Boys Basketball
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Simeon outlasts St. Charles North in 3 OTsDec 27, 2013 10:03 am - PONTIAC — Alec Goetz was almost speechless after the most extraordinary competition of his basketball career against four-time defending Class 4A boys state champion Sim...
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Walker, Griffin pace West Aurora routDec 27, 2013 10:03 am - PONTIAC — The entire complexion of the game was altered in less than a minute. West Aurora four-year starting guard Jontrel Walker had a roughly 45-second sequence that ...
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Carmel stops Jacobs, to play for titleDec 27, 2013 10:00 am - First-year Jacobs boys basketball coach Jimmy Roberts isn’t into moral victories. But the Golden Eagles’ boss liked his team’s effort despite a 63-53 loss to Carmel Cath...
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Prairie Ridge topples BartlettDec 27, 2013 9:58 am - With Bartlett leading Prairie Ridge 19-12 late in the first half, Wolves coach Corky Card called timeout and got in his players’ faces just a bit. Prairie Ridge respond...
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Hankins’ buzzer-beater lifts South ElginDec 27, 2013 9:56 am - South Elgin coach Matt Petersen questioned his team’s shot selection at some points during the game, but there was no question about the last shot. A 2-footer by a 6-foo...
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Rockford East drops Dundee-CrownDec 27, 2013 9:53 am - The head boys basketball coaches from Dundee-Crown and Rockford East separately called their teams “their own worst enemy” in the aftermath of a mistake-strewn 46-41 vic...
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Zion-Benton gives Larkin a taste of its own medicineDec 27, 2013 9:50 am - Athletic Larkin thrives via the fast break, but the Royals were beaten 78-72 by a taller version of themselves in a semifinal of the Hinkle Holiday Classic at Jacobs Fri...
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Grant wins twice at MarengoDec 27, 2013 9:10 am - Ryan Noda scored 24 points and grabbed 8 rebounds, as Grant’s boys basketball team made it two wins on one day Friday, capturing a 67-59 decision over Woodstock in a sem...
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Stevenson superb in nixing New TrierDec 27, 2013 9:08 am - Independent of the outcome, the details make a difference to the Stevenson boys basketball team this season. The Class 4A state runners-up from a year ago have big goal...
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Aurora Christian reaches Plano semifinalsDec 27, 2013 7:44 am - Plano Christmas Classic: Aurora Christian won its 3rd straight at the Plano Christmas Classic, defeating Newark 62-53 for a spot in Saturday night’s semifinal against to...