Bartlett toughs out win at E. Aurora
No. 1 Bartlett took its show on the road Friday night and came away with a hard-fought 41-28 Upstate Eight Valley girls basketball win at improved East Aurora.
Lisa Palmer led the way for the Hawks (10-0, 3-0), who have now won 21 straight Upstate Eight games, with 10 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 assists. Katie Gutzwiller added 10 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals and Kristin Conniff had 10 points.
The Hawks will host undefeated Waubonsie Valley Tuesday in a matchup of the Nos. 1 and 2 ranked teams in the Daily Herald Top 20.
South Elgin 66, Lake Park 61: Down 47-45 after three quarters, South Elgin (7-3, 1-2) came back to win in the Upstate Eight Valley. Becca Smith led the Storm with 19 points, while Savanah Uveges added 15 and Lania Robinson 11. Anna Tracy and Kennede Miller each had 8 points for South Elgin.
Cary-Grove 43, CL South 25: Olivia Jakubicek had 15 points and 7 steals and Paige Lincicum added 10 points to lead Cary-Grove (5-3, 2-0) to a Fox Valley Conference Valley Division win. Sara Mickow and Stephanie Melone had 6 points each to lead the Gators (2-7, 0-1).
St. Charles East 62, Elgin 40: Briana Hamilton had 12 points to lead Elgin (0-10, 0-3) in this Upstate Eight River loss.
Grayslake Central 38, Hampshire 35: Lizzy Panzica had 10 points to lead Hampshire (3-6, 1-1 in this Fox Valley Fox loss.
Huntley 41, Prairie Ridge 31: Abbey Shaw led three Huntley players in double figures with 11 points as the Red Raiders (6-2, 2-0) prevailed in the FVC Valley. Sam Andrews (4 rebounds) and Kelsey Seitz each had 10 points, while Haley Ream added 6 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 steals.
Dundee-Crown 49, McHenry 36: Ali Sanders had 13 points and Carlin Faulkner added 11 as Dundee-Crown (4-4, 2-0) won for the fourth straight time in this FVC Valley game. Emily Michalski added 9 points and Diamond Williams had 8 for the Chargers.
Harvest Christian 38, Schaumburg Christian 31: Jordi Wells and Sydney Doby each had 10 points to lead the Lions (5-1) to another win. Kylee Knox added 8 points for Harvest Christian.