Morton High School moved on to a supersectional while Notre Dame and Dunlap high schools headed to the offseason with sectional title losses Friday in the IHSA girls soccer state playoffs.
Morton knocked off rival Dunlap in Class 2A with a hat trick from Claire Ceresa, while Notre Dame exited the Class 3A playoffs with its only loss of the season.
Here’s how it all played out:
Morton 5, Dunlap 0
The Potters won the Class 2A Morton Sectional championship match to gain a place in the state’s Super 16.
Morton will face Waterloo at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Chatham Glenwood Supersectional.
Madi Greiner netted the only goal of the first half, and it proved to be the game-winner.
Izzy Ripka made it 2-0 with 27:35 left in second half on walk-in from right post. Morton star Ceresa produced a hat trick in a span of 3 minutes, 37 seconds during the final 16 minutes of the match.
She opened with a goal at 14:16 left, then made it 4-0 with 11:15 left when she tapped the ball under a diving goalkeeper. Her final goal was on a penalty kick with 10:39 to go.
The Potters improved to 24-1-1 and posted their 19th consecutive shutout. They have out-scored opponents 126-2 on the season.
Dunlap finished 13-5-7.
Edwardsville 2, Notre Dame 0
Notre Dame High School’s undefeated season ended in the Class 3A Normal Community Sectional.
The Irish were blanked by Edwardsville in the title match, exiting the playoffs with their only regulation defeat of the season.
Notre Dame finished 23-1-2 on the season and allowed opponents to reach two goals in a game only twice. But two was enough for Edwardsville, which got both its tallies from senior midfielder Anna Maxim.
This article originally appeared on Journal Star: Morton girls win IHSA sectional soccer title over Dunlap
Reporting by Dave Eminian, Peoria Journal Star / Journal Star
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