It was one of those nights when everything Hoffman Estates wanted, Hoffman Estates got.
The Hawks (6-2, 2-1) shot well from the floor and turned in a smothering defensive effort in toppling cross-town rival Conant 65-53 Friday night in the Mid-Suburban West.
Hoffman used a 10-1 run late in the first quarter–with five points from Bryan Mead and four from Scott Hennig–and a 12-0 run to start the second to overwhelm visiting Conant and build a 33-13 lead with 3 minutes 21 seconds left in the half.
The Hawks consistently broke Conant’s press while their defense held the Cougars (5-2, 1-2) without a second-quarter field goal until 41 seconds remained in the half.
The Hawks shot 60 percent (23-for-38) from the floor through the first three quarters, while Conant connected on just 22 percent (9-for-41). After trailing by as much as 53-32 with 2:17 left in the third, the Cougars got no closer than 10–and that was in the game’s last minute.
Jonny Reibel led the Hawks with 18 points, while Mead and Hennig finished with 16 and 13 points, respectively. Brandon Jung chipped in 10. Keith Peterson led Conant with 12 points, while Gary Wiggins added 11.
Phil English.
Lincoln-Way East 55, Joliet 51
It took both McCormick twins for Lincoln-Way East to topple Joliet in the SICA West.
Chris McCormick, who is older than brother Ken by one minute, kept the host Griffins within striking distance throughout the game with his 15 points and eight rebounds.
Then with Joliet holding a 49-46 lead in the game’s final moments, Ken McCormick hit the game-tying three-pointer with 1:19 remaining.
“He’s the hustle on the team, and I’m more of an outside shooter,” Ken McCormick said of Chris.
Ken McCormick scored half his 12 points in the final two minutes.
Joliet took a 21-20 halftime advantage before Jeremy Fears scored 10 of his team’s 13 points in the third quarter for the Steelmen. His three-pointer with 1:46 left in the third quarter put Joliet up 34-24.
Lincoln-Way East (5-3, 3-0) cut the deficit with its free-throw shooting. The Griffins made 10-of-14 free throws in the fourth quarter, while the Steelmen were 8-of-13 in that same span and 14-of-29 for the game.
“We’re in our second year [of varsity competition] and we struggled last year,” Griffins coach Rich Kolimas said. “This was a quality opponent and now we know we can compete against them.”
Fears led Joliet (5-3, 2-1) with 24 points.
Mike Duffin.
Glenbard North 58, Wheaton North 56
Panthers coach Bob Miller calls it the “one-shot play” and Jarvis Nichols ran it to perfection in the waning seconds of Friday’s DuPage Valley game
Nichols fired a perfect feed to teammate Phil Boughton, who banked the shot home with four seconds to play as the Panthers (5-3, 2-1) snapped a two-game losing streak.
“Jarvis keeps the ball at the top of the key and he tries to create, and hopefully someone will step up and he’ll find the open man,” Miller said.
The Panthers nurtured narrow leads through the final three minutes until Wheaton North’s Dareon Spencer hit a three-pointer to tie the game at 56-56 with 29 seconds to play.
Dan Walton paced Glenbard North with 12 points, while Ryan Maturo scored nine points off the bench.
Sophomore Taurus Parks scored 16 for the Falcons (4-3, 1-2), Nate Hardwick added 14, while Spencer had 12.
Jack McCarthy.
Argo 59, Bolingbrook 48: Robert Jackson had 18 points and nine rebounds to lead the Argonauts (5-4, 2-0) in the SICA North.
Buffalo Grove 75, Hersey 61: The Bison (5-3, 3-0) won in the Mid-Suburban East as Matt Hall and Adam Stuart scored 18 points each. Ryan Dwyer’s 16 points led Hersey (7-2, 1-2).
Downers Grove South 73, Addison Trail 42: Trey Bowens put in 27 points for the Mustangs (7-0, 2-0) in the West Suburban Gold.
Elk Grove 55, Wheeling 51: Jonathan Murphy and Axay Patel had 18 points and 12 points, respectively, to lead the Grenadiers (5-3, 2-1) in the Mid-Suburban East.
Marcus Lee scored 14 points for Wheeling (3-5, 1-2), which shot just 6-of-28 in the first half.
Holy Cross 62, Nazareth 43: Ricky Mojek had 15 points, seven rebounds and six assists as the Crusaders (7-2, 3-1) won in the East Suburban Catholic. Jawond Gage added 15 points and seven rebounds for the winners.
Leo 59, St. Ignatius 41: The Lions (6-4, 2-2) won in the Catholic League behind Alan Downing’s 25 points and 10 rebounds.
Loyola 66, Providence 46: Colin Falls had 19 points and nine rebounds and Mike Brennan added 14 points and seven rebounds as the Ramblers (6-1, 3-1) rolled in the Catholic League. Michael Lindsey led Providence (4-4, 1-3) with 17 points.
Maine West 53, Glenbrook North 52: Mike Herzog buried a 15-foot jumper with 10 seconds left to give the Warriors (5-2, 2-0) the Central Suburban North win.
Cory Wilks’ 21 points–including three three-pointers in the final quarter–led Maine West, which erased a 14-point third-quarter deficit.
Freshman Jon Scheyer, who led Glenbrook North with 14 points, hit a three-pointer to give the Spartans (6-3, 1-1) a short-lived 52-51 lead.
Mundelein 58, Lake Forest 57: Matt Corning led the Mustangs (4-4, 1-2) with 19 points and nine rebounds in the North Suburban Lake. Jake Gaebler added 12 points for Mundelein, while Danny Hodgkinson led the Scouts (6-2, 1-2) with 14 points.
Notre Dame 50, Carmel 37: The Dons (5-2, 3-0) breezed in the East Suburban Catholic as Joe Begale had 14 points to go with Obabeta Eruteya’s 11 points.
Rich Central 88, Rich East 52: In his debut game for Rich Central, Homewood Christian transfer Jimmie Miles tallied 14 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds as the Olympians (5-2, 2-0) jumped out to a 17-6 first-quarter lead in the SICA South.
Patrick Ivy, also a transfer from Homewood Christian, led Central with 16 points. Josh Smith and Tyrone Brazelton each scored 11 points for East (3-6, 0-2).
Riverside-Brookfield 65, Evergreen Park 62: Brandon Davis tallied 14 points and 14 rebounds to give the Bulldogs (6-3, 3-0) the edge in the Suburban Prairie Blue.
St. Charles East 70, East Aurora 67: Dan Izzo scored 15 of his 22 points in the third quarter and Joe Caricato added 20 points to lift the Saints (4-3, 3-0) in the Upstate Eight.
Jarrah Price’s 21 points paced East Aurora (6-2, 2-2), which led 43-41 with 4:48 left in the third before Izzo scored 11 unanswered points to put St. Charles East up for good.
St. Joseph 55, Benet 43: Phil Goforth hit three three-pointers to spark Benet to a 9-0 lead, but St. Joseph cut the lead to 9-8 and outscored the Redwings 18-6 in the second quarter for the East Suburban Catholic win. Tony Freeman scored 16 points and David Pearson added 14 for the Chargers (4-3, 2-1).
Goforth finished with 18 points to go with 13 from Joe Bufalino for Benet (3-3, 1-2).
St. Patrick 62, St. Viator 40: David Kleinschmidt scored 14 points on four three-pointers and Dan Bolger added 10 points for the Shamrocks (6-1, 3-0) in the East Suburban Catholic.
Schaumburg 80, Barrington 65: Leading 53-52 at the end of the third quarter, Schaumburg went on a 13-2 run to start the fourth quarter and put the Mid-Suburban West game away.
Craig Reichel scored 21 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and Zach Pancratz netted a game-high 24 points for the Saxons (5-3, 2-1). Jason Richards had 22 points, including 12 in the third quarter, for Barrington (1-7, 1-2).
Zion-Benton 66, Vernon Hills 46: MacArthur White netted 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds as the Zee-Bees (8-1, 3-0) rolled in the North Suburban Prairie. Andre White added 14 points to become Zion-Benton’s all-time leading scorer with 1,432 points, passing the old mark set by current Waukegan coach Brian Colbert from 1970-1974.
“I know Brian [Colbert] pretty well,” Andre White said. “It feels great to break his record because it stood for such a long time. I wasn’t even born yet, so it’s nice to be a newborn so to speak and come in and set a new mark.”
Ian Peckler and Steve Radojevic scored 14 points apiece for Vernon Hills (1-7, 1-2).
Girls basketball
Glenbrook South 56, Niles West 35: Danielle Nabolotny and Sara Stutz scored 23 and 16 points, respectively, for the Titans (12-0, 4-0) in the Central Suburban South.
New Trier 47, Evanston 35: Deirdre Naughton scored 23 points and Lauren Lubin added 13 as the No. 13 Trevians improved to 9-2 overall and 3-1 in the Central Suburban South. Evanston (7-5, 3-1) was led by Ariel Rogers’ 13 points.
Dundee-Crown 52, Crystal Lake South 39: The No. 17 Chargers (10-0, 6-0) used Keather Ozarka’s 18 points in the Fox Valley win.
Oak Park 80, Glenbard West 35: The No. 18 Huskies (12-1, 6-0) rolled in the West Suburban Silver as Danni Engelman, Brittany Marshall and Aubrey Hampton scored 18 points each.
Lyons Township 39, Hinsdale Central 37: Mallory Heydorn led the Lions (8-4, 3-2) with 11 points as they held on in the West Suburban Silver. Liz Nelson made two free throws to pull Hinsdale Central within 38-37 with 29 seconds left, but Heydorn made a free throw 18 seconds later for the final margin.
Stephanie Reiff led the Red Devils (6-6, 3-2) with 11 points. Hinsdale Central’s Melanie Ploger played only during the third quarter and scored seven points.
Maine West 55, Glenbrook North 32: Megan Edwards and Anita Saeger had 16 points each for the Warriors (9-2, 4-0) in the Central Suburban North.
Oak Lawn tournament: Lemont (6-5) tipped Glenbard East 40-38 in overtime behind Catherine Chappell, who finished with 13 points and hit a free throw with five seconds left in regulation to force overtime. . . . Jenny Belter scored 13 points and Sarah Lerner added 12 points as Richards (7-3) defeated Oak Lawn 58-55.
Oswego tournament: Maggie McCloskey scored all of her 22 points in the second half as Riverside-Brookfield (11-0) beat Rosary 63-53.
Plainfield tournament: Bolingbrook (9-3) blasted Sycamore 58-35 in the championship behind Chloe Kerr’s 34 points and 21 rebounds.
Stagg 53, Andrew 31: Heather King scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Chargers (9-2, 2-1) cruised in the SICA West.
Thornton Fractional North 67, Bremen 59: Monica Toure poured in 42 points for the Meteors (3-7, 1-2) in the SICA Central.
Willowbrook 45, Hinsdale South 43: Heidi Davis’ two free throws with 3.8 seconds left gave the Warriors (6-5, 2-2) the West Suburban Gold win.
