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Boys Basketball: Andrew topples Lincoln-Way Central

At halftime of Tuesday night’s Class 4A regional semifinal against Lincoln-Way Central, Andrew’s Jawad Adekoya and Tyler Hook didn’t have any points. The host Thunderbolts …

  • Feb 28, 2012

Boys Basketball: Sandburg denies Lincoln-Way Central

Brian Dace scored 14 points, leading four Sandburg players in double figures, as the host Eagles downed Lincoln-Way Central 61-50 Friday night in a SouthWest …

  • Feb 24, 2012

Boys Basketball: Lincoln-Way East in control vs Lincoln-Way Central

It simply was a matter of control for Lincoln-Way East. Jelani Yancy scored 13 points, and the East defense forced 20 turnovers and didn’t allow …

  • Feb 17, 2012

Boys Basketball: For Lockport, it’s an offensive outburst

Considering its previous meeting with Lincoln-Way Central resulted in a 33-26 win, the 20-point second quarter Lockport was able to put together Friday night certainly …

  • Feb 10, 2012

Boys Basketball: Joliet West takes down Lincoln-Way Central

Lincoln-Way Central caught Southwest Suburban Blue foe Joliet West at exactly the wrong time. Coming off a tough week where West dropped decisions of 50-46 …

  • Feb 12, 2012

Boys Basketball: Lincoln-Way Central edges out Joliet Central

Matt Mikolajczak’s three-pointer from the corner with 5.4 seconds remaining proved to be the game-winner as host Lincoln-Way Central defeated Joliet Central 46-44 Friday night …

  • Feb 3, 2012

Boys Basketball: Lincoln-Way Central showing ‘signs’

It would have been easy for Lincoln-Way Central coach Bob Curran to have a less-than-positive attitude last week after a 27-point loss to Homewood-Flossmoor. Instead, …

  • Jan 31, 2012

Boys Basketball: Sandburg puts ‘D’ clamps on Lincoln-Way Central

Sandburg beat Lincoln-Way Central at its own game. Playing tough man-to-man defense, Sandburg smothered the Knights in a 34-24 victory in a SouthWest Suburban Blue …

  • Jan 27, 2012

Boys Basketball: Balanced Homewood-Flossmoor rolls by Lincoln-Way Central

Thirteen players made the scoresheet Wednesday night for Homewood-Flossmoor as the host Vikings rolled to a 71-44 victory over Lincoln-Way Central in a game that …

  • Jan 31, 2012

Boys Basketball: Lockport denies Lincoln-Way Central

School restarted Friday at Lockport after the holiday break. But Kyle Ward and his teammates had to put their thinking caps on right away. Ward …

  • Jan 7, 2012

Boys Basketball: Joliet West’s defense powers past Lincoln-Way Central

Unable to find consistent offense, Joliet West used its defense to get points in a 45-40 SouthWest Suburban Conference victory Friday at Lincoln-Way Central. “Our …

  • Dec 16, 2011

Boys Basketball: Evergreen Park gets past L-W Central

With only 12 points in the first half, it didn’t appear the Evergreen Park boys basketball team carried enough offensive fireworks into Monday night’s game …

  • Dec 17, 2011

Boys Basketball: Joliet Central takes advantage of Lincoln-Way Central errors

After seeing a seven-point halftime lead shrink to two in less than a minute, Joliet Central coach Jeff Corcoran wanted to see how his team …

  • Dec 15, 2011

Boys Basketball: Lemont outlasts Lincoln-Way Central

They never were matched up against one another, but that didn’t stop Lemont guard Juozas Balciunas and Lincoln-Way Central center Brad Foster from dueling back …

  • Dec 4, 2011

Boys Basketball: TF South edges out Lincoln-Way Central

As the fourth quarter of Friday’s battle between Lincoln-Way Central and TF South began. Central coach Bob Curran could be heard yelling from the bench, …

  • Dec 2, 2011

Boys Basketball: Lincoln-Way Central advances past Bremen

Championships have been few and far between for the Lincoln-Way Central basketball team of late. After improving to 3-0 with a 58-50 win over Bremen …

  • Dec 1, 2011

Knights’ Foster rising among big men

Success in high school basketball is often driven by guard play, but having a serviceable big man also can be a key to winning. Of …

  • Jun 22, 2011

Knights take low-scoring win over Joliet W.

Lincoln-Way Central had a choice to make and the decision that was made paid off. The Knights clawed and scratched its way to a 25-23 …

  • Jan 8, 2011

Lockport foils Knights' strategy

Lockport didn't fall into the trap of playing Lincoln-Way Central's style of play on Friday. The Porters dominated the boards, shot well and took care …

  • Jan 15, 2011

Foster steers Knights past Shepard

Tuesday night, Lincoln-Way Central was in good hands because Brad Foster had good hands. The 6-8 Foster scored nine of his game-high 23 points in …

  • Jan 19, 2011

Ward brothers take over for Lockport

Lockport's Ward brothers 13, Lincoln-Way Central 0. That's the way the scoring went Friday during a 10-minute second-half stretch that enabled the Porters to rally …

  • Feb 19, 2011

Griffins big from behind the arc

Facing Lincoln-Way Central's 2-3 zone, it was bombs away for Lincoln-Way East on Tuesday night. The Griffins hit 11 three-pointers and pulled away in the …

  • Feb 23, 2011

Vikings fend off L-W Central

Homewood-Flossmoor celebrated senior night with a 56-43 victory over Lincoln-Way Central. The host No. 16 Vikings (21-5, 14-0 SouthWest Suburban Blue) could not shake the …

  • Feb 26, 2011

Andrew rallies to stun Stagg

Jubril Adekoya had a team-high 12 points and eight-rebounds as Andrew rallied to stun Stagg 48-39 in the semifinals of the Class 4A Stagg Regional …

  • Mar 2, 2011

Southwest Suburban Blue preview

Southwest Suburban Blue Outlook: Homewood-Flossmoor is a year older and a year wiser after losing in the sectional final last season to Joliet. Joliet West, …

  • Nov 22, 2010

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