2012-2013 Boys'
Basketball Focus
Benet (24-4, 7-1) won for the 100th time in the last four years and also wrapped up the outright championship in the East Suburban Catholic Conference with the 48-47 win Wednesday in Lisle.
The Redwings saw Nazareth (13-13, 2-7) turn a 9-point deficit into a 47-47 tie late in the game, but Benet center Sean OMara was fouled with no time remaining. OMara hit the first attempt to win the game.
Pat McInerney finished with 13 points for Benet while OMara added 12 points.
Proviso East 66, Hinsdale Central 59:
West Suburban Silver champion Hinsdale Central (18-6) made a valiant effort against state-ranked Gold champion Proviso East (22-3), but the Red Devils 12-game winning streak came to an end.
Glenbard North 61, Naperville North 40:
The host Panthers (12-12, 7-7) rolled to the DuPage Valley Conference win as seven players scored at least 4 points. Justin Jackson and Kendall Holbert each scored 12 points. Anthony Rehayem and Bryan LoLordo scored 11 apiece for Naperville North (19-8, 9-5).
Glenbard West 73, Willowbrook 62:
Sophomore guard Keith Hayes exploded for 19 of his game-high 27 points in the first half of the Hilltoppers West Suburban Conference crossover victory. Corey Davis and Dikiria Washington chipped in 13 points each for Glenbard West (13-12). Josh Joiner led Willowbrook (10-16) with 24 points. Nick Kilianek tallied 13 points.
Conference: East Suburban Catholic
- Images: Stevenson vs. St. Viator
- West Aurora knocks out Benet
- North Chicago stops Carmel
- More hoops for Morrissey, Stevenson
- Images: Carmel vs. North Chicago
Conference: DuPage Valley
- Looking back at the best of the season
- Proviso East's pressure gets to West Aurora
- Images: West Aurora vs. Proviso East
- West Aurora's McAuley shines once again
- Careers come to a close for West Aurora's Lee, Thomas twins
Conference: West Suburban Silver
- Images: Daily Herald All-Area Basketball Team Captains
- Boys basketball: DuPage County all-area team
- Yorks Cohn was The superstar without the ego
- Oak Park locks out York
- York v. Oak-Park River Forest: Live stream of game
Conference: West Suburban Gold
- Edwardsville edges Proviso East for third place
- Parker, Simeon advance to Class 4A finale
- Sixth sense says Simeon will be tough to beat
- Images: West Aurora vs. Proviso East
- West Aurora v. Proviso East: Live stream of game