STATE QUARTERFINAL RECAPS (5/19)
Stevenson 15 Lincoln-Way East 7
Angelos Koutsogeorgas and Olin Kusevskis each scored 5 goals to help lift
the Patriots over LWE 15-7 on Thursday. Kunal Rajadhyax also added 2
scores for the winners. Jake Wolf, Nick DiBenedetto and Zach Formanski
each scored 2 times in the loss for the Griffins.
Whitney Young 10 York 9
Francisco Verdoy tallied 3 scores while Damian Garcia and Omar Mendez both
put in 2 scores as the Dolphins held off York 10-9 to advance to the state
semifinals. Gavin Honken scored 3 times in the loss for the Dukes.
New Trier 21 Palatine 11
Diarmaid Halloran recorded 9 goals and Noah Wendt scored 3 times as the
Trevians pulled away from Palatine in the second half to earn a 21-11
victory on Thursday evening. Max Adame registered 6 scores and Cayden
Hilgers scored 3 times in the loss for the Pirates.
Lyons 14 Naperville North 6
Jack Bradbury scored 4 goals while the trio of AJ Vitek, Jimmy Bolan and
Matt Jablonski each scored 3 times as the Lions fended off Naperville
North in the nightcap 14-6. Jack Reif scored 3 goals and Tyson Berg put in
2 scores in the losing effort.
STATE SEMIFINAL RECAPS
Whitney Young 7 Stevenson 4
Francisco Verdoy recorded 3 goals and Kenan Kalabic scored 2 times as the
Dolphins earned a 7-4 win over Stevenson to advance to their first-ever
state title game. Angelos Koutsogeorgas, Jacob Whiting, Kunal Rajadhyax
and Max Lapointe-St Georges each scored once in the loss for the hosts.
New Trier 9 Lyons 6
Noah Wendt scored the first three goals of the contest to put the Trevians
ahead 3-0 midway through the first period. The Lions responded with two
straight goals before the end of the quarter, with Jack Bradbury cutting
the lead down to one before heading to the second period.
Wendt and AJ Vitek traded goals to start the quarter before Charlie
Steinback added a 6-on-5 goal for the Trevians midway through the period
to make the score 5-3. The Trevians added a goal late in the period, but
Bradbury connected with a backhand from mid-pool at the buzzer to trim the
New Trier lead down to two goals at the break.
Bradbury scored the equalizer from outside 5-meters midway through the
third quarter, but Wendt converted a penalty shot and Alex Bailey scored
in the closing stages of the period to give New Trier an 8-6 lead heading
to the final quarter.
Diarmaid Halloran added a goal for the Trevians in the final quarter,
while their defense was able to hold LT scoreless down the stretch to earn
a 9-6 victory and a spot in the state title game. Wendt totaled 5 goals
for the winners, while Jack Bradbury scored 3 times in the loss for the
Lions.
STATE CONSOLATION RECAP
Lyons 12 Stevenson 11 (2 OT)
Jack Bradbury converted two straight penalties in overtime and scored the
game-winner in sudden death to give Lyons an 12-11 victory over Stevenson
in the boys' third-place game at State! Bradbury totaled 9 goals while
Jimmy Bolan scored 2 times in the win. Angelos Koutsogeorgas tallied 4
scores while Jacob Whiting, Kunal Rajadhyax and Olin Kusevskis each added
2 goals in the loss for the Patriots.
STATE FINAL RECAP
New Trier 13 Whitney Young 11
Noah Wendt scored 5 goals and Red Ricciardi netted 4 scores as the
Trevians pulled away from Whitney Young in the final quarter to win their
first state title 13-11 over the Dolphins! Damian Garcia registered 4
scores in the losing effort.
