Lincoln-Way Central's Alivin Landaverde (left) goes after the ball with teammate Nick Kowalkowski and Lincoln-Way East's Conor Hughes during their sectional semifinal Wednesday. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
Lincoln-Way Central's Freddie Bartuch (left) and Lincoln-Way East's Alan Hernandez battle for the ball during their sectional semifinal Wednesday. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
Lincoln-Way East's Sean Sibley (2) moves the ball down field against Lincoln-Way Central's Kevin Mitchell and Jacob Lysik. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
Lincoln-Way East's Sean Sibley (center) moves the ball down field against Lincoln-Way Central. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
Lincoln-Way Central's Kevin Mitchell battles for the ball with Lincoln-Way East's Bryan Dillberg. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
Lincoln-Way East's Alan Hernandez (left) moves the ball downfield against Lincoln-Way Central's Nick Kowalkowski and Kevin Mitchell. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
After a disappointing regular season, Lincoln-Way Central defender Jeff Neukom said the Knights have become “a new team” in the playoffs. Wednesday night, the new-look Knights continued their unlikely postseason run. C.J. Zuraitis scored the only goal on a penalty kick as Central topped rival …