Grayslake North sees positives in win over PR
Grayslake North boys soccer coach Adam DeCaluwe said he saw a lot of positives from his team in the opening 20 minutes of the Knights' Fox Valley Conference game against visiting Prairie Ridge on Tuesday night.
The home team then finally cashed in on a scoring chance.
Andrew Rohrer finished a rebound chance, off a free kick by Claudio Guerrero, and Mark Lewis added another first-half goal, knocking in a volley after a throw-in by Rohrer, as Grayslake North held on for a 2-1 win.
"We looked good right from the start," DeCaluwe said. "We made sure we brought the right intensity and desire to the game."
Prairie Ridge spoiled the shutout bid of Knights keeper Richard Klarck with less than two minutes left, as Alex Polizzi finished a 25-yard run.
"We really did a good job defensively, making sure that PR did not have too much to build on," DeCaluwe said.
Grayslake North (4-3, 2-2) visits Grayslake Central for a 4:30 p.m. game Thursday.
Grant 3, North Chicago 2: Daniel Villa had 2 goals and an assist in the first half, as the Bulldogs did all of their scoring in the first half of the North Suburban Prairie opener.
North Chicago scored a pair of second-half goals.
Andrew Noda also scored for Grant (5-1) and had an assist, as well. Ryan Flores also assisted on a goal for the winners.
Vernon Hills 1, Antioch 1: In the North Suburban Prairie opener, Vernon Hills scored the equalizer in the first half when Billy Tabrizi headed home a service delivered by Jeremy Cohen.
Keeper Andy Clark preserved the tie with a solid performance in goal for Vernon Hills (0-6-1).
Morton 2, Lake Zurich 1 (PKs): In a Pepsi Showdown match, Morton prevailed in penalty kicks after two periods of overtime.
Colin Rathe scored for Lake Zurich (4-2-1) with John Pothast picking up the assist.
Mundelein 3, Lake Forest 2: Saul Figueroa, Zach Guthrie and Cristian Mata scored, as the Mustangs won the North Suburban Lake opener.
Alex Nambo, Dan Marcos and Javier Ramirez had assists for Mundelein (3-2-2).
Mustangs keeper Matt Iwaniuk made 7 saves.
Libertyville 2, Streamwood 1: Jose Ibarra and Joey Ruppert scored for the Wildcats in the Pepsi Showdown game.
Austin Bitta and Miles McNeir had assists for Libertyville (7-0).
Round Lake 4, Wauconda 0: Goalkeeper Luis Leon made 8 saves, including one on a penalty kick, as the Panthers captured the North Suburban Prairie opener.
Mauricio Salgado, Jose Garcia and Lorenzo Cortez each had a goal and an assist, and Jordi Rubio also scored for Round Lake (5-0-3). Edgar Rodriguez had an assist as well, as the Panthers built a 3-0 lead by halftime.