Mother McAuley and Naperville North weren’t ranked to start the season, but that may change soon.
Host McAuley outscored 12th-ranked Resurrection 10-1 in overtime for a 64-55 triumph Saturday.
And Naperville North sank 15 free throws in the final quarter to prevail 62-52 over No. 13 Joliet in the Waubonsie Valley tournament.
Resurrection coach Frank Zepf knew his team’s loss to McAuley was largely due to early-season mistakes. But that didn’t make the GCAC Red loss any less frustrating.
“I didn’t expect everything to be in midseason form at this point,” said Zepf. “The problem was we made far too many turnovers (23), our shot selection was poor and we hit just 15 of 37 free throws. Those are basic things we need to improve.”
McAuley (2-0, 2-0) was led by Beth Dilling with 24 points–five in overtime–11 rebounds and eight steals.
Jenny Accardo led Resurrection (1-1, 0-1) with 18 points, while Beth Gawlinski added 12 points and 16 rebounds.
Naperville North outscored Joliet 28-18 in the fourth quarter in its victory. Hollie Jo Renner scored 17 points, Gena Earl 15 and Shannon Sweeney 13 for North.
Glenbard South tournament: Andrea Filipek scored 37 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as No. 20 Morton (2-0) upended Rolling Meadows 66-54.
Katie Zeilstra (13 points) sank two free throws with 17 seconds left for Timothy Christian (2-0) in its 41-38 triumph over Glenbard South (1-2).
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Evanston 64, Zion-Benton 47: Teresa Ezenwa scored 22 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Wildkits (2-0).
Maria 77, Mt. Assisi 54: Sarah Zalewski powered Maria with 20 points and 17 rebounds in the the Mystics’ season-opener. Dee Brown paced Mt. Assisi (1-2) with 20 points.
Nazareth Academy 56, Aurora Central Catholic 34: Mandy Lindwall had 17 points in the Private School League and season opener for both teams.
Lyons Township tournament: Lia Bullock’s 17 led three players in double figures as Homewood-Flossmoor beat West Chicago 51-42. Natalie Figalkowski led all scorers with 20 points in defeat.
Kate Walse scored 16 as Lyons Township (1-2) cruised past Prospect 62-44.
Luther East tournament: Qiana Young scored 30 points and grabbed 24 rebounds to help Holy Trinity (2-1) down Mooseheart 56-34 for its third straight tournament title.
Luther South tournament: Janet Henry’s 23 points led Luther South to a 46-35 win over Academy of our Lady.