FEATURE
The Starting VII
Week 8
By Aaron Brown
Seven things to look for in the Week 8 of the 2009 season:
I. Stevenson Tournament (Boys)
Stevenson's annual tournament contains four of the top
five teams in the state, including undefeated Fenwick. Friday night's
preliminary round action includes a 6:10pm game between #2 Naperville
Central and #3 Oak Park.
II. St Ignatius at Stevenson (Girls)
The #2 ranked Wolfpack face another test as they travel
to Stevenson to take on the #8 Patriots on Monday night at the site of this
year's state tournament.
III. Loyola at Evanston (Boys)
Loyola earned the top seed at the GBN sectional by
beating GBS and New Trier; they will look to do the same against another
contender at that sectional when they head to Evanston on Tuesday night. The
Wildkits will be looking for a key win and valuable momentum as the CSL
Tournament and sectionals are fast approaching.
IV. McAuley at Naper Central (Girls)
#7 Mother McAuley begins a difficult week as they head to
Naperville to take on the fourth-ranked Redhawks on Tuesday.
V. LWE at Neuqua (Boys)
The #7 Griffins and #6 Wildcats meet in Naperville on
Wednesday night as both teams prepare for difficult sectional competitions
in two weeks time.
VI.
Naperville Central at Lyons (Boys)
#2 Naperville Central will look to bounce back after last
week's loss to Fenwick, while #4 Lyons will be looking to show they are
ready to make another state qualifying run in 2009.
VII. McAuley at Stevenson (Girls)
#7 Mother McAuley and #8 Stevenson each face their second
tough tests of the week, as the Mighty Macs and Patriots meet in
Lincolnshire on Thursday evening.
The First Sub
Week 8 girls' fixtures
In addition to the games listed above, there are several
other key matchups on the girls side this week, including the following
fixtures:
Monday
#6 Sandburg at #18 Oak Park
#23 Prospect at #26 Hersey
#19 York at #22 Neuqua
#10 Mundelein at #11 Fremd
Tuesday
#24 Andrew at #6 Sandburg
#16 H-F at #18 Oak Park
Thursday
#9 New Trier at #14 Latin
#16 H-F at #24 Andrew
#11 Fremd at #4 Naperville Central
#22 Neuqua at #18 Oak Park
Saturday
#9 New Trier at #20 Barrington
