Warriors boys soccer team defeats Hoffman Estates in playoffs.
By Mike Miazga
Correspondent
The Willowbrook football team entered new territory in Week 9.
The Warriors recorded a 40-6 West Suburban Conference Gold Division victory over Downers Grove South. The win gave Willowbrook its first-ever WSC Gold title. The Warriors finished a perfect 6-0 in conference play and moved to 8-1 overall and will, with almost 100 percent certainty, host a first-round playoff game this weekend.
It’s Willowbrook’s first outright conference title in football since 1982.
Since beating Leyden by a touchdown in Week 3 of the season, Willowbrook has defeated opponents by scores of 45-0, 38-33, 45-22, 56-6, 57-12 and 40-6. The Warriors have scored 40 or more points in six of its nine games this season. Willowbrook’s only loss came in Week 2 to a Hinsdale Central team that finished 7-2 and took second in the WSC Silver this season behind only Glenbard West.
Willowbrook’s 364 points scored this season are the most of any team in either division of the West Suburban Conference and its 113 points allowed also is tops among the 14 teams in the Gold and Silver Divisions.
Willowbrook’s 8-1 regular-season record is the program’s best showing since the 1994 team went 8-1 and lost in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs. The Warriors now have achieved back-to-back eight-win seasons. The 2016 team advanced to the Class 7A state quarterfinals.
Willowbrook boys soccer
The Willowbrook boys soccer team opened the Class 3A playoffs with a 3-2 win over Hoffman Estates in regional quarterfinal action.
Senior Miguel Correa, sophomore Eric Hoda and senior Steve Cerda each had a goal for the Warriors.
The Warriors then dropped a 5-0 decision to St. Charles North in the regional semifinals. The loss broke a four-game Willowbrook winning streak.
“The hardest part on Tuesday (after the St. Charles North game) was the conversations I had with the seniors,” said Willowbrook coach Ed DeLaCruz.
Willowbrook finished the season with a 7-11 record.
