Boys basketball
TEAM, SYNOPSIS
2 Thornton 63 THORNWOOD 50
SICA East Brandon Dagans had 17 points, 5 rebounds and Brandon Long scored 14 for Wildcats (22-1, 8-0), who pulled away with 16-3 run in 3rd. Lonte Ward scored 16 for Thornwood (10-11, 2-6).
6 HALES 65 Mt. Carmel 55
Catholic League Nate Minnoy had 15 points, 12 rebounds and Jeff Wilson had 15 points, 10 rebounds as Spartans (19-4, 11-0) built 34-17 lead and held off 2nd-half Mt. Carmel charge. Austin Chapital scored 13 for Hales. Chris Burrage scored 14 for Caravan (14-7, 7-4), who pulled within 47-43 with 5:08 left.
7 Glenbrook N. 72 MAINE EAST 45
Central Suburban North Jon Scheyer hit 5 3s and scored 30 and Sean Wallis had 10 assists for Spartans (20-2, 8-0). Jerome Jones and Jeff Alkhovsky each scored 10 for Maine East (6-17, 1-7).
8 PROVISO EAST 79 Leyden 65
West Suburban Gold Phillip Perry scored 19 of his 26 in 1st half and Jeremiah Wise scored 10 of his 25 in 1st 3:30 of 3rd for Pirates (20-3, 10-0). Jerak Stanback scored 24, Aaron Jimenez had 19 points, 10 rebounds and Marcus Green had 14 points, 12 rebounds for Leyden (10-10, 4-5).
Lake Forest 41 11 WARREN 40
North Suburban Lake Ryan Paxson and Bobby Long scored 14 and 13, respectively, and combined to score all 12 in 4th for Scouts. Marvin Bembry scored 21 for Warren (17-3, 8-1).
14 Brother Rice 61 B. MCNAMARA 40
Catholic League Kevin Harrigan and Adam Gregoriou each scored 11 and Matt Seaquist had 10 for Crusaders (17-4, 10-1).
17 Downers South 77 ADDISON TRAIL 39
West Suburban Gold Elliot Engelmann scored for Mustangs (18-3, 6-2) and Brad Riegler had 11. Mike Leverso scored 13 for Addison Trail.
18 MARIST 59 Benet 37
East Suburban Catholic Mitchell Bouie scored 20 for Marist (20-3), which pulled away from 32-16 halftime advantage.
20 Neuqua Valley 66 ST. CHARLES E. 53
Upstate Eight Mike Rose scored 14 of his 21 in 3rd, including a 3 with 4:10 left in period that put Wildcats (19-3, 10-0) up for good. Dijon Knight, Jay Bergamini and Eric Wagner each scored 11 for Neuqua Valley, which recovered from 20-7 1st-quarter deficit. Cole Livermore scored 14 for St. Charles East (7-15, 4-7), which hit 10 of 1st 11 shots. Neuqua Valley maintains 1-game conference lead on Waubonsie Valley.
BOLINGBROOK 65 Reavis 48
SICA North Andrea Lyles scored 21 and Will Walker had 15 as Raiders (18-3, 9-0) clinched SICA North title. Charles Smothers scored 12 for Bolingbrook.
BREMEN 66 Rockford Jefferson 58
Non-conference Deon Jones had 17 points, 17 rebounds and scored 10 in the 3rd to lead rally for Braves (17-3). Jeron Cotten scored 21 and Amir Ross had 17 points, 7 rebounds off bench for Bremen, which trailed 40-32 at half. Branden Fisher scored 22 and Robert Eppinger had 21 points, 14 rebounds for Rockford Jefferson (16-6).
Glenbard South 58 GENEVA 54
Suburban Prairie North Derrick Tribble scored 13, Brad Birton had 12 and Kyle Guilfoyle and Jeff Dobie each scored 10 for Raiders, who recovered from 29-26 halftime deficit.
GLENBROOK S. 43 New Trier 27
Central Suburban South Kevin Bulger scored 12 for Titans (19-3, 7-1), who forced 24 turnovers and limited New Trier to 27-percent FG shooting. Chase Shamlin scored 11 for Trevians (11-12, 3-5).
OAK PARK 61 Downers North 51
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West Suburban Silver Gabe Simms and Evan Hilton scored 15 and 14, respectively, and Robert Strzemp had 11 for Huskies (13-9, 7-3).
Palatine 55 FREMD 47
Mid-Suburban West Pirates (13-10, 7-2) rallied as Grant Surprenant scored 6 of his 13 during 13-2 run in 4th. Jon Ulrich scored 15 for Palatine. Ricky Kolze led Fremd (12-11, 2-7) with 16 points.
PLAINFIELD C. 67 Minooka 60
Suburban Prairie South Brandon Smith scored 17 and Ryan Sharp had 15 for Wildcats (19-4, 8-0).
ST. IGNATIUS 54 Leo 29
Catholic League Max Kaplan hit 4 of 5 3s and scored 16 of his 20 in 2nd quarter as Wolfpack (15-7, 9-3) built 37-18 halftime lead. Chris Keiser scored 12 for St. Ignatius. Mario Allen scored 7 for Leo (15-9, 6-6).
WHEATON S. 52 Wheaton North 46
DuPage Valley Jim Dolatowski scored 13 and Kyle Fox and Tony Moeaki each had 12 for Tigers (16-6, 7-4), who led 18-4 after 1st quarter. Taurus Parks scored 14 of his 22 in 4th for Wheaton North. Moeaki scored 8 in 4th for Wheaton South.
Girls basketball regular season
TEAM SYNOPSIS
6 BARTLETT 65 Elgin 23
Upstate Eight Hawks (23-4, 14-0) led 20-2 after 1st quarter, where Lindsay Schrader scored 9 of her 15 and Kim Ebbesen scored 8 of her 12.
7 Sandburg 53 STAGG 26
SICA West Jacqie Storm scored 10 and Christine Walczak had 12 rebounds, 5 blocks as Eagles (27-3, 12-0) built 28-7 halftime lead.
19 Proviso East 54 LEYDEN 28
West Suburban Gold Carolyn Richardson scored 14 and Tina Frierson had 8 for Pirates (20-5, 10-2), who pulled away with 17-2 run in 3rd to clinch conference championship.
DEERFIELD 68 Maine West 61
Central Suburban North Lisa Waltz had 29 points, 11 steals as Warriors (17-13, 9-1) recovered from 13-point 2nd-quarter deficit to clinch 1st conference title since 1984. Brittany Begrowicz scored 20 for Maine West.
EVANSTON 51 Maine South 44
Central Suburban South Katie Larson scored 10 for Wildkits (17-10, 8-2), and Karis Stone converted 3-point play with 1:35 left to seal win. Christine Solari scored 17 for Maine South (21-9, 6-4). Hawks’ leading scorer Ashley Tomzik suffered hand fracture in practice Thursday and likely will miss rest of season.
OSWEGO 42 Morris 40
Suburban Prairie South Teah Gant scored 19 of her 27 in 2nd half as Panthers (21-5, 10-0) clinched conference title. Katie Lorenz scored 12 for Oswego. Brittanie Crose scored 11 for Morris.
Riv.-Brookfield 57 FENTON 30
Suburban Prairie East Erin Pfieffer had 16 points, 10 rebounds, Maggie McCloskey had 14 points, 5 assists and Katelyn McCloskey had 13 points, 11 rebounds for Bulldogs (24-3, 8-0), who completed 3rd straight unbeaten season in conference.
Class A girls basketball regional title games
TEAM, SYNOPSIS
At Hampshire
Amanda Walker scored 6 of her 18 during 12-0 game-opening run as Hampshire beat Richmond-Burton 43-34 to win 6th straight regional title. Jayme Jeffries scored 12 for Whip-Purs (20-7). Lisa Beyer scored 16 for Richmond-Burton (16-12).
At Holy Trinity
Elizabeth Hansen scored 19 of her 26 in 1st quarter to lead Chicago Latin to 60-32 win over Holy Trinity, giving Romans (21-6) 4th title in 5 years. Caroline Flood scored 11 for Latin. Divia Nelson scored 22 for Holy Trinity (16-7).
At Luther South
Laxavia Toney scored 10 of her 15 in 1st quarter as Hope jumped out to 34-7 lead en route to 79-39 win over St. Francis de Sales. Latear Easton had 14 points, 8 assists for Mighty Eagles (20-10) and Precious Gaddis scored 13. Renee Brantley and Erica Harris each scored 10 for St. Francis de Sales (14-11).
At St. Benedict
Abiola Amure had 18 points, 7 rebounds and Hava Barlaj had 16 points, 17 rebounds as St. Scholastica rallied in 4th to beat Francis Parker 52-46 and win 1st title since 2000. Stingers (17-9) opened 4th with 9-0 run and closed with 10-2 spurt. Kate Taylor scored 13 for Francis Parker (21-11).
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