Addison Trail (1-0): David Zielinski (8 kills, 3 blocks, 2 aces), Michael Pudlo (6 kills, 3 blocks), Jacob Grygo (21 assists, 6 kills), Justin Werderitch (4 kills), Mikey Strycharz (3 kills, 7 digs, 2aces), Bryan Florian (7 digs, 3 aces, 2 assists).
Argo def. Eisenhower 25-21, 24-26, 25-19
Argo (1-0): Erik Lopez (12 kills), Cincere Colbert (9 kills), Arturo Cabrera (26 assists).
Leyden def. Conant 25-13, 25-15
Leyden (1-0): Robert Elem (8 kills, 1 ace, 11 digs), Tom Radziszewski (4 kills, 2 blocks), Rodrigo Caldera (14 assists, 2 aces).
Mundelein def. Grant 25-15, 25-18
Mundelein (1-0): Steven Miritello (3 kills, 3 aces, 14 assists), Abram Nazario (4 kills, 3 aces), Martin Carrillo (3 aces, 9 digs, 1 block), Marc Rey (2 blocks), Tyler Vander Ploeg (1 block).
Naperville Central def. Downers Grove North 27-25, 25-18
Naperville Central (1-0): John Davis (9 kills, 2 aces, 1 block, 5 dig), Felix Egharevba (7 kills, 1 block, 7 digs), Tanner Stefani (6 kills, 5 digs), Timothy Folliard (25 assists).
Downers Grove North (0-1): Griffen Liszka (7 kills), Joseph Martens (6 kills), Michael Price (5 kills), Frederick Halper (10 digs), Owen Wahlgren (4 kills, 4 blocks), Ben Thomson (21 assists).
Niles West def. Notre Dame 25-21, 25-23
Palatine def. Maine West 25-9, 25-21
Palatine (1-0): Johnny O’Shea (12 kills, 7 digs, 1 block), Curtis McLennan (12 kills, 1 block), Camden Hill (4 kills), Conor Nix (3 aces, 8 digs), Ben Rinella (27 assists, 7 digs).
Stevenson def. Lakes 25-9, 25-12
Stevenson (1-0): Matt Cliffer (8 kills, 1 ace), Gavin Meng (8 kills), Thomas Finn (2 kills, 1 ace), Junhao (Leo) Chen (4 kills, 2 aces), Justin Ross (3 kills), Haddon Kay (1 kill).
Warren def. Evanston 25-11, 25-10
Warren (1-0): Taylor VanderJeugdt (9 assists, 5 aces), Kyle Wells (7 kills, 1 block), Alex Jiang (3 kills, 5 blocks), Peyton Hines (2 kills, 3 blocks).
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St. Francis
Conference: Chicago Catholic League
Head coach: Mike Lynch
Top returnees: Six-foot-1 junior outside hitter Marcus Ingold, 6-7 sophomore middle hitter Bryce Walker (Hitmen 16-1).
Top newcomers: 5-10 junior libero Danny Fernandez (Hitmen 17 Elite), 6-1 freshman outside hitter KJ Glabb (Uno 16 Gold), 6-2 freshman setter Kevin Schuele (SPVB 15 Elite).
Coach’s comments: “We are a very young team. We have two returning starters – Marcus Ingold on the outside and Bryce Walker in the middle. This is a great foundation to build around. With the infusion of three strong freshmen on the varsity, the season looks bright for the Spartans. The returning junior varsity players are coming off a conference championship from last year in the strong Catholic League. I believe this group is developing great chemistry, is very coachable and improving every day. Although we may be young this year, the entire program wants to continue the tradition of strong boys volleyball at St. Francis. The key to our early success will be the new players ability to adjust to the speed of the game at the varsity level.”
Bremen
Conference: South Suburban Blue
Head coach: Jonathan Baikie
Top returnees: Middle hitter Armoni Gause, outside hitter Shauhamm Razvi, outside/rightside hitters Diego Reyes and Elian Reyes.
Coach’s comments: “This will be my first year with a volleyball team. We have a group of athletes who are working really hard, learning the game and getting better daily.”