By Haley Brock
When all 64 high schools and 2,000 players return to the Inwood Soccer Complex in Joliet on Saturday, odds are some of Chicago and Northern Illinois’ top talent will square off against one another.
More than 2,500 minutes of high school soccer will take place in the fourth round of the PepsiCo Showdown Boys, which will feature players from the city and suburbs, public and private schools and stars from small and large soccer clubs alike.
This is the second consecutive Saturday in which all high schools will be at the same site, allowing college coaches and media to see all players and teams with ease of walking a few yards to each of the six fields playing at once.
Which players and teams are standing above the rest heading into Saturday’s play? Here is a look at some of the statistical categories after nearly 7,500 minutes of soccer in the largest high school tournament in the U.S.:
GOAL LEADERS
Nick Willner, 5 — Lincoln-Way Central
Santiago Carnalla, 5 — DePaul Prep
Mason McCaw, 4 — Oswego
Nolan McGrath, 4 — Lincoln-Way West
Joshua Torres, 4 — Saint Patrick
ASSIST LEADERS
Miguel Vargas, 4 — Thornton
Omar Carreno, 3 — Oswego
Jesus Perez, 3 — Morton
Jack Kilgallon, 3 — Wheaton Academy
Alan Arriaga, 3 — Eisenhower
SAVE LEADERS
Sebastian Contreras, 57 — Plainfield Central
Jack Holohan, 38 — Herscher
Nick Salinas, 35 — Bloom
Francisco Zaragoza, 24 — Rockford East
Connor O’Shaughnessy, 23 — Lincoln-Way West
Matt Marchiori, 22 — Saint Viator
Tyler Kelly, 19 — Hoffman Estates
Mario Giade, 19 — Willowbrook
Sergio Alvarez, 16 — Woodstock High School
Diego Vazquez, 15 — Garcia
Will Maurice, 15 — Minooka
Devin Gorton, 15 — H-F
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