Boys Basketball
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St. Charles North wins rematchDec 26, 2012 10:00 pm - PONTIAC — Quinten Payne is averse to being compared to his older brother Cully. But after the St. Charles North senior shooting guard put on a performance reminiscent of...
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Geneva sees 9-point lead slip away lateDec 26, 2012 10:00 pm - Call it a learning experience. Geneva led defending Class 3A state champion Peoria Central by 9 points with 7:14 to play, and by 5 with 3:03 left only to lose 54-49 in t...
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Improved defense keys Benet victoryDec 26, 2012 10:00 pm - Benet boys basketball coach Gene Heidkamp didn’t even wait for the first question of his postgame media session to be finished. He knew exactly what won this game. “Bett...
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Kaneland stymies Newark to reach Plano semisDec 26, 2012 10:00 pm - There’s several kinds of pressure in basketball, and Kaneland faced a somewhat unique one Thursday night at the 50th annual Plano Christmas Classic. The Knights, with th...
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South Elgin outlasts Cary-Grove in OTDec 26, 2012 10:00 pm - Buffalo Wild Wings is a sponsor of the Jacobs Holiday tournament, but one might have to ask if someone working at the chain’s Algonquin facility that’s within walking di...
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Batavia’s starting to heat upDec 26, 2012 10:00 pm - There will be a distinct Upstate Eight Conference River Division feel to the semifinal round of the 38th annual Elgin Boys Holiday Basketball Tournament. While Larkin an...
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New look benefits Maine WestDec 26, 2012 10:00 pm - Maine West coach Erik McNeill wanted to shake things up. As losers of three straight, McNeill decided to bring the emerging junior Allante Bates in off the bench. That m...
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Big adjustment benefits Naperville CentralDec 26, 2012 10:00 pm - It seemed Naperville Central’s magical control of the court at the Wildcat Hardwood Classic might be in jeopardy Thursday night. The Redhawks were foundering around out ...
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W. Aurora crushes LockportDec 26, 2012 10:00 pm - PONTIAC — Over the course of the last four decades West Aurora and Lockport have met in every conceivable boys basketball venue: from the Class AA state tournament in Ch...
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Grant’s ‘big’ three step up against Richmond-BurtonDec 26, 2012 10:00 pm - Three might be a crowd in social circles, but it’s been a winning combination for the Grant boys basketball team. The Bulldogs’ Big Three big men have been tough to defe...