Boys soccer: Grayslake Central blanks Vernon Hills; Hat trick for Lakes' Lucas

Benjamin Berry scored twice, Daniel Marynevych had a goal and an assist, and Grayslake Central's boys soccer team shut out visiting Vernon Hills 3-0 in nonconference action Thursday night.

Rams keeper Jonathan Piggott earned his first varsity shutout with 4 saves.

"It was good to see the boys bounce back after a tough test on Tuesday," said coach Tom Hamilton, whose Rams improved to 1-1. "We worked hard yesterday to learn from our mistakes the other day, and the boys put in a big team effort tonight. Now we'll look to build on this."

Vernon Hills (0-2) allowed all 3 goals in the first half.

"Tonight we came out flat again and we had the game taken to us in the first half," Cougars coach Mike McCaulou said. "Defensively we struggled tactically, which led to issues on the offensive side of the ball. We need to be better tactically and bring the effort and communication from the first whistle."

Lakes 4, Lake Forest 2: Brady Lucas scored 3 second-half goals, including one on a penalty kick, as the Eagles won the Lake Forest Shootout game.

Evan Larsen had a goal and an assist for Lakes (1-1), which trailed 1-0 two minutes into the game.

"But, thankfully, we got the tying goal before halftime," Eagles coach Kevin Kullby said. "In the second half, we held the play. Defensively, we did well to hold off a good Lake Forest team."

Stevenson 2, McHenry 0: Alem Duratovic scored off an assist from Anthony Skordilis, and Ryan Allen had a goal off an assist from Rei Kubota, as the Patriots improved to 2-0.

Itay Gozalzani earned his second shutout.

Round Lake 2, Zion-Benton 0: At Lake Forest, Edgar Arteaga opened the scoring in the second half with his first goal, assisted by Jesus Ramos, and Cristobal Hidrogo added an insurance tally, assisted by Uriel Sanchez.

Freshman Jerry Perez notched the shutout with 3 saves, and freshman Saul Valdez stepped in on defense for Juan Gomez, who got injured in the game.