Morton girls win IHSA sectional soccer title over Dunlap

Morton High School moved on to a supersectional while Notre Dame and Dunlap high schools headed to the offseason with sectional title losses Friday in the IHSA girls soccer state playoffs.

>Morton knocked off rival Dunlap in Class 2A with a hat trick from Claire Ceresa, while Notre Dame exited the Class 3A playoffs with its only loss of the season.

>Here's how it all played out:

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Morton 5, Dunlap 0The Potters won the Class 2A Morton Sectional championship match to gain a place in the state's Super 16.

>Morton will face Waterloo at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Chatham Glenwood Supersectional.

>Madi Greiner netted the only goal of the first half, and it proved to be the game-winner.

>Izzy Ripka made it 2-0 with 27:35 left in second half on walk-in from right post. Morton star Ceresa produced a hat trick in a span of 3 minutes, 37 seconds during the final 16 minutes of the match.

>She opened with a goal at 14:16 left, then made it 4-0 with 11:15 left when she tapped the ball under a diving goalkeeper. Her final goal was on a penalty kick with 10:39 to go.

>The Potters improved to 24-1-1 and posted their 19th consecutive shutout. They have out-scored opponents 126-2 on the season.

>Dunlap finished 13-5-7.

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Edwardsville 2, Notre Dame 0Notre Dame High School's undefeated season ended in the Class 3A Normal Community Sectional.

>The Irish were blanked by Edwardsville in the title match, exiting the playoffs with their only regulation defeat of the season.

>Notre Dame finished 23-1-2 on the season and allowed opponents to reach two goals in a game only twice. But two was enough for Edwardsville, which got both its tallies from senior midfielder Anna Maxim.

>This article originally appeared on Journal Star: IHSA girls soccer: Morton wins sectional title with resounding win