Jerry Fitzpatrick
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St. Edward walks away with tourney triumphDec 30, 2013 6:58 am - With first-place medals dangling from their necks Monday, the St. Edward boys basketball players quickly organized themselves in two rows following their 63-53 victory o...
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South Elgin wins wild one over Cary-GroveDec 28, 2013 4:12 pm - Two rapidly improving boys basketball teams put on a wild show in the Consolation A championship game of the Hinkle Holiday Classic at Jacobs Saturday. South Elgin overc...
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Larkin beats Jacobs to claim third placeDec 28, 2013 4:12 pm - The Larkin boys basketball team had scuttled the boat by the time Jacobs found its sea legs. Larkin torpedoed the hosts 22-5 in the first quarter and stretched its lead ...
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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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Larkin tops Barrington to reach Jacobs semifinalsDec 26, 2013 1:04 pm - Larkin boys basketball coach Deryn Carter was willing to take chances with less-seasoned personnel in Thursday morning’s 60-49 win over Barrington in the name of gaining...
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South Elgin tops Prairie Ridge in OTDec 26, 2013 1:04 pm - South Elgin senior guard Matt McClure threw water on a hot shooter, then scored the final 5 points in overtime to seal a 69-65 victory over Prairie Ridge at the Hinkle H...
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South Elgin outlasts BarringtonDec 23, 2013 5:36 am - The South Elgin boys basketball team has been turning heads for the season’s first month with a potent offense averaging 73 points per game, but first-year coach Matt Pe...
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Zion-Benton chews up BartlettDec 23, 2013 5:36 am - Deviating from the recipe left a bad taste in the mouths of the Bartlett boys basketball players following a 66-34 loss to Zion-Benton at the Hinkle Holiday Classic at J...
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Three straight nights, three straight wins for LarkinDec 21, 2013 6:23 am - Playing a third game in as many nights had no effect on the surging Larkin boys basketball team, which coasted to an 88-61 victory over South Elgin in opening-night acti...