High-powered Morton rolls to first trip to IHSA soccer state finals

The Morton High School girls soccer team continued building its storybook season Tuesday in the IHSA playoffs.

>The Potters ripped Waterloo, 5-2, in the Class 2A Chatham Glenwood supersectional to earn a trip to the state finals.

>Morton will play Wheaton St. Francis (12-4) at 2:30 p.m. Friday in the IHSA Class 2A state semifinals at North Central College in Naperville.

>Morton, 25-1-1, built a 2-0 lead at halftime on goals by sophomore midfielder Madi Greiner and junior forward Claire Ceresa, the latter a slick header on the move off a crossing feed.

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>Waterloo struck back for a tie in the first 12 minutes of the second half.

>But the Potters locked up their first trip to the state finals in school history with three unanswered goals in the second half.

>The game-winner came from Greiner with 26:16 left on a left-footed shot on the fly that curved across the pitch and banked in off the right post.

>The Potters tacked on two more goals in the final 12:21, from Izzy Ripka and Ceresa, to put it out of reach.

>Morton has won 11 in a row and is 22-0-1 over its last 23 outings. The Potters have out-scored opponents 131-4 this season.

>This article originally appeared on Journal Star: IHSA girls soccer: Morton to play Wheaton St. Francis in state semifinals