SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4
BOYS BASKETBALL
THORNTON TOWNSHIP TOURAMENT
Simeon 73, Notre Dame 53
Simeon is so undefeated after two game :) as they knocked off Notre Dame. Jabari Parker led the Wolverines with  22 followed by Steve Taylor and Kendrick Nunn who added 15.

Farragut 71, Thornton 45
Farragut's Deonte Terrell knocked down 22 and John Carter, Lavell Boyd, and  Rashawn Stimage all added 11 points.

Westinghouse 60, T.F. North 50
Dewon White and Ricky Battles for Westinghouse both scored 19 pts each.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Marist 70, Lincoln Park 40
Leah Bolton scored 31 points, and Claire Ryan added 16 for Marist (8-0).

Mother McAuley 58, Crane 38
Sharon Frigo scored 12 points for Mother McAuley (4-4).

Andrew 53, Sandburg 43
Nicole Botich scored 18 points and Tiana Karopulos added 14 for Andrew (3-1).

Lincoln-Way Central 52, Bloomington 37
Kayla Pope scored 9 points and Kelsie Foster added 8 for Central.

Loyola 42, Benet 38
Anna Schueler had 12 points for Loyola (5-1).

St. Ignatius 40, Streamwood 32
Kelly Nickele scored 11 points and Gena Lenti added 9 for St. Ignatius (5-3).

St. Joseph 46, Joliet Catholic 45
Briya Wilborn hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give St. Joseph (6-1, 1-0) the win. She finished with 16 points and 4 steals. Donna Koerber had 19 points and 7 rebounds in the win.

WEST ISLIP TOURNAMENT, in West Islip, N.Y.
Young 77, South Shore (N.Y.) 28
Janee Thompson had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and Linnae Harper had 22 points and 14 rebounds for Young (2-0). Alexis Lloyd added 19 points in the win.

BOYS BASKETBALL
CPS-SUBURBAN SHOOTOUT at UIC
Crane 50, St. Charles North 45
Crane’s basketball team received some bad news on Wednesday, learning the school is likely to be phased out and eventually closed. Despite that news the Cougars were able to knock off St. Charles North 52-45 Saturday in the Chicago Public Schools Shootout at the UIC.

“After all the things that have been going on around here this week we needed something positive to happen for us,” Crane coach Chris Head said. “I’m really pleased with the way the kids responded down the stretch. We’re playing without three potential starters and the young guys really stepped up.”

Crane senior Willie Conner scored 28 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Quinten Payne had 12 points and Kyle Nelson had 14 points and 10 rebounds for St. Charles North.

Curie 81, Gary Bowman 71 (OT)
Indiana small powerhouse Bowman Academy came into the gym with one objection, stop 6-foot-9 center Cliff Alexander. Well, they did that but the other players stepped up for the Condors to snag a 81-71 victory in overtime.

Curie used an 11-3 run in the final three minutes of regulation to turn a 64-56 deficit into a 67-67 tie to take the game into overtime on two free throws by Devin Foster.

In overtime, Bowman just couldn't get going and Curie forced three consecutive turnovers and went on a 7-2 run to open up a 74-69 lead.

Devin Foster led all scorers with 30 points and seven boards followed by Joshua Batson, who added 12.

According to Foster, it came down to size vs. quickness. “They were big and strong and they wanted to be physical,” he said. “That did not bother us one bit. Early in the game, we were playing it their way. Then we began to use our quickness and blow pass them.”

Bowman's DePaul recruit Dejuan Marrero finished with 14 points for the Eagles.

Homewood-Flossmoor 57, Morgan Park 47
The only suburban victory on the day at the CPS - Suburban Shootout at UIC belong to Homewood-Flossmoor, as they defeated Morgan Park 57-47. The Vikings had a 1 point lead at halftime then opened things up in the final two quarters including a 39-33 after three.

Their first double-digit lead of the game came on a basket by Delvon Rencher (14 points, 6 rebounds) with 4:36 remaining in the fourth quarter (45-35).

Morgan Park rallied back to a 6-point deficit, (49-43) led by senior guard Billy Garrett Jr., but they could not get any closer.

“We played a very unselfish team game,” H-F coach Jim McLaughlin said. “They suffered a heartbreaking loss against Bloom and that really got their attention.”

Maurius Hill led the Vikings with 16 points and seven rebounds, and Tyrone Sherman had 15 points and six assists.

McLaughlin singled out Sherman for his excellent play: “He has been a four-year varsity player and this may be one of his best games. He ran the offense and played some great defense on Garrett.”

Mustangs coach Nick Irvin said his team did not match Homewood-Flossmoor’s intensity. “We did not run our offense and execute the way we know we can,” he said. “Take nothing away from [H-F], I was very disappointed with the way we played. We have to learn to be more aggressive, but we are a young team and we will get better as time goes on.”

Simeon 69, Hillcrest 51
Jabari Parker scored 26 points and Steve Taylor added 20 Saturday as top-ranked Simeon opened its season with a 69-51 win over Hillcrest.

CRETE-MONEE
Rich East 59, Wheaton Academy 45

Rich Central 67, South Shore 46

Thornwood 61, Brooks 42

Bloom 62, Plainfield North 44

Crete-Monee 67, Tinley Park 45
Michael Orris had 19 points and Laquon Treadwell added 14 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks for Crete-Monee (3-1).

Notre Dame 55, Mount Carmel 50
Joe Ferrici scored 15 points, Justin Halloran had 11 and Matt Mooney added 10 for Notre Dame (6-1).

Vocational 49, University High 35
Robert Hurd scored 15 points, and Dantrelle Freeman added 11 points, 13 rebounds and 7 blocks for Vocational (5-0).

AURORA CHRISTIAN TOURNAMENT
Championship: Joliet Catholic 64, Aurora Christian 50
Ryan Peter had 23 points and Shakar Washington scored 21 for Joliet Catholic (3-3).

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Mother McAuley 47, Maine West 38
Haley Harris had 9 points for Mother McAuley (3-4).

Bogan 73, Hyde Park 12
Jasmine Harris scored 13 points and China Davis added 12 points for Bogan (3-4, 2-0).

Lemont 47, Shepard 22

BOYS BASKETBALL
Hillcrest 61, Reavis 25
Jayone Troutman scored 12 points for Hillcrest (4-1, 1-0).

Homewood-Flossmoor 60, Joliet West 53
Delvon Bencher scored 17 points and Terone Sherman added 13 in the H-F win. Marlon Johnson scored 17 for Joliet West.

Latin 79, Francis Parker 74 (3 OT)
Liam Farley had 33 points and Chaz Stevenson had 23 points for Latin (2-0, 1-0). Judd Barron had 23 points for Parker (3-1, 0-1).

St. Rita 66, De La Salle 64 (2 OT)

Mount Carmel 67, St. Francis de Sales 41
Willie Orange had 15 points for St. Francis de Sales (3-2).

Bolingbrook 76, Lincoln-Way Central 48

Brother Rice 45, Providence 44
Garrett O'Neil scored 14 for Brother Rice (4-0).

Joliet Central 59, Lincoln-Way East 58 (OT)

Lincoln-Way North 61, Bradley-Bourbonnais 49

Loyola 69, Gordon Tech 60
Peter Pujals had 23 points, Richie Wehman had 16 points and James Clarke had 15 points for Loyola (3-2, 1-0 Catholic League).

Oak Forest 56, Argo 54 (OT)
Tim Loeding scored 23 points for Oak Forest (3-2), including the game-winning tip-in in overtime.

Sandburg 55, Lockport 50

Seton 95, Leo 66
Mark Weems scored 18 for Seton (7-0, 1-0).

St. Ignatius 65, Fenwick 51
Brian Howard had 19 points and Marty McClure and Peter Ryckbosch each had 16 points for St. Ignatius. Luke Lattner had 14 points and Sam Ainsworth had 10 points for Fenwick (2-2).

Stagg 70, Lincoln-Way West 48
Sean Dwyer had 25 points (on seven three-pointers) and Kamil Barnas added 10 points and 8 rebounds for Stagg (5-1).

Thornwood 47, Thornridge 33
Khapri Alston had 17 points for Thornwood (3-2).

University 51, Morgan Park Academy 21
Kyle Parker (14 points, 6 steals) led U-High (4-2, 1-0 Independent School League).

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Hillcrest 82, Reavis 29
Shannise Heady had 16 points and Dana Gettis added 15 for Hillcrest (6-0, 1-0).

Homewood-Flossmoor 65, Lincoln-Way North 53
Danielle Woolfork scored 26 points and Charnelle Reed added 16 for Homewood-Flossmoor (6-2). Ashley Weringa led Lincoln-Way North with 19.

Rich East 77, Crete-Monee 66
Danielle King had 26 points and Makeba Elliott added 24 points and 6 rebounds for Rich East. Angelik Young scored 20 for Crete-Monee.

Rich South 49, Kankakee 31
Kiela Garner had 12 points, 15 rebounds and 6 steals for Rich South (6-1, 1-0). DeAsia Garrett added 13 points and 5 steals in the win.

Richards 59, Bremen 29
Brianna LeBeau led Richards (4-1, 1-0) with 15 points. Bremen's Maggie Hayes had a game-high 17 points.

Lincoln-Way West 46, Tinley Park 43
Mandy Hozzian had 14 points and Alyssa Capecci added 13 for Lincoln-Way West (3-2).

Loyola 53, Fenwick 32

Montini 49, Walther Lutheran 41

Morgan Park 79, Harlan 31
Kierra Grays had 15 points and Kendyl Nunn added 14 for Morgan Park (6-3, 2-0).

Providence 53, Lincoln-Way Central 32
Cassidy Glenn had 15 points and 6 rebounds and Alex Shermulis added 19 points for Providence.

Seton 57, Mount Assisi 52
Tiffany Ellis scored 13 points for Seton (5-2).

T.F. North 77, Evergreen Park 25
Schneia Battle had 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists to lead T.F. North (2-4, 1-0). Evergreen Park's Megan Beckow scored 14 in the loss.

Young 72, Crane 43
Linnae Harper had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 5 steals to lead Young (1-0, 1-0 Windy City West). Alexis Lloyd scored 19 points and Janee Thompson added 17.

BOYS BASKETBALL
Perspectives-MSA 40, Longwood 29
Tyrese Dukes had 15 points, 3 steals and 4 assists, and JJ Turner added 8 points, 7 rebounds and 6 blocks for Perspectives-MSA (1-5).

Providence-St. Mel 78, Chicagoland Jewish 50
Tevin King had 24 points and Khalil Small added 17 for Providence-St. Mel (7-0). Donald Morgan scored 14 points in the win.

St. Benedict 77, Ellison 36
Lamon Dawkins had 19 points and Fawaz Sarumi added 14 points for St. Benedict (4-1, 1-0 Chicago Prep). Leon Brown scored 13 in the win.

 

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Marist 63, Benet 55
JeTaun Rouse scored 18 points and Asia Bey added 13 for Marist (7-0).

Morgan Park 98, Simeon 32
Kierra Graves had 15 points, 4 assists and Shami Goodman added 10 points and 3 assists for Morgan Park (5-3).

Providence 60, Queen of Peace 33
Anna Novak scored 16 points and Alex Shermulis added 14 for Providence. Hannah Lipman had 11 in the Queen of Peace loss.

Aurora Christian 42, Paw Paw 19
Alyssa Henzel had 12 points and Sarina Oleson dished 6 assists for Aurora Christian (4-3). Jasmine Glenn scored 9 points in the Paw Paw loss.

Bogan 65, DuSable 32
Caitlin Garnet had 14 points in the Bogan (2-4) victory.

BOYS BASKETBALL
Evergreen Park 59, Lincoln-Way West 53
Evergreen Park had four players scoring in double figures, including Turron Clayton's 12. Kevin White and Brian Skowronski had 17 points each in the West defeat.

Perspectives-Calumet 56, Robeson 40
Yeoshua Craig had 26 points and 5 rebounds, and Henry Crawford added 10 points and 6 rebounds for Perspectives.

St. Joseph 59, Hales 41

Vocational 61, Roosevelt 43
Robert Hurd had 15 points, 6 assists and 5 steals, and Dantrelle Freeman added 13 points, 7 rebounds and 5 blocks for Vocational (4-0).

 

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Homewood-Flossmoor 49, Bloom 33
Lauren Parker had 13 points and Amena Brent added 8 points and 13 rebounds for Homewood-Flossmoor (5-2). Bria Gaines had 16 points for Bloom.

Rich East 70, Shepard 41
Gelina Webb had 18 points, 5 assists and 3 steals for Rich East. Danielle King added 17 points and 3 steals in the win.

Rich South 62, Joliet Catholic 53
CiErra Garrett had 22 points and Kiela Garner had 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 steals for Rich South (5-1).

Richards 54, Thornwood 46
Hannah Jenkins and Brianna LeBeau each had 15 points for Richards (3-1). Samantha Kusta added 12 points in the win.

Trinity 62, Morgan Park 35
Megan Podkowa had 17 points and 12 rebounds, Shannon McGinnis had 11 points and 6 rebounds and Taylor Nazon and Alyssa Dengler each scored 10 points for Trinity (2-0).

Ag. Science 37, Fenger 14
April Baar had 14 points and 4 steals and Kate Patnett added 7 points and 5 rebounds for Ag. Science.

De La Salle 79, St. Scholastica 18
JaVonna Smith had 17 points and Renee Jones had 14 points for De La Salle (5-1).

Harlan 55, Vocational 15
Latisha Bennett had 15 points and 5 assists and Kasia Redding added 14 points and 3 steals for Harlan (6-0, 1-0). Taveonda Boothe had 8 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals in the win.

Joliet West 53, Lemont 40

Mother McAuley 44, Stagg 37
Kara Pietroski scored 11 for Stagg (2-2).

Oak Lawn 69, Morton 50
LaTondra Brooks scored 34 points and Brooke Annerino added 13 for Oak Lawn (3-2).

St. Ignatius 62, Queen of Peace 27
Kelly Nickele and Alyse Belavic each had 11 points for St. Ignatius (4-3, 1-0).

BOYS BASKETBALL
Argo 56, Stagg 38
Cordell Binns scored 22 points to lead Argo (1-3). Stagg dropped to 4-1.

DuSable 63, Bowen 31
Isaac Buford had 15 points and Jermaine Akons added 10 points for DuSable (1-0).

Oak Forest 46, Bradley-Bourbonnais 43

Shepard 74, Kankakee 48
Devonte Armwood scored 20 points for Shepard (2-3).

 

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28
NCAA GIRLS BASKETBALL
Hampton 66, Chicago State 39
The Chicago State Cougars (0-6) came home, after a rough three-game road trip, to face the two-time defending Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champion Hampton Lady Pirates who are sporting a 3-1 record. The Lady Pirates picked up where they left off from their previous midwest game against IPFW (79-62) defeating the Cougars 66-39. Read more

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Hillcrest 70, Thornton 39
Shannise Heady had 16 points and Brittney Wilson added 13 for Hillcrest (5-0).

Northside Prep 58, Roosevelt 24
Anastasia Jermihov had 10 points and 6 assists for Northside (3-2).

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27
NCAA BASKETBALL
University of Illinois 90, Chicago State 43
CHAMPAIGN-The Fighting Illini knock off the Chicago State Cougars 90-43. After dominating the first half with a commanding 44-19 lead (51.7%), the team continued their balanced attack shooting 56.5% from the field.

Coach Weber shared with us after the game “I just told the guys to play well and play hard.” For more click here.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26
FOOTBALL

CLASS 8A STATE FINAL- to view the bracket
Bolingbrook 21, Loyola 17
CHAMPAIGN—It wasn't pretty but Bolingbrook is the Class 8A State champions edging out top-ranked Loyola 21-17 for the first state championship.

Aaron Bailey threw two interceptions and fumbled it just as many times but in the end, it was his leadership ability and poised that captured this state title.

"I just trusted in God and didn't worry at all," said Bailey, who rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns and threw for 140 on 8-for-13 passing. "It wasn't our normal game, but we won. This is not just for us, the 2011 football team. It's for the community, the fans, family, everybody. It is truly a blessing."

The Raiders was able to move the ball but Loyola's QB, Malcolm Weaver (10-for-31, 99 yards) handled the balls possession a little better. This is why the Ramblers jumped out to a 17-14 lead after a 40-yard field goal by Will Cushwa with 1 minute, 48 seconds left in the third quarter.

But the Loyola's defense contained Bailey for most of the game until he was able to slowly get the ball down the field for their final score which won them the game.

"That's the fastest defense in the state, easily," Weaver said. "They made a lot of big plays. Their defensive line is fast and their defensive backs are big and fast and make a lot of plays on the ball."

CLASS 7A STATE FINAL - to view the bracket
Rockford Boylan 21, Wheaton Warrenville South 14
"Lamont Toney wiggled his way for 72 yards on the Titans' first play from scrimmage for a quick lead, and Boylan was dancing again, this time on the field, after a 21-14 victory against Wheaton Warrenville South in a rare matchup of defending state champs. 'It means a lot,' Boylan running back Tyreis Thomas said. 'A lot of people came out and said we couldn't do it.'"

CLASS 6A STATE FINAL - to view the bracket
Prairie Ridge 35, Peoria Richwoods 14
"It is extremely gratifying to get to this point," Prairie Ridge coach Chris Schremp said. "After the (last) game last year, the next Monday they were ready to go in the weight room. These guys work like champions... We constantly reminded them in the summer and practice if our goal is to win a state championship, we have to work for it. What an awesome life lesson that if you work hard and do things the right way, you can reach your goal."

CLASS 5A STATE FINAL - to view the bracket
Montini 70, Joliet Catholic 45
CHAMPAIGN—What a high scoring, record-breaking game at Memorial Stadium in the Class 5A State finals giving Montini their their consecutive championship over Joliet Catholic 70-45.

Montini's Jordan Westerkamp set an all-class receiving yards record for a state title game with 331 yards on 11 catches, five of which were touchdowns.

"He's gotta be the best in the state," said Montini's Rhode, who set an all-class state title game record with 587 passing yards and was 3 yards shy of tying the all-time single-game record of 590 yards set by Rochester's Wes Lunt this season. "If anyone doubts him they are completely out of their minds."

Joliet Catholic's Isaac ran for an all-class state final record 515 yards — 376 in the first half — and six touchdowns, only the third time in recorded state history a back in Illinois has topped 500 in a game.

"It was a bit demoralizing," Westerkamp said of Isaac's performance. "It was like, 'Oh, boy. Here we go.'"

And there both teams went. And went.

There were 14 scoring drives that lasted less than two minutes, and seven under a minute. The teams combined for 1,644 yards of total offense, and the 115 combined points is most in a title game.

Isaac had touchdown runs of 71, 63, 56, 66, 2 and 69 yards. The junior also lost two fumbles and threw an interception.

Westerkamp, a Nebraska recruit who has the all-time state record for career receiving yards and touchdowns, had TD catches of 4, 54, 5, 69 and 94 yards. His 331 yards are second-most in a single game in state history.

Rhode's seven touchdown passes also were an all-class title game record and 29-for-45 for 587 yards.

"It's very humbling when somebody scores 70 points on you," Joliet Catholic coach Dan Sharp said. "We picked a bad day to not play real well on defense. Their skill people are as good as we've ever seen, especially Westerkamp."

 

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