Grayslake Central Boys Basketball

Boys Basketball: Grayslake Central can’t keep pace with soaring North Chicago

Grayslake Central senior Jordan Taylor won the scoring battle with North Chicago star Aaron Simpson 35-23 on Tuesday night. But basketball isn’t a one-man game, …

Mar 12, 2012

Boys Basketball: Grayslake Central takes down rival Grayslake North

Grayslake Central has not lost a home game all season, and the Rams (21-8) are coming home for the sectional. On Friday, Central took care …

Mar 6, 2012

Boys Basketball: Grayslake Central advances past host Antioch

Grayslake Central’s basketball team believes that with its homecourt advantage — featuring the energetic Ram Nation of student-fans — no team will be able to …

Feb 28, 2012

Boys Basketball: Grayslake Central has look of champions

Grayslake Central had lost three games in the last 11 days, and Huntley hadn’t lost three games all season. But you’d never have known it …

Mar 1, 2012

Boys Basketball: Milik Yarbrough goes off as Zion-Benton tops Grayslake Central

Sophomore Milik Yarbrough scored 40 points, but it was a put-back by center Curtis Cook with 13 seconds left that keyed Zion-Benton’s 69-65 win over …

Feb 21, 2012

Boys Basketball: Grayslake Central overpowers rival Grayslake North

Four Rams scored in double figures as host Grayslake Central seized control of the Fox Valley Conference Fox Division by beating rival Grayslake North 64-55 …

Jan 27, 2012

Boys Basketball: Grayslake Central takes down Waukegan

Most certainly they are the best Class 3A team in Lake County that’s located west of the tollway. And given that they will have the …

Dec 19, 2011

Boys Basketball: Hampshire drops first FVC game at Grayslake Central

Grayslake Central’s hospitality toward Fox Valley Fox newcomer Hampshire only lasted so long Friday night. The host Rams stumbled through the first quarter as the …

Dec 9, 2011

Boys Basketball: Fox Valley Fox preview capsules

FOX VALLEY FOX Outlook: Grayslake Central looks like the team with the best shot to dethrone defending champion Crystal Lake Central in what should be …

Dec 5, 2011

Boys Basketball: Bar is set high, but Grayslake Central should clear it

Potential, as defined by Webster’s dictionary, is the possibility that something will develop or happen in a particular way. That is exactly the word that …

Nov 30, 2011

Boys Basketball: Eagles reel in Rams down the stretch

Tanner Blaine’s put-back with 40 seconds left broke a 60-60 tie and Lakes went on to defeat Grayslake Central 67-62 Tuesday in the second round …

Nov 28, 2011

Boys Basketball: Robert Knar, Chino Ebube ignite Mundelein win

Host Mundelein went on a 14-3 run over a four-minute stretch of the fourth quarter to break away from a 48-48 tie and go on …

Nov 25, 2011

Stars are aligned for a season to remember for Rams

Big-school powerhouses Zion-Benton, Waukegan and Warren have owned area high-school boys basketball for the last five years, with Warren figuring to make is six years …

Nov 23, 2011

Boyle, Grayslake Central start fast

Casey Boyle, an emerging 6-8 junior, scored 13 of his 17 points in the first quarter to spark a 25-9 first-quarter surge, and Grayslake Central …

Jan 23, 2011

Knights snap skid against Rams

The streak is over. And it was worth the wait for Grayslake North High's boys basketball team. Six days after it was originally scheduled, the …

Feb 8, 2011

Mundelein tops Grayslake Central

Ryan Sawvell scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds on Monday, leading host Mundelein past Grayslake Central 75-60 on Day 1 of the Mustangs' six-team, …

Nov 23, 2010

Carmel gets past Grayslake Central

The coaching matchup created the buzz for Monday's final-round game in the marathon-like Mundelein holiday prep boys basketball tournament. But the clash between Tim Bowen's …