Grant shoots down Lakes
Morgan Jahnke sank four 3-pointers and Grant's girls basketball team hit seven, in total, as the Bulldogs defeated visiting Lakes 53-48 in North Suburban Prairie Division action Thursday night.
Kassie Stimpson scored a game-high 14 points for Grant (6-11, 4-1), while Jahnke and Donnie Taggart added 13 and 11, respectively.
Lakes (6-12, 2-4) was paced by Terese McMahon's 13 points. Ashley Parmly had nine, while Ashlee Cunningham and Amanda Smith each chipped in eight.
"John had his kids fired up and ready to play," Lakes coach Pete Schneider said of Grant coach John Eiduke. "(Grant) is a good team and shows the heart that it takes to win."
Antioch 44, Vernon Hills 31: Andi Potkonjak scored a game-high 17 points, including three 3-pointers, and dished out 5 assists, as the host Sequoits won their eighth in a row.
Antioch (12-6, 4-2 North Suburban Prairie) also got 10 points, 5 assists and 5 rebounds from Lindsey Gofron and 7 points and 9 rebounds from Lauren Tiffany. Megan Borries sank a pair of 3s and scored 9 points.
Vernon Hills (8-10, 4-3) was led by Sydney Smith's 8 points.
Boys basketball
Lakes' boys basketball team overcame a 12-point second-half deficit to edge host Round Lake 55-51 in North Suburban Prairie Division play Thursday night.
Parker Blain's basket with 1:07 left snapped a 51-51 tie, and the Eagles outscored the Panthers 10-0 down the stretch.
Parker and his brother Tanner led Lakes (6-11, 4-2) with 14 points each.
Juddon Carter had 25 points for Round Lake.
Zion-Benton 84, Lake Zurich 59: Mirko Grcic scored 21 points for the Bears in their North Suburban Lake loss in Zion.
Freshman Milik Yarbrough scored 34 points for Z-B.
Men's basketball
Lake County 71, Waubonsee 68: Tommy Smith sank a 3-pointer with .9 left, lifting the host Lancers to the Skyway Conference victory.
Smith finished with a game-high 18 points, as Lake County rallied from a 10-point deficit with five minutes to go.
Grant graduate Gil Sheehan added 10 points for CLC (10-10, 2-1, tied for first), while Paul Williams (Zion-Benton) and Trey Williams (Lakes) added 8 and 7 points, respectively.