Schools Stories from January 14, 2022
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Libertyville knocks off Stevenson in NSC showdown
Jan 15, 2022 12:53 PM - Libertyville junior forward/center Cole Bonder picked the ideal time to track down his lone offensive rebound Friday night -- 20 seconds left in regulation, with his team down 49-48 in a North Suburban Conference boys basketball game at rival Stevenson. The 6-foot-6 Wildcat, near the top of the key, then whipped a pass to his older brother, 6-8 senior forward Chase Bonder, who nailed a 3-pointer 3 seconds later to put the visitors up 51-49. "That was a game-saver, Cole's offensive rebound," Chase Bonder said after Libertyville's pulsating 51-50 victory in Lincolnshire. -
Downers Grove North's Wolkow making the grade in a second sport
Jan 14, 2022 11:22 PM - George Wolkow was a household name in baseball before he enrolled at Downers Grove North. Wolkow became a must-see player when he committed to play baseball for South Carolina in eighth grade. He committed to South Carolina on June, 16, 2020, right at the end of his eighth-grade year. -
Conant storms back to beat SchaumburgJan 14, 2022 11:01 PM - Youth was at its best early and late for Conant's girls basketball team on Friday night at Schaumburg. Cougars sophomore guard Asha Cobb started the game on fire and freshman teammate Aria Mazza's 2 free throws with 3.9 seconds left sealed the deal in a tense 42-38 comeback win in the Mid-Suburban West.
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Hutchinson's clutch 3-pointer puts Wheeling past Elk GroveJan 14, 2022 10:57 PM - Wheeling's Elijah Hutchinson broke the hearts of Elk Grove's boys basketball team and fans Friday night. The visiting Grenadiers, looking to break a long losing streak in the Mid-Suburban East, led 56-55 with just seconds remaining on the Wildcats' home court. Then Hutchinson delivered a dagger. The 6-foot-3 senior measured a long 3-pointer from just to the left of the top of the key with 10 ticks left in the game, and sank the clutch shot to give Wheeling the lead. Elk Grove rushed the ball downc ourt, then after a timeout, a contested Grens 3-point shot for the win fell short as Wheeling won 58-56.
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Collignon's buzzer-beater lifts Hinsdale Central over St. Charles North
Jan 14, 2022 10:56 PM - Hinsdale Central coach Nick Latorre remembered a similar situation as the Red Devils controlled the ball with the clock ticking toward zero in regulation Friday. St. Charles North forward Max Love had just buried a game-tying 3-pointer with 30 seconds.
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Bartlett downs East Aurora behind Luczynski's triple doubleJan 14, 2022 10:55 PM - When it comes to devising a strategic defensive game plan against Bartlett's 7-foot-3 senior center Conrad Luczynski, opposing teams will try about anything. Whether it be a physical man-to-man approach or more double and triple teaming, East Aurora (10-5, 5-2) couldn't figure out the right combination Friday night.
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Burlington Central boys, girls sweep McHenryJan 14, 2022 10:50 PM - Veteran seniors Gavin Sarvis, Zac Schmidt, Nick Carpenter and Carson Seyller are names that come to mind when thinking of the 2021-2022 Burlington Central Rockets boys basketball team. You can add 6-foot-7 junior center Andrew Scharnowski to that list.
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Naperville Central gets back in the groove against Metea ValleyJan 14, 2022 10:50 PM - The Naperville Central boys basketball team finished this week successfully trying to get its groove back after an unwanted hiatus.
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Meadows' train keeps rolling with triumph at Prospect
Jan 14, 2022 10:48 PM - Rolling Meadows looks like a runaway locomotive. The Mustangs went into Jean Walker Field House at Prospect Friday night and breezed past the Knights 57-43 in a battle of boys basketball unbeatens in the Mid-Suburban East. -
Sammons ignites Fremd to Widlowski's 350th career winJan 14, 2022 10:37 PM - Ryan Sammons' first feel-good moment was Feb. 20, 2021. Then a Fremd sophomore, Sammons hit a game-winning 3-pointer to beat Prospect. A 19-point performance by Sammons helped lift Fremd to a 46-41 Mid-Suburban West boys basketball win over Schaumburg in Palatine Friday night. Sammons would hit 5 of 8 3-point attempts.
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