Big Joe Borcia had one of his best games of the season, scoring 30 points as Libertyville beat rival Carmel 72-64 on Tuesday in a nonconference boys basketball game.
Borcia, a 6-10 senior, had 12 rebounds and four blocks. The Wildcats are 12-12 and Carmel is 11-17.
Conor Peterson added 18 points in the win. Libertyville will host Zion-Benton on Friday, hoping to sweep that season series. Carmel is at Marian Catholic in Chicago Heights on Friday in East Suburban Catholic play.
Boys/Barrington 61, Grant 36:Rapolas Ivanauskas had 13 points for Barrington (20-6) in this nonconference game. A 20-6 second quarter turned the game in the Broncos’ favor.
Boys/Grayslake North 54, Grayslake Central 47: North (15-9, 8-3) remained in the hunt for the Fox Valley Conference Fox Division title with this win over Central (12-11, 6-4). Prairie Ridge leads the division at 8-2 and has beaten Grayslake North twice. Aidan Einloth had 19 points and Bobby Krebs 13 in the win.
Girls/Palatine Fremd 55, Zion-Benton 44: Fremd is the top-ranked team in the Palatine Sectional and the Vikings ended the Zee-Bees’ season in the regional semifinals on Tuesday. Fremd will play Libertyville for the regional title on Thursday. Zion had opened regional play with a 63-51 win over Highland Park in the quarterfinals on Monday.
Girls/Libertyville 76, Lake Forest 70 (2ot): Riley Weis scored 20 points, Becky Deichl 15 and Claire Keefe 13 in Libertyville’s regional semifinal win over the Scouts. The Wildcats, the No. 8 seed in the Palatine Sectional, will play top-seeded Palatine Fremd on Thursday for the regional title.
Girls/Wheeling 53, Warren 39: The Blue Devils’ season ended with this loss in the Class 4A Grayslake Central Regional semifinals. Rebakah Foley had 14 points for Warren. Wheeling, the No. 6 seed, in the Palatine Sectional, will play third-seeded Hersey on Thursday for the regional title. Warren had opened tourney play with a 59-24 quarterfinal-round win over Round Lake on Monday.
Girls/Vernon Hills 63, Guerin 12: The Cougars are the third seed in the Class 3A Antioch Sectional and they dominated in the regional semifinal at Vernon Hills. They will play sixth-seeded Chicago Latin in Thursday’s regional final. Antioch is the No. 1 seed in the sectional and North Chicago is No. 2.