Streamwood's 3-point shooting sinks Fenton

It's no secret that Streamwood's boys basketball team likes to shoot 3-pointers. When the Sabres make them like they did Friday night, they're tough to stop.

The Sabres made 14 from long-range as they defeated Fenton, 65-53, in Upstate Eight action in Streamwood.

Zach Marquez led the way with five 3s and 21 points while dishing out 6 assists.

Lorenzo Coney had 15 points and 5 rebounds, and Kyle Maybrun and Jakobe Strong chipped in 10 apiece for the Sabres (14-11, 9-6).

Diamon King had 13 points and 9 rebounds for Fenton (17-11, 8-7). Six other players scored either 6 or 5 points for the Bison.

The teams traded leads before Streamwood went ahead to stay with an 8-0 run late in the first half. The spurt consisted of 3-pointers by Strong and Darrel Luce and a putback of a missed 3-pointer by Strong.

The Sabres really got hot after the break, making four 3s while opening a 44-29 lead. Fenton clawed back, getting within 44-39 on a putback by Andre Reed, but could get no closer.

Streamwood stretched the lead again, this time with 1-pointers. The Sabres made 9 free throws in the fourth quarter, led by Strong, who went 5-for-6 from the line.

The Sabres started a bit slow from behind the arc, missing some open looks early, but once a couple started to fall, it became contagious.

"It didn't matter," said Marquez. "I was getting my shots wide open and my teammates were getting me the ball."

"They love shooting them," said Streamwood coach Kent Payne. "We give everybody the opportunity to shoot them if they're open."

"We started off kind of sluggish. We played pretty well defensively, and then in the third quarter we started finishing some stuff. Our defense kind of propelled us offensively."

Fenton led 12-6 early and took its last lead at 22-20 on a bucket by King before Strong's 3-pointer put Streamwood ahead for good.

Fenton coach Chaz Taft lamented the Sabres' prowess on the offensive glass.

"We just gave up too many offensive rebounds, second-chance points," he said. "We made a nice comeback in the third, but we can't give up 14 offensive rebounds."

Luce grabbed 6 rebounds for Streamwood and added 6 points on a pair of 3-pointers.