Boys soccer/Fox Valley roundup

Prairie Ridge 2, Crystal Lake South 0: The Gators (9-6, 0-1) were unable to find the back of the net as they were defeated in Fox Valley Conference Valley Division play. Steven Follmer turned away 3 shots on goal for the Gators.

Neuqua Valley 3, South Elgin 1: The Storm (4-5-1) fell behind 2-0 heading into half and were unable to recover as they fell to the Wildcats in Upstate Eight Conference Valley Division action on the road. Quinn Uveges recorded the Storm’s lone goal. Tyler Shipon stopped 8 shots on goal in the first half while Michael Cortez recorded 5 saves in the second half.

McHenry 1, Jacobs 0: Johan Wolf recorded 5 saves in goal for the Golden Eagles (11-3, 0-1) as they were defeated in this Fox Valley Conference Valley Division game.

Westminster Christian 1, Kirkland-Hiawatha 0: The Warriors (8-2-1, 2-1) scored their lone goal in the first half and held on for the Northeast Athletic Conference victory at home. Nick Gnan converted on a penalty kick for the game-winning goal while Sam Carani preserved the shutout with 12 stops in goal.

Harvest Christian 3, Romeoville Christian 1: The Lions (4-5-2) were tied 1-1 at the half and used a second-half surge to defeat Romeoville Christian at home. Adam Salowitz recorded the first half goal to get the Lions on the board. Zach Harbaugh recorded a goal off an assist from Stuart Wolff while Chris DeSouza rounded out the scoring off a feed from Basilio Salazar. Patrick McGuire turned away 1 shot on goal.

Elgin 2, Streamwood 1: Tony Escamilla found the back of the net twice as he led the Maroons (1-10, 1-3) to their first victory of the season in this Upstate Eight River Division match. Edgar Zavala turned in 2 assists while Flavio Jaimes recorded 9 saves in goal.

Lake Park 3, Bartlett 2: The Hawks (1-11, 0-5) carried a 2-1 lead into halftime but they were unable to hold on as they dropped this Upstate Eight Valley Division matchup at home. Matt Seidle recorded both of the Hawks’ goals while Alex Smith added an assist. Justin Busch stopped 5 shots on goal.

Burlington Central 6, Genoa-Kingston 0: The Rockets (9-1-2, 6-0-1) scored early and often as they easily defeated Big Northern East foe Genoa-Kingston. Alan Camarena (2 goals), Sean Fitzgerald, Christian Moring, Matt O’Connor, and Chris Leberecht all recorded goals for the Rockets while Bryce Warner, Brad Yarwood, Austin VanAcker, Fitzgerald, A.J, Gouriotis, and Paolo Sespene all added 1 assist each. Brett Rau recorded 4 saves in goal while Drew McMahon also played goal, but was not tested in the victory.

Larkin 4, Batavia 3: After falling behind 2-1 in the first half of play, the Royals (10-2, 4-0) came from behind to remain undefeated in Upstate Eight River Division play. Erik Rodriguez recorded 2 goals while Chris Villalobos and Tony Hernandez each recorded a goal. Aldair Dominguez turned away 7 shots on goal.

Northridge Prep 2, Elgin Academy 0: Liam Phalen recorded 13 saves as the Hilltoppers (3-3-2) were defeated at home.