TEAM, SYNOPSIS
1 St. Joseph 52 CONANT 50
Non-conference
Alex Washington and Jonathon Peoples scored 16 and 15, respectively, as Chargers (22-1) narrowly avoided 2nd straight loss. St. Joseph led 51-45 when Conant’s Matt Collins hit 3 with :24 left. Peoples hit FT with :13 left, but after Tim Collins’ layup with :02 left, Cougars (18-4) did not attempt another shot.
6 Hales 81 ST. LAURENCE 48
Catholic League
Jeffery Wilson had 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks for Spartans (21-4, 13-0), who took control with 21-1 run in 2nd quarter and clinched Catholic League North title.
7 Glenbrook N. 76 NILES WEST 68
Non-conference
Jon Scheyer hit 6 of 7 3s and scored 25 of his 42 pts in 1st half, but his 8-for-8 FT performance in 4th helped Spartans (22-2) rally to win. Sead Odzic hit 5 3s and scored 29 for Niles West (14-7).
9 HILLCREST 66 Kankakee 21
Non-conference
Jerel McNeal scored 15 and Ryan Owens had 10 for Hawks (19-4), who bolted to 45-10 halftime lead.
14 BRO. RICE 52 St. Ignatius 44
Catholic League
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Matt Seaquist and Kevin Harrigan scored 12 and 11, respectively, and Adam Gregoriou had 10 points, 11 rebounds for Crusaders (19-4, 12-1). Max Kaplan scored 27 for St. Ignatius (15-8, 9-4), which pulled within 41-40 with 4:07 left. But Crusaders scored game’s next 7.
17 DOWNERS S. 76 Hinsdale South 61
West Suburban Gold
Bryan Mullins scored 31 to pass the 1,000-point mark for career and Elliot Engelmann and Chris Simms each scored 13 for Mustangs (20-3, 7-2).
19 Thornridge 48 ROMEOVILLE 36
Non-conference
Josh Cummings had 14 points, 7 rebounds and Billy Rush scored 6 of his 10 during 14-0 run to close 3rd for Falcons (17-6).
Bolingbrook 79 JOLIET 68
Non-conference
Will Walker scored 22 and Andrae Lyles had 21 points, 9 rebounds for Raiders (20-3), who pulled away with 14-6 run to open 3rd.
GLENBROOK S. 53 Barrington 38
Non-conference
Luke Holthaus scored 10 of his 16 in 4th and Kevin Bulger had 11 as Titans (21-3) won 9th straight.
LAKE ZURICH 69 C.L. South 56
Fox Valley
Mike Kolze scored 28 and Austin Scott had 17 for Bears (21-2, 7-0). John Pogorzelski had 12 points, 16 rebounds for Lake Zurich.
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