Sabres get Jones first win; Bartlett falls to Warren
New Streamwood boys basketball coach Tim Jones got his first win Friday night when the Sabres (1-2) ran past Chicago Collins 90-73 at the Wheaton Academy tournament.
T.J. Enno and Tem Esikiel supplied much of the firepower for the Sabres, Enno scoring a game-high 36 points and Esikiel pouring in 21.
Kyle Holder added 11 points for Streamwood, which concludes tournament play today.
Boys basketball
Warren 64, Bartlett 53: Bartlett forward Cory Hrynyk is the kind of player who can put a team on his shoulders.
Wednesday night Hrynyk scored 19 points in a win against Fremd, and Friday in the second game of the Vikings Thanksgiving Tournament, the senior was on fire again in the second quarter.
Hrynyk scored 10 consecu7tive points to give Bartlett a halftime lead but this time its opponent -- Warren -- was able to overcome the Hawks.
Blue Devils guard Brandon Paul poured in 28 points and a stifling second-half defense held Bartlett in check in a 64-53 Warren victory.
"I think that in both halves, we started well," said Warren coach Chuck Ramsey. "The difference was that in the second half we able to sustain it."
Bartlett trailed 18-9 after one quarter but two 3-pointers, a rebound and putback and baseline drive and layup from Hrynyk (16 points) gave the Hawks a halftime advantage.
"He's a dangerous shooter," said Ramsey of Hrynyk. "He had five 3s the other night (against Fremd.) He hardly missed."
"He carried us in the second quarter," added Bartlett coach Jim Wolfsmith of Hrynyk.
But it was Paul doing the heavy lifting in the final 16 minutes. The junior opened the third quarter with a 3-pointer to put Warren ahead to stay.
Paul scored 9 points in the third quarter, while Hrynyk was held to just a field goal as the Blue Devils opened up a 44-33 lead.
"We didn't make any changes (to our defense), " said Ramsey. "We just did a better job of it in the second half."
Bartlett (1-1) wasn't able to close the gap in the fourth quarter despite 3 straight 3-pointers by sophomore guard Luke Labedski.
"Luke flat out can shoot," said Wolfsmith. "You're going to be hearing a lot more from him. He was big down the stretch to keep us in it."
Six-foot-9 senior center Kamil Janton scored 12 points for Bartlett, while Scott Geske and Eric Williams each chipped in with 8 for the Blue Devils.
"The biggest improvement today," said Ramsey, "was turnovers. We had 20 the other night but only 9 today, and today there was more pressure on the ball."
"Basketball is a game of rhythms," added Wolfsmith. "They had a nice rhythm in the first quarter, but then we settled in. In the second half, though, we didn't have any kind of a rhythm at all."
Hononegah 67, Cary-Grove 61: Too many free throws allowed and too much David Brown was not a good combination for Cary-Grove. The Hononegah junior scored 32 points and the Indians outscsored the Trojans 24-10 from the free throw line on the way to a 67-61 victory in the Hoops for Healing tournament at Belvidere High School.
Cary-Grove led 43-40 after three quarters, but Hononegah opened the final period with a 13-5 run and The Trojans never recovered.
Paul Tometich led the Trojans with 16 points and 6 rebounds. Mark Tometich added 15 points.
The Trojans had trouble solving Hononegah's zone defense.
"When we really figured out how to attack their zone, it was kind of late," said Cary coach Ralph Schuetzle. "Our 2-point shot inside in the second half was 28 percent. Once we got it in the heart of their zone, we couldn't quite finish it."
Cary-Grove (1-2), which overcame its inside scoring woes with 8 3-pointers, finished the first and third quarters strong. After falling behind 5-0, the Trojans went on an 11-0 run and led 22-14 after 8 minutes.
Hononegah took a 33-31 halftime lead on 2 Brown free throws, then quickly extended the advantage to 40-33 after the break. But Cary-Grove roared back, scoring the final 10 points of the third quarter to regain the edge.
Alex Jordon added 8 points, and Dan Fallon and Ben Jacquier scored 6 apiece for the Trojans.
Brown scored on a variety of drives, slashing moves and pull-up jumpers. He scored 14 points in the final period as the Indians pulled away.
Brown personally outshot Cary-Grove from the free-throw line. He made 14 of 17 from the stripe compared with 10-of-13 for the entire Trojan squad. As a team, Hononegah went 24 of 29 from the line.
"That's the difference in the game, them getting on the glass, maybe penetrating to the basket and getting fouls," said Schuetzle.
Danny Welsh added 14 points for Hononegah.
-- Allen Oshinski
CL South 53, Rockford East 43: It wasn't an easy game for Crystal Lake South.
But it was a win.
The Gators hung tough against Rockford East Friday at the Boylan Thanksgiving boys basketball tournament and took the game 53-43.
"It was hard fought," said Crystal Lake South coach Dan DeBruycker. "We're still playing a bit too tense right now. We had a ton of opportunities but just didn't finish it. We fought adversity at the end."
After opening up the second quarter with a 14-2 run sparked by a 3-pointer by Eric Wilde, the Gators (1-1) never lost their lead.
"It was a tough game," said Wilde, who led his team with 15 points. "We played three good quarters. We bounced back definitely from our last game. We took care of the ball a lot better."
But the E-Rabs pushed back more than once.
Led by Lance Shirley's 16 points, the E-Rabs got to within 33-28 with 1:24 left in the third. They cut their deficit to single digits several times in the fourth.
But with starters Phil Puchalski (9 points), Zack Carpenter, Chris Reuter (7) and Wilde all scoring down the stretch, South completed the win.
"Right now we're playing in spurts," DeBruycker said. "We have new kids playing at the varsity level and they have to learn what it takes to play varsity basketball. You're constantly going up and down (and you can't have) those mental lapses. The kids have the physical ability to do it. It takes practice and it takes time. I think the kids will get there."
Wesley Evans and Steven Rogers added 8 points apiece for the Gators, who were happy to come away with their first win.
"They were really excited to get (the first win) out of the way," DeBruycker said. "(They wanted) to get that win before we play Boylan (today at noon).
"(Against Boylan), we'll have a hard fought game and have to take it one possession at a time. If we have any mental lapses, we'll have to limit those as much as possible. Hopefully we can do it. We'll give it everything we've got."
After today's meeting with the hosts at noon, the Gators finish up their tournament play against Rockford Jefferson at 6:30 p.m.
-- Bill Swick
Hampshire 65, Stillman Valley 59: T.J. Burzak's 28 points led the Whip Purs to victory at the Sycamore Strombom Tournament. Hampshire (1-1) will play Machesney Park Harlem at 2:30 p.m. today for the consolation title. Justin Bieber contributed 14 points for the Whips in Friday's win.
South Elgin 55, Fenton 50: Adam Hodge ripped the nets for 23 points as the Storm (2-2) came away with a win on the final day of the Fenton tournament. Dan Lopez added 15 points for South Elgin.
Jacobs 71, Centralia 65: John Moran followed up a 25-point performance in Jacobs' Thanksgiving Day opener with a 30-point output Friday, including three 3-pointers, as the Golden Eagles won for the second straight day at the Quincy tournament.
Conrad Krutwig added 17 points and Zack Peterson had 10 for Jacobs (2-0), which closes out the tournament tonight against host Quincy.
Round Lake 56, Prairie Ridge 55: Mike Ungari had 19 points but the Wolves lost this Mundelein tournament game.
Wrestling
At Barrington: High school wrestling wastes little time getting serious.
The 17th annual Moore-Prettyman mega-tournament at Barrington welcomed 31 team on Friday to a jam-packed field house, and fans found plenty to cheer before the day came to an end with quarterfinal matches.
The tourney continues today with semifinal action scheduled to begin today at 11:30 a.m.
Cary-Grove's Paul Rands, a state qualifier last season, spent just under two minutes on the mats on Friday as he recorded a pair of falls to advance into the semifinals at 215 pounds.
"The expectation (for) me this season is to make it into the state championship match," said Rands, who recently was honored with a place on the all-state football team for his work at middle linebacker for the Trojans.
Neuqua Valley, last year's team champion, and state power St. Rita are in a tight battle in the points race with another round of consolation bracket wrestlebacks schedule for late in the evening.
Neuqua Valley senior Jimmy Duffy, state runner-up last year at 145 pounds, leads the Wildcats. They trail south side power St. Rita 130-123 with North Suburban Conference giants Grant (114) and Libertyville (97) close behind and last year's Mid-Suburban League runner-up Wheeling holding fifth place overall with 91 points.
"The focus is on winning it all, and it's the same thing for me individually," said Duffy, who will face Mike Lyons of Waubonsie Valley in a 152-pound semifinal today.
"I know for me, I didn't train as hard as I did (last) season to finish second. And this year it's the same thing."
In the off-season, Duffy was part of an Illinois contingent which won a national championship in dual-meet competition.
Duffy will be joined by four teammates in the semi-finals, including senior Chris Spanger, who a year ago captured the 119-pound title here but is now wrestling at 171.
Palatine senior Dale Jarosz, the defending champion at 112, is on course to advance after defeating St. Viator senior Vince Sabatello (5-0) and will face Lakes Matt Holmes, who made quick work of Huntley's Joel Mayhew with a fall at 0:53.
"There are plenty of goals that I've set for myself this season," said Jarosz, a fourth-place state medal winner last February.
"But aside from going after the school record in victories and takedowns, I want to get myself back into the semi-finals at state and have total control of my fate at that point."
All the 14 top seeds held during the nearly 8-plus hours of wrestling on Day 1, including Wheeling senior Max Nowry, ranked No. 1 in the country by USA Wrestling magazine.
Nowry went through a pair of opponents with ease and will be opposite St. Rita's Cody Zimmerman at 103 pounds, while his mates Mike Smith (119), Joe Kent (145) and Abel Rangel (160) each booked their spot in the semis.
Senior Matt Smith (shoulder) was held out of the tournament this weekend, as was reigning 119-pound state champion Lee Munster of Grant as well as Lake Zurich's Sam Wrobel (knee) who finished fourth overall at the state tournament at 152 pounds.
Libertyville's Trey Ayala is part of a group of to talent at 135 pounds. The No. 3 seed finds himself in the middle of things today as he faces No. 2 Matt Boggess (Prospect) while top-seeded John Majka (St. Rita) meets Gus Green (Highland Park) in the other semi.
Ayala was part of perhaps the best quarterfinal match of the day against Neuqua's Matt Stine, which saw Ayala prevail 19-10.
"That match was closer than the final says it was," said Ayala. "(Stine) got me a couple of times early on with a few slide-bys, but I was able to overcome a shaky start with a good finish."
Ayala used a near-fall and another 2 points to extend his lead to 17-9 early in the third period.
Teammate Kyle Manolivic stunned No. 3 Tyler Rossdeutcher (Prospect) with a fall at 3:06 to earn a spot opposite Chris Dardanes (Oak Park) at 125 pounds.
Today's event schedule will begin with wrestlebacks at 10 a.m.
Action continues throughout the day, with third- and fifth-place matches set for a 3:30 p.m. start. Finals will follow immediately those matches are completed.
-- Mike Garofola