Bill Wandro neatly summed up Hoffman Estates’ 68-64 victory over Jacobs in the Jacobs Tournament Monday night.
“Pretty exciting, huh?”
Brian Cosentino’s third three-pointer of the fourth quarter and fifth of the game gave Hoffman (9-1) a 66-64 lead with just 24 seconds left. Jeff Schilling added two free throws with seven seconds left to cap off a 7-0 Hoffman Estates run to pull out the victory. The Hawks held Jacobs scoreless over the final 1 minute 30 seconds.
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Cosentino led the Hawks with 20 points, 11 coming in the final quarter. Dan Hopp hit four three-pointers en route to a 16-point outing for Jacobs.
“Consentino came up big for us,” Wandro said. “His teammates got him the ball and he answered the call. Everybody had a hand in it even though it wasn’t pretty.”
DeKalb: Rolling Meadows (6-2) scored the first 16 points of the game and never looked back in its 74-48 victory over Prairie Ridge. Rob Garnes led Rolling Meadows with 16 points. . . . Jon Powell lead three players in double figures with 20 points as Woodstock (3-5) beat Immaculate Conception 60-46. . . . Jeff Pallija scored 15 points to lead St. Charles (8-3) to a 71-42 victory over Belvidere.
Driscoll: Norris Hayes scored 12 points and Quenton Gilspie added 10 as Crane (2-4) edged Driscoll 51-48. . . . Tim O’Neil scored 20 points to lead Brother Rice (8-3) past Fenton 77-59. . . . Marque Perry (2-4) had 24 and Marcus Jordan 22 to help Prosser roll past Benet 77-53.
Elgin: R.C. Bodegas (16 points), Jay Prusko (14), and Jack Maniscalco (13) led the way for St. Patrick in its 70-47 victory over Maine East (0-9). Dan Milojevic had 19 for Maine. . . . Luke Cassis scored 22 points and Omari Pearson added 18 to lead Wheaton North (6-3) to a 64-58 victory over Dundee-Crown. Jermaine Ferguson scored 25 for Dundee-Crown. . . . Todd Rheingruber and Louis Lazar each scored 14 points as Highland Park (6-3) knocked off Leyden 50-39. . . . Edward Hebert scored 20 of his game-high 30 points in the first half as No. 13 Fremd (7-1) ran past Foreman 88-49. . . . Shawn Weeks scored 22 points as Addison Trail (2-6) edged Rockton Hononegah 70-67. . . . Denny Penrod scored 22 points and Deryn Carter added 21 to lead Larkin (8-3) past Downers North 75-65. Joseph Riner led Downers North (2-6) with 20 points. . . . Sean Harrington scored 12 of his 20 points in the second quarter to lead No. 4 Elgin (10-0) to a 69-48 victory over Weber.
“This was a very workmanlike effort tonight,” Elgin coach Jim Harrington said. “In the second half we came out of the box quick.”
Jacob: Jake Karstens’ 16 points and Andy Sarafine’s 11 sparked Lake Forest (5-6) to a 59-48 win over Grant. . . . Brett Serva (23 points), Aaron Evans (19) and Eric Levernier (14) led Mundelein (7-3) in its 64-49 win over Cary-Grove. Will Shappee paced the Trojans (7-3) with 14. . . . Todd Moser drilled three three-pointers en route to a 17-point outing as Barrington (6-4) outlasted Crystal Lake Central 56-44.
Plano: Steve Wasmer scored 17 points to lead Mendota (7-4) past Newark 67-55. . . . Ben Erwin came off the bench and scored 23 points as Earlville (7-1) rolled past Ottawa-Marquette 75-49. . . . Bryan Johnson scored 29 points as Byron (7-2) held off Serena 73-70. Jake Richmond scored 29 for Serena. . . . Frank Williams and Brooks Whittington each had 11 points to lead Yorkville (6-4) to a 62-52 victory over Somonauk. . . . Matt Hines led four players in double figures with 19 points as Coal City (9-0) rolled past Sandwich 75-53. . . . A balanced attack of Craig Eberly (13 points) and Brian Hintzsche (13) led Hinckley-Big Rock (6-4) to a 70-63 victory over Kaneland.
Waubonsie: Kent Shaw and Chris Silagihad 26 points apiece for Oswego to down Geneva 74-65. Scott Lindenmuth had 17 for Geneva. . . . Waubonsie Valley converted eight of 10 free throws down the stretch and held off Glenbard South 56-46. R.J. Luke led Waubonsie (7-2) with 18 points. Jason Henrikson led Glenbard (5-4) with 17. . . . Brad Korn scored 23 points to push Plano (7-3) to a 60-51 victory over Indian Creek. Nick Spears had 18 for Indian Creek (3-4).