Metea Valley tops Rolling Meadows in OT

Rolling Meadows gave unbeaten Metea Valley all it could handle at the inaugural Hinsdale South Tournament.

The end result was a 69-64 overtime loss to Metea Valley.

"In the overtime we kind of got away from what kept us in the ball game," said Rolling Meadows coach Kevin Katovich. "We gave up too many offensive boards to them."

Another factor was Kenny Obendorf connecting on 7 of 9 shots, including 5 of 6 from 3-point range, on his way to scoring 20 points.

Obendorf, a senior, hit a back-breaking 3 pointer with 1:10 left in the overtime to give Metea Valley a 65-62 lead. Two free throws by Ryan Solomon (12 points) made the score 67-62 with :38 left.

Michael Rose (9 points, 10 rebounds) hit 2 free throws with :26 left to narrow the margin to 67-64.

Rolling Meadows came up with a steal on the inbounds full-court pass but was tied up in the front court and the ball went to Metea Valley on the alternate possession.

Tresean Mackey hit 2 final free throws with 9.5 left.

"We came up with two big defensive stops when we needed them," said Metea Valley coach Bob Vozza. "One just before regulation ended and then the jump ball."

Rolling Meadows' Brian Nelms (12 points, 4 assists) went for the winning shot with 1.9 left in regulation, but LaShawn Cargo stripped Nelms of the ball during the attempt.

Rolling Meadows (7-5) led 28-27 at halftime, then built two 9-point leads, at 36-27 and 39-30, to start the third quarter.

Metea Valley (10-0) responded with an 11-0 run. Cargo (8 points) hit a 3 pointer to start the run. Obendorf connected on a 3-point play, and then a 3-pointer before a Sean Davis basket finished the run.

"We never felt that we were out of it at that point," said Obendorf.

"Kenny's been coming up with big baskets for us all year," said Vozza. "He's our leader and he were able to run the plays for him like the one in the overtime. Give Rolling Meadows credit they really gave us a lot of trouble with their match-up zone."

Tyler Gaedele led all scorers with 22 points, including 3 3s for Meadows.

"We're close to being where we want to be as a team," said Katovich. "Overall we're headed in the right direction."

Rolling Meadows will face Minooka at 4:30 p.m. today.

Schaumburg 65, Wheaton N. 50: Timely defense saved the day for Schaumburg at the first Hinsdale South tournament. The Saxons used a 19-6 second quarter to slow down Wheaton North and defeat the Falcons 65-50.

Schaumburg (8-3) will take on Brother Rice from the Chicago Catholic League in today's 6:15 p.m. semifinal.

"I thought a real significant stretch of the game was the second part of the second quarter," said Schaumburg coach Matt Walsh. "We really locked down our defense and because of that we were able to expand the lead at halftime."

The game was tied at 16 after one quarter and Schaumburg led 35-22 at the break.

The teams played an even second half with the Saxons outscoring the Falcons by one point in each of the final two quarter for the win.

Schaumburg was led by Christian Spandiary with 16 points and 6 rebounds. Kyle Bolger netted 15 and Jimmy Lundquist added 10 points.

Schaumburg's defense forced 16 turnovers and had 9 steals. The Saxons only had 9 turnovers and shot 54 percent (25-for-46) from the field.

Hersey has chance at consolation crown: Hersey's boys basketball team has a chance to come home from the 47th annual Pekin Holiday Tournament with some hardware.

The Huskies (5-7) beat King 63-53 and Bartonville Limestone 56-45 on Wednesday to advance to the consolation championship game. They will face Freeport at 2 p.m. today.

Hersey used a 21-12 fourth quarter to top Limestone in the evening game. Kevin Kozil (12 points) hit 10-of-12 free throws, Trevor Haas scored 10 points and Stefan Vucicevic and Sean Reszotko added 9 points apiece.

The Huskies just missed having five players score in double figures as it won its early consolation-bracket game against King.

Vuk Vukovic had 15 points on 7-for-9 shooting and 7 rebounds. Vucicevic (14 points), Reszotko (12 points, 8 rebounds), Kozil (12 points, 8 rebounds) and Justin Jobski (9 points, 16 rebounds) accounted for all but 1 of Hersey's points.

Hersey outrebounded King 50-39.

Carmel 67, Maine West 62: Conor Hart scored 25 points on 10-for-13 shooting and had 6 assists for Maine West (4-6) in the Wheeling Hardwood Classic consolation-bracket loss.

Kevin Garcia hit three 3s for 9 points and Tom Kukec added 9 points for the Warriors, who play Wheeling at 10:30 a.m. today. Brandon Motzel led Carmel with 25 points and 8 rebounds.

Niles North 63, Wheeling 42: Jeremy Stephani scored 20 points and hit three 3s for Wheeling (0-11) in the Wildcat Hardwood Classic consolation bracket loss. Malachi Nix had 20 points and 5 assists to lead Niles North (6-5), which plays Carmel at 2 p.m. today.

Loyola 60, Streamwood 57: Jack Morrissey scored his 30 points by tying the tournament record with 10 3-pointers for Loyola in the consolation bracket. Colin Falls of Loyola (2002) and Mike Kane of Maine West (1991) also hit 10 3s.

Conant 57, Perspectives 37: Sean Bourke scored 14 points and Mitch Tednes had 10 points as Conant (8-4) won the consolation bracket game in York's Jack Tosh Classic. D'Angelo McBride added 9 points for the Cougars.

South Elgin 43, Palatine 31: John Millin scored 11 points as Palatine (1-10) lost the consolation bracket game at York.

Leyden 66, W. Chicago 55: Alex Herrera scored 32 points and hit five 3s and Jonny Woolf added 13 points as Leyden (7-3) improved to 2-0 in pool play in the Glenbard West tournament. The Eagles will play the unbeaten Hilltoppers at 8 p.m. today.

Christian Liberty 46, Faith Lutheran 19: Marcus Silva scored 12 points, Kyle Moriarty added 7 points and Luke Comerouski and Mike Hennek added 6 apiece as Christian Liberty (5-5) rolled in the Alden-Hebron Tournament.