Palatine 23 Hoffman 4
The Pirates jumped out to a 7-1 lead and never looked
back as they knocked off Hoffman Estates 23-4 in the first quarterfinal at
the Barrington Sectional on Wednesday. Brad Ferris racked up 9 goals and
Dylan Weissman and Kamil Mulawa each added 3 scores in the victory for Palatine. Mike Christen
scored 3 times in the loss for the Hawks.
Buffalo Grove 18 Conant 13
Ian Rodriguez tallied 7 goals and Dan Striev added 3
scores as the Bison beat Conant 18-13 on Wednesday. Ryan Chiero scored 5
goals in the losing cause for the Cougars.
McHenry 13 Barrington 5
Reilly Shanahan scored 5 goals to help secure a 13-5
victory for McHenry over the host Broncos in the third quarterfinal.
Trevor Soto scored 3 times and Brendan Lesniak added 2 scores in the loss for Barrington.
Schaumburg 14 Fremd 7
Brandon Kase and Mike Gergen combined to score 10 goals
as the Saxons defeated Fremd 14-7. Andre Degla tallied 3 goals in the loss
for the Vikings.
GBS Sectional
Loyola 17 Maine South 5
Jimmy Nickele recorded 5 goals to lead Loyola to a 17-5
win over Maine South on Wednesday afternoon. Pat Stein also scored 3 times
and Steve Freedman added 2 goals in the win for Loyola. The Ramblers held
a 12-0 halftime lead before giving up a goal to the Hawks, who scored 5
times in the second half. Mike Oulvey registered 3 goals in the loss for
Maine South.
Glenbrook South 16 St Viator 13
JJ Connor and Zach Demertzis each scored 4 goals and
Igor Gryniv and Will Porter both added 2 scores to lift Glenbrook South
past St Viator 16-13 in a close encounter on Wednesday night. Tom Meyer
made 21 saves to help GBS fight off a strong challenge from the Lions, who
led 4-1 after the first period. The Titans responded with 4 straight goals
in the second quarter to take a 5-4 lead, and they went ahead 8-5 right
before the end of the first half. Eric Primdahl scored 8 times in the loss
for St Viator.
Glenbrook North 9 Prospect 4
Tytus Kwiatkowski scored 6 goals to lead Glenbrook
North to a 9-4 victory over Prospect. Joe Lakner recorded 2 goals and Ed
Martin and Mike McPartlin both scored one goal apiece in the loss for the
Knights. Brian Johnston also made 7 saves in the losing cause for
Prospect.
New Trier 16 Evanston 4
Konrad VonMoltke, James Bartels, and Mike Maley each
scored 3 times and Matt McClone and Max Redemann both scored 2 times as
New Trier defeated Evanston 16-4 on Wednesday evening. The Trevians
started out with a 6-0 lead in the first quarter, in large part because of
goaltender Sam Buchman, who recorded 13 saves and allowed one goal in
three quarters of play. Matt Wich scored 2 times in the loss for the
Wildkits.
LWC Sectional
Homewood-Flossmoor 21
Bremen 5
Russell Maanum scored 7 goals, Kevin Kuchta scored 6
times, and goalie Jake Bodnar stopped 20 shots to lead H-F to a 21-5 win
over Bremen. The Vikings built a 10-1 halftime lead and cruised to the win
to advance to the semifinal round on Friday.
Lincoln-Way North 9 Sandburg 7
Kyler VanSwol scored the game-winning goal late in the
fourth quarter and Nick Roberts scored 5 goals to lead Lincoln-Way North
to a 9-7 victory over Sandburg. Kenny Witt also scored 3 times for the
Phoenix in the win, while Matt Veldman and Eric Neimeier helped the Eagles
keep things close by combining to score all 7 goals in the loss.
Roberts outscored Eric Neimeier 3-2 at the end of
the first quarter as LWN led by the same score. In the second quarter,
Witt and Veldman traded goals and the
defenses finished out a strong first half as the Phoenix led the Eagles 4-3 at
halftime. In the third period, Roberts and Veldman both scored 2 times
apiece as North stayed ahead of the Eagles by a goal (6-5) with seven minutes
remaining. The Eagles eventually tied the score with four minutes to play
as Neimeier and Veldman tallied goals, but VanSwol's goal put the Phoenix
ahead 8-7 and Witt added an insurance goal to send LWN to the semifinal
round on Friday.
Lincoln-Way Central 12 Bradley 11
Murphy Hebbard scored 4 goals, Dave Smith added 3
scores, and Joe Caffarini put in 2 goals as LWC led from start to finish
and held off a late challenge from Bradley to emerge with a 12-11 win. The
Knights led 8-5 at the break, but the Boilers kept things close throughout
the entire second half. Zach Ganger totaled 5 goals and Trey Love scored 2
times in the loss for Bradley.
Lincoln-Way East 15 Andrew 8
Kenny Hultquist and Steven Swiercz both scored 6 goals
as the Griffins outscored the T-Bolts 11-4 in the second half to earn a
15-8 victory over Andrew. Joris
Malkevicius, Mike Wagonblott, and Tony Marino each scored 3 goals in the
loss for Andrew.
Neuqua Valley Sectional
Naperville Central 15 Hinsdale South 4
Pat May, Ryan Stanley, and Tom Shamburek each recorded
3 goals to lead Naperville Central to a 15-4 first round win over Hinsdale
South. Dan Cigler totaled 2 scores in the loss for the Hornets.
Naperville North 17 Hinsdale Central 12
Austin Katz totaled 5 goals and Connor Hubbard added 4
scores to carry the Huskies into the sectional semifinals after they
topped Hinsdale Central 17-12 on Wednesday. The Huskies fell behind 9-6
early in the second half, but they made a quick recovery to grab the lead
before the third quarter finished and went on to grab a 5-goal
victory. Aaron Katz, Alex Hogenboom, and Joel Demuth also scored 2 times
in the win for the Huskies. Strati Koulouris tallied 5 goals and Billy
Jacob scored 3 times for the Red Devils.
Waubonsie Valley 15 STC North 10
Tyler Hunt scored 6 goals and Blake Hollis, Kyle Apple,
and Tyler Briesath each added 2 scores to help Waubonsie Valley beat STC
North 15-10. Justin Jacobson scored 5 times and both Joey Chokran and
Michael Nield tallied 2 scores for the North Stars in their final game of
2010.
Neuqua Valley 21 Lockport 8
AJ Quebbeman scored 6 goals and Mike Rooney added 4
goals to lead Neuqua to a 21-8 victory over Lockport. Brian Cavanaugh and
Chris Bowman combined to score 7 of the 8 goals for the Porters in the
loss.
UIC Sectional
St Ignatius 15 Lindblom 2
Giuliano Wrobel and Themio Christy both scored 2 goals
to help lift the Wolfpack to a 15-2 victory over Lindblom.
Juarez 12 Lane 11 (OT)
The Eagles outlasted Lane 12-11 in overtime to win a
back-and-forth contest at the UIC Sectional, advancing to face top-seed St
Ignatius on Friday in the semifinals.
Latin 14 Mt Carmel 3
Andrew Pritzker scored 3 goals to lead the Romans to a
14-3 victory over Mt Carmel on Wednesday; Latin will take on Young in the
semifinals on Friday at 8:15pm at UIC.
Young 5 DeLaSalle 0
Young automatically moved on to the next round after
DeLaSalle was forced to forfeit their first round matchup with the
Dolphins.
Vernon Hills Sectional
Mundelein 20 Vernon Hills 2
Pat Falconer scored 5 goals and 8 different players
tallied goals as Mundelein knocked off Vernon Hills 20-2. Kevin Lenz and
Dan Stiles each tallied a goal in the loss for the Cougars.
Wheeling 10 Deer Park 9
Tim McDaniel scored 5 times as Wheeling held off Deer
Park 10-9 in the second quarterfinal game at Vernon Hills on Wednesday.
Notie Meyer recorded 5 goals in the loss for Deer Park, but his game-tying
chance in the closing seconds was denied by Wheeling goalie Ethan
Rosengarden.
Lake Forest 11 Libertyville 5
Michael Gannon scored 4 goals and Nick Pabich added 3
scores as Lake Forest beat Libertyville 11-5. Chris Kyriazis stopped 12
shots in the win for the Scouts.
Stevenson 23 Hersey 3
Alex Rembialkowski scored 6 goals and both Chris Hodges
and Doug Malfar tallied 3 scores as Stevenson cruised to a 23-3 win over
Hersey on Wednesday night.
York Sectional
York 19 Morton 4
Marc Krolikiewicz scored 6 goals and Mark Olalde added
5 scores as York beat Morton 19-4 on Wednesday. Dan Groch and Mike Rosati
also scored 3 times in the win for the Dukes.