Boys
TEAM, SYNOPSIS
2 THORNTON 75 Shepard 42
SICA East
Donnell Lyons scored 20 and Joevan Catron had 11 points, 10 rebounds as Wildcats (21-1,7-0) grabbed 21-2 lead. James Coleman scored 14 for Shepard (3-14, 0-7).
4 WESTINGHOUSE 65 Young 46
Public Red North-West
Corey Caston scored 12–including 6 during 11-0 run in 4th–and Marquis Johnson had 11 for Warriors (20-3, 10-0). Calvin Triplett added 10 points for Westinghouse. Demetrius Williamson scored 17 for Young.
5 SIMEON 69 Bogan 60
Public Red South
Derrick Rose scored 9 of his 28 in OT for Wolverines (19-4, 8-2). Timothy Flowers scored 14 and Timothy Green had 11 for Simeon. Arsenio Williams scored 26 for Bogan (9-13, 1-9), including 2 FT with 55 seconds left in regulation to tie score 58-58, and DeCarlo McNeil had 11.
7 GLENBROOK N. 55 Niles North 33
Central Suburban North
Jon Scheyer had 17 points, 5 assist, 5 steals, Zack Kelly had 13 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and Sean Wallis had 10 points, 4 assists for Spartans (18-2, 7-0).
13 Crane 70 JUAREZ 40
Public Red West
Darrius Walton had 23 points, 12 rebounds and Kenneth Irish scored 13 for conference-champion Cougars (17-5, 9-1).
15 BROTHER RICE 74 Providence 34
Catholic League
Kevin Harrigan scored 11 of his 19 during 14-3 run in 2nd quarter for Crusaders (15-4, 9-1). Bob Frasor had 10 points, 7 assists and Brian Harrigan scored 11 off bench. Mike Maloney scored 10 for Providence (6-15, 3-8).
17 West Aurora 60 NAPERVILLE N. 49
DuPage Valley
T.J. Marion had 13 points, 7 rebounds and 4 other players scored 10 each for Blackhawks (17-4, 9-1), who rallied behind 17-1 run in 4th. Mike Soldat scored 13 for Naperville North (10-12, 4-6), which led 21-11 at one point.
BOLINGBROOK 81 Oak Lawn 54
SICA North
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Raiders (17-3, 7-0) rolled as Andrea Lyles scored 7 of his 15 in 2nd quarter and Ryan Williams had 10.
Elk Grove 63 WHEELING 51
Mid-Suburban East
Jacob Brown scored 17 and Tom Almanzo and Danny O’Donnell each had 10 for Grenadiers (15-9, 6-2), who took 27-9 lead. Elk Grove played without leading scorer Alex Malinowski, suspended 2 games for disciplinary reasons. Alex Washington scored 26 while hitting 13 of 13 FTs for Wheeling (9-13, 3-5).
Joliet 80 ANDREW 73
SICA West
Eric Wormley had 20 points, 9 rebounds and Cedric Redmond scored 4 of his 18 in OT for Steelmen (13-6, 6-1). William Bills and Donald Danzler scored 16 and 14, respectively, for Joliet. LeAaron Pierce, Steelmen’s leading scorer, was ejected with 5:52 left in 2nd quarter for throwing a punch. Ryan Honan scored 20 for Andrew (15-5, 4-3), and Don Malic (15 points) hit 2 FT with 1.8 seconds left in regulation to force OT.
LINCOLN-WAY E. 54 Stagg 43
SICA West
Steve Rice scored 8 of his 16 in 4th and Matt Shaughnessy hit 2 3s in 4th as Griffins (9-10, 4-4) ended Stagg’s 18-game winning streak. “What means more to me is we were the first ones to beat them in the conference,” Lincoln-Way East coach Rich Kolimas said. “It’s not about ending their streak, it’s about starting our own streak.” Chris Marsik and Jeff Miller each scored 16 for Stagg (18-3, 7-1).
Maine South 46 NILES WEST 34
Central Suburban South
Adam Fee had 11 points, 6 rebounds and John Wolf scored 10 as Hawks (8-14, 1-6) took 23-11 halftime lead en route to upset. Victor Colon scored 14 for Niles West (13-5, 5-2). Maine South limited Sead Odzic to 5 points, 0 in 2nd half.
Oak Park 51 YORK 35
West Suburban Silver
Robert Strzemp had 19 points, 14 rebounds for Huskies (12-8, 6-3), who held 49-22 rebounding edge and put game away with 17-0 run in 2nd quarter. Austin Hood scored 7 for York (13-9, 3-4).
Proviso West 64 LYONS 55
West Suburban Silver
Darious Watson and Justin Hightower scored 13 and 12, respectively, as Panthers (13-8, 4-4) trailed 16-5 after 1st quarter but scored half their points in 4th. “We knew we were coming in for a dogfight,” Proviso West coach Tommie Miller said. “We thought we made some mistakes in the game we played at their place that cost us that game.” Adam Powers had 24 points, 10 rebounds, 4 blocks for Lions (16-4, 7-2), who hit 19 of 21 FTs in 4th but had no FGs. Proviso West forced 27 turnovers.
Girls
TEAM, SYNOPSIS
9 Carmel 47 PROVIDENCE 28
East Suburban Catholic
Jenny Eckhart hit 5 3s and scored 25 of her 33 in 1st half for Corsairs (20-4, 6-1), who led 33-12 at halftime.
12 MONTINI 41 St. Edward 39
Suburban Catholic
Amanda Treckler had 11 points, 8 rebounds for Broncos (23-4, 11-1) and hit go-ahead basket with 1:15 left. Lindsay Bava had 11 points, 10 rebounds for Montini. Alexandra Ziesk scored 10 for St. Edward (18-9, 9-5).
14 Proviso East 34 DOWNERS S. 32
West Suburban Gold
Miame Giden had 16 points, 7 rebounds and hit 2 tie-breaking FTs with 26 seconds left in OT to lift Pirates (19-4, 9-1). Shannon Finnegan (10 points) hit layup with 17 seconds left in regulation to force OT for Downers South.
15 Warren 45 STEVENSON 38
North Suburban Lake
Sara Boothe had 15 points, 8 rebounds as Blue Devils (21-3, 9-1) clinched back-to-back conference titles. Warren opened 3rd with 11-1 run to rally from 18-16 halftime deficit. Sarah Geissler scored 11 for Stevenson (13-15, 3-6), which lost captain Ashley Berman to apparent knee injury in 3rd.
Glenbard West 46 HINSDALE C. 36
West Suburban Silver
Emily Bell scored 15 in 2nd half, and Hilltoppers (20-7, 8-3) used 11-2 run at start of 4th to beat Hinsdale Central (18-7, 8-3) for 1st time since 1999. Kelly Dianis scored 14 for Red Devils (18-7, 8-3), who held Glenbard West to just 2 FTs over span of 11:57 while building 23-9 lead, and Becca Clarin had 12 on 4 3s. Gretchen Demong’s 3 at buzzer to end 3rd brought Hilltoppers within 28-26.
GRANT 36 Zion-Benton 29
North Suburban Prairie
Bulldogs improved to 20-6, 10-0 behind 13 points from Ashley Arff. Lacey Simpson had 14 points, 10 rebounds for Zion-Benton.
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Lyons 78 PROVISO WEST 51
West Suburban Silver
Mallory Heydorn hit team-record 9 3s en route to 39 points for Lions (21-6, 11-1), who clinched 1st conference title since 1999. Lauren Kazmierczak scored 15 for Lyons.
MAINE SOUTH 67 Niles West 45
Central Suburban South
Christina Solari scored 15 and had school-record 22 rebounds to help Hawks (19-8, 5-3) to 22-10 1st-quarter lead. Brittney Zwolfer scored 13 for Maine South.
Oak Park 48 YORK 46
West Suburban Silver
Ashleen Bracey’s layup with 6 seconds left in 2OT won it for Huskies (20-7, 6-5). Brittney Marshall scored 14 of her 16 in 1st half for Oak Park before fouling out with 2:00 left in 1st OT. Bracey had 10. York’s Justinne Nikchevich banked in a 3 with one second left in OT to force 2nd OT. Christina Ricordati scored 18 for Dukes (8-17, 3-8).
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