Plainfield Central - boysbasketball

Boys Basketball: Adam Reynolds, Minooka size up victory

At 6-foot-4, Minooka senior forward Adam Reynolds is a tough match-up for most opponents. Reynolds scored a game-high 15 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the …

Feb 10, 2012

Boys Basketball: Oswego East claws back to top Plainfield Central

Falling behind by 17 points early in the second half on the road is no recipe for success, but Oswego East team figured out a …

Feb 11, 2012

Boys Basketball: Oswego uses second-half surge to down Plainfield Central

Sometimes the intermission comes at a perfect time for one team, and an inopportune time for the opponents. The first few minutes of the second …

Feb 3, 2012

Boys Basketball: Plainfield East downs rival Plainfield Central

On the surface, a match-up between the first-place team and the one at the bottom of the standings wouldn’t top a list of “must-see’’ games. …

Feb 5, 2012

Boys Basketball: Plainfield South holds on to top Plainfield Central

Plainfield South opponents have to worry about Ed Presniakovas and Will Nixon scoring and crashing the boards, so sometimes Alonzo Garrett gets left alone. The …

Jan 27, 2012

Boys Basketball: Defense powers Minooka past Plainfield Central

Minooka players had heavy hearts Friday night, dedicating the game to Mitch Fajman, a teammate who died during the summer. The Indians forced 26 turnovers …

Jan 13, 2012

Boys Basketball: Oswego East hangs on to beat Plainfield Central

Early in the third quarter of its game with Plainfield Central Friday night, Oswego East was on a roll and looked like it was going …

Jan 7, 2012

Boys Basketball: Plainfield Central downs host Romeoville

Plainfield Central will play Southwest Prairie Conference rival Romeoville twice more later in the season, but those games for the Wildcats may not duplicate their …

Dec 28, 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 …

Dec 16, 2011

Boys Basketball: Plainfield Central edges Aurora Central

Plainfield Central dealt Aurora Central a painful loss in more ways than one on Tuesday, edging the Chargers 56-55 in Aurora. The Wildcats limited Aurora …

Dec 10, 2011

Boys Basketball: Southwest Prairie preview capsules

SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE Outlook: After finishing second in its conference five straight years, Oswego returns all five starters looking to break through in a tough field …

Dec 6, 2011

Boys Basketball: Plainfield South holds off Plainfield Central

Plainfield South guard Dantrell Wright corraled the long rebound and streaked to the other end of the floor as the final seconds ticked off. The …

Dec 2, 2011

Boys Basketball: Joliet Central pulls away for victory at WJOL

Joliet Central boys basketball coach Jeff Corcoran didn’t really know what to expect from his team heading into Monday’s season opener against Plainfield Central. The …

Nov 25, 2011

Plainfield Central looks for key to close games

When the Plainfield Central boys basketball team hit the floor last season, one thing was almost always certain: a close game. In Southwest Prairie Conference …

Aug 24, 2011

Plainfield Central edges Minooka

Plainfield Central 55, Minooka 52: Derrick Marks scored 28 points for Plainfield Central (13-4, 3-2). …

Jan 15, 2011

Wildcats on the "Marks" in win

Plainfield North was slapped with an intentional and a technical foul, which turned into four points for Plainfield Central in its 74-70 Southwest Prairie Conference …

Jan 22, 2011

Romeoville overcomes big deficit

Romeoville led for 26 seconds in Tuesday night's Southwest Prairie Conference boys basketball game. But it was the right 26 seconds. The Spartans closed the …

Jan 26, 2011

Warner hits target for PFC

Plainfield Central junior guard Zach Warner was concerned about a headache before Friday night's Southwest Prairie Conference game. A fender-bender will do that to you. …

Feb 12, 2011

Williams lifts H-F, Wildcats advance in OT

Bad news for future Homewood-Flossmoor opponents. Tim Williams is back. The 6-foot-7 junior declared himself as "93 to 95 percent" physically Wednesday night after the …

Mar 3, 2011

Free throws carry H-F past Plainfield Central

Completing the game has been a work in progress for the Homewood-Flossmoor boys basketball team. Based on Friday night's championship of the Class 4A Plainfield …

Mar 5, 2011

Plainfield Central on the Marks

Everyone who knows anything about Plainfield Central boys basketball knows where the Wildcats' bread is buttered. Senior guard Derrick Marks, who has signed to attend …

Nov 25, 2010

Lockport's Ward comes up big

Karrington Ward went on a big-time roll in Friday night's championship game of the 15th annual WJOL Thanksgiving Classic, and 2009 champion Plainfield Central still …

Nov 27, 2010

Oros late bucket keeps Panthers unbeaten

Oswego started one junior and four sophomores against a bigger and more experience Plainfield Central, but the young Panthers never quit and pulled off a …

Dec 18, 2010

Plainfield Central rebounds with win

Plainfield Central bounced back from Friday's 65-64 loss to undefeated Oswego by beating St. Patrick 51-39 Saturday at the inaugural Eagle Club Shootout at Benedictine …