Guirand, Lakes take care of Mundelein
Just before the game began Sunday at the United Center, Lakes' Kevin Guirand walked over to the scorer's table and found some powder left behind.
Guirand moved his hands into the powder and rubbed them together trying to find some NBA magic left over from the Phoenix Suns-Bulls game played earlier.
Guirand found something in his game, a double-double by dropping in 20 points and 18 rebounds and it lifted Lakes past Mundelein 75-65 in a North Suburban conference boys basketball crossover.
"I was trying to do what NBA players do, so I just sprinkled it off," Guirand said. "It was like pretending what they do.
"Playing here, it's so different because the court is so much longer and we like to run. It really was a fun time."
Lakes (16-6) won its second straight game after a two-game losing streak.
"I was out there trying to help my team," Guirand said. "We've been having troubles lately. When we play Lake teams, whether it's football or basketball, we always lose.
"We wanted to come out to prove the Prairie can come out and play with the Lake. The team (Mundelein) we played was a really athletic team. I consider them to be top 10."
The Eagles received support from Trey Williams and Dan Kalb, each scoring 17 points; Kevin Rice added 13.
"We went 13 deep and pulled off the win," Lakes coach Brian Phelan said. "It was perfect and beat a quality team."
Mundelein (16-7) had played a game Saturday night. Still the Mustangs, held a 30-25 lead at halftime and 39-31 advantage with 5:20 remaining in the third quarter.
Kalb scored the first 5 points of a 16-5 run as the Eagles led 47-44 going into the final quarter.
The Mustangs took a 48-46 lead on a 15-foot jumper by Andy Rochon (team-high 15 points) with 5:20 remaining.
But the Eagles responded again when Rice connected on a 3-pointer and started a 9-2 spurt for a 55-50 lead just more than minutes left.
Mundelein ran out of gas the rest of the way and couldn't get closer.
"I just think in the fourth quarter we were not playing smart," Mundelein coach Richard Knar said. "We were rushing things and that hurt us a lot.
"I think we're playing in spurts right now. We're trying to find what's right in what we're doing, and we're losing confidence. It shouldn't be like that because we're a good team."