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Lake County roundup

Robert Knar picked up where he left off at the Jacobs holiday tournament.

Mundelein’s sharpshooting sophomore poured in a career-high 33 points, as the Mustangs opened the tourney with an 87-63 win over Elk Grove on Saturday.

In Mundelein’s final game at Jacobs last year, Knar scored 32 points.

Against Elk Grove, Knar sank 13 shots, including four 3-pointers, and went 3 of 3 from the foul line. He scored 6 points in the first quarter, seven in the second, five in the third and 15 in the fourth. He made a trio of 3s in the final quarter.

Ryan Sawvell scored 12 of his 16 points in the second half for Mundelein (8-2), which led 52-38 after three quarters and then outscored the Grenadiers 35-25 in the fourth.

Libertyville 52, Lane 42: At Schurz, the Wildcats (5-4) were led by Jeremy Birck’s 12 points.

Prospect 63, Lake Zurich 44: Mirko Grcic scored 15 points for the Bears in their nonconference road loss.

Northridge Prep, 53, Grayslake North 50: At Grant, the Knights (6-2) saw their three-game winning streak snapped.