advertisement

Hersey splits at Pekin

Hersey's boys basketball team started Tuesday with a big finish in a 54-31 win over Lake Zurich in the consolation bracket of the 45th annual Pekin Holiday Tournament.

But the Huskies (6-6) had a quiet ending in their evening game as Normal West used an 11-point run in the final 4:20 for a 57-48 comeback victory.

Hersey will play Thornridge for 11th place at 2 p.m. today.

In Hersey's first game it outscored Lake Zurich 21-4 in the fourth quarter. Justin Jobski had 13 points to lead a balanced attack.

Connor Miklasz scored his 12 points on 4-for-5 shooting from 3-point range, Tom Sutrinaitis scored 10 points and Vuk Vukovic added 8 points.

Vukovic had 10 points and Sutrinaitis added 9 points to lead the Huskies in their loss to Normal West.

Article Comments
Guidelines: Keep it civil and on topic; no profanity, vulgarity, slurs or personal attacks. People who harass others or joke about tragedies will be blocked. If a comment violates these standards or our terms of service, click the "flag" link in the lower-right corner of the comment box. To find our more, read our FAQ.