Streaky Bartlett notches a win

Bartlett boys basketball coach Jim Wolfsmith knows his team can be really streaky on the offensive end.

The Hawks certainly showed that Tuesday night against Glenbard North.

They missed 8 shots in the first quarter before missing a combined four during the second and third quarters. The hot shooting turned a 1-point game into a rout as Bartlett defeated the Panthers 79-51 in a nonconference game at Bartlett.

"We're a rythym team," Wolfsmith said. "When we're in rythym offensively we can score a lot of points in lots of different places on the floor."

Bartlett (16-6) shot 4-for-12 in the opening quarter allowing Glenbard North (4-16) to stay close. The Panthers were within 13-12 with 6:50 remaining in the second quarter after James Fleming hit 2 free throws.

The Hawks then took over. They went on a 17-0 run over the next 3½ minutes to take a 30-12 lead. By halftime, Bartlett led 42-19. Marc Little and Luke Labedzki did most of the damage. Little scored 11 points, had 3 steals and dished out 3 assists in the quarter. Labedzki had 9 points, including a 5-point play with 1:41 remaining in the quarter. He hit a 3-pointer and was fouled well after the shot, the Panthers' 10th foul of the half, giving Labedzki 2 free throws. The sophomore hit both.

"I felt good," said Labedski, who finished with a game-high 22 points on 7 of 10 shooting. "Marc was able to get me the ball a lot. I was able to make the shot in good rythym."

The Hawks shot 11-for-14 from the field in the quarter, while the Panthers went 2-for-12.

"We called a timeout when we were down seven (19-12) and it went from seven to 18 in a minute and a half it seemed like," Glenbard North coach Erin Dwyer said.

Bartlett increased the lead to 32 by scoring 10 of the first 12 points of the second half. The lead grew to 37, 67-30, at the end of third quarter. The Hawks shot 7-for-8 from the floor in the quarter. The only miss was an alley-oop dunk attempt by Cory Hrynyk.

"We started hitting our shots and picking up the tempo," Labedzki said. "We just got really into it."

Marko Govedarica led the Panthers with 11 points. Fleming added 10.

Little finished with 19 points, all in the second and third quarters. The junior hit 7 of his 9 shots. He added 7 assists and 5 rebounds.