Boys Basketball Takes Center Stage: Wednesday's High School Showdowns
Wednesday's slate of high school basketball games saw some thrilling matchups, with upsets and close calls aplenty. In the Concordia-Patrick Keefe Division, Cristo Rey cruised past Soto 49-27, while Rich edged out Manley 86-52.
At the top of the BATAVIA Conference standings, Maine East defeated Bartlett 71-48, with Marmion coming in second with a 55-53 win over Batavia. In the Bloom/Marian Catholic Division, Homewood-Flossmoor secured a convincing 70-53 victory over Marian Catholic.
In the BOYLAN division, Boylan outgunned Thornton 55-53, while Marshall shot down Freeport 63-53. Christ the King dominated DRW 70-13 in the CHRIST THE KING division. Brooks took down Vocational 79-14 in CORLISS, and Crystal Lake Central edged Elk Grove 62-49.
In the DE LA SALLE/ST. IGNATIUS division, Benet thrashed De La Salle 78-43, while Hope Academy downed Westinghouse 77-67. King crushed EPIC 90-23 in the CHRIST THE KING division. St. Ignatius edged out Yorkville Christian 84-76.
In the DOWNERS GROVE NORTH/SOUTH division, Downers Grove North dispatched Proviso East 55-46, while Downers Grove South triumphed over Unity Christian 60-55. Lincoln Park bested Metea Valley 58-39 in a battle of the 'burbs. Lyons edged out Waubonsie Valley 73-60.
In the DWIGHT/WOODLAND division, Dwight edged Momence 64-62, while Tri-Valley romped over Grant Park 72-24. In ELLESON, Little Village conquered Ellison 57-40, with South Shore downing Chicago Tech 29-28.
Aurora Central defeated Walther Christian 63-53 in ELMWOOD PARK, while Parker outmuscled Elmwood Park 70-62. Carver took on Chicago Military 47-46 in ENGLEWOOD, and Englewood bested DuSable 50-47.
In FENTON, Evanston crushed Montini 68-33, with Fremd defeating Fenton 64-41. Rolling Meadows outlasted Wheaton-Warrenville South 42-37. In GENEVA, Geneva edged Naperville Central 50-35, while South Elgin beat St. Francis 50-47.
In GLENBARD WEST, Glenbard East bested Glenbard West 50-43, and Glenbard North defeated Glenbard South 64-48. In GLENBROOK NORTH, Conan won 60-31 against Senn, with Glenbrook North trouncing Notre Dame 63-37.
The GOODE division saw Goode take down Back of the Yards 48-23, while Horizon-McKinley defeated Morgan Park Academy 57-50. In HANCOCK, Richards dominated Hancock 76-24, and St. Laurence crushed Evergreen Park 91-37.
In HARVARD, Harvard edged Alden-Hebron 68-58, and Herscher outlasted Reed-Custer 58-55 in OT. McNamara defeated St. Anne 58-50 in HERSCHER.
Hoffman Estates triumphed over Addison Trail 54-38 in HOFFMAN ESTATES, while Maine West took down Taft 74-57.
Cary-Grove defeated Grayslake Central 58-46 in JOHNSBURG, with Crystal Lake South outgunning Johnsburg 67-36. Waukegan conquered Barrington 74-57.
In LAKES, Buffalo Grove beat Northside 62-55, while Jacobs bested Lakes 62-59.
DePaul Prep downed Lane 53-24 in LANE, with Niles North crushing Phillips 65-30.
Lincoln edged Dunbar 61-45 in LINCOLN. In LISLE, Lisle defeated Westmont 57-54, and Timothy Christian fell to West Chicago 46-35.
Loyola defeated Bulls Prep 58-23 in LOYOLA/NEW TRIER, with Lake Forest beating Mount Carmel 64-58. Loyola took down New Trier 51-43, while Niles West lost to Lake Forest Academy 49-33 in LLOYOLA/NEW TRIER.
Marist crushed Fenger 77-38 in MARIST, while Perspectives-LT outlasted Shepard 69-43.
In MUNDELEIN, Carmel defeated Antioch 52-37, and Deerfield bested McHenry 69-61. In NORTHRIDGE, Northridge took down Wheeling 45-43, with Vernon Hills crushing Oak Park-River Forest 55-42.
Crete-Monee defeated Bremen 76-51 in OAK LAWN, while Oak Lawn beat Ag Science 70-42.
In OREGON, Indian Creek outlasted Rockford Christian 64-59, and Oregon bested Marian Central 68-53.
Neuqua Valley dominated Oswego 77-56 in the OSWEGO/OSWEGO EAST division. In PALATINE, Palatine defeated Hampshire 48-37, while Stevenson thrashed Lake Park 66-51. York took down Glenbrook South 45-42.
In REAVIS, Chicago Christian edged Kennedy 58-41, and Sandburg took down Reavis.
Ridgewood bested Highland Park 52-36 in RIDGEWOOD/ST. PATRICK, while St. Patrick defeated Naperville North 52-45.
Brother Rice crushed Zion-Benton 58-41 in RIVERSIDE-BROOKFIELD, with Fenwick dominating Golder 90-24. Riverside-Brookfield outlasted Hinsdale South 73-34, and Thornwood defeated Joliet West 71-43.
Hyde Park edged Rockford Auburn 64-53 in ROCKFORD AUBURN. Perspectives-MS took down Belvidere North 55-47, while Young defeated Rockford East 68-39.
St. Anthony edged Leo 38-32. In ST. CHARLES EAST, Plainfield North fell to East Aurora 62-53. St. Charles East outlasted Schaumburg 50-43 in OT.
Libertyville defeated Amundsen 63-38 in the ST. VIATOR division. Prospect thrashed St. Viator 70-53.
Hall defeated Somonauk 68-31 in SERENA, with Ottawa Marquette crushing Peoria Notre Dame JV 72-40. Seneca beat Newark 61-55, and Serena edged Peoria Notre Dame JV 76-46.
Argo bested Plainfield South 43-33 in STAGG, while Stagg outlasted Nazareth 69-45.
Bogan defeated Streamwood 73-35 in STREAMWOOD. Proviso West took down Uplift 58-50 in STREAMWOOD.
Burlington Central crushed Dixon 75-27 in SYCAMORE, while Rochelle edged Dundee-Crown 70-66 in OT. Sycamore defeated Sandwich 72-33.
Lemont beat Providence 59-56 in UNIVERSITY OF ST. FRANCIS/WJOL, and Lockport outlasted Lincoln-Way West 50-40. Minooka crushed Joliet Central 61-52.
Wednesday's slate of high school basketball games saw some thrilling matchups, with upsets and close calls aplenty. In the Concordia-Patrick Keefe Division, Cristo Rey cruised past Soto 49-27, while Rich edged out Manley 86-52.
At the top of the BATAVIA Conference standings, Maine East defeated Bartlett 71-48, with Marmion coming in second with a 55-53 win over Batavia. In the Bloom/Marian Catholic Division, Homewood-Flossmoor secured a convincing 70-53 victory over Marian Catholic.
In the BOYLAN division, Boylan outgunned Thornton 55-53, while Marshall shot down Freeport 63-53. Christ the King dominated DRW 70-13 in the CHRIST THE KING division. Brooks took down Vocational 79-14 in CORLISS, and Crystal Lake Central edged Elk Grove 62-49.
In the DE LA SALLE/ST. IGNATIUS division, Benet thrashed De La Salle 78-43, while Hope Academy downed Westinghouse 77-67. King crushed EPIC 90-23 in the CHRIST THE KING division. St. Ignatius edged out Yorkville Christian 84-76.
In the DOWNERS GROVE NORTH/SOUTH division, Downers Grove North dispatched Proviso East 55-46, while Downers Grove South triumphed over Unity Christian 60-55. Lincoln Park bested Metea Valley 58-39 in a battle of the 'burbs. Lyons edged out Waubonsie Valley 73-60.
In the DWIGHT/WOODLAND division, Dwight edged Momence 64-62, while Tri-Valley romped over Grant Park 72-24. In ELLESON, Little Village conquered Ellison 57-40, with South Shore downing Chicago Tech 29-28.
Aurora Central defeated Walther Christian 63-53 in ELMWOOD PARK, while Parker outmuscled Elmwood Park 70-62. Carver took on Chicago Military 47-46 in ENGLEWOOD, and Englewood bested DuSable 50-47.
In FENTON, Evanston crushed Montini 68-33, with Fremd defeating Fenton 64-41. Rolling Meadows outlasted Wheaton-Warrenville South 42-37. In GENEVA, Geneva edged Naperville Central 50-35, while South Elgin beat St. Francis 50-47.
In GLENBARD WEST, Glenbard East bested Glenbard West 50-43, and Glenbard North defeated Glenbard South 64-48. In GLENBROOK NORTH, Conan won 60-31 against Senn, with Glenbrook North trouncing Notre Dame 63-37.
The GOODE division saw Goode take down Back of the Yards 48-23, while Horizon-McKinley defeated Morgan Park Academy 57-50. In HANCOCK, Richards dominated Hancock 76-24, and St. Laurence crushed Evergreen Park 91-37.
In HARVARD, Harvard edged Alden-Hebron 68-58, and Herscher outlasted Reed-Custer 58-55 in OT. McNamara defeated St. Anne 58-50 in HERSCHER.
Hoffman Estates triumphed over Addison Trail 54-38 in HOFFMAN ESTATES, while Maine West took down Taft 74-57.
Cary-Grove defeated Grayslake Central 58-46 in JOHNSBURG, with Crystal Lake South outgunning Johnsburg 67-36. Waukegan conquered Barrington 74-57.
In LAKES, Buffalo Grove beat Northside 62-55, while Jacobs bested Lakes 62-59.
DePaul Prep downed Lane 53-24 in LANE, with Niles North crushing Phillips 65-30.
Lincoln edged Dunbar 61-45 in LINCOLN. In LISLE, Lisle defeated Westmont 57-54, and Timothy Christian fell to West Chicago 46-35.
Loyola defeated Bulls Prep 58-23 in LOYOLA/NEW TRIER, with Lake Forest beating Mount Carmel 64-58. Loyola took down New Trier 51-43, while Niles West lost to Lake Forest Academy 49-33 in LLOYOLA/NEW TRIER.
Marist crushed Fenger 77-38 in MARIST, while Perspectives-LT outlasted Shepard 69-43.
In MUNDELEIN, Carmel defeated Antioch 52-37, and Deerfield bested McHenry 69-61. In NORTHRIDGE, Northridge took down Wheeling 45-43, with Vernon Hills crushing Oak Park-River Forest 55-42.
Crete-Monee defeated Bremen 76-51 in OAK LAWN, while Oak Lawn beat Ag Science 70-42.
In OREGON, Indian Creek outlasted Rockford Christian 64-59, and Oregon bested Marian Central 68-53.
Neuqua Valley dominated Oswego 77-56 in the OSWEGO/OSWEGO EAST division. In PALATINE, Palatine defeated Hampshire 48-37, while Stevenson thrashed Lake Park 66-51. York took down Glenbrook South 45-42.
In REAVIS, Chicago Christian edged Kennedy 58-41, and Sandburg took down Reavis.
Ridgewood bested Highland Park 52-36 in RIDGEWOOD/ST. PATRICK, while St. Patrick defeated Naperville North 52-45.
Brother Rice crushed Zion-Benton 58-41 in RIVERSIDE-BROOKFIELD, with Fenwick dominating Golder 90-24. Riverside-Brookfield outlasted Hinsdale South 73-34, and Thornwood defeated Joliet West 71-43.
Hyde Park edged Rockford Auburn 64-53 in ROCKFORD AUBURN. Perspectives-MS took down Belvidere North 55-47, while Young defeated Rockford East 68-39.
St. Anthony edged Leo 38-32. In ST. CHARLES EAST, Plainfield North fell to East Aurora 62-53. St. Charles East outlasted Schaumburg 50-43 in OT.
Libertyville defeated Amundsen 63-38 in the ST. VIATOR division. Prospect thrashed St. Viator 70-53.
Hall defeated Somonauk 68-31 in SERENA, with Ottawa Marquette crushing Peoria Notre Dame JV 72-40. Seneca beat Newark 61-55, and Serena edged Peoria Notre Dame JV 76-46.
Argo bested Plainfield South 43-33 in STAGG, while Stagg outlasted Nazareth 69-45.
Bogan defeated Streamwood 73-35 in STREAMWOOD. Proviso West took down Uplift 58-50 in STREAMWOOD.
Burlington Central crushed Dixon 75-27 in SYCAMORE, while Rochelle edged Dundee-Crown 70-66 in OT. Sycamore defeated Sandwich 72-33.
Lemont beat Providence 59-56 in UNIVERSITY OF ST. FRANCIS/WJOL, and Lockport outlasted Lincoln-Way West 50-40. Minooka crushed Joliet Central 61-52.