St Patrick
Tournament
Homewood-Flossmoor beat Brother Rice 7-6 and downed Loyola 9-4 on Saturday
to claim the St Patrick Tourney title. Shay Banton totaled 13 goals and
was named the official tournament MVP for his efforts in leading the
Vikings to a 4-0 record. Luke Dobben also scored 20 goals and Jacob Bodnar
allowed an average of less than four goals per game over the weekend.
Brother Rice finished in second place after outlasting Loyola 4-3 in
overtime in the night's final game. Kyle Pikula and Mike Mulcrone combined
to score 18 goals as the Crusaders finished the tournament with a 3-1
record.
The Ramblers had to settle for a third place finish after their narrow
loss to Rice at the end of the day. Robbie O'Connor stood out for Loyola,
as he allowed just five goals per game.
Young finished in fourth place with a 3-1 mark after beating Loyola,
Libertyville, and Waubonsie on Saturday. Seth Hughes scored 13 goals and
Edgar Lopez added 10 scores for the Dolphins in the four-game event.
Stevenson
Tournament
Alex Birkle made 38 saves, including a penalty shot block in the final
minute of a one-goal win over Latin, as McHenry finished 3-0 at the
Stevenson Tournament on Saturday. The Warriors also beat Oak Park 13-9 and
the hosts by a 12-2 score to improve to 15-4 in 2011. Kyle Braun scored 10
times and Tim Briscoe added 6 goals in the three McHenry victories.
Oak Park beat Latin 18-16 to finish in second place, Latin topped
Stevenson 16-9 for third place, while the hosts ended the day with an 0-3
record to finish in fourth position.