Wheaton North comes back to defeat WW South
You never know who might lead Wheaton North in scoring, but you can count on all the Falcons to be tough defensively.
That defense helped the host Falcons come from behind to defeat cross-town rival WW South 43-34 Tuesday night, keeping Wheaton North even with Naperville Central in first place in the DuPage Valley Conference with a game to go.
WW South (6-20, 5-8) took a 22-16 lead into the locker room at halftime by holding the Falcons (18-7, 11-2) to 4-of-21 shooting.
The Falcons broke out of their shooting slump from the start of the second half. It worked, as the Falcons opened the third quarter with a 12-0 run, with Kat Knoedler's basket putting them in the lead for good at 23-22. The Tigers never recovered, scoring only 12 points in the second half on 4-of-17 shooting.
Sophomore Fantasia Vine led the Falcons with 14 points. Knoedler added 10 to represent the seniors on senior night.
Destiny Neal was the Tigers' leading scorer with 8 points.
Hinsdale Central 40, York 27: Toni Kokenis scored 16 points to set a new single-season Hinsdale Central scoring record. Kokenis has 518 points, passing current Red Devils coach Morgan Kasperek's 502 set in 2002. Adabelle Ekechukwu added 13 points for Hinsdale Central (27-2, 11-0 West Suburban Silver). Courtney Owens scored 15 points for York.
Waubonsie Valley 41, St. Charles East 37: Tami Morice scored 14 points and Brittany Upshaw 10 for the Warriors (16-8, 6-3 Upstate Eight), who outscored St. Charles East 13-6 in the fourth quarter to snap a four-game losing streak.
Driscoll 63, Ida Crown 22: Taylor Reaber scored 15 points and pulled down 8 rebounds, Allie DiVito had 14 points and Courtney Lindfors 6 points and 13 rebounds for the Highlanders (27-1) in the Class 2A Willows Academy regional semifinal.
Glenbard South 49, Rochelle 40: Meghan Pipal had 17 points, 6 assists and 6 steals for the Raiders (15-11, 9-4 Western Sun Conference), who outscored the host Hubs 17-8 in the fourth quarter.
Hinsdale South 38, Proviso East 36: Uzo Okoro had 14 points and Sam Schimmel 12 for the host Hornets.
Boys basketball
Glenbard South 63, Lemont 47: The visiting Raiders (15-5) opened up a 2-point game at the half behind a game-high 24 points from Jordan Harks and 12 points from Louis Erkins in the nonconference win.
Wheaton Academy 59, Nazareth 35: Tim Rusthoven scored 21 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and blocked 3 shots for the host Warriors (13-7) in their nonconference victory. Anthony Ritchie added 12 points.
Timothy Christian 50, Montini 31: Justin Peeples led eight Timothy Christian (16-6) scorers with 11 points in the Trojans' nonconference road win. Zach Brash led Montini (2-18) with 10 points.
Evergreen Park 62, Immaculate Conception 41: Matt Purdom scored 19 points and grabbed 7 rebounds for the visiting Knights (15-9) in their nonconference loss.