McMahon shoots Lakes past North Chicago
Lakes’ girls basketball team played its third game in as many nights Thursday.
Terese McMahon wasn’t tired, apparently.
The 5-foot-10 junior poured in a career-high 30 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, leading the Eagles past host North Chicago 57-46 in North Suburban Prairie Division action.
McMahon shot 20 of 22 from the free-throw line, as Lakes tied its school record with its 11th win.
“We shoot a ton of free throws in practice and have an ongoing competition,” Lakes coach Pete Schneider said. “Guess who is leading? Terese, of course. I asked Terese after her 10th free throw if she liked the rims at North Chicago. Silly question. Actually, I think she likes playing North Chicago, as she has 52 points in two games against them this year.”
Lakes (11-12, 8-2) needed McMahon’s big effort considering the Eagles played without starting point guard Amanda Smith after the junior banged her knee in the first quarter.
“The trainer gave her the OK to play, but we rested her,”said Schneider, whose team has been missing Heather Hurlbut due to a concussion.
“We had so many players step up today.”
Freshman Marissa Merges (8 points, 7 rebounds) played her best game of the season, Schneider said. Ashlee Cunningham added 12 points and 8 rebounds. Nicole Mogged and McMahon played all 32 minutes. Schneider added that sophomore Mia Bennett gave the team good minutes with rebounding and defense.
Vernon Hills 52, Wauconda 20: Meri Bennett-Swanson scored 14 points, and Sydney Smith had 12 points and 6 rebounds for the Cougars in the North Suburban Prairie contest.
Vernon Hills (18-3, 9-0) also received 9 points and 3 assists from Lauren Webb and 5 points and 10 rebounds from Alina Lehocky.
Wauconda was led by Diana Enriquez with 7 points.
Antioch 48, Round Lake 45: Melanie Lass (10 points) made her third 3-pointer with two seconds left, as the Sequoits pulled out the North Suburban Prairie contest.
Lindsey Gofron had 6 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals for Antioch (12-11, 8-2).
Round Lake (5-19, 0-10) got 11 points from Kaylee Parlogean and 9 each from Adrianna Pitts, Morgan Evins and Bianca Mahoney.
“We played our best game of the season,” Panthers coach Howard Conkling said. “The girls played awfully hard.”
Grayslake Central 42, Hampshire 27: Morgan Dahlstrom scored 14 points for the Rams, who improved to 18-4 overall and 8-0 in the Fox Valley Fox Division.