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Girls Soccer: Lemont Wins Regional Title Over Oak Forest
Lemont 3, Oak Forest 0: A dominant second half led by Shannon Briggs power the Indians into the sectionals.
The Hot Read: Lemont had little trouble imposing their will on the soccer field against Oak Forest, keeping the ball on their side of the field for much of the game. Shannon Briggs scored with 31:46 left in the second half, opening up the game for the Indians. Elise Cady and Kimberly Jerantowski scored insurance goals later in the half, securing the 2A regional title for the Indians.
Patch’s MVP: Shannon Briggs, Lemont. She scored what was the game-winning goal and assisted in the other two second-half goals. She had the most shots on goal for the Indians with five.
Lemont’s Leaders: In addition to Briggs, Elise Cady and Kimberly Jerantowski. Both of them scored goals and were crucial to the offensive attack. Wendy Mazur had an assist on Briggs’s goal.
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Oak Forest’s Leaders: Nicole Price had two solid shots on goal in the second half that were stopped by freshman goalie Kelly Fritz.
Quotable I: Indians coach Rick Prangen said, “We remained calm and focused on the positives going into the second half and it worked out for us.”
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Quotable II: Bengals coach Stacey Lane: “They kept the pace up against us all night. We knew it was going to be tough.
Team Records: Lemont is 19-4. Oak Forest finishes the season at 9-9-1.
What’s Next: Lemont will play the winner of Joliet Catholic and Morris in the Lincoln-Way West Sectional.
