Veenstra helps Grayslake Central snap out of slump
Trevor Veenstrsa scored twice, and Grayslake Central's boys soccer team broke out of a scoring slump by beating Prairie Ridge 3-0 in its Fox Valley Conference Fox Division opener Thursday.
The Rams had not scored in their previous three games.
Veenstra earned and converted a penalty kick in the opening 10 minutes. Leo Orozco followed up on a shot from Nick Walker on a quick counterattack to make it 2-0 before halftime. Some good combination play early in the second half led to Randy Betancourth playing a perfect through ball into Veenstra's path. Veenstra slotted inside the near post to cap a quality win for the Rams (7-4-2). Connor Gosell made 1 save en route to his fourth shutout of the season and the team's fifth.
"We're happy with the result, especially after back-to-back narrow losses," Grayslake Central coach Tom Hamilton said. "Over the past few games, we've played some quality teams that showed us where we were lacking, but we've learned from our mistakes and made the necessary adjustments. We still feel that we have work to do to meet our goals this season, but I'm pleased with the way the boys responded to their recent setbacks."
Antioch 5, Woodstock North 0: Danny Brito had a goal and 2 assists for the Sequoits, who did all of their scoring in the nonconference game in the first half.
Brito hiked his season totals to 9 goals and 16 assists. Luke Semitka tallied his 10th goal of the season and added an assist for Antioch (9-6). Zach Espitia, Peter Boeh and Zach Tholen also scored. R.J. Vasquez and Jordan Keller contributed assists, and Alex Ruano made 3 saves in net for his third clean sheet.
Vernon Hills 2, North Chicago 0: Brandon Kim and Cole Guillaume scored for the Cougars in the North Suburban Prairie match.
Brennan Reback made 4 saves in earning his third shutout of the season for Vernon Hills (8-5, 3-2), while Ryan Kim and Joseph Lee (14th) had assists.
Round Lake 7, Wauconda 2: Alejandro Sotelo scored 3 goals, including one on a free kick, as the Panthers rolled in North Suburban Prairie action.
Christian Gomez had 2 goals and an assist, while Freddie Ramirez contributed a goal and 3 assists. Luis Mariscal also scored for Round Lake.
Grayslake North 1, Hampshire 0 (OT): The Knights scored in overtime to capture the Fox Valley Fox match.
Warren 1, Lake Forest 1: Martin Fuentes scored off an assist from Ivan Esquivel for Warren's lone goal.
Warren is 11-2-2.
Keegan Kullby scored for Lake Forest off an assist from Matt Moderwell.
Mundelein 2, Lake Zurich 2: Jesus Alba and Jose Ortega scored for Mundelein in the North Suburban Lake match.
Kenny Adiyah and Yann Nsoga had assists for Mundelein (7-4-2).
Stevenson 1, Buffalo Grove 1: Jun Min had the lone goal for Stevenson assisted by Dean Lim in the nonconference game.
Stevenson is 6-1-2.
Libertyville 2, Zion-Benton 0: The Wildcats got goals from Kevin Reilly and Nate Edmunds in their North Suburban Lake victory.
Christian Long had an assist for Libertyville (8-1), while Brant Kym (3 saves) and Thomas Pearson (4 saves) shared the shutout.