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   Arlington Heights (St. Viator) Lions (22-2)


School Information

Name: St. Viator High School
City: Arlington Heights
County: Cook
Classification Enrollment: 1277.1
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Navy Blue/White
Conference: East Suburban Catholic
President: Ryan Aiello
Principal: Erika Mickelburgh
Athletic Director: Nolan Dowling
Head Coach: Geoff Harty
Assistant Coaches: David Jasper, Jack Moran, Joseph Garofalo
Athletic Trainer: Arika Smetana, Marissa Kunz
Captains: Dylan Berg, AJ Skotnicki, Landon Vermazen, Keaton Franzen, Gunnar Higdon
Last Year's Advancement: Lost against Lake Forest (H.S.), 9-10, in the Super-Sectionals

Team Photo


Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr.
1 *Dylan Bergt MIDFIELD 5-10   Jr.
2 *Henry Crane ATTACK 5-9   Jr.
3 Ben Bergt ATTACK 5-7   So.
5 *Keaton Franzen ATTACK 5-10   Sr.
6 *Brady Tyrrell ATTACK 6-3   Jr.
7 *Gunnar Higdon LSM 6-0   Sr.
8 Gianluca Scarsella MIDFIELD 5-9   Jr.
9 Griffin Haase DEFENSE 5-10   Fr.
10 *AJ Skotnicki DEFENSE 5-9   Jr.
11 Justin Larkowski MIDFIELD 5-9   Jr.
12 Tommy Towle MIDFIELD 5-9   So.
14 Jacob Garofalo MIDFIELD 5-9   So.
15 Ryan Kadlec MIDFIELD 6-0   Jr.
16 Pluto Polyzois FACEOFF 5-9   Sr.
17 *Brayden Tedio DEFENSE 5-11   Jr.
18 *Connor McGrath MIDFIELD 5-8   Jr.
19 *Landon Vermazen DEFENSE 6-0   Jr.
20 Michael Benigni MIDFIELD 6-1   Sr.
21 Mason Steffan MIDFIELD 5-11   So.
22 Charlie Drake MIDFIELD 6-0   Fr.
23 Dawson Clark DEFENSE 5-11   So.
25 Sean Nagy MIDFIELD 5-10   Sr.
26 Colin McInerney ATTACK 5-9   Sr.
27 Seamus Rustay MIDFIELD 5-9   Fr.
29 Jake Pukala LSM 6-0   Jr.
30 Jake Farrell MIDFIELD 5-9   So.
31 Owen Stover MIDFIELD 5-8   So.
32 Brady Paine DEFENSE 6-2   Sr.
33 *Steven Wright GOALIE 5-9   So.
35 Gianluca Buttitta GOALIE 5-9   Jr.

Statistics 

  

 

No.
  Name
  Games
  Shots
  Goals
  Assists

 

 

  Michael Benigni
   23 
  73
  30
  13

 

 

  Ben Bergt
   23 
  21
  11
  9

 

 

  Dylan Bergt
   23 
  36
  10
  47

 

 

  Gianluca Buttitta
   
   
   
   

 

 

  Dawson Clark
   23 
  0
  0
  0

 

 

  Henry Crane
   23 
  87
  52
  20

 

 

  Charlie Drake
   23 
  56
  27
  28

 

 

  Jake Farrell
   23 
  2
  0
  1

 

 

  Keaton Franzen
   23 
  188
  84
  53

 

 

  Jacob Garofalo
   23 
  1
  0
  2

 

 

  Griffin Haase
   18 
  1
  0
  0

 

 

  Gunnar Higdon
   23 
  9
  5
  4

 

 

  Ryan Kadlec
   10 
  21
  9
  6

 

 

  Justin Larkowski
   23 
  1
  0
  0

 

 

  Connor McGrath
   23 
  1
  1
  2

 

 

  Colin McInerney
   23 
  27
  16
  3

 

 

  Sean Nagy
   23 
  4
  1
  0

 

 

  Brady Paine
   23 
  0
  0
  1

 

 

  Pluto Polyzois
   23 
  2
  1
  1

 

 

  Jake Pukala
   20 
  1
  0
  0

 

 

  Seamus Rustay
   23 
  10
  8
  0

 

 

  Gianluca Scarsella
   23 
  7
  4
  8

 

 

  AJ Skotnicki
   20 
  2
  2
  1

 

 

  Mason Steffan
   23 
  22
  6
  8

 

 

  Owen Stover
   23 
  3
  2
  0

 

 

  Brayden Tedio
   23 
  5
  1
  4

 

 

  Tommy Towle
   23 
  7
  2
  10

 

 

  Brady Tyrrell
   23 
  126
  70
  8

 

 

  Landon Vermazen
   23 
  2
  1
  1

 

 

  Steven Wright
   
   
   
   
 



  

 


Name
  Games
  Allowed
  Avg.
  Saves

 

 

  Gianluca Buttitta
  7
  8
  6.5
  4

 

 

  Steven Wright
  23
  73
  3.65
  158
 






Scores




 

  Date
  Opponent
  W/L
  Own
  Opp

 

 

  3/23
  Middletown St. George's, RI
  W
   10 
   4 

 

 

  3/24
  Evergreen, CO
  W
   11 
   1 

 

 

  3/26
  Philadelphia Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, PA
  L
   5 
   13 

 

 

  4/1
  Chicago (St. Patrick)
  W
   29 
   0 

 

 

  4/7
  Mukwonago, WI
  W
   13 
   3 

 

 

  4/9
  Mundelein (Carmel)
  W
   23 
   1 

 

 

  4/10
  Chicago (Lane)
  W
   21 
   1 

 

 

  4/14
  Winnetka (New Trier)
  W
   10 
   8 

 

 

  4/16
  Chicago (DePaul College Prep)
  W
   17 
   2 

 

 

  4/21
  West Chicago (Wheaton Academy)
  W
   15 
   6 

 

 

  4/23
  LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy)
  W
   25 
   0 

 

 

  4/26
  Bloomfield Hills Brother Rice, MI
  W
   9 
   7 

 

 

  4/28
  Glen Ellyn (Glenbard West)
  W
   8 
   6 

 

 

  4/30
  Chicago (Marist)
  W
   17 
   6 

 

 

  5/2
  Wilmette (Loyola Academy)
  L
   5 
   7 

 

 

  5/5
  Northbrook (Glenbrook North)
  W
   17 
   1 

 

 

  5/7
  Niles (Notre Dame)
  W
   23 
   0 

 

 

  5/9
  Lake Forest (H.S.)
  W
   7 
   6 

 

 

  5/12
  Elmhurst (York)
  W
   18 
   4 

 

 

  5/14
  Lisle (Benet Academy)
  W
   17 
   5 

 

 

  Arlington Heights (St. Viator) Sectional
 

 

 

 

  5/23
  Mt. Prospect (Prospect)
  W
   20 
   3 

 

 

  Glenview (Glenbrook South) Sectional
 

 

 

 

  5/26
  Arlington Heights (Hersey)
  W
   16 
   5 

 

 

 

 

  5/29
  Lake Zurich
  W
   15 
   7 

 

 

  Lake Forest (H.S.) Super-Sectional
 

 

 

 

  6/2
  Lake Forest (H.S.)
  W
   0 
   0

Head Coach Geoff Harty
Year W-L
Arlington Heights (St. Viator)
2008 16-5
2009 16-4
2010 9-9
2011 18-4
2012 16-3
2013 15-4
2014 10-10
2015 10-9
2016 18-4
2017 15-7
2018 16-4
2018-19 14-6
2020-21 9-6
2021-22 18-6
2022-23 23-2
2023-24 15-5
16 yrs. 238-88
Arlington h\Heights (St. Viator)
2024-25 20-4
GRAND TOTAL
17 yrs. 258-92

Tournament History 

2023        9   17  1-1 (24-2-0)   2nd  Patrick Gaeger
       W   13    4  Lake Forest (H.S.)
       L    9   17  West Chicago (Wheaton Academy)