TOURNAMENT RECAP (April 12-13)
 

ST PATRICK TOURNAMENT

Crusaders Grind Their Way To St Patrick Title
Brother Rice suffered an 8-6 loss to Waubonsie Valley on Friday, lost to Niles West on Saturday morning, yet somehow endured to beat the hosts 10-1 in the eventual title game to win the St Patrick Tournament via tiebreaker on Saturday night. Kevin Mayer scored 13 goals and Cal Kennedy made 40 saves as Rice beat H-F on Friday, then topped the Shamrocks on Saturday and beat the rest field by goals allowed and all that to win the event. Niles West and the hosts both went 3-1 over the weekend to finish second and third, respectively.

Friday's Game Recaps

Niles West 9 Fremd 8

Max Romanelli recorded 5 goals, including the game-winner with 0:44 left in regulation, as Niles West beat Fremd 9-8 on Friday evening. Steven Renko added 2 scores and Matt Leffler saved 13 shots in the win for the Wolves.

Brother Rice 8 Homewood-Flossmoor 5

Dan Whalen, Dave Jackson and Ian Disteldorf each scored 2 times as Brother Rice fended off H-F by an 8-5 margin on Friday. Kevin Mayer and Luke Healy both added one score and Cal Kennedy blocked 13 shots for the Crusaders. Jakobi McClellan stopped 8 shots and five different players scored once in the loss for the Vikings.

Waubonsie Valley 8 Brother Rice 6

The Warriors shook things up in their bracket with an 8-6 win over Brother Rice, setting up a showdown with H-F on Saturday morning to determine which team will play in the first-place bracket (all three teams still have a chance to advance via tiebreaker if H-F wins). In the loss, Kevin Mayer tallied 3 goals, Dan Birmingham scored 2 times, and Matt Bachler scored once. Cal Kennedy also blocked 7 shots for Rice.

St Patrick 8 Whitney Young 6

The Shamrocks closed out the evening with an 8-6 victory over Whitney Young. Seth Hughes recorded 6 goals in the loss for the Dolphins.

Saturday's Game Recaps

Niles West 10 Lincoln-Way East 3

Max Romanelli scored 5 goals and Matt Leffler totaled 9 blocks and 5 steals as Niles West beat LWE 10-3.

Homewood-Flossmoor 12 Waubonsie Valley 8

Kevin Kuchta recorded 8 goals and Broc Thompson netted 2 scores to help H-F bounce back from Friday's loss to Brother Rice with a 12-8 win over Waubonsie Valley.

Niles West 8 Brother Rice 7

Max Romanelli scored 3 times and Matt Leffler made 11 saves in the Wolves' 8-7 win over Brother Rice. Kevin Mayer recorded 3 goals, Matt Bachler added 2 scores, and Dave Jackson put in one in the loss for the Crusaders. Cal Kennedy blocked 10 shots for Rice.

Brother Rice 10 St Patrick 1

Kevin Mayer poured in 6 goals and Cal Kennedy blocked 14 shots and only allowed one goal on a penalty shot as Brother Rice walked away with the St Patrick Tournament title after beating the hosts 10-1. Dan Whalen also scored 2 times and both Ian Disteldorf and Matt Bachler tallied one score for the winners.

Other Game Scores

St Patrick 12 Evanston 6

Fremd 8 LWE 2

Evanston 20 Whitney Young 12

Championship round

LWE 16 Whitney Young 12

Waubonsie 20 Whitney Young 12

Fremd 11 H-F 7

H-F 9 Evanston 7

Fremd 13 Evanston 8

Waubonsie d. LWE

St Patrick 6 Niles West 5

Event Standings

Niles West (3-1)

Fremd (3-1)

St Patrick (3-1)

Waubonsie (3-1)

Brother Rice (2-2)

H-F (2-2)

Evanston (1-3)

LWE (1-3)

Whitney Young (0-4)

Top Scorers

Seth Hughes (Whitney Young) - 30

Mike McWhirter (Waubonsie) - 24

Max Romanelli (Niles West) - 15

Kevin Mayer (Brother Rice) - 13

Top Goaltenders

Matt Leffler (Niles West) - 41 saves, 3 wins

Cal Kennedy (Brother Rice) - 30 saves