Hinsdale South 47, Hersey 42
Hinsdale South's girls basketball team accomplished what no team had the last three years in the Season's End tourney.
A victory over Hersey.
The Hornets topped the three-time defending tourney champs 47-42 in overtime in Arlington Heights.
"It's an honor to come up here and beat Hersey on its home floor," said longtime Hornets coach Brenda Whitesell. "They are well coached and a very scrappy team."
Hinsdale South (19-7) will play Monday at Fenton for the championship of the tourney, while Hersey (8-17) will compete in the second-place pool game.
The Huskies led most of the way until Joanna Giampoli hit an 8-foot bank shot put the Hornets ahead 31-29 with 2:16 left in the quarter.
Hinsdale South went up 38-31 early in the fourth period but Hersey rallied with a 9-0 run to take a 40-38 lead.
Hinsdale South freshman Jackie Alyinovich and senior Chloe Harris each hit 1 of 2 free throws in the final 52 seconds to tie the game at 40 and send it to OT after Hersey missed a 3-pointer at the regulation buzzer.
A reverse layup by Jessica Carlson gave the Hornets the quick lead in OT.
Carlson and Sam Schimmel each added a pair of free throws in the extra session and Harris had 1.
Senior Emma Kuhn's 12-footer from the baseline were only points for Hersey in the OT.
"Hersey did a nice job double teaming us on the post despite their lack of size," Whitesell said. "The key was playing containment defense because they are so fast and use their screens so well.
"We had to play basic man-to-man without much help defense because they had mismatches."
-- John Leusch
Fenton 51, Willowbrook 41:ŒStephanie Pingel made three 3-pointers and dropped in a game-high 13 points while Samantha Rubright added 10 points for the Bison (15-12), who earned a victory in the Seasons End Tournament.
Collette Williams' 12 points topped Willowbrook (11-13).
Wheaton Academy 51, Timothy Christian 31:ŒIn the Private School League Tournament semifinals, Jenn Lee scored 16 points and Taylor Glover had 11 points as the Warriors (17-8) advanced to Friday's 8 p.m. championship game at Luther North against Walther Lutheran. Alexa Sharkey added 8 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, and Meghan Grant had 8 points and 5 rebounds.