Allen, Weiner help Meadows return favor on Buffalo Grove

Rolling Meadows had high hopes of seniors Tyler Allen and Kyle Weiner playing big roles this season.

The Mustangs hope their best games of the season in Wednesday's 35th annual Pepsi/Daily Herald Elgin Boys Holiday Basketball Tournament is an encouraging sign.

Weiner and Allen had career-highs of 14 and 10 points respectively as Meadows (5-6) beat Mid-Suburban East rival Buffalo Grove 67-51 and reversed a loss last Friday.

"Coach (Kevin Katovich) always talks about it can't just be Richie (Kemph) going off for 40 (points)," Allen said. "All of us need to contribute and if we do that we'll be good for the second half."

Kemph scored 12 of his game-high 17 in the second quarter but the third of Weiner's four 3-pointers put Meadows ahead to stay at 27-26 and on its way to Saturday's 5 p.m. fifth-place game against Hoffman Estates.

"We know what we can do," Weiner said. "I've been waiting for this game since last spring when I broke my wrist. I'm glad today finally came."

Brian Nelms added 10 points and seniors Jimmy Garoppolo and Dan Lowry also played key roles as Meadows avenged a 64-49 loss to the Bison. Kevin Mulligan had 15 points and Nick Prus and Mike Cornely had 12 each as they'll play Larkin for seventh at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.

"I really thought we played pretty hard," said BG coach Ryan O'Connor. "We just didn't play very smart and didn't play confidently."