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Week 7

The following is a summary of what took place during the seventh week of the season. This is not a complete list and we can only include a few people in this summary, but the purpose is to recognize a few of the best performances from each week.

Players To Watch

BOYS

Cam Maur (Prospect)

Chris Hodges (Stevenson)

GIRLS

Anna Ward (Mundelein)

Lauren Gunn (Naperville Central)

For a complete description, see Players to Watch: Volume VII

Biggest Impact Plays

BOYS

Ian Disteldorf (Brother Rice)

Disteldorf scored the game-winning goal with :11 left in the Crusaders' 11-10 title game win over Loyola at the Brother Rice Tournament on Saturday.

Jacob Himmel (Latin)

Himmel scored the game-tying goal at the end of regulation and sealed a shootout win with the clinching goal as Latin held off Lockport 14-13 on Saturday.

Patrick McKenna (York)

McKenna's overtime goal help lift the Dukes past St Patrick 6-5 on Thursday evening.

GIRLS

Ashley Johnson (Schaumburg)

Johnson scored the final goal in the Saxons' 12-11 upset win over Barrington on Tuesday. She also scored 4 times in the victory.

Hannah Schultz (Bremen)

Schultz recorded 5 scores, including the game-winning goal in overtime, as Bremen held off Okemos 6-5.

Kristi Burke (Conant)

Burke's goal with :19 left in regulation proved to be the game-winner in the Cougars' 13-12 victory over Maine South on Thursday.

Top Goalie Performances

BOYS

Robbie O'Connor (Loyola)

The Loyola goalkeeper denied 44 shots in the Ramblers' run to second place at the Brother Rice Tournament.

Tom Meyer (GBS)

Meyer made 4 saves for the Titans as they ended up taking third place at their own event over the weekend.

Tommy McGuire (Fenwick)

McGuire blocked 28 shots in wins over Mundelein, Naperville Central, and Oak Park on Saturday at the Fenwick Tourney.

GIRLS

Julie Conrath (Fremd)

Conrath totaled 44 saves in the Vikings' three tough fixtures during Week 7; Fremd beat MSL contenders Barrington and Wheeling and also knocked off Bremen in a nonconference game on Friday night.

Nya Wilkins (Whitney Young)

Wilkins blocked 11 shots in a 2-2 draw with HC, did not allow a goal in the final period of a 6-3 win over Palatine, and also saved 12 shots in a 13-2 victory over Curie during Week 7.

Biggest Surprises

BOYS

Maine South Rises To Second Place In CSL

The Hawks improved to 7-1 in their conference this week by earning major wins over both Evanston and GBS, ensuring their highest CSL finish in team history.

SWSC Unpredictability

Most of the teams from the SWSC will play in next month's LWC Sectional. This week's results will undoubtedly make for an intriguing set of contests in May - Lockport defeated Stagg and LWN topped H-F on Monday; Andrew knocked off Lockport and LWE upset LWN on Wednesday; Stagg edged H-F 10-9 on Friday. Get the picture? That sectional is up-for-grabs! (Note: Stagg hosts their own sectional)

GIRLS

LWN Beats LWC...Again

The Phoenix beat the top-seed at the LWC Sectional for the second time this season; this time with both teams at full-strength. The third-seed at next month's event has proven just how unpredictable the results could be when a state berth is on the line.

New Trier Draws With Lyons, Beats St Ignatius

The Trevians are a legitimate contender for a state berth, but they will have their sites set on something more after a tie with Lyons put them in the championship game of the St Ignatius Tournament, where they stunned the hosts 9-8 in overtime.

News and Notes

MSL Race Comes Down To The Wire

Buffalo Grove and Wheeling are all square at 8-1 with just one game left to decide the MSL East winner. Will there be any surprises when the pressure is on each team?

Sectional Field and Schedules Set

In the past week, the sectional seeds and matchups were announced, followed by the game schedules for the entire playoffs in May.

Super Ballers

BOYS

Jordan Palmer (New Trier)

Mike Mulcrone (Brother Rice)

GIRLS

Isabelle Baneaux (New Trier)

Week 7 Super Ballers Information

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