High School SportsTuesday, November 3
Washington and Peoria Notre Dame win super-sectionals and could meet for the state title
The Daily Peoria team
Two area boys soccer teams are one win from meeting each other for the state championship. Washington beat Triad 1-0 in the Class 2A Urbana super-sectional Monday. Peoria Notre Dame beat Lemont 2-1 in overtime at Darien.
Truman Lenover headed in Washington's goal 4:39 after kickoff. Notre Dame's Cal Byrkit scored in regulation, and Joey Alwan won it with 22 seconds left in the first overtime. That avenged a 2024 super-sectional penalty-kick loss to Lemont.
Both local teams won Monday by one goal
- Triad0Washington1 (won)
- Lemont1Peoria Notre Dame2 (won)
Sources: Central Illinois Proud, Peoria Journal Star
They sit in opposite brackets. If each wins Friday in Rockford, they'd play for the state championship Saturday.
Both teams play state semifinals Friday
- Nov. 6Notre Dame plays Glenbard South in the state semifinals at 12:30 p.m.
- Nov. 6Washington plays Crystal Lake South in the state semifinals at 2:30 p.m.
- Nov. 7Washington and Notre Dame would meet for the state title if both win Friday.
Sources: Central Illinois Proud, Peoria Journal Star
- Washington: 22-1-2, with its 21st shutout of the season
- Notre Dame: 20-1-3, and the program's 18th trip to state
- Washington finished second at state last year
Sources: Central Illinois Proud, Peoria Journal Star