Boys Basketball: New year, same result for Huntley
Rockford Auburn’s student section was chanting “just like last year” by halftime of Tuesday’s semifinal game against Huntley at the Dundee-Crown Class 4A Sectional, and …
- Mar 6, 2012
Boys Basketball: Rockford Auburn too much for Huntley
First Rockford Auburn hit Huntley with the full-court press, then the fast break, and finally left the rest to star guard Fred Van Vleet. Van …
- Mar 9, 2012
Boys Basketball: Bryce Only fielding expanded role for Huntley
Huntley junior Bryce Only might be one of the top baseball prospects in the state, but lately it’s his play on the basketball court that …
- Mar 9, 2012
Boys Basketball: Elgin, Huntley set sights on Dundee-Crown Sectional title
Elgin, Huntley and Rockford Auburn have been on a collision course ever since the IHSA released the boys basketball postseason assignments, and the moment of …
- Mar 9, 2012
Boys Basketball: Huntley survives Larkin’s fourth-quarter rally
The three-pointers that fell for Larkin so often early in Friday’s game could only find rim in the closing seconds of a furious comeback. Huntley …
- Mar 6, 2012
Boys Basketball: Huntley holds off DeKalb
The heroes for Huntley in its first postseason game Tuesday weren’t the scorers, with the possible exception of post player Amanze Egekeze. Instead, it was …
- 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: Huntley outlasts Barrington in defensive battle
Huntley coach Marty Manning said he scheduled Barrington to expose his Red Raiders to the type of physical play that awaits the team in the …
- Feb 23, 2012
Boys Basketball: Huntley clinches outright title with win over Jacobs
It was the inside-outside game of an underclassman that catapulted the Huntley boys basketball team to a 57-45 win over host Jacobs on Tuesday night, …
- Feb 20, 2012
Boys Basketball: Huntley rallies to beat Dundee-Crown again
At this point, it’s safe to say Bryce Only and his Huntley teammates simply have Dundee-Crown’s number. The host Red Raiders produced a familiar result …
- Feb 18, 2012
Boys Basketball: Red Raiders escape McHenrey with hard-earned ‘W’
Getting a road victory was an important one for Huntley’s boys basketball Friday night, which put them a step closer to a Valley title. But …
- Feb 3, 2012
Boys Basketball: Stock continues to rise for Huntley’s Amanze Egekeze
There are many reasons why Huntley sophomore Amanze Egekeze is being recruited by almost every team in the Big Ten. First off, Egekeze is 6-foot-6 …
- Feb 3, 2012
Boys Basketball: Huntley stays perfect in Fox Valley Valley
Huntley is still the team to beat in the Fox Valley Conference’s Valley Division. The Red Raiders took a major step toward defending their league …
- Feb 4, 2012
Boys Basketball: Kory Brown’s big game fuels Elgin past Huntley
Elgin senior Kory Brown rose to the occasion Saturday at the Sears Centre. The 6-4 senior played the best game of his career in the …
- Jan 28, 2012
Boys Basketball: Revenge-minded Elgin set for big weekend
Elgin has only two losses in its past 19 games dating to last season, and it can avenge both defeats in the next two days. …
- Jan 24, 2012
Joe Henricksen’s City/Suburban Hoops Report
Bogan Under the radar Due partly to the fact Bogan traveled to Rock Island for Thanksgiving and to Centralia for Christmas, the Bengals haven’t been …
- Jan 24, 2012
Boys Basketball: Huntley struggles, but still tops Jacobs
Huntley boys basketball coach Marty Manning was reluctant to use any stock excuses for his team’s lethargic play against Jacobs Wednesday. But even Manning had …
- Jan 18, 2012
Boys Basketball: Justin Frederick’s hot hand leads Huntley past Crystal Lake South
Huntley’s Justin Frederick had been in a slump the past few weeks. “I was struggling on offense,” Frederick said. “And I was having trouble getting …
- Jan 14, 2012
Boys Basketball: Huntley still has Crystal Lake Central’s number
In a rematch of the Jacobs Holiday Tournament championship game, Huntley once again proved to be the superior team, topping Crystal Lake Central 56-35 in …
- Jan 10, 2012
Boys Basketball: Huntley takes Jacobs tournament behind Amanze Egekeze
It was a case of “holi-deja vu” for Huntley’s Amanze Egekeze. The 6-foot-6 sophomore forward did exactly the same thing against Crystal Lake Central Friday …
- Dec 29, 2011
Boys Basketball:Huntley advances to title game at Jacobs
It looked more like someone using a yo-yo rather than basketball for 3 1/2 quarters Thursday when Huntley stormed back from a 16-point second-quarter deficit, …
- Dec 28, 2011
Boys Basketball: Fremd’s three-pointer edges Huntley
Fremd’s Riley Glassman was waiting to be fouled. And when that never came, the sophomore calmly drained a 28-footer to lift the Vikings past host …
- Dec 19, 2011
Boys Basketball: Fox Valley Valley preview capsules
FOX VALLEY VALLEY Outlook: Huntley is the clear-cut favorite to repeat as champion with all but two players back from last year’s team that finished …
- Dec 5, 2011
Boys Basketball: Huntley escapses from Hampshire
Hampshire gave Huntley everything it could handle Wednesday, but the Red Raiders escaped with a 54-49 victory at the Sycamore Thanksgiving Tournament. The Whip-Purs trailed …
- Nov 29, 2011
Huntley rules at Crystal Lake South shootout
Four months after Huntley ended Elgin’s basketball season in a sectional matchup, the two met again Saturday under decidedly less formal circumstances. The end result …
- Jul 28, 2011










