Victorious Fremd spreads the scoring wealth

Fremd jumped out to a 15-point first quarter lead and clamped down at key moments defensively to maintain a safe distance from Glenbrook South for a 67-50 win at the Elgin Holiday Tournament on Monday.

"Charlie Rosenberg did a great job of getting us started," said Fremd senior Chris Klimek, who had 18 points and 9 rebounds. "Once we get started, we have different people that can hit you at different times. I think we're really deep this year and you can't really focus on one person."

Klimek's view was definitely right against the Titans.

Rosenberg started hot with 7 points in the first quarter, and finished the game with 11 and 6 rebounds.

After his torrid run, the rest of the Vikings (9-0), who play Buffalo Grove at 5 p.m. today, got their offensive games going.

"We all feed off each other, and we were all making good plays," Klimek said.

Two other Vikings reached double-figure scoring. Zach Monaghan tied Klimek for the game-high with 18, and Jack Konopka added 11.

"We'd like to be able to continue to do that," said Vikings coach Bob Widlowski of the offensive balance. "To continue to share the ball and pass the ball around will make us harder to guard."

Widlowski said he was proud of the Vikings defense when Glenbrook South chipped the lead down to 10 and 9 points.

"We kept our composure once it got down to nine," Widlowski said. "We got stops when it got to 9."

"We're excited," Monaghan said. "It's a good tradition to play in the Elgin tournament. It's good to play some nonconference teams and see some new defenses. They threw a zone at us and we were prepared."

Glenbrook South (2-6) played a 2-3 zone at the start of the game, and the Vikings were executed against it extremely well.

"We know what to expect," Monaghan said. "Our coaches do a great job on the scouting reports and we're ready for anything."

Jack Ryan scored 15 points for the Titans and Alex Garvey added 11.