Football playoffs and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County
Nov 23, 2024
High school and local college results and highlights from the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County coverage areas.
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FOOTBALL
HIGH SCHOOLS
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Hancock Stadium, Normal
FRIDAY’S GAME
CLASS 2A
No. 6 Chicago Christian (12-1) vs. No. 2 Maroa-Forsyth (12-1), 1 p.m.
SATURDAY’S GAMES
CLASS 7A
No. 4 Batavia (12-1) vs. No. 19 Mount Carmel (10-3), 4 p.m.
CLASS 6A
No. 3 Geneva (12-1) vs. No. 1 East St. Louis (12-1), 1 p.m.
CLASS 5A
No. 4 Nazareth (11-2) vs. No. 6 Joliet Catholic (10-3), 10 a.m.
LOCAL COLLEGES
NCAA DIVISION III PLAYOFFS
Second Round
Lake Forest College (10-0) at Bethel (Minn.) (9-2), noon.
Whitworth (Wash.) (10-1) at North Central College (10-0), noon.
Aurora University (9-1) at Hope (Mich.) (10-0), 11 a.m.
SATURDAY’S RESULTS
HIGH SCHOOLS
FOOTBALL
STATE SEMIFINALS
CLASS 8A
No. 12 Loyola 27, No. 1 Lincoln-Way East 24
No. 14 York 20, No. 7 Naperville Central 15
CLASS 7A
No. 4 Batavia 25, No. 24 Lincoln-Way Central 21
No. 19 Mount Carmel 43, No. 10 St. Rita 24
CLASS 6A
No. 3 Geneva 28, No. 1 Cary-Grove 26
No. 1 East St. Louis 48, No. 2 Richards 0
CLASS 5A
No. 4 Nazareth 40, No. 3 Wheaton St. Francis 21
No. 6 Joliet Catholic 42, No. 13 Morris 7
CLASS 2A
No. 6 Chicago Christian 34, No. 1 Farmington 20
Chicago Christian (12-1): Christian Flutman 19-yard TD pass to Eddie Van Dellen, 24-yard TD run. Kenny Jager 3 TD runs (3, 25, 3 yards). First-ever state championship berth.
No. 2 Maroa-Forsyth 41, No. 1 Johnston City 22
GIRLS BASKETBALL
BENET/NAPERVILLE CENTRAL TIP-OFF TOURNAMENT
Benet 60, St. Laurence 47
Homewood-Flossmoor 58, De La Salle 11
Kenwood 66, Batavia 38
Batavia (1-1): Julia Arulandu 10 points. Hallie Crane 10 points. Natalie Warner 9 points.
BOBBY BOLTON TIP-OFF CLASSIC
At Richards
Marist 66, Thornton 34, championship
Marist (4-0): Olivia Barsch 12 points. Lily Porter 11 points.
Evergreen Park 46, Eisenhower 12, seventh
BUFFALO GROVE CLASSIC
Grayslake Central 53, Buffalo Grove 34
Libertyville 53, Barrington 27
Libertyville (2-0): Lily Fisher career-high 21 points.
Rich Township 50, Niles West 20
BURLINGTON CENTRAL MARK EINWICH TOURNAMENT
St. Charles North 70, Moline 37, championship
Kaneland 51, Rockford Auburn 50, third
Kaneland (3-1): Kendra Brown 17 points. Kyra Lilly 12 points.
East Aurora 44, Belvidere North 37
Marengo 44, Burlington Central 35
CHICAGO CHRISTIAN TOURNAMENT
Latin 47, Reavis 39, championship
Westmont 43, Chicago Christian 41, third
DUNDEE-CROWN TOURNAMENT
South Elgin 55, Boylan Catholic 39
Rockton Hononegah 63, Dundee-Crown 11
ELMHURST CLASSIC
Marian Catholic 61, Thornwood 11
Marian (2-0): LaParis Poe 11 points. Ty Jackson 11 points.
HAMPSHIRE DOREEN ZIERER TOURNAMENT
Lake Zurich 57, Hampshire 22
Lake Zurich (4-0): Avery Cooper 17 points. Molly Friesen 12 points. Alex Nowak-Tice 10 points.
HINCKLEY-BIG ROCK TOURNAMENT
Hinckley-Big Rock 46, Hiawatha 13
Hinckley-Big Rock 70, Westminster Christian 20
HINSDALE BRENDA WHITESELL TOURNAMENT
Lincoln-Way East 51, Yorkville 41
Lincoln-Way East (2-0): Emerson Nilsson 19 points.
Naperville North 65, Wheaton St. Francis 38
Neuqua Valley 61, Plainfield South 57
Hinsdale South 60, Sandburg 44
MAINE EAST TOURNAMENT
Carmel 54, Maine East 32
Carmel (3-0): Grace Booher 15 points. Hartman 12 points. Maliyah Mays 12 points. Maron Bowes 11 points.
Lakes 48, Wheeling 38
Lakes (1-2): Kaylee Anderson 16 points, 10 rebounds.
T.F. South 43, Round Lake 34
MUNDELEIN TOURNAMENT
Highland Park 33, Mundelein 28
NEW TRIER/LOYOLA TOURNAMENT
Loyola 74, Stevenson 33
SCHAUMBURG CLASSIC
Maine West 48, Bartlett 44
VERNON HILLS COUGAR CLASSIC
Vernon Hills 42, Lake Forest 35
Vernon Hills (1-2): Emma Jocson 11 points. Keira Thomas 9 points.
Lake Forest Academy 68, Antioch 34
Antioch (1-2): Addison Webb 12 points. Heidi Rathmann 10 points.
WILLOWBROOK INVITATIONAL
Lockport 65, Willowbrook 23
WJOL TOURNAMENT
Plainfield North 49, Lincoln-Way West 42, championship
Lincoln-Way West (3-1): Molly Finn 14 points. Caroline Smith 10 points.
Lincoln-Way Central 49, Minooka 41, third
Lincoln-Way Central (3-1): Brooke Katzmann 14 points. Brooke Baechtold 11 points. Taylor Watt 11 points.
Providence 55, Joliet West 45, fifth
Joliet Central 53, Joliet Catholic 49, seventh
ZION-BENTON TOURNAMENT
Deerfield 50, Fenton 31
Deerfield (2-0): Eve Engler 22 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals. Maya Silber 10 points, 7 steals.
Niles North 40, Zion-Benton 23
Senn 37, North Chicago 19
LOCAL COLLEGES
MEN’S BASKETBALL
St. Mary-Woods (Ind.) 102, Judson 67
South Suburban 92, Jackson College (Mich.) 83
South Suburban (6-1): Tyler Wooten 31 points, 6 rebounds.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Purdue Northwest 93, Judson 51
St. Francis 94, Graceland (Iowa) 48
St. Francis (6-1): Amou Ring 14 points, 9 rebounds.
RIO GRANDE (Ohio) BEVO FRANCIS INVITATIONAL
Governors State 92, St. Mary-Woods (Ind.) 75
Governors State (5-1): Zareia Chevre 22 points, 10 rebounds.
FRIDAY’S RESULTS
HIGH SCHOOLS
GIRLS BASKETBALL
BEECHER FALL CLASSIC
Andrew 61, Beecher 23
Andrew (3-0): Brooke Ramirez 14 points. Evan Gilleylen 11 points. Ana Cisek 9 points.
T.F. North 63, Crete-Monee 42
T.F. North (3-0): Natalie McGhee 18 points. Lauryn Jackson 14 points.
Kankakee 55, Oak Forest 30
BENET/NAPERVILLE CENTRAL TIP-OFF TOURNAMENT
Batavia 64, Bloom 38
Batavia (1-0): Natalie Warner 13 points. Hallie Crane 13 points. Julia Arulandu 9 points.
Benet 77, De La Salle 18
Homewood-Flossmoor 47, St. Laurence 30
Kenwood 86, Naperville Central 32
BURLINGTON CENTRAL MARK EINWICH TOURNAMENT
St. Charles North 59, Kaneland 27
Kaneland (2-1): Kendra Brown 12 points.
Sycamore 48, Burlington Central 41
CHICAGO CHRISTIAN TOURNAMENT
Reavis 44, Chicago Christian 26
Westmont 32, Tinley Park 30
HAMPSHIRE DOREEN ZIERER TOURNAMENT
Geneva 64, Hampshire 52
Lake Zurich 49, Mother McAuley 34
Lake Zurich (2-0): Alex Nowak-Tice 15 points. Leah Gilbertson 11 points.
HARVARD TOURNAMENT
Waukegan 58, Willows 51
IMSA KEITH MCINTOSH TOURNAMENT
Earlville 38, Elgin 34
West Chicago 64, Harvest Christian 54
LYONS TOURNAMENT
Lyons 58, Oak Lawn 30
Oak Lawn (1-1): Liv Perry 10 points.
MUNDELEIN TOURNAMENT
Mundelein 58, St. Viator 45
Mundelein (4-0): Casey Vyverman career-high 30 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals. Madalyn Gardner 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals. Adrianna Lesniak 9 points. Audrey Smith 8 points, 5 steals, 4 blocks.
NEW TRIER/LOYOLA TOURNAMENT
Fenwick 43, Stevenson 42
OREGON TIP-OFF CLASSIC
Dixon 48, St. Edward 39
SOMONAUK TIM HUMES BREAKOUT TOURNAMENT
Aurora Central Catholic 60, Dwight 24
ACC (4-0): Won tournament.
LaSalle-Peru 52, Somonauk 21
WAUCONDA BOB GILLEN MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT
Wauconda 57, Belvidere 55
Wauconda (2-0): Grace Parker 25 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals. Sarah Palmer 12 points, 7 rebounds.
WILLOWBROOK INVITATIONAL
Lockport 37, Montini 32
WJOL TOURNAMENT
Lincoln-Way Central 49, Providence 37
Lincoln-Way Central (2-1): Taylor Watt 12 points. Brooke Katzmann 9 points. Kiya Newson-Cole 8 points.
Lincoln-Way West 55, Joliet West 28
Lincoln-Way West (3-0): Mackenzie Roesner 14 points. Caroline Smith 12 points. Molly Finn 11 points.
Minooka 66, Joliet Catholic 33
YORK TOURNAMENT
St. Charles East 64, Glenbrook South 47
Downers Grove South 58, Oswego East 48
Oswego East (1-3): Desiree Merritt 17 points. Maggie Lewandowski 14 points. Aubrey Lamberti 11 points.
ZION-BENTON TOURNAMENT
Zion-Benton 52, Mather 29
Zion-Benton (1-0): London Davis 15 points.
LOCAL COLLEGES
MEN’S BASKETBALL
WAUBONSEE CLASSIC
Waubonsee 85, Carl Sandburg 76
Marian Ancilla (Ind.) 90, Joliet Junior College 80
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
HOPE (Ind.) MELISSA JOHNSON CLASSIC
Aurora University 74, Earlham (Ind.) 70
Aurora University (4-0): Eliot Dojutrek 17 points, 4 rebounds.
RIO GRANDE (Ohio) BEVO FRANCIS INVITATIONAL
Rio Grande (Ohio) 88, Governors State 71
Governors State (4-1): Cencere McDaniel 17 points, 7 rebounds.
THURSDAY’S RESULTS
HIGH SCHOOLS
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Lemont 43, Morton 39
Lemont (1-0): Lexi Reyna 10 points. Leah Plahm 10 points. Magdalene Mikroulis 10 points.
Glenbard West 77, West Aurora 56
BEECHER FALL CLASSIC
Crete-Monee 57, Beecher 22
Crete (1-1): Morgan Johnson 19 points. Debra Wilson-Sorrell 12 points.
Oak Forest 47, Bradley-Bourbonnais 45
Oak Forest (2-1): Ambriel Anderson 15 points. Maddie Martinez 12 points.
T.F. North 66, Andrew 57
T.F. North (2-0): Gabrielle McClain 17 points, 8 assists. Kamariyah McClinton 14 points, 3 steals. Lauryn Jackson 12 points, 6 rebounds.
Andrew (1-1): Kat Berchos 10 points. Nawal Kaleel 10 points. Ana Cisek 9 points. Christa Olson 9 points.
BOBBY BOLTON TIP-OFF CLASSIC
At Richards
Payton 57, Richards 44
Richards (1-2): Kailey Moore 14 points. Leilani Avila 14 points. Ameera Martin 9 points.
At Shepard
Hillcrest 62, Shepard 55
Hillcrest (2-1): DaJha Johnson 19 points. Tia Rice 13 points. Davia Cobb 12 points.
Shepard (1-2): Jessica Manley 32 points. Mia Stokes 11 points.
Marist 55, Evergreen Park 20
Marist (3-0): Lucy Cosme 12 points. Lily Porter 11 points. Olivia Barsch 10 points.
Evergreen (0-3): Kyziah Lewis 10 points.
BUFFALO GROVE BISON CLASSIC
Grayslake Central 40, Barrington 27
Libertyville 59, Buffalo Grove 16
Libertyville (1-0): Elinor Lindal 16 points. Lily Fisher 15 points. Sophia Swanson 12 points.
HOFFMAN ESTATES TOURNAMENT
Resurrection 63, Streamwood 35
IMSA KEITH MCINTOSH TOURNAMENT
Harvest Christian 65, Rockford East 16
West Chicago 41, Elgin 27
MAINE EAST TOURNAMENT
Carmel 44, Round Lake 9
Carmel (2-0): Maia Cordova 12 points. Josie Hartman 9 points.
T.F. South 54, Maine East 43
REED-CUSTER COMET CLASSIC
Coal City 44, Rosary 22
SOMONAUK TIM HUMES BREAKOUT TOURNAMENT
Plano 46, Somonauk 16
Plano (3-1): Nylah Matthews 12 points, 8 rebounds. Sanai Young 12 points. Josie Larson 10 rebounds.
Dwight 58, Newark 25
WAUCONDA BOB GILLEN MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT
Wauconda 52, Rockford Jefferson 36
Wauconda (1-0): Sarah Palmer 15 points, 5 rebounds. Grace Parker 12 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals. Emma Wisniewski 11 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals.
WILLOWBROOK INVITATIONAL
Lockport 60, Plainfield East 26
Lockport (2-0): Sophie Hynes 14 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals. Lucy Hynes 10 points, 4 rebounds. Alaina Peetz 11 rebounds, 8 steals, 5 blocks.
YORK TOURNAMENT
Oswego East 63, Glenbrook South 62
Oswego East (1-2): Desiree Merrit 25 points. Aubrey Lamberti 15 points. Maggie Lewandowski 14 points.
St. Charles East 53, Prospect 51
St. Charles East (2-1): Addie Schilb 11 points: tiebreaking FTs with 3.3 seconds remaining in regulation.
ZION-BENTON TOURNAMENT
Deerfield 33, North Chicago 23
LOCAL COLLEGES
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Elgin 102, Milwaukee Tech (Wis.) 96
South Suburban 93, Prairie State 81
South Suburban (5-1): Samar Bures 29 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Elgin 61, Milwaukee Tech (Wis.) 54
Olive-Harvey 96, Moraine Valley 72
Prairie State 57, South Suburban 56
Compiled by Josh Krockey.