Jacobs turns away D-C; Larkin stays unbeaten
After Dundee-Crown exploded for 6 goals Tuesday night against Cary-Grove Tuesday, Jacobs coach Jim Dzialo realized only a great defensive effort could contain the D-C scoring machine.
Dzialo received the effort he was looking for.
Allowing only 1 goal on a defensive misplay, the Golden Eagles scored 3 unanswered goals in posting a 3-1 over District 300 rival Dundee-Crown in a Fox Valley Conference Valley Division boys soccer game in Algonquin Thursday night.
Dzialo singled out Johnathan Ward, Greg Witt and Matt Ehrhardt for their stellar defensive play for the Golden Eagles.
"Ward, Witt and Ehrhardt were outstanding," said Dzialo. "They shut down Dundee-Crown's offense and played tough. They are tough kids and they were in the right place all night. We had a good defensive plan and kids really executed it well. It was a solid defensive effort."
After a scoreless first half, D-C scored with only a minute elapsed in the second half. The Chargers were able to take advantage of a Jacobs miscue when Roger Bravo scored off an assist from Ricardo Carillo.
The D-C goal seemed to wake up the Golden Eagles. With Jonathan Kowalski scoring twice and Luis Cabral once, Jacobs scored 3 unanswered goals in an 8-minute span off D-C goalkeeper Josh Cook.
"We were disappointed when Dundee-rown scored that first goal," said Kowalski. "The first goal was kind of lucky. I was in the right place at the right time. On the second goal, I had a good shot on goal."
Jacobs outshot Dundee-Crown 10-4.
"We didn't get enough shots in the first half, " said Dzialo. "We made some offensive adjustments and were able to generate some more off offense."
Jacobs goalie Danny Trevor made 2 saves, one an outstanding diving stab of a shot by Bravo 18 minutes into the game.
Dundee-Crown coach Rey Vargas wasn't pleased with his team's performance.
"We came out on fire in the second half and got the early goal," said Vargas. "Then we fell apart and stopped playing. We kept playing the ball long. I was very disappointed in the way we played the second half. Give Jacobs credit. They played better than us."
Larkin 2, Geneva 1: For the second time this season, Larkin (10-0) picked up a 2-1 win over nonconference opponent Geneva to remain unbeaten. Scoring both goals in the first half, Mesa Hernandez got the Royals on the board finishing a pass from Mike Gloss. Raul Sandoval added an insurance knock which later became the game-winner, assisted by Justin Bragg. Raziel Somarriba was in goal for the Royals nabbing 6 saves.
Hampshire 11, North Boone 0: With a hat trick and an assist from John Cabral, a pair of goals from both Kyle Bracke and Noel Sosa and single knocks from Ryan Ponomar, Ismael Morales, Phil Bracke and Jason Bishop, Hampshire (4-5-1) dominated this Big Northern East meeting. Marcus Quick (3 saves) recorded his second shutout of the season.
Cary-Grove 3, McHenry 2: John Oberlies connected for 2 goals to push Cary-Grove (10-1, 4-1) past McHenry in Fox Valley Conference Valley Division action. Phil Hansen assisted on the game-winner. Tyler Cuchna got the Trojans on the board off a dish from Calvin Brown. In goal, Ben Alleva racked up 4 saves.
St. Charles North 4, Elgin 2: Trailing 2-0 at the half, Elgin (2-11, 0-3) got a pair of goals back from Raul Hernandez, who scored unassisted and later on a direct kick, but it wasn't enough in this Upstate Eight Conference loss. Osiel Ramadan defended the Maroon net tallying 9 saves.
Streamwood 4, Bartlett 0: Lenin Beltran put Streamwood (10-2-1, 3-0) on top early with 2 goals as the Sabres beat Bartlett (4-7-2, 1-2) in Upstate Eight Conference action. Roma Patino added a set of insurance goals with assists coming from Alex Alonso, Yuto Tsukisa, Oscar Campos and Alex Perez. Edgar Leyva (2 saves) maintained the shutout.
Johnsburg 1, Huntley 0: Kevin Montelongo collected 13 saves as Huntley (4-3-2, 3-2) fell to Johnsburg in Fox Valley Conference Fox Division play.
St. Edward 2, Aurora Central Catholic 0: Alex Ptak led for the Green Wave scoring the first goal after a scoreless first half. Ptak was assisted by teammate Kevin Dodgen. Luke McCullagh also managed to find the back of the net scoring the final goal unassisted to put the Green Wave (3-9-1, 2-1) past ACC in the Suburban Catholic Conference. Jim Cholewa was in goal collecting 3 saves for St. Edward.
Burlington Central 1, Plainfield South 1: Finding the back of the net off a dish from Chris Gusios, Ryan Warner led Burlington Central (4-6-1) to this 1-1 tie with Plainfield South in the St. Charles East Tournament. With 4 saves, Kyle DeRaedt kept things even for the Rockets.
Crystal Lake South 3, Kaneland 0: Scoreless at the half, Crystal Lake South (8-6-1) pushed out 3 late goals to beat Kaneland in the St. Charles East Tournament. Jordan Innis got the Gators on the board assisted by Drew Haefner and later assisted goals by Kevin Novak and Brian Sohuda. Goalie Zach Dalzell made 1 save defending the Gator net.
Women's soccer
Judson 1, St. Ambrose 1: Playing in its fourth overtime match of the year, Judson University (2-5-1) came away with a 1-1 tie against St. Ambrose University. This was the third double overtime match that Judson has played in this season. After a slow first half, sophomore Lynsey McFarland netted her second goal of the season for the Eagles in the 64th minute when Betsy Barthel aired out a kick from 30-yards. McFarland sailed in and headed the ball to make it 1-0. After a St. Ambrose knock, goalkeeper Mackenzie Fowler let nothing by stopping 6 shots in the two-OT match.