The St. Viator soccer team remembers.
On Sept. 20, the Lions beat Hoffman Estates 2-1 in a nonconference game with little at stake for either team. Saturday, the two staged a rematch, with a berth in the Elk Grove regional A title game on the line.
Spotting the host Hawks an early two-goal lead, St. Viator scored four unanswered markers of its own to stun Hoffman Estates 4-2.
With Ben Remer and Papo Gaunaurd scoring for Mid-Suburban League champion Hoffman Estates (13-6-1) before Saturday`s game was four minutes old, there seemed little doubt who would win. But, after Dan Edminster put St. Viator
(11-3-6) on the board with 6:26 left in the first half, Rory Dames tied the score five minutes into the third quarter and Eric Bender sent a direct free kick over the Hawks` wall before the fourth period was two minutes old to give the Lions a 3-2 lead. Chris Doherty`s penalty kick sealed the Hawks` fate.
”The game changed when Edminster scored our first goal,” said Lions coach Mike Taylor. ”He`s not left-footed, but he scored that way. That was what our players needed to get them going.”
St. Viator travels to Rolling Meadows Tuesday night for the regional championship.
In regional C, Lake Park shut out Elk Grove 3-0. The Lancers (12-8-2) are 9-1-2 since returning after a teachers` strike.
Hinsdale South sectional-Jim Stamper and Greg Schoen each scored twice for the No. 9 Lions (15-0-6) in a 9-0 victory over Mt. Carmel in regional A. Goalkeeper Curtis Payne notched his 11th shutout.
Naperville Central sectional-A pair of goals by Duane Archer led No. 10 St. Joseph (15-1-3) to a 5-0 shutout over Timothy Christian in regional B. In regional C, Naperville North (17-2-3) shellacked Aurora Christian 7-0 behind Sean Bannen`s hat trick, and one goal and five assists for Greg patterson. Goals by Brad Keown, Peter Duitsman, Scott Fitzgerald and Scott Slattery gave Naperville Central (17-4-1) a 4-2 regional A victory over Downers Grove North. Niles West sectional-Six different players scored for fifth-ranked Maine South (16-2-4) in its 6-0 regional A victory over St. Patrick.
New Trier sectional-Two goals by Eddie Augustin led Highland Park
(14-2-4) to a 4-0 victory over Lake Forest Academy in regional A. Defending state champion Buffalo Grove (15-4-3) got two goals from Brian McBride in a 4-2 regional B victory over Wheeling. Also in regional B, David Deck recorded his 16th shutout and Adam Gryglas scored twice as Stevenson (14-1-5) beat Mundelein 3-0. In regional C, New Trier coach Tony Schinto became only the second prep soccer coach in Illinois history to record 300 career victories as the Trevians beat North Shore Country Day 4-0. In regional D, Justin Klestinski`s goal two minutes into the third overtime led No. 3 Carmel
(14-2-4) over Waukegan East, while Libertyville (15-1-4) knocked off Waukegan West 5-1 with David Faletto and Adrian Mihalic netting two goals apiece.
Andrew sectional-Chris Sellman`s hat trick and Shaun Fogarty`s 13th shutout of the season led Brother Rice (18-2-2) to an 11-0 victory over Morgan Park Academy in regional A. Fourth-ranked Andrew (18-0) remained unbeaten behind Joe Pondelicek`s four goals in an 8-0 win over Hillcrest in regional B. Barrington sectional-Goals by Mike Denman, Jon Oarkman and Mike Agree, and Jon Scholz`s seventh shutout, sparked Antioch (14-3-2) 8-0 over Johnsburg in regional D. Four different players scored for No. 8 Cary-Grove (20-1) in its 4-2 victory over Jacobs, with Matt Thelander`s third-quarter goal the winner in regional C.
Wheaton Central sectional-Derran Smith`s third-quarter goal boosted Upstate Eight champion St. Charles (16-4-2) 1-0 over Streamwood in regional C. VOLLEYBALL
Seventh-ranked Hinsdale South stunned second-ranked Richards 15-9, 15-7 in the title match to capture its own invitational title Saturday in Darien.
The Hornets (32-2-1) were led by 6-foot-1-inch senior Kristin Carr with 12 kills and 6-foot senior Lisa Laukaitis with 9 kills in the title match.
”We were anxious for a tough match. It could be argued that we haven`t played a tough schedule and we wanted to earn our reputation and show that we belong with the top teams,” said Hinsdale South coach Linda Marable.
Hinsdale cruised all day using the minimum 10 games to win its five matches. The Hornets defeated ninth-ranked Immaculate Conception 15-12, 15-4 in pool play in the morning.
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Richards (31-4) gained the final after an exhausting 14-16, 15-6, 15-11 win over Immaculate Conception in the semifinals. IC (28-6) defeated Joliet Central in the third-place match.
”Right now we`re not a very good team. We`ll have to just pick up the pieces and go from here,” said Richards coach Faralyn Jaquith.