
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Led by a strong effort in goal from Parker Knueppel on Tuesday, host Marian Catholic won its second in the last three matches with a 3-1 nonconference victory over Harold L. Richards High School.
Parker Knueppel had nine saves.
The second-year students led the assault. Sophomore Christian Avila scored a brace with two goals. Sophomore Jalen Williams had one goal and one assist.
The Marian Catholic men improved their record to 3-7 overall, remaining 0-1 in conference play.
All Marian Catholic teams anticipate playing a full schedule this year.
The Spartans are coached by Diego Herrera with assistants Nasser Shahtaji, Gabriel Lopez, and Mark Swanson.
2021 Fall Spartan Varsity Men’s Soccer Roster

No | Name | Hgt | Yr | Pos |
2 | Julien Serrano | 5-10 | Jr | F |
6 | Robert Nelson | 5-10 | Jr | F / M |
7 | Angel Manrique | 5-9 | Sr | F / M |
8 | Jaden Shillingford | 5-5 | So | F |
9 | Jalen Williams | 5-8 | So | F / M |
10 | R.J. Kain | 6-1 | Sr | F |
11 | Adir Aguirre | 5-10 | Sr | M |
12 | Eric Sebastian | 5-9 | Jr | D |
13 | Andrew Gordon | 6-0 | Jr | D |
15 | Andrew Zamudio | 6-0 | Sr | D |
16 | Diego Lara | 5-8 | Sr | D |
17 | Rasean Boyd | 5-11 | Sr | D |
18 | Isaac Sanchez | 6-0 | Sr | F / M |
19 | Christian Avila | 5-8 | So | F |
20 | Daniel Roa | 5-9 | So | D |
21 | Joshua Zarco | 6-0 | Sr | F / M |
22 | Jimmy Malloy | 6-2 | Jr | F |
23 | Jacob Medina | 5-8 | Sr | D |
24 | Brian Ruiz | 5-8 | Fr | F |
25 | Luke Klupchak | 6-0 | Jr | D |
26 | Jacob Smevoll | 6-0 | Jr | D |
28 | Max Redo | 6-0 | Sr | D |
30 | Nathan Rotimi | 5-11 | Sr | F |
32 | Parker Knueppel | 5-10 | Jr | G |
33 | Joseph Staack | 6-4 | Jr | G |
We invite other schools in the area, especially Park Forest and Rich Township schools, to send their results to us at [email protected].