Hersey hits No. 99 wins for senior group
With a 55-34 win over Wauconda on Wednesday night, Hersey seniors Claire Gritt and Kelly Weyhrich have a chance to reach 100 career wins on Friday night.
That's when the top-seeded Huskies (25-3) will face No. 8 Lake Zurich (12-16) for the championship of the Wauconda Class 4A regional girls basketball championship.
Gritt collected 19 points, 9 rebounds and 3 steals in Wednesday's semifinal win over the No. 16 Bulldogs (14-14).
Gritt's 3 steals gave her the all-time school record (now 278), breaking the former mark of 277 set by Chris Wolff in 1996.
Weyhrich, who recently broke Wolff's record for career assists, had 9 on Wednesday along with a 3-point basket.
Hersey senior Gina Miklasz tossed home 14 points while classmate Carly Cooper had 6 and junior Erin McGrath 5.
In all, the Huskies made seven 3-pointers - 4 from Gritt and 1 apiece from Maesyn Benjamin, Weyhrich and Miklasz.
No senior basketball class at Hersey, boys or girls, has won 100 games.
Lake Zurich 41, Palatine 25: No. 8 Lake Zurich (12-16) won the Wauconda Class 4A regional semifinal by stopping the No. 9 Pirates, who finished the season at 13-13.
Grayslake Central 54, Buffalo Grove 37: No. 7 Grayslake Central advanced to today's 7 p.m. championship against No. 2 Fremd.
The No. 10 Bison (13-16) were led by Megan Gamber (11 points), Georgette Topalis (10) and Macy Floro (6).
Lake Forest 39, Wheeling 32: No. 5 Lake Forest (21-9) won its own Class 4A Round Lake regional semifinal over No. 12 Wheeling (13-17).