The fourth semifinal will begin at around 8:45pm. The teams are lining up and we are just a few minutes away from our fourth quarterfinal game of the night. The starters...

NC: Stablein, May, Menis, Altuve, Rickert, Stanley, Herron

H-F: Bodnar, Banton, Peterson, Kuchta, Dobben, Wojack, Maanum

Swimoff win for Menis; Rickert assists Altuve on a goal from the right post; 1-0 Central

Banton responds on the other end to tie the score with a goal from 5m

Stanley gets open at 2m and scores to make it 2-1

Good defensive play by Caleb Peterson, but Menis attacks the goalie, earns a steal, and scores on a backhand at 2m

Rickert draws an ejection, but Bodnar elevates to deny a close-range shot by Altuve

H-F timeout

After the two minute break, Central earns a steal, but Wojack steals one back on the other end for the Vikings

Good defense on the last three possessions for the Vikings has kept them within two goals of NC

Altuve lobs a pass towards the right post and Shamburek taps it in to make it 4-1

Banton draws an ejection but Diorio's shot is blocked by May

Howenstine comes open inside 5m to score and the Redhawks go ahead 5-1

Delay in the action for a lengthy meeting at the scorer's table

Maanum draws an ejection and Banton scores his second from the left side near 5m

Steal by Menis; Stanley draws an ejection; Shamburek crosses a pass to Rickert who scores from the right side

Altuve slams a shot into the back of the net from 5m; Central leads 7-2

H-F tries a long range shot before the quarter ends, but Stablein is there to knock it down

The Redhawks start strong, as they take a 7-2 advantage into the second quarter

Naperville Central 7 H-F 2

Banton lobs a shot over the net after H-F forced a turnover to start the period

Maanum draws a kickout on the perimeter; Menis with a strong field block to deny Kuchta's shot from the right side

Rickert lofts a shot over Bodnar to put Central ahead 8-2

The teams trade possessions and Central misses out on a scoring chance after an ejection on H-F

Stablein gets just enough on Banton's 2m attempt to prevent a goal

Banton gets loose on a breakaway and his deflected shot connects to the right corner to cut the lead to 8-3

Menis responds for Central with a goal from the left side

Shamburek misses a lob attempt on the counter after a steal

Maanum has a chance at 2m, but Stablein comes out of the net to prevent a scoring chance

Altuve crosses a pass from Shamburek who scores from the left side after an ejection

Maanum with another chance at 2m, but Menis tips the ball away before a shot attempt

Stablein denies Diorio's attempt from the left side after an ejection

Peterson forces a turnover on the other end; Banton draws a penalty shot for the Vikings!

Banton converts to the left side of the net for his fourth goal of the half

Neither team scores in the closing seconds of the half and NC leads H-F 10-4.

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Quick start for the Redhawks, as Menis scores from 2m after winning the swimoff

Stanley scores on Central's next possession and they now lead 12-4

Add another goal for Menis from 2m and the lead is stretched to 13-4

In transition, Altuve feeds Shamburek who was driving towards the goal and he scores his third goal of the game

Bodnar helps force a turnover and then makes a save on Central's next scoring chance, but the H-F offense is having a hard time getting scoring chances on the other end

Rickert scores on a breakaway chance and the lead grows to 15-4

H-F timeout

After a stop, Menis draws an ejection; Kuchta forces a turnover for H-F

Stanley draws an ejection for Central; Shamburek shoots over the goal from 7m

Menis sneaks a shot in off the crossbar and JUST barely across the goal line before Bodnar can get to it

May gets on the scoreboard for Central with a goal from inside 5m

Menis draws a penalty in transition; Stanley converts to make the score 18-4

Kuchta and Bodnar force a turnover at the end of the period, but Central's 8-0 run might have put this one out of reach

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Stablein makes an early save on an outside shot by Banton

Banton draws an ejection, but the Vikings cannot get closer as Stablein deflects a shot away

Rickert adds his fourth goal of the game on the other end

Wojack breaks the H-F scoring drought with a goal from the left post; the first score of the second half for H-F

NC timeout

Howenstine feeds Stanley on the left side after an ejection, and he notches his fourth goal of the game for NC

Banton scores on the other end for his fifth goal of the proceedings. The shot came from 7m

The Redhawks are whittling away the final minutes of this one, as they hold a comfortable 20-6 advantage

A few timeouts, substitutions, and turnovers highlight the last two minutes, and Central can look to run the clock out

Neither team scores in the final three minutes and NC advances to the state semifinals with a 20-6

The Redhawks will face Mundelein in Saturday's semifinals at Stevenson

Naperville Central 20 H-F 6