It may be surprising that Hoffman Estates has jumped off to a 6-0 start this season, but Hawks coach Bill Wandro insists there’s no secret to the success.
Chris Sigl scored 19 points, including six in a 15-1 fourth-quarter run as the Hawks opened Mid-Suburban League South Division play with a 55-48 victory Thursday night at Elk Grove.
Hoffman raced to a 14-point first-half lead but had to fight back from a two-point fourth-quarter deficit to pull out the decision.
“I think our guys played a great first half and fourth quarter, but the rest of the game they totally dominated us,” said Wandro.
“It was pretty obvious what we were trying to do tonight, and when we got away from it, we started to turn the ball over. It came down to a matter of patience.”
Agricultural Science 65, Kelly 37: Tavares Nickson scored 16 points and Russell White had 15 to lead the Cyclones (2-2).
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Austin 61, Englewood 60: Eddie Jackson (18 points) made one of two free throws with 30 seconds left as Austin edged Englewood. David Goins chipped in with 12 points and 10 rebounds for Austin. Jessie Creamer and Victor Sims each had 13 points for Englewood.
Collins 46, Roosevelt 33: Randy Randle had 17 points and Ron Johnson added 14 as Collins improved to 3-4.
DuSable 51, Marshall 48: Theodore Williams led DuSable with 16 points, while Juaquin Dixon had 11 for Marshall.
Fenton 54, Elmwood Park 44: Jim Taft’s 18 points led Fenton (3-4, 0-1) past Elmwood Park (1-5, 0-1) in the Suburban Prairie.
Phillips 61, Hyde Park 55: Glenn Rodgers scored 22 points and Omar Bowman added 18 for Phillips (2-3).
Richmond-Burton 67, Hebron 37: Joe Amodeo had 12 points and Scott McKendry added 11 for Richmond-Burton (4-4).
Steinmetz 77, Corliss 69: Montsho Wilson and Allan Holcomb each scored 23 points to lead undefeated Steinmetz to its seventh straight victory.
University High 57, Morgan Park Academy 35: Justin Slaughter had 15 points and Jason Camp added 12 to lead U-High (5-3, 2-0).