Congratulations to Waubonsie Valley, 2008 Tournament Champion
The tournament participants are guaranteed 4 games played over two weekends, with the 4 group winners playing a total of 5 games.
Since 1988, the State of Illinois has crowned 20 State champions-- 16 of those championships were won by teams competing in this tournament.
This year's tournament field is made up of 10 regional champions, 6 sectional champions, and 5 final eight qualifiers from 2007.
Due to field repairs at Neuqua Valley, Group C contests will be hosted by Lincoln-Way East this year.
| (played @ Naperville Central) | (played @ Naperville North) | (played @ Lincoln-Way East) | (played @ Waubonsie Valley) |
| GROUP A | GROUP B | GROUP C | GROUP D |
| NAPERVILLE CENTRAL | NAPERVILLE NORTH | NEUQUA VALLEY | WAUBONSIE VALLEY |
| BENET ACADEMY | LINCOLN-WAY CENTRAL | LINCOLN-WAY EAST | GENEVA |
| DOWNERS GROVE SOUTH | LYONS TOWNSHIP | PALATINE FREMD | HINSDALE CENTRAL |
| PALATINE | ST. CHARLES EAST | WHEATON-WARRENVILLE SOUTH | NEW TRIER |
GROUP PLAY SCHEDULE
| Thursday April 17 | ||||
| GROUP A | GROUP B | GROUP C | GROUP D | |
| 5:00 | BA vs. DGS 1-0 | SCE vs. LT 3-0 | NV vs. WWS 1-3 | WV vs. HC 5-0 |
| 7:00 | NC vs. PAL 4-2 | NN vs. LWC 0-1 | LWE vs. PF 0-2 | GEN vs. NT 0-1 NT in Shoot-out |
| Saturday April 19 | ||||
| 10:00 | BA vs. NC 0-2 | LT vs. NN 0-1 | LWE vs. NV 0-5 | GEN vs. WV 0-3 |
| 12:00 | DGS vs. PAL 3-2 | SCE vs. LWC 2-1 SCE in Shoot-out | WWS vs. PF 2-2 | NT vs. HC 2-0 |
| Thursday April 24 | ||||
| 5:00 | NC vs. DGS 5-3 | NN vs. SCE 1-0 NN in Shoot-out | WWS vs. LWE 1-0 WWS in Shoot-out | HC vs. GEN 0-1 |
| 7:00 | PAL vs. BA 0-2 | LWC vs. LT 0-0 | PF vs. NV | WV vs. NT 2-0 |
The team listed first will be designated the
home team and should wear white/light jerseys and white/light socks.
The team listed second will be designated
the visiting team and should wear dark jerseys and dark socks.
All games played on April 17, 19, & 24 that are tied at the end of regulation will
follow the IHSA State series procedures for overtime (at most, two 10 minute
sudden victory periods before the shoot-out). These games will all end
with a winner and a loser. All of the games on April 26, other
than the championship bracket, will be official if the game is tied at the end
of regulation (no overtime or shootout will take place).
If any of the championship bracket
games are tied at the end of regulation, we
will follow the IHSA State series procedures for
overtime (at most, two 10 minute sudden victory periods before the shoot-out).
SEEDING CRITERIA DURING GROUP PLAY
1. Most Points (win=4pts, loss=0pts, shoot-out win=3 pts, shoot-out loss=1pt)
2. Head to head competition
*In case of a three way tie*
1. The team with the greatest goal differential within the group will advance to the championship bracket.
2. If #1 fails to break the three way tie, then the team with the most goals scored within the group will advance to the championship bracket.
3. If #1 and #2 fail to break the tie, then a coin toss will be used to eliminate one of the three tied teams.
*Once the three way tie has been broken, the two remaining teams will return to head-to-head competition.*
Saturday April 26 site assignments and game times will be available on Friday, April 25 by 10:00 am.
SEEDED PLAY SCHEDULE
After the second Thursday's games, teams will be assigned a site based on their performance in group play. All of the #1 seeds will qualify for the championship bracket of the tournament. For the remaining 12 teams, the tournament directors will make every effort to create match-ups that avoid teams playing an opponent multiple times during the year (this may not be possible for all teams).
The team listed first will be designated the
home team and should wear white/light jerseys and white/light socks.
The team listed second will be designated
the visiting team and should wear dark jerseys and dark socks.
| Saturday April 26 | |||
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1 SEEDS |
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| @ NC | @ NN | @ WV | |
| 9:00 |
WV 3 NC 0 |
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| 11:00 |
FREMD 1 SCE 0 |
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| Saturday April 26 | |||
|
THIRD PLACE GAME |
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| 4:00 |
NC 2 SCE 0 |
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|
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME |
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| 6:00 |
WV 1 FREMD 0 |
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| 10:00 | NN 1 HC 1 | LWE 1 PAL 0 | |
| 12:00 | NV 2 DGS 0 | WWS 1 LT 0 | |
| 2:00 | NT 2 BA 0 | GEN 2 LWC 1 |