Marian's Everly sets Jacobs record

Marian Central senior guard Jake Everly is capable of scoring a lot of points in any game he plays in.

Everly took his scoring production to another level at Thursday's Jacobs Holiday Classic. Everly poured in a tournament record 45 points as the Hurricanes cruised past St. Edward 86-57 on the final day of play in Algonquin.

Everly broke Johnsburg's Matt Gless' record of 42 points. Gless set the record in a game against Vernon Hills in 2001.

“We had guys flying at him and in his face the whole game, but he was unconscious,” said St. Edward coach P.J. White. “We knew he would be a handful. He was making shots from the volleyball line. He is a great scorer.”

Everly, who made 18-of-25 shots, was 7-of-10 from 3-point range. He broke the record with a 3-pointer with 5:46 left in the game.

“I was just feeling it the whole game,” said Everly. “I was able to get shots from the offense and my teammates did a great job of getting me the ball in great position to score.”

Everly an all-tournament selection for the second straight season, who scored a modest 15 points in the first half, torched the nets in the third quarter. He was 8-of-9 from the floor and 5-of-6 from 3-point range in the third.

“This was Jake's second game this season where he was just in the zone.” said Marian Central coach Curtis Price. “He didn't force shots. He took shots within the offense. This is high school basketball and I wanted Jake to get the record.”

Holding a 43-34 lead with 5:08 left in the third quarter, the Hurricanes (7-8) seized control of the game with 18 straight points. With Everly scoring 12 points on four 3-pointers, along with a 3-pointer from CJ Price and a layup by Eric Skaleski, the Hurricanes extended a 9-point lead to 27, 61-34, with 2:22 left in the third quarter.

Ben Krol added 13 points, 12 in the first half for the Canes.

Michael Ellis paced the Green Wave (4-7) with 28 points, 21 in the second half. Edward O' Halloran joined Ellis in double digits with 13.

“Michael had a great game, but we need to play better as a team,” said White. “I am sure we are the smallest school in this tournament, but we want to play bigger and better schools. We hope by playing great competition we can learn and get better by tournament time when we play teams our size. “