Metering is ON

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

boysbasketball Galleries
Story Image
Boys Basketball: Rockford Auburn too much for Huntley