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Oswego's Jamal Fomby (5) celebrates with Troy Warner after scoring a touchdown against Plainfield Central on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018.

Speed thrills: Charles Coleman and Jamal Fomby carry Oswego to shutout win over Plainfield Central

December 13, 2018 at 1:51 a.m.

Charles Coleman and Jamal Fomby gave Oswego a different look during Friday night’s 35-0 win over Plainfield Central. “Usually Oswego football is three or four yards on just some running...

David Buh comes up big again as Benet tops Naperville Central for regional title

December 14, 2018 at 8:13 p.m.

Benet's David Buh took matters into his own hands. After the Redwings trailed Naperville Central at halftime of Friday night's Class 4A Addison Trail Regional championship game, the senior guard...

Harvest Christian's Jack Nohava, left, drives to the basket against Aurora Christian's Danniel Stevens during Friday's game.

Logan Jones, Harvest Christian can’t get shots to fall in loss to Aurora Christian

May 24, 2018 at 9:17 p.m.

Logan Jones has been one of the senior leaders for Harvest Christian this season. He's often among the Lions' leading scorers. The well went dry for Jones and his teammates,...

Aurora Christian's Jaehshon Thomas battles for the ball Friday with Harvest Christian's Payton Kasper, left.

Jake Wolfe, Aurora Christian prove a point by beating Harvest for regional title

December 15, 2018 at 4:11 a.m.

Aurora Christian senior Jake Wolfe and his teammates wanted to show what they were made of Friday night. Wolfe did just about everything in leading the host Eagles to a...

West Aurora's Jared Crutcher soars above West Chicago's defense on the way to the basket during Friday's game.

Jared Crutcher’s four slam dunks fuel West Aurora’s win over West Chicago

December 15, 2018 at 12:49 a.m.

West Aurora's Jared Crutcher made the slam dunk seem almost routine in the fourth quarter of Friday night's game at West Chicago. The senior forward delivered four dunks in the...

Geneva's Jack McDonald scoops a layup under the defense of Batavia's Andrew Heinz during Friday's game.

Jack McDonald farms flurry of free throws to fuel Geneva past Batavia

December 15, 2018 at 8:06 a.m.

Geneva's Jack McDonald spent most of Friday night wowing the home crowd with his flashy shooting. But the junior point guard scored his most important points for the Vikings from...

West Aurora's Camron Donatlan goes up for a dunk Friday against Bartlett.

Camron Donatlan delivers career-high 36 points as West Aurora wins fifth straight

December 15, 2018 at 7:14 a.m.

After going through a rough stretch of games following the holiday break, senior guard Camron Donatlan needed a boost of confidence. He got that and more Friday night against Bartlett,...

Marmion's Christian Miller, left, and Providence's Matt DiNardi dive after a loose ball in Friday's game.

Mick Sullivan sparks strong third quarter in Marmion’s loss to Providence

December 15, 2018 at 6:20 a.m.

In the third quarter Friday night, senior center Mick Sullivan looked unstoppable. And so did Marmion. Sullivan scored 11 of his team-high 13 points in the middle quarters and also...

Metea Valley's Veonte Ballard drives to the basket against Waubonsie Valley on Friday.

Top Rank: Guard’s late basket lifts Metea Valley past Waubonsie Valley

December 15, 2018 at 5:27 a.m.

Metea Valley guard Holden Rank saved his most important shot for the final seconds against Waubonsie Valley on Friday night in Aurora. Rank took a pass from Ethan Helwig and...

Reversal of fortune: Joel Watts and St. Rita back on track with tourney title

December 15, 2018 at 4:48 a.m.

St. Rita sophomore Joel Watts faced adversity earlier this season when he came back from surgery to repair a patellar tendon. Ditto for the Mustangs, who lost six straight games...

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