Benet won its 18th East Suburban Catholic Conference title after its 5-2 victory Wednesday afternoon in Lisle at the Redwings soccer park over visiting St. Viator.

The Redwings stunned the Lions with two goals in the first six minutes, then tripled their advantage when Brian Mietus bagged his double to send the Redwings (10-3-1, 7-0-1,-22 points) on their way to their ninth solo title in program history.

“This team has worked hard from the very start of the season (and) been able to overcome a lot of injuries to win another conference championship,” said four-year star Mateo Picha, who created several opportunities for his teammates, now undefeated in their last eight games.

“Brian gave us a big lift with his early goal, and when we went up 2-0 a little while later, it seemed to put th

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