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Boys Basketball: Frontcourt defense powers Simeon past Hyde Park

Feb 10, 2012

Jabari Parker and Steve Taylor get deserved acclaim for what they do offensively for Simeon. But it was what the pair did defensively that allowed the Wolverines to grab an early lead and hold on for a 65-44 victory over Hyde Park in the second round of the Public League …

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Boys Basketball: Evanston pulls out OT win vs rival New Trier

Feb 10, 2012

Terrell Farmby’s steal and two free throws with 29.7 seconds to go carried Evanston to a 55-52 overtime win against No. 14-ranked New Trier at Northwestern’s Welsh-Ryan Arena on Friday.

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Boys Basketball: Donald Moore powers Bloom past Rich South

Feb 10, 2012

Donald Moore scored 22 points as No. 7 Bloom beat Rich South 59-52 Friday in a battle for the Southland Conference lead.

Boys Basketball: Marshall edges short-handed Young

Feb 10, 2012

Marshall took advantage of three Young starters out with an injury to down the Dolphins 69-67 in the second round of the Public League Playoffs Friday night.

Boys Basketball: DeVante Jones leads Orr past Farragut

Feb 10, 2012

Devante Jones drilled a game-breaking three-pointer from the left wing with just over three minutes remaining that powered the host Orr past Farragut 54-43 in a second-round Public League Playoff showdown Friday afternoon.

Boys Basketball: Bogan answers North Lawndale’s late charge

Feb 10, 2012

With a double-digit lead dwindling away, Bogan came through in the fourth quarter with an answer for every North Lawndale charge, winning 83-67 in the second round Public League playoff game Friday.

Boys Basketball: Crane no match for Curie

Feb 10, 2012

No. 3 Curie opened the game with a 15-1 run and coasted past Crane 68-29 Friday in the second round of the Public League playoffs.

Friday’s boys basketball roundup

Feb 10, 2012

Scores and highlights from Friday’s boys basketball action.

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Boys Basketball: Joliet West edges Joliet Central on weird night

Feb 10, 2012

Joliet West managed to get past Joliet Central 63-56 on a night filled with strange happenings.

Boys Basketball: Third-quarter push leads Proviso East past Morton

Feb 10, 2012

Paris Burns and Paris Lee led the charge for No. 2 Proviso East’s 64-53 win over Morton Friday night.

Boys Basketball: Warren tops Zion-Benton on special night

Feb 10, 2012

Behind the efforts of a pair of Division-I talents, No. 4 Warren blew by Zion-Benon 72-58 Friday night.

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Boys Basketball: Elgin pulls away from crosstown rival Larkin

Feb 10, 2012

Elgin senior Kory Brown piled up 21 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks — including 12 points and five rebounds in the third quarter — to lead No. 22 Elgin to a 64-51 road win over its crosstown rivals Larkin on Friday.

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Boys Basketball: Stingy defense carries West Aurora past Wheaton North

Feb 10, 2012

West Aurora held Wheaton North to 24 percent shooting over the last three quarters and got a career-high 22 points from Jontrel Walker in a 58-38 road victory over Wheaton North Friday in DuPage Valley Conference action.

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Joe Henricksen’s City/Suburban Hoops Report

Feb 10, 2012

Marist has battled back after a string of poor play and is looking tough, Joliet West senior Marlon Johnson has been a real surprise this season, York is possibly the hottest team in the area right now and Waukegan’s Akeem Springs has reopened his commitment.

Boys Basketball: Mike Wisz shoots Lemont past TF North

Feb 10, 2012

Mike Wisz drilled six three-pointers on his way to a game-high 20 points in host Lemont’s 47-42 South Suburban Blue win over T.F. North Thursday.

Thursday’s boys basketball roundup

Feb 10, 2012

Highlights and scores from Thursday’s action.

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Boys Basketball: St Joseph’s Gene Pingatore back on top

Feb 10, 2012

Gene Pingatore is the all-time winningest boys basketball coach in Illinois history — again. The veteran St. Joseph coach moved up to the No. 1 spot in 2009 with his 827th win, passing Dick Van Scyoc.

Boys Basketball: Seeds released for East Aurora’s sectional

Feb 10, 2012

One-loss Plainfield East earned the top seed Thursday in the 21-team East Aurora Class 4A Boys Basketball Sectional that features all eight of the 4A teams in The Beacon-News coverage area. Downers Grove South (18-4) is No. 2, followed by two local teams in Metea Valley (20-3) at No. 3 and West Aurora (18-4) at No. 4.

Boys Basketball: Cris Craig’s three lifts Marshall past Lincoln Park

Feb 10, 2012

Cris Craig hit a three from the top of the key with seconds remaining to allow No. 15 Marshall to avoid the upset and advance past Lincoln Park 45-42 in the opening round of the Public League Playoffs.

Boys Basketball: North Lawndale too athletic for Dunbar

Feb 10, 2012

Guard Anton Singleton scored a team-best 13 points and led four double-figure scorers as visiting North Lawndale used a game-changing 17-2 second-half burst to hold Dunbar to a 68-57 win Wednesday in a first round Public League playoff game.

Boys Basketball: Crane comes way back to top Vocational

Feb 10, 2012

Crane came back from a 21-point deficit to take down Vocational 65-60 in the first round of the Public League Playoffs Wednesday night.

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Boys Basketball: Simeon rolls by Douglass

Feb 10, 2012

Top-seeded Simeon put on a dominant display in the second period in the Wolverines’ 98-31 win in the opening round of the Public League Playoffs Wednesday.

Wednesday's boys basketball roundup

Feb 10, 2012

Scores and highlights from Wednesday's boys basketball action

Boys Basketball: Lake Park takes down Metea Valley

Feb 10, 2012

Dominique Spencer scored 23 points to go with six rebounds and two steals to lift host Lake Park to a 60-57 victory over No. 13 Metea Valley in Roselle Wednesday.

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Boys Basketball: Elgin pushes past Batavia

Feb 10, 2012

Elgin labored through three quarters before finally breaking things open with a run of 14 straight points to start the fourth in a 65-51 victory that sent visiting Batavia to its 12th straight defeat Wednesday.

Boys Basketball: South Elgin blows by East Aurora

Feb 10, 2012

South Elgin used its outside shooting to smash East Aurora 62-41 in Upstate Eight Valley action. Junior guard Jacob Maestranzi made five three-pointers and scored game-high 20 points in leading the Storm.

Boys Basketball: Geneva cruises past Larkin

Feb 10, 2012

When Larkin and Geneva met in January, it was all Geneva as the Vikings dominated Larkin in a 19-point victory. Wednesday night it was much of the same as Geneva rolled to a 60-32 Upstate Eight River Division victory at Geneva.

Boys Basketball: Dundee-Crown escapes Prairie Ridge

Feb 10, 2012

Dundee-Crown rallied from an eight-point first-half deficit to get past Prairie Ridge 44-39 Tuesday in Fox Valley Valley action.

Boys Basketball: St Charles North takes down rival St Charles East

Feb 10, 2012

Kyle Nelson didn’t hesitate to describe Wednesday’s 54-48 victory at St. Charles East. “It’s just awesome,” the senior big man said after St. Charles North (12-13) claimed the rubber match of the year against the North Stars’ foe in a cross-town rivalry contest.

Boys Basketball: Waubonsie Valley finishes off Bartlett

Feb 10, 2012

Host Waubonsie Valley overcame a sluggish start to Wednesday’s Upstate Eight Valley game against Bartlett en route to an eventual 52-40 win.

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Boys Basketball: John Ruffin’s free throws lift Rich South past Crete-Monee

Feb 10, 2012

John Ruffin hit two free throws with 10 seconds left to give Rich South a 52-51 Southland Conference win over No. 17 Crete-Monee on Tuesday.

Boys Basketball: Minooka’s pace controls Oswego

Feb 10, 2012

Behind a methodical system relying on long possessions, looking for the best possible shot, Minooka took down a tough Oswego squad 60-45 Tuesday in Southwest Prairie action.

Boys Basketball: Big second quarter carries Hillcrest past De La Salle

Feb 10, 2012

No. 16 Hillcrest outscored No. 23 De La Salle 20-6 in the second quarter and went on to win 62-48 Tuesday in Chicago.

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Boys Basketball: Elgin escapes DeKalb behind Kory Brown

Feb 10, 2012

Elgin’s Arie Williams dished back to Kory Brown, who hit a five-foot driving shot at the edge of the lane for the game-winning points in a 50-48 victory Tuesday at DeKalb Tuesday night

Boys Basketball: Senior-led St Ignatius squad stops Brother Rice

Feb 10, 2012

Playing most of the game with five seniors, St. Ignatius held off multiple Brother Rice runs to earn a 59-51 win Tuesday night.

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Boys Basketball: Joliet West takes down Lincoln-Way Central

Feb 10, 2012

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 to Homewood-Flossmoor and 68-63 to Lincoln-Way East, the Tigers were loaded for beat in Tuesday night’s 65-39 victory over the Knights.

Tuesday’s boys basketball roundup

Feb 10, 2012

Scores and highlights from Tuesday’s boys basketball action.

Boys Basketball: St Rita stalls Providence late

Feb 10, 2012

After watching Providence rally several times during a Catholic League crossover Tuesday night, visiting St. Rita had to do the same late in a 70-64 victory.

Boys Basketball: Sharp-shooting guards lift Bolingbrook by Lockport

Feb 10, 2012

Chad Cooke and Cam Burnett combined for six three-pointers Tuesday as Bolingbrook won its sixth straight game, 54-46 over Lockport.

Boys Basketball: Andrew McAuliffe rounding back into form for Glenbrook North

Feb 10, 2012

Andrew McAuliffe had 15 points and 11 rebounds in his second game back from a knee injury Tuesday as Glenbrook North beat Hersey 55-43.

Boys Basketball: Mike LaTulip’s 20 third-quarter points key Prospect win

Feb 10, 2012

Mike LaTulip scored 20 of his game-high 26 points in the third quarter to lift Prospect to a 77-47 victory over visiting Glenbrook South Friday.

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Boys Basketball: Mundelein ‘D’ secures win over Zion-Benton

Feb 10, 2012

it was a defensive play that helped secure the Mustangs’ 71-63 win over host Zion-Benton on Tuesday night. With Mundelein up 65-61 and 1:03 left to play, Zion star Milik Yarbrough (24 points) had his layup rejected by Sean O’Brien.

Boys Basketball: Tyrone Sherman powers Homewood-Flossmoor past Lincoln-Way East

Feb 10, 2012

After committing two quick turnovers, Tyrone Sherman rebounded to score 20 points in Homewood-Flossmoor’s 63-56 SouthWest Suburban Blue win over Lincoln-Way East on Tuesday.

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Boys Basketball: Oswego East claws back to top Plainfield Central

Feb 10, 2012

Trailing by 17 early on, Oswego East clawed back to take a one-point lead at the half and wound up dominating the second half, en route to a 70-54 Southwest Prairie win over Plainfield Central.

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Boys Basketball: Naperville Central’s Mike Blaszczyk comes up big vs Hinsdale Central

Feb 10, 2012

A 26-point, 13-rebound performance by Naperville Central’s 6-foot-8 sophomore Nick Czarnowski caused big problems all night for Hinsdale Central on Tuesday. But a less imposing teammate produced the decisive swing in the visiting Redhawks’ 51-44 win.

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Boys Basketball: Curie, Orr are logical contenders

Feb 10, 2012

While top-ranked Simeon stands to be the team to beat in the upcoming Public League Playoffs, don’t sleep on Curie or Orr, two teams looking to potentially slow the Wolverines.

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Boys Basketball: North Chicago holds off Lake Zurich

Feb 10, 2012

Seven charging fouls and two technical fouls helped keep it close, but North Chicago managed to survive on Monday night, beating host Lake Zurich 60-49 in a nonconference game.

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Boys Basketball: Elgin’s Arie Williams brings style and substance

Feb 10, 2012

Despite only standing 5-foot-8, Elgin guard Arie Williams has been playing some of the biggest basketball this season.

Boys basketball roundup

Feb 10, 2012

Highlights and scores from Monday’s boys basketball action.

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Boys Basketball: Michael O'Brien's Super 25 rankings 

Feb 10, 2012

Simeon, Proviso East and Curie remain 1-2-3 in this week's rankings, while West Aurora moves into the Super 25.

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Boys Basketball: War on the Shore roundup

Feb 10, 2012

Brian Howard scored 18 points as No. 11 St. Ignatius beat No. 5 New Trier 49-42 Saturday in the opener of the War on the Shore at Loyola. In other games, St. Patrick edged Evanston 58-56 and Waukegan rolled past Loyola 79-56.