AURORA, IL:
It was said that Waubonsie Valley (Aurora) has played a less than strong schedule in the DuPage Valley Conference. Only loss is to Marist (Chicago) at When Sides Collide. Well they beat highly regarded Warren Township (Gurnee) and wins against #9 Kankakee in this game. Senior point guard Tyreek Coleman (#12) of Waubonsie Valley is a Mr Basketball candidate as well as Big Tim All-Area Player Of The Year candidate. He had a big game once again in this one. Kankakee played without starting center Eli Stitt (two technical fouls last game so had to sit out). Here we go:
First quarter:
It was a very tight quarter as the teams were filling themselves out on this Monday afternoon. Junior Lincoln Williams of Kankakee scored 5 points in the quarter, but hurt his ankle late in the quarter. Was not the same the rest of the game as he limped through it. State's top junior still had some defensive moments in the game. Junior Myair Thompson had 5 in the quarter. Meanwhile senior Josh Tinney was aggressive with his offense in the quarter. He scored 6 (2/5 FG) of his 8 points in the frame. Waubonsie Valley led 13-12 at the end of the quarter.
Second quarter:
Waubonsie Valley went out to a seven point lead while Williams was out. He did return to the game. Kankakee stayed close as junior Cedric Terrell III had 5 points in the quarter, and senior Jordan Davis had 4. Coleman started percolating in the quarter as he had 6 points in the stanza. Waubonsie Valley outscored Kankakee 14-11 in the quarter to take a 27-23 lead into the locker room.
Third quarter:
Both Thompson and Coleman picked up the offense for their respective teams in the quarter. Thompson scored 14 points, Coleman 11 as the game was back and forth. Coleman ended the quarter with a three at the buzzer to give Waubonsie Valley a 43-40 lead going into the fourth quarter.
Fourth quarter:
Coleman took over, hitting a big three when Kankakee had a communication issue guarding him. Williams was put on Coleman for the fourth quarter and a mix up allowed Coleman to hit the open three. Then senior Moses Wilson of Waubonsie Valley had a big steal and layup to give them separation and keep the lead for good. Kankakee was outrebounded 38-14 for the game.
Top performers:
Waubonsie Valley (Aurora):
Senior Tyreek Coleman game high 28 points 10 rebounds (double/double) 2 steals
Senior Moses Wilson 9 points 6 rebounds 2 blocks
Senior Josh Tinney 8 points 8 rebounds 2 steals 1 block
Kankakee:
Junior Myair Thompson 20 points
Junior Cedric Terrell III 10 points 1 steal
Juinor Lincoln Williams 8 points 5 assists 4 steals
Waubonsie Valley (Aurora) ups it's record to 28-1
Kankakee drops to 23-5
SOUTH BELIOT, IL:
Big time game that went to double overtime. Lutheran (Rockford)'s three point shooting kept them in the game and eventually won it. They had a tough time with Northern Michigan commit 6'8" Ross Robertson of South Beliot. One of the top three post players in the state. He had 37 points and 20 rebounds (30/20) before fouling at the 2 minute mark in second overtime. Scored through 2 and 3 players on him at times. He was surrounded and still scored. Junior Mason Keller was huge for Lutheran (Rockford) down the stretch in fourth quarter and the overtimes.
Lutheran (Rockford) 82 South Beliot 77 2OT:
First quarter:
Lutheran came out firing from three point range. They went 4 for 9 from three for the quarter. Senior Logan Currington scored 10 points in the quarter including a three at the quarter buzzer. Junior Owen Anderson had 8. Sophomore Coltan Porter was 2 of 3 from three and had 8 points in the quarter. Robertson had 5. Lutheran led 24-19 at the end of the quarter.
Second quarter:
More of the same in this high scoring affair. Junior Zach VanBlaricom of Lutheran took a lot of shots and made them in the quarter. He scored 13 (2/3 from three) in the quarter taking 5 shots in the quarter. Robertson had 10 points in the quarter for Soutyh Beloit. Lutheran led 42-34 at the half.
Third quarter:
It was played on even terms as Robertson kept scoring at a steady rate with 9 in the stanza. VanBlaricom had 8 of his teams 15 in the quarter. Porter had 6 points on 2 of 4 from three in the quarter. Robertson and Porter had 15 of South Beloit's 17 points in the quarter. Lutheran led 57-51 at the end of 3. Then the fireworks started.
Fourth quarter:
South Beloit's zone finally slowed down Lutheran's three point shooting as they covered the shooters very well. Meanwhile Robertson kept scoring as he hit 9 more points in the quarter. South Beloit took a 66-64 lead with 30 seconds left. Then junior Mason Keller entered the fray. He made a steal and scored a layup to tie the game at 66. Senior Trudane Peterson of South Beloit was fouled, hit two free throws with 10 seconds left. Keller then drives and scores on a mid range jumper to tie game at 68. Robertson missed a 70 footer to send game into overtime.
First overtime:
Not much scoring but Robertson hit two free throws, then Peterson hit one of two for a 71-68 lead. Then Keller hits a big three to tie the game at 71, Porter hit a basket for 73-71. Lutheran's Currington hit a layup to tie it at 73. Double overtime.
Second overtime:
Game changed when Robertson committed an offensive foul with 2 minutes left in the period. Then a minute later sophomore Richard Carlson of South Beloit fouled out. Kellet then feeds VanBlaricom for a huge three pointer to give Lutheran the lead for good. Currington hits two free throws for the final margin.
Top performers:
Lutheran (Rockford):
Junior Zach VanBlaricom 25 points (6/12 from three) 4 assists 2 steals
Senior Logan Currington 22 points 4 rebounds 1 steal
Junior Mason Keller 15 points 8 rebounds 4 assists 3 steals
Junior Owen Anderson 13 points
Sophomore Richard Anderson 7 points 4 rebounds 5 assists 2 steals
South Beloit:
Senior Ross Robertson 37 points 20 rebounds (30/20) 2 steals 1 block
Sophomore Coltan Porter 21 points (5/14 from three) 5 rebounds 1 steal 2 blocks
Senior Trudane Peterson 11 points 1 steal
Sophomore Richard Carlson 5 points 5 rebounds 6 assists 3 steals
Lutheran (Rockford) ups it's record to 12-16
South Beloit drops to 24-5
Milestones:
Talla Norman of Alton scored her 1000th point
Aubrey Galvan of Loyola Academy (Wilmette) scored her 2000th point (Vanderbilt commit)
Malia Morton of Byron scored her 1000th point (junior)
Quinn Arundell of Mother McAuley scored her 1000th point
Top performers:
Cooper Hoffman, Pecatonica 32 points 6 rebounds
Jordan Gassman, Pecatonica 13 points 9 rebounds
Jaylen Rakowska, Lena Winslow 20 points 4 steals
Aiden Wild, Lena Winslow 11 points 13 rebounds (double/double) (junior)
Sammy Driscoll, Mount Zion 22 points
JC Anderson, Mount Zion 18 points (junior)
Marcus Johnson, Genoa-Kingston 19 points
Jacob Reardon, Reed Custer 31 points 18 rebounds (double/double)
Adin Smajlovic, Mather (Chicago) 32 points
Jeremiah Chalwe, Mather (Chicago) 19 points (4 threes)
Joseph Dahl, Kennedy (Chicago) 21 points
Jovanni Navarette, Kennedy (Chicago) 7 points 10 rebounds
Tyler Thompson, Troy Triad 16 points
Luke Blackford, Calvary Academy (Springfield) 25 points
Donte Montgomery Jr, Oak Lawn 36 points
Jack Dempsey, Oak Lawn 21 points
Max Beard, Woodstock 25 points 7 rebounds (sophomore)
Collin Greenlee, Woodstock 16 points
Balaskovits, St Francis (Wheaton) 18 points
Quaranta, St Francis (Wheaton) 16
Hozian, St Francis (Wheaton) 15 points
Eddie Smajic, Columbia 22 points (junior)
Sam Donald, Columbia 18 points 11 rebounds 6 assists (double/double) (900th career rebound) (Bellermine commit)
Jerome Burbitt, Normal Community 15 points
Frederick Battaglia, Lake Park (Roselle) 18 points (7/10 FT)
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