TOURNAMENT, SYNOPSIS
East Aurora
Yami Ball had 30 points and eight rebounds off the bench as East Aurora knocked off Wheaton Academy 78-62. Tyrone Evans and Travis Brown scored 10 points each for the Tomcats (8-3). . . . Warren Stewart notched 26 points to lead Rockford East (2-9) past Oswego 58-51. . . . Glenbard East (4-6) defeated Bolingbrook 48-31 behind 16 points from Marcin Lemanski. . . . L.C. Robinson’s 15 points led Rockford Jefferson (7-2) over St. Francis 45-39.
Flint (Mich.)
Jerwin Calloway (20 points) and Marcus Davis (12 points) paced Marshall (6-2) in its 51-43 win over Flint (Mich.) Beecher.
Glenbard West
In a game that saw 16 lead changes and five ties, Nazareth edged Timothy Christian 48-47 as Mike Dotson (8 points) hit a three-pointer at the buzzer for the win. Steve Petrak added 17 points for Nazareth (3-6) while Brian Klein led Timothy Christian (8-5) with 20 points. . . . The host Hilltoppers opened the second half on an 11-0 run as it doubled up Fenton 66-33. Ryan Anetsberger had 22 points and four steals and Andrew Cunningham added 12 points for Glenbard West (7-3). . . . Antioch outlasted De La Salle 39-37 behind 21 points from Eric Lear. . . . In Driscoll’s 58-56 win over West Chicago, Greg Turner and Mike Devivo scored 15 and 10 points, respectively.
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Jacobs
A 23-0 second-quarter run sparked Jacobs to a 74-48 victory over Johnsburg. Eric Vierneisel led the Golden Eagles (8-3) with 15 points and Drew Chuipek and Kevin Patock chipped in 12 points each. . . . Prairie Ridge held off a fourth-quarter rally by Lake Forest to earn the 60-57 win. Brett Cole led the Wolves (11-1) with 20 points while Ryan Paxson had 26 for the Scouts (8-3) including 14 in the fourth quarter. . . . Crystal Lake South (10-2) handled Bartlett 90-62 as Bill Wallace and Josh Dunham scored 24 and 16 points, respectively. . . . Barrington jumped out to a 26-8 first-quarter lead and never looked back in its 74-49 victory over Wauconda. Jason Richards had 18 points for the Broncos (9-3). . . . Matt Corning put up 21 points as Mundelein (7-4) beat Cary-Grove 78-68. Bryan Adams and Luke Holmgren had 20 points apiece for the Trojans (2-9). . . . Alex Malinowski (21 points) and Scott Scholten (18 points) of Elk Grove (5-6) combined for 20 first-quarter points in its 65-53 win over Harlem. . . . Montana Heirman had 12 points as Marian Central (5-5) downed Round Lake 69-42. . . . In its 98-49 rout of Brooks Academy, Crystal Lake Central (3-8) got 21 points from Christian Keller.
Luther South
Yaeger Hobson (19 points) hit two free throws in the final seconds to preserve Evergreen Park’s 51-47 tournament championship victory over Washington. Stan Arnold added 17 points for the Mustangs (6-7) and Dwayne Crossley led Washington (7-5) with 15 points. . . . In the third-place game, Clemente (8-4) beat Bowen 80-62 as Jonathon Melecio scored 26 points.
Waubonsie Valley
Waubonsie Valley (8-3) broke open a tight game as it roared past Glenbard South in the third quarter, outscoring the Raiders 25-0 over the first six minutes on the way to a 79-55 triumph. Junior guard Mason Stewart had a game-high 23 points, including 10 in the third quarter, while senior guard Jarrett Starwood added 20 points, eight rebounds and nine assists. Matt Reimer scored 19 for Glenbard South (7-2). . . . Naperville North (6-5) claimed its second straight tourney win as Matt Feece scored 31 points as the Huskies ripped Tinley Park 71-14 . Feece now has 59 points in two games. . . . Marmion (8-2) had little trouble with St. Charles North as senior center Larry English collected 14 points and guard Jesse Smith added 12 in a 41-29 victory. . . . Morton rebounded from a Monday loss as center Darrell Jones scored 13 points in a 49-44 triumph over Glenbard North.
Wheeling
Lake Park opened the second half on a 13-4 run and drove past Prospect 56-46. The Lancers (8-3) were led by Ryan Cibulka with 13 points and Anthony Pavone and Dave Mikrut with 12 each. Justin Gray led Prospect (5-5) with 18 points. . . . Kyle Julius poured in 33 points including 7-of-12 shooting from three-point range to lead Naperville Central past Streamwood 68-55. Matt Bailey added 12 points and eight rebounds for the Redhawks (10-2) while Adam Bartell’s 24 points led Streamwood (5-5). . . . Steve Zaleski scored 16 points including 9-of-10 from the free throw line to lead St. Viator (9-2) past Libertyville 42-39. Dan Gibbons had 18 points for Libertyville. . . . Alex Washington’s 22 points helped Wheeling (8-4) beat Notre Dame 59-50. Ryan Finneke had 19 points for Notre Dame (3-5). . . . Carmel (1-9) edged Vernon Hills 59-55 in overtime behind Jack Simmons’ 20 points and six rebounds. Steve Radojevic led Vernon Hills with 22 points. . . . Jason Washington collected 15 points and 15 rebounds in Maine West’s 53-45 victory over Loyola, which was led by Doug Kadison with 16 points. . . . Stevenson (7-4) downed Niles North 52-39 as Bryan Piironen netted 14 points.