Fenwick girls basketball coach Dave Power seemed a bit relieved that Arlena Roach didn’t stand in the way of his 500th career victory Monday.
It was 13 years ago that Roach, then playing for Lourdes, scored at the buzzer to stun Power’s nationally ranked Immaculate Heart of Mary team. Now the coach at Lourdes, Roach had no such luck against the Friars on the opening night of Class AA tournament play.
Second-ranked Fenwick (29-2) rolled to a 79-40 victory over the visiting Lions to advance to the regional final of the Oak Lawn sectional.
“The 500 wins are nice,” said Power, who is 500-175 in his 24-year career that started at Proviso West. “But winning tonight was very important. If you lose, you’re out.”
Despite its lowly 15th seed, Lourdes came into the game with a 19-5 mark and Fenwick had trouble getting going, hitting only two of their first nine shots. But Fenwick simply proved too big for the Lions. Six-foot 2-inch Erin Lawless led the Friars with 17 points and nine rebounds, while 6-4 Sarah Kwasinski contributed 16 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks.
Shante Glenn’s 26 points led Lourdes.
“The goal now is to get to 507 by the end of the season,” Power said. That total would give him the state title.
— Alan Sutton
Class AA sectionals
Bremen: Janelle Hughes scored 18 points and Sherry McCracklin added 16 as No. 5 Hillcrest (25-1) routed Thornton Fractional North 79-47. . . . Tameka Harris scored a game-high 30 points for Thornwood (17-9) in a 67-54 win over Thornton Fractional South. Rochelle Chism scored 17 to lead South. . . . Laquanda Cotton had 18 points and Naesha Moore helped out with 17 to lead Rich Central (7-16) past Bremen 62-44. Tiffany Archer’s 16 points paced Bremen (5-20). . . . Oak Forest (20-5) rolled to a 66-38 victory over Tinley Park behind Heather Kunkel’s 14 points.
Hinsdale Central: Paige Homeyer and Morgan Kasperek scored 10 points apiece for top-ranked Hinsdale Central (28-0) in a 56-4 win over Mother Guerin. . . . No. 13 Immaculate Heart of Mary (25-3) had little trouble in its 61-28 rout of Elmwood Park as Krystal Hugelier scored 16 points and Gina Hugelier added 11 points and nine rebounds. . . . Hinsdale South (22-9) downed Nazareth 58-47 as Jill Randa and Kristen Lazzaretto each tallied 14 points. Stefanie Petracek’s 12 points led Nazareth (18-10). . . . Megan Slade-Smith scored 20 points to lead Downers Grove North (16-11) to a 53-40 win over Proviso East. Erica Jones led the Pirates (14-11) with 19 points. . . . Jen Mielke scored 21 points to lead Glenbard East past Leyden 54-36.
Jacobs: Melissa Tarrant scored 16 points as Dundee-Crown (21-6) rolled past Crystal Lake South 47-21. . . . Rachel Cooper scored 18 points to lead Rockton Hononegah (25-5) to a 74-31 win over Crystal Lake Central.
Lockport: Cassie Stark scored 13 points for Neuqua Valley (24-5) in the Wildcats’ 73-20 rout of Bradley-Bourbonnais. . . . Kristin Earnest scored 19 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead Lemont (8-18) to a 37-23 victory over Kankakee. . . . Kate Gibbs scored 19 pointsas Morris (20-5) defeated Joliet Catholic 48-40. . . . Bolingbrook (18-8) routed Joliet 81-52 behind Chloe Kerr’s 16 points.
Maine West: No. 15 New Trier (24-7) drubbed Ridgewood 71-23 as Shana Franklin and Lauren Lubin each scored 11 points. . . . Sara Johnson netted 14 points and Danielle Nabolotny added 12 as Glenbrook South (17-11) rolled past Resurrection 65-39. . . . Erin Greeter and Meggie Eck each scored 11 points to lift Deerfield (18-10) to a 44-39 win over Niles West. . . . Angie Wood scored 14 points to lead Maine East (6-21) to a 62-35 win over Notre Dame.
Mundelein: Jenni Dant scored 17 points to lead No. 4 Stevenson (27-4) to a 50-22 win over Grant. . . . Warren outscored Lake Forest 19-7 in an explosive second quarter to roll to a 47-33 win. Tina Mrock, Aimy Peters and Julianne Jackson scored seven points each to pace the Blue Devils (15-14), who beat Lake Forest for the fourth time this season. Megan Reagan led the Scouts (14-15) with 12 points. . . . Lizzy Aldridge had 22 points to lead Libertyville (20-8) to an 83-33 win over Antioch. . . . Mundelein (22-6) ripped Waukegan 56-40 behind 14 points from Lizzy Washburn.
Oak Lawn: Katie Frett had a team-high 14 points for No. 12 St. Ignatius (20-10) in a 52-48 defeat of Oak Park. Oak Park’s Dani Engelman tied the score 48-48 with 10 seconds left when Margaret Gilmartin (13 points) drove the length of the court to hit the go-ahead basket. Oak Park was then assessed a technical foul for calling a timeout when it had none left, and Gilmartin hit two free throws. Engleman finished with a game-high 17 points for the Huskies (8-20). . . . Deisy Mena put in 18 points as Morton (5-20) breezed past Eisenhower 58-39. Davina Biloche and Chauntee McDonald scored 16 and 14 points, respectively, for Eisenhower (1-25). . . . Lisa Stone scored 16 points for Richards (23-4) in a 56-31 rout of Shepard. . . . Jennifer Cerney’s 19 points gave Queen of Peace (10-19) a 53-48 win over Oak Lawn.
St. Charles East: Jenny Callan scored 19 points to lead No. 7 Benet (24-5) to a 60-18 win over Batavia. . . . Glenbard North blew past Addison Trail 70-43 behind Dagmara Bartula’s 24 points. . . . Rachel Karos scored 19 points to help Naperville North (20-9) cruise past Rosary 54-34. Jill Krivacek scored a game-high 25 points for Rosary (13-14). . . . Rolling Meadows (19-7) tipped Conant 48-43 as Marcia Balza scored 12 points and Shelby Larson added 10. Julie Madura’s 15 points led Conant (11-16). . . . Jessica Hurlbut scored 15 points to pace IMSA to a 31-25 win over East Aurora.
Streamwood: Third-ranked Fremd trailed Bartlett (13-14) by two at halftime before Lynee Goehler scored 21 second-half points for the Vikings in a 52-29 win. Maggie Fontana added 20 points for Fremd, while Nicole Jara scored 10 points to lead Bartlett. . . . Rachel Block scored 17 points and had 12 rebounds, while sister Brianne had 11 points and 14 rebounds in Hersey’s (16-11) 55-35 win over Wheeling. Brianne Block held Kari Embree, Wheeling’s leading scorer, to six points. Maggie Miskowicz scored 10 points to lead Wheeling (12-14). . . . Cori Klues scored 18 points and Lauren Weber added 14 as St. Viator knocked off Lake Park 48-35. . . . Rolling Meadows (19-7) tipped Conant 48-43 as Marcia Balza scored 12 points. Julie Madura’s 15 points led Conant (11-16).
Class A sectionals
Kirkland Hiawatha: Stephanie Raymond scored 19 points to lead Rockford Lutheran (28-0) to the sectional final with a 59-42 win over Hampshire. Kristina Meggers scored 12 points for Lutheran, which hit 12-of-13 free throws in the fourth quarter. Rachel Markham led Hampshire (27-2) with 18 points. . . . Josi Diehl scored 18 points and Lynn Burke added 14 for Oregon (23-7) in a 46-41 win over Marian Central (12-14). Bridget O’Neill scored 14 points to lead Central.
Plano: Alesia Perry scored nine of her 18 points in the fourth quarter to lead Yorkville (23-5) to the sectional final with a 56-50 win over Newark. Veronica Batt scored 19 points for Newark (18-8), which hit 11-of-25 free throws.
