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Last Year’s State Finals in Review

MAKSIMIK’S TWO GOALS LEAD LAKE CENTRAL TO
FIRST BOYS SOCCER STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Randy Maksimik scored his second goal of the state Schroeder’s Fighting Irish wrap up their season with a 20-4-
finals in the 15th minute to stake Lake Central to a lead 1 record.
it never gave up, and the Indians earned a hard-fought, Lake Central marked its second consecutive
2-0 win over Indianapolis Cathedral Saturday night in appearance in the state finals by knocking off Evansville
Indianapolis in the boys soccer state championship match Memorial 3-1 in their semifinal match. Jereme Rainwater,
at Kuntz Stadium. The victory marks the first-
ever state championship in boys soccer for
Lake Central, its second in a boys sport and
sixth overall.
Maksimik’s long-distance finish came after
a short corner kick, and was followed just over
a minute later by another Indians goal when
junior forward Manny Rios stole an errant
back pass by the Fighting Irish and slotted
another home past Cathedral goalkeeper Alex
Dickman. Both of Maksimik’s goals this season
came at the state finals.
Dickman’s second-half heroics kept the
Fighting Irish in the match, but Cathedral
was unable to muster a goal against Indians
goalkeeper Brandon Cloutier, who punched
away shots and snagged errant crosses all
over his penalty area. Dickman registered
eight saves, while Cloutier snagged three
shots in the match. the Lake Central head coach, has now led the Indians
Indianapolis Cathedral defeated Warsaw, 2-0, in to three state finals appearances in the last six seasons.
their afternoon semifinal match, behind goals from senior Rainwater’s team finished 21-3.
forwards Max Odgaard and Brooks Butler. Head coach Paul

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