Tuesday's boys basketball roundup

Updated: January 31, 2012 10:52PM

Plainfield East 67, Plainfield Central 34: Brian Bennet finished with 22 points to help carry No. 8 Plainfield East (18-1, 9-0 Southwest Prairie), while Dee Brown and Austin Robinson chipped in 12 points each, as well.

Bloom 77, Kankakee 27: Henry Hicks had 17 points as No. 10 Bloom (18-3, 5-1 Southland) rolled.

DuSable 45, Phillips 43: Germain Akons' 11 points helped DuSable (10-8) pull out the win.

Hirsch 53, Epic 51, OT: Samuel Jordan and Brandon Shelvin had 13 points apiece, and Ryan Neally had 12 points, to help Hirsch (10-4) edge out the victory.

Ida Crown 60, Holy Trinity 57: Kolya Miller scored 15 points for Ida Crown (9-10, 3-2) in the win.

Julian 94, Hawkins 88: Julian (13-9, 9-0 Blue-West) stayed undefeated in conference play behind 30 points from Devin Taylor.

Lakes 63, Carmel 60: Tanner Brian's 22 points help carry Lakes (15-7) to the close win.

Leo 58, St. Ignatius 54: Russell Woods had 24 points to help Leo (11-11) pull the nonconference upset.

Luther North 50, Guerin 46: Luther North (7-14) squeaked out the win behind 21 points from Chris Jenkins.

Marist 56, Ag. Science 32: Nic Welshair and L.J. McIntosh scored 13 points each to help Marist (15-5) cruise to the win.

Oak 44, Evergreen Park 41: Martin Einikis was key for Oak Lawn (10-9, 6-4 South Suburban) finishing with 19 points in the win.

Payton 45, Steinmetz 33: Kanau Faines scored 17 points to lead the way for Payton (3-14).

Plainfield North 72, Romeoville 56: A trio of solid games helped Plainfield North (5-15, 4-4 Southwest Prairie): Kendall Interial scored 19 points, Trevor Stumpe scored 15 points and Marcus Fair finished with 13 points.

Rich South 61, Collins 42: John Ruffin had 15 points and 15 rebounds to carry the load for Rich South (16-5).

Ridgewood 77, Argo 53: Ridgewood (13-6) got solid outings from Pete Mroz (24 points) and Anthony Mroz (12 points) on their way to the win.

Riv.-Brookfield 72, Elmwood Park 44: Damonta Henry scored 14 points and Miki Ljuboja finished with 12 points to help Riverside-Brookfield (17-4, 7-0 Metro Suburban) to an easy win.

Sandburg 41, Lockport 36: Sandburg (10-8, 5-3 Southwest Suburban Blue) slid past Lockport, getting 14 points from Joe Kuligoski in the process.

Schaumburg 55, Glenbrook South 34: Kevin Curnow scored 12 points to help Schaumburg ease past Glenbrook South.

Stagg 54, Lincoln-Way West 44: Sean Dwyer scored 17 points and Brett Kaiser scored 16 for Stagg (12-8, 5-3 Southwest Suburban Red) in the win.

St. Joseph 75, Gordon Tech 55: Paul Turner netted 26 points to lead the way for St. Joseph (13-7, 4-3 Catholic North).

Uplift 96, Sullivan 19: Jerrard Davis (17 points, 10 rebounds) amd Devin Brown (17 points, eight assists) came up big to help Uplift (10-10, 9-0 Blue-North) pull to .500 overall and remain undefeated in conference play.

Universal 56, Hinsdale Adventist 50: A big game from Omar Mansur (24 points, six rebounds) helped key Universal.

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