The never-say-die attitude Lockport has displayed all postseason extends to those deep on the bench like senior forward Peyton Abdel-Razik, who has played limited minutes all fall.

“I think it’s our character,” Abdel-Razik said. “We don’t quit playing. We don’t stop. We just keep going.”

Abdel-Razik scored his second goal of the season and the second goal in less than two minutes for the Porters, who rallied from a late three-goal deficit Friday night but came up just short to York during a 3-2 loss in the Class 3A state semifinals at Hoffman Estates.

Lockport (19-2), which had a 12-game winning streak snapped, will take on Morton (21-2-3) at 5 p.m. Saturday in the third-place game.

The Porters scored twice in 16 seconds to rally from a 2-0 deficit Tuesday on their way to a 3-2 overtime win over Collinsville in the Bloomington Supersectional.

This time, it took them 96 seconds to score twice after York (22-2) built a 3-0 lead.

Dominic Williams got Lockport on the board with 12 minutes, 31 seconds to go.

Then, Abdel-Razik made it 3-2 when he got his foot on a loose ball after Danny Jimenez’s shot was deflected and redirected a shot into the back of the net.

“I’ve played with Danny for a while,” Abdel-Razik said. “I know he likes to get around the corner and take shots. I knew I had to be in the box for a rebound. It happened to come across the box and I tapped it in.

“It felt really good to put our team back in the game.”

Lockport coach Chris Beal was not surprised to see Abdel-Razik come through in such a big situation.

“Peyton is just an outstanding individual with his character and his personality,” Beal said. “When he’s called upon, he’s going to give everything he’s got. He earned his goal. He was in the right place at the right time.

“He doesn’t always play every minute of every game, but not once has he questioned that. He’s always been one of the biggest supporters on the bench. It’s just a testament to who he is.”

The Porters appeared to have York shaken, but the Dukes were able to limit any further scoring chances in the final 10 minutes.

“We saw the Collinsville game,” York coach Jordan Stopka said. “There was definitely a feeling of ‘not again’ when they scored that second goal. There were a few minutes where we panicked.”

Williams, who typically plays defender, had not scored all season until he tied the game against Collinsville.

Lockport again moved him to forward late in Friday’s game and he came through again, putting in a rebound after Dylan Vilcek’s shot off the crossbar.

“He’s like an elevator,” Beal said of Williams. “He’s up, he’s down, from the back to the front. He’s all over the field. Maybe if we’re not getting enough pressure, we move him forward and see if it changes things.

“It’s worked in the past and it worked again. He likes to get up there and score goals.”

Pat Marshall made five saves for Lockport, which was making its first appearance at state in program history.

Senior defender Gabe Czako stayed positive after the loss.

“I’ve never gone to state, so I really had no idea what it was going to be like,” he said. “It’s just an amazing experience. It’s great seeing all the fans come out to watch soccer in high school. They’re out there for football and whatever else, but for so many people to come out and watch soccer means a lot.

“We knew it was possible to come back. We got that first goal and we had momentum. We gave it our all.”

Steve Millar is a freelance reporter for the Daily Southtown.