Lu Parker scored 22 points and got double-figure scoring help from two teammates as No. 16 Proviso West escaped with a taut 58-54 victory over visiting Thornridge in Hillside Tuesday.
Parker, who scored 11 points in each half, fired in four three-pointers. Dave Broz added 13 points and Cliff Williams 12.
Proviso (6-1) led 26-19 at the half, but was outscored 21-14 in the third quarter as Thornridge rallied. The fourth quarter began with the game tied at 40.
Townsend Orr scored 16 points for Thornridge, the team`s only player to reach double figures. The loss was the third in the last four games for Thornridge (5-3).
GLENBARD S. FIGHTS OFF WESTMONT
Glenbard South had trouble getting fired up for a nonconference date against Westmont Tuesday night, and it showed as the Raiders almost blew an 11-point halftime lead before moving past the host Sentinels 69-56.
Glenbard South (5-2), after taking a 17-14 first-quarter edge, fell behind 26-23 midway through the second quarter before rallying with a 15-1 blitz that included a 13-0 run to take a 38-27 lead at the intermission.
Westmont (2-5) used a 9-0 tear to close to within 44-42 in the third quarter before Rob Borchardt, Glenbard`s 6-foot-6-inch senior center who finished with 30 points and nine rebounds, sank two free throws with 1:52 left to start Glenbard on an 8-2 run that staked Glenbard to a comfortable 54-44 third-quarter lead.
Glenbard held off Westmont by sinking 11 of 13 free throws in fourth quarter.
”I`m just glad to get out of here with the win,” said Glenbard South coach Dave Lohrke. ”It`s tough to get the kids up for a nonconference game on a Tuesday night and after a big conference win like we had over West Chicago Friday.
Marist 63, Joliet Catholic 56-Junior Carl Cozen scored 24 points and Jim Adams added 16 as No. 17 Marist (6-0, 3-0), trailing 34-33 at the half, rallied past Joliet Catholic in the East Suburban Catholic. Mike Meyer had 21 points and Darren Freeman 10 for Joliet (2-6, 1-2).
St. Laurence 62, Bogan 42-Brent Bowers had 17 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists for St. Laurence (5-3). Steve Holt had 15 for Bogan (2-6).
Morton 81, Reavis 70-Pat Woods scored 35 points, including three second-quarter three-pointers, as Morton (4-3) romped in nonconference action. Tashir Ali had 20 for winless Reavis (0-8).
Carmel 57, Holy Cross 54-Eric Maloney scored 12 of his game-high 14 points in the second half to spark Carmel (3-3, 1-2) in the East Suburban Catholic.
IMSA 78, Ida Crown 57-Joe Turek and Matt McClain tallied 23 points apiece as Illinois Math & Science (5-1) rolled over Ida Crown. Dan Altschul had 18 for Ida Crown (4-2).
St. Joseph 60, St. Patrick 57-William Gates and Mark Layton scored 17 points apiece as No. 2 St. Joseph (7-0, 3-0) fought off upset-minded St. Patrick (5-2, 2-1) in the East Suburban Catholic. Terry Cameron scored 23 points for the Shamrocks, who rallied from a 32-27 halftime deficit to lead briefly in the fourth quarter.
St. Viator 55, Notre Dame 48-George Dulles (14 points) and Paul McAndrews (11) led St. Viator (4-3, 2-1) in the East Suburban Catholic. Rich Aigner had 16 and Jim Haack 15 for Notre Dame (1-6, 0-3).
Sandwich 62, Plano 51-Shawn Judd netted 14 points and Rich Livingston and Steve Beckwith 13 apiece to lift Sandwich (7-0, 3-0) in the Interstate Eight. Matt Hererra had 18 for Plano (2-4, 1-2).
Bloom 79, Bremen 69-Brandon Cole fired in 35 points including three third-quarter three-pointers, to lift Bloom (5-3) over Bremen. Kerry Ellis added 17 for the winners.
Schaumburg Christian 77, Wauconda 60-Dan McArthur scored 28 points to pace Schaumburg Christian (7-0).
Bolingbrook 76, Leyden 63-David Hopkins scored 27 points, Jeff Townsend 17 and Ken Knoll and Steve Davis 12 to pace No. 12 Bolingbrook (7-1). Pat Rochford had 23 for Leyden (3-4).
Marengo 55, Round Lake 37-Trent Pace had 24 points and 10 rebounds to lift Marengo (5-2, 3-0) in the Northwest Suburban.
Joliet West 52, Plainfield 32-Mike Thompson had 13 points and eight rebounds and Tony Marion added 13 points to pace Joliet West (5-2).
Eisenhower 65, Hillcrest 60-Drennon Jones (22 points) and Troy Hubbard
(16 points, 14 rebounds) led Eisenhower (6-2).
Holy Trinity Tournament-John Merriweather (39 points) and Stanley Burks
(29) led Near North over Lake View 91-65. Foreman nipped Holy Trinity 54-43.
Alden-Hebron Tournament-North Shore bowed to Richmond-Burton 76-42 despite a 33-point effort by Jason Rosenberg, the leading scorer in the Chicago area. Craig Bielski scored 19 as Alden-Hebron belted Mooseheart 69-42. Crystal Lake Central 71, Woodstock 63-In Fox Valley action, Greg Corrao scored 17 points for Crystal Lake Central (2-6, 2-0). Andy Whitehead had 29 for Woodstock (4-4, 1-2).
Crystal Lake South 59, McHenry 47-In the Fox Valley, Kyle Schiller (16 points) and Rob Stearns (15 points) sparked Crystal Lake South (8-1, 3-0). McHenry dropped to 7-2, 1-2.
Francis Parker 78, Harvard School 60-Brian Buchanan had 38 points and 12 rebounds as Francis Parker (8-0, 5-0) rolled in the Independent School League. Wesley Shannon had 21 and Vic Beard 20 for Harvard School (1-6, 1-4).
Robeson 65, Steinmetz 64-Willie Jackson scored 29 points, 13 from the free throw line, as Robeson (7-2) nipped Steimetz (3-4).
Collins 64, Hyde Park 62-Bernard Williams bagged 26 points and Darnell Smith 16 to spark Collins (5-1). Charles Sales (17) and Nate King (14) topped Hyde Park (7-2).
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Taft 43, Morgan Park 35-Kevin Martin scored 19 to help Taft (4-4). Keith Goodloe had 12 for Morgan Park (2-5).
Harper 66, T. F. North 54-Kendrick Louis and Danny Cox had 14 points each to spark Harper (4-2). Emmitt Short had 18 and Deon Sanderfer 16 for T. F. North (1-7).
Carver 95, Metro 50-Vincent Corners netted 24 as Carver (5-2) romped.
Morgan Park Academy 90, Luther East 69-Demetrius Hawkins had 38 as Morgan Park Academy (2-5) stunned Luther East (3-1). Rodney Jones had 21 for the losers.
Wells 61, Kelly 51-Terry Gayles (17) and Jamar Lomax (16)led Wells (3-3). Robert Siler had 19 and Richard Neuman 16 for Kelly (2-2).
Schurz 56, Roosevelt 49-Mario Burnett (20 points) and Alonzo Boulrece (17 points, 11 rebounds) led Schurz (2-4).
Girls basketball
Young 102, Collins 28-Cindy Connor (26 points, 19 rebounds, 10 steals, 9 assists), E. C. Hill (20 points, 12 assists, 10 rebounds, 5 steals), Latara Jones (14 points, 7 rebounds), Sherria Alexander (13 points, 8 rebounds) and Lindetta Harris (11 points, 9 rebounds) paced No. 3 Young (6-1, 1-0) in a tuneup for Thursday`s Red-West clash at Marshall.
Maine West 75, Waukegan East 26-In the Central Suburban North, Tasia Georganas (29 points) and Moira Kennelly (11) led top-ranked Maine West (10-0, 3-0) to its 46th consecutive win.
Streamwood 83, Jacobs 43-Renee Kanak scored 29 points and Chris Francke added 26 with six assists to pace Streamwood (5-2) in a nonconference game.
Plainfield 44, Sycamore 39-Deb Ott had 13 and Paula Sossong 11 for Plainfield (6-4, 4-1) in the Little Seven.
Hersey 61, Wheeling 36-Hersey (9-2, 4-0) rolled in the Mid-Suburban North with Leah Olshein and Jodi Walkowiak scoring 13 apiece.
Tinley Park 66, Thornton Fractional North 35-Lolita Gill had 17 points, Keri Lorenzen 15 and Beth Conley 10 as Tinley Park (8-1, 1-0) breezed in the SICA Central.
St. Ignatius 67, Lourdes 46-Brigid Flattery had 22 points to lift St. Ignatius (7-2, 2-0) in the GCAC East.
Marshall 92, Orr 35-Toni Foster (28 points, 14 rebounds, 4 blocks), Rita Hale (23 points, 9 rebounds), Kenya Pittman (16 points, 5 assists) led the way as No. 4 Marshall (7-1, 2-0) rebounded from Sunday`s loss to Maine West.
York 83, Lyons 54-No. 6 York (9-2, 3-0) romped in the West Suburban Silver behind Andrea Shish (20 points), Eileen Grahame (16), Amy Stock (13)
and Bonnie Richrith (12).
Sandburg 57, Oak Lawn 47-Kim Darland collected 28 points as No. 13 Sandburg (12-0, 4-0) breezed in the SICA North.
Riverside-Brookfield 35, Glenbrook S. 31-Kathy Jurgens and Clare Brouder had 12 and 10, respectively, to lift R-B (7-1) in nonconference action.
Thornton 56, Homewood-Flossmoor 42-Arlene Miller (22 points, 15 rebounds) and Candy Wiedeman (16 points) led Thornton (8-3, 5-0) in the SICA East. H-F`s Megan Mulcahey led all scorers with 24.
Illiana 56, Wheaton Christian 31-Kay Kingma and Rachel Lenting had 12 each to guide Illiana Christian (7-2, 4-1) in the Private School League.
St. Edward 72, St. Francis 36-Ingrid Crane (21 points) and Meg Hasenmiller (19 points, 12 rebounds) powered St. Edward (4-6, 3-1) in the West Suburban Catholic.
Addison Trail 52, Leyden 41-Led by Becky Karpy`s 15 points, Addison Trail improved to 2-1 in the West Suburban Gold despite Kelly Sweeney`s 22 for Leyden (1-9, 0-3).
Phillips 50, Lindblom 32-Phillips (10-1, 4-1) rolled in the Red-South behind Natalaie Perry (15 points, 7 assists) and Marlo Carter (14 points, 13 rebounds). Shawn Collains had 16 for Lindblom (6-1, 4-1).
Mather 52, Roosevelt 41-Angie Coppage had 34 points for Mather (4-2, 2-2) in the Red-North.
North Shore 45, M. P. Academy 29-Heather Alexrod scored 19 for North Shore (6-2, 5-1) in the Independent School League.
Senn 60, Lane 52-Pat Varnado had 18 and Valerie Spann 15 for Senn in the Red-North. Chris White had 36 for Lane Tech (8-1, 4-1).
Curie 53, Du Sable 24-Rosemary Colon`s 11 points led Curie (7-3, 4-1) in the Red-Central.
Austin 45, Crane 40-Austin (1-0, 1-0) prevailed in the Red-West despite Delrice Smith`s 28 points (six three-pointers) for Crane (1-3, 0-2).
Westinghouse 58, Juarez 18-Teasia Brockman (16 points), Laura Stapleton
(14), Jeannine Rickette (14) and Tara Shackleford (12 rebounds) powered Westinghouse (3-0, 3-0) in the Blue-West.
Robeson 56, Dunbar 42-Michelle Brownlee had 20 points and Shitaun Burton and Brena McNeil 12 apiece for Robeson (4-5, 1-3) in the Red-Central.
Clemente 35, Wells 33-Chantay Kelly`s 19 points paced Clemente (2-1, 2-1) in the Blue-West. Dion Ortega managed 15 for Wells.
Josephinum 51, Roycemore 39-Michelle Dittmer`s 20 points were not enough as Roycemore (4-1) suffered its first loss.
Buffalo Grove 75, Deerfield 23-Buffalo Grove (11-2) romped behind Michele Ratay (20 points), Jill Rader (18) and Kariejean Kordick (15).
Luther North 62, St. Benedict 55-Sarah Stieve (20 points), Heidi Naral
(15 rebounds) and Renee Gates (12 points, 9 rebounds) led Luther North
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(7-2, 5-0) in the Private School League.
Resurrection 61, de Sales 50-Sheila O`Connor tallied 24 points to pace Resurrection (6-2) over St. Francis de Sales (5-4).
Hinsdale S. 46, Willowbrook 43-Tammi Smith (12 points) hit both ends of a one-and-one with 10 seconds left to seal the victory and Ange Drzik contributed 18 points, 22 rebounds and six blocks to lift Hinsdale South (7-2, 3-0) in the West Suburban Gold.
Downers North 59, Proviso W. 56-Tammy Granato had 14 points as Downers Grove North stunned No. 11 Proviso West (8-2, 3-1)in the West Suburban Silver. Audrey Burcy had 18 points for the Proviso.
Elk Grove 50, Conant 47-Elk Grove (7-3, 4-0) prevailed in the Mid-Suburban League behind Lucy Pabst (16 points) and Kim Casteneda (15). Janet Kasinger had 14, Lisa Bluege 12 and Kris Rodin 11 for Conant (9-3, 2-2).