Boys
TEAM, SYNOPSIS
1 GLENBROOK N. 73 Maine East 53
Central Suburban North
Jon Scheyer (2 steals) scored 10 of his 19 points in the 1st quarter as the Spartans (21-1, 9-0), who led 48-20 at halftime, rolled. Chris Stamas scored 14 points, Zach Kelly 12 and Alex Prosperi 10 for North. Dan Narsso’s 13 points and Mike Campos’ 12 led the Blue Demons (6-17, 2-7).
6 WARREN 64 Lake Forest 30
North Suburban Lake
Ceola Clark had 15 points, 6 rebounds and Marcus Lewis scored 13 to lead Blue Devils (19-1, 11-0). Warren harassed Lake Forest (5-16, 2-9) into 7 first-quarter turnovers en route to 31-8 halftime lead.
7 WEST AURORA 66 Naperville Central 49
DuPage Valley
Aaron Snyder had 20 points for Blackhawks (21-1, 11-0), including 9 in 2nd quarter 20-2 scoring drive that put game away. Johnny Walker added 11 points, 7 assists. Mike Szatko scored 16 points for Naperville Central (11-12, 5-6).
12 HOMEWOOD 103 Lincoln-Way Cent. 48
SW Suburban Red
13 players scored for Vikings (19-3, 9-1), including Andre Walker (22 pts), Kevin Billard (13 pts), and Supo Sanni and Bob Burton (12 pts each). Collectively, Vikings hit 9 three-ptrs and forced 21 turnovers.
13 PROVISO EAST 65 Leyden 44
West Suburban Gold
Brian Carlwell had 21 points and 18 rebounds to lead Proviso (17-4, 10-0). With a 37-34 lead, senior scored 6 points of decisive 9-3 3rd-quarter run that started after Leyden center James McKinney left with 4 fouls. Proviso led 46-37 after 3 quarters. Pirate guard Jacob Pullen left in 3rd with strained left groin. Jorge Venida topped Leyden (4-16, 2-7) with 12 pts.
15 Hales 68 BROTHER RICE 56
Catholic League
Hales (16-6, 7-0) set school mark with 21st straight Catholic League win behind Javale McGee (26 pts, 13 rebs) and Jerome Randle (22 pts, 5 rebs, 4 asts). Sean O’Reilly and Tom Stumpe each had 11 for Brother Rice (6-15, 3-4).
20 Thornton 57 BLOOM 55
SICA South Silver
Josh Parker had 24 pts, including 5 in 2nd OT, to lead Thornton (15-7, 5-3). “Somebody had to step up,” said Parker, who shot 8-for-16 from field. “That’s why I stepped it up in the overtimes.” Joevan Catron played only 1st half and did not score. Jamil Farmer topped Bloom (2-6, 11-13) with 17 pts.
MARIAN CATHOLIC 72 Joliet Catholic 39
East Suburban Catholic
Vance Cooksey led with 16 points for Marian Catholic (17-5, 7-2).
SCHAUMBURG 43 Barrington 40
Mid-Suburban West
Jake Pancratz hit 4 FTs in final 15 seconds to lift Saxons (15-5, 8-1). Grant Monroe scored 13 pts, while Pancratz and Drew Jackson each had 9. Pat Guido, whose desperation 3-pointer at buzzer bounced off rim, led Barrington (15-9, 4-5) with 17.
“That was a great job by Jake,” Monroe said of Pancratz’s defense on final shot. “Jake got in his face and all [Guido] had was a desperation shot.”
Loyola 84 GUERIN 61
Catholic League
Jeffrey Jordan’s 19 pts, 3 rebs and 3 asts helped the Ramblers (20-3, 6-1) clinch Catholic League title. “Coach told me to be everywhere–so I tried,” Jordan said. Robert Belcore added 13 pts, 4 rebs and Edward Hendricks had 12 points for Loyola. Jason Paoli’s 17 points led Gators (7-16, 0-7).
North Chicago 71 WAUCONDA 52
North Suburban Prairie
Tracy Thomas came up with 25 pts and 3 stls to help Warhawks (14-9, 8-2) clinch conference title. Tied at 14-14, North Chicago went on 11-0 run to break game open. Jabarri Sparkman added 10 pts while Tim Schwarz’s 25 led Wauconda (15-7, 7-3). “We crashed the boards on the offensive end and our full-court press took away their middle passes,” Thomas said.
YORK 62 Hinsdale Central 61
West Suburban Silver
Two Austin Hood free FTs with :16.8 left stood up for win. Sean Fendley scored 19 pts, Hood 14 for York (19-4, 6-3). Central missed 3 shots at game’s end. Nick Coffey led Red Devils (12-11, 3-7) with 14 pts.
Oak Park 61 DOWNERS NORTH 45
West Suburban Silver
Oak Park used a 20-2 4th-quarter run to defeat Downers North. The Huskies broke 40-40 tie with run that began with 4:30 left. Eman Shumpert (13), Daniel Barnes (12), and Phil Gary and Jason Simmons (11) led the Huskies (14-7, 7-3). Connor LaVallie and Brendan Briscoe topped North (8-14, 2-7) with 12 points apiece.
Glenbard East 71 GLENBARD NORTH 53
DuPage Valley
Mike Capocci scored 27 points to lead Glenbard East to victory over Glenbard North. Jarvis Griffin added 15 for Glenbard East. Steve Somenek scored 20 for North.
Girls
TEAM, SYNOPSIS
14 New Trier 51 GLENBROOK S. 29
Central Suburban South
Jenny Samuelson scored a season-high 19 points — 6 in an 11-4 run that opened the game — for the Trevians (22-8, 8-2). Amy Jaeschke added 10 points for the Trevians, who had lost three of their last four games. Danielle Bemoros’ 8 points led the Titans (16-11).
PROVISO WEST 67, 17 Glenbard West 55
West Suburban Silver
Leading 43-42 after three quarters, Proviso West dominated the fourth quarter to stun Hilltoppers (24-4, 11-1). Beverly Robertson scored 22 pts and Tonesha Members 17 for Pirates.
19 RIVERSIDE-BR. 59 Fenton 50
Suburban Prairie East
Maggie McCloskey had 19 pts, 6 assists for Riverside-Brookfield (25-3, 10-0). Erin Pfieffer added 15 pts, 12 rebs, and Katelyn McCloskey had 13 pts, 9 rebs.
Waubonsie Valley 50 Neuqua Valley 42
Upstate Eight Tourn.
Morgan Aycox led Waubonsie Valley (21-6, 11-2) with 17 pts and 17 rebs. Kim Ebbesen added 11 pts.
Home team in CAPS.
