Boys water polo: Fremd edges Hersey in a classic

Posted May 09, 2018 1:00 am

Daily Herald report

Fremd senior Derek Warnstedt's sudden-victory goal lifted the fifth-seeded Vikings to a 12-11 win when their matchup against No. 4 seed Hersey was still tied after the two overtime periods in Schaumburg boys water polo sectional quarterfinal play Wednesday.

Fremd improved to 17-11 while Hersey, runner-up in the MSL East finishes at 20-9.

Next up in the Friday semifinals for Fremd is Mid-Suburban League champion Barrington (19-6). The Broncos led against Palatine 8-4 in the second quarter, then pulled away from eighth seeded Pirates (7-25) with an impressive third-quarter burst in a 17-5 win.

Second-seeded Conant came through with a 14-5 victory over Prospect (12-15).

The Cougars (19-10) advance to a Friday semifinal against third-seeded St. Viator, which eliminated Schaumburg 12-5 late Wednesday.

Buffalo Grove sectional: Dan Korol scored 3 goals to help the Mid-Suburban East champion Bison past Deerfield 9-3. Next up for second-seeded Buffalo Grove (25-5) is a 6 p.m. Friday semifinal against No. 3 seed Mundelein.

Glenbrook South sectional: Eighth-seeded Maine West bowed out of the postseason with a 15-1 loss to top seed Loyola.

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