Phil English

Proviso West 65, Hinsdale Central 55: An early 15-0 run sparked by tenacious defense helped give Proviso West (16-7, 9-3) the West Suburban Silver win. The Panthers' tough press caused...

Sandburg 60, Reavis 50: Sandburg (17-6, 7-3) never trailed-nor could it pull away-in the SICA North matchup. Matt Scarpelli scored 16 for the Eagles, while Reavis' Michael Strejc (21 points)...

Spring Valley Hall Shootout: Peoria Manual (19-1), the state's top-ranked team, handled No. 10 Proviso East 85-71. Sergio McClain's 28 points led five players in double figures for Peoria, which...

Proviso West 65, Elgin 61: After trailing by 16 in the fourth, No. 18 Elgin (15-4) used a 9-2 run with 1:02 left to close the gap to 61-60, but...

The Zion-Benton vs. Mundelein North Suburban Conference showdown Saturday night was the kind of run-and-gun game the NBA has been searching for this season. Five players scored 20 or more...

Elgin 67, DeKalb 25: No. 5 Elgin (19-1, 7-0) cruised to the Upstate Eight triumph behind Leslie Schock's 23 points and Melissa Parker's 12. Mother McAuley 64, Thornridge 31: Anne...

If nothing else, Evanston's girls basketball team wanted to make sure history didn't repeat itself Friday against No. 19 Glenbrook South. It almost did. "The last time we played Glenbrook,...

St. Edward 45, Driscoll 35: Diane Kowall scored 20 points and had eight rebounds for St. Edward (15-5, 6-1) in the Suburban Catholic Conference. Marian Central 54, Grayslake 36: Leigh...

Five Homewood-Flossmoor players saw the bulk of the playing time Friday night in their game versus No. 11 Thornridge, but it was Falcons coach Mike Flaherty who seemed exhausted after...

Joliet 48, Lockport 32: Lockport tried to stall, but No. 2 Joliet (15-2, 5-0) got 13 points from Gary Bell to lead a balanced attack in the SICA West contest....