Boys Soccer

Geneva senior midfielder Reece Leonard, who commanded the midfield for Geneva and had nine goals and three assists in his senior season, is the 2024 Kane County Chronicle boys soccer Player of the Year.

Here is the 2024 boys soccer All-Area team for the Kane County Chronicle

Kash Goranson’s high school soccer journey was not always the smoothest

The 2024 boys soccer season has come and gone. Now it’s time to recognize the best of the best. Here’s the 2024 Herald-News All-Area Boys Soccer Team.

Gomez scored 34 goals with 13 assists for Lockport this season.

Aiden Sears had no trouble stepping in for an injured Sycamore store, scoring 20 goals, netting 12 assists and helping the Spartans (16-7-1) win the Interstate 8 title.

From high-impact scorers to lock-down defenders, we look at the best the area had to offer in the Daily Chronicle All-Area Boys Soccer team.

Prairie Ridge coach Joe Schroeder helped the Wolves accomplish their goals of winning a Fox Valley Conference championship and reaching the state finals this fall. For his leadership, Schroeder was named the 2024 Northwest Herald Boys Soccer Coach of the Year.

Meet the 2024 Northwest Herald Boys Soccer All-Area team.

Prairie Ridge senior Henry Knoll came in clutch for the Wolves in their historic season that ended with a third-place finish in Class 2A. For his season, Knoll was named the 2024 Northwest Herald Boys Soccer Player of the Year.

Timothy Christian senior goalkeeper Timothy Buikema, who recorded 13 shutouts, while giving up 13 goals in 22 games for a 0.678 goals-against-average, is the Suburban Life boys soccer Player of the Year.

Here is the 2024 Suburban Life All-Area soccer team

A look at the top boys soccer players in the area during the 2024 season.

Mendota junior Johan Cortez had 28 goals and 28 assists to lead the Trojans to a third place finish in Class 1A. For all his accomplishments, he is the 2024 NewsTribune Boys Soccer Player of the Year.

Oswego East senior MJ Hoffman, who scored 16 goals and added 10 assists and was named all-state and all-conference while leading the Wolves to 12 wins and a regional final, is the Record Newspapers boys soccer Player of the Year.

Here is the 2024 Record Newspapers All-Area boys soccer team.

Mendota goalkeeper Mateo Goy made some big saves during the Class 1A state tournament to help the Trojans place third. He was voted NewsTribune Athlete of the Week for his performance.

Here is the 2024 All-Kishwaukee River Conference boys soccer team, as selected by KRC coaches.

A number of McHenry County-area boys soccer players earned honors from the Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association after impressive seasons this fall.

Here is the 2024 All-Fox Valley Conference boys soccer team, as selected by FVC coaches.

Mendota's Cesar Casas was voted NewsTribune Athlete of the Week after scoring two goals and recording an assist in the sectional final and supersectional to help the Trojans advance to state.

Henry Knoll's goal in the 69th minute – his 25th of the season – sent Prairie Ridge past Lemont 1-0 in the Class 2A third-place on Saturday in Hoffman Estates.

Hinsdale Central scored three goals in the first 25 minutes Saturday in a 3-1 win over Edwardsville in the Class 3A third-place game in Hoffman Estates.

Lemont and Prairie Ridge met Saturday in the IHSA Class 2A state third place boys soccer game at Hoffman Estates High School.

The Lemont boys soccer team allowed a goal for the second time this postseason Friday in a 1-0 loss to Althoff Catholic in a Class 2A semifinal.

The Huskies’ 1-0 defeat of Hinsdale Central sends Mike Rusniak’s club into its first state final in program history.

Prairie Ridge faces Chicago De La Salle in an IHSA Class 2A state semifinal soccer match on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, at Hoffman Estates High School.

The Hersey and Hinsdale Central boys soccer teams played Friday for a chance to advance to the state championship game.

The Mendota boys soccer team beat Columbia 2-1 in penalty kicks Friday in the Class 1A third-place game in Hoffman Estates.

Lemont faces Belleville Althoff Catholic in an IHSA Class 2A state semifinal soccer match on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024, at Hoffman Estates High School.

The Mendota boys soccer team lost 1-0 to U-High in a Class 1A state semifinal Thursday in Hoffman Estates.

A look at the Mendota, U-High, Columbia and Cristo Rey Jesuit boys soccer teams that will compete at the Class 1A state tournament this week.

Mendota juniors Isaac Diaz and Johan Cortez have played a key role in the Trojans' first state berth three years after their brothers, Yahir Diaz and Johnathan Cortez, had Mendota on the brink of state.

Austen Szurgot's goal with 1:12 left sent Hinsdale Central past Lockport 2-1 in Tuesday's Class 3A Morton Supersectional.

Prairie Ridge faced Benet boys soccer in the Class 2A Wheaton Academy Supersectional on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024 in Wheaton.

Prairie Ridge senior Henry Knoll scored with 17:10 left in the first half to turn a scoreless but seemingly lopsided game around, and the Wolves went on to a 4-1 win over Benet in the Class 2A Wheaton Academy Supersectional to advance to state for the first time in 25 years.

The Mendota boys soccer team defeated Aurora Central Catholic 2-0 on Saturday to earn the first state berth in program history.

Geneva boys soccer faced Conant in the Class 3A St. Charles North Sectional final on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024 in St. Charles.

Conant’s improbable run continued Saturday as the Cougars stunned top-seeded Geneva 2-1 in penalty kicks to win the Class 3A St. Charles North Sectional title.

Ismael Gomez scored two goals, but it was Aleko Kolliniatis' kick with 8:44 left that won the game as Lockport rallied past Lincoln-Way East 3-2 to win the Class 3A Joliet West Sectional title.

After 80 scoreless minutes and two overtimes still produced no goals, Prairie Ridge defeated Wauconda in penalty kicks Friday night to capture its first sectional championship since 1999.

Huntley's season came to an end Friday with a 4-0 loss to Elgin in the Class 3A Streamwood Sectional final. The Red Raiders, who won their third regional title in four years, were hoping to get their first sectional since 2021.

Huntley face Hampshire in an IHSA Class 3A boys soccer sectional semifinal game on Oct. 30, 2024, in Streamwood.

Huntley, Elgin punch tickets to Class 3A Streamwood Sectional title match.

Cesar Casas scored a goal with less than a minute left to help the Mendota boys soccer team to a 2-1 victory over Peoria Christian in the Class 1A IVC Sectional championship Wednesday in Chillicothe.

Morton turned a couple of surprises into a 2-0 victory over Lyons in the Class 3A Reavis Sectional semifinals. The Mustangs advance to face Hinsdale Central, a 3-1 winner over Downers Grove South, in Friday's sectional final.

Prairie Ridge scored early in order to beat Crystal Lake Central 3-0 in Tuesday's Class 2A Grayslake Central Sectional semifinal. Harvard lost 3-2 to Wauconda in the sectional's other semifinal.

Crystal Lake Central faces Prairie Ridge in a IHSA Boys Soccer 2A Grayslake Central Sectional semifinal match on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, at Grayslake Central High School.

Aurora Central Catholic's Chris Incandela scored with 4:05 left in the second overtime to lift the Chargers to a 2-1 win against Richmond-Burton in the Class 1A Hinckley-Big Rock Sectional championship on Tuesday.

Ben Murphy scored two goals and assisted on two more in the span of eight minutes to start the second half to help top-seeded Geneva win a shootout against fourth-seeded Glenbard West to advance to the sectional finals.