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22 Section 3 Chicago Tribune, Sunday, October 11 1998 PREPS PLUS 4 Late stop is key FOOTBALL ROUNDUP McNamara not Short on talent for Cary-Grove Prairie Ridge fails on 2-point try Football at a glance: How the top 20 fared Mt Carmel (7-0) beat St. Rita 35-0 Saturday. 2. Wheaton Warrenville South (7-0) beat West Chicago 59-0 Friday. 3.

St Charles (7-0) beat DeKalb 54-6 Friday. 4. Providence (7-0) beat No. 13 Loyola 41-38 in overtime Friday. 5.

Bishop McNamara (7-0) beat St. Laurence 28-8 Saturday 6. Naperville North (6-1) beat Glenbard North 28-21 in overtime Friday. 7. Libertyville (7-0) beat Warren 42-14 Friday.

8. Barrington (7-0) beat Hoffman Estates 35-0 Saturday. 9. Thornton (5-2) lost to No. 1 1 Lockport 38-14 Friday.

10. Lincoln-Way (6-1) beat Joliet 27-6 Friday. 11. Lockport (6-1) beat No. 9 Thornton 38-14 Friday.

12. Sandburg (6-1) beat Thornwood 34-6 Saturday. 13. Loyola (5-2) lost to No. 4 Providence 4 1 -38 in overtime Friday.

14. Naperville Central (5-2) beat Wheaton North 2 1 -6 Friday. 15. Richards (7-0) beat T.F. South 27-7 Friday.

16. Andrew (6-1) beat Bradley 27-1 4 Friday. 17. Fremd (6-1) beat Palatine 17-14 Saturday. 18.

Downers Grove South (6-1) beat Morton 78-0. 19. Stevenson (6-1) beat Mundelein '25-6 Friday. 20. McHenry (7-0) beat Jacobs 17-10 Friday.

Saturday's scores Catholic Metropolitan Blue Mt. Carmel 35. St Rita 0 Catholic Metropolitan Green Benet 10, Carmel 0 De La Salle 17, Leo 6 Catholic Metropolitan Red Hales Franciscan 41, Weber 0 Catholic Metropolitan White Bishop McNamara 26, St Laurence 8 Fenwick 26 Brother Rice 7 Central Suburban North Deerfield 23. Highland Park 3 Maine West 21. Niles North 0 Central Suburban South Evanston 38.

Niles West 19 Glenbrook South 27. Maine East 8 New Trier 27, Waukegan 12 Chicago Public League Intra-City North Austin 14. Wells 0 Orr 46. Spalding 12 Intra-City South Tilden 12. Husch 6 (OT) North Mather 7 Lane Tech 0 North-Central 'J "I told the guys to look for the bootleg," Barrett said.

The final drive was set up after Cary-Grove's Kevin Kaplan fumbled at Prairie Ridge's 9-yard line with 3:49 left. Kaplan was named homecoming king before the game while his teammate, backup kicker Tonya Fletcher, was named the queen. "I didn't think (the fumble) was going to come back to haunt us," Kaplan said. "I can't believe I fumbled. It was a horrible play.

I think I jinxed myself. In the huddle right before that I said, 'We've got the ball, hold onto Kaplan, who sat out last week with a shoulder injury, was Cary-Grove's offensive hero, however. He caught two touchdown passes (30 and 15 yards) from Eric Gold and rushed for 91 yards. "Kevin's still not 100 percent," Kay said. "He hadn't been tackled all week in practice.

I think just the wear and tear of getting tackled wore on him today." Cary-Grove's defense did the same to Kurt Zak, the Wolves' 6-foot-5-inch, 225-pound running back. The Trojans stuffed (he line and held Zak to 31 yards, most of those on second effort. Berry finished with 115 yards passing and Joe Norton had a 3-yard TD run. Tribune photo by Jim Robinson Antioch's Jim Richardson tries to strip the ball from Lake Forest's Aaron Towle on Saturday. Antioch went on to win 14-6.

Fenwlck 28, Brother Rice 7: Mario Fiorito had 146 yards on 22 carries and a touchdown and Dominic Mancini recorded five sacks to lead the Friars (6-1, 3-1) in the Catholic Metro White. "He (Mancini) had a whole bunch of big plays," said Fenwick coach Paul Connor. "He took it upon himself to set the tone of the game." Hales Franciscan 41, Weber 0: Talib Wise ran for 160 yards and three touchdowns for Hales (4-3, 3-1 Catholic Metro Red). Jumaane Wise also had a pair of TDs. Kaneland 49, Elmwood Park 6: Kyle Scharader rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns and P.J.

Fleck caught seven passes for 139 yards and two TDs as Kane-land (7-0, 5-0) won easily in the Suburban Prairie White. Elmwood Park is 2-5, 1-4. Leyden 28, Willowbrook 0: Jermaine Shaw ran for touchdowns of 1 and 3 yards and Bill McMillion rushed for 101 yards and a score to lead Leyden (6-1, 4-1). Leyden can clinch at least a share of the West Suburan Gold title with a win next week over Morton. It would be the Eagles' first title since 1981.

Willowbrook is 2-5, 1-3. Luther South 30, Luther North 22: Richard Latham threw for 139 yards and two touchdowns and Daniel Rush added 146 yards rushing and a TD to lead Luther South (2-5, 2-2) in the Private School League. Luther North is 1-6, 1-3. Maine West 21, Niles North 0: James Brumley rushed for 103 yards, including a 50-yard touchdown run, as Maine West (4-3, 2-1) won in the Central Suburban North. Niles North (is 2-5, 0-3.

Marmion 34, St. Francis 14: Marmion broke open a 20-14 game by outscoring St. Francis 14-0 in the fourth quarter. Tom Koutsos rushed for 200 yards and two touchdowns. Kyle Saltijeral passed for two other scores for the Cadets (7-0, 5-0).

"After they made it 20-14 I called the whole team up," said Marmion coach Paul Murphy. "I said, 'We're going to find out right now if we're made of the right stuff the challenge has now been put Marshall 21, Senn 0: Jermaine Funches had a 24-yard touchdown reception and Anthony Myles recored 14 tackles and two sacks 1: .1 i mi' i -v for Marshall (3-4, 2-2) in the Public Illini Northwest. Senn fell to 2-4, 1- 2. Morgan Park 40, Corliss 0: Chinedu Okoro completed 9 of 15 passes for 216 yards and three touchdowns to lead Morgan Park (5-2, 4-0) in the Public Southeast. Nazareth 37, Chicago Christian 7: In the Private School League, Phil Reed rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns and added two other scores on a 75-yard punt return and a 26-yard interception return for the Road-runners (6-1, 3-0).

Reed has surpassed the mark in rushing for the second straight season. Chicago Christian fell to 3-4, 1-2. New Trier 27, Waukegan 12: New Trier outscored Waukegan 20-6 in the second half to break open a close game in the Central Suburban South. John Spellman rushed for two touchdowns and added another on a 50-yard punt return for the Trevians (5-2, 3-0). Proviso East 14, Hinsdale South 7: Shawn Stallings, replacing the injured Donnell Brown at quarterback, rushed for 95 yards on 20 carries, and from his free-safety spot on defense returned a fumble 55 yards for a touchdown to spark the Pirates (6-1, 4-1) in the West Suburban Silver.

Proviso stopped Hinsdale South on fourth down on three straight fourth-quarter possessions, including once on its 1-yard line, to preserve the victory. Brown has a sprained ankle but is expected to play next week. Thornridge 20, Bloom 16: Josh Sanders' 78-yard run set up his own 3-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter as the Falcons (2-5, 2- 3 SICA Blue) got past Bloom (0-7, 0-5). Westinghouse 50, Kennedy 0: In the Public North, DeShawn Austin scored on runs' of 7, 10 and 25 yards, and Andrew Christian caught a 60-yard touchdown pass from Morgan Johnson and returned a fumble 80 yards for another score for Westinghouse (6-0, 4-0). Kennedy is 2-5, 1-3.

Brian Belval, Brian Dusza, Phii English, Kevin Shepke, Brendan O'Brien, Andy Knudsen, Georgt Sherling, Tim Hilton, Mike Jaros, Jonathan Schoenberg, Jim Rohr lack, Ryan Leonard, Henry Dei Valle, Andy Pagnotta, Raymonc Rinn and Bob Skolnik contributec to this report. Leyden 3, York 1: Leyden (114-3) used a first-half hat trick by Billy Preiti to prevail. Mundelein 2, Machesney Park Harlem 1: Jeff Murray scored the game-winner and Dan Murray added a goal to lift Mundelein (10-6). Naperville Central 2, Downers Grove North 1: Matt McCallum scored the game-winner with eight minutes remaining to lift the Redhawks (10-5-2). Brent Pederson's first-half goal tied the game.

Neuqua Valley 2, Batavia 1: The Wildcats (74-4) took a 2-0 lead in the first half on goals by Neil Hiner and Chris Ionta and held on to beat Batavia (154-1). Rich South 1, Tinley Park 0: Matt Bartling scored the game-winner 45 seconds into the third overtime for the Stars (44) in the SICA South. St. Joseph 3, Notre Dame 0: Dan Wagner sparked the Chargers (9-4-2, 4-2-1) with a goal and an assist. St.

Patrick 4, Marian Catholic 0: Nicola Brunetti scored two goals for St. Patrick (13-1-2, 5-0-1 East Suburban Catholic). Brian Belval, Bill Harrison and Tammy Swansot contributed to this report. A lot of attention has been given to St. Laurence running back Joe Martinez, and rightfully so.

The St. Laurence running back had rushed for more than 1,400 yards and had scored 16 touchdowns coming into Saturday's home game against No. 5 Bishop McNamara. But on this day, Fightin' Irish back Johnny Short stole the spotlight. Short rushed for 163 yards on 18 carrries and scored on runs of 18 and 77 yards as Bishop McNamara (7-0, 4-0) handled St.

Laurence 28-8. "Johnny got loose for one today, and he has done that his whole career," Bishop McNamara coach Rich Zinanni said. "Our backs are going to break some runs, too." Martinez finished with 143 yards, his lowest total of the season, and scored on a 54-yard run in the third quarter for St. Laurence (2-5, 0-4). "I felt our defense played great," Zinanni said.

"Other than one long run from Martinez, I though we contained him really well." Mt. Carmel 35, St. Rita 0: Ted Bolden had 149 yards rushing and scored on runs of 66, 28 and 45 yards for No. 1 Mt. Carmel (7-0, 4-0 Catholic Metro Blue).

The Caravan defense held St. Rita to 22 yards rushing and had two interceptions and four sacks, including two by Derrick Stong. "We had a very sluggish start," Mt. Carmel coach Frank Lenti said. "I think we were still recovering from last week's emotional victory over Loyola.

We played good enough to win today." Barrington 35, Hoffman Estates 0: Scott Sagehorn had 137 yards passing and threw touchdown passes of 24, 8 and 11 yards to Tim Meyer as No. 8 Barrington (7-0, 3-0) rolled in the Mid-Suburban West. Dan Pohlman added 103 yards rushing for the Broncos. Hoffman Estates is 3-4, 1-2. Sandburg 34, Thornwood 6: Justin Roth rushed for 104 yards on 15 carries and a touchdown, and Mike Courtright threw for a TD and ran for another as No.

12 Sandburg (6-1, 4-1) cruised in the SICA Blue. Byron Ruff rushed for 173 yards and a TD for Thorn-wood (3-4, 2-3). Fremd 17, Palatine 14: Rocco Rinaldi kicked a 32-yard field goal with 9 seconds left as the No. 17 Vikings (6-1, 2-1 Mid-Suburban West) beat the Pirates for the first time in six years. Yaacov Yisrael had 191 rushing yards and threw a 5-yard TD pass on a halfback option for Palatine (2-5, 1-2).

Downers Grove South 78, Morton 0: No. 18 Downers South (6-1, 3-1) rolled in the West Suburban Gold sparked by Marcus Moore's two first-half rushing touchdowns. Collins 48, Kelly 0: Collins (5-2, 4-0) clinched the Public Illini Northwest title as Greg McGee rushed for 195 yards, including touchdown runs of 24 and 91 yards, and Raheem Lamb scored on an 85-yard kickoff return to open the game, and added a 37-yard punt return for another score. Kelly is 5-2, 4-1. Evanston 35, Niles West 19: In the Central Suburban South, Dwayne Stone had 122 yards on 35 carries and four touchdowns to lead Evanston (5-2, 2-1).

Niles West is 1-6, 0-3. SOCCER ROUNDUP Waubonsie The question often hanging over the third-ranked Waubonsie Valley's soccer team this fall fs not necessarily how good it is or whether it can reach the state finals. It's "Who's better? Hitchman or Bock?" The Warriors' 2-1 victory Saturday over No. 6 Naperville North failed to provide an answer. Michael Bock scored on a free kick to give Waubonsie Valley (13-2-1) a 1-0 lead and Adam Hitchman's assist led to Nick Wilson's winning goal in the second half.

Those contributions leave Bock with 17 goals, 10 assists and Hitch-man with 13 goals, 14 assists. Bock was knocked out of this game for part of the second half with a cut on his forehead. It was during that time that Waubonsie's Wilson scored the game-winner. Naperville North had tied the game in the second minute of the second half when sophomore Anthony Minniti converted a pass from Greg Jehs into a goal. But Waubonsie's defense, led by sweeper Denny Clanton, didn't give the Huskies (12-3-3) many more chances.

Alan Sutton Lincoln-Way 3, cllenbard West 0: The top-ranked Knights (18-1) By Chip Scoggins Special to the Tribune The game didn't unfold like Bruce Kay thought it would, but the outcome still pleased the Gary-Grove football coach. Cary-Grove's Ryan Barrett stopped Prairie Ridge quarterback Chris Berry on a two-point conversion with 24 seconds remaining to preserve a 14-12 homecoming victory. The victory kept the Trojans (6-1, 6-1) one game behind McHenry in the Fox Valley Conference, while Prairie Ridge (4-3, 4-3) watched its playoff hopes suffer a serious blow. Cary-Grove entered with the top-ranked offense in the conference, averaging 37 points per game. Prairie Ridge had the top-ranked defense, allowing only 9.3 points per game.

"We seemed like we were always in control today, but you have to give them credit," Kay said. "They're big and physical. I thought we would be able to pop a couple, but we weren't able to do it" Berry's 1-yard TD run set up the two-point conversion, which was necessary because of a missed extra point in the first half. He rolled left, but Barrett was there waiting. Beutjer Continued from Page 24 an extra hour of tutoring before his first class.

He and his mother, Nancy, spent countless hours reading to each other until Jon was a freshman. There were special reading programs in grade school and tutoring in the summers. But life did have its moments, and two things seemed to come naturally throwing a football and shooting a basketball. His 4th-grade teacher, Lloyd Thomas, used to bring other faculty members outside during recess to marvel at a 10-year-old's long spirals. Beutjer would throw to this kid named Jon Sch-weighardt, and no matter how hard he tried, the quarterback could never overthrow his receiver.

Schweighardt would catch everything. Beutjer has grown to nearly 6-5, weighs 180 pounds and has emerged as the best quarterback in the Chicago area. He has completed 62 percent of his passes in Wheaton's first seven games for 1,794 yards and 32 touchdowns with just three interceptions. Should the undefeated, second-ranked Tigers advance deep into the playoffs, Beutjer could break the state record of 48 touchdown passes in a season set last year by Dusty Burk of Tuscola. In his best outing so far, Beutjer threw for 312 yards and a school-record seven touchdowns in a wild 56-42 victory over No.

14 Naperville Central. "There was no way to stop him," said Naperville Central defensive back Erik Axelson. "What hurts you the most is his accuracy. He can put the ball anywhere he wants. It's demoralizing.

You try your hardest, but no matter what, he beats you. He is one of the best quarterbacks I've ever seen." Wheaton Warrenville South coach John Thorne will never forget an early demonstration of Beutjer's splendid hand-eye coordination. "He was an 8th-grader who would shoot around after our varsity basketball games," Thorne said. "My wife, Kathy, and I were sitting in the stands watching one night when Jon made nine three-pointers in a row. I turned to her and said: 'This guy is going to be really special in high The summer before he became a Tiger, Beutjer was attending ex-Bull B.J.

Armstrong's basketball camp when the baby-faced guard challenged the kids to a three-point shootout. There was a dead silence until Jimmy Stewart Beutjer volunteered his kid brother. "I was scared to death," Jon remembered. It started out with B.J. and "J.B." each hitting 4 of 5 shots.

The first tiebreaking session saw each hit two. Finally, Beutjer swished all five and Armstrong could only make four. Beutjer is grateful for his God-given athletic ability and realizes how much genetics have helped. His father, Jim, was a two-way player recruited out of Wheaton Central by Wisconsin and Northern Illinois in 1970 to play defensive back, but he wound up at Augustana, where he was supposed to succeed a quarterback named Kenny Anderson. Instead Foreman 36.

Farragut 26 Westinghouse 50, Kennedy 0 Northwest Collins 48. Kelly 0 Marshall 21. Senn 0 South Dunbar 34. South Shore t4 Southeast Hyde Park 18. Carver 6 Morgan Park 40, Corliss 0 Foi Valley Cary-Grove 14, Prairie Ridge 12 Grayslake 32.

Lake Zurich 7 Interstate Eight Reed-Custer 35. Lisle 7 Seneca 42. Sandwich 14 Mid-Suburban West Barrington 35. Hoffman Estates 0 Conant 27. Schaumburg 17 Fremd 17.

Palatine 14 North Suburban Antioch 14. Lake Forest 6 Private School League Luther South 30. Luther North 22 Nazareth 37. Chicago Christian 7 Walther Lutheran 52. Aurora Christian 20 SICA Blue Sandburg 34.

Thornwood 6 Thornridge 20. Bloom 16 SICA Gray Bolingbrook 28, Romeoville 12 Reavis 35. Shepard 14 SICA Green Crete-Monee 15, Hiilcrest 14 SICA Orange Argo 32. Rich East 6 Suburban Catholic Aurora Central 20. Immaculate Conception 6 Marmion 24, St.

Francis 14 Montmi 56. St. Edward 15 Suburban Prairie White Evergreen Park 26. Sycamore 22 Kaneland 49 Elmwood Park 6 Ridgewood 29, Lemont 15 Yorkville 35, Riverslde-Brookfield 20 West Suburban Gold Downers Grove South 78, Morton 0 Leyden 28, Willowbrook 0 Proviso East 14, Hinsdale South 7 Non-conference Addison Trail 34, Glenbard West, 27 Waiertown (Wis.) Maranatha Baptist 36. Mooseheart 12 Wauconda 30, Round Lake 6 Sunday's games Catholic Metropolitan Green Holy Cross at St.

Francis de Sales, noon Notre Dame vs. Gordon Tech at Lane, noon Friday's scores Big Northern Red Burlington Central 21 Oregon 7 Byron 41, Marengo 15 Johnsburg 24, Harvard 21 Big Northern White Richmond-Burton 25. Genoa-Kingston 14 Stillman Valley 32. Hampshire 12 Winnebago 20. Huntley 8 Catholic Metropolitan Blue Manst 14.

Marian 0 Providence 41. Loyola 38 (OT) Catholic Metropolitan Red St Viator 47. St. Joseph 0 Catholic Metropolitan White Joliet Catholic 47. St Patrick 27 Central Suburban North Maine South 14.

Glenbrook North 6 Chicago Public League North Taft 28. Schurz 6 Young 27. Stemmetz 6 Northeast Amundsen 20. Roosevelt 19 South Simeon 18. Kenwood 13 South-Central Bogan 27.

ImdWom 8 Southeast Fenger 48. Bowen 6 Southwest Hubbard 60. Curie 6 Robeson 41. King 0 DuPage Valley Naperville C. 21.

Wheaton 6 Naperville N. 28. Glenbard 21 (OT) West Aurora 21. Glenbard East 17 Wheaton Warrenville South 59. West Chicago 0 Fox Valley South 33, Dundee-Crown 29 McHenry 17.

Jacobs 10 Woodstock 35. C.L. Central 7 Interstate Eight Coal City 59. Dwight 34 Wilmington 14. Piano 13 Mid-Suburban East Buffalo Grove 20.

Wheeling 8 Elk Grove 27. Rolling Meadows 20 Hersey 34. Prospect 6 North Suburban Libertyville 42, Warren 14 Stevenson 25, Mundelein 6 Zion-Benton 33, North Chicago 1 8 SICA Blue Lincoln-Way 27, Joliet 6 Lockport 38. Thornton 14 SICA Gray Andrew 27, Bradley 14 Homewood-Flossmoor 27, Stagg 7 SICA Green Bremen 42. Tinley Park 10 Rich Central 46.

T.F. North 26 SICA Orange Kankakee 34, Eisenhower 28 Oak Forest 21. Oak Lawn 14 Richards 27. T.F South 7 Suburban Catholic Marian Central 42. Dnscotl 21 Suburban Prairie Red Batavia 24.

Morris 20 Glenbard South 31, Fenton 21 Minooka 33. Geneva 13 Osweqo 21. Plamfield 14 Suburban Prairie White Herscher 41. Westmont 0 Upstate Eight Lake Park 24. Elgin 7 Larkin 17.

Waubonsie Valley 14 Neuqua Valley 21 Bartlett 6 St Charles 54. DeKalb 6 Streamwood 40 East Aurora 19 West Suburban Silver Downers Grove North 48. Proviso West 6 Lyons 22. York 16 Oak Park 44, Hinsdale Central 17 Non-conlerence East Chicago (Ind I 40 Rich South 8 Grant 36 Rower JV 0 Williams Bay (Wis 50. North Shore 0 Thursday's scores Chicago Public League Chicago Intra-City South DuSaWe 54 Harlan 0 Chicago North-Central Kelvyn Park 30 Crane 14 Chicago Northeast Manley 28, Lincoln Park 14 Sullivan 32 Prosser 6 IHini Northwest Clemente 30 Lake View 14 lllmi South CVS 50 Julian 0 Chicago South-Central Gage Park 29 Englewood 0 Phiinps 46 Calumet 0 lllmi Southwest 42 Washington 0 Nomconlerence La? Forest Academy 14.

Ethan A en (Wis 8 Jim played basketball for one of the top small-college teams in the country. Grandpa Harold Beutjer was a two-year starter at end for Wheaton in 194344 and was a talented baseball player whom the Cubs invited for a tryout. But his athletic career was cut short when he was drafted into the Army. Taking advantage of Beutjer and a quintet of sure-handed receivers, led by Tribune All-Stater Schweighardt, Thorne devised a four-receiver, one-back, quick-passing offense similar to the run-and-shoot. Beutjer's three-step drop, quick release arid ample protection from linemen Jeff Simpson (6-2, 325), Nick Schull (6-0, 267) and Bill Englehart have prevented defenses from unloading on the quarterback.

Last year, after suffering concussions in back-to-back games against Naperville Central and Glenbard East, Beutjer sat out the following three weeks. underwent a comprehensive examination that included a brain scan. Doctors concluded he was at no greater risk than anyone else on the field. Just the same, he began wearing a helmet with an extra shell of protection. His first game back, he passed for a playoff-record 420 yards in an opening-round loss to Lock-port.

Beutjer's fast start has elicited scholarship offers from Iowa State and Northern Illinois. Iowa, Illinois, Michigan State, Arizona State, Kansas and Boston College have shown serious interest. He and best friend Schweighardt are hoping to play together in college. The 5-10, 175-pound Schweighardt, who is getting looks from Illinois and Northwestern, leads the Chicago area with 36 catches for 713 yards and 15 touchdowns. He could eclipse ex-Richards star Kenny Carrington's single-season state record of 23 TD catches.

"There's always a mismatch in our offense," wideout Eric McGoey said. "If Jon Schweighardt or I have single coverage, we know Jon Beutjer is throwing to us. Sometimes defenses have to cover Jerome Collins or Brian Whitkanack with a linebacker." Beutjer is the straw that stirs Wheaton's potent concoction, and he leads with compassion. During times when the 325-pound Simpson is having difficulty finishing wind sprints, a tired Beutjer, who is already done, will run alongside him offering encouragement "He is so kind to all the players on the team," Thorne said. "Jon makes the last backup seem just as important as our best player." A psychological evaluation Beutjer underwent during the search for his reading disability uncovered a high degree of sensitivity.

"The psychologist told me Jon is the kind of person who will feel great joy and great hurt," Nancy Beutjer said. Two years ago Jon was invited to a turnabout dance by a Wheaton Warrenville South student who has cerebral palsy. He had made a previous commitment. So Beutjer brought the young lady a rose and said they would get together another time. "That's better than ahy pass he has ever thrown," Jim Beutjer said.

wins star-wars battle rolled behind goals by Jacob Stasko, Ben Koepke and Ben Angel. Hinsdale Central 2, Sandburg 2: Hinsdale Central rebounded from a 2-0 first-half deficit to tie the No. 8 Eagles. Rob Hulick and Andrew Ilbawi scored for the Red Devils (12-4-3), and Pat Gabrysiak had both goals for Sandburg (124-3). Joliet 4, Bolingbrook 0: Steve Estrada scored two goals and Armando Vargas added a goal and an assist to lead No.

9 Joliet (14-1-1). Brother Rice 2, Lake Park 0: The Crusaders (12-2-1) used goals by Tom Becker and Edgar Navarro to gain the shutout. Elgin 4, West Chicago 0: Mark Mallo scored his 10th and 11th goals of the season to lead Elgin (9-6-2). Glenbard North 4, Glenbard South 2: Nick Cirrincione scored a pair of first-half goals for the Panthers (10-6-2). Lake Forest 2, Woodstock 1: Goals by Mike Reardon and Charley Ricker sparked the Scouts (7-7-5.) Latin 3, Francis Parker 0: Johanes Maliza scored twice for Latin (10-3-2, 7-0-1) Jin the Independent School League..