BOYS
Barrington
Sectional
Schaumburg 11 Conant 9
Mike Gergen and Randy Carr both
scored 4 goals and the Schaumburg defense held off a second-half charge by
Conant to emerge with an 11-9 win over the Cougars on Saturday night. Matt
McMullen added 2 goals in the Saxons' win. Brandon Grzegorek, Jon Burke,
and Palmer Lynch each scored 2 times in the loss for Conant. Below are the
in-game updates:
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Randy Carr scored 2 goals in the opening quarter as Schaumburg took early
control of their contest with Conant and leads 4-1.
The Saxons increased their lead to 7-2 by halftime, outscoring the Cougars
3-1 in the second period.
In
the third quarter, the Cougars clawed their way back into the game with a
mini-run to cut the Saxons' advantage to 8-4.
Two more quick goals from Conant has narrowed the gap to 8-6 late in the
third period.
The teams trade scores in the last two minutes of the third period, so
they go to quarter four with Schaumburg leading 9-7.
Both teams score once in the early stages of quarter four; 10-8 Schaumburg
with 5:11 remaining.
Down to the last three minutes of the game, with Conant unable to get
closer than two goals of their neighbors.
Conant calls a timeout at the 1:43 mark with the score still stuck at
11-9.
Schaumburg's defense gets the job done in the final two minutes, so the
Saxons qualify for state with an 11-9 victory!
Fenwick
Sectional
Fenwick 24 Oak
Park 6
Matt Farmer scored 8 goals and
Connor Brown registered 6 scores as Fenwick put in a dominant performance
in beating Oak Park 24-6 on Saturday afternoon. The Huskies kept things
relatively close in the first half, but the Friars outscored OPRF 13-0 in
the final fourteen minutes of play en route to the big win. Dan Kelly, Dom
Gallo, Ted Herbstritt, and Viken Huening each added 2 scores in the win
for Fenwick.
GBN
Sectional
Loyola 16 New Trier
11
Charlie Dowdle totaled 6 goals
as Loyola defeated New Trier 16-11 to make a triumphant return to the
state tourney for the second straight year. Brendan Hulseman, Jordan
Hodur, Tim Netzel, and Will LeCompte each added 2 scores in the win for
the Ramblers. Jordan Palmer and Nate Urban each scored 3 times and Sam
Skinner added 2 scores in the loss for the Trevians.
LWN
Sectional
Sandburg 10 H-F
4
Matt Veldman recorded 5 goals and
Tony Rogina (12 saves) and the Sandburg defense held H-F scoreless for more
than two-and-a-half quarters en route to a 10-4 sectional final win on
Saturday. Balys Gintautas and Cody Corridino each added 2 scores for the
Eagles. Caleb Peterson, Kevin Kuchta, Luke Dobben, and Nick Thiros each
tallied one score each in the loss for the Vikings.
Lyons
Sectional
Lyons 15
Brother Rice 5
LT outscored Brother Rice 10-2
in the second half to pull away from the Crusaders and earn a 15-5
state-qualifying win on Saturday at their home pool. David Sekula, Joe
Shannon, and Kovas Zygas each recorded 4 scores, Michael Brown tacked on 3
goals, and Andrew Brown saved 8 shots in the Lions' victory. Mike Mulcrone
put in 2 scores in the loss for the Crusaders.
Neuqua
Sectional
Naperville
Central 19 Naperville North 5
Kyle Rickert recorded 5 goals
and Kristian Altuve added 4 scores as Naperville Central took care of
business against their rivals to earn a 19-5 victory and return to the
state tournament. Dennis Herron and Pat May each registered 3 scores in
the Redhawks' win. Andrew Dunlop scored 2 times to lead the Huskies in a
season-ending loss.
UIC
Sectional
St Ignatius 12
Latin 9
Mark Alvarado poured in 8 goals
and Kevin Barth scored 2 times as St Ignatius held off Latin 12-9 to
advance to the state tournament next weekend in Lincolnshire. Mike Fratto
also made 15 saves in the Wolfpack's win. Jacob Himmel registered 4
scores, James Ruggiero totaled 3 goals, and Eddie Wickes added 2 goals in
the loss for the Romans.
Vernon Hills
Sectional
McHenry 17 Palatine
7
Kyle Braun scored 5 goals and
Scott Dabrowski added 4 scores as McHenry took control of their game with
Palatine early and never looked back in a 17-7 sectional final win over
Palatine. Lucas Matthys added 3 scores, Andrew Hertel notched 2 goals, and
Alex Birkle made 16 saves in the Warriors' state-qualifying victory. John
Giuliano scored 3 times and both Dylan Weissman and Kamil Mulawa added 2
goals in the loss for the Pirates.
GIRLS
Barrington
Sectional
Fremd 14 Barrington 0
Julie Conrath and the Vikings'
defense completely shutout upset-minded Barrington 14-0 on Saturday
afternoon to move on to the state finals next weekend.
Conrath recorded 14 saves and picked a good time to earn her first shutout
of the season. Meanwhile, Emily McCarthy scored 4 goals, Sam del Prado
notched 3 scores, and both Sam Kirby and Sam Matuszewski put in 2 goals to
lead the Vikings' offensive attack.
Fenwick
Sectional
Fenwick 14 Oak
Park 0
Mackenzie Bonk and the Fenwick
defense held Oak Park scoreless as the Friars earned a 14-0 win to advance
to the state tourney next weekend. Annie Collins scored 5 goals, Haley Wickham
added 3 scores, and Cara Borkovec added 2 goals to lead the Friars to the
victory.
GBN
Sectional
Loyola 11 New
Trier 7
The Ramblers built up an 8-2
lead and held off a late charge by New Trier to earn an 11-7 win to return
to the state tournament. Evan Swenson scored 4 goals and Brittany Wallace,
Caitlin Sershon, and Sarah Gross each added 2 scores in the victory for
Loyola. Erika Nothnagel tallied 3 scores in the loss for the Trevians.
LWN
Sectional
Homewood-Flossmoor
11 Bremen 2
H-F earned their second straight
state tournament berth by putting the clamps down on the Bremen offense
and winning 11-2 at LWN on Saturday. Sophie Schloen made 12 saves, while
Michelle Mayer scored 4 times, Rebecca Mathews recorded 3 goals, and
Hannah Ongman put in 2 goals in the Vikings' win. Nora Plank scored both
the first and last goals of the game to lead Bremen with 2 scores in the
loss.
Lyons
Sectional
Mother McAuley
7 Lyons 3
Third-seeded Mother McAuley
stunned the defending champions 7-3 in their home pool in the sectional
finals to advance to state for the first time since 2008. Adrianna
Izquerido tallied 4 scores and Sarah Abbott stopped 12 shots in the Mighty
Macs' win. Jackie Knightly, Amy Kopale, and Vicky Arciniega each added one
score for McAuley in the winning effort. Lizzy Kosin tallied all 3 goals
for the Lions in the losing effort.
Neuqua
Sectional
Naperville
Central 13 Naperville North 6
Abbey Kerth paved the way for
Naperville Central to get back to the state tournament with 7 goals in the
Redhawks' 13-6 win over Naperville North on Saturday. Claire Wirtz and
Gracie May combined to score 5 times in the win for NC. Audrey Chien led
North with 3 goals and Jessie Lietz added 2 scores in the losing effort.
UIC
Sectional
St Ignatius 11
Lane 3
Rebecca Insalaco scored 5 goals
and Kate Stelnicki added 2 scores to lead St Ignatius to an 11-3 win over
Lane on Saturday. Kate Murphy also made 13 saves in the win for the
Wolfpack, who qualified for the state finals for the second straight
season.
Vernon Hills
Sectional
Stevenson 9 Mundelein
5
The third time was the charm for
Stevenson, as they used their speed to outlast Mundelein for the first
time in 2011 to earn a 9-5 win over their rivals. Cheyenne Montijo and
Karen Lowry each scored 3 times, helping the Patriots build 9-2 lead by
the end of the third quarter. Stevenson actually trailed 2-1 after the
period before going on an 8-0 run to put the game out of reach. Sam Petti
added 2 scores and Erin McCook scored once in the win, while goalie Lisa
Michalowski made 16 saves for the Patriots. Amanda Boothe led the Mustangs
with 2 goals and Emily Tylka made 11 saves in the loss.
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