Boys Basketball: Marshall holds on, ends St Francis’ run
The vast majority of a packed gym was cheering for St. Francis to continue its Cinderella run Friday night, but Marshall never wavered. Relying on …
- Apr 23, 2012
Joe Henricksen’s City/Suburban Hoops Report
City The Public League has only three players who have signed with Division I schools, including just one high-major recruit in the class of 2012. …
- Mar 27, 2012
Boys Basketball: St Francis pulls off second straight upset, tops Crane
There are those who assumed St. Francis’ upset of Orr in a Class 3A regional final last Friday was a fluke. It wasn’t. The Spartans …
- Mar 13, 2012
Boys Basketball: St Francis rallies to stun Orr
Ryan Coyle hit a key three-pointer with just over a minute left to send St. Francis to a 39-36 upset victory over No. 8 Orr …
- Mar 2, 2012
Boys Basketball: Aurora Central rallies past St Francis
The state basketball tournament doesn’t start for Aurora Central and St. Francis until next week, but it sure seemed like a little March Madness took …
- Feb 25, 2012
Boys Basketball: St Francis’ quick run downs Aurora Christian
In a game as tightly contested as St. Francis’ battle with Aurora Christian, it was ironic that an explosive burst by the visiting Spartans proved …
- Feb 17, 2012
Boys Basketball: St Francis weathers Aurora Christian rally
Playing from behind in a conference road game is tough, which Aurora Christian found out the hard way Friday night at St. Francis. In one …
- Jan 13, 2012
Boys Basketball: De La Salle shoots past St Francis
Good luck stopping a speeding meteor – much less five of them. The top-seeded De La Salle Meteors (9-1) blistered St. Francis with transition baskets …
- Dec 28, 2011
Boys Basketball: St Francis’ late comeback downs Marmion
Sometimes the hardest shots to make are not the ones that are heavily contested. They are the ones that are wide open. Brian Spahn had …
- Dec 16, 2011
Boys Basketball: Suburban Christian Blue preview capsules
SUB. CHRISTIAN BLUE Outlook: Aurora Central looks to use last year’s run to the 3A supersectional to leap past guard-strong Wheaton Academy in reshuffled SCC. …
- Dec 6, 2011
St. Francis beats Nazareth at line
At a shoot around earlier in the day, St. Francis' Ryan Coyle stayed late to shoot 100 free throws. The extra work paid huge dividends …
- Mar 3, 2011
Nazareth's hot start buries St. Francis
There was no shortage of peculiarities in LaGrange Park on Saturday night. Nazareth Academy hit four three-pointers in the first two and a half minutes, …
- Dec 5, 2010
St. Francis tops Alleman
St. Francis 50, Alleman 45: Ryan Coyle netted 17 points and nine rebounds and Micke Scholl contributed with 14 for St. Francis (3-3). …
- Dec 15, 2010










