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Prairie Ridge pulls away for win at Mundelein

Sarah LeBeau scored 10 of her 17 points in the third quarter, helping Prairie Ridge’s girls basketball team snap a 26-26 halftime tie en route to a 57-46 win over the host school in the Mundelein Turkey Shootout on Wednesday night.

Prairie Ridge, which improved to 3-0 in the tournament, outscored Mundelein 18-6 in the third quarter, as LeBeau hit a pair of 3-pointers.

Mundelein’s Becca Woit led all scorers with 18 points, including 12 in the first half. Lauren Rouse and Maggie Mahar added 9 and 8 points, respectively, for the Mustangs, who fell to 0-3.

Prairie Ridge also received 13 points from Kailey Aldridge and 10 from Marisa Geistbrein.

Highland Park 61, Grant 39: At Mundelein, Lizzy LoGrande and Lena Munzer scored 23 and 20 points, respectively, for the Giants, who improved to 1-2 in the tournament.

Grant (1-2) received 7 points apiece from Taylor Rossi and Deanna Rodriguez.

Rolling Meadows 85, Lakes 60: At Fremd, the Eagles dropped their season opener to a talented Mustangs squad, despite 27 points from Therese McMahon.

Amanda Smith added 13 points for Lakes.

Jackie Kemph had 27 points for Rolling Meadows.

Antioch 57, Richmond-Burton 45: On Tuesday night, sophomore point guard Paige Gallimore scored a career-high 26 points, dished out 5 assists and collected 5 steals, as the visiting Sequoits won the nonconference season opener.

Gallimore, who played on varsity last season, scored 12 points in the fourth quarter to help Antioch build on a lead that was 40-37 after three. Megan Borries added 12 points on four 3-pointers. Gallimore and Rachel Schwabe each hit a pair of 3s, as the Sequoits shot 40 percent from beyond the arc. Alex Fracek and Abbi McIlhany grabbed 6 rebounds each in the win.

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