High school and local college results and highlights from the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County coverage areas.
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WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS
HIGH SCHOOLS
BOYS BASKETBALL
Batavia 51, Wheaton North 48
Batavia (19-8, 9-3 DuKane): Evan Blankenship 13 points. Dane Farrar 11 points.
East Aurora 47, South Elgin 40
Glenbard East 68, Bartlett 42
Glenbard North 51, Geneva 48
Kaneland 64, Oak Forest 48
Lake Park 51, St. Charles East 40
Larkin 71, Streamwood 65
Leo 44, Wheaton St. Francis 40 (OT)
Leo (21-5): Jeremiah Echols 15 points.
Marian Catholic 64, St. Francis de Sales 60
Neuqua Valley 74, Yorkville Christian 43
Neuqua (27-1): Cole Kelly 19 points.
Yorkville Christian (16-10): Jayden Riley 12 points.
Rich Township 69, Thornridge 49
Rich Township (15-12, 7-4 Southland): Kavon Ammons 24 points, 6 rebounds. Jamson Coulter 13 points, 5 rebounds. Zion Gibson 12 points.
Sandwich 55, Newark 39
Sandwich (9-19): E.J. Treptow 17 points, 8 rebounds. Griffin Somlock 15 points, 4 steals.
Stevenson 65, Libertyville 37
Stevenson (19-8, 8-4 North Suburban): Donny Williams 30 points, 8 rebounds. Rocco Pagliocca 13 points, 4 rebounds.
Sandburg 60, Eisenhower 32
Thornwood 68, EPIC 20
West Aurora 74, Elgin 28
West Aurora (17-12, 10-1 Upstate Eight West): Drew Lundberg 21 points. James Baker 11 points.
Wheaton Warrenville South 60, St. Charles North 48
St. Charles North (10-16, 4-7 DuKane): Cooper Mellican 18 points. E.J. Mondesir 16 points.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Antioch 48, Round Lake 42
Antioch (13-18, 8-6 Northern Lake County): Heidi Rathmann 28 points.
Burlington Central 65, Jacobs 50
Dixon 72, Harvest-Westminster 33
Grayslake Central 59, Lakes 25
Grayslake North 56, Grant 50
Huntley 56, Hampshire 30
Joliet Catholic 55, Bishop McNamara 33
Libertyville 54, Zion-Benton 6
Libertyville (24-5, 13-1 North Suburban): Ella Pawelczyk 18 points. Won conference title.
Oak Lawn 60, Bradley-Bourbonnais 28
Oswego East 79, Joliet West 48
Oswego East (17-10, 12-4 Southwest Prairie West): Desiree Merritt 26 points. Aubrey Lamberti 26 points.
Plano 45, Richmond-Burton 33
Prairie Ridge 39, Dundee-Crown 29
Rich Township 46, Thornridge 35
Somonauk 62, Indian Creek 52
Somonauk (13-13): Kiley Mason 15 points, 3 blocks. Ella Roberts 14 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals.
Indian Creek (14-12): Ally Keilman 22 points.
Warren 35, Stevenson 31
CENTRAL SUBURBAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Maine South 68, Vernon Hills 45
Vernon Hills (20-7): Eve Engler 18 points. Emma Jocson 15 points.
LOCAL COLLEGES
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Aurora University 84, Rockford University 70
TUESDAY’S RESULTS
HIGH SCHOOLS
BOYS BASKETBALL
Benet 56, Wheaton Academy 40
Bremen 56, Morton 47 (OT)
Brother Rice 62, Bradley-Bourbonnais 43
Brother Rice (20-9): Joe Niego 14 points. Aiden Henderson 10 points. Charlie Wizgird 10 points.
Burlington Central 61, Dundee-Crown 27
Carmel 35, Lake Forest Academy 31
Carmel (10-18): Ethan Matz 14 points.
Cary-Grove 60, Hampshire 47
DePaul Prep 62, Deerfield 31
Evergreen Park 50, Hinsdale South 40
Grant 49, Grayslake Central 47
Grant (13-10, 9-3 Northern Lake County): D.J. Stitts 14 points; GW basket as time expired. Jayde Smith 11 points.
Grayslake Central (20-8, 10-2): Alex Granville 15 points. Cole Halverson 13 points.
Homewood-Flossmoor 90, Lincoln-Way West 48
H-F (23-3, 13-1 SWSC): Darrius Hawkins Jr. 16 points, 10 assists. Ethan Jackson 15 points. Jeff Cade II 13 points. John Brown IV 10 points, 15 rebounds.
Lincoln-Way West (13-16, 4-11): Eiden Kubilius 21 points.
IC Catholic 72, St. Edward 41
Indian Creek 60, Somonauk 39
Indian Creek (20-5, 6-2 Little Ten): Parker Murry 17 points. Payton Hueber 11 points.
Somonauk (7-20, 3-5): Tristan Reed 12 points.
Jacobs 48, Huntley 35
Jacobs (16-11, 8-7 Fox Valley): Elijah Bell 15 points.
Johnsburg 63, Plano 35
Joliet Catholic 61, Plainfield South 56
Kankakee 70, Thornton 43
Thornton (11-12, 7-4 Southland): DeAndre Higgs 20 points.
Lake Forest 53, Libertyville 39
Lake Forest (10-16, 4-8 North Suburban): Rory Haas 15 points. Alex Picek 14 points.
Lakes 50, Antioch 48
Lakes (15-9, 8-4 Northern Lake County): Jaylen Pinkard 17 points. Carter Martin 14 points.
Antioch (5-22, 1-11): Chance Parsons 19 points.
Lincoln-Way East 54, Lincoln-Way Central 53 (OT)
Marmion 72, Ottawa Marquette 44
Morgan Park 108, Chicago Vocational 52
Morgan Park (16-6): Jacque Lewis 45 points.
Naperville North 62, Addison Trail 25
Newark 55, IMSA 47
Newark (15-2, 8-0 Little Ten): Cody Kulbartz 15 points, 8 rebounds. Reggie Chapman 15 points, 5 assists.
North Chicago 56, Grayslake North 41
Oswego 65, Naperville Central 52
Oswego (20-8): Ethan Vahl 30 points, 11 rebounds. Graham Schwab 11 points, 6 rebounds.
Naperville Central (10-16): T.J. Hillman 21 points.
Oswego East 59, Plainfield North 37
Richards 43, Chicago Christian 40
St. Laurence 59, De La Salle 57
Sandburg 55, Lockport 52
Sandburg (19-10, 9-6 SWSC): Will Johnson 13 points. Jonah Johnson 10 points. Dan Morakinyo 10 points.
Lockport (22-5, 11-3): Nojus Venckus 24 points.
St. Patrick 79, Marian Catholic 44
Marian (10-11, 1-6 ESCC): Noah Clay 10 points.
Shepard 88, Kennedy 45
Shepard (14-14): Kareem Taiwo 15 points. Brendin Thomas 12 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists. Amari Williams 11 points.
Stagg 61, Andrew 43
Stagg (13-13, 5-9 SWSC): Omar Barakat 23 points. Petar Zoko 18 points, 5 rebounds.
Andrew (11-17, 4-10): Ryan Dinnon 20 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals. T.J. Payton 10 points, 7 rebounds.
Stevenson 69, Zion-Benton 46
Stevenson (18-8, 7-4 North Suburban): Rocco Pagliocca 27 points, 3 steals. Donny Williams 18 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals.
T.F. North 57, T.F. South 55 (OT)
T.F. North (11-12, 6-6 SSC Blue): Chris Pulliams 18 points, 10 rebounds. Jaleil Littleton 12 points, 3 steals.
T.F. South (8-18, 4-8): Isaiah Whitehead 21 points. Amari Dukes 14 points.
Warren 75, Lake Zurich 59
Warren (25-2, 12-0 North Suburban): Jaxson Davis 30 points. Braylon Walker 13 points. First conference title since 2012.
Waubonsie Valley 71, Joliet Central 42
Wauconda 69, Round Lake 61
Wauconda (21-7, 11-1 Northern Lake County): Alex Ortega 28 points, 5 rebounds, 4 steals. Leo Brinias 19 points, 3 steals. Cole Plucinski 14 points, 5 rebounds.
Round Lake (12-14, 2-10): Jaquan Jamerson 24 points. Devin Powell 14 points.
Waukegan 76, Mundelein 42
Waukegan (20-7, 9-3 North Suburban): Trey Roberts 24 points, 6 steals. Rico Love 22 points. Simereon Carter 15 points.
Woodstock 55, Sandwich 30
Sandwich (8-19, 4-8 Kishwaukee River): Grant Somlock 14 points.
RIVER VALLEY TOURNAMENT
Beecher 78, Donovan 25
Beecher (5-21): Dominick DeFrank 22 points, 4 assists, 4 steals.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Andrew 38, Stagg 37
Andrew (17-11, 8-7 SWSC): Ana Cisek 17 points; tying and GW FTs with :14 remaining.
Deerfield 52, Niles West 40
Deerfield (8-18): Charlee Baker 24 points.
Evergreen Park 45, Reavis 42
Evergreen (24-6, 10-2 SSC Red): Ella Throndson 19 points. First conference title since 1989.
Glenbard South 50, South Elgin 36
South Elgin (17-14): Olivia Miller 13 points. Molly Stahl 12 points.
Hampshire 51, Jacobs 34
Hampshire (16-13, 11-6 Fox Valley): Veronica Dumoulin 14 points. Peyton McCarthy 14 points. Jiselle Lopez 10 points.
Hillcrest 44, Oak Forest 32
Homewood-Flossmoor 57, Lincoln-Way West 51
Indian Creek 53, Rosary 22
Indian Creek (14-11): Madison Boehne 13 points. Ally Keilman 12 points. Elsie Betz 12 points.
LaSalle-Peru 50, Kaneland 29
Kaneland (18-12, 6-4 Interstate Eight): Amani Meeks 10 points.
Latin 59, Morgan Park Academy 51
Lincoln-Way Central 56, Lincoln-Way East 44
Lincoln-Way Central (12-18, 7-9 SWSC): Christina Galka 13 points. Brooke Katzmann 11 points.
Lockport 57, Sandburg 45
Naperville Central 68, Waubonsie Valley 65
Naperville Central (24-6, 9-1 DuPage Valley): Erin Hackett 30 points, 4 assists; scored 2,00th career point. Trinity Jones 25 points, 13 rebounds. Annabelle Kritzer 11 points, 10 rebounds. Won conference title.
Waubonsie (28-2, 8-2): Danyella Mporokoso 43 points.
Oswego East 54, Oswego 25
Plainfield North 47, Yorkville 39
Yorkville (12-14, 6-8 Southwest Prairie West): Sydney McCabe 15 points.
Riverside-Brookfield 47, West Aurora 35
St. Charles East 57, Geneva 47
St. Charles East (18-11, 11-3 DuKane): Kathlyn Bainbridge 20 points.
Geneva (13-14, 8-6): Emma Peterson 15 points.
St. Edward 62, IC Catholic 38
St. Edward (22-7): Savannah Lynch 20 points.
T.F. South 73, T.F. North 65 (OT)
T.F. South (27-2, 12-0 SSC Blue): Gigi Dillon 25 points. Asia Haynes 15 points. G’yah Capers 12 points.
T.F. North (19-8, 10-2): Lauryn Jackson 20 points, 16 rebounds. Natalie McGhee 17 points, 13 rebounds.
Wheaton Warrenville South 30, Batavia 27
Compiled by Josh Krockey.
