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Boys Basketball: Evanston pulls away from Maine West

Feb 29, 2012

Evanston defended well throughout and picked up the pace offensively in the second half as it defeated Maine West 44-28 in Wednesday’s Class 4A Notre Dame Regional semifinal in Niles. The Wildkits (18-10) led 15-10 at halftime and outscored the Warriors 20-8 during the first 10 minutes of the second …

Boys Basketball: Simeon 'D' the difference, downs Evanston

Simeon coach Robert Smith keeps warning people that his team will not win state unless it starts executing its offense better. But what Smith will …

May 22, 2012

Boys Basketball: Playing Simeon “once in a lifetime” for Evanston

Leonard Garron called playing top-ranked Simeon in the playoffs a “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity. The Evanston senior and the rest of the Wildkits (21-10) get that chance …

May 9, 2012

Boys Basketball: Evanston’s second-half burst bombards Niles North

Leonard Garron and the other Evanston seniors wanted to practice one more day. Mike Ellis put that challenge to the Wildkits when they went into …

Apr 24, 2012

Boys Basketball: Niles North, Evanston ready for neighborhood showdown

Situated in towns next door to each other, most of the players on Evanston and Niles North know each other well. In fact, the Vikings’ …

Mar 17, 2012

Joe Henricksen’s City/Suburban Hoops Report

City The Public League has only three players who have signed with Division I schools, including just one high-major recruit in the class of 2012. …

Mar 27, 2012

Boys Basketball: Balanced Evanston trounces New Trier

Evanston played its brand of basketball Tuesday at Glenbrook South and earned itself a chance to win a sectional title Friday. All areas were working …

Mar 13, 2012

Boys Basketball: Evanston, New Trier set for showdown in sectional semis

Mike Ellis was in his office Monday afternoon, ready to break down some game film. And the Evanston boys basketball coach couldn’t wait to get …

Mar 9, 2012

Boys Basketball: Experienced Evanston knocks out Notre Dame

Evanston coach Mike Ellis credited the seasoning of 10 seniors for his squad’s Class 4A regional title-game win over host Notre Dame, and Wildkits senior …

Mar 6, 2012

Boys Basketball: Evanston holds off Glenbrook South in overtime

Senior forward Leonard Garron scored six of his team-high 19 points in overtime as Evanston held off Glenbrook South 70-65 Friday night in Glenview. The …

Feb 21, 2012

Boys Basketball: Evanston stays on roll, outshines St Charles East

Following an impressive win over New Trier on Friday, Evanston responded with a 60-53 victory against St. Charles East on Saturday in Evanston. “Tonight was …

Feb 18, 2012

Boys Basketball: Evanston pulls out OT win vs rival New Trier

Frustrated by a lack of playing time, Terrell Farmby quit the Evanston team in the second month of his junior season. With the encouragement of …

Feb 17, 2012

Boys Basketball: Josh Irving helps lead Evanston past Niles West

Evanston dominated the middle two quarters Friday, outscoring Niles West 29-14 during the second and third en route to a 51-39 win in Evanston. The …

Feb 3, 2012

Boys Basketball: Levin takes charge as OPRF storms past Evanston

Oak Park-River Forest did not get any points from its second- or third-leading scorers. But top scorer Gabe Levin made up for it, having a …

Feb 4, 2012

Boys Basketball: Waukegan drives past Evanston late

Junior guard Jordan Johnson scored on three consecutive driving layups as host Waukegan erased a 44-43 deficit and went on to beat Evanston 54-49 on …

Jan 27, 2012

Boys Basketball: John Solari lifts Maine South past Evanston

In his first two seasons at Maine South, John Solari wasn’t asked to do too much. The 6-foot-4 junior now carries most of the load …

Jan 28, 2012

Evanston fell behind early in the fourth quarter, but responded with an 8-0 run and eventually held on for a 41-39 win over Stevenson in …

Jan 22, 2012

Boys Basketball: St Joseph holds off Evanston

St. Joseph senior Reggie Johnson did a little bit of everything to help his team build a large early lead Saturday. He saved his biggest …

Jan 19, 2012

Boys Basketball: Evanston holds off Glenbrook South

Evanston coach Mike Ellis rewarded senior guard Bobby Clayborn’s strong week of practice with extra playing time Friday night. Clayborn rewarded his coach’s faith by …

Jan 13, 2012

Boys Basketball: New Trier holds off Evanston

Josh Irving buried back-to-back three-pointers, the first at the buzzer to end the third quarter and the other to start the fourth, pulling Evanston within …

Jan 11, 2012

Boys Basketball: Evanston edges out Bolingbrook

Free throws. Bolingbrook coach Rob Brost didn’t hesitate when talking about the biggest problem his Raiders faced Evanston in Friday’s McDipper consolation title game. “When …

Dec 30, 2011

Boys Basketball: Rich East presses way past Evanston

Rich East 57 Evanston 51

Dec 29, 2011

Boys Basketball: Oswego rally downs Plainfield Central

After seeing his team not yield more than 58 points in a game this season, Plainfield Central boys basketball coach Steve Lamberti watched Oswego collect …