Roundup (September 16)
North Suburban Conference
Warren 2, Lake Zurich 1
The 13th-ranked Blue Devils took the win on Michael Garcia's second goal of the night. It came in the 34th minute after a Lionel Arizmendi assist. Garcia opened the scoring 16 minutes in after a Chris Crowson helper. Host Lake Zurich tied things up in the 22nd minute. Ethan Cole made five saves for Warren (6-2-1, 1-1-1). "For a team that is supposed to be offensively minded, we struggled to create chances the last three games," said Blue Devils coach Jason Ahonen. "So we decided to change our shape after the Stevenson game (a 1-0 loss Tuesday), and it worked out very well for us. We may have only scored two goals, but we were offensively minded creating chances in a variety of ways. It was an exciting high school game to watch. Lake Zurich is a difficult team to handle, because they’re so dangerous on dead balls. There were a few times that we were lucky to hold onto the lead. Very proud of the effort our back line and team gave us today. They played with a lot of passionate heart, and that’s all we can ask."
North Suburban Conference
Warren 2, Lake Zurich 1
The 13th-ranked Blue Devils took the win on Michael Garcia's second goal of the night. It came in the 34th minute after a Lionel Arizmendi assist. Garcia opened the scoring 16 minutes in after a Chris Crowson helper. Host Lake Zurich tied things up in the 22nd minute. Ethan Cole made five saves for Warren (6-2-1, 1-1-1). "For a team that is supposed to be offensively minded, we struggled to create chances the last three games," said Blue Devils coach Jason Ahonen. "So we decided to change our shape after the Stevenson game (a 1-0 loss Tuesday), and it worked out very well for us. We may have only scored two goals, but we were offensively minded creating chances in a variety of ways. It was an exciting high school game to watch. Lake Zurich is a difficult team to handle, because they’re so dangerous on dead balls. There were a few times that we were lucky to hold onto the lead. Very proud of the effort our back line and team gave us today. They played with a lot of passionate heart, and that’s all we can ask."