St. Viator improves to 7-0; Conant tops Buffalo Grove
St. Viator's boys basketball team didn't suffer a letdown after a big East Suburban Catholic Conference win Friday night at St. Patrick.
The Lions improved to 7-0 as Ore Arogundade scored 13 points to lead a balanced attack in a 49-37 nonconference win over Northridge Prep at Cahill Gym in Arlington Heights.
Chris Myjak added 12 points and Kevin Walsh chipped in 10 points for the Lions. Point guard D.J. Morris did not play because of an injury but coach Mike Howland said he would be back next weekend when Marist visits in a key ESCC game Friday and cross-town rival Hersey visits Saturday.
Viator also won its first seven games last season.
Conant 47, Buffalo Grove 36: Conant (5-2) didn't have anyone score in double figures but it also kept Buffalo Grove (2-6) in single digits in the first half of the Mid-Suburban League crossover at Perry Gymnasium in Hoffman Estates.
Josh Copher and Robert Hudson scored 9 points apiece as the Cougars led 16-6 at intermission and 27-14 after three in their third straight victory. Tim Manczko added 7 points.
Alex Fritz hit four 3-pointers for his 12 points and Andrew Apel added 8 points as BG lost its fourth straight.
Hinsdale Central 71, Rolling Meadows 64: Both teams combined to make 21 3-pointers as host Hinsdale Central (5-1) rallied from a 3-point deficit after three quarters to snap a three-game winning streak by Meadows (4-4).
"It was a fun game and we were right there," said Meadows coach Kevin Katovich of his team's 1-point deficit with 1:20 to play.
Tyler Gaedele led Meadows with 22 points and hit six 3s and Brian Nelms had 11 points. Mike Dolan (9 points, 6 rebounds) and Mike Olson (6 points) each hit two 3s.
Brad Anlauf scored half of his game-high 24 points in the fourth quarter and hit six 3s for the Red Devils, whose only loss is to Benet. Alec Hutcherson (17 points) had four 3s.
Hinsdale Central won 77-44 over York, which beat Meadows 70-50.
Moline 69, Wheeling 35: Wheeling (0-8) picked the wrong time to think it might be overlooked by state-ranked Moline (7-1), which was upset Friday night by Rock Island Alleman.
Wheeling trailed 9-8 when Charlie Kirk hit a 3 but Moline went on a 19-0 run en route to a 41-13 lead at Wharton Field House in the Quad Cities.
Jeremy Stephani led Wheeling with 9 points. Anthony Lindauer had 16 points for the Maroons, who shot 21-for-33 from the field, 5-for-8 on 3s and 22-for-27 on free throws.