Boys
RANK, TEAM, SYNOPSIS
3 St. Joseph 68 ST. PATRICK 57
East Suburban Catholic
1-pt lead ballooned to 13 in 2nd half for St. Joseph (22-1, 11-0). Demetrius Young led with 15 pts, 10 rebs. Jonathan Peoples, Demetri McCamey, Evan Turner scored 14 each.
10 Hillcrest 50, 16 Thornridge 39
at Thornton
Julian Scott scored 18 pts for Hillcrest (20-2) in their 13th consecutive victory. Kevin Smith added 12 pts. Scott: “We came out pumped. We haven’t had a lot of big competition like this all year.”
20 THORNTON 72 Leo 58
Non-conference
With Joevan Catron still recovering from injury, Thornton (16-7) was led by Mustapha Farrakhan (31 pts), Josh Parker (22 pts) and Nicholas Coleman (13 pts). Kijuane Leach had 24 pts, 7 rebs for Leo (17-8).
Marian Catholic 66 NOTRE DAME 34
East Suburban Catholic
Vance Cooksey had 10 pts for Marian Catholic (7-2 ESCC). Kendell Greer added 9 pts. Bob Flood led all scorers with 12 for Dons (10-13, 4-7).
LOYOLA 72 Niles West 56
Non-conference
Leaders for Loyola (21-3): Matt Perkaus 19 pts, 12 rebs; Jeffrey Jordan 13 pts; Robert Belcore 13 pts, 5 asts. Victor Colon scored 25 for Niles West (6-14).
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Julian 61 HYDE PARK 53
Public League Playoffs
Down 30-20 at half, Julian (22-2) started 3rd with 9-1 run and benefitted from several missed FTs by Hyde Park (16-8). Stephen McNabb had 20 pts, 3 rebs, 2 asts.
Dundee-Crown 49 CRYSTAL LAKE S. 44
Fox Valley
Late CLS scoring drive couldn’t stop Chargers (17-4, 5-0), who were led by Ryan Harris’ 5 3-ptrs (22 pts total). Alex Burkle scored 17 for Gators (12-11, 4-1).
LARKIN 68 Neuqua Valley 63
Upstate Eight
Down by 10 in 3rd, Larkin (15-6, 8-2) cut deficit to 48-46 at end of quarter, never trailed after Lance Dobler basket in 4th. Jimmy Brown led with 20 pts, 10 rebs.
LYONS 56 Glenbard West 37
West Suburban Silver
Early lead paid off for Lyons (13-9, 4-6). Grant Porter led scoring with 19 pts. Coach Conte Stamas said players “have started to buy into what we’ve been preaching–play hard defensively and execute offensively.”
York 63 PROVISO WEST 59
West Suburban Silver
Sean Fendley had 19 pts for York (20-4, 7-3). Austin Hood and Joe Acosta each added 13 pts. York tied Oak Park for conference lead with win.
Girls
TEAM, SYNOPSIS
MARIAN CATH. 62 Illiana Christian 55
Non-conference
Katy Clark, Kathlyn McClain and Kaila Turner scored 11 each for Spartans (18-9). Earlier, Laura Krygier (19 pts) and Meredeth Piersma (9 pts) named to all-PSL team for Illiana (18-7).
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