Libertyville owned the first half, had the tempo to it's liking though star junior Bryce Wegrzyn was in foul trouble with 3 fouls. Then the second half started and things changed. Here we go:
Lake Forest 39 Libertyville 33:
First quarter:
Not a lot of scoring but freshman Terrence Davis Jr of Libertyville scored 4 points on a couple of layups, and was active on defense. Had a couple of delfections. Not much other action scoring wise. Libertyville led 9-5 at end of the quarter. Wegrzyn picked up 2 fouls in first minute of the game.
Second quarter:
The tempo was halfcourt lots of passes before shooting by both teams. Some of it was good defense, others were the pace being deliberate by both teams. Wegrzyn picks up his third foul on a controversial charging call. It affected his aggressiveness for the rest of the game. Senior Hudson Scroggins was warming up scoring 6 of his teams 8 points in the quarter. Libertyville scored 11 for a 20-13 halftime lead.
Third quarter:
Game changed for good in this period. Scroggins announced his presence with authority on both ends of the court. He scored 12 of his game high 21 points in the quarter. Hit 2 threes and a couple of nice left handed drives for easy short jumpers in the lane. Outscored Libertyville 17-8 for a 30-28 lead going into the fourth quarter. Momentum changed over to Lake Forest.
Fourth quarter:
It was another low scoring quarter by both teams, but the key play was an allet oop from Luke Savant to 6'11" Grant Mordini for a rim wrecking dunk that sent the Lake Forest students into a frenzy. It was the game clincher as Libertyville fouled to get into the bonus trying to catch up. Students rushed the court as I was told this is a rivlary from the football side carrying over to basketball.
Top performers:
Lake Forest:
Senior Hudson Scroggins 21 points 7 rebounds 2 blocks
Senior Dominic Mordini 8 points 3 rebounds 1 steal
Libertyville:
Senior Liam Hanson 8 points 5 assists 2 steals
Junior Bryce Wegrzyn 8 points 6 rebounds 1 steal 1 block
Lake Forest ups it's record to 10-6, 3-2 in North Suburban Conference
Libertyville drops to 10-5, 2-3 in North Suburban Conference
Top performances and milestones:
Michael Nee of Glenbard East (Lombard) scored his 1000th point.
Alex Konoff, Westmont 32 points
Stephen Doll, Westmont 17 points
Jayden Hunt, North (Grayslake) 23 points
Brady Ward, Illinois Valley Central 20 points 8 rebounds (junior)
Cole Yates, Illinois Valley Central 14 points
Ruben Velasco, Peotone 30 points 11 rebounds (double/double)
Brandon Weiss, Peotone 18 points 8 assists
Logan Mather, Peotone 8 points 10 rebounds
Cooper Hoffman, Pecatonica 33 points
Zion Braimah, Pecatonica 16 points
Austin Stuckey, Dakota 17 points
Kaden Duerr, Scales Mound 17 points (junior)
Aidan Soppe, Scales Mound 15 points (junior)
Kadin Malone, Dundee Crown 18 foot buzzer beater to win game. Only points of game
Glenn "Deuce" Howell, Back of The Yards (Chicago) 22 points 9 assists
Kain Kretschmar, Lake Zurich 23 points (game winning free throws) (junior)
Lucas Rink, Wilmington 17 points
Chris Jaimes, Central (Grayslake) 25 points
Mason Lockett IV, East (Oswego) 21 points 12 rebounds (junior)
Damien Lewandowski, East (Oswego) 14 points
Tre Watkins, Metea Valley (Aurora) 18 points (junior)
Tyler Miller, Metea Valley (Aurora) 15 points
Hamzah Shouman, Lombard College Prep (CPSA) 26 points 10 rebounds (double/double) 5 assists 3 steals
AbuBakr Hasan, Lombard College Prep (CPSA) 14 points
AJ Demirov, South (Crystal Lake) 25 points 8 rebounds 5 assists
Jamal Small, Butler College Prep (Chicago) 17 points 4 steals
Julius Hamlin Jr, Butler College Prep (Chicago) 16 points 8 rebounds 5 assists (junior)
Danny Bennett, Butler College Prep (Chicago) 15 points 10 rebounds (double/double) 5 steals
Richardo Johnson, Butler College Prep (Chicago) 14 points 4 steals
Cason Newton, Byron 32 points (junior)
Aaron Laroche-Dogbe, Jones College Prep (Chicago) 18 points
Donovan Williams, Stevenson (Lincolnshire) 14 points (junior)
Atticus Richmond, Stevenson (Lincolnshire) 8 points 12 rebounds 3 blocks
Ray Lee, Manteno 27 points
Cooper Monk, Manteno 16 points
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