Lincoln-Way Central’s Jacob Jumes just saw a world of space open up before him.

The sophomore forward then achieved something that had existed only in his imagination.

“I was definitely pretty anxious and getting excited for it and ready for that finish,” Jumes said. “I scored a couple in our summer league, but those aren’t the same thing or as important as these.”

It’s like climbing a ladder.

Jumes took a step in the right direction Wednesday afternoon, scoring his first career goal and fueling the Knights to a 2-0 SouthWest Suburban Conference win over Homewood-Flossmoor.

Senior forward Connor Pate also tallied his team-best 11th goal in the second half for visiting Lincoln-Way Central (12-3, 4-1) in Flossmoor.

Senior forward Damian Lopez generated several dynamic plays for t

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