Roundup for April 13
DuKane Conference
St. Charles East 2, Batavia 0
Sebastian Carranza had a goal and an assist as the sixth-ranked Fighting Saints got all the scoring they needed in the first half. Luca Avendano scored, and Connor King contributed an assist for St. Charles East (12-3-2, 9-2-2). Keepers Jake Boecher (two saves) and Tyler Benhart (three) split the clean-sheet.
St. Charles North 5, Glenbard North 0
Luke Persenico led the no. 11 North Stars (11-4-1, 10-2-1) with a brace and an assist. Branden Collins, Jared Sinnaeve and Jason Krueger added goals for the North Stars. The win kept St. Charles North two points ahead of their crosstown rivals with one game to play. The North Stars will host Batavia on Thursday night for their chance to win the conference championship.
DuPage Valley Conference
Naperville North 2, Waubonsie Valley 1
The third-ranked Huskies earned their 28th conference championship with an unbeaten league mark. Sophomore Alex Barger (brace) and junior Jacob Ryu handled the scoring responsibilities for the Huskies (10-2-0, 5-0-0).
Metro Suburban Conferernce Blue Division
Wheaton Academy 3, Riverside-Brookfield 0
The Warriors kept control of their fortunes in the league race with the win in the game that honored their seniors: Solomon Pitts; Corbin Bates; Connor Royce; Kyle Holwerda; Rian Bautista; Andrew Ramirez; and Paul Wolfe. Haetham Nasr opened the scoring in the 13th minute as he fired a pass from Jude Barton into the back of the net. Nasr set up the second goal as Kaiden Massie beat the keeper with just two minutes left in the first half. Senior Kyle Holwerda rounded out the scoring with a great sliding finish from a bending cross from Gabe Olsen in the 67th minute. Declan Finnegan made nine saves for his seventh shutout of the season for 25th-ranked Wheaton Academy (10-3-1, 8-1-0). "The graduating Class of 2021 can be summarized by the words celebration and perseverance," said coach Cody Snouffer. "Like many of their peers, they’ve navigated unique waters during this pandemic, and they have done so in the hopes of a final soccer season together. We are incredibly thankful for the opportunity to play this year. Every time we step onto the field, we recognize it is a gift, and we seek to treasure it. This class has not only contributed to a successful soccer program, but has participated in Project Lead, WA TV, Spiritual Emphasis Week, Pep Band and many other school activities. These seniors have served and worked hard and left our program in a better place than they found it."
North Suburban Conference
Warren 4, Lake Forest 0
The top-ranked Blue Devils used a brace and assist from Ishaan Shah to finish a perfect run through the league. Shah's second goal came in the 55th minute on a PK after Cael Harris was fouled in the box. Sebastian Rodriguez had a goal and assist, and Alexis Media completed the scoring in the 71st minute. Gio Juarez added an assist for Warren (12-0-0, 7-0-0). Nic Diana earned the shutout. "Super proud of the way the boys have shown up, not only for this game but every game this season," said coach Jason Ahonen. "We had one goal in mind and that was winning the only trophy we could this season, a conference championship. Not in my wildest dreams did I think that we would go undefeated in conference scoring 26 goals and only giving up 2. My hat goes off to our players, their families, their club coaches and our high school staff. Without all of those groups working together there’s no way that this team would have been successful. It is a total team effort."
DuKane Conference
St. Charles East 2, Batavia 0
Sebastian Carranza had a goal and an assist as the sixth-ranked Fighting Saints got all the scoring they needed in the first half. Luca Avendano scored, and Connor King contributed an assist for St. Charles East (12-3-2, 9-2-2). Keepers Jake Boecher (two saves) and Tyler Benhart (three) split the clean-sheet.
St. Charles North 5, Glenbard North 0
Luke Persenico led the no. 11 North Stars (11-4-1, 10-2-1) with a brace and an assist. Branden Collins, Jared Sinnaeve and Jason Krueger added goals for the North Stars. The win kept St. Charles North two points ahead of their crosstown rivals with one game to play. The North Stars will host Batavia on Thursday night for their chance to win the conference championship.
DuPage Valley Conference
Naperville North 2, Waubonsie Valley 1
The third-ranked Huskies earned their 28th conference championship with an unbeaten league mark. Sophomore Alex Barger (brace) and junior Jacob Ryu handled the scoring responsibilities for the Huskies (10-2-0, 5-0-0).
Metro Suburban Conferernce Blue Division
Wheaton Academy 3, Riverside-Brookfield 0
The Warriors kept control of their fortunes in the league race with the win in the game that honored their seniors: Solomon Pitts; Corbin Bates; Connor Royce; Kyle Holwerda; Rian Bautista; Andrew Ramirez; and Paul Wolfe. Haetham Nasr opened the scoring in the 13th minute as he fired a pass from Jude Barton into the back of the net. Nasr set up the second goal as Kaiden Massie beat the keeper with just two minutes left in the first half. Senior Kyle Holwerda rounded out the scoring with a great sliding finish from a bending cross from Gabe Olsen in the 67th minute. Declan Finnegan made nine saves for his seventh shutout of the season for 25th-ranked Wheaton Academy (10-3-1, 8-1-0). "The graduating Class of 2021 can be summarized by the words celebration and perseverance," said coach Cody Snouffer. "Like many of their peers, they’ve navigated unique waters during this pandemic, and they have done so in the hopes of a final soccer season together. We are incredibly thankful for the opportunity to play this year. Every time we step onto the field, we recognize it is a gift, and we seek to treasure it. This class has not only contributed to a successful soccer program, but has participated in Project Lead, WA TV, Spiritual Emphasis Week, Pep Band and many other school activities. These seniors have served and worked hard and left our program in a better place than they found it."
North Suburban Conference
Warren 4, Lake Forest 0
The top-ranked Blue Devils used a brace and assist from Ishaan Shah to finish a perfect run through the league. Shah's second goal came in the 55th minute on a PK after Cael Harris was fouled in the box. Sebastian Rodriguez had a goal and assist, and Alexis Media completed the scoring in the 71st minute. Gio Juarez added an assist for Warren (12-0-0, 7-0-0). Nic Diana earned the shutout. "Super proud of the way the boys have shown up, not only for this game but every game this season," said coach Jason Ahonen. "We had one goal in mind and that was winning the only trophy we could this season, a conference championship. Not in my wildest dreams did I think that we would go undefeated in conference scoring 26 goals and only giving up 2. My hat goes off to our players, their families, their club coaches and our high school staff. Without all of those groups working together there’s no way that this team would have been successful. It is a total team effort."