TOURNAMENT REPORT

Preview
The five Naperville-area teams gather for their annual Week 1 tournament beginning on Friday night at Naperville North. Can the hosts repeat a champions or will any of the other challengers make a major impression on the state as the first week of water polo comes to a close?

Schedule
Friday

NN 13 Waubonsie 1

Neuqua 17 Metea 3

NC 16 Waubonsie 2

Neuqua 14 NN 13

Saturday

NC 13 Metea 3

Neuqua 13 Waubonsie 2

NN 14 Metea 2

NC 17 Neuqua 12

Waubonsie 8 Metea 8

NC 10 NN 8

Game Recaps

Naperville North 13 Waubonsie Valley 1

Drake McClure scored 5 goals and both David Holzer and Spencer Wallace notched 2 scores to help the Huskies earn a 13-1 victory over Waubonsie Valley. Kay Andressen scored the lone goal for the Warriors in the final quarter.

Neuqua Valley 17 Metea Valley 3

Simon Shatinsky scored 5 times, Joey Dalesandro put in 4 scores, while Carter Edwards, Ian Ivkovich, and Scott DePuy each scored 2 times in Neuqua Valley's 17-3 win over Metea Valley. Matt Flanders put in 2 goals in the loss for the Mustangs.

Naperville Central 16 Waubonsie Valley 2

Phillip Emden registered 4 goals, both Christian May and Nick Walker scored 3 times, and Kyle Jackson scored 2 times in Naperville Central's 16-2 win over Waubonsie Valley. Kay Andressen recorded both goals for the Warriors in the losing effort.

Neuqua Valley 14 Naperville North 13

Simon Shatinsky registered 6 goals while Brett Whaley, Ian Ivkovich, Joey Dalesandro, and Scott DePuy all scored 2 times as the Wildcats outlasted the Huskies 14-13 on Friday night. Neuqua led 9-3 at halftime and held on for the win in North's pool. Drake McClure scored 4 goals, Joe Tomashek put in 3 scores, and both Cole Jacobs and David Holzer netted 2 goals in the loss for the hosts.

Naperville Central 13 Metea Valley 3

Kyle Jackson scored 4 goals and Kyle Mallen added 3 scores as the Redhawks earned a 13-3 victory over Metea Valley on Saturday morning. Nick Walker also scored 2 times in the winning effort. Cam Gidlow, Keegan Reilly and Sherkhan Tagirov all scored once in the loss for the Mustangs.

Neuqua Valley 13 Waubonsie Valley 2

Scott DePuy tallied 4 goals, Simon Shatinsky put in 3 scores, and Joey Dalesandro and Troy Salafatinos each notched 2 scores as the Wildcats beat Waubonsie Valley 13-2. Jack Angus added a goal and Austin Mollway made 6 saves and allowed just one goal in the win. Kay Andressen scored 2 times and Cedrick Chan stopped 11 shots and made 5 steals in the losing effort.

Naperville North 14 Metea Valley 2

Drake McClure and Jon Pettinger each scored 3 times and both Charlie Calvo and Spencer Wallace put in 2 goals as the Huskies upended Matea Valley 14-2. Cam Gidlow and Michael Litinsev each scored 2 times in the loss for the Mustangs.

Naperville Central 17 Neuqua Valley 12

Nick Walker poured in 9 goals and the Redhawks used a 6-2 run to pull away from the Wildcats in the second half to earn a 17-12 victory on Saturday. Kyle Jackson added 3 goals and both Christian May and Phillip Emden scored 2 times for Central. Simon Shatinsky led Neuqua with 4 goals and the trio of Brett Whaley, Scott DePuy, and Troy Salafatinos each netted 2 goals in the loss for the Wildcats.

Waubonsie Valley 8 Metea Valley 8

The Warriors and Mustangs ended their respective weekend campaigns with an 8-8 draw on Saturday. Kay Andressen scored 5 goals, Jon McWhirter added 2 scores, and Cedrick Chan made 13 saves for WV. Max Chamberlin totaled 3 goals while Matt Flanders (who tied the game with 0:19 left in regulation) and Michael Litinsev added 2 scores for Metea.

Naperville Central 10 Naperville North 8

Nick Walker scored two straight goals in the fourth quarter to help the Redhawks break a 7-7 deadlock and Christian May responded to a goal from the Huskies' Joe Tomashek with just under one minute left in regulation as Naperville Central defeated Naperville North 10-8 to end the weekend's festivities at North.  Walker scored 4 goals and both May and Phillip Emden put in 3 scores for the victors. Cole Jacobs netted 3 goals and both Drake McClure and Tomashek scored 2 times in the loss for the hosts.

Event Standings

NC (4-0)

Neuqua (3-1)

NN (2-2)

Metea (0-3-1)

Waubonsie (0-3-1)

Top Scorers

Nick Walker (NC) - 18

Simon Shatinsky (NV) - 18

Drake McClure (NN) - 14

Kay Andressen (WV) - 10

Scott DePuy (NV) - 10

Joey Dalesandro (NV) - 9

Christian May (NC) - 9

Kyle Jackson (NC) - 9