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WEDNEDSDAY, DEC. 31
Boys basketball
Pontiac tournament
Championship
No. 8 Warren 74, No. 12 Schaumburg 63
Brandon Paul scored 13 of his game-high 31 points in the fourth quarter to lead Warren to the Pontiac Holiday Tournament championship. The Warriors, who lost to Simeon in the 2005 and ’06 title games, improved to 10-1. Senior guard Cully Payne scored 25 points for Schaumburg, which suffered its first loss and is 13-1.
Third-place game
Plainfield North 41, Curie 38
Chris McMath had 15 points (6-for-6 from the field), seven rebounds and four steals and Scott Vachon added 10 points and seven boards as Plainfield (13-2) built a nine-point halftime lead and held on to take third place. Wayne Blackshear led Curie (7-4) with 11 points and eight rebounds.
Championship semifinals
No. 8 Warren 51, No. 20 Curie 48 (OT)
Warren outscored Curie 7-4 in overtime to advance to the title game. A basket by Curie sophomore Wayne Blackshear with :42 seconds to play forced the extra session. After not scoring in the fourth quarter, Warren’s Brandon Paul scored five of his game-high 17 points in overtime, including two free throws with 29.2 seconds left to give Warren a 50-48 lead. Blackshear overcame early foul trouble to lead the Condors with 14 points. Jeremy Price added 13 and Dennis Hodges 11.
No. 12 Schaumburg 50, Plainfield North 48
Cully Payne’s hit a 25-foot three-pointer with :0.8 seconds left to lift No. 12 Schaumburg into the championship game. Payne finished with 27 points on 10-for-21 shooting, including 5-for-9 from three-point range. Teammate Justin Swiercz also made five threes and scored 20 points for the Saxons. Reggie Lemon led Plainfield North with 11 points and three steals, while Chris McMath, Ryan Crow and Scott Vachon added 10 apiece.
5th-place game
Simeon 60, Peoria Manual 47
The three-time defending champion Wolverines settled for fifth place. Jasper Golden and Jeremy Jones scored 16 points apeiece for No. 13 Simeon (5-6), which rebounded from Tuesday’s quarterfinal loss to Curie with two straight victories. Golden registered six steals. Peoria’s Brandon Watson led all scorers with 18 points on 6-for-7 shooting from the field.
5th-place semifinals
Peoria Manual 71, Waukegan 65
Simeon 44, Lockport 26 (Tuesday)
Consolation championship
West Aurora 52, Oak Park 46
Juwan Starks 17-point effort (9-for-9 free throws) led West Aurora to the consolation championship. Teammate Marcus Cocroft scored 10, and Jamal Blackmond registered four steals.
Consolation semifinals
West Aurora 53, Niles West 39
Marcus Cocroft registered 12 points and five steals as West Aurora jumped out to an 11-6 lead after the first quarter and never looked back. Niles West’s Danny Zahos led all scorers with 13 points.
Oak Park 44, Danville 34
Oak Park advanced to the consolation title game behind Andrew Godbold’s 16 points (7-for-10 shooting) and 10 from De’Angelo Speech. Joey Robinson led Danville with 11 points.
Kankakee tournament
Large schools
Andrew 53, Bradley-Bourbonnais 45 (7th place)
Illiana Christian 46, Carver 43 (5th place)
Peoria Woodruff 79, Kankakee 53 (3rd place)
Hope 50, Champaign Centennial 48 (title)
Small schools
Peotone 79, Morgan Park Academy 66 (7th place)
CICS Longwood 55, Deer Creek Mackinaw 53 (5th place)
Herscher 59, Momence 32 (3rd place)
St. Anne 71, Watseka 61 (title)
Pekin tournament
Championship bracket
Bartonville-Limestone 68, Lake Zurich 52 (5th)
Mt. Carmel 49, Hersey 38 (7th)
Peoria Richwoods 59, Freeport 31 (3rd)
Moline 38, Washington (Ill.) 37 (title)
Consolation bracket
Quincy 55, Thornridge 27 (7th)
Normal West 46, Pekin 40 (5th)
Geneseo 54, Springfield Lanphier 49 (3rd)
Rockford Boylan 59, Morton (Ill.) 55 (title)
Centralia tournament
Tilghman (Ky.) 63, Marist 57
Iroquois West tournament
Third-place game
Dwight 52, Gardner-South Wilmington 29
Dwight sophomore Jens Kennedy scored 19 points and was named to the all-tournament team.
Western Sun
Geneva 58, Kaneland 39
Girls basketball
Luther South tournament
Providence-St. Mel 40, St. Francis de Sales 32 (5th)
St. Mel outscored De Sales 17-1 in the fourth quarter to take fifth place in the tournament. Adija Brown led the winners with 22 points and Brasia Braboy added 18. Janelle Barnes scored 15 and Jessica Jose 10 for De Sales.
CICS Longwood 54, Morgan Park Academy 36 (3rd)
Shakiyla Carradine scored 17 points and Paige Kenniel added 11 for Longwood, which took third.
Tinley Park 52, Ag Science 36 (title)
Sara Fencl’s 30-point effort helped Tinley Park win the championship. Lawren McKinnis scored 18 to lead Ag Science.
Wrestling
Rolling Meadows quad
Fenton 34, Rolling Meadows 30
Fenton 33, Maine South 26
Fenton 56, St. Charles North 21
