Basketball and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County

High school and local college results and highlights from the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County coverage areas.

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FRIDAY’S RESULTS

HIGH SCHOOLS

BOYS BASKETBALL

Argo 74, Universal 42

Argo (4-6): Darron Greer Jr. 27 points.

Carmel 44, Nazareth 39

Carmel (4-5, 2-1 ESCC): Ethan Matz 33 points.

Deerfield 68, Maine South 56

Deerfield (7-3, 1-2 Central Suburban South): Jake Pollack 27 points. Evan Nagler 18 points.

Geneva 55, Batavia 53 (2 OT)

Hinckley-Big Rock 60, Indian Creek 57

Hinckley-Big Rock (7-1, 3-0 Little Ten): Marshall Ledbetter 20 points. Jacob Orin 14 points.

Indian Creek (5-3, 2-1): Cooper Rissman 14 points. Isaac Willis 14 points.

Homewood-Flossmoor 64, Lockport 57

Huntley 43, Hampshire 40

IC Catholic 53, Aurora Central Catholic 39

Kaneland 81, Plano 44

Kankakee 82, Bloom 72

Bloom (4-5, 1-1 Southland): Keiwon Gulley 23 points, 9 steals, 8 assists. Troy Garner 18 points, 5 rebounds.

Leo 64, St. Francis de Sales 48

Leo (8-1, 2-0 CCL White): Brian Kizer 23 points, 6 rebounds. Andre Tucker 12 points, 4 assists.

Lincoln-Way Central 56, Lincoln-Way West 53 (OT)

Lincoln-Way Central (8-2, 4-1 SWSC): Alex Panos 17 points. Micah Evans 17 points. Nick Brzezniak 17 points.

Lincoln-Way East 52, Bradley-Bourbonnais 43

Loyola 53, St. Laurence 43

Marist 61, Marian Catholic 27

Marmion 68, Providence-St. Mel 49

Marmion (5-3, 3-0 CCL White): Joey Kramer 15 points, 10 rebounds. Colin McEniry 12 points, 8 rebounds.

Mount Carmel 58, Fenwick 35

Mount Carmel (7-3, 2-1 CCL Blue): Logan Wessel 29 points.

Naperville Central 55, DeKalb 37

Naperville North 49, Metea Valley 34

Neuqua Valley 56, Waubonsie Valley 51

Neuqua (8-1, 3-0 DuPage Valley): Lucas Balgro 19 points. Danny Mikuta 13 points.

Waubonsie (5-3, 2-1): Aidan Lee 21 points. Kris Mporokoso 13 points.

Newark 55, Somonauk 33

Newark (7-3, 3-0 Little Ten): Reggie Chapman 18 points, 6 steals, 4 assists. Cody Kulbartz 11 points, 9 rebounds, 4 blocks.

Somonauk (4-7, 2-1): Landin Stillwell 10 points.

Niles West 46, Highland Park 42

Highland Park (2-8, 0-3 Central Suburban North): Evan Mintzer 12 points. Gray Kanter 11 points.

Oswego 80, Minooka 71

Oswego (5-4, 2-3 Southwest Prairie West): Graham Schwab 28 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals. Ethan Vahl 25 points.

Oswego East 57, Yorkville 37

Plainfield North 45, Sandwich 33

Sandwich (3-7): Nick Michalek 11 points.

Providence 57, Montini 45

Providence (3-8, 2-1 CCL White): Reece Kras 25 points.

Rich Township 50, Shepard 32

Rich Township (6-2): Kavon Ammons 23 points. Dyron Watson 12 points, 7 rebounds.

Shepard (4-6): Peter Primbas 10 points.

St. Charles North 60, St. Charles East 46

St. Charles North (2-6, 2-2 DuKane): Besnik Memedoski 14 points. E.J. Mondesir 12 points.

St. Patrick 58, Joliet Catholic 45

JCA (4-3, 1-2 ESCC): Danny Cervantes 13 points. Donavyn Simmons 10 points.

St. Rita 68, Jones 56

St. Rita (5-5): Eze Nwagwu 19 points. Mike Hampton 16 points.

Sandburg 49, Andrew 46

Stevenson 59, McHenry 27

Stevenson (7-2): Donny Williams 17 points, 4 rebounds. Rocco Pagliocca 12 points, 4 steals.

Thornton 69, Thornridge 37

Thornton (2-4, 1-2 Southland): Dakari Nesbitt 30 points. DeAndre Higgs 13 points.

Vernon Hills 69, Maine West 37

Vernon Hills (8-2, 3-0 Central Suburban North): Brady Larsen 22 points. Daniel Odhiambo 15 points.

Wauconda 77, Dundee-Crown 51

Wauconda (6-2): Austin Carlsen 18 points, 6 rebounds, 3 blocks. Alex Ortega 16 points.

Dundee-Crown (0-7): Rasheed Trice 22 points.

West Aurora 54, Elmwood Park 31

West Aurora (4-7): Travis Brown 15 points. Drew Lundberg 13 points.

Yorkville Christian 96, La Follette (Wis.) 80

Yorkville Christian (6-2): Jayden Riley 30 points.

‘IOLANI (Hawaii) CLASSIC

Brentwood (Calif.) 69, De La Salle 49

KSA HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT (Fla.)

Aurora Christian 47, The Awtry International (Texas) 40

ACC (10-0): Preston Morel 13 points. Luke Baumann 13 points.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Andrew 55, Sandburg 43

Andrew (6-4, 3-3 SWSC): Ana Cisek 16 points. Christa Olson 12 points.

Sandburg (5-6, 2-3): Zoe Trunk 14 points.

Aurora Central Catholic 65, Harvest-Westminster 24

Geneva 42, Batavia 30

Batavia (2-9, 1-3 DuKane): Ali Thomas 19 points.

Huntley 43, Hampshire 28

Lake Zurich 46, Lake Forest 30

Lakes 46, North Chicago 6

Libertyville 51, Mundelein 29

Libertyville (9-2, 5-0 North Suburban): Lily Fisher 21 points. Ella Pawelczyk 11 points.

St. Charles East 38, St. Charles North 33

St. Charles East (7-2, 4-0 DuKane): Stella Trask 12 points. Brooklyn Schilb 11 points.

St. Charles North (9-0, 3-1): Bronwyn How 12 points.

T.F. South 60, Munster (Ind.) 15

Wauconda 48, Grant 32

Wauconda (12-0, 4-0 Northern Lake County): Alessandra Rodriguez 12 points, 4 rebounds.

Waukegan 64, Stevenson 52

NIKE TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS (Ariz.)

Zion Prep (Md.) 47, Homewood-Flossmoor 41

ST. VIATOR BLENNER CLASSIC

Lincoln-Way West 60, Metea Valley 16

Lincoln-Way West (7-5): Molly Finn 16 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals.

Vernon Hills 58, New Trier 45

Vernon Hills (10-2): Eve Engler 19 points. Emma Jocson 16 points.

Glenbrook North 64, Grayslake Central 45

Grayslake Central (6-5): Peyton Hoffmann 18 points.

BOYS WRESTLING

Grant 36, Marist 32

LOCAL COLLEGES

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Lake Forest College 74, Ripon (Wis.) 69

Lake Forest College (4-5, 1-1 Midwest): Cristian Rodriguez 17 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

North Central College 81, Rockford University 45

NCC (8-3, 2-1 CCIW): Kennedy Hartwig 17 points.

Ripon (Wis.) 76, Lake Forest College 47

THURSDAY’S RESULTS

HIGH SCHOOLS

BOYS BASKETBALL

Beecher 59, Illinois Lutheran 31

Beecher (3-6, 3-2 River Valley): Wences Baumgartner 20 points, 3 steals. Gavin Van Vess 13 points, 5 assists, 4 steals.

Benet 49, Lake Forest 25

Benet (9-1): Jayden Wright 18 points. Edvardas Stasys 14 points. Colin Stack 10 points.

Libertyville 58, Vernon Hills 43

Libertyville (5-3): Bryce Wegrzyn 17 points, 10 rebounds. Trevor Wallace 15 points. Nick Baker 12 points.

Vernon Hills (7-2): Daniel Odhiambo 16 points.

Morgan Park 65, Bogan 58

Morgan Park (5-2, 2-1 Chicago Public League Red-South): Jacque Lewis 23 points. Kelly Taylor 16 points.

Oak Forest 67, Ag. Science 48

Oak Forest (8-1): Jordan McCoy 14 points. Hayden Noha 11 points.

Rich Township 55, Thornwood 43

Rich Township (5-2, 2-0 Southland): Amari Winters 15 points. Kavon Ammons 13 points.

Thornwood (9-2, 1-2): Jordan Jones 12 points. Mekhi Young 11 points.

Wauconda 63, Mundelein 31

Wauconda (5-2): Tony Salemi 20 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals.

‘IOLANI (Hawaii) CLASSIC

Kailua (Hawaii) 60, De La Salle 58

De La Salle (4-7): Lucas Johnson 20 points. Remi Edwards 13 points, 13 rebounds.

KSA HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT (Fla.)

Aurora Christian 60, Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe (Ga.) 58

ACC (9-0): Jacob Baumann 26 points.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Beecher 77, Illinois Lutheran 14

Beecher (6-6, 5-2 River Valley): Gianna Bonomo 13 points. Madison Smith 12 points.

Bloom 55, Thornridge 28

Kaneland 54, Burlington Central 51

Kankakee 64, Rich Township 23

Larkin 42, Elgin 37

Larkin (9-2, 5-0 Upstate Eight West): Mia Carter 17 points.

Lincoln-Way East 74, Bradley-Bourbonnais 33

Lincoln-Way West 42, Lincoln-Way Central 29

Manteno 67, Newark 22

Minooka 54, Oswego 35

Naperville North 45, Metea Valley 25

Oswego East 70, Yorkville 31

Oswego East (5-4, 2-1 Southwest Prairie West): Aubrey Lamberti  23 points, 10 rebounds. Nicole Warbinski 17 points.

Reed-Custer 53, Somonauk 50

Richards 48, Chicago U-High 37

Richards (6-4): Ariana Grvelas 19 points. Ameera Martin 12 points.

St. Laurence 67, Hancock 15

Vernon Hills 48, Maine West 32

Vernon Hills (9-2, 4-0 Central Suburban North): Madison Mays 12 points, 9 rebounds. Keira Thomas 12 points.

West Aurora 35, Elmwood Park 21

MCHENRY NORTHERN ILLINOIS HOLIDAY CLASSIC

Wauconda 54, Crystal Lake South 50, championship

Wauconda (11-0): Kelsey Piehl 15 points, 12 rebounds. Alessandra Rodriguez 14 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Grayslake North 40, Deerfield 20

LOCAL COLLEGES

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Bethel (Ind.) 95, Governors State 73

Kishwaukee 67, Prairie State 62

Park-Gilbert (Ariz.) 73, Trinity Christian 62

South Suburban College 91, Southwestern Michigan 66

South Suburban College (10-2): Tanner Fields 23 points.

Waubonsee Community College 128, Harper 72

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

College of Lake County 70, Sauk Valley 53

St. Xavier 68, Fisk (Tenn.) 55

St. Xavier (9-4): Veronica Bafia 23 points, 12 rebounds.

Waubonsee Community College 70, Harper 57

Truman College 62, Elgin Community College 58

Compiled by Josh Krockey.

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