When opportunity knocks, you don’t want to say no. West Aurora’s Noe Del Rio has learned over the years that scoring chances don’t have to be dictated by his precise location on the field.

After the senior attacking midfielder saw his shot ricochet off the post in the first minute of the game, he felt a blast from distance could end up being the perfect corrective measure.

“I saw the ball around me and nobody was coming up to me and I felt free,” Del Rio said of his second bite at the apple. “The ball just came to me and I decided to take a shot.

“I spent a lot of time over the summer working with my goalkeeper, Adyn Lopez , taking those shots from long range and just bending it in. We’d go to West and practice all the time.”

Del Rio buried a 34-yard shot for the goal that punctuat

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