Webb, Bennett-Swanson pace Vernon Hills victory
Lauren Webb scored 21 points, tying her season high, and grabbed 8 rebounds, and Meri Bennett-Swanson added a season-high 21 points as well, as Vernon Hills' girls basketball team clinched a share of the North Suburban Prairie Division championship with a 66-48 win over visiting Grant on Friday night.
Vernon Hills improved to 19-3 and 10-0 in the NSC Prairie. Both Antioch and Lakes have 2 losses in the division, and each team plays Vernon Hills again.
Alina Lehocky chipped in 5 points and 7 rebounds for Vernon Hills on Senior Night.
Grant (5-16, 4-6) was led by Morgan Jahnke with her third 18-point effort of the season. Brittany Glover had 10 points. Jahnke and Sadie Contreras each sank two 3-pointers.
Stevenson 51, Lake Forest 34: Julia Dabrowski had 10 points and 11 blocked shots for the host Patriots, who moved a game closer to wrapping up the North Suburban Lake Division title.
Olivia Whalen and Kari Moffat added 9 and 8 points, respectively, for Stevenson (19-6, 8-2).
Libertyville 49, Mundelein 21: Alex Haley scored 16 points and Kerry Risley had 14 for the Wildcats (18-6, 8-3), who remained one loss back of Stevenson in the North Suburban Lake.
Antioch 49, Grayslake North 43 (OT): Megan Borries scored 11 of her 14 points in the fourth quarter for the Sequoits in the nonconference game, and Melanie Lass had 6 of her 9 in overtime.
Sarah Huebner added 9 points and 7 rebounds for Antioch (13-11), which trailed by six points in the fourth quarter.
Jordyn Bowen had 13 points, including three 3-pointers, for Grayslake North (14-7).
Conant 38, Barrington 32: Sophomore guard Sarah Mazurek scored 17 points with 3 3-pointers and senior Natalie Kutrumanes added 10 points for the host Cougars (8-16, 2 -6) in the Mid-Suburban West game.
Sophomore Angie Kirchoff led Barrington (12-13, 4-4) with 12 points while junior Alexa Resch added 6. Kirchoff and Natasha Singh each had 3-pointers for the Fillies.
"Conant played real hard," said Barrington coach Babbi Barreiro, whose team was down by 2 points with 1:30 left.
"We had a couple of chances," Barreiro said. "It was their Senior Night and they were clearly inspired. Natalie Kutrumanes (6-foot senior forward) played well and has had a nice career."
Maine West 49, Maine East 30: After requiring overtime to defeat Maine East 51-48 in its first meeting in Des Plaines, the Warriors made things a little easier for themselves in Park Ridge on Friday night.
Sophomore Brittany Collins contunied on her tear for the week, scoring 28 points with 11 rebounds while junir Alexia Prosperi added 10 points and 6 steals.