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TEAM, SYNOPSIS
5 St. Joseph 41 BENET 27
East Suburban Catholic Jonathan Peoples (8 rebs) and Demetrius Young (7 rebs) had 11 pts apiece to lead St. Joseph (13-1, 5-0). Chargers went on 10-0 run to take 16-4 lead in early part of 2nd qtr. Chris Pack and Mick Doyle both had 7 pts for Benet (9-6, 3-2).
8 West Aurora 51 NAPERVILLE N. 49
DuPage Valley Johnny Walker (13 pts) hit 2 FTs with 14.7 seconds left in game to give West Aurora 51-47 lead. T.J. Marion added 12 pts for Blackhawks (12-1, 5-0). Otis Starver had 18 pts and 10 rebs for Naperville North (10-5, 2-3).
18 Glenbard East 56 WHEATON NORTH 47
DuPage Valley Mike Capocci had season-high 35 points to lead Glenbard East (13-1, 4-1). Sophomore forward John Bagge paced the Falcons (8-6, 2-3) with 15 points while senior forward Kevin Fowler added 10.
FREMD 49 Hoffman Estates 36
MSL West Leading 29-28, Fremd (10-5, 3-1) opened 4th qtr with 11-2 run to take 40-30 lead. Jeffrey Koeneman and Patrick Notaro (12 rebs) led Fremd with 12 and 11 pts, respectively. Jamal Roper had 9 pts for Hawks (10-3, 2-2).
Schaumburg 59 BARRINGTON 53
MSL West Bobby Rhodes and Drew Jackson scored 13 apiece for Schaumburg (10-3, 4-0). Grant Monroe added 11 pts. Saxons went on 19-8 run through 4th qtr to take 54-41 lead. Jeff Derr had 22 pts for Barrington (10-6, 2-2).
St. Charles East 59 BARTLETT 54
Upstate Eight St. Charles East (10-5, 5-1) went on 14-4 run in 4th qtr to take 56-49 lead. Vince Frede had 15 pts to lead Fighting Saints. Mike Bertrand and Cory Murtaugh added 12 pts apiece. Mike Gutzwiller had 11 pts for Bartlett (7-8, 3-3).
Leo 70 DOWNERS NORTH 62
Non-conference Antonio Topps had 23 pts to lead Leo (11-5). Mario Allen added 18 pts and Donald Lawson had 5 pts and 7 rebs. Lions had 13-0 run through 2nd qtr to take 26-11 lead. Brendan Briscoe had 14 pts for Downers North (6-7).
Libertyville 63 WAUKEGAN 60
Non-conference Kyle Engstrom had 21 pts, 14 rebs and 3 stls to lead Libertyville (9-4). Matt Hogan added 10 pts. Wildcats’ bench outscored Waukegan’s 17-2. Ricky Miller had 25 pts and 8 rebs for Waukegan (10-6).
Girls
TEAM, SYNOPSIS
3 BOLINGBROOK 106 Bradley 31
Non-conference Five players finished in double figures and five players had 4 or more steals for Bolingbrook (13-1). Raiders had 26 assists for game.
5 YOUNG 43 Chaminade Julienne 42
Non-conference Amanda Thompson had 22 pts, 5 rebs, 4 blks and 4 stls to lead Young (13-0). Chaminade Julienne of Ohio (7-4) scored first basket of game, but Thompson scored next 4 pts for lead that was never relinquished. Rachel Chandler led Chaminade Julienne with 17 pts and 9 asts.
8 Loyola 56 MOTHER MCAULEY 38
GCAC Red Maggie DePoy had 22 pts–including 6 3-pointers–to lead Loyola (15-3, 3-1). Brittnie Mugnaini added 4 3-pointers for 12 pts. Ramblers closed 1st half on 14-3 run to take 38-20 lead. DePoy had 8 pts in that run.
ST. URSULA (Ohio) 62 10 Marian Catholic 58
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Non-conference Katy Clark had 16 pts in Marian Catholic (14-3) loss. Sarah Pillon added 13 pts and 7 rebs and Kathlyn McClain had 11 pts and 3 assists for Spartans.
11 Warren 41 STEVENSON 19
North Suburban Lake Sarah Boothe had 16 pts, 6 rebs and 2 asts for Warren (15-4, 6-0). Jessica Bollinger added 8 pts. Linda Andjelkovich had 8 pts and 6 rebs for Stevenson (13-6, 4-2).
13 TRINITY 65 Benilde-St. Margaret 45
Non-conference Monica Albano had 17 pts–including 5 3-pointers–to lead Trinity (12-3). Marche Smith and Amanda Macchione had 13 pts apiece.
17 BISHOP MAC. 87 St. Viator 50
East Suburban Catholic Jen Juergens scored 32 to lead Bishop McNamara (13-3, 3-1). Taylor Bennett (12 rebs) and Claire Schmidt (14 rebs) added 23 and 17 pts, respectively. Fightin’ Irish scored 50 in 2nd half to take control of game.
ST. IGNATIUS 60 20 Resurrection 57
GCAC Red Elizabeth Pietrzak had 32 pts and 14 rebs as St. Ignatius (13-7, 5-1) won in double OT. Anne Sobczak (12 rebs) and Katie O’Donoghue added 10 pts apiece. Maggie Twardak’s FT with 40 seconds remaining broke 57-57 tie. “It was a great performance for us,” St. Ignatius coach Tom McKenna said. “We’ve been very close to beating a Top 20 team.”
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