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Boys Basketball: Victorious Homewood-Flossmoor keeps pressing vs Thornwood

Homewood-Flossmoor coach Jim McLaughlin was going to stick to his plan regardless and it paid off in a 59-53 Class 4A regional championship win over …

Mar 2, 2012

Boys Basketball: Thornwood holds off Thornton, claims conference

A last-second victory over Andrew on Tuesday put Thornwood in the conference driver’s seat against rival Thornton. A win on Friday would give No. 8 …

Mar 1, 2012

Boys Basketball: Johnte Shannon’s game-winning three gives Thornwood upset win over Andrew

Thornwood coach Paul Slavich could sense that Johnte Shannon was frustrated. The senior guard was held scoreless by Andrew through three quarters. Slavich offered a …

Feb 25, 2012

Boys Basketball: Andrew passes road test, remains unbeaten

All of No. 4 Andrew — from the coach to the players to the fans in the stands — knew that Sunday’s game at Thornwood …

Feb 3, 2012

Boys Basketball: Thornwood’s fast start beats Thornton

Darrell Combs had waited a long time to beat Thornton. Thanks to social media, he also had some extra motivation. Combs and his Thornwood teammates …

Jan 27, 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: Michael Orris, Crete-Monee escape Thornwood in 3 OT

Darrell Combs and Michael Orris don’t quite look the part, but Tuesday in Crete the two Division I-bound guards traded potential game-winning and tying shots …

Jan 18, 2012

Boys Basketball: SouthWest Suburban Red preview capsules

SouthWest Sub. Red Outlook: Thornwood is poised to take over the top spot from perennial power Thornton, with Andrew also looking to be in the …

Dec 6, 2011

Boys Basketball: Johnte Shannon, late run help Thornwood put away Brooks

A 16-0 fourth-quarter run secured a 61-42 victory for Thornwood over Brooks Saturday night at the 2nd Annual Crete-Monee Shoot-Out. Johnte Shannon scored seven of …

Dec 8, 2011

Boys Basketball: Tim Williams, Antonio Bishop help H-F snuff out Thornwood

Despite star guard Darrell Combs unable to make a jump shot for nearly 30 minutes of play, Thornwood found itself hanging around for most of …

Nov 26, 2011

Lincoln-Way West falls to Thornwood

The Lincoln-Way West boys basketball team has learned a lot in its first two years of varsity competition, especially this year in the Warriors' first …

Feb 12, 2011

Crockett, Orris keep Crete rolling

There is no question that Jamee Crockett is Crete-Monee's show. The 6-4 DePaul recruit boasts some impressive raw athletic ability. He has polished his skills …

Jan 12, 2011

Combs gets it done for Thornwood

Thornwood coach Paul Slavich has patiently waited for his top players to produce in the same game. His patience was rewarded Friday against Andrew. Thornwood's …

Jan 29, 2011

Thornwood holds off Lincoln-Way North

After watching his players let Lincoln-Way North get back into the game with an 18-point second quarter, Thornwood coach Paul Slavich said he "got on …

Feb 8, 2011

Thornwood pulls upset over Bloom

Thornwood wanted to see where they were at with the state playoffs coming up and they found out Saturday afternoon with a stunning win over …

Feb 19, 2011

Brown's 40 lifts Hillcrest to win

Julius Brown found a way to calm Hillcrest coach Don Houston's nerves. By dropping 40 points. Brown's career-high game helped No. 9 Hillcrest breeze by …

Nov 23, 2010

Balanced scoring boosts Bloom

Basketball coaches love balanced scoring, and that's exactly what host Bloom delivered Tuesday night against Thornwood in the Chicago Heights Classic Tournament. Six different players …

Nov 24, 2010

Balanced Thornton grounds T-birds

With all-around scorer Reggie Smith now suiting up for Marquette, Thornton's Jay Parker and his teammates know that balanced scoring will be a key for …