Larkin notches shutout
Larkin (4-1) took an early 2-0 lead into the second half and never looked back earning a 4-0 shutout of Eisenhower in Round 2 of the Pepsi Soccer Showdown Thursday night.
Raul Sandoval got the Royals on the board scoring on a dish from David Rodriguez, and David Hernandez later added an unassisted insurance goal.
Raziel Samarriba preserved the Larkin shutout blocking 5 shots on goal.
Boys soccer
McHenry 1, Dundee-Crown 0: Dundee-Crown (2-3-1, 0-1) opened up Fox Valley Conference Valley Division action with this 1-0 loss to McHenry. Mike Zozokos defended the net for the Chargers racking up 5 saves.
CL Central 5, Prairie Ridge 2: Despite a 2-goal game from Alex Sauciuc, Prairie Ridge (0-7, 0-1) kicked off Fox Valley Conference Fox Division play with this loss. A.J. Sturm was in goal for the Wolves.
Richmond-Burton 4, St. Edward 2: Clayton Pfeiffer and Miguel Martinez combined for all the St. Edward scoring in this 4-2 nonconference loss for the Green Wave. Pfeiffer opened up the scoring on a Martinez assist and the two changed the combination for the final goal.
Will Lytle netted 8 saves in goal for St. Edward (0-6).
Woodstock 2, CL South 1: Knotted at 1-1 after regulation, Woodstock outscored Crystal Lake South 4-2 in a shootout to defeat the Gators (4-2-1, 0-1) 2-1 in this Fox Valley Conference Valley Division loss.
Jordan Innis had the lone goal of regulation for South assisted by Chris Connelly. Kevin Novak and Matt Loescher each scored in the shootout, but it wasn't quite enough.
Grayslake North 4, Huntley 3: Tied 3-3 after regulation, this Fox Valley Conference Fox Division contest came down to double-overtime where Grayslake North pulled ahead for the win.
For Huntley (2-4, 0-1), Adrian Alejos, Niko Carbonara and Zach Draper each scored goals while assists came from Jesus Alejos, Max Gigle and Adrian Alejos. In goal, Kevin Montelongo kept it close with 5 saves.
Boys golf
Cary-Grove d. Grayslake Central: Cary-Grove sophomore Matt Efflandt was not bursting with confidence Thursday before the Trojans' Fox Valley Conference match with Grayslake Central at Stonewall Orchard.
"I knew this was one of the toughest courses we play," he said. "I was just hoping to break 40."
As it turned out, his score was closer to 30 than 40. Efflandt fired a 3-under-par 33 to earn medalist honors by 5 strokes and help Cary-Grove (157) defeat the Rams (171).
Efflandt's previous best nine-hole score this season was a 38. When Cary-Grove coach Kelly Muzzy saw the scorecard, he joked that perhaps Efflandt had only counted up eight holes.
"He had it going on today, especially on a track of this caliber," Muzzy said.
Efflandt began his round by sticking his approach shot inside of 2 feet for a tap-in birdie on the first. After a par at No. 2, he bogeyed the par-5 third, one of the easier holes on the course.
Efflandt was in great shape off the tee, but he duck-hooked his second shot and did not find the putting surface until his fourth shot.
From that point on, he was money. Efflandt birdied the fourth hole and followed that with three pars. He closed with consecutive birdies at the par-5 eighth and the par-3 ninth.
Although he was conscious of his score on the ninth tee, Efflandt did not get conservative. His shot on the 162-yard hole landed three feet in front of the hole before spinning back 20 feet.
"I didn't slow down," he said. "I stayed aggressive."
Once he struck his birdie putt, there was never any doubt where the ball would come to rest.
What was his reaction when it went in?
"I started laughing," he said. "The guys in my group started giving me grief."
Cary-Grove's Ryan Kwech (38) was the only other player in the field to break 40.
"I was able to focus; my mental game was strong," Kwech said.
The Trojans (5-1 FVC) received a 42 from Brian Colbert and a 44 from Scott Brady.
Women's volleyball
MCC d. ECC: Behind key offensive and defensive play from Shaele Hayden (11 kills), Candace Kilgore (9 kills), Amanda Pagels (13 digs) and Jessica Rydz (36 assists), McHenry County College walked away with this ISCC win over Elgin Community College.
The Scots (9-3, 1-0) took the Sparans by scores of 30-14, 30-21 and 30-24.
Men's soccer
Oakton 2, ECC 1: Despite taking a 1-0 lead into the second half, Elgin Community College dropped this ISCC contest with Oakton Community College.
Jose Colin scored the lone Spartan goal of the game which was assisted by Jesus Garcia.
Women's soccer
Graceland University 3, Judson 1: Samantha Vestal scored the lone goal for Judson in this nonconference loss to Graceland University on Wednesday via the penalty kick. In goal, Rebecca O'Donnell recorded 3 saves for Judson (1-1).