Boys
RANK, TEAM, SYNOPSIS
5 Warren 76 MUNDELEIN 49
North Suburban Lake
Leading 36-33 in 3rd qtr, Warren went on 21-6 run to take 57-39 lead with 5:23 left in game. Marcus Lewis led Blue Devils (17-1, 9-0) with 19 pts and 5 rebs and Marvin Bembry added 11 pts and 7 rebs. Raffi Mantilla had 18 pts and 10 rebs for Mundelein (4-17, 1-8).
9 BATAVIA 72 St. Charles East 58
Non-conference
Nick Freundt scored 25 to lift Batavia (18-1), which has now won 14 straight. Rashad Mitchell and Jack Scalcucci added 16 and 15, respectively. Cole Livermore had 14 pts for St. Charles East (12-9).
14 PROVISO EAST 70 Willowbrook 33
West Suburban Gold
Proviso East started game on 17-4 run and never looked back as Jacob Pullen had 12 pts and 10 asts. Brian Carlwell added 11 pts and 9 rebs and J.P. Standback had 12 pts. “[Pullen] is great at seeing the whole floor and getting everyone involved,” Proviso East coach David Chattman said. “He’s very unselfish.” Zack Zabel had 17 pts for Willowbrook (6-12, 4-4).
20 GLENBROOK S. 61 Maine South 38
CSL South
Jeff Ryan had 21 pts and Danny Monckton–who was playing with 19 stitches over left eye–added 12 pts and 6 rebs for Glenbrook South (17-3, 7-0). “We always come out full of fire against Maine South,” Monckton said. “We have a little grudge against them.” Titans went on 10-0 run to open up 2nd half.
YOUNG 66 Westinghouse 52
Public Red North-West
Midway through 1st qtr, Young extended 12-8 lead with 13-6 run to close qtr and took 25-14 advantage. Albert Rompza had 21 pts and Jarrett Williams scored 19 for Young (13-8, 8-1). “Coach [Tyrone Slaughter] has benched me for defensive reasons, but now my defense has improved, and now I do whatever it takes to achieve team goals, including rebounding and defense,” Williams said. “As a byproduct, my offense has also improved since coming off the bench.” Marquis Johnson had 15 pts for Westinghouse (13-9, 7-2).
Glenbard West 57 OAK PARK 48
West Suburban Silver
Brandon Venson had 25 pts–including 15 of 18 from FTs–to lead Glenbard West (14-6, 5-3). “We showed we could hit free throws down the stretch when it counts,” Venson said. Glenbard West’s Kevin Watt hit layup with 1:21 left to break 46-46 tie. Jason Simmons and Lamont Sanders had 13 and 11 pts, respectively, for Oak Park (12-6, 5-3).
York 62 DOWNERS NORTH 52
West Suburban Silver
Steve Crane scored 6 of his 14 pts in 2nd OT to lift York (17-3, 5-2). Sean Fendley had 20 pts and Joe Acosta 14 for Dukes. Bart Kwasniewski had 17 pts and 8 rebs for Downers North (8-12, 2-6).
Thornwood 51 EVANSTON 44
Non-conference
Reggie Hamilton had 15 pts to lead Thornwood (14-3). Trey Blue and Rashad Singleton added 14 pts apiece. “We just came out flat,” Blue said of trailing 28-20 at half. “The team wasn’t mentally prepared or focused. We got out and played our defense in the second half and just turned it up a notch.” Thornwood went on 14-0 run to close 3rd qtr and take 36-33 lead. Eric Hilbring had 16 pts for Evanston (9-12).
MATHER 62 Mt. Carmel 58
Non-conference
Harry Rodriguez led Mather (11-9) with 18 pts and Dureyea Briscoe had 15 pts. Maurice Fuller added 12.
FENTON 59 Bartlett 57
Non-conference
John Tangen had 14 pts–including game-winning 10-foot jump shot with 5.5 seconds remaining–to lift Fenton (11-9, 4-2). Gozi Umeadi added 14 pts.
PALATINE 44 St. Viator 31
Non-conference
John Ulrich led Palatine (7-13) with 18 pts. Eric Rasmussen added 14 for Pirates.
Girls
RANK, TEAM, SYNOPSIS
6 WHEELING 64 Elk Grove 34
MSL East
Taylor Lawless had 23 pts to lead Wheeling (21-3, 7-2). Lana Rukavina and Ashley Wilson added 13 apiece and Laura Joya had 12 for Wildcats.
8 Benet 48 CARMEL 15
East Suburban Catholic
Allie Canulli had 14 pts, including 4 3-pointers, to lead Benet (20-5, 7-1). Kaitlin McInerney added 8 pts, 8 rebs, 5 stls and 3 blks. “[Allie] got us going to set the tone of the game,” Benet coach Peter Paul said.
14 JOHNSBURG 63 Sterling Newman 33
Non-conference
Paige Fiedorowicz led Johnsburg (22-1) with 15 pts and 12 rebs. Michelle McDonald and Jenny Turpel added 14 and 13 pts, respectively. Johnsburg jumped out to 21-7 1st-qtr lead to take command.
16 Bishop McNamara 66, 17 MARIAN CATH. 53
East Suburban Catholic
Claire Schmidt had career-high 27 pts to lead Bishop McNamara (17-5, 6-2). Jennifer Juergens added 22 pts and 8 rebs and Taylor Bennett had 10 pts and 7 rebs. Fightin’ Irish outscored Marian Catholic 24-13 in 4th qtr.
GLENBARD WEST 59 Oak Park 43
West Suburban Silver
Mary Ellen Mazza had 12 pts and Catherine Taylor added 11 pts and 8 rebs to lead Glenbard West (21-3, 10-0). Christine Lux and Emily Bell also added 10 pts apiece. “I think we came out and played really well,” Mazza said. “We played good as a team, and that was really exciting.” Ashleen Bracey had 13 pts for Oak Park (13-9, 5-4).
Illiana Christian 57 WALTHER LUTH. 55
Private School League
Laura Krygier (20 pts, 14 rebs) led Illiana Christian (16-6, 7-1), which is now tied with Walther Lutheran for 1st in conference. Lindsey Mollema added 14 pts.
BARTLETT 60 St. Charles East 50
Upstate Eight
Kaci Baird had 21 pts, 8 rebs and 4 blks for Bartlett (16-9, 7-3). Morgan Aycox added 13 pts, 10 rebs and 6 stls.
JOLIET CATHOLIC 75 St. Viator 53
East Suburban Catholic
Sam Quigley had 22 pts to lead Joliet Catholic (15-7). Alex Barone added 18 and Jessica Kovalcik had 16.
Home team in CAPS.
