Stevenson wins 2nd straight at Wheeling
In tournament play at Wheeling on Wednesday, Stevenson topped Kenwood 51-43 and advanced to today's consolation championship game by getting past Kenwood in the third round. The Patriots will face Maine West at 5:30 p.m.
Against Kenwood, senior guard Brian Carlson led the way for Stevenson with 11 points and 4 rebounds. Michael Fleming added 9 points, all on 3-pointers while Troy Radtke also scored 9 points for the Patriots.
Streamwood 64, Vernon Hills 60 (2OT): At Wheeling, Vernon Hills fell to Streamwood after two overtimes, despite hitting 12-of-25 three-pointers.
Chris Argianas led the Cougars with 21 points. All of his points came from three-point range. He was 7-of-10 from behind the arc. DaVaris Daniels added 17 points for Vernon Hills and Stephen Curry finished with 10 points. He was 3-of-4 from three-point land.
Grayslake Central 52, Normal University 40: At the State Farm Holiday Classic in Bloomington, Ill., Grayslake Central used a strong fourth quarter to push past Normal University. The Rams out-scored Normal 23-14 in the final period.
Casey Boyle led the Rams with 21 points, including a 9-for-14 performance from the free throw line. Jordan Taylor and CJ Stempeck added 11 and 9 points respectively for Grayslake Central.
Normal West 62, Lake Zurich 52: At the Pekin Holiday Tournament, Lake Zurich suffered a sluggish third quarter and fell to Normal West in the third place consolation game. The Bears, down by just a point at halftime, were out-scored by 7 points in the third quarter.
Mike Boyd led Lake Zurich with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists while Mirko Grcic added 13 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals.
Schaumburg 73, Oak Park 53: An early Wednesday morning start had no adverse effect on the shooting by the Schaumburg boys basketball team as it avoided an early exit from the 80th annual Pontiac Holiday Tournament.
Javon McDonald hit all 6 of his 3-point attempts en route to 22 points as the Saxons (5-6) beat Oak Park-River Forest 73-57 in their consolation bracket game.
One day after throwing a scare into defending Class 4A state champion Simeon, the Saxons avoided elimination from the tourney by shooting 54 percent (27-for-54) from the field. They were 12-for-16 on 3s and 7-for-8 on free throws to set up an 8 a.m. Thursday game with Curie, a 72-58 winner over Waukegan.
McDonald was just one 3-pointer shy of tying the single-game tournament record. He finished 7-for-12 from the field overall.
Christian Spandiary added 14 points and 5 rebounds and Kyle Bolger had 10 points as the Saxons led 27-21 at halftime and 52-38 after three.