Sacek’s goal for surging Naperville Central puts host St. Charles North in an unexpected hole.
Naperville Central’s Nicole Sacek follows a play during the Class 3A St. Charles North Supersectional against the host North Stars on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Naperville Central freshman midfielder Nicole Sacek stunned everyone when she scored the first goal of the Class 3A St. Charles North Supersectional on Tuesday night.“I didn’t know what happened in the moment,” she said. “But then I kind of took a step back, and I was like, ‘I just scored.’ It felt good.
There were plenty of magic moments for the Redhawks during their playoff run, which included their first sectional title since 1995 and upsets of higher-seeded Metea Valley, Naperville North and Plainfield North. “It all started with our seniors saying, ‘This is what we want to establish,’” Naperville Central coach Troy Adams said. “I think you saw that play out as the season went on and we started understanding a little bit better of what we needed to do and how we needed to do it.”and Chloe Mowry, and several less experienced players around the field like chess pieces, sometimes asking them to play positions they had never played before.
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