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8 Conant 54 BARRINGTON 44
Mid-Suburban West
Summary: Conant (17-1, 6-1) had 9-2 opening run, led 17-9 after one quarter and opened third with 3 straight 3-pointers in another 9-2 run to make it 38-22.
Top performers: Conant–Geoff McCammon had 20 points while Eric Loose and Dan Gilhooly each had 11. Barrington–Brice Zaumseio had 12.
The Bonus: “We worked hard all week on the letdown and came out pumped up,” Gilhooly said about previous win over St. Joseph.
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9 ST. JOSEPH 77 Marian Catholic 42
East Suburban Cath.
Summary: St. Joseph (16-3, 7-1) sprinted to 15-3 start and never looked back in improving to 16-3, 7-1. Chargers led 24-8 after one quarter. Marian Catholic fell to 11-7, 4-3.
Top performers: St. Joseph–Garrett Leffelman had 14 points and Demetri McCamey 13. Marian Catholic–Kendell Greer had 12.
The Bonus: “This was nice,” McCamey said. “We really played well as a team and we needed it.”
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12 RICHARDS 78 Evergreen Park 33
South Suburban Red
Summary: Richards (18-0, 8-0), which had 13 players score, was ahead by as many as 45 in fourth. Defensively, Bulldogs forced 29 turnovers.
Top performers: Richards–Kodhamus Llongbey had 18 points; Brendan Styler had 8 points, 4 steals, 4 assists.
The Bonus: “Coach [John Chappetto] doesn’t want [being undefeated] to get to our heads,” Llongbey said.
Rank, teams, score:
Glenbard West 57, 14 OAK PARK 52
West Suburban Silver
Summary: Glenbard West (13-4, 3-3) at one time led 47-33 but Oak Park (15-4, 5-1) had 13-3 run over next 5:00 to pull within 4. Brandon Venson sealed it at line with 6 free throws.
Top performers: Glenbard West–John Shurna had 24 points, 17 rebounds; Venson had 19 points. Oak Park–Phil Gary led with 12 points.
The Bonus: “We’re starting to get on a roll now,” Shurna said. “We felt we could beat them on the inside.”
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Evanston 72 GLENBROOK S. 52
Central Suburban S.
Summary: Darrick Weeks (28 points) helped Evanston (14-7, 7-1) win second straight conference game by 20 or more points.
Top performers: Evanston–Golding had 14 points, 8 rebounds. Glenbrook South–Matt Mierzycki scored 19.
The Bonus: “I felt like I had to score a lot,” Weeks said. “My defense gave me an opportunity to score.”
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NEW TRIER 79 Maine South 33
Central Suburban S.
Summary: Patrick Romey hit 3 3-pointers in first quarter as New Trier (13-5, 7-0) took 28-7 lead, then hit another late in second quarter.
Top performers: New Trier–Romey scored 12 on 4 three-pointers. Maine South–Ryan Carmichael had 9 points.
The Bonus: “Last time we played them I didn’t look for my shot,” said New Trier’s Morgan Stevens, who had 9.
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DE LA SALLE 87 Seton 74
Catholic South
Summary: Trailing 61-60 with just over 5 minutes left, De La Salle (15-4, 4-0) outscored Seton 27-13 to pull away. Caleb Harris scored 12 fourth-quarter points. Seton fell to 8-12, 1-3.
Top performers: De La Salle–Harris had 23 points and Jeremy Leonard added 18. Seton–Charles Harris had team-high 21 points.
The Bonus: “I’ve got young guys looking up, coming up, building the future for De La Salle.” Harris said. “I . . . have to have energy, play hard and set an example.”
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Leo 72 GUERIN 68
Catholic North
Summary: Antonio Topps of Leo scored 10 of game-high 23 in fourth and made two foul shots with :29.1 remaining to make it 69-66 Leo, which improved to 13-8, 2-2.
Top performers: Leo–Stanley Simpson had 16 points and 8 rebounds, Marcus Dale scored 11. Guerin–Jordan Johnson had 23 points.
The Bonus: “There’s no pressure on us at all,” Topps said. “All we have to do is keep playing hard and win, and not worry about losing or Loyola.”