Amateur Sports News Network

:: Welcome to Amateur Sports' coverage in the Chicagoland Area ::

SPORTS

Weather in

Chicago area

<a href="http://www.superpages.com/cities/weatherforecast.html"><img src="http://img.superpages.com/cities/weathericons/console.gif" border=0 alt="SuperPages.com Weather for Chicago IL"><br>Weather Forecasts</a>

MEDIA

PODCAST

Article Manager

Amateur Sports
subsidiary of S.C. Fitch Enterprises, Inc.
4710 Lincoln Hwy, Suite 350
Matteson, IL 60443
708.201.1781 voice
708.231.8266 fax

You can also catch us at:
just click at icon below

Powered by

Leo Lions survive a scare...

CHICAGO - In the first Class 3A supersectional game featured Leo (26-4) and Brooks (26-6). This game pitted the senior James Pointer and the veteran team up against the younger, less known squad behind sophomore guard sensation George Marshall.

In the end, experience defeated youthfulness. 51-48 win Tuesday night in the Class 3A supersectional at Chicago State.

Brooks took an early lead and held on to it until the fourth period, when Leo knocked down nine straight points to pull even at 39-39 with 5:52 left in the game on a lay-up by James Pointer's. The Lions took their first lead (43-42) on a basket by Malcolm McFarland with a little more than 3 minutes left. In the

game, Brooks led by as much as 11 on two separate occasions and by as many as nine with 1:07 left in the third quarter.

"We weren't panicking; we just started off slow," said Leo senior guard James Pointer, who scored a game-high 16 points. "Coach told us in practice this week it was our time."

Brooks stayed close down the stretch behind the fueled play of sophomore George Marshall Jr., who finished the night with 14 points, and the rebounding of twin sophomore forwards Kevin and Keith Gray, both had 10 boards apiece,

Coach Chris Head of Brooks guided Westinghouse to the Class AA to a title in 2002 and has done a wonderful job starting four sophomores. Brooks made their name heard and many teams will fear playing them next season.

Leo moves on the to Class 3A semifinals this weekend in Peoria and will play Oswego (25-6) on Friday at 1:45pm.

Click here to here our interview with Darwin Rogers after the game.

Click here to here our interview with Darrin Johnson after the game.

NOTE: We are proud to announce that for the entire month of February, S.C. Fitch Enterprises, and all of its affiliates including Amateur Sports News Network, ASNN365.com, and Amateur Sports Gallery will be honoring March as National Nutrition Month® is a nutrition education and information campaign created annually in March by the American Dietetic Association. The campaign focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. Click here for more information.

Any pictures taking at the game can be found in our photo gallery - click here!

Here is your opportunity to stop hating the media and actually become it!

We are always looking for additional personnel. Click here if you are interested. If you would like to submit a story, score, stats, or even photos, click here.