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Lemont High School's boys' soccer team has secured its first state trophy, finishing fourth at the 2024 IHSA Class 2A Boys’ Soccer State Finals. The event took place at Hoffman Estates High School on November 8-9. Under the guidance of head coach Rick Prangen, Lemont faced two narrow defeats with scores of 1-0 against Belleville Althoff Catholic in the semifinal and Prairie Ridge in the third-place match.
In their opening game, Lemont had a 9-6 shot advantage, but Althoff Catholic capitalized on a goal in the 23rd minute. Junior Adrian Lisowski made one save during this match. In the third-place game, Lisowski recorded eight saves; however, Prairie Ridge scored the decisive goal in the 70th minute.
Lemont reached its first state finals since 2007 after an intense shootout victory over Peoria Notre Dame at the IHSA Kankakee Super-Sectional. Senior Mitchell Sowa scored during regular play leading to a tie that extended through regulation and two overtimes. Lisowski's four saves and Sowa's successful conversion in the shootout's twelfth round secured Lemont’s advancement with a 7-6 win.
The team did not concede any goals in its initial four postseason games, winning their own IHSA Regional by defeating Tinley Park (2-0, double overtime) and Bremen (2-0). They claimed their first sectional title since 2011 with victories over Providence Catholic (3-0) and Brother Rice (2-0).
Senior Tyler Chrisman achieved recognition as Lemont’s first-ever two-time Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association All-State performer, accumulating five goals and a team-high fifteen assists for twenty-five points. Lisowski earned fifteen shutouts while senior Vincenzo Mancini contributed six goals and five assists for seventeen points. Sophomore Andrew Guzy led with eighteen goals and two assists totaling thirty-eight points; all three received IHSSCA All-Sectional honors.
Concluding their season with a record of 23 wins, five losses, and one draw, Lemont set a new school record for single-season victories—nearly tripling last year's total—and won the South Suburban Conference-Blue Division title with ten league wins.
Historically successful in regional competitions, Lemont has captured fourteen IHSA Regional titles between 2006 to present years along with seven Sectional crowns spanning from 2000 to recent achievements including this year’s success alongside twelve conference titles since joining SSC which includes eight recent triumphs.
