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Larkin handles York

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Larkin's Hector Mendoza, left, and Tony Hernandez celebrate Mendoza's first-half goal against York on Tuesday in the Schaumburg regional. Both players scored in the 3-1 Royals win.

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Larkin's Hector Mendoza heads the ball past York goalkeeper Colin Weigel in the first half Tuesday in the Schaumburg regional playoff game.

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Larkin's Diego Ramirez and York's Victor Martinez, right, battle Tuesday in the Schaumburg regional playoff game.

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Larkin goalkeeper Aldair Dominguez watches as York's Jack Hayes sends a corner kick over the net with his head Tuesday in the Schaumburg regional playoff game.

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Larkin's Tony Hernandez gets to the ball before York's Danny Gordillo Tuesday in the Schaumburg regional playoff game.

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Larkin's Erik Rodriguez controls the ball against York's Nick Gaudio Tuesday in the Schaumburg regional playoff game. Rodriguez scored the last goal in the 3-1 Larkin win.

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Larkin's Diego Ramirez lets a goal kick get past him to hit York's Victor Martinez in the face Tuesday in the Schaumburg regional playoff game.

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In Larkin’s eyes, winning the Class 3A Schaumburg boys soccer regional semifinal sure has its perks. But you’d be surprised by how insignificant it is to the Royals’ greater goal. “Nothing,” Royals coach Ken Hall said. “Regionals don’t mean anything to our boys. We want more.” That confidence and assertiveness were on display in Larkin’s quest for more as the Royals notched a 3-1 semifinal win over No. 16 seed York on Tuesday at Gary Scholz Stadium in Schaumburg.