Crump, Zion-Benton stop Vernon Hills

Octavia Crump scored 19 points, Samantha Rodriguez added 18, and Zion-Benton’s girls basketball team cooled off visiting Vernon Hills 51-37 in a North Suburban Conference crossover Thursday night.

Sydney Smith had 15 points, including three 3-pointers, for Vernon Hills (20-4), which had its four-game winning streak snapped and lost for just the second time in its last 11 games.

The score was tied 33-33 after three quarters, but Rodriguez scored 12 points in the fourth and the Zee-Bees outscored the Cougars 18-4.

Meri Bennett-Swanson had all 4 points for Vernon Hills. She finished with 11.

“We played well for 3½ quarters,” Cougars coach Paul Brettner said. “We were down four with three minutes to go, but they wore us down. This is a great game for us right now, right before the state playoffs.”

Palatine 44, Mundelein 30: Molly Rosenow and Amanda Davis each scored 7 points for the Mustangs (10-17) in their nonconference loss on the road.