Hinsdale Central girls coach Steve Gross figures that it was discipline that helped his No. 4 Red Devils run their unbeaten record to 17-0 Friday night, defeating Proviso West 56-42.
It also didn’t hurt that Morgan Kasperek scored 23 points.
Proviso West kept the game close for the first three quarters, Then, with the score 33-28, Hinsdale launched a 14-0 run. The Red Devils also capitalized on 15 forced turnovers in the third quarter. The run helped Hinsdale pull away, and eventually build a 20-point lead.
“Proviso West played very aggressively,” said Gross. “There’s a point where you have to just play disciplined defense and let their aggressiveness hurt them. I think that’s what happened. It wasn’t that we were making fantastic plays; we won this game with our discipline.”
Charlene Smith scored 20 points as Proviso (12-5, 5-1) took its first loss in the West Suburban Silver.
Barrington 62, Hoffman Estates 37: Nicky Eason, Lindsay Richards and Shannon Lovett each had 13 points for Barrington (14-2, 3-0), which broke open the Mid-Suburban South game with a 20-2 run in the final six minutes.
Bowen 41, Chicago Vocational 33: Taheisha King had 21 points to lead Bowen (6-11, 3-4).
Chicago Latin 45, U-High 33: Allison Freidheim scored 12 points for Latin (15-4, 6-0) and Tai Duncan had 18 for U-High.
Deerfield 56, Niles North 54: Chelsea Kammerer’s 21 points helped Deerfield (12-6, 3-2) come back and defeat Niles in OT. Cara Reiger scored 17 points for Niles.
Guerin 62, Good Counsel 59: Amy Prokopowicz had 17 points as Guerin (11-7, 2-3) held off Good Counsel.
Harlan 68, Southside Prep 52: Christina Bostic scored 29 points and Erica Hentz notched a triple-double with 18 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists for Harlan (8-10, 2-5).
Highland Park 54, Glenbrook North 44: Liz Oakes had 15 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks as Highland Park (10-8, 2-3) downed Glenbrook (10-9, 3-2) in the CSL North.
Hyde Park 53, Julian 35: Dominique Headd scored 24 points and Bianca Brooks chipped in 16 as Hyde Park (10-7, 6-1) rolled in the Public South. Katie Williams led Julian with 16 points.
Leyden 50, Morton 38: Tawanda Jackson’s 25 points helped Leyden (5-12, 2-5) roll in the West Suburban Gold.
Manley 74, Farragut 40: Monique Lloyd scored 22 points and grabbed 16 rebounds and Karen McDaniel added 22 points and seven assists for Manley (8-2, 5-0) in the West Section.
Morgan Park Academy, 68, Elgin Academy 44: Shaneah Taylor sparked Morgan Park (7-6, 1-3) with 27 points. Leslie Stack led all scorers with 28 for Elgin.
Near North 58, Flower 42: Cassandra Rollins lifted Near North (5-7, 3-2) with 33 points.
Prospect 50, Elk Grove 30: Vicki Faust scored 18 points to lift Prospect (1-4, 1-4).
Seton 51, Madonna 29: Jennifer Hoffman paced Seton (4-15, 0-6) with 34 points.
Simeon 83, Hirsch 27: Tiffany Thomas scored 27 points and grabbed 18 rebounds to lead Simeon (18-7, 5-2) in the South.
