Roundup (Monday, September 16)
BodyArmor -- second round
CRYSTAL LAKE CENTRAL 2, South Elgin 1
Jack Schmidtke tallied for the Storm thanks to a Noah Dihel assist. Keeper Christian Moscoso made five saves. South Elgin (3-6-1,0-0-1) hosts conference rival Bartlett in the Thunderhawk Cup at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday (Sept. 17).
Glenbard North, 2, EISENHOWER 0
Kevin Rosas got the Panthers off to an early lead after finishing off a cross from Keith Thumutok in the 5th minute. Eisenhower needed three great saves to keep the game 1-0 heading into the half. The Cardinals had the better of it for the first 20 of the second half and put Glenbard North (2-3-4) under pressure. Sammie Hernandez finished off another cross by Thumutok to end the scoring with 12 minutes to play. Abdul Ausuf made five saves for the Panthers third shutout of the season.
WARREN 3, Fenton 1
The Blue Devils broke 1-1 deadlock with Charlie Crown and Christian Albarran goals in the final nine minutes. Quinn Lockwood scored the opener in the 10th minute, but a Fenton free kick delivered a 1-1 score at intermission Gericho Navarro and notched assists for Warren (5-3-1). Ethan Cole made seven saves in 78 minutes of work. "Our play this game wasn't the most aesthetically pleasing, but we secured the win," said coach Jason Ahonen. "Credit goes to Fenton for their relentless effort and creativity in the midfield. At times, we imitated their style rather than stickidng to our own, which affected us in the first half. However, I'm very pleased with how we approached our chances in the second half to clinch the victory."
Streamwood Fall Classic -- second round
Leyden 3, West Chicago 0 at Oak Park and River Forest
Jesus Ramos paced the Eagles with a hat-trick, and Daniel Llanos stopped a PK en route to the shutout win. Currently third-ranked Leyden is tied with Oak Park and River Forest for the Group D lead after two rounds.
STREAMWOOD 5, Wheaton North 1
All-stater A.J. Sabanovic (three goals, assist) and Justin Rosales (brace) provided the scoring in the win. Aiden Caldera and Frank Jaimes added assists. Keeper Alex Garcia made three saves for the Sabres (5-2-0), who are tied for the lead in Group A play after two rounds.
ELGIN 2, Dundee-Crown 0
All-stater Robert Salinas recorded a goal and assist, and Aaron Saldana put one home for the 20th-ranked Maroons, who locked up Group B with the win.