the Wildcats, who had put together their own 4-0 run to tie the game midway through the fourth quarter. Austin Ihde led the Wheeling with 4 scores and Noah Ihde made 17 saves and blocked 2 penalty shots in the losing effort.

5th Place

Schaumburg 19 Hersey 4

Randy Carr poured in 11 goals and Marty Faleni blocked 9 shots as Schaumburg rolled to a 19-4 victory over Hersey for fifth-place in the MSL playoffs. Marty Kwiatkowski and Patrick Halpin each netted 2 goals in the win for the Saxons. Mike Kintzle and Tom Cotey were among four players that scored once for the Huskies.

7th Place

Hoffman 17 Prospect 9

Adam Pasnicki recorded 7 goals, Sang Han netted 4 scores, and Steven Jatich added 3 goals as Hoffman downed Prospect for seventh-place in the MSL conference playoffs. Cam Maur, Nate Ginnodo, and Mike Morikado each tallied 2 scores in the loss for the Knights.

9th Place

Palatine 21 Elk Grove 5

Christian Kalfas notched 8 scores and Omar El-Hoffi added 7 goals as Palatine cruised to a 21-5 win over Elk Grove to grab ninth place in the MSL playoffs. Peter Blackham also totaled 14 blocks and 5 assists in the Pirates' victory. Charlie Modrich led the Grenadiers with 2 scores in the loss.

11th Place

Barrington 16 Meadows 6

Final Places (unofficial)

Fremd (1st)

Buffalo Grove (2nd)

Conant (3rd)

Wheeling (4th)

Schaumburg (5th)

Hersey (6th)

Hoffman (7th)

Prospect (8th)

Palatine (9th)

Elk Grove (10th)

Barrington (11th)

Meadows (12th)

Top Scorers

Randy Carr (Schaumburg) - 11

Adam Pasnicki (Hoffman) - 7

Christian Kalfas (Palatine) - 8

Omar El-Hoffi (Palatine) - 7

Alan Wojiechowski (Conant) - 4

Austin Ihde (Wheeling) - 4

Sang Han (Hoffman) - 4

Austin Smock (Fremd) - 3

JP French (Fremd) - 3

Steven Jatich (Hoffman) - 3

Other Top Performers

David Nytko (Schaumburg) - 10 steals

Top Goaltenders

Max Plichta (Fremd) - 17 saves, 3 goals allowed

Noah Ihde (Wheeling) - 17 saves, 2 penalty saves

Peter Blackham (Palatine) - 14 saves, 5 assists