TOURNAMENT RECAP (March 22-23)

Lafayette Completes Major Turnaround To Win Schaumburg Title
The visitors from Missouri lost their tournament opener to the host Saxons on Friday afternoon, then won three straight games to make the final game, where they defeated St Charles East to take home a fresh trophy. They were able to earn wins over Hinsdale South and Wheeling on Saturday, then were the clear beneficiaries of Wheeling's upset of the Saxons late in the day. The tiebreaker meant that Lafayette would get to play the Saints in the title game, who bounced back from a Friday night loss to Whitney Young to beat York 7-6 and win a tiebreaker to make the final game. Lafayette eventually beat STC East 6-4 on Saturday night before heading home victorious. York responded from their loss to beat Schaumburg 7-2 in the third-place game, Wheeling topped McHenry for fifth place, and Hinsdale South defeated Whitney Young in the seventh-place game.

Friday's Game Recaps

Schaumburg 8 Lafayette 7

James Birriel recorded 5 goals and LJ Peterson scored 2 times as Schaumburg held off a late rally from Lafayette to earn a tournament-opening 8-7 win over the visitors from Missouri. Marty Faleni also made 13 saves in the win for the Saxons. Zach Murphy tallied 4 scores for the visitors.

Hinsdale South 10 Wheeling 8

Ryan O'Toole scored 5 times and Matt Dejewski notched 4 scores in the Hornets' 10-8 win over Wheeling on Friday. Lukasz Szczepaniec put in 4 goals and Mike Godley added 3 scores in the loss, while Noah Ihde blocked 13 shots for the Wildcats.

York 7 McHenry 6

Nick Salek totaled 3 goals and Matt Bindeman stopped 9 shots as the Dukes edged McHenry 7-6 in the opening round of the Schaumburg Tournament. Alex Waldherr and Tim Matsas each totaled 2 goals for the victors. Matt Peck recorded 3 goals and Myles Lucas netted 2 scores in the loss for the Warriors.

Whitney Young 12 STC East 11

Seth Hughes scored the game-winning goal in the final minute and totaled 10 goals in the Dolphins 12-11 win over STC East. Daniel Shumaker also scored 2 times and Matt Gonzales saved 12 shots in the win for Young. Mitch Phelps registered 5 goals in the loss for the Saints.

Saturday's Game Recaps

Schaumburg 9 Hinsdale South 5

James Birriel recorded 4 goals and Dan Skirook added 2 scores as the Saxons beat Hinsdale South 9-5. Ryan O'Toole tallied 3 scores and Matt Dejewski added 2 goals in the loss for South.

Lafayette 12 Wheeling 6

Zach Murphy registered 6 goals to lead Lafayette to a 12-6 victory over Wheeling. Lukasz Szczepaniec led the Wildcats with 2 goals in the loss.

York 15 Whitney Young 10

Alex Waldherr scored 7 times and Nick Salek added 3 scores as York downed Whitney Young 15-10. Seth Hughes led the Dolphins with 5 goals in the losing effort.

STC East 6 McHenry 4

Mitch Phelps recorded 5 goals to lead the Saints to a 6-4 win over McHenry. Andrew Trocki and Garrett Floden each scored 2 times in the loss for the Warriors.

Wheeling 6 Schaumburg 5

Nate Reiff scored 3 times and Lukasz Szczepaniec scored 2 goals, including the eventual game-winner, as Wheeling surprised Schaumburg 6-5 on Saturday. Mike Godley also chipped in with a key goal in the win. James Birriel scored 2 goals to lead the Saxons in the losing effort.

Lafayette 13 Hinsdale South 3

Zach Murphy scored 5 goals and James Murphy put in 4 scores to lift Lafayette past Hinsdale South 13-3 on Saturday. Matt Dejewski tallied 2 scores and Ryan O'Toole scored once in the loss for the Hornets.

STC East 7 York 6

Mitch Phelps scored 3 goals, including 2 key goals in a 3-1 fourth-quarter run that propelled the Saints past York 7-6. Alex Waldherr scored 3 goals in the loss for the Dukes.

McHenry 12 Whitney Young 10

Matt Peck registered 5 scores and both Andrew Trocki and Garrett Floden added 3 goals as the Warriors earned a 12-10 win over Whitney Young. Seth Hughes recorded 7 scores and Daniel Shumaker added 3 goals in the loss.

Hinsdale South 14 Whitney Young 12 (7th place)

Matt Dejewski and Ryan O'Toole both scored 5 goals to lead Hinsdale South to a 14-12 win over Whitney Young in the seventh-place game of the Schaumburg Tournament. Seth Hughes scored 7 times, Juan Reyes put in 3 scores, and Daniel Shumaker added 2 goals in the loss for the Dolphins.

Wheeling 7 McHenry (5th place)

Lukasz Szczepaniec scored 6 goals to lead Wheeling to a 7-2 win over McHenry in the fifth-place game. Myles Lucas tallied both goals in the loss for the Warriors.

York 7 Schaumburg 2 (3rd place)

Nick Salek scored 3 goals to lead the Dukes to a 7-2 victory over the hosts as they claimed a third-place finish at the event. Erik Nowak also came up with 6 big saves in the win for York. Marty Faleni and Robert Bach each scored once in the opening quarter for the Saxons.

Lafayette 6 STC East 4 (1st place)

Zach Murphy scored 3 times as Lafayette won the Schaumburg Tournament by beating STC East 6-4 on Saturday evening.

Event Standings

Lafayette (3-1)

York (3-1)

Hinsdale South (2-2)

Schaumburg (2-2)

STC East (2-2)

McHenry (1-2)

Wheeling (1-2)

Whitney Young (1-3)

Top Scorers

Seth Hughes (Young) - 29

Zach Murphy (Lafayette) - 15

Lukasz Szczepaniec (Wheeling) - 14

Ryan O'Toole (HS) - 14

Alex Waldherr (York) - 13

Matt Dejewski (HS) - 13

Mitch Phelps (STC East) - 13

James Birriel (SHS) - 11

Nick Salek (York) - 10

Matt Peck (McHenry) - 8

Daniel Shumaker (Young) - 7

Andrew Trocki (McHenry) - 5

Garrett Floden (McHenry) - 5