York: Nazareth’s Phil Palella scored 17 first-quarter points, including nine during an 11-4 run, as the Roadrunners took a 22-18 lead but Thornwood came back to win 64-48. Palella wound up with 23 points, but Nazareth (8-4) was limited to 12 second-half points, hitting on only 5 of 27 from the field.
Innis Glover scored 24 points and Floyd Glinsey had 21, including 14 in the second half, as St. Ignatius (10-3) gained a title game berth against Thornwood (9-3) with a 68-65 victory over Fenwick. Mike Poleski had 33 for Fenwick.
No. 19 Glenbrook North (11-1) bounced back from Tuesday’s loss with a 60-46 victory over York (4-8). Glenbrook North’s Bill Donlon had 18 points and 10 rebounds and Josh Carl added 15 points and 8 steals. Derrick Robinson had 17 points and nine rebounds for York.
No. 18 Downers Grove South (9-2) also rebounded from a loss with a 52-37 victory over Palatine. Adam Shafer had 21 points and 10 rebounds.
Pontiac: No. 3 Joliet (10-0) advanced to the semis with a 61-57 victory over Waukegan. Tyre Calderwood scored 22 points and Magus Brown added 10 to lead the winners. Shannon King’s 24 points paced Waukegan (5-6).
Joliet faces Bloom Trail (5-5), which beat Warren 46-45 when Jamal Wolfe hit a 12-foot jumper with two seconds to play. Jeff Woods led the winners with 19, while Jeff Weir added 14.
Idris Osei-Agyeman scored 22 points to lead Oak Park (8-2) into the semifinals against Bloomington after its 57-43 victory over West Aurora. John Kleidon aded 15.
Luther North: Collion Martin scored 28 points to lead Taft (10-1) to an 83-70 victory over Zion-Benton in the title game. Greg Adams led Zion-Benton (9-2) with 31 points.
Wheeling: Lake Park earned a title-game berth with a 50-36 triumph over Notre Dame. Ty Sander led the way with 16. . . . Naperville Central hammered Libertyville 84-55 as Mike Burke’s 13 points led four players in double figures. Matt Heldman paced Libertyville with 24. . . . Willie St. George’s 21 points topped three players in double figures as North Chicago beat Stevenson 78-59. . . . St. Viator defeated Deerfield 50-46 as Tom Schaer had 16 points.
Elgin: Corey Hodges scored 22 points, including five three-pointers, to help Elgin (8-4) gain a championship game berth with a 59-47 victory over St. Patrick (6-5). Rodney Clifton added 20 points for Elgin.
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Randall Scott’s 20 points led three players in double figures as Lincoln Park (10-1) extended its winning streak to 10 games with a 78-53 victory over Highland Park in the other semifinal. Joe Carlini scored 23 points for Highland Park. “We finally played a good game out here,” Lincoln Park coach Nate Mason said.
East Aurora: Larry Christian (17 points) sank two free throws with one second left to give Naperville North (8-1) a 56-54 semifinal victory over Aurora Christian. Sean Jones added 16 for the winners. Rick Kaye and Corey Brown each scored 20 points to lead No. 12 Conant (10-0) to a 69-65 victory East Aurora (5-5) and a berth in Thursday’s title game.