11/16 – 11/17/13
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THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND
With Kevin Reiterman & Bill McLean
At the Shoot-Around
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Boys Basketball • Deerfield/Highland Park/LF Academy: Say hello to the new bigs. Stefanos Fasianos, who is 6-foot5, will be wearing a Deerfield jersey this winter. A move-in from Jacksonville, Fla., he played his spring/summer club ball with Fundamental U. Born in Greece, he’s a big body who likes to shoot the three-pointer. Highland Park has welcomed in Toms Kirsblats. A native of Latvia, he stands 6-8. Coach Paul Harris believes the big guy can be factor in the second half of the season. Lake Forest Academy has added an intriguing player in 6-9 Diego Quinn. A Manhatten native, he’s receiving interest from a number of colleges, including LaSalle and Morehead State. He played his AAU ball with the Riverside Hawks of New York. This fall, he has been training with Mike Weinstein of Fundamental U. LFA, which returns Ryan Clamage, Daniel Joseph and Dejon Brissett, figures to be a loaded squad. Isaiah Foster, also of New York, is a 6-1 transfer.
Circling the Bases
Baseball • Highland Park/Lake Forest: It’s been a good offseason for Top Tier. It usually is. Two players who had terrific summers with this elite baseball club have made verbal commitments. Highland Park’s Liam Carter, a 6-foot-7 right-hander, has committed to Missouri, while Lake Forest middle infielder Luke Johnson has selected Bucknell. Carter is ranked 36th in the state (Class of 2014) by the Prep Baseball Report (PBR). Highland Park coach Dan Casey saw good things from Carter last spring. The hurler worked 28-plus innings and finished with 26 strikeouts while allowing only 21 hits. He had 1 win, 3 saves and a 2.94 ERA. Johnson is the second LF player to commit to a Division I program. In early September, shortstop/pitcher JR Reimer made a verbal commitment to Northwestern. Johnson earned all-conference recognition for LFHS last spring. He hit .297 with a team-high 22 RBI for the Ray Del Fava-coached Scouts.
Roaming the Sidelines
Football • New Trier: Michael Sernus, who played defensive end for the Trevians (5-5) this fall, has received a scholarship offer from Bryant University. The 6-4, 240-pound senior also has piqued the interest of North Dakota State. “Michael is a really good football player,” said New Trier head coach
Not so fast: Highland Park High School’s Miguel Juarez (left), seen here trying to shake off a Glenbrook South player during earlier action this fall, earned all-league honors along with four of his teammates.
photography by joel lerner Dan Starkey. “He leads by example. He anchored our defensive front.” Sernus finished the season with 43 tackles. He had four quarterback sacks and five quarterback hurries.
The Rundown
Girls Cross Country • New Trier: Coach John Burnside is extremely excited about the team’s latest sister combo: sophomore Kelli Schmidt and freshman Molly Schmidt. “Well, they’re not twins, but they are reminiscent of the (Courtney and Jessica) Ackermans with their work ethics and attitudes,” said Burnside. “They get excited about a good workout.” At the IHSA Class 3A state meet in Peoria on Nov. 9, the sisters helped the Trevians claim the thirdplace trophy. Kelli Schmidt ran No. 2 on the team and finished 33rd overall. Her sister was the team’s third finisher (43rd overall). “They’re going to have serious impact on our program,” said Burnside. The Ackermans, who graduated from NT last year, are competing at the Division I level. Courtney is at Illinois. Jessica is at Princeton.
Footnotes
Boys Soccer • Highland Park: Five Giants earned all-conference recognition this fall: Tony Barrios, Miguel Juarez, Zachary Kohn, Juan Marban and Omar Rodriquez. The Giants,
who will return eight starters next season, finished the campaign with an 8-9-5 record. • Lake Forest: Senior midfielder John Moderwell, who will play soccer at Northwestern, has been named to the IHSSCA All-State team. He had 12 goals and eight assists for the Scouts (14-7-1). The Scouts’ first-team all-conference players are Sam Danneker, Jack Duffy, Hunter Moore, Robert Schyns, Jack Sentell and Moderwell. Tim Gersten and Henry Levy were honorable mentions. • New Trier: The Trevians, who finished 12-4-7, placed three players on the all-CSL South squad: Jack Cornelo, Kevin Sokal and Timothy Moriarity.
At the Next Level
Football • At Brown: As expected, ex-Highland Park star Tellef Lundevall is putting up terrific numbers for the Bears (5-2, 2-2). The fifth-year senior has 47 catches for 567 yards with three touchdowns this fall. Senior Jordan Reisner, who also was a standout for HPHS, is seeing a lot of time at running back. He’s averaging 5.3 yards per carry (47248) with three TDs. Lake Forest’s Thomas Kutschke, a freshman defensive lineman, has appeared in five games and made six tackles.
Club Sports
Soccer • Eclipse Select: Zoe Redei of Highland Park, a member of the U-16 Elite Clubs National League squad, came up with an amazing performance at the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Woman’s Championship in Jamaica on Nov. 2. She scored four goals for the U.S. U-17 Women’s National Team in its 7-0 victory over Guatemala. The talented forward also came up with one goal and one assist in the team’s 2-0 win over Canada as the USA won the Group B division. The team, however, was ousted by Mexico in a shootout during the semifinal round on Nov. 7.
Spreading the Word
Paralympic Games • At Lake Forest High School: A Gateway to Gold talent evaluation event will be held at the school (1285 McKinley Road) on Nov. 17 (8 a.m.-1 p.m.). Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association (GLASA) in conjunction with the U.S. Paralympics will be hosting the event. It will draw athletes from all across the state who are aspiring to represent their country at the 2014 Paralympic Games.
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