Regina’s Ashley Robinson found exactly what she wanted under her Christmas tree.
“She got a CD burner and a cell phone,” said her mother, Mary. “It was a good Christmas.”
And her daughter picked up another gift at the 18th annual Dundee-Crown Christmas tournament: a date with No. 1 Fenwick in Wednesday’s quarterfinals.
Regina got that matchup because Robinson and Jill Krause each came up with 15 points in a 52-42 victory over Buffalo Grove in Tuesday’s opening round.
“I know that my leadership makes the rest of the team play better,” said Robinson, a 5-foot-6-inch sophomore who scored 12 of her points in the second half to help the Panthers (8-4) pull away from a 23-23 halftime tie. “I did want to play Fenwick, but the task at hand was to play Buffalo Grove.”
Spoken just like a coach’s daughter–which Robinson is. Her mother is an assistant for Regina coach Bob Goldberg and an assistant athletic director at the school.
“We played one half of basketball–the second half,” Goldberg said. “And we got a lot of energy out of Ashley Robinson.”
Robinson hit a three-pointer to give Regina a 33-25 lead with 3 minutes 40 seconds left in the third quarter. A minute later, one of her game-high six steals and subsequent score put the Panthers up by 10. And she hit another three-pointer at the start of the fourth quarter to keep the momentum for her team.
Maine West 59, Prospect 53: No. 13 Maine West (10-3) outscored Prospect 7-0 in the last 31 seconds for thevictory. The Warriors were led by Linnea O’Neill’s 19 points and Diana Boras’ 18. Brittani Cottrell led Prospect (6-7) with 17.
Naperville Central 65, Libertyville 35: Susan Lannon hit 9-of-11 shots and led the No. 16 Redhawks (10-3) with 18 points. Candace Parker chipped in with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Libertyville (11-4) was led by Lizzy Aldridge’s 19 points and 16 rebounds.
In other games: Maggie Fontana’s 20 points helped No. 5 Fremd (11-1) beat Belvidere 52-35 to reach the quarterfinals against Naperville Central. . . . Rockton Hononegah (16-2) was a 75-50 winner over Evanston. Tory Vyborny, the Indians’ 6-2 center, had 21 points and five rebounds in only 18 minutes. Claire Getzoff led the Wildkits (5-8) with 20.
Sia Drebos scored 21 points to lift No. 3 Stevenson (13-0) to an 84-52 victory over Resurrection. . . . No. 14 New Trier (12-2) won its 11th straight, 64-42 over Dundee-Crown (6-4). Shana Franklin led the Trevians with 17 points.
