Avonn King gets a double/double in first game off minutes restriction leading #6 Warren Township (Gurnee) to a big win over rival #16 Waukegan!! Plus top performances in the state tonight!!!!!

Senior forward (6'4") Avonn King was out most of December and January with knee injury. His first two games back vs Lake Forest and Benet Academy (Lisle) he was on a minutes restriction. Was cleared this week for full practices and games. Warren guards made it a point to get him the ball against the Waukegan press, and he took advantage at the rim.

Warren Township (Gurnee) 72 Waukegan 59:

First game at the Dog Pound was tight, it took a steal by Mr Basketball junior Jaxson Davis to secure the win for Warren Township (Gurnee). Didn't need those heroics this time as Warren methodoically took down Waukegan for the second time this season. They now have a 2 game lead over Waukegan and anyone else in the North Suburban Conference. Davis was his usual methodical self doing a littler bit of everything when it was needed. Waukegan got off to a great start leading by double digits early. Senior Lebron Massey (#4) hit 2 big threes off the bench then Davis made a steal and an assists to cut the lead from 20-13 to 20-17 to end the first quarter. Warren put the clamps down defensively in the second and third quarters as Waukegan only scored 16 points during that span. Warren led 36-28 at recess, and 53-36 at the end of three quarters. Game over as Waukegan tried to press and trap, but Davis and senior Braylon Walker cut up the defense with passes, mostly to King for layups. King did foul out of the game, but it was in hand at the time. Warren had 3 players in double figures in an easy win.

Warren Township (Gurnee) ups it's record to 18-2, 8-0 in North Suburban Conference, Waukegan drops to 16-6, 6-2 in North Suburban Conference.

Top performances:

Warren Township (Gurnee):

Senior Avonn King 18 points (7/11 FG, 4/5 FT) 10 rebounds (double/double)

Senior Braylon Walker 17 points 10 rebounds (double/double) 2 steals

Junior Jaxson Davis 17 points 5 rebounds 8 assists 4 steals 1 block and a partridge in a pear tree (Mr Basketball)

Waukegan:

Senior Carter Newsome 26 points (game high) 7 rebounds 5 assists 2 steals

Senior Jaali "Rico" Love 13 points 8 rebounds 2 blocks

Senior Simereon Carter 10 points 9 rebounds 2 steals 2 blocks

Top performances in the state:

Logan Kurtz of Tuscola scored his 1000th point tonight. 23 points 6 assists 5 steals

Trace Schaaf, Lockport Township 18 points

Nathan Munson, Lockport Township 10 assists (junior)

Chris Pulliams, Thornton Fractional North (Calumet City) 19 points 17 rebounds (double/double) (junior)

Charles Dwyer, Northridge Prep (Niles) 19 points (junior)

Dominic Chapello, Northridge Prep (Niles) 14 points 10 reobunds (double/double)

Steven Quach, St Patrick (Chicago) 24 points (junior)

RJ McPartlin, St Patrick (Chicago) 10 points 10 rebounds

Charles "Chuckii" Barnes, Marist (Chicago) 30 points 9 rebounds 3 steals

Sean Reese, Glenbard South (Glen Ellyn) 20 points )(junior)

Colby Lane, Maroa-Forsyth 27 points

Caebrin Lee, Maroa-Forsyth 23 points

Q Lepper, Quincy 15 points

Dakari Nesbitt, Thornton Township (Harvey) 19 points (freshman)

Eze Nwagwu, St Rita (Chicago) 15 points (sophomore)

Joseph Lubbe, York Township (Elmhurst) 19 points (junior)

Davion McClendon, Richwoods (Peoria) 20 points 11 rebounds (double/double)

Jaquan Brown, Manual (Peoria) 27 points 5 rebounds

Arthur Abbey, Rock Island 20 points (junior)

Nick Czerak, Central Catholic (Aurora) 22 points 14 rebounds (junior)

Marshawn Cocroft, Kaneland (Maple Park) 22 points (Grand Valley State commit)

Connor Kimme, Kaneland (Maple Park) 18 points

Briggs Bucy, Metamora 20 points (junior)

Zach Born, Metamora 16 points (junior)

Jayden Riley, Christian (Yorkville) 29 points (Southern Illinois Edwardsville commit)

Tray Alford, Christian (Yorkville) 19 points (junior)

Octavius Hickman, United Township (Moline) 25 points

KJ Miller, East (Plainfield) 33 points 7 rebounds 4 steals 5 blocks (junior)

Graham Lee, Minooka 19 points (4/6 three) (sophomore)

Dominic Mordini, Lake Forest 16 points

Joey Jakstys, Yorkville 22 points (sophomore)

Brady Welch, Moline 22 points (junior)

Hayden Bates, St Thomas More (Champaign) 19 points (junior)

Brady Harris, Francis Parker (Chicago) 25 points

Julian Pantoja, Francis Parker (Chicago) 17 points

Torey Baskin, Hoffman Estates 22 points 8 steals

Trey Toussaint, Johnsburg 27 points (career high) (junior)

Jayce Schmitt, Johnsburg 18 points 9 rebounds

Rocco Pagliocca, Stevenson (Lincolnshire) 18 points 6 rebounds

Donovan "Donny" Williams, Stevenson (Lincolnshire) 15 points 5 assists 3 steals 2 blocks

Hunter Froman, West Hancock (Warsaw) 26 points (junior)

Cooper Knowles, West Hancock (Warsaw) 19 points

Alex Ortega, Wauconda 25 points 1 steal

Tony Salemi, Wauconda 20 points 5 rebounds 5 assists 5 steals 1 block

Austin Carlsen, Wauconda 15 points 3 blocks (junior)

Rylan White, Heritage 27 points 12 rebounds (double/double) 5 assists

Pierce Childs, Annawan 34 points (10 threes school single game record)

Maddux Heitzler, Annawan 19 points

Adin Smajlovic, Mather (Chicago) 21 points

Byron Purnell, Mather (Chicago) 21 points

Jackson Bohm, Mahomet-Seymour 33 points 9 rebounds

Paxson O'Malley, Mahomet-Seymour 17 points

Victor Norris, Providence St Mel (Chicago) 15 points 6 assists (junior)

Keenan House, Glenbard East (Lombard) 21 points

Michael Nee, Glenbard East (Lombard) 19 points (South Dakota commit)

Danny Snyder, Glenbard East (Lombard) 15 points

Alex Sirbu, Buffalo Grove 18 points 15 rebounds (double/double)

Karrick, Porta AC 24 points

Jeremy Zamost, Vernon Hills 18 points

Daniel Obhiambo, Vernon Hills 17 points

Joey Kramer, Marmion Academy (Aurora) 16 points 7 rebounds

Tamarius Berry, Heights (Peoria) 18 points

Carson Trivilleni, South (Crystal Lake) 27 points (junior) (Illinois baseball commit)

Oliver Gray, Barrington 20 points

Braydon Schreiber, Maine East (Park Ridge) 16 points

Jayden Dozie, Maine East (Park Ridge) 16 points (sophomore)

Ethan Vahl, Oswego 23 points 5 rebounds 5 steals (sophomore)

Jordan Wordlaw, Dunbar (Chicago) 16 points 6 steals

Khalil Taylor, Dunbar (Chicago) 19 points 5 steals

Raymond Perry, Dunbar (Chicago) 10 points 11 assists (double/double) (sophomore)

Kishawn Gantt, Bremen (Midlothian) 20 points

Carter Luster, Bremen (Midlothian) 16 points

Jayden Armstrong, Catholic Academy (Joliet) 35 points 5 rebounds

Danny Cervantes, Catholic Academy (Joliet) 16 points 5 rebounds

Eli Passehl, Catholic Academy (Joliet) 11 points 10 rebounds (double/double)

Brody Bruns Rochelle 16 points

Van Gerber, Rochelle 16 points

Lincoln Williams, Kankakee 23 points 12 rebounds (double/double) 5 steals

EJ Hazelett, Kankakee 17 points 8 rebounds (Indiana State commit)

Eric Nunez, Plano 17 points

Charles Schlicht, Grant Community (Fox Lake) 20 points (junior)

DJ Stitt, Grant Community (Fox Lake) 15 points (junior)

Jaquan Jamerson, Round Lake 19 points

Troy Garner, Bloom Township (Chicago Heights) 24 points 10 rebounds (double/double) (Northern Illinois football commit)

Owen Kirby, U-High (Normal) 18 points

Marc Harvey, Oak Lawn 22 points

Brady Pettigrew, Bolingbrook 26 points (sophomore)

Freddy Battaglia Lake Park (Roselle) 15 points

Owen Carroll, Lyons Township (LaGrange) 21 points 3 steals

Luke Robinson, Richmond-Burton 19 points

Panos, Lincoln Way Central (New Lenox) 20 points

Camron Lowery, Mascoutah 23 points

Neiko Leflore, Oak Forest 26 points 5 assists

Alex Hernandez, Kennedy (Chicago) 21 points 12 steals (double/double)

CJ Pittman, Walter Payton College Prep (Chicago) 15 points 5 rebounds 7 assists (sophomore)

Keller McGovern, Walter Payton College Prep (Chicago) 15 points

Braden Coplan, West Prairie (Sciota) 31 points

Kain Kretschmar, Lake Zurich 13 points 10 rebounds (double/double) 2 steals

Karter Krutsinger, Bishop McNamara 15 points

Julius Hamlin Jr, Butler College Prep (Chicago) 33 points 11 steals (double/double)

Blake McPherson, Butler College Prep (Chicago) 18 points 5 assists (junior)

Nolan Buehnerkemper, Monticello 17 points 10 rebounds (double/double)

Tanner Hozian, St Francis (Wheaton) 16 points