Sorry there wasn’t a notebook last night. By the time I finished up at Pontiac it was nearly midnight so there just wasn’t any time. Here you go, as fast as I could get it up tonight...
Bloomington
Semifinals
Wheaton-Warrenville South 49, Metamora 46: Yonatan Algawerash and Ben Bastian each scored 14 to send the Tigers to the title game.
Rock Island 79, North Lawndale 66: The Phoenix go down to the Rocks, who poured in ten three-pointers. Daveon Rogers scored 22 and Daequan Davis added 15 points.
Centralia
Championship
Evanston 53, Centralia 47: The Wildkits are undefeated champs. Blake Peters scored 20 and DaeShawn Hemphill added 10.
Collinsville
Semifinals
Mundelein 61, Lincoln 50 OT: Quite a margin for an overtime game. The Mustangs are in the title game. Scottie Ebube had 18 points and seven rebounds and Conor Enright added 16 points, seven assists and five rebounds.
Quarterfinals
Mundelein 55, O’Fallon 51: A tight win against a good team. Scottie Ebube had 16 points and seven rebounds and Conor Enright had 16 points and seven assists. The Mustangs are one of the most interesting teams in the area for me right now.
Effingham-Teutopolis
Championship
Lincoln-Way East 56, Corliss 50: What a statement win for the Griffins. They are on the Super 25 radar tomorrow for sure. Ty Slager scored 22.
Hinsdale Central
Championship
Homewood-Flossmoor 53, DePaul Prep 48 OT: The Vikings are on fire. Looks like this was a fun one. RJ Ogom scored 19 and Joel Watts added 14. Tyler Johson led the Rams with 15.
Jacobs
Championship
Waubonsie Valley 78, Cary-Grove 65: The Warriors could be Super 25 bound (I mean, I have no idea, have days of results to sort through). Marcus Skeete scored 41 points, which might be the highest total I’ve seen over the holidays.
Maine East
Semifinals
Crane 64, Maine East 53: The Cougars have not let up since knocking off Orr. Robert Harris led the way with 16 points, 10 rebounds.
Oak Forest 60, Niles West 25: Domination for Oak Forest. Jayson Kent led the way with 22.
Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Quarterfinals
Dorman, S.C. 59, Young 56: DJ Steward dropped 32 and Tyler Beard scored 21 for the Dolphins
Pekin
Championship
Lake Park 56, Lanphier 55: The Lancers win a prestigious holiday tournament and it looks like it was a thriller. Luke Sgarbossa scored 29 points and was 5-for-9 from three.
Proviso West
Semifinals
Morton 64, Fenwick 63: Nice upset continues the run for the Mustangs. Jesus Perez had 20 points and six rebounds and Orlando Cervantes scored 13. Bryce Hopkins had 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Friars.
Bogan 81, Zion-Benton 42: Dominant performance from the Bengals. Antione Bloxton scored 21 and Scott Lanier added 15.
Rich South
Championship
Thornton 67, Rich East 44: The Wildcats weren’t challenged at the Dipper
Wheeling
Championship
Notre Dame 49, Glenbrook South 44: Louis Lesmond sparkled per Twitter.
York
Quarterfinals
Schaumburg 48, Lyons 44: A big 27-point game by Grant Niego wasn’t enough for the Lions. Jared Schoo scored 16 and Wisconsin recruit Chris Hodges scored 13 and grabbed nine rebounds.
York 46, Rolling Meadows 39: The hosts take down Max Christie, who had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Nate Schockey continued his assault on this season with 25 points and six boards.
Hinsdale South 61, Wheaton North 52: The Hornets remain undefeated and head to the semifinals. James Ruzicka led the way with 17 points and six rebounds and Bobby Durkin and Aaron Tims each scored 14.
