Huntley clinches share of FVC Valley
Huntley’s road warriors clinched at least a share of the title in the Valley Division of the Fox Valley Conference Tuesday night.
Led by a balanced scoring effort from junior Justin Frederick (14 points) and seniors Dylan Neukirch (13) and Tyler Brunschon (12), the Red Raiders (20-4, 8-1) completed a sweep of their five Valley road games with a 48-41 victory at McHenry (14-8, 2-5).
“It feels good,” said Huntley coach Marty Manning, whose program secured its first division title since winning the FVC Fox Division in 2006-07. “It’s nice to do it with this young of a group. I thought we’d have a good chance next year of the year after.
“The one thing I did say to them is that it’s a pretty good accomplishment to win all five road games in our conference.”
The Red Raiders led 21-17 at halftime and 36-31 after three quarters. They sank all 7 of their free-throw attempts in the fourth quarter to keep the Warriors at bay.
Huntley can win the title outright with a victory over Cary-Grove on Friday.
Boys basketball
Bartlett 62, Wheaton North 47: The Hawks won their fifth straight and seventh game in eight outings with a nonconference victory over the visiting Falcons. Sophomore Lance Whitaker scored 25 points to pace Bartlett (15-13). David Greiter splashed three 3-pointers en route to a 12-point night.
Streamwood 70, Elk Grove 49: The host Sabres exploded for 30 points in the second quarter to take a 42-23 halftime lead in this nonconference affair. Bobby Post scored 10 of his team-best 17 points in the second quarter. D.J. Mustari scored 13 points and Julius Evans added 12 points for the Sabres (7-16).
Hampshire 48, Genoa-Kingston 36: Senior guard Pat Azizi and sophomore forward Shane Hernandez each scored 14 points to lead Hampshire to victory in this Big Northern Conference crossover. Senior Pat Dumoulin added 11 points for Hampshire (19-4), which won its 13th straight contest.
Westminster Christian 65, Durand 38: The Warriors reached the 20-win plateau for the second straight year and third time in five seasons under coach Bruce Firchau with a nonconference victory. Ian Dutcher scored 12 field goals en route to a 25-point performance and Brandon Cork sank three 3-pointers and finished with 15 points for Westminster Christian (20-5).
Winnebago 63, St. Edward 50: Despite 27 points from senior guard Michael Ellis, the Green Wave fell in a nonconference road game. Ed O’Halloran contributed 9 points and senior Zach Brewster added 7 points for St. Edward (6-19), which dropped its fourth straight game.
Women’s basketball
Judson 79, Moody Bible Institute 58: Kim Peek (15 points) hit three-pointers, Ricquel Butle scored 12 points on the strength of four 3-pointers and ShaRhonda Huff contributed 12 points as the Eagles won a WBCA “Pink Zone” game. The victory was the 11th of the season for the Eagles.
Elgin Community College 74, Lake County 45: Freshman Cassie Dumoulin scored 38 points to lead the Spartans to a road victory.