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2011 NSCAA High School Team Academic Award
Winners Announced
The National Soccer Coaches Association of
America Recognizes Hinsdale Central Boys Soccer
for a Fifth Time
A total of 350 soccer teams (135 boys, 215
girls) from throughout the United States have
earned the NSCAA Team Academic Award for
exemplary performance in the classroom as a team
during the 2010-11 academic year. Among these
programs are 59 schools receiving honors for
both their boys and girls teams.
To qualify for the award, the team must have a
minimum grade point average of 3.25 for the
entire academic year. The team GPA is determined
by adding every player's GPA, then dividing by
the number of players.
A complete list of schools from across the
country, including the Hinsdale Central listing
below, can be found by visiting:
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Hinsdale Central High School, Michael
Wiggins, 3.43, Hinsdale, Ill.
This now marks the fifth time that the Hinsdale
Central Boys Soccer Program has been recognized
nationally for this award. Congratulations to
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Tiemstra Repeats as Big Ten Defensive Player of
the Year
Chris Hegngi, David Tiemstra Headline Big Ten
Award Winners
Eight Buckeyes earn postseason conference awards
Nov. 10, 2011
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Chris Hegngi and David Tiemstra
led the list of eight Ohio State men's soccer
award winners at the Big Ten Tournament banquet
Thursday evening, earning the conference's
offensive and defensive, respectively, player of
the year awards.
Hegngi earns recognition as the conference's top
offensive player after racking up 18 points on
nine goals in 18 matches this season. The
Buckeye forward finished the regular season atop
the conference in points (10) and goals (five),
helping Ohio State to a second-place conference
finish. He becomes the first Ohio State player
to earn the award since it was established in
2009.
Tiemstra led an Ohio State defensive crew that
allowed 20 goals in 18 regular-season matches
this season, including just seven in the team's
six Big Ten contests, en route to his
second-consecutive Defensive Player of the Year
award. His win marks the third year in a row
Ohio State has won the award.
Both Hegngi and Tiemstra also earned a spot on
the All-Big Ten First Team, while Parnell Hegngi,
Austin McAnena and Matt Lampson each garnered
second-team accolades. Lampson now has been an
All-Big Ten selection all three seasons, while
McAnena, an all-freshman team pick in 2009, and
Parnell Hegngi each earn their first.
A pair of rookies - Kenny Cunningham and Brady
Wahl - was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman
Team after successful first seasons. Cunningham
had six points off two goals and two assists in
15 games of action, while Wahl started 18 of 19
games with one goal and one assist and took 43
percent of the team's corner kicks.
Finally, Sage Gardner was awarded the Buckeye
recipient of the Sportsmanship Award, given to a
student-athlete from each team who has
distinguished himself through sportsmanship and
ethical behavior. These student-athletes must
also be in good academic standing and have
demonstrated good citizenship outside of the
sports-competition setting.
The Buckeyes closed out the regular season
10-6-2 overall and 4-2-0 in the Big Ten,
finishing No. 2 in the Big Ten before being
ousted in the quarterfinals of the conference
tournament by Penn State, 2-0, Wednesday. They
now await the 48-team NCAA Tournament field to
be announced at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14 on
NCAA.com.
2011 MEN'S SOCCER ALL-BIG TEN TEAMS
Offensive Player of the Year: Chris Hegngi, Ohio
State
Defensive Player of the Year: David Tiemstra,
Ohio State
Freshman of the Year: ERIQ ZAVALETA, Indiana
Coach of the Year: TIM LENAHAN, Northwestern
ALL-BIG TEN TEAMS
FORWARDS
First Team
Alec Purdie, Indiana
ERIQ ZAVALETA, Indiana
OLIVER KUPE, Northwestern
Chris Hegngi, Ohio State
Second Team
Adam Montague, Michigan State
Parnell Hegngi, Ohio State
Chris Prince, Wisconsin
MIDFIELD
First Team
Nikita Kotlov, Indiana
Cyrus Sadee, Michigan State
Tomislav Zadro, Wisconsin
Second Team
Latif Alashe, Michigan
Chris Ritter, Northwestern
Lepe Seetane, Northwestern
Austin McAnena, Ohio State
DEFENSE
First Team
CHRIS ESTRIDGE, Indiana
Tommy Meyer, Indiana
David Tiemstra, Ohio State
Second Team
Kofi Opare, Michigan
Mark Barone, Michigan State
Nikko Boxall, Northwestern
GOALKEEPER
First Team
Tyler Miller, Northwestern
Second Team
Matt Lampson, Ohio State
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Forward
ERIQ ZAVALETA, Indiana
ADAM MONTAGUE, Michigan State
Kenny Cunningham, Ohio State
Midfield
Kerel Bradford, Indiana
TYLER ARNONE, Michigan
Fatai Alashe, Michigan State
Brady Wahl, Ohio State
Defense
RYAN KEENER, Michigan State
NIKKO BOXALL, Northwestern
AJ COCHRAN, Wisconsin
Goalkeeper
TYLER MILLER, Northwestern
Unanimous selections in ALL CAPS
Sportsmanship Award Honorees:
Kerel Bradford, Fr., Indiana
Tim Bergsma, Jr., Michigan
Garret Back, Sr., Michigan State
Peter O'Neill, Sr., Northwestern
Sage Gardner, So., Ohio State
Jacob Barron, Jr., Penn State
Blake Succa, So., Wisconsin
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Red Devils Fall to OPRF in Shortened Sectional
Match
The Hinsdale Central boys soccer season came to
an end Tuesday night; the team ended the season
with a 13-9-2 record.
By Joe O'Donnell
October 26, 2011
It wasn’t exactly a finish to remember for the
Hinsdale Central boys soccer team in their home
sectional match Tuesday night. In fact, it
wasn’t really a finish at all.
After sitting in their locker room for just over
an hour, pondering a 2-0 deficit to Oak Park
River Forest (OPRF) during a halftime prolonged
by a thunderstorm, the Red Devils were informed
lightning had forced officials to cancel the
second half and call the game after 40 minutes.
The 2011 season was over.
“You only worry about things you can control,”
said head coach Mike Wiggins, who did not
dispute the decision to call the game. “This is
something you can’t control.”
Senior midfielder Mitch Reavis was disappointed
about the decision because he’s seen 2-0 leads
disappear and his team hadn’t given up hope
during the long wait.
“We talked about the first 10 minutes, we were
going to come out and we were going to come
hard,” Reavis said. “You could just hear a pin
drop in that room when they said it was over.“
In the back-and-forth 40 minutes that did take
place, OPRF capitalized on its opportunities and
Hinsdale Central did not. The Red Devils back
line did well to protect against the Huskies
fast break until the 25-minute mark, when senior
OPRF defenseman Max Neumann weaved a pass 25
yards through the midfield to senior forward
Stephen Golz. Golz received the pass in stride,
got behind the Hinsdale Central back line and
blasted a shot past senior keeper Will Meyer to
open scoring.
“Credit them for having the guy up top that
could just run onto a ball the way he did and
bury it,” Wiggins said. “That was an impressive
shot, for sure.”
OPRF’s second goal came just over 10 minutes
later, with 4:45 remaining before halftime.
Junior midfielder Okker Verhagen took a pass at
the high box with the Red Devils goal at his
back. Verhagen was able to turn around and fire
a standing shot past Meyer, who got two hands on
the ball but couldn’t hold onto it.
Wiggins said that while there was little his
defense could do about the first goal, the
second goal was avoidable had the Red Devils
been able to clear.
“One too many touches, one too many bounces, and
one shot opportunity too many and we found
ourselves at 2-0,” the coach said.
OPRF senior keeper Granger Sheppard made eight
saves against the Red Devils. In the 22nd
minute, senior midfielder Philip Gutman missed a
chance to open scoring for Hinsdale Central when
he sailed an open shot from the center of the
box over the OPRF goal after taking a pass from
Reavis.
Reavis had a scoring chance himself just seconds
after the Huskies' first goal. Sheppard left his
goal open to come out and challenge a lob pass
meant for Reavis in the high box. The two
collided and Sheppard was able to incercept.
OPRF will go on to play in the sectional final
Saturday at 11 a.m. against the winner of
Wednesday night’s match between Morton and Lyons
Township. The Red Devils ended the 2011 season
with a 13-9-2 record.
Tuesday’s game was the last in the Hinsdale
Central soccer careers of seniors Aaron Cheever,
Zach Chiaramonte, Alex Chiaramonte, RJ Dralle,
Meyer, Gareth Parsons, Leandro Perez, Reavis,
Andrew Scott, Mark Tyler, and Killian Wagner.
Reavis said a lot of the seniors had played
together since fourth grade, in the lowest-level
soccer clubs.
“We’ve come a long way as friends and as
teammates; those guys will be hard to replace in
the future,” Reavis said.
Wiggins said he’ll remember a 2011 senior class
that realized how strong a group of individuals
can be.
“It’s a group that really grew to understand
what it meant to play for each other and really
come together as a team.”
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Wednesday’s boys soccer roundup
October 19, 2011
CLASS 3A REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
ARGO
Hinsdale Central 2, Kelly 0: Andrew Scott had a
goal and assist to power the Red Devils past
Kelly. Mike Krohn also scored a goal and Gareth
Parsons had an assist.
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Lyons
edge out Hinsdale Central
BY DAN LARSEN
October 4, 2011
He dove to his right and when he did, Lyons
goalkeeper Max Hadley secured the win for his
side in one of the oldest and most heated
rivalries you’ll see on any high school soccer
field.
The Lions’ 1-0 win over Hinsdale Central came on
an Elliot Borge goal at 50 minutes, and a
penalty kick save by Hadley with less than four
minutes remaining in a game filled with emotion
and physicality from start to finish.
“I just guessed right. It was more instinct than
anything,” Hadley said. “You just kind of have
to make a decision and stick with it. It felt
amazing, and then the biggest thing on my mind
was ‘lets not get scored on’.”
Hinsdale Central brought the attacking heat down
the stretch but Lyons Township held on and
stayed in the hunt for this year’s West Suburban
Conference, Silver Division title.
The Lions (8-4-3, 3-1 in WSS play) entered the
game along with five other teams with one
conference loss this season. The loss dropped
Hinsdale Central to 8-7-2 overall and 2-2 in
conference play.
A scoreless first half in LaGrange wasn’t
without its near-goals. A Lyons Township shot
was destined for the net 20 minutes in, with
goalkeeper Will Meyer well off his line, but
Central defender RJ Dralle got back in time to
head the ball away.
Yellow cards and injury timeouts marked a good
portion of the second half. The game’s lone goal
came when Borge made a run into the Red Devils’
penalty area on the left side and teammate Brett
Heimerdinger found him for the score.
“Mitch Reavis is a difference-maker for us, and
Elliot Borge is a difference-maker for LT,” Red
Devils coach Mike Wiggins said. “If anyone
doesn’t think that Borge is the best player
coming out of the Chicago area this year,
they’re wrong.”
The win for the Lions also allowed them to keep
ownership of this year’s Silver Brick trophy,
given annually to game’s winner. The game also
features a large crowd gathered to honor of the
American Youth Soccer Organization, Region 300,
which feeds both high school programs.
An estimated 900 fans showed up in LaGrange for
the annual contest on Tuesday.
“That’s mainly what this night is about – I lost
track of who’s ahead in the conference,” Labbato
said. “We were mainly focused on this as a
community night. It’s important for us to get
these little (AYSO) kids out here to see a great
soccer game, and I think we managed to do that.”
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Tiemstra
pushes OSU to Title
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Krohn nets the game-winner for Hinsdale Central
Red Devils upset Lincoln-Way East at Red Devil
Cup for first victory.
By Matt LeCren
September 2, 2011
It came later than expected, but the Hinsdale
Central boys soccer team finally got its first
victory of the season on Thursday.
The host Red Devils upset Lincoln-Way East 2-1
on the final day of group play at the Red Devil
Cup. They had struggled through a pair of
one-goal losses and two scoreless ties in their
first four games.
“It’s a great feeling,” said Hinsdale Central
junior midfielder Mike Krohn, who scored the
game-winning goal early in the second half.
“We’re all really happy about it. It took long
enough.”
Lincoln-Way East (2-1-1) had already clinched a
place in Saturday’s tournament championship game
against Morton by virtue of victories over
Oswego East and Downers Grove South, while
Hinsdale Central (1-2-2) had no chance of
advancing. That didn’t lessen the Red Devils’
motivation.
“I think we went into it with a lot more
intensity and we really wanted it this time,”
Krohn said. We wanted to take it to the team
that’s going to the championship [match] and we
just wanted to say we’re the team that also beat
the champions.”
Things didn’t get off to a good start as the
Griffins grabbed a 1-0 lead with 33:34 left in
the first half when Anthony Cetera scored. But
the hosts struck back less than five minutes
later on a goal by senior Mark Tyler, who scored
after Lincoln-Way East goalie Rich Torres
couldn’t punch out a 45-yard free kick by
Central’s Gareth Parsons.
“I think the goalie came out for a punch and
then Mark was there to tap it in,” Parsons said.
“We work a lot on those kind of set plays from
distance, so we’ve got set runners and I know
where they’re going to be. I know where I have
to put it every time so as long as I put it in
the air, I know we’re going to get a good
chance.
“Mark’s always making those runs at the goalie.
He’s had two of those this season.”
Parsons also assisted on Krohn’s goal, as it was
his pass in the midfield that sent Krohn on a
35-yard run up the right wing. Krohn was
one-on-one with a defender and cut back to his
left to free himself before sliding a pass under
a charging Torres to give the Red Devils a 2-1
lead 2:19 after halftime.
The Red Devils barely missed on several other
scoring chances, but they controlled much of the
action, outshooting the Griffins 16-6, including
11-4 in the second half.
“We were talking a lot more today,” Parsons
said. “Our communication up to this game has
been not as good as we’d like it to be and we
really yelled out there and a lot of times
that’s intimidating to other teams. I think that
helped us today.”
Hinsdale Central is next in action on Wednesday
when it opens West Suburban Conference Silver
Division play by traveling to Downers Grove
North. The victory over Lincoln-Way could prove
to be the spark the team needed.
“I think we’ve been dominating most of the games
we’ve played this season,” Parsons said. “The
other day against Oswego we broke through with
three but they scored four so we didn’t do well
defensively.
“We didn’t want to lose [today]. We had lost so
many games, we just came out and we knew we were
scoring goals. We had to put them away when we
had chances. We’ll make a run.”
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Red Devils top L-Way East for season's first win
By Matt Le Cren
Hinsdale Central escaped from the ranks of the
winless while knocking Lincoln-Way East from the
realm of the unbeaten on Thursday, but both
sides had plenty to be excited about after the
host Red Devils beat the Griffins 2-1 on the
final day of group play at the Red Devils Cup.
The result was a breakthrough for Hinsdale
Central (1-2-2), which had struggled through a
pair of one-goal losses and a two scoreless
draws in its first four outings.
“It’s a great feeling,” Hinsdale Central junior
midfielder Mike Krohn said. “We’re all really
happy about it. It took long enough.”
While disappointed with its first loss,
Lincoln-Way East had already wrapped up first
place in the group, thus securing a spot in
Saturday’s tournament championship game against
Morton. The Griffins (2-1-1), who will be making
their first appearance in the title match, will
take on the Mustangs (3-1) at 11 a.m. at
Hinsdale Central.
“We’re shocked,” Lincoln-Way East co-captain
Anthony Cetera said. “Hard work put our team
there. Morton is a really good team and we’re
looking for a good game Saturday.”
Cetera, a senior midfielder, gave the Griffins a
1-0 lead at the 33:34 mark of the first half
when he intercepted an errant clearing attempt
in the Hinsdale Central box and blasted a
10-yard shot past Red Devils goalie Will Meyer.
The advantage was short-lived, however, as Mark
Tyler tied the game 4:28 later when he pounced
on a loose ball in front of the Lincoln-Way East
net and tapped it in. Gareth Parsons, who
assisted on both Hinsdale goals, started the
play by lofting a 45-yard free kick from the
left wing that Griffins keeper Rich Torres
failed to corral.
“I think the goalie came out for a punch and
then Mark was there to tap it in,” Parsons said.
“We work a lot on those kind of set plays from
distance, so we’ve got set runners and I know
where they’re going to be. I know where I have
to put it every time so as long as I put it in
the air, I know we’re going to get a good
chance.
“Mark’s always making those runs at the goalie.
He’s had two of those this season.”
Parsons also set up the game-winning goal, which
came 2:19 into the second half. The senior
forward’s pass in the midfield sprung Krohn on a
run up the right wing, where he drove one-on-one
against a defender and used a nice cutback move
to his left to free himself. Seconds later,
Krohn slipped a shot under the arm of a charging
Torres for a 2-1 lead.
“I just tried to beat [the defender] on the
right and beat him from the outside and then I
took it inside with my left foot,” Krohn said of
his second goal of the year. “The goalie came
out and I put it under him.”
Though it is only one game, the Red Devils seem
to have put their earlier frustrations behind
them.
“I think we went into [this game] with a lot
more intensity and we really wanted it this
time,” Krohn said. “We wanted to take it to the
team that’s going to the championship [match]
and we just wanted to say we’re the team that
also beat the champions.
“We were talking a lot more today. Our
communication up to this game has been not as
good as we’d like it to be and we really yelled
out there and a lot of times that’s intimidating
to other teams. I think that helped us today.”
The Red Devils had several more solid scoring
chances and could have easily increased the
lead, but Torres made five of his six saves in
the second half, a hard shot by Lenny Zavala
missed wide left and a header by Phillip Gutman
went inches over the crossbar.
“I think we’ve been dominating most of the games
we’ve played this season,” Parsons said. “The
other day against Oswego [East] we broke through
with three but they scored four so we didn’t do
well defensively.
“We didn’t want to lose [today]. We had lost so
many games, we just came out and we knew we were
scoring goals. We had to put them away when we
had chances. We’ll make a run.”
So might the Griffins, who in the early going
look much improved from the squad that had
compiled a 39-46-7 record over the past four
seasons.
“Today was a tough one,” Cetera said. “We
struggled in the back a little bit. We didn’t
get enough shots off, either.
“One thing is this year, unlike all the other
years, we actually believe. We believe we’re a
good team, whereas the other years we just
thought we were a mediocre team. So it’s more
about believing that we can play with any team
we want and show them what we can do.”
Lincoln-Way East coach Brian Papa, whose squad
was missing outside defender Michael Roth [flu],
had some strong words for the Griffins at
halftime but is pleased with their overall
improvement.
“Our outside backs just weren’t there today and
that’s what our offense is predicated on that,”
Papa said. “If you’re going to give the ball to
the other team all the time and they’re
countering on us, we’re going to get caught.
“Our strength has been possession. It wasn’t
today. But the kids have been playing hard for
the past couple days. I’ve got no qualms. I know
we’re going to be a good team down the road.”
Papa substituted liberally in the 92-degree
heat, giving a lot of reserves some playing
time, and said those players learned a valuable
lesson.
“I just wish we would have done a little bit
more in the box,” said Papa, whose team was
outshot 16-6, including 11-4 in the second half.
“If we’d have played the last 10 minutes when we
were pooped the whole game…that’s a learning
situation.”
The Griffins, who beat Oswego East 4-3 and
Downers Grove South 1-0 in their other group
matches, are learning how to win, a process Papa
says will take time.
“When you lose the way we’ve lost the last
couple years, with all the injuries, the hardest
thing to teach is to win,” Papa said. “There are
two things that are hard to break. It’s hard to
break a winning tradition. It’s hard to break a
losing tradition, and we are right in the middle
of it. Hopefully it pans out.”
That said, Papa is not surprised that East has a
chance to win the Red Devil Cup.
“I did expect to be here,” he said. “I really
believe this team is a very good team, but we
are not the deepest team in the world. We’ll see
if we come back ready to play against Morton.
That will be a good test.”
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Hinsdale Central finally breaks through
BY MATT LE CREN
September 1, 2011
After enduring a pair of one-goal losses and two
scoreless ties to start the season, Hinsdale
Central finally broke through with a victory on
Thursday.
The host Red Devils overcame an early deficit
and upset Lincoln-Way East 2-1 behind goals from
Mark Tyler and Mike Krohn on the final day of
pool play at the Red Devil Cup in Hinsdale.
Lincoln-Way East (2-1-1) had already secured
first place in the group and will face Morton in
Saturday’s championship game. But Hinsdale
Central (1-2-2) got a big boost from the win.
“It’s a great feeling,” Krohn said. “We’re all
really happy about it. It took long enough.”
Anthony Cetera intercepted a poor clearing
attempt and scored from 10-yards out to give the
Griffins a 1-0 lead 6:26 into the contest, but
Tyler got the equalizer less than five minutes
later when he ran after a 45-yard free kick from
Gareth Parsons and tapped in a loose ball.
The Red Devils took control after that. Krohn
put them ahead to stay 2:11 into the second half
off another assist from Parsons, making a
35-yard run up the right wing before cutting
back to his left and slipping a shot under
Lincoln-Way East goalie Rich Torres.
“I just tried to beat [the defender] on the
right and beat him from the outside and then I
took it inside with my left foot,” Krohn said.
“The goalie came out and I put it under him.”
While the Red Devils knew they had no chance of
winning their group, they still had plenty of
motivation.
“I think we went into it with a lot more
intensity and we really wanted it this time,”
Krohn said. “We wanted to take it to the team
that’s going to the championship [match] and we
just wanted to say we’re the team that also beat
the champions.”
Despite the loss, the Griffins have gained
confidence from their strong start to reach the
tournament title match for the first time.
“Hard work put our team there,” Cetera said.
“Today was a tough one. We struggled in the back
a little bit. We didn’t get enough shots off,
either.”
But after four straight mediocre seasons, in
which East compiled a 39-46-7 record, something
important has changed.
“One thing is this year, unlike all the other
years, we actually believe,” Cetera said. “We
believe we’re a good team, whereas the other
years we just thought we were a mediocre team.
So it’s more about believing that we can play
with any team we want and show them what we can
do.”
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Metea Valley shocks Red
Devils on late goal
BY GEORGE M. WILCOX gwilcox@pioneerlocal.com
August 23, 2011
For a season opener on the first day of the season,
Metea Valley’s victory Monday night over Hinsdale
Central had a little bit of everything, including
crazy goals, a missed penalty kick, three yellow
cards and a fluke header to win the game.
The last goal scored by Nate Donovan gave Metea
a 2-1 win. The Mustangs, who opened their third
season as a program, won their second consecutive
season opener. Metea also avenged a 2-0 loss to
Hinsdale Central, which was last year’s season opener
for the Red Devils.
Donovan scored with 2 minutes, 45 seconds remaining
in the game when he headed in a rebound off the
right post past junior goallkeeper Harley Pranger.
Pranger came in to play in the second half after
starter Will Meyer was unable to continue at halftime
due to an injury.
All the goals were scored in the second half. Pranger
could not get a hand on Metea’s first shot at him
when Joel Schmidt scored on a goal fit for YouTube.
His free kick from nearly 30 yards out rebounded
off the Red Devils’ protective wall. The ball shot
right back at Schmidt, who hit the ball out of the
air with his right foot. The ball sailed over the
wall and Pranger’s outstretched arms.
“I think it was a great way to start the season
even though we did not prosper after the first goal,”
Schmidt said. “It was crazy. We started off on the
right foot. We played well and with composure.”
Hinsdale Central outshot the Mustangs in the second
half.
Eight minutes after Schmidt’s goal, Mitch Reavis,
Hinsdale Central’s Richmond-bound midfielder, missed
a penalty kick wide left with 20:49 remaining after
Franco Cattani earned a yellow card in the penalty
area.
Mark Tyler scored the Red Devils’ first goal of
the season to tie the game with 14:42 to go when
Christian Meyer’s free kick hit the left post, but
the ball bounced off Tyler’s chest while he was
chasing after the ball.
With nine returning starters, the Red Devils (13-7-2
last season, 3-3 West Suburban Silver) hope to challenge
two-time defending conference champion Lyons. Hinsdale
Central started seniors Gareth Parsons, Reavis and
Leandro Perez among its midfielders and seniors
Andrew Scott, R.J. Dralle and Zach Chiaramonte on
the defense.
“It’s not so much (about) excitement, it’s more
confidence and what comes with confidence,” Hinsdale
Central coach Mike Wiggins said. “Obviously, we
have improved our sense of awareness and ability.
Everything goes with being a year older. You’re
stronger and more experienced.”
Metea started school Monday with seniors for the
first time since the school opened in 2009. Mustangs
coach Josh Robinson started seniors Blake Erwin,
Cody Jones, Brett Erwin, Schmidt, Kevin Decker and
Ryan Solomon in the game.
Solomon had the best chances to score in the first
half off a breakaway and then missed one empty net
goal when Meyer was out of position. Solomon could
not free the ball lodged against the post.
“I think everyone is amped up about getting that
first game out of the way,” Metea coach Josh Robinson
said. “They were amped up and excited to play. We
scored on two quality goals.”
Reavis earned his second yellow, resulting in a
red-card ejection, with 2:14 remaining. He will
be forced to miss Hinsdale Central’s own Red Devil
Cup opener at 5 p.m. Thursday against Downers South.
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