Girls basketball/Fox Valley roundup
Burlington Central 53, CICS Ellison 31: Shelby Holt scored 21 points and Kayla Ross added 10 to lead the Rockets to a win in their first game of the day at their own Thanksgiving tournament. Alison Colby added 8 points for BC.
Burlington Central 42, Sycamore 40 (OT): Camille Dela Cruz had 9 points, including 4 in overtime as the Rockets (3-0) remained undefeated on the season and in their own tournament. Alison Colby led the Rockets with 13 points and Shelby Holt had 11. Saturday’s two wins guaranteed the Rockets a spot in Wednesday night’s tournament championship game.
Sycamore 59, Larkin 16: The Royals were outscored 26-0 in the first quarter of this loss at the Burlington Central tournament. Amber McGhee and Sky Evans each had 6 points for Larkin.
CICS Ellison 49, Larkin 37: Amber McGhee had 12 points and Quixmia Washington added 10 for Larkin (0-3) in the Royals’ second loss of the day at the BC tournament.
Elgin Academy 37, Mooseheart 17: Rachel Cain had 12 points and Kaitlyn Pearson added 11 to lead the Hilltoppers (1-2) to a win at their own Thanksgiving tournament.
McHenry 55, Hampshire 52 (OT): Emma Benoit scored 20 points and Jen Dumoulin added 15 but the Whip-Purs (0-3) couldn’t take advantage of a 30-18 halftime lead and lost this Dundee-Crown tournament game.
Aurora Central 45, St. Edward 27: Clarissa Ramos had 11 points to lead St. Edward (0-2, 0-1) in a Suburban Christian loss.
Naperville Central 49, Bartlett 35: Elizabeth Arco scored 18 points for Bartlett (0-3) in this loss at the Naperville Central/Benet Tip-Off Tournament. Alyssa Hernandez had 9 rebounds for the Hawks.