High School Sports
Thornton holds on to the top spot, and Rich joins after defeating Simeon and taking the Wildcats to the limit.
Will Gonzalez led Curie with 12 points and five rebounds. Carlos Harris and Taevion Collier each scored eight.
Thornton takes over at the top and six teams join the rankings.
Thornton’s more experienced guards overwhelmed Kenwood on the way to a 52-45 win at UIC’s Credit Union 1 Arena. The Broncos committed 23 turnovers.
Davis, who finished with 17 points and nine assists, has immediately made the Blue Devils a much stronger team than anticipated.
Scores, highlights and more from Saturday’s games.
All the scores from around the area.
Ty Macariola scored a game-high 26 points as the Friars beat local rival Oak Park 56-47 in the Chicago Elite Classic at Credit Union 1 Arena.
Savage received the full high school basketball experience. Mustangs fans booed him when he first checked in with three minutes left in the first quarter. Savage was the first player off the bench for the Hornets.
The annual Chicago Elite Classic is back for its 12th year. The event is one of the premier events of the high school basketball season. Starting last season, the CEC devoted an entire day to girl’s basketball and showcased the immense talent around the area.
The best players from across the Chicago area.
Strelnikov had 19 points and 11 rebounds in Lake Zurich’s 71-60 win against visiting Waukegan on Thursday.
All the scores from around the area.
Here is a look at each of the event’s 13 games scheduled for this weekend.
Top-ranked Kenwood’s home opener Wednesday nearly was spoiled by a rookie head coach and a team loaded with sophomores.
All the scores from around the area.
This is a freshman class in the state that’s been talked about a whole lot before even playing a game. If the first week of the season was any indication, the early hype was well deserved.
Scores, highlights and more from Tuesday’s action.
There was a fairly large student section on hand for an early-season, weeknight game. About half of the students were wearing shirts that read “We want Savage.”
A look at several big Catholic League matchups and the headline games at the Team Rose event.
Collier and his coach, Mike Oliver, knew it was impossible for Collier to live up to his brother’s legend. Instead, Collier did things the Curie way. He waited his turn.
All the scores from around the area.
The win wasn’t flawless, but it’s the type of win good teams have. The Broncos took care of business in their second Red-North/West conference win despite not playing up to their potential.
The Champions won without injured junior Dalton Scantlebury, taking down North Lawndale 72-51 at home on Wednesday in the Red-North/West opener for both teams.
All the scores from around the area.
Scores, highlights and more from Tuesday’s action.
If Aurora isn’t the best basketball city in the area outside of Chicago, it is certainly in the top five.
Here is a closer look at a few of the specific jobs that were filled and what’s ahead for those programs with a new coach in charge.
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