Jonathan Washington nets game winner, Crystal Lake South holds off Crystal Lake Central to win sectional title

Crystal Lake South’s boys soccer team was outworked by Crystal Lake Central during the first half of Friday’s Class 2A Boylan Sectional championship game. That didn’t sit well with the Gators – coaches or players.“Coach (Brian Allen) told us at halftime that we just have to keep working,” sophomore midfielder Jonathan Washington said. “They were outworking us. Have our why. Why we’re doing this and why we’re here. That was really the message at halftime, which worked for me.”South, and Washington, put those words into action.Washington scored off a throw-in from teammate Parker Zilm 12 minutes into the second half, and the No. 1-seeded Gators made that goal stand for a 1-0 win against the No. 2-seeded Tigers at Mercyhealth Sportscore Two in Loves Park.South (16-5-2), which last won a sectional title in 2023, advances to face No. 4 Vernon Hills at 6 p.m. Monday in the Grayslake Central Supersectional. Crystal Lake Central finishes its season with an identical 16-5-2 record and one win s