TOURNAMENT, SYNOPSIS
York
Dave Telander had 22 points, including 5 threes, and 8 assists as No. 6 Brother Rice (10-0) edged Gordon Tech 69-65 in overtime. Dave Wills (7 points) had 5 points, including a 3-pointer and 2 FTs in OT as the Crusaders outscored the Rams 13-9. Chris Lee poured in 31 points for Gordon (3-6), including the game-tying 3-pointer at the regulation buzzer. . . . No. 12 Downers Grove South defeated York 57-47 as Trey Bowens scored 12 and Brad Riegler had 11. . . . J.J. Comiskey scored 20 and made 4 3-pointers as Conant defeated Wheaton Warrenville South 59-53. James Sonnenberg had a game-high 21 points for Wheaton South (3-7). . . . Max Kaplan scored 13 and made 2 insurance FTs with 5.2 seconds left as St. Ignatius (9-2) edged Holy Cross 51-48. David Fahey (12 points on 4 threes) missed a three that would have tied it for Holy Cross.
DeKalb
Matt Rogers had 21 points and 10 rebounds as Rochelle (9-4) defeated DeKalb 53-51 in the title game. Dane Male led DeKalb (9-4) with 13 points. DeKalb had 2 shots to tie the game in the final :10, but Todd Perez and Mike Haigh each missed jumpers. . . . Larkin (5-7) knocked off Huntley 69-49 for 3rd place as Dayvone Ellis scored 20.
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East Aurora
Tournament MVP Terry Jeffries scored 13 as East Aurora (10-3) defeated Glenbard East 52-44 for the title. Derek Walker had 17 points and 8 rebounds for Glenbard East.
Glenbard West
The dried blood on Ryan Klein’s jersey told most of the story of Timothy Christian’s hard-fought 65-61 victory over Driscoll for the championship of the Glenbard West Holiday Tournament. “It was rough out there,” said Klein, who scored 14 points and pulled down 9 rebounds to lead the Trojans, who have won 4 of their last 5. “And that Turner kid was amazing.” Driscoll’s Greg Turner, that is, who poured in 38 points to go with 6 rebounds and 4 steals. The Highlanders (9-5) never led in the game and trailed 52-41 with 6:45 remaining. That’s when Driscoll went on a 13-2 run–with 7 points from Turner–and tied the game 54-54 with 2:40 left on Kyle Jenkins’ layup. But the Trojans (10-5) hit 9-of-10 free throws in the final 1:44 to escape with the victory. . . . Greg Callahan and Chris Jones scored 12 points and West Chicago held Nazareth to just 11 1st-half points in pasting the Roadrunners 62-44 in the 3rd-place game. West Chicago (8-3) led 26-11 at the half and held the Roadrunners (3-8) without a field goal for a 9:40 stretch. . . . Conor Shields scored 15 points to lead 4 players in double figures as the host Hilltoppers beat Antioch 59-48 in the 5th-place game.
Wheeling
Andy Mack scored 19 as Lake Park (10-3) downed Naperville Central 68-55 for the title. Anthony Pavone contributed 16 points — including 7-of-8 from the FT line–and 12 rebounds and Ryan Cibulka added 16 points for the Lancers. Kyle Julius’ 16 points led Naperville Central (11-3). . . . Joshua Allen had 16 points and Donte Agee added 15 as North Chicago (8-5) took 3rd place with a 51-44 win over St. Viator. Steve Zaleski had 15 points for St. Viator (9-4).
Kankakee
In Class AA action, Marquis Young had 12 points and Andre Tyler added 11 as Austin (8-1) edged Bradley-Bourbonnais 51-47. . . . Kyle Hendricks had 21 points as Urbana (6-4) beat Bremen 60-54. . . . In Class A , Michael Cuddy scored 21 and Grant Kluge put in 14 as Reed-Custer (10-0) defeated Illiana Christian 53-40. Jason Aardsma’s 11 points led Illiana (9-3). . . . Felix Thurman tallied 19 points and 7 rebounds as St. Anne (9-1) downed Providence-St. Mel 59-49. David Evers had 34 points and 6 rebounds to lead St. Mel (4-6). Evers scored 26 of St. Mel’s first 28 points.
Lemont
In Class AA, Bill Shemerdiak scored 17 and Bob Schneider added 9 as Sandburg (5-6) edged Reavis 55-52. Shemerdiak hit a jumper with 1:49 left to give the Eagles the lead for good at 45-44. Mahmood Ghouleh tallied 29 points and 12 rebounds to lead Reavis (9-1). . . . Alex Shimko scored 17 as Plainfield Central (8-1) defeated Neuqua Valley 68-54. Kyle Carrabine’s 20 points led Neuqua (6-5). . . . In Class A , Terrance Johns and David Johnson each had 20 points as Orr (5-3) defeated Chicago Christian 79-61. . . . Tamaris Crowder put in 25 points as Lisle (9-2) downed Momence 66-53.
Lincoln-Way
Mike Smith had 24 points and sank a basket in the post with :02 left as St. Laurence (6-5) beat Harper (8-4) 65-63. Mark Stevenson contributed 18 points for the Vikings. . . . Thornton Fractional North (6-3) defeated Lincoln-Way East (6-3) 52-38 as Darrell Bullock led the way with 22 points. . . . Down 4 points at halftime, Hubbard (4-5) rallied to win 71-67 against Lane Tech (5-3). Ricky Williams followed a 21-point performance with 28 points for Hubbard. . . . Chicago Vocational (5-5) defeated top-seeded Robeson (5-3) 66-57 as Quentin Cassell had 29 points.
Luther North
Kenny George scored 13 as Chicago Latin (8-2) defeated Immaculate Conception 58-38. . . . Blake Parris’ 12 points lifted Mather (8-2) past Taft 63-39. . . . Julian Lott scored 20 and Quincy Rogers had 16 as Zion-Benton (11-0) routed Northridge Prep 70-36. . . . Alex Rodriguez scored 25, including 7 threes, as Maine East (5-6) downed Luther North 62-54.
Plano
Luke Engelhardt had 17 points and 8 rebounds and Chad Trudeau added 17 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists as Yorkville (12-0) defeated Spring Valley Hall 77-67 for the title. Tournament MVP Craig McQuade added 16 points for the Foxes. Nick Larsen’s 29 points and 6 threes led Hall (9-5). . . . Troy Talkington scored 20 points as Coal City (9-2) defeated Bureau Valley 60-56 in the 3rd-place game.
Bloomington/Normal
Perrick Robinson scored 23 as Prosser advanced to the semifinals with a 74-66 victory over Clinton (Tenn.). Corey Williams added 13 for the Falcons. Dandrus Whitt had 29 points for Clinton. . . . Quinten Ponius (7 points) hit a layup with :01 left as Rockford Boylan edged Marshall 49-48. Eric Wendt’s 17 points led Boylan. Darryl Gibson had 14 for Marshall.
Northside Prep
Kenny Devance had 17 points and Bob McCormick added 12 as Francis Parker (13-1) knocked off Northside Prep 45-37. Jabarri Reynolds added 8 points and 9 rebounds for the winners, while Joe Lee led Northside with 14 points.