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the frankfort station | September 27, 2018 | 47<br />
fastbreak<br />
Boys soccer<br />
Griffins shut out Knights in LW crossover<br />
22nd Century Media File<br />
Photo<br />
Three things to<br />
know about the LWE-<br />
Central football<br />
game<br />
1. A.J. Henning<br />
returned to the field<br />
The star wide<br />
receiver/running<br />
back had missed<br />
the first four weeks<br />
of this year's<br />
season because<br />
of a left hip flexor<br />
injury.<br />
2. Devon Williams<br />
had another solid<br />
performance<br />
The junior running<br />
back had eight<br />
carries for 152<br />
yards and two<br />
touchdowns — one<br />
on a 74-yard run on<br />
the first offensive<br />
snap of the second<br />
half.<br />
3. East had a powerful<br />
defense<br />
The Griffins had<br />
four sacks during<br />
the game: one each<br />
from Mick Stewart<br />
and Jacob Kramer<br />
and two from Sean<br />
McLaughlin.<br />
LW East blanks LW<br />
Central 2-0 in rivalry<br />
redux<br />
Tim Yonke, Freelance reporter<br />
The latest chapter in a<br />
long-standing boys soccer<br />
rivalry between Lincoln-<br />
Way East and Lincoln-Way<br />
Central was a lot like the<br />
previous games: a shutout.<br />
On Sept. 18 the Griffins<br />
hung a 2-0 loss on Central<br />
thanks to the play of forward<br />
Cory Pitlik and goalie Victor<br />
Porada.<br />
Last year the Knights<br />
were 2-0 winners while in<br />
2016 East triumphed 1-0.<br />
The win put East at 8-3<br />
overall, 2-0 in conference<br />
and 3-0 at home; Central<br />
dropped to 5-4 overall and<br />
0-1 in conference.<br />
There is plenty of trash talking to be done because<br />
our picks were garbage in Week 5. There is a<br />
shakeup at No. 1 as Joe raced passed Heather, whose<br />
rare bad week brought her into the Vorva/Czaja/<br />
Sanchez abyss.<br />
Game of the Week:<br />
• Homewood-Flossmoor (5-0) at Lincoln-<br />
Way East (5-0)<br />
Other Games to Watch<br />
• Lincoln-Way West (3-2) at Sandburg (2-3)<br />
• Stagg (2-3)at Lincoln-Way Central (2-3)<br />
• Andrew (4-1) at Thornridge (1-4)<br />
• Hillcrest (5-0) at Tinley Park (2-3)<br />
• Hope Academy (4-1) at Providence (4-1)<br />
• Bolingbrook (4-1) at Lockport (0-5)<br />
“We wanted to do two<br />
things tonight. We wanted<br />
to make sure the set pieces<br />
were clean and good — we<br />
scored off of a throw-in.<br />
And, to get stingy in the<br />
back and keep a zero. We<br />
accomplished both goals,”<br />
East coach Ryan Decker<br />
said.<br />
Pitlik was instrumental in<br />
the Griffins scoring twice<br />
in the opening half. At the<br />
23:57 mark, the junior made<br />
a long toss-in from the corner.<br />
After a couple of deflections,<br />
junior Dante Wright<br />
was able to head it past Central<br />
goalie Adam Kedzior.<br />
Then, with 3:23 left in<br />
the first half, Pitlik was out<br />
ahead after taking a beautiful<br />
pass from teammate<br />
Andy Cahue and rifling it<br />
into the far left corner of the<br />
Please see Soccer, 44<br />
OUR STAFF’S PREDICTIONS FOR THE AREA GAMES IN WEEK 6<br />
27-6<br />
Joe Coughlin |<br />
Publisher<br />
• Lincoln-Way East 24, Homewood-<br />
Flossmoor 21. Maybe the two best<br />
in 8A. A.J. Henning back in action<br />
and home cooking make the difference<br />
for Griffins.<br />
• Lincoln-Way West<br />
• Lincoln-Way Central<br />
• Andrew<br />
• Tinley Park<br />
• Providence<br />
• Bolingbrook<br />
25-8<br />
Lincoln-Way East goalie Victor Porada makes a save in heavy traffic in front of the net<br />
against rival Lincoln-Way Central Sept. 18. The Griffins won the match 2-0.<br />
Photos by Julie McMann/22nd Century Media<br />
Heather Warthen |<br />
Chief Operating Officer<br />
• Lincoln-Way East 21, Homewood-<br />
Flossmoor 20. This should be a<br />
great matchup, but Griffins will pull<br />
it out in the end.<br />
• Lincoln-Way West<br />
• Lincoln-Way Central<br />
• Andrew<br />
• Hillcrest<br />
• Providence<br />
• Bolingbrook<br />
25-8<br />
Jeff Vorva |<br />
Sports Editor<br />
• Lincoln-Way East 35, Homewood-<br />
Flossmoor 14. I don’t think there is<br />
a team in the state that can come<br />
within three touchdowns of the Griffins<br />
at this stage of the season.<br />
• Lincoln-Way West<br />
• Lincoln-Way Central<br />
• Andrew<br />
• Hillcrest<br />
• Providence<br />
• Bolingbrook<br />
24-9<br />
Thomas Czaja |<br />
Contributing Editor<br />
• Lincoln-Way East 37, Homewood-<br />
Flossmoor 17. Vikings are toughest<br />
opponents of the regular season for<br />
the Griffins, but can’t pick anyone<br />
coming close to East at this point.<br />
• Lincoln-Way West<br />
• Lincoln-Way Central<br />
• Andrew<br />
• Hillcrest<br />
• Providence<br />
• Bolingbrook<br />
24-9<br />
James Sanchez |<br />
Contributing Editor<br />
• Lincoln-Way East 31, Homewood-<br />
Flossmoor 14. A.J. Henning’s return<br />
means problems for the Vikings.<br />
• Lincoln-Way West<br />
• Lincoln-Way Central<br />
• Andrew<br />
• Hillcrest<br />
• Providence<br />
• Bolingbrook<br />
Listen Up<br />
"We’ve been practicing hard all summer and all week<br />
long, and we just try to go out there and dominate<br />
on every play. It just happened to fire on all cylinders<br />
tonight.”<br />
Sean McLaughlin — Lincoln-Way East football player<br />
What 2 Watch<br />
Girls tennis<br />
4 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 4, in Frankfort<br />
• The Griffins compete against other SWSC teams<br />
during their home conference meet.<br />
Index<br />
45 — This Week In...<br />
44 — Athlete of the Week<br />
FASTBREAK is compiled by Editor Nuria Mathog,<br />
nuria@frankfortstation.com.
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