Buffalo Grove Invitational: No. 3 Libertyville (2-0), stopped by Cary-Grove on its first 15 shots, scored twice in the final 10:19 to rally to a 2-1 victory in the opening round. Michael Speckan was trying to pass but scored a fluke goal to tie the game at 1, and Jeff Suzuki booted home a corner kick from Erik Schartner 5 minutes later to lift Libertyville. . . . Evanston (1-0-1) topped Grayslake 3-1 as Phil Jones scored two goals and Tyrone Lord added one.
Conant 4, Palatine 1: Four players scored for Conant (1-0), which had a 23-6 shot advantage. Down 1-0 at halftime, Conant scored four goals in the second half, including three in the last 10 minutes. “Soccer is a funny game. Sometimes you think scoring is going to come,” said Cougars coach Tony Kees. “Our persistence paid off, and we had some nice shots in the second half. There was no sense of panic at halftime.”
Prairie Ridge 6, Round Lake 2: Peter Petarivancevic scored twice and Ryan Zoellick, Brad O’Leary, Oliver Pence and Andy Eisch also tallied for Prairie Ridge (3-0-2).
Elgin tournament: Elgin (2-0), vying for its third straight title, won its second-round game 3-0 over Sycamore. Ed Wajda led the way with two goals.