2012-2013 Girls'
Basketball Focus
Cierra Stanciel scored 15 points, including the tying and go-ahead baskets, and No. 6 Naperville Central survived an upset bid from Glenbard East 42-40 on Monday in Naperville.
The Redhawks (20-3, 6-2 DuPage Valley Conference) led 32-22 midway through the third quarter, before Glenbard East (2-16, 0-8) surged ahead with a 13-0 run. The Rams eventually took a 40-35 lead with a little more than three minutes remaining, but Naperville Central scored the games last 7 points.
Shannon Ryan scored 9 points and Jamie Cuny 7 for Naperville Central, which went 8 of 18 from the free-throw line with a pair of misses in the final minute. Kelly Eberle scored 13 points and Rachael Leifheit 8 for Glenbard East.
Lisle 41, Plano 38, OT:
Top seed Lisle advanced to the championship game of the Interstate Eight Conference Tournament, beating Peotone in overtime.
Kristina Fernette scored 15 points for the Lions (19-3) before fouling out in regulation. Sierra Birdsell added 10 and Kelly Urban 7, including a shot with five seconds left in regulation that had put Lisle up 2. Peotone went length of the court for a basket to force overtime, where Lisle prevailed. The Lions advance to Thursdays championship game against Plano, a 45-41 winner over Coal City.
St. Francis 54, Marian Central 43:
Kate Slattery poured in 25 points for the visiting Spartans (10-9, 6-1 Suburban Christian Gold), who remained atop the Gold despite shooting 15 of 35 from the free-throw line. Aly Germanos and Alexis Long each chipped in 7 points. Shannon Wuensch scored 16 for Marian Central, including her 1,000th varsity point.
St. Viator 58, Fenton 53, OT:
Erin Fabbri scored 17 points and Jennie Horstmann 12 for St. Viator, including the tying free throws with 15 seconds left in regulation to force overtime at the Fenton Seasons End Tournament. Sidney Montano paced Fenton (14-7) with 17 points.
Fenton High School
Glenbard East High School
Naperville Central High School
Wheaton St. Francis
Lisle High School
Conference: Metro Suburban
- Scheidt is 'money' at state
- Timothy's Scheidt wins Class 3A 3-point contest
- Detweiler, Kohler advance in 3-point shootout
- Montini shakes off Glenbard South
- Down 18-3? No problem for Glenbard South
Conference: DuPage Valley
- Images: Daily Herald All-Area Basketball Team Captains
- Girls basketball: Tri-Cities all-area team
- WW Souths Waldron a quiet competitor
- Images: Wheaton Warrenville South vs. Huntley
- Huntley shocks WW South
Conference: Suburban Christian Blue
- Girls basketball/Fox Valley all-area team
- One last look at Fox Valley girls basketball
- With an injured Stone, Montini just wasn't the same
- Montini nabs 3rd place in Class 3A
- Images: Vernon Hills vs. Montini
Conference: Interstate Eight Small
- Lisle rues problems at free-throw line
- Fernette clutch in Lisles OT victory
- Images: Lisle vs. Immaculate Conception, girls basketball
- For Montini's Johnson, this is her time
- Lisle completes perfect IEC season